In a Study Conducted at a Large Long-Term Care Facility,two

In a study conducted at a large long-term care facility,two nurse researchers collected data about 56 pressure ulcers on 40 different participants.The examinations were independently performed but on the same day.A comparison of the results indicated that the data collectors,who used the Braden Scale for pressure ulcer assessment,had identical scores for 54 of the 56 ulcers.What can be determined from this finding?

A) Interrater reliability between the two data collectors was high.
B) Interrater reliability between the two data collectors was low.
C) The data-collection method was inappropriate for the phenomenon under investigation.
D) In order to establish interrater reliability, both data collectors should have examined each pressure ulcer at the same time.

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