LATEST NURS 5366 MODULE 1 TEST
2026/2027 PRACTICE EXAM
COMPLETE ACCURATE EXAM
ACTUAL CURRENT QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(100% EXPERT VERIFIED A+
1. What is the relationship between a conceptual definition and an
operational definition?
✅ The operational definition allows the researcher to create a
measurable variable from a concept.
2. Hospital nurses are observed to determine exactly how long they
swab IV ports with alcohol. Because they are being observed, they
"scrub the hub" longer than they ordinarily would. This is an example
of what threat to the validity of a quantitative study design?
✅ Hawthorne effect
3. What is the first step in the critical appraisal of a study?
✅ Identification of the steps of the research process.
4. Why is operational reasoning necessary for research?
✅ It allows the researcher to measure the concepts studied.
,5. Which of the following statements best describes the relationship
between research and practice?
✅ Research knowledge, combined with experiential wisdom, constitutes
the base for practice.
6. A researcher who desires to determine the cause-and-effect
relationship between the use of a new car seat restraint and the
subsequent rate of children's spinal cord injury will utilize which form
of nursing research?
✅ Quantitative research
7. What are the two main categories of quantitative research?
✅ Experimental and nonexperimental research
8. Conceptual models and theories can both be illustrated using
schematic diagrams. (True/False)
✅ True
9. Research results must now often demonstrate clinical relevance, and
healthcare professionals are playing a more central role in defining
what "clinically significant" means. (True/False)
✅ True
10. What is a key obstacle to implementing evidence-based practice?
✅ Many healthcare professionals lack skills to locate and appraise
research.
11. What is the goal of an operational definition?
, ✅ To specify the procedures used to measure a concept.
12. A researcher is studying the effect of hypnosis on pain during
dental procedures. The researcher's study has two groups: those who
receive hypnosis and those who do not. If the researcher plans to use a
t-test for the statistical analysis, which would be the best way to
measure pain for this study?
✅ Numerical pain scale with a range from 0 to 100
13. A researcher performs a series of pilot studies to evaluate whether
a measurement tool produces consistent results. This is an evaluation
of:
✅ Reliability
14. A researcher develops a 7-point Likert scale to evaluate feelings of
well-being in patients undergoing chemotherapy. The researcher
administers this measure to other, similar patients in several medical
centers. This is done in order to:
✅ Improve the test-retest reliability
15. In a pilot study to help train a group of data collectors who will
evaluate children's pain using a FACES rating scale, the researcher
examines the reliability of the scores of each data collector. This is an
example of which type of reliability measure?
✅ Interrater reliability
16. A researcher evaluates scores of a paper and pencil instrument
with variables at the interval level of data using the Cronbach's alpha
coefficient statistical procedure. This is a test of:
, ✅ Internal consistency reliability
17. A researcher administers a scale measuring self-confidence and
one measuring self-doubt to a group of subjects and performs a
correlational analysis of the results. This is a test of validity from:
✅ Convergent validity
18. A researcher evaluates a new instrument to measure anxiety by
comparing it to an established, valid anxiety scale. This is a test of:
✅ Concurrent validity
19. Which of the following is an example of a research priority in
healthcare?
✅ Effective and appropriate use of technology to achieve optimal
patient assessment, management and/or outcomes.
20. Which of the following best describes evidence-based practice
(EBP)?
✅ Clinical decision-making that combines the best available research
with clinical expertise and patient characteristics and preferences.
21. What is the definition of "science" in the context of nursing?
✅ A body of knowledge that is founded on both theory and research.
22. How is "research" defined in nursing?
✅ A rigorous and systematic inquiry that seeks to develop new
information, validate existing knowledge, and refine knowledge by
incorporating new findings.
2026/2027 PRACTICE EXAM
COMPLETE ACCURATE EXAM
ACTUAL CURRENT QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(100% EXPERT VERIFIED A+
1. What is the relationship between a conceptual definition and an
operational definition?
✅ The operational definition allows the researcher to create a
measurable variable from a concept.
2. Hospital nurses are observed to determine exactly how long they
swab IV ports with alcohol. Because they are being observed, they
"scrub the hub" longer than they ordinarily would. This is an example
of what threat to the validity of a quantitative study design?
✅ Hawthorne effect
3. What is the first step in the critical appraisal of a study?
✅ Identification of the steps of the research process.
4. Why is operational reasoning necessary for research?
✅ It allows the researcher to measure the concepts studied.
,5. Which of the following statements best describes the relationship
between research and practice?
✅ Research knowledge, combined with experiential wisdom, constitutes
the base for practice.
6. A researcher who desires to determine the cause-and-effect
relationship between the use of a new car seat restraint and the
subsequent rate of children's spinal cord injury will utilize which form
of nursing research?
✅ Quantitative research
7. What are the two main categories of quantitative research?
✅ Experimental and nonexperimental research
8. Conceptual models and theories can both be illustrated using
schematic diagrams. (True/False)
✅ True
9. Research results must now often demonstrate clinical relevance, and
healthcare professionals are playing a more central role in defining
what "clinically significant" means. (True/False)
✅ True
10. What is a key obstacle to implementing evidence-based practice?
✅ Many healthcare professionals lack skills to locate and appraise
research.
11. What is the goal of an operational definition?
, ✅ To specify the procedures used to measure a concept.
12. A researcher is studying the effect of hypnosis on pain during
dental procedures. The researcher's study has two groups: those who
receive hypnosis and those who do not. If the researcher plans to use a
t-test for the statistical analysis, which would be the best way to
measure pain for this study?
✅ Numerical pain scale with a range from 0 to 100
13. A researcher performs a series of pilot studies to evaluate whether
a measurement tool produces consistent results. This is an evaluation
of:
✅ Reliability
14. A researcher develops a 7-point Likert scale to evaluate feelings of
well-being in patients undergoing chemotherapy. The researcher
administers this measure to other, similar patients in several medical
centers. This is done in order to:
✅ Improve the test-retest reliability
15. In a pilot study to help train a group of data collectors who will
evaluate children's pain using a FACES rating scale, the researcher
examines the reliability of the scores of each data collector. This is an
example of which type of reliability measure?
✅ Interrater reliability
16. A researcher evaluates scores of a paper and pencil instrument
with variables at the interval level of data using the Cronbach's alpha
coefficient statistical procedure. This is a test of:
, ✅ Internal consistency reliability
17. A researcher administers a scale measuring self-confidence and
one measuring self-doubt to a group of subjects and performs a
correlational analysis of the results. This is a test of validity from:
✅ Convergent validity
18. A researcher evaluates a new instrument to measure anxiety by
comparing it to an established, valid anxiety scale. This is a test of:
✅ Concurrent validity
19. Which of the following is an example of a research priority in
healthcare?
✅ Effective and appropriate use of technology to achieve optimal
patient assessment, management and/or outcomes.
20. Which of the following best describes evidence-based practice
(EBP)?
✅ Clinical decision-making that combines the best available research
with clinical expertise and patient characteristics and preferences.
21. What is the definition of "science" in the context of nursing?
✅ A body of knowledge that is founded on both theory and research.
22. How is "research" defined in nursing?
✅ A rigorous and systematic inquiry that seeks to develop new
information, validate existing knowledge, and refine knowledge by
incorporating new findings.
