The nurse is designing a study to determine why some patients with diabetes develop foot ulcers while others do not. When reviewing this research question, what should the nurse highlight as the sample population?
1. Patients with diabetes
2. Foot ulcer development
3. Patients with foot ulcers
4. Patients without foot ulcers
Correct Answer: 1
The sample is the most accessible group of the population. For this research question the most accessible group of the population would be patients with diabetes. Patients may have foot ulcers but not have diabetes. There is no reason for the nurse to study patients without foot ulcers.
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