The following sentence appears at the beginning of a quantitative research study: "Male patients with osteoarthritis will demonstrate an improvement in pain level and function after participating in structured muscle-strengthening exercise sessions for 30 minutes three times a week." What does the nurse identify this sentence as being in the research study?
A)Hypothesis
B)Research questions
C)Conceptual definition
D)Operational definition

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The sentence is a statement of the hypothesis for the study, making a specific prediction about the expected results of the intervention.

The Following Sentence Appears at the Beginning of a Quantitative