Nursing Research Midterm
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, How do you know a study's problem and purpose has 1. How will it influence nursing practice?
significance? Ask these four questions... 2. Does it build on previous nursing research?
3. How does it promote theory testing or development?
4. Does it address current concerns or priorities in nursing?
How do you know whether a study is feasible to 1. is the problem / purpose within the researcher's area of expertise?
conduct? Ask yourself the following questions... 2. How will the costs of the study be paid for?
3. How will you find your sample, facility, or equipment that you need for the
study?
4. Is the purpose of your study ethical and are your subject's rights being
protected?
Where do research objectives, questions, or hypotheses They are based on the problem, purpose, literature review, and study framework.
for a study come from?
What's the main job of the research objectives, questions, to direct the remaining steps of the study or research process!
or hypotheses for a study?
In other words....how will we measure the variables, how will we select subjects /
participants, what statistics will we use, etc...
What is a research objective (or aim) in a quantitative A clear, concise, declarative statement that is expressed in the present tense. A
study? research objective is more likely to be used in a descriptive or correlational study
design. Research objectives may focus on one or two variables and:
1.) indicate whether they are to be identified or described
2.) identify relationships among variables
3.) determine differences among two or more groups with regard to the variables.
What is a research question in a quantitative study? A clear, concise interrogative statement that is worded in the present tense,
includes one or more variables, and is expressed to guide the implementation of a
quantitative study. Research questions may:
1.) describe variables
2.) examine relationships among variables
3.) use independent variables to predict dependent variables
4.) determine differences among two or more groups with regard to the variables.
*it is really only a matter of choice whether a researcher identifies
objectives/aims or questions for their descriptive or correlational study.*
What is a hypothesis? A formal statement of the expected relationship(s) between two or more variables
in a specified population.
A clearly stated hypotheses includes the variables to be manipulated or
measured, identifies the population to be examined, and indicates the proposed
outcomes for the study.
Hypotheses influence study design, sampling methods, data collection and
analysis, and interpretation of findings.
What are variables? variables are qualities, properties, or characteristics of persons, things, or
situations that change or vary. They need to be concisely defined to promote their
manipulation and measurement in quantitative research.
2026 | Study Guide,
Questions & Answers
|Graded A+ | Guaranteed
success|
Updated 2026 Questions and Answers
100% Verified Exam Prep and Comprehensive
Rationales
Included
, How do you know a study's problem and purpose has 1. How will it influence nursing practice?
significance? Ask these four questions... 2. Does it build on previous nursing research?
3. How does it promote theory testing or development?
4. Does it address current concerns or priorities in nursing?
How do you know whether a study is feasible to 1. is the problem / purpose within the researcher's area of expertise?
conduct? Ask yourself the following questions... 2. How will the costs of the study be paid for?
3. How will you find your sample, facility, or equipment that you need for the
study?
4. Is the purpose of your study ethical and are your subject's rights being
protected?
Where do research objectives, questions, or hypotheses They are based on the problem, purpose, literature review, and study framework.
for a study come from?
What's the main job of the research objectives, questions, to direct the remaining steps of the study or research process!
or hypotheses for a study?
In other words....how will we measure the variables, how will we select subjects /
participants, what statistics will we use, etc...
What is a research objective (or aim) in a quantitative A clear, concise, declarative statement that is expressed in the present tense. A
study? research objective is more likely to be used in a descriptive or correlational study
design. Research objectives may focus on one or two variables and:
1.) indicate whether they are to be identified or described
2.) identify relationships among variables
3.) determine differences among two or more groups with regard to the variables.
What is a research question in a quantitative study? A clear, concise interrogative statement that is worded in the present tense,
includes one or more variables, and is expressed to guide the implementation of a
quantitative study. Research questions may:
1.) describe variables
2.) examine relationships among variables
3.) use independent variables to predict dependent variables
4.) determine differences among two or more groups with regard to the variables.
*it is really only a matter of choice whether a researcher identifies
objectives/aims or questions for their descriptive or correlational study.*
What is a hypothesis? A formal statement of the expected relationship(s) between two or more variables
in a specified population.
A clearly stated hypotheses includes the variables to be manipulated or
measured, identifies the population to be examined, and indicates the proposed
outcomes for the study.
Hypotheses influence study design, sampling methods, data collection and
analysis, and interpretation of findings.
What are variables? variables are qualities, properties, or characteristics of persons, things, or
situations that change or vary. They need to be concisely defined to promote their
manipulation and measurement in quantitative research.
