NSG 3029 (NSG 3029)

Chapter 05 1. Which of the following is an example of empirical literature? A. An article describing a grand theory in nursing B. An article describing a middle range theory in nursing C. Practice guidelines D. An article describing a concept analysis ANS: C 2. Florence Nightingale's Notes on Nursing is an example of a(n): A. Seminal work B. Secondary source C. Empirical work D. Primary work ANS: A 3. A summary of multiple research studies on one A. Seminal work B. Secondary sour...

1. Careful consideration of the serves as the basis for the research design. A. Type of theory used in the study B. Purpose to be achieved by the study C. Type of statistics to be used in the study D. Number of subjects needed in the study ANS: B 2. All of the following strategies can increase internal validity *— of an experimental study except: A. Control variables extraneous to the study B. Randomly assign subjects to groups C. Increase the diversity of the sample D. Use consiste...

Chapter 07 1. When subjects elect not to participate in a study and/or *— drop out of a study, this can lead to: A. Sampling error B. Sampling bias C. Selection bias D. Selection error ANS: C 2. The potential participants who meet the definition of the *— population and are accessible to the researcher is referred to as the: A. Population B. Sample C. Subjects D. Sampling frame ANS: D 3. The only way to be sure that a sample represents a population is if it incorporates the f...

Chapter 08 1. A nurse researcher is conducting a retrospective study and using a chart review to collect data. What type of data will be collected? A. Primary data B. Secondary data C. Internal data D. External data ANS: B 2. A nurse researcher is conducting a survey determining students' level of comfort with clinical skills. What type of data will be collected? A. Primary data B. Secondary data C. Internal data D. External data ANS: A 3. A nurse researcher is measuring blood pr...

1. The ability to generalize findings from a research study to other populations, places, and situations is referred to as: A. Internal validity B. Reliability C. External validity D. Population validity ANS: C 2. The confidence that an experimental treatment or condition made a difference and that rival explanations were ruled out through study design and control is called: A. Internal validity B. Reliability C. External validity D. Population validity ANS: A 3. Control of bias ca...

1. Quantitative research questions identify all the following elements except: A. Population of interest B. Intervention being studied C. Case analysis D. Outcome of interest ANS: C 2. Which variable is not part of the central study but exerts an effect: A. Dependent variable B. Extraneous variable C. Intervention variable D. Independent variable ANS: C 3. Quantitative designs can be classified in the following ways except: A. Experimental designs B. Quasi-experimental designs C. ...

Chapter 13 1. Inferential analysis answers the question: A. What is going on? B. What is the question? C. Are you sure? D. Who is the Primary Investigator? ANS: C 2. Quantitative analyses are generally grouped into the following categories: A. Parametric and non parametric B. Quasi-experimental and Non-Quasi-experimental C. Experimental and Non-experimental D. Time-series analysis ANS: A 3. The strength of inferential analysis is derived from: A. Comparison of differences to standa...

ation of the serves as the basis for the research design. A. Type of theory used in the study B. Purpose to be achieved by the study C. Type of statistics to be used in the study D. Number of subjects needed in the study ANS: B 2. All of the following strategies can increase internal validity *— of an experimental study except: A. Control variables extraneous to the study B. Randomly assign subjects to groups C. Increase the diversity of the sample D. Use consistent, accurate measur...

ation of the serves as the basis for the research design. A. Type of theory used in the study B. Purpose to be achieved by the study C. Type of statistics to be used in the study D. Number of subjects needed in the study ANS: B 2. All of the following strategies can increase internal validity *— of an experimental study except: A. Control variables extraneous to the study B. Randomly assign subjects to groups C. Increase the diversity of the sample D. Use consistent, accurate measur...

Chapter 09 1. The ability to generalize findings from a research study to other populations, places, and situations is referred to as: A. Internal validity B. Reliability C. External validity D. Population validity ANS: C 2. The confidence that an experimental treatment or condition made a difference and that rival explanations were ruled out through study design and control is called: A. Internal validity B. Reliability C. External validity D. Population validity ANS: A 3. Contro...