A nurse researcher is designing a quantitative research study involving a specific group of patients admitted to local hospitals and is assessing the feasibility of the study.Which factor negatively affects the feasibility of this study?
A) The local region has a high percentage of families that could participate in the study.
B) Potential study subjects represent less than 1% of hospital admissions during the year previous to the study.
C) Study participants who were children under the age of 5 years could not give direct informed consent to participate in the study.
D) A comprehensive review of the literature shows no studies were conducted that examined this question during the past 15 years.

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Correct B: Feasibility refers to the pragmatic considerations of a study; this few admissions would make subjects difficult to obtain.
Incorrect A: This could actually positively affect feasibility of the study.
Incorrect C: Informed consent for children would not affect availability of subjects.
Incorrect D: Lack of previous studies would suggest a need for the study,but that factor does not influence feasibility.

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