A nurse researcher would choose physiologic data collection methods for which reason?
a. Cost and subject acceptance
b. Reduced researcher time
c. Data collection of patient body weights
d. No need for interrater reliability
ANS: C
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A Physiologic data collection instruments can be very costly.
B Physiologic measurement methods do not necessarily reduce researcher time.
C Data collected in this case are physiologic.
D Physiologic measurement methods often use interrated approaches.
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