NUR 340 Midterm Exam Questions and Correct Answers
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NUR 340
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NUR 340
Which study is based on quantitative research?
A. Using themes and patterns; using no formal instruments
B. Measuring the differences in blood pressure before, during, and after a procedure
C. Examining a client's feelings during a procedure
E. Examining the bereavement process in s...
NUR 340 Midterm Exam Questions and
Correct Answers
Which study is based on quantitative research?
A. Using themes and patterns; using no formal instruments
B. Measuring the differences in blood pressure before, during, and after a procedure
C. Examining a client's feelings during a procedure
E. Examining the bereavement process in spouses of clients with terminal cancer ✅B -
Measuring the differences in BP before, during, and after a procedure
Which study would be best if the nurse wanted to do qualitative research?
A. Examining the physical effects of endotracheal suctioning
B. A study using deductive reasoning
C. Collecting loosely structured narrative data and inductive reasoning to assess
reactions to stress
D. Measuring physical changes in clients with terminal cancer ✅C - Collecting loosely
structured narrative data and inductive reasoning to assess reactions to stress
What is the nurse's primary goal in planning a clinical research?
A. Improve client care
B. Restore client health
C. Change college curricula
D. Improve the work environment ✅A - Improve client care
A nurse is reading a research paper and is evaluating the research design. It is noted
that the researcher manipulated the independent variable but did not have a control
group. The nurse understands that this is what type of research design?
A.Experimental design
B. Nonexperimental design
, C. Quasi-nonexperimental design
D. Quasi-experimental design ✅D - Quasi-experimental design
A nurse is writing a research paper. After repeated measurements of the same variable
showed similar results, what could the nurse safely include in the paper?
A. The instrument is reliable.
B. There is validity to the study.
C. The measure of central tendency is accurate.
D. The research is statistically significant. ✅A - The instrument is reliable
The department of nursing has obtained a grant to study the health habits of an
international community of students. The community consists of representatives from
several Asian countries. What type of qualitative research would the nurse conduct to
explore eating patterns?
A. Ethnography
B. Phenomenology
C. Grounded Theory
D. Experimental ✅A - Ethnography
In qualitative research, a guiding principle in deciding sample size is
A. Effect size
B. Number of variables
C. Data saturation
D. Sub-group analysis ✅C - Data Saturation
A nurse researcher interviews senior onocology nurses, asking them to describe how
they deal with the loss of a client. The analysis of the interview yields common themes
describing the nurses' grief. This is an example of:
A. Historical study
B. Qualitative Study
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