The nurse in an industrial clinic is presenting a plan to the company administration regarding hearing loss among factory workers. The goal is to compare hearing loss with ear protection to hearing loss without hearing protection. Which type of study will give the nurse the most immediate results?

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A retrospective study would provide the most immediate results as it involves analyzing existing data on workers' hearing loss with and without ear protection, rather than waiting for new data to be collected over time.

The Nurse in an Industrial Clinic Is Presenting a Plan