What was the major problem encountered by those administering the Western Council on Higher Education for Nursing (WCHEN) Regional Program for Nursing Research Development?
1. No nurses were interested in attending.
2. Nurses only attended from one geographic area.
3. It lacked reliable nursing studies that were appropriate for implementation in nursing practice.
4. All the nurses attending worked in the same practice areas.
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Rationale 1: This is not true of the WCHEN project.
Rationale 2: Nurses attended from various geographic areas.
Rationale 3: This was a major issue in the 1970s when this project was undertaken and continues to be a problem to nursing practice today.
Rationale 4: Nurses from different practice areas attended.
Global Rationale:
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