A nurse has defined the research question as, "What is the lived experience of late-stage pregnancy loss among women older than 35 years?" What type of research-question format (or research design) is implied by this question?
a. Correlational nonexperimental
b. Comparative nonexperimental
c. Quantitative experimental
d. Grounded theory nonexperimental
ANS: D
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A This research question does not indicate an association between variables, which would be studied in a correlational design.
B A comparative nonexperimental study would compare differences between two or more groups.
C A quantitative experimental study would include an intervention and measure its effect numerically.
D The question concerns "lived experience," which implies a grounded-theory study design.
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