The nurse participates in data collection in a study in which two different pain management protocols are used with randomly assigned patients to measure differences in postoperative recovery time.Which method of study is this?
A) Control
B) Correlation
C) Description
D) Explanation

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Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce the desired results.Correlation examines the relationships between different phenomena.Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and the relationships among these phenomena.Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain events occur.

The Nurse Participates in Data Collection in a Study in Which