Test Bank for Nursing Research Generating and Assessing
Evidence for Nursing Practice 11th Edition Polit Beck |
9781975110642 | All Chapters with Answers and Rationals
The four essential elements for evaluation of qualitative research are - ANSWER: credibility,
transferability, dependability, and confirmability
The research method used to study participants' lived experience is - ANSWER: phenomenology
The research method based on making collective observations and that is used to study a particular
culture is - ANSWER: ethnography
The research method used when the goal is to discover a process is - ANSWER: grounded theory
What strategies are used to establish the credibility of qualitative research findings? - ANSWER:
persistent observation, peer debriefing, referential adequacy, and member checks
Snowball sampling in qualitative research refers to - ANSWER: accumulation of participants based on
word-of-mouth
The research method based on documentation of sources used to retroactively study events or
people is - ANSWER: historical
While qualitative researchers must adhere to the same ethical standards as quantitative researchers,
unique ethical considerations apply to - ANSWER: -the relationship between the researcher and
participant
-data-management procedures
Researchers using qualitative methods conduct ___________, which is the time they spend
interacting with participants through interviews, observations, and maintaining detailed records. -
ANSWER: fieldwork
Volunteers in qualitative research studies are called - ANSWER: participants
A qualitative study investigating the lived experience of women under the age of 25 who survived a
liver transplant is an example of which sampling method? - ANSWER: Purposive
Sources of data in qualitative research include - ANSWER: -direct observations.
-artifacts such as documents, photographs, and physical objects.
-in-depth interviews
Sample size in qualitative studies is generally smaller than in quantitative research and depends on -
ANSWER: information being provided by participants
The difference between quantitative and qualitative research designs is that - ANSWER: quantitative
designs use numbers to give meaning to a phenomenon or an event, and qualitative designs rely on
words
Data saturation is a situation that occurs in qualitative research when - ANSWER: data collection stops
when no new information is obtained and data collected has become repetitive
In contrast to quantitative methods, qualitative data analysis is completed ____________ - ANSWER:
simultaneously with data collection
, In qualitative research, confirmability refers to rigorous efforts by the researcher to - ANSWER: be
objective and maintain an audit trail to document the research process.
The ____________ is often the key source of data in qualitative research. - ANSWER: Interview
Reliability of measurement refers to the ___________ of an instrument. - ANSWER: accuracy and
consistency
A nurse researcher measures participants' blood pressure readings early in the morning and late
evening and compares the two readings. Which data collection method is being used? - ANSWER:
Physiological measurement
A researcher who wants to implement a less costly method of data collection and one that offers the
greatest possibility of anonymity would likely use - ANSWER: questionnaires.
Reliability estimates are shown in the form of a - ANSWER: correlation coefficient
Validity of measurement refers to the ___________ an instrument measures what it is supposed to
measure. - ANSWER: degree
In nursing, ____________ scales are often used to collect data about patient pain, fatigue, quality of
life, and health status. - ANSWER: visual analog
The two types of measurement error are - ANSWER: random and systematic.
Which level of measurement uses a continuum of numeric values that have meaning and are spaced
equally apart? - ANSWER: Interval
The most important data collection instrument in qualitative studies is the - ANSWER: researcher
Construct validity is the degree to which an instrument measures the ____________ it was intended
to measure. - ANSWER: theoretical concept
Content validity is established when researchers know that the instrument measures the
____________ it was intended to measure. - ANSWER: concept
Qualitative data collection is based on collecting - ANSWER: words
A nurse educator has conducted a study regarding test scores. This data represents which type of
measurement? - ANSWER: Interval
A nurse researcher asks several colleagues to evaluate a data collection tool to determine if the tool
appears to measure the concept under study. This is an example of - ANSWER: face validity.
