TEST BANK FOR NURSING RESEARCH 9TH EDITION BY LOBIONDO-WOOD
Chapter 05: Introduction to Qualitative Research
LoBiondo-Wood & Haber: Nursing Research:
Methods and Critical Appraisal forEvidence-Based
Practice, 9th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A characteristic of qualitative research data is that they are what?
a. In text form
b. Dichotomous
c. Free of patterns
d. Inappropriate for analysis
ANS: A
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A A distinctive characteristic of qualitative research studies is that data consist of
text (words), not numbers as in quantitative research.
B Dichotomous data are nominal and frequently found in quantitative studies.
C Patterns emerge from qualitative research data.
D The data generated by qualitative studies are appropriate for content analysis.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge) REF: Page 96
2. A nurse researcher who is considering whether to use a qualitative research design should be
aware that the focus of qualitative research is what?
a.Measuring one or more human characteristics
b.Controlling variables that interfere with the phenomenon being studied
c.Viewing human beings as composites of many body systems
d.Studying human experiences that occur within a person’s natural setting
ANS: D
Feedback
A Measuring variables (one or more human characteristics) is not a focus of
qualitative research.
B Control of variables is consistent with quantitative research design.
C Qualitative studies view human beings in a holistic way, not as the sum of parts.
D Human experience occurring in a person’s natural setting is the focus of
qualitative studies, although investigators may not always go to the setting where
the person experienced the phenomenon.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) REF: Page 96
3. The determining factor for a researcher in selecting a qualitative research approach should be
what?
a. The need to test a theory
b. The nature of the research question
, TEST BANK FOR NURSING RESEARCH 9TH EDITION BY LOBIONDO-WOOD
c. The age and gender of the research participants
d. The availability of valid instruments to measure the phenomenon
ANS: B
Chapter 05: Introduction to Qualitative Research
LoBiondo-Wood & Haber: Nursing Research:
Methods and Critical Appraisal forEvidence-Based
Practice, 9th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A characteristic of qualitative research data is that they are what?
a. In text form
b. Dichotomous
c. Free of patterns
d. Inappropriate for analysis
ANS: A
Feedback
A A distinctive characteristic of qualitative research studies is that data consist of
text (words), not numbers as in quantitative research.
B Dichotomous data are nominal and frequently found in quantitative studies.
C Patterns emerge from qualitative research data.
D The data generated by qualitative studies are appropriate for content analysis.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge) REF: Page 96
2. A nurse researcher who is considering whether to use a qualitative research design should be
aware that the focus of qualitative research is what?
a.Measuring one or more human characteristics
b.Controlling variables that interfere with the phenomenon being studied
c.Viewing human beings as composites of many body systems
d.Studying human experiences that occur within a person’s natural setting
ANS: D
Feedback
A Measuring variables (one or more human characteristics) is not a focus of
qualitative research.
B Control of variables is consistent with quantitative research design.
C Qualitative studies view human beings in a holistic way, not as the sum of parts.
D Human experience occurring in a person’s natural setting is the focus of
qualitative studies, although investigators may not always go to the setting where
the person experienced the phenomenon.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) REF: Page 96
3. The determining factor for a researcher in selecting a qualitative research approach should be
what?
a. The need to test a theory
b. The nature of the research question
, TEST BANK FOR NURSING RESEARCH 9TH EDITION BY LOBIONDO-WOOD
c. The age and gender of the research participants
d. The availability of valid instruments to measure the phenomenon
ANS: B
