NURSING RESEARCH PREPARATION TEST
2026 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
● 2. The nurse is collecting data about the sleep patterns of breastfed
babies as part of a larger research study. Which research method will the
nurse use when collecting data for this study?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction. Answer: ANS: B
Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing
phenomena and the relationships among these phenomena. Control can
be described as the ability to write a prescription to produce the desired
results. Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and
identifies why certain events occur. Through prediction, the probability
of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given situation. DIF:
Cognitive level: Understanding (Comprehension)
● 3. The nurse is participating in a study and is collecting data
identifying the number of obese adults whose parents were also obese or
overweight. Which research method is being used in this study?
,a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction. Answer: ANS: D
Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be
estimated in a given situation. By knowing the percentage of parents of
obese adults who were obese, the probability of predicting this may be
calculated. Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention
to produce the desired results. Description involves identifying and
understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and the relationships
among these phenomena. Explanation clarifies the relationships among
phenomena and identifies why certain events occur.
DIF: Cognitive level: Applying (Application)
● 4. The nurse reviews a study in which adherence to an asthma action
plan is compared among groups of young adults who received different
asthma education. Which research method does this represent?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction. Answer: ANS: C
, Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies
why certain events occur. Control indicates the ability to use a
prescribed intervention to produce the desired results. Description
involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena
and the relationships among these phenomena. Through prediction, the
probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given situation.
● 5. A nurse manager is interested in learning which attitudes among
staff nurses may indicate relative risk of needle-stick injuries. To study
this, the nurse manager will employ which method of study?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction. Answer: ANS: D
Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be
estimated in a given situation. Control indicates the ability to use a
prescribed intervention to produce the desired results. Description
involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena
and the relationships among these phenomena. Explanation clarifies the
relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain events occur.
● 6. Which is the most important result of Florence Nightingale's data
collection and statistical analysis during the Crimean War?
2026 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
● 2. The nurse is collecting data about the sleep patterns of breastfed
babies as part of a larger research study. Which research method will the
nurse use when collecting data for this study?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction. Answer: ANS: B
Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing
phenomena and the relationships among these phenomena. Control can
be described as the ability to write a prescription to produce the desired
results. Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and
identifies why certain events occur. Through prediction, the probability
of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given situation. DIF:
Cognitive level: Understanding (Comprehension)
● 3. The nurse is participating in a study and is collecting data
identifying the number of obese adults whose parents were also obese or
overweight. Which research method is being used in this study?
,a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction. Answer: ANS: D
Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be
estimated in a given situation. By knowing the percentage of parents of
obese adults who were obese, the probability of predicting this may be
calculated. Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention
to produce the desired results. Description involves identifying and
understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and the relationships
among these phenomena. Explanation clarifies the relationships among
phenomena and identifies why certain events occur.
DIF: Cognitive level: Applying (Application)
● 4. The nurse reviews a study in which adherence to an asthma action
plan is compared among groups of young adults who received different
asthma education. Which research method does this represent?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction. Answer: ANS: C
, Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies
why certain events occur. Control indicates the ability to use a
prescribed intervention to produce the desired results. Description
involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena
and the relationships among these phenomena. Through prediction, the
probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given situation.
● 5. A nurse manager is interested in learning which attitudes among
staff nurses may indicate relative risk of needle-stick injuries. To study
this, the nurse manager will employ which method of study?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction. Answer: ANS: D
Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be
estimated in a given situation. Control indicates the ability to use a
prescribed intervention to produce the desired results. Description
involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena
and the relationships among these phenomena. Explanation clarifies the
relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain events occur.
● 6. Which is the most important result of Florence Nightingale's data
collection and statistical analysis during the Crimean War?
