The nurse is conducting a quantitative research study. Quantitative research:
a. assumes that reality is fixed and stable.
b. is based on an inductive approach.
c. seeks to gain knowledge through observation.
d. usually produces data in narrative format.
ANS: A
Quantitative research is based on a post-positivist philosophy, which assumes that reality is objective, fixed, stable, observable, measurable, and value free. Positivism assumes that the approach is deductive in nature, and it seeks to gain knowledge through scientific and experimental research. Quantitative research usually produces data in the form of numbers.
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