Swanson states that her original research focus for her dissertation was to study what it was like for women to experience miscarriage. However, she changed her area of focus when
A. After hearing a lecture by a physician, she became interested in medical causes of miscarriage.
B. Her work in an NICU with premature neonates stimulated an interest in premature labor and miscarriage.
C. Her dissertation chair, Dr. Jean Watson, suggested the need to examine caring within the context of miscarriage.
D. She became interested in the topic after learning that there is a one-in-six chance that a pregnant woman will miscarry.
ANS: C
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