A nurse believes a new mouth care procedure (MCP)is causing more mouth problems than it is helping to avoid.Which of the following must be present for the nurse to go to administration with confidence that the MCP is causing problems?

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Strength of association is suggested by the fact that patients who did not receive the MCP and patients seen on the floor before the new MCP did not have problems,whereas patients who received the new MCP are having problems.Seeing the problems in many of the patients suggests a consistency.The fact that those who had the procedure more often have worse problems suggests a dose-response relationship.A plausible explanation of how the new procedure could cause harm enhances the biological risk.Although one would hope that previous testing would have been done before the product was released to market,the product could be safe for healthy persons but a risky process for those with compromised immunity or those who are under stress.Feelings alone are not convincing.A study should be set up to confirm or dispute the nurse's hypothesis.

A Nurse Believes a New Mouth Care Procedure (MCP)is Causing