TEST BANK FOR KOZIER AND ERBSFUNDAMENTALS OF
NURSING 11THEDITION BERMAN
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose The One Alternative That Best Completes The Statement Or Answers The Question.
1) Some Nursing Students Have Been Given An Assignment To Develop A Research Question From A 1)
Quantitative Approach. Which Of The Following Would Be An Example Of A Quantitative Research Question
In The Clinical Area?
A) Does Expression Of Client Spirituality Affect Recovery Time?
B) What Dressing Selections Work Best For A Wound Dehiscence?
C) How Do Siblings React To A New Baby Of A Second Marriage After Divorce Of Their Parents?
D) What Support Do Terminal Cancer Clients Find Least Beneficial In Hospice
Care?Answer: B
Explanation: A) Quantitative Research Is Often Viewed As "Hard" Science. It Progresses
ThroughSystematic, Logical Steps To Collect Information Under Controlled
Conditions. The Information Is Analyzed Using Statistical Procedures.
Qualitative Research Most Often Explores The Subjective Experiences Of
Human Beings, Which Would Be Exemplified In Options A, C, And D.
Evaluation
Safe, Effective Care
EnvironmentAnalysis
B) Quantitative Research Is Often Viewed As "Hard" Science. It Progresses
Through Systematic, Logical Steps To Collect Information Under Controlled
Conditions. TheInformation Is Analyzed Using Statistical Procedures.
Qualitative Research Most Often Explores The Subjective Experiences Of
Human Beings, Which Would Be Exemplified In Options A, C, And D.
Evaluation
Safe, Effective Care
EnvironmentAnalysis
C) Quantitative Research Is Often Viewed As "Hard" Science. It Progresses
Through Systematic, Logical Steps To Collect Information Under Controlled
Conditions. The
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, Information Is Analyzed Using Statistical Procedures. Qualitative Research
MostOften Explores The Subjective Experiences Of Human Beings, Which
Would Be Exemplified In Options A, C, And D.
Evaluation
Safe, Effective Care
EnvironmentAnalysis
D) Quantitative Research Is Often Viewed As "Hard" Science. It Progresses
Through Systematic, Logical Steps To Collect Information Under Controlled
Conditions. TheInformation Is Analyzed Using Statistical Procedures.
Qualitative Research Most Often Explores The Subjective Experiences Of
Human Beings, Which Would Be Exemplified In Options A, C, And D.
Evaluation
Safe, Effective Care
EnvironmentAnalysis
2) A Group Of Nurses Is Researching How Care Providers Of Stage I/II Alzheimer's Clients Use Prior
2) Coping Skills In Dealing With Their Current Situation. Which Qualitative Research Tradition
Does ThisExemplify?
A) Ethnography B) Grounded Theory
C) Substantive Dimension D) Phenomenology
Answer: D
Explanation: A) Phenomenology Is Research That Investigates People's Life Experiences And
How They Interpret Those Experiences. Using Prior Coping Skills (Life
Experiences)And Applying Them To Current Situations In Order To Interpret
The Process Of Alzheimer's Disease Is An Example Of Phenomenology.
Grounded Theory Is Research To Understand Social Structures And Social
Processes. Ethnography Is Research That Provides A Framework To Focus On
The Culture Of A Group Of People.Substantive Dimension Is Not A Research
Tradition, Rather A Way To Critique Research Reports.
Assessment
Psychosocial Integrity
Application
B) Phenomenology Is Research That Investigates People's Life Experiences And
How They Interpret Those Experiences. Using Prior Coping Skills (Life
Experiences) AndApplying Them To Current Situations In Order To Interpret
The Process Of Alzheimer's Disease Is An Example Of Phenomenology.
Grounded Theory Is Research To Understand Social Structures And Social
Processes. Ethnography Is Research That Provides A Framework To Focus On
The Culture Of A Group Of People.Substantive Dimension Is Not A Research
Tradition, Rather A Way To Critique Research Reports.
Assessment
Psychosocial Integrity
Application
C) Phenomenology Is Research That Investigates People's Life Experiences And
How They Interpret Those Experiences. Using Prior Coping Skills (Life
Experiences) AndApplying Them To Current Situations In Order To Interpret
The Process Of Alzheimer's Disease Is An Example Of Phenomenology.
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,Grounded Theory Is
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, Research To Understand Social Structures And Social Processes. Ethnography Is
Research That Provides A Framework To Focus On The Culture Of A Group Of
People.Substantive Dimension Is Not A Research Tradition, Rather A Way To
Critique Research Reports.
Assessment
Psychosocial Integrity
Application
D) Phenomenology Is Research That Investigates People's Life Experiences And
How They Interpret Those Experiences. Using Prior Coping Skills (Life
Experiences) AndApplying Them To Current Situations In Order To Interpret
The Process Of Alzheimer's Disease Is An Example Of Phenomenology.
Grounded Theory Is Research To Understand Social Structures And Social
Processes. Ethnography Is Research That Provides A Framework To Focus On
The Culture Of A Group Of People.Substantive Dimension Is Not A Research
Tradition, Rather A Way To Critique Research Reports.
Assessment
Psychosocial Integrity
Application
3) A Nurse Educator Has Asked The Question, "Do Students Who Form Study Groups Fare Better On
The 3)
NCLEX® Exam When Compared To Their Peers Who Study Independently?" An Example Of A
Dependent Variable Would Be Which Of The Following?
A) Students' College Gpas
B) Time Between Graduation And Sitting For The NCLEX® C) NCLEX® Scores Of Both Groups
D) Number Of Students In A Study
GroupAnswer: C
Explanation: A) The Dependent Variable Is The Behavior, Characteristic, Or Outcome That
The Researcher Wishes To Explain Or Predict. The Independent Variable Is
The Presumed Cause Of Or Influence On The Dependent Variable. In This
Situation, ThePrediction Is The Success On NCLEX®. All The Other Options
Would Be ExamplesOf Independent Variables, Or Those Things That Cause Or
Have An Influence On The Dependent Variable.
Assessment
Safe, Effective Care
EnvironmentAnalysis
B) The Dependent Variable Is The Behavior, Characteristic, Or Outcome That The
Researcher Wishes To Explain Or Predict. The Independent Variable Is The
Presumed Cause Of Or Influence On The Dependent Variable. In This
Situation, ThePrediction Is The Success On NCLEX®. All The Other Options
Would Be ExamplesOf Independent Variables, Or Those Things That Cause Or
Have An Influence On TheDependent Variable.
Assessment
Safe, Effective Care
EnvironmentAnalysis
C) The Dependent Variable Is The Behavior, Characteristic, Or Outcome That
TheResearcher Wishes To Explain Or Predict. The Independent Variable
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