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• Question 1
Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between research and practice? Answers: a. Research knowledge, combined with experiential wisdom, constitutes the base for practice. b. Practice limits nursing research to issues that are patient-centered. c. Practice does not affect research, but research affects practice. Response Feedback: p. 11
• Question 2
Sources of research topics often come from research priorities developed by professional organizations and funding agencies. Which of the following is an example of a research priority in healthcare? Answers: a. Vaccination of all children regardless of parents’ religious beliefs b.
Effective and appropriate use of technology to achieve optimal patient assessment, management and/or outcomes c. Promotion of literacy in preschoolers Response Feedback: p. 24
- Question 3 Researchers who select a quantitative design for their study want to Answers: a. provide a framework for studying cultures. b. determine the strength of the relationship between the independent and dependent variable. c. generate a new theory. Response Feedback: p 37 - Question 4 A research study contains the following in its Introduction section: “This study was undertaken to explore the effect of massage on total hours of sleep per 24-hour day, in
about which there is a gap in the knowledge base needed for nursing practice. The problem identifies an area of concern or phenomenon of interest for a particular population and often indicates the concepts to be studied. p. 47
- Question 5 All of the following have the potential to generate new knowledge for nursing EXCEPT Answers : a. quantitative research b. Research that tests a new sling scale for safety of patients and nurses c. editorials published in nursing journals d. qualitative research Response Feedback: Nursing research is defined as a scientific process that validates and refines existing knowledge and generates new knowledge that directly and indirectly influences the delivery of evidence-based nursing. Nurses use a variety of research methods to test their reality and generate nursing knowledge, including quantitative research, qualitative research, outcomes research, and intervention research. p. 2
- Question 6 A researcher studies the effect upon dental caries formation of a year-long regimen of daily rinsing with a particularly noxious-flavored oral solution, only to discover than 285 of the 300 subjects in the study have withdrawn from it by the end of the first month. Which step in the research process was not properly undertaken? Answers : a. Defining the purpose b. Performing a pilot study c. Selecting study variables d. Conducting the literature review Response Feedback: A pilot study is commonly defined as a smaller version of a proposed study conducted to refine the methodology. It is developed much like the proposed study, using similar subjects, the same setting, the same treatment, and the same data collection and analysis techniques. Some of the reasons for conducting pilot studies are to determine feasibility, to develop a treatment or intervention, to develop an implementation protocol, to identify problems with the design, to evaluate the sampling method, to examine instrument reliability or validity, to refine instruments, to refine plans for data collection and analysis, to provide research experience, and to evaluate data analysis techniques. p. 54 - Question 7
Response Feedback: The research purpose is generated from the problem and identifies the specific focus or aim of the study. The focus of the study might be to identify, describe, explain, or predict a solution to a situation. The purpose often indicates the type of study to be conducted (descriptive, correlational, quasi-experimental, or experimental) and usually includes the variables, population, and setting for the study. p. 48
- Question 8 What does a quantitative research instrument measure? Answers : a. The level of measurement b. A study variable c. A statistical test d. Itself, for validity Response Feedback: When conducting a quantitative study, the researcher attempts to use the most precise instruments available to measure the study variables. p. 105
- Question 9 Why is operational reasoning necessary for research? Answers : a. Abstract concepts are of no use to nursing. b. Standard interventions are obtained from operational reasoning. c. It allows the researcher to measure the concepts studied. d. It facilitates the researcher’s rapport with families Response Feedback: Operational reasoning involves the identification of and discrimination among many alternatives and viewpoints. It focuses on the process (debating alternatives) rather than on the resolution. Nurses use operational reasoning to develop realistic, measurable health goals. Thus, operational reasoning takes abstract concepts and makes them focused, concrete, and, therefore, researchable. p. 6 - Question 10 A master’s student knows next to nothing about Maslow’s theory related to hierarchy of needs but, on her advisor’s recommendation, decides to use it as a theoretical framework for her theory paper. The student goes to the library and accesses an old master’s thesis that also uses the theory and copies three pages, word for word. She uses the other student’s reference to Maslow’s work. This is an example of which of
constitute consent? Answers: a. The study is anonymous, so there is no risk of disclosure. b. Studies like this are exempt from institutional review board oversight, so consent is not required. c. Not returning the survey constitutes refusal, and subjects may indeed refuse by not completing the survey. The opposite is equally true. d. Only interventional research requires consent. Response Feedback: The requirements for written consent may be waived in research that “presents no more than minimal risk of harm to subjects and involves no procedures for which written consent is normally required outside of the research context.” For example, if questionnaires are used to collect relatively harmless data, a signed consent form from the subjects would not be required. The subject’s completion of the questionnaire may serve as consent. The top of the questionnaire might contain a statement such as “Your completion of this questionnaire indicates your consent to participate in this study.” p. 179
