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NURSING RESEARCH ACTUAL PAPER 2026
FULL SOLUTION VERIFIED SCRIPT
◉ Which of the following statements describes the special
relationship between the participants and the researcher in
qualitative research. Answer: the participants are considered to be
colleagues
◉ A research problem is. Answer: an area of concern or situation in
need of a solution
◉ Research problems occur when there are gaps in knowledge
about how to address a significant clinical problem. Which of the
following would indicate that current knowledge is insufficient and
that additional study of a clinical problem is needed?. Answer: Little
is known about the variables, findings of previous studies have been
inconclusive and/or conflicting, and ethnic minority and women
subjects have not been included in many states
◉ Which of the following statements correctly describes the
research problem and purpose of the study in a quantitative study?.
Answer: the purpose statement is very specific about what will be
studied, whereas the problem statement is more abstract
,◉ The focus of significant research problems and purposes are.
Answer: addressing research priorities in nursing, building on
previous research, potential impact on clinical practice
◉ Which of the following most accurately describes the focus of
outcomes research?. Answer: comparing and contrasting groups on
selected preexisting variables
◉ As the researcher develops the research problem and purposes of
the study, he or she must take into consideration the feasibility of
the study. Which of the following statements best describes the
concept of feasibility?. Answer: It is an evaluation of whether the
researcher has the ability and resources (e.g. facilities, time,
potential subjects) and ethical protections for participants to carry
out the study as proposed
◉ A researcher identified modifiable risk factors that had an impact
on smoking. If you wanted to do an approximate replication of that
study, could you change the operational definition of the concept of
"smoking"?. Answer: Yes, but the new operationalization would need
to be similar to the conceptual definition
◉ The purpose statement of a qualitative study is expected to
identify. Answer: the focus of the investigation (e.g. an event, a
phenomenon, a culture)
, ◉ Which of the following statements about clarifying and refining a
research problem is true?. Answer: several alternative problems
should be evaluated before one is selected for study
◉ In some studies, researchers make a formal statement of the
expected relationship between two or more variables in a specified
population. This formal statement is a. Answer: Research hypothesis
◉ Research hypotheses may be classified as either associative or
casual. Which of the following is a characteristic of associative
research hypothesis?. Answer: It identifies variables that vary or
change together in an identified population
◉ Research hypotheses also may be classified in terms of being
simple or complex. Which of the following statements correctly
describes a study designed to test a simple hypothesis?. Answer:
Two variables are included in the hypothesis to be addressed
◉ The directional hypothesis for a study is. Answer: Substantive
theory and/or previous research
◉ Adults using guided-imagery relaxation have a lower heart rate,
blood pressure, and perceived anxiety level that adults not using a
relaxation technique. Which of the following set of characteristics
best describes this hypothesis?. Answer: Complex, casual, research
hypothesis
NURSING RESEARCH ACTUAL PAPER 2026
FULL SOLUTION VERIFIED SCRIPT
◉ Which of the following statements describes the special
relationship between the participants and the researcher in
qualitative research. Answer: the participants are considered to be
colleagues
◉ A research problem is. Answer: an area of concern or situation in
need of a solution
◉ Research problems occur when there are gaps in knowledge
about how to address a significant clinical problem. Which of the
following would indicate that current knowledge is insufficient and
that additional study of a clinical problem is needed?. Answer: Little
is known about the variables, findings of previous studies have been
inconclusive and/or conflicting, and ethnic minority and women
subjects have not been included in many states
◉ Which of the following statements correctly describes the
research problem and purpose of the study in a quantitative study?.
Answer: the purpose statement is very specific about what will be
studied, whereas the problem statement is more abstract
,◉ The focus of significant research problems and purposes are.
Answer: addressing research priorities in nursing, building on
previous research, potential impact on clinical practice
◉ Which of the following most accurately describes the focus of
outcomes research?. Answer: comparing and contrasting groups on
selected preexisting variables
◉ As the researcher develops the research problem and purposes of
the study, he or she must take into consideration the feasibility of
the study. Which of the following statements best describes the
concept of feasibility?. Answer: It is an evaluation of whether the
researcher has the ability and resources (e.g. facilities, time,
potential subjects) and ethical protections for participants to carry
out the study as proposed
◉ A researcher identified modifiable risk factors that had an impact
on smoking. If you wanted to do an approximate replication of that
study, could you change the operational definition of the concept of
"smoking"?. Answer: Yes, but the new operationalization would need
to be similar to the conceptual definition
◉ The purpose statement of a qualitative study is expected to
identify. Answer: the focus of the investigation (e.g. an event, a
phenomenon, a culture)
, ◉ Which of the following statements about clarifying and refining a
research problem is true?. Answer: several alternative problems
should be evaluated before one is selected for study
◉ In some studies, researchers make a formal statement of the
expected relationship between two or more variables in a specified
population. This formal statement is a. Answer: Research hypothesis
◉ Research hypotheses may be classified as either associative or
casual. Which of the following is a characteristic of associative
research hypothesis?. Answer: It identifies variables that vary or
change together in an identified population
◉ Research hypotheses also may be classified in terms of being
simple or complex. Which of the following statements correctly
describes a study designed to test a simple hypothesis?. Answer:
Two variables are included in the hypothesis to be addressed
◉ The directional hypothesis for a study is. Answer: Substantive
theory and/or previous research
◉ Adults using guided-imagery relaxation have a lower heart rate,
blood pressure, and perceived anxiety level that adults not using a
relaxation technique. Which of the following set of characteristics
best describes this hypothesis?. Answer: Complex, casual, research
hypothesis
