Which proposed title for nursing research articles would most appropriately be studied through quantitative rather than qualitative methods?
1. Attitudes of Emergency Room Nurses Before and After They Served in the Military in Iraq.
2. The Relationship of Amount of Postoperative Pain Medication Administered and Level of Cardiac Rehabilitation Attained Before Discharge in Coronary Artery Bypass Clients.
3. Collaboration Between Public Health Nurses and Public School Administers to Provide Health Teaching in Schools.
4. Roles of Nurse Educators in a Third World Country.
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Rationale 1: This title suggests a historical study and does not indicate that the nurse researcher plans to measure amounts (quantities) of variables.
Rationale 2: This title suggests that the nurse researcher measured amounts (quantities) of variables (pain medication administered and cardiac rehabilitation attained). This is best studied using a quantitative design.
Rationale 3: This title suggests participatory action research study and does not indicate that the nurse researcher plans to measure amounts (quantities) of variables.
Rationale 4: This title suggests a case study approach to the research study and does not indicate that the nurse researcher plans to measure amounts (quantities) of variables.
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