A nurse researcher wants to know how well adolescent mothers can learn to manage their children's asthma and develops an initial study to explore and define perceptions of asthma among this population.Which best describes this initial study?
A) Correlational research
B) Descriptive research
C) Phenomenological research
D) Outcomes research

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Descriptive research explores new areas of research and describes situations as they exist in the world.This initial study aims to describe current perceptions of asthma in a given population.Correlational research would attempt to make a connection between perceptions of asthma and a specific outcome.Phenomenological research involves gaining deeper insights into perceptions and values,not simply describing them.Qualitative research does not attempt to define variables.

A Nurse Researcher Wants to Know How Well Adolescent Mothers