A nurse makes these statements. Which one has the greatest potential as an area of nursing research?
A) "Most of our hospital's admissions come in at night."
B) "It is difficult to find personnel willing to work the night shift."
C) "It seems that most of the patient falls on our unit occur during the night shift."
D) "The personnel on the night shift are not attending promptly to the needs of our patients."

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The statement about patient falls occurring during the night shift could lead to potential research about the causes and prevention of falls during this time. The other statements may be areas for improvement in staffing and patient care, but may not lead to significant research opportunities.

A Nurse Makes These Statements