Another challenge that the researcher would face if the Interpretative phenomenology utilizes which method of
researcher will gain entry into a good study site, this interpreting data?
challenge is called:
⮚ Hermeneutics
⮚ Practical
The true signature of experimental studies is:
A good researcher is the one who eliminates the influence
that produces a distortion or error in the study result, which ⮚ Randomization
is called: Which among the quantitative studies is the most powerful to
yield highest quality evidence regarding intervention effects?
⮚ Bias
The qualitative researcher uses this process of reflecting ⮚ Experimental Studies
critically on the self, and of analyzing and making note of The nurse researcher would like to conduct a research study
personal values that could affect data collection and that would like to reveal the interaction effects of the
interpretation, which is called: variables. The study is all about the effects of length of
studying (30 minutes and 1 hour) and means of staying awake
⮚ Reflexivity
while studying (drinking a cup of coffee and mellow music)
The researcher who will conduct a quantitative study would towards long exams scores. What experimental design is best
consider these features, EXCEPT: utilized in the study?
⮚ Reflexivity ⮚ Factorial design
Researcher can structure their studies to examine various The nurse researcher would like to measure the effect of
types of comparison. When researcher compares the lower demonstration as a strategy to develop nursing skill of the
and middle class mothers in terms of home management student in suctioning. The teacher demonstrated first the
style, this is an example of: procedure and allowed the student to demonstrate after the
teacher. The performance of the student was then evaluated
⮚ Comparison between two or more groups through a performance evaluation tool to see the
When the researcher would compare group of individuals in effectiveness of the teacher’s demonstration. Which among
terms of their level of pain with different pain relief the experimental designs will the researcher best utilize in
management, this is an example of: the study?
⮚ Comparison of group’s status under different ⮚ Basic experiment
circumstances The researcher would like to evaluate the effectiveness of
A concept of research in which it emphasizes that the simulation and demonstration as teaching strategies to the
research design also designates when, and how often, data learning of the level III students in concept of oxygenation. In
will be collected is: this study, what is the intervention used by the researcher in
this experimental study?
⮚ Timeframe
⮚ Simulation and demonstration
A study in which data are collected at more than one point in
time over an extended period uses a longitudinal design. The A subset of units that compose the population”
researcher would utilize this design when the following
⮚ Sample
situations are present, EXCEPT.
The statement “Surgical wound infection markedly prolonged
o Determining time sequence
the duration of hospitalization of patients in the University of
o Studying time-related processes
Hospital” is considered a:
o Making comparisons over time
o Studies are captured during one period of data ⮚ Alternate hypothesis
collection
These are essentially two broad classes of non-experimental
One problem of the research utilizing longitudinal design is research, correlational and descriptive research. Which of the
when there will be loss of participants over time called: following statements is true about correlational design?
⮚ Attrition ⮚ The existence of a correlation between variables
does not prove its cause and effect relationship.
A study design which involves collecting data on an outcome
occurring in the present and then linking it to previously to Which of the following questions is IRRELEVANT when
antecedents or determinants occurring in the past is called: critiquing data collection procedures?
o Is the operational definition specified?
⮚ Retrospective design
o Who collected the research data?
In phenomenological studies, the researcher would analyze o To what risks did the subjects expose themselves in
the data through describing the phenomenon. This method is providing the research data?
developed by: o Under what circumstances were the data gathered?
⮚ Husserl If the problem could be subjected to scientific