The primary methods for data collection in quantitative studies are - ANSWER: observations, scales,
questionnaires, and physiological measures
Which level of measurement uses a continuum of numeric values running from low to high at inequal
intervals - ANSWER: Ordinal
Which level of measurement is the weakest? - ANSWER: Nominal
What are the four categories (levels) used to describe measurements? - ANSWER: Nominal, ordinal,
interval, and ratio
Evidence for Nursing Practice 11th Edition Polit Beck |
9781975110642 | All Chapters with Answers and Rationals
The four essential elements for evaluation of qualitative research are - ANSWER: credibility,
transferability, dependability, and confirmability
The research method used to study participants' lived experience is - ANSWER: phenomenology
The research method based on making collective observations and that is used to study a particular
culture is - ANSWER: ethnography
The research method used when the goal is to discover a process is - ANSWER: grounded theory
What strategies are used to establish the credibility of qualitative research findings? - ANSWER:
persistent observation, peer debriefing, referential adequacy, and member checks
Snowball sampling in qualitative research refers to - ANSWER: accumulation of participants based on
word-of-mouth
The research method based on documentation of sources used to retroactively study events or
people is - ANSWER: historical
While qualitative researchers must adhere to the same ethical standards as quantitative researchers,
unique ethical considerations apply to - ANSWER: -the relationship between the researcher and
participant
-data-management procedures
Researchers using qualitative methods conduct ___________, which is the time they spend
interacting with participants through interviews, observations, and maintaining detailed records. -
ANSWER: fieldwork
Volunteers in qualitative research studies are called - ANSWER: participants
A qualitative study investigating the lived experience of women under the age of 25 who survived a
liver transplant is an example of which sampling method? - ANSWER: Purposive
Sources of data in qualitative research include - ANSWER: -direct observations.
-artifacts such as documents, photographs, and physical objects.
-in-depth interviews
Sample size in qualitative studies is generally smaller than in quantitative research and depends on -
ANSWER: information being provided by participants
The difference between quantitative and qualitative research designs is that - ANSWER: quantitative
designs use numbers to give meaning to a phenomenon or an event, and qualitative designs rely on
words
Data saturation is a situation that occurs in qualitative research when - ANSWER: data collection stops
when no new information is obtained and data collected has become repetitive
In contrast to quantitative methods, qualitative data analysis is completed ____________ - ANSWER:
simultaneously with data collection
, In qualitative research, confirmability refers to rigorous efforts by the researcher to - ANSWER: be
objective and maintain an audit trail to document the research process.
The ____________ is often the key source of data in qualitative research. - ANSWER: Interview
Reliability of measurement refers to the ___________ of an instrument. - ANSWER: accuracy and
consistency
A nurse researcher measures participants' blood pressure readings early in the morning and late
evening and compares the two readings. Which data collection method is being used? - ANSWER:
Physiological measurement
A researcher who wants to implement a less costly method of data collection and one that offers the
greatest possibility of anonymity would likely use - ANSWER: questionnaires.
Reliability estimates are shown in the form of a - ANSWER: correlation coefficient
Validity of measurement refers to the ___________ an instrument measures what it is supposed to
measure. - ANSWER: degree
In nursing, ____________ scales are often used to collect data about patient pain, fatigue, quality of
life, and health status. - ANSWER: visual analog
The two types of measurement error are - ANSWER: random and systematic.
Which level of measurement uses a continuum of numeric values that have meaning and are spaced
equally apart? - ANSWER: Interval
The most important data collection instrument in qualitative studies is the - ANSWER: researcher
Construct validity is the degree to which an instrument measures the ____________ it was intended
to measure. - ANSWER: theoretical concept
Content validity is established when researchers know that the instrument measures the
____________ it was intended to measure. - ANSWER: concept
Qualitative data collection is based on collecting - ANSWER: words
A nurse educator has conducted a study regarding test scores. This data represents which type of
measurement? - ANSWER: Interval
A nurse researcher asks several colleagues to evaluate a data collection tool to determine if the tool
appears to measure the concept under study. This is an example of - ANSWER: face validity.
The primary methods for data collection in quantitative studies are - ANSWER: observations, scales,
questionnaires, and physiological measures
Which level of measurement uses a continuum of numeric values running from low to high at inequal
intervals - ANSWER: Ordinal
Which level of measurement is the weakest? - ANSWER: Nominal
What are the four categories (levels) used to describe measurements? - ANSWER: Nominal, ordinal,
interval, and ratio
