Why should the nurse developing a quantitative research study avoid using the word "cause" in the research question?
1. "Cause" is a term limited to qualitative research.
2. It is difficult to prove causality.
3. Researchers are seldom interested in cause-and-effect relationships.
4. Causality may indicate an ethical issue.
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Rationale 1: Cause-and-effect issues are also important to quantitative researchers.
Rationale 2: It is very difficult to prove causality.
Rationale 3: Researchers are often interested in cause-and-effect.
Rationale 4: If an ethical issue arises because something causes an effect, it should be discovered and addressed.
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