Practice questions- Nursing Research exam 2 Questions And Answers
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Course
N547
Institution
N547
When making good decisions in evidence-based practice, _____ of the data is necessary.
Confirmability
Trustworthiness
Independence
Timing - ANS Trustworthiness
reliability is defined as the case in which an instrument
-consistently measures the same thing
- measures what it ...
Practice questions- Nursing Research
exam 2 Questions And Answers
When making good decisions in evidence-based practice, _____ of the data is necessary.
Confirmability
Trustworthiness
Independence
Timing - ANS Trustworthiness
reliability is defined as the case in which an instrument
-consistently measures the same thing
- measures what it is suppose to measure
- measures demographic data
-consistently measures the sample size - ANS consistently measures the same thing
reliability and relevance may exist
- with dependence on validity
- with only independence of validity
- independently of validity
- none of the above - ANS independently of validity
a valid test will ______ have some degree off reliability and relevance
- never
- sometimes
- frequently
- always - ANS always
when measuring blood pressure , the actual score is the
- observed score of the instrument
- estimated score determined by the nurse
- perfect score without error
- first sound heard by the nurse - ANS observed score of the instrument
reliability coefficients greater than ____ are considered to be high
, -0.50
-0.60
-0.70
-0.80 - ANS 0.80
dividing scores on a path questionnaire (with 0-5 items) into odd numbered and even numbered
scores is a mechanism that can be used to determine
-external consistency
-internal consistency
-relevance
-validity - ANS internal consistency
a research study was developed to consider the the assessment of the skin color nurses on a
medical-surgical unit were asked to record their judgements of the skin color from four pictures
of individuals with differing skin tones. This process is an example of which area of reliability
measurement
-accuracy
-objectivity
-feasibility
-equivalency - ANS objectivity
which test is used to establish the measurement of the accuracy related to reliability
-ANOVA
- SEM
-PPM
-reliability coefficient - ANS SEM
to establish a test as an accurate measurement of reliability, the test scores need a relatively
_____ standard deviation and a ______ reliability
-high; high
-low; low
-low; high
-high; low - ANS low; high
factors that can affect the reliability, objectivity, and accuracy of a tool or test: (3)
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