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1. Nurses are most likely to encounter research results in which of the following? Select all
that apply.
A) Poster sessions
B) Journal articles
C) Textbooks
D) Dissertations
Ans: A, B
Feedback:
Nurses are most likely to encounter research evidence in journals or at professional
conferences. Research journal articles are descriptions of studies published in
professional journals. At conferences, research findings are presented as oral
presentations or poster sessions. A textbook is not a primary source for research results,
but rather an overview of established knowledge in a field. Dissertation is defense of
research that has been conducted.
2. When a research report undergoes a “blind” review for a journal, it means which of the
following?
A) The journal editors do not know who submitted the report.
B) The authors of the report do not know who the editor of the journal is.
C) The report is published without indicating the authors' names.
D) The reviewers making recommendations about publication are not told who the
authors are.
Ans: D
Feedback:
Usually, manuscripts are reviewed by two or more peer reviewers (other researchers) who
make recommendations about whether to accept or reject the manuscript, or to suggest
revisions. Reviews are usually “blind”—reviewers are not told researchers' names, and
authors are not told reviewers' names. As a result of peer review, consumers have some
assurance that journal articles have been critiqued by other nurse researchers.
3. In a quantitative research article, a review of prior research on the problem under study is
most likely to be found in which section?
A) Introduction
B) Method section
C) Results section
D) Discussion
Ans: A
Feedback:
The introduction to a research article acquaints readers with the research problem and its
context. The method section describes the methods used to answer the research questions.
The results section presents the findings that were obtained by analyzing the study data.
The text presents a narrative summary of key findings, often accompanied by more
detailed tables. In the discussion, the researcher presents conclusions about the meaning
and implications of the findings, i.e., what the results mean, why things turned out the
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way they did, how the findings fit with other evidence, and how the results can be used in
practice.
4. In which section would the following sentence most likely appear: “The study sample
consisted of 135 mother-infant dyads from an inner-city neighborhood”?
A) Introduction
B) Method section
C) Results section
D) Discussion
Ans: B
Feedback:
The method section describes the methods used to answer the research questions
including the sampling plan. The introduction to a research article acquaints readers with
the research problem and its context. The results section presents the findings that were
obtained by analyzing the study data. The text presents a narrative summary of key
findings, often accompanied by more detailed tables. In the discussion, the researcher
presents conclusions about the meaning and implications of the findings, i.e., what the
results mean, why things turned out the way they did, how the findings fit with other
evidence, and how the results can be used in practice.
5. In which section would the following sentence most likely appear: “The results may have
been influenced by the patients' desire to please the researchers and the hospital staff”?
A) Introduction
B) Method section
C) Results section
D) Discussion
Ans: D
Feedback:
In the discussion, the researcher presents conclusions about the meaning and implications
of the findings, i.e., what the results mean, why things turned out the way they did, how
the findings fit with other evidence, and how the results can be used in practice. The
method section describes the methods used to answer the research questions including the
sampling plan. The introduction to a research article acquaints readers with the research
problem and its context. The results section presents the findings that were obtained by
analyzing the study data. The text presents a narrative summary of key findings, often
accompanied by more detailed tables.
6. When a finding is statistically reliable, it means which of the following?
A) The finding is very important
B) The same results are likely to occur with a new sample of subjects
C) The researcher's hypothesis is correct
D) Changes in nursing procedures are needed
Ans: B
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1. Nurses are most likely to encounter research results in which of the following? Select all
that apply.
A) Poster sessions
B) Journal articles
C) Textbooks
D) Dissertations
Ans: A, B
Feedback:
Nurses are most likely to encounter research evidence in journals or at professional
conferences. Research journal articles are descriptions of studies published in
professional journals. At conferences, research findings are presented as oral
presentations or poster sessions. A textbook is not a primary source for research results,
but rather an overview of established knowledge in a field. Dissertation is defense of
research that has been conducted.
2. When a research report undergoes a “blind” review for a journal, it means which of the
following?
A) The journal editors do not know who submitted the report.
B) The authors of the report do not know who the editor of the journal is.
C) The report is published without indicating the authors' names.
D) The reviewers making recommendations about publication are not told who the
authors are.
Ans: D
Feedback:
Usually, manuscripts are reviewed by two or more peer reviewers (other researchers) who
make recommendations about whether to accept or reject the manuscript, or to suggest
revisions. Reviews are usually “blind”—reviewers are not told researchers' names, and
authors are not told reviewers' names. As a result of peer review, consumers have some
assurance that journal articles have been critiqued by other nurse researchers.
3. In a quantitative research article, a review of prior research on the problem under study is
most likely to be found in which section?
A) Introduction
B) Method section
C) Results section
D) Discussion
Ans: A
Feedback:
The introduction to a research article acquaints readers with the research problem and its
context. The method section describes the methods used to answer the research questions.
The results section presents the findings that were obtained by analyzing the study data.
The text presents a narrative summary of key findings, often accompanied by more
detailed tables. In the discussion, the researcher presents conclusions about the meaning
and implications of the findings, i.e., what the results mean, why things turned out the
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way they did, how the findings fit with other evidence, and how the results can be used in
practice.
4. In which section would the following sentence most likely appear: “The study sample
consisted of 135 mother-infant dyads from an inner-city neighborhood”?
A) Introduction
B) Method section
C) Results section
D) Discussion
Ans: B
Feedback:
The method section describes the methods used to answer the research questions
including the sampling plan. The introduction to a research article acquaints readers with
the research problem and its context. The results section presents the findings that were
obtained by analyzing the study data. The text presents a narrative summary of key
findings, often accompanied by more detailed tables. In the discussion, the researcher
presents conclusions about the meaning and implications of the findings, i.e., what the
results mean, why things turned out the way they did, how the findings fit with other
evidence, and how the results can be used in practice.
5. In which section would the following sentence most likely appear: “The results may have
been influenced by the patients' desire to please the researchers and the hospital staff”?
A) Introduction
B) Method section
C) Results section
D) Discussion
Ans: D
Feedback:
In the discussion, the researcher presents conclusions about the meaning and implications
of the findings, i.e., what the results mean, why things turned out the way they did, how
the findings fit with other evidence, and how the results can be used in practice. The
method section describes the methods used to answer the research questions including the
sampling plan. The introduction to a research article acquaints readers with the research
problem and its context. The results section presents the findings that were obtained by
analyzing the study data. The text presents a narrative summary of key findings, often
accompanied by more detailed tables.
6. When a finding is statistically reliable, it means which of the following?
A) The finding is very important
B) The same results are likely to occur with a new sample of subjects
C) The researcher's hypothesis is correct
D) Changes in nursing procedures are needed
Ans: B
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