A nurse researcher is proposing a phenomenology that will examine the experiences of emergency department nurses in providing care for patients with acute mental illness. What is the specific focus of the researcher's chosen design?
A) Explaining the techniques that nurses use to navigate their interactions with mentally ill patients
B) Generating a theory of how nurses move through their interactions with these patients
C) Interpreting what the experience of working with this patient population is like for nurses
D) Identifying the factors that underlie nurses' behaviors within the phenomenon of mental illness
C
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1. "The first test that we need to schedule is a semen analysis." 2. "We need to schedule the Pap smear test first." 3. "We need to schedule an appointment with the social worker in order to adopt." 4. "We need to schedule an appointment with a marriage counselor."