- Question 12 A researcher conducting a study to examine linkages among age, gender, driver’s license suspension, and zip code poverty, educational level, and income, sourced
from the records of the State Department of Motor Vehicles, is using which of the following types of research? Answers : a. Correlational research b. Descriptive research c. Triangulation d. Problem solving Response Feedback: Through descriptive research, concepts are described and relationships are identified but not examined. A researcher conducting a study to examine linear relationships between two or more variables is using the quantitative research process for correlational research. In descriptive and correlational studies, no treatment is administered, so the study design centers on describing variables, examining relationships, and improving the precision of measurement. In descriptive research concepts are explored and phenomena are described in real-life situations. This approach is used to generate new knowledge about concepts or topics about which limited or no research has been conducted. In correlational research linear relationships between two or more variables are explored and the strength between variables is quantified. p. 39, 208
- Question 13
between sleep and pain so she conducts a literature search which reveals only three descriptive studies on this topic (one quantitative and two qualitative). What is “the relationship between elders’ hours of sleep following knee replacement and its relationship with report of pain”? Answers : a. The research purpose b. The research problem c. The research question Response Feedback: Research topics are concepts, phenomena of interest, or broad problem areas that researchers can focus on to enhance evidence- based nursing. A research problem is an area of concern where there is a gap in the knowledge base needed for nursing practice. Research topics contain numerous potential research problems, and each problem provides the basis for developing many research purposes. p 47
- Question 15 The right an individual has to be told that he is a potential participant in a research study and may decide not to be so best defines which of the following human rights? Answers: a. Self-determination b.
Privacy c. Justice d. Beneficence Response Feedback: The right to self-determination holds that because humans are capable of self-determination, or controlling their own destiny, they should be treated as autonomous agents who have the freedom to conduct their lives as they choose without external controls. Privacy is an individual’s right to determine the time, extent, and general circumstances under which personal information will be shared with or withheld from others. Justice holds that each person should be treated fairly and should receive what he or she is due or owed. The right to protection from discomfort and harm is based on the ethical principle of beneficence, which holds that one should do good and, above all, do no harm. p. 162
- Question 16 What is the relationship between a conceptual definition and an operational definition? Answers: a. The conceptual definition is concrete, and the operational definition is abstract. b.
d. Applied research Response Feedback: Applied, or practical, research is a scientific investigation conducted to generate knowledge that will directly influence or improve clinical practice. The purpose of applied research is to solve problems, to make decisions, or to predict or control outcomes. Basic, or pure, research is a scientific investigation that involves the “pursuit of knowledge for knowledge’s sake,” or for the pleasure of learning and finding truth. The purpose of basic research is to generate and refine theory and build constructs; thus, the findings are frequently not directly useful in practice. However, because the findings are more theoretical in nature, they can be generalized to various settings. Descriptive quantitative research and qualitative research describe what exists but do not test specific interventions used in practice. p.
- Question 18 Control occurs when the researcher imposes “rules” to decrease the possibility of error and thus increases the probability that the study’s findings are an accurate reflection of reality. Which type of research design has the highest level of control in a study? Answers : a. Experimental research b. Quasi-experimental research c. Correlational research
d. Descriptive research Response Feedback: Control occurs when the researcher imposes “rules” to decrease the possibility of error and thus increases the probability that the study’s findings are an accurate reflection of reality. Descriptive and correlational studies are usually conducted with minimal control of the study design, because subjects are examined as they exist. In experimental research, the independent and dependent variables are highly controlled, the researcher exerts high control over the planning and implementation of the study, and often these studies are conducted in a laboratory setting on animals or objects. If a research study randomly assigns subjects to two different groups, applies an intervention to one of the groups, and then measures both groups and compares them, it is experimental design. p.
- Question 19 Hospital nurses are observed in order to determine exactly how long nurses swab IV ports with alcohol. Because they are being observed, they “scrub the hub” longer than they ordinarily would have. This is an example of what threat to validity of the the study design relevant to quantitative research? Answers : a. Hawthorne effect b. Control c. Bias
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