MATERNAL NEW BORN NURSING EXAM . QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS . 2024/2025
QUESTION: Sampling in research may be defined as:
a. insurance that each person has a chance of being included in the study.
b. establishment of criteria for eligibility to participate in a study.
c. identification of the population in which the researcher is interested.
d. selection of a subset of a population to represent the whole population. - ANSWER-ANS: D
Sampling involves selecting a group of people, events, behaviors, or other elements with which to
conduct a study. Samples are expected to represent a population of people.
QUESTION: A researcher is interested in studying lifestyle management in patients with inflammatory
bowel disease. The researcher contacts the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America to determine how
to best access this patient population. Patients with inflammatory bowel disease are an example of
which of the following?
a. Accessible population
b. Element
c. Sample
d. Target population - ANSWER-ANS: D
The target population is the entire set of individuals who meet the sampling criteria.
,QUESTION: Subjects who participate in a study of patients with inflammatory bowel disease are
described as the:
a. accessible population.
b. element.
c. sample.
d. target population. - ANSWER-ANS: C
A sample is that group of people who are representing the entire population and participating in the
study. Samples are expected to represent an entire population.
QUESTION: The Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America referred the interested researcher to a local
chapter of the organization. The local chapter agreed to send out letters on behalf of the researcher
inviting potential subjects to contact the researcher if they are willing to participate in a study. Potential
subjects in this situation would be described as the:
a. accessible population.
b. element.
c. sample.
d. target population. - ANSWER-ANS: A
An accessible population is the portion of the target population to which the researcher has reasonable
access.
,QUESTION: The population from which the researcher selects the actual study sample is referred to as
the:
a. accessible population.
b. scientific population.
c. target population.
d. theoretical population. - ANSWER-ANS: A
An accessible population is the portion of the target population to which the researcher has reasonable
access. The sample is obtained from the accessible population.
QUESTION: In a study of liver transplant recipients, the researcher specifies that the subjects must be 18
years of age or older and the recipient of only one liver transplant. These criteria are an example of:
a. demographic attributes.
b. exclusion criteria.
c. extraneous variables.
d. inclusion criteria. - ANSWER-ANS: D
Inclusion criteria are those characteristics that the subject or element must possess to be part of the
target population.
QUESTION: The adequacy of a sample would be primarily based on which of the following criteria?
, a. Method chosen for sample selection
b. Representativeness of the population
c. Size of the total population
d. Willingness of subjects to participate - ANSWER-ANS: B
A sample needs to be representative in terms of characteristics, such as age, gender, ethnicity, income,
and education
QUESTION: A sample that accurately reflects the characteristics of the population from which it is drawn
is a:
a. cluster sample.
b. purposive sample.
c. random sample.
d. representative sample. - ANSWER-ANS: D
Representativeness means that the sample, accessible population, and target population are alike in as
many ways as possible.
QUESTION: Sample attrition would be reflected by the:
a. average death rate of the population under study.
CORRECT ANSWERS . 2024/2025
QUESTION: Sampling in research may be defined as:
a. insurance that each person has a chance of being included in the study.
b. establishment of criteria for eligibility to participate in a study.
c. identification of the population in which the researcher is interested.
d. selection of a subset of a population to represent the whole population. - ANSWER-ANS: D
Sampling involves selecting a group of people, events, behaviors, or other elements with which to
conduct a study. Samples are expected to represent a population of people.
QUESTION: A researcher is interested in studying lifestyle management in patients with inflammatory
bowel disease. The researcher contacts the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America to determine how
to best access this patient population. Patients with inflammatory bowel disease are an example of
which of the following?
a. Accessible population
b. Element
c. Sample
d. Target population - ANSWER-ANS: D
The target population is the entire set of individuals who meet the sampling criteria.
,QUESTION: Subjects who participate in a study of patients with inflammatory bowel disease are
described as the:
a. accessible population.
b. element.
c. sample.
d. target population. - ANSWER-ANS: C
A sample is that group of people who are representing the entire population and participating in the
study. Samples are expected to represent an entire population.
QUESTION: The Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America referred the interested researcher to a local
chapter of the organization. The local chapter agreed to send out letters on behalf of the researcher
inviting potential subjects to contact the researcher if they are willing to participate in a study. Potential
subjects in this situation would be described as the:
a. accessible population.
b. element.
c. sample.
d. target population. - ANSWER-ANS: A
An accessible population is the portion of the target population to which the researcher has reasonable
access.
,QUESTION: The population from which the researcher selects the actual study sample is referred to as
the:
a. accessible population.
b. scientific population.
c. target population.
d. theoretical population. - ANSWER-ANS: A
An accessible population is the portion of the target population to which the researcher has reasonable
access. The sample is obtained from the accessible population.
QUESTION: In a study of liver transplant recipients, the researcher specifies that the subjects must be 18
years of age or older and the recipient of only one liver transplant. These criteria are an example of:
a. demographic attributes.
b. exclusion criteria.
c. extraneous variables.
d. inclusion criteria. - ANSWER-ANS: D
Inclusion criteria are those characteristics that the subject or element must possess to be part of the
target population.
QUESTION: The adequacy of a sample would be primarily based on which of the following criteria?
, a. Method chosen for sample selection
b. Representativeness of the population
c. Size of the total population
d. Willingness of subjects to participate - ANSWER-ANS: B
A sample needs to be representative in terms of characteristics, such as age, gender, ethnicity, income,
and education
QUESTION: A sample that accurately reflects the characteristics of the population from which it is drawn
is a:
a. cluster sample.
b. purposive sample.
c. random sample.
d. representative sample. - ANSWER-ANS: D
Representativeness means that the sample, accessible population, and target population are alike in as
many ways as possible.
QUESTION: Sample attrition would be reflected by the:
a. average death rate of the population under study.
