The nurse researcher has experience with data collected when performing patient care but has never collected data for the purposes of research.What should the researcher expect to be the difference in data collection for patient care and data collection for the purposes of research?
A) For patient care, data are obtained from the patient and the medical record; for research purposes, data are obtained only from the patient.
B) Data collection for research purposes may include direct patient quotations; in patient care, recording of direct quotations is avoided.
C) The nurse does not interact directly with the patient-subject during data collection for research.
D) Data collection for research purposes must be objective and systematic.

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Correct D: The major difference between data collection for patient care and research purposes is that data collection for research purposes must be free from the researchers' personal biases,beliefs,values,or attitudes and collected in a uniform,consistent,or standard way from each subject by everyone who is involved in the data collection process.
Incorrect A: In research,data may be collected from patients,medical records,and many other sources.
Incorrect B: Quotations may be used in either research or patient care.
Incorrect C: Research data collection may involve direct nurse contact,depending on design.

The Nurse Researcher Has Experience with Data Collected When Performing