A nurse interested in life satisfaction among patients receiving hemodialysis reviews databases and identifies relevant studies which are then statistically analyzed providing generalization through multiple studies
The nurse researcher is using which type of research?
a. Quasi-experimental
b. Secondary analysis
c. Meta-analysis
d. Survey
ANS: C
Correct: Meta-analysis uses the analysis of several research studies to validate smaller studies, allowing generalization.
Incorrect:
a. The quasi-experimental method is research involving one study.
b. Secondary analysis is the use of data from a previous study in which new questions are asked.
d. A survey collects data from populations and is a single study.
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