Quantitative research methods may be somewhat less useful in nursing because of which of the following?
A) Qualitative methods are the preferred method to study nursing phenomena.
B) Nursing ethics require more stringent controls than are required by quantitative methods.
C) Many phenomena of interest to nurses are not amenable to study in tightly controlled circumstances.
D) The complexity of human beings makes it difficult to break problems into statements that can be tested.
E) Patient perceptions of experiences may have significant effects on their health behaviors.

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Quantitative methods may be less useful in nursing because many phenomena of interest are not easily studied in controlled environments (C), the complexity of human beings makes it difficult to formulate testable statements (D), and patient perceptions, which are subjective, significantly affect health behaviors (E).

Quantitative Research Methods May Be Somewhat Less Useful in Nursing