Within a research hypothesis, the nurse is identifying the independent variable. An independent variable is best defined as:
a. the outcome variable of interest.
b. an abstraction or mental representation inferred from situations, events, or behaviors.
c. constructs that are knitted together in an orderly system to explain the way people function.
d. the variable that is believed to cause or influence the dependent variable.
ANS: D
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