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Eunkum Posted 12 years ago
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others

It is correct? For example, the use of "others" right in this case? Thanks.
The problem that this study addresses is that the shortage of nurses affects the quality of care in the hospital. Others have done about the problem the researcher has identified. Hassmiller (2006) found that the shortage of nurses predicted the quality of care for hospital patients,
  

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"Others have done about the problem the researcher has identified" does not make sense. Done what?

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  • "Others have done about the problem the researcher has identified" does not make sense.
  • Done what?
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"Others have done about the problem the researcher has identified" does not make sense. Done what?
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Others have done about the problem the researcher has identified. This makes no sense.
Who are the others? And what have they done?
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Thank you for your comment, If that sentence doesn't make sense, does the following paragraph make sense?
The problem that this study addresses is that the (?) reluctance of newly educated nurses to make their careers in hospitals causes the shortage of nurses. Scholars (?) have done about the problem the researcher has identified. For example, Hassmiller (2006) performed a regression analysi
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eunkumScholars (?) have done about the problem the researcher has identified.
You've not fixed the main problem, which is that "done about" does not make sense there. Done what?
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How about "Scholars have studied the problem that the researcher has identified"? Thanks.
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eunkum How about "Scholars have studied the problem that the researcher has identified"? Thanks.
This seems OK. To be very picky, the "study ... studied" repetition is faintly noticeable.

More of a noticeable problem is the repetition of "the reluctance of (newly educated) nurses to make their careers in hospitals causes/ed the shortage of nurses". I
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Thanks. Is the use of "the" in front of "reluctance" is right?
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eunkum Thanks. Is the use of "the" in front of "reluctance" is right?
Yes.
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If you want to revise your text and show it to us, we can comment further.

Clive
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