A nurse is asked by the nursing manager to review electronic comments left by patients on the unit's Facebook page. The nurse examines the comments for common themes. This is an example of:
a. trend analysis.
b. scenarios.
c. content analysis.
d. backcasting.
ANS: C
This is an example of content analysis. The content of the comments left by the patients are examined for common themes.
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