A nurse researcher reviewing an experimental study notices that one group received the "gold standard" treatment. This should be most accurately interpreted as what?
a. Experimental treatment
b. No treatment
c. Nonconventional treatment
d. Current standard of treatment
ANS: D
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A Experimental treatment is the new or nonstandard treatment.
B Any experimental study must have a treatment involved.
C Nonconventional or new treatment is the experimental treatment.
D Gold standard refers to the current accepted standard of treatment.
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