Nursing Research Week 4 Exam UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Differentiate between the problem statement and the hypothesis - CORRECT
ANSWER
Explain the process of refining the research statement - CORRECT ANSWER
Describe various sources of research ideas - CORRECT ANSWER
List criteria for the significance of a problem - CORRECT ANSWER
Explain the difference between the problem and purpose of a study - CORRECT
ANSWER
directional hypothesis - CORRECT ANSWER -Predicts the direction of a relationship
Older patients are more likely to fall than younger patients
non-directional hypothesis - CORRECT ANSWER -Predicts the existence of a
relationship, not its direction
There is a relationship between a patient's age and the likelihood of falling
why is APA format used for scholarly writing? - CORRECT ANSWER
components of a scholarly/research paper in APA format - CORRECT ANSWER
the key components required for in-text citations - CORRECT ANSWER
, The study aimed to explore the experience of living with the stigma of being a suicide
survivor.
-PS (Purpose statement)
-RQ (Research question)
-RH (Research hypothesis)
-NH (Null hypothesis) - CORRECT ANSWER −PS (Purpose statement)
−The sentence indicates that the aim or purpose of this qualitative (phenomenological) study
was to explore what it is like to be a suicide survivor.
The quality of life of people with chronic hepatitis C is the same as that of people without
chronic hepatitis C.
-PS (Purpose statement)
-RQ (Research question)
-RH (Research hypothesis)
-NH (Null hypothesis) - CORRECT ANSWER − NH (Null hypothesis)
− The statement predicts that there is no relationship between a person having chronic
hepatitis C and his or her quality of life; this is the basis for a statistical test, not an actual
research hypothesis.
incarcerated men improve or deteriorate during the course of their imprisonment?
-PS (Purpose statement)
-RQ (Research question)
-RH (Research hypothesis)
-NH (Null hypothesis) - CORRECT ANSWER −RQ (Research question)
−This is the specific question that the researcher wanted to answer—most likely in a
quantitative study in which health status would be measured over time.
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Differentiate between the problem statement and the hypothesis - CORRECT
ANSWER
Explain the process of refining the research statement - CORRECT ANSWER
Describe various sources of research ideas - CORRECT ANSWER
List criteria for the significance of a problem - CORRECT ANSWER
Explain the difference between the problem and purpose of a study - CORRECT
ANSWER
directional hypothesis - CORRECT ANSWER -Predicts the direction of a relationship
Older patients are more likely to fall than younger patients
non-directional hypothesis - CORRECT ANSWER -Predicts the existence of a
relationship, not its direction
There is a relationship between a patient's age and the likelihood of falling
why is APA format used for scholarly writing? - CORRECT ANSWER
components of a scholarly/research paper in APA format - CORRECT ANSWER
the key components required for in-text citations - CORRECT ANSWER
, The study aimed to explore the experience of living with the stigma of being a suicide
survivor.
-PS (Purpose statement)
-RQ (Research question)
-RH (Research hypothesis)
-NH (Null hypothesis) - CORRECT ANSWER −PS (Purpose statement)
−The sentence indicates that the aim or purpose of this qualitative (phenomenological) study
was to explore what it is like to be a suicide survivor.
The quality of life of people with chronic hepatitis C is the same as that of people without
chronic hepatitis C.
-PS (Purpose statement)
-RQ (Research question)
-RH (Research hypothesis)
-NH (Null hypothesis) - CORRECT ANSWER − NH (Null hypothesis)
− The statement predicts that there is no relationship between a person having chronic
hepatitis C and his or her quality of life; this is the basis for a statistical test, not an actual
research hypothesis.
incarcerated men improve or deteriorate during the course of their imprisonment?
-PS (Purpose statement)
-RQ (Research question)
-RH (Research hypothesis)
-NH (Null hypothesis) - CORRECT ANSWER −RQ (Research question)
−This is the specific question that the researcher wanted to answer—most likely in a
quantitative study in which health status would be measured over time.
