A group of nurses are interested in the how to improve teaching effectiveness for patients who have a hearing impairment and lack family involvement while hospitalized. They believe "hearing loss decreases the teaching effectiveness while hospitalized." The group plans to evaluate teaching effectiveness using a 10-point Likert Scale pre-post teaching, perform a hearing test to determine degree of hearing loss on admission, and have social work evaluate the impact of hearing impairment on patient's ability to safely live alone prior to discharge. The group is working in which step of the scientific process?
A) Hypothesis
B) Method
C) Results
D) Evaluation

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Correct:During the method step,the group decides what data will be collected to answer the question and identifies step-by-step procedures that will be used to collect these data.
Incorrect:a.Hypothesis is the formation of the question,and the group has already completed this step.
c.Results (outcomes) are identified or predicted based on data's significance.
d.In the evaluation step,results are assessed to determine if they support the original hypothesis.

A Group of Nurses Are Interested in the How to Improve