Nurses need to become familiar with the elements of a research publication. In which section of a study can a brief explanation of the type of measurement to be used be found?
a. Introduction
b. Conclusions
c. Results
d. Methods
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A The introduction section presents the purpose, a summary of the literature used to formulate the study, and the hypothesis tested or the research questions posed.
B The conclusions section consists of the author's summarization of implications that can be drawn from the study.
C The results section contains a description of the results obtained in the study, including the appropriate statistical tests used to analyze the data.
D The methods section of a study includes the description of the sample (what or who was studied), the type of data collected, and the device or instrument used to measure empirical information.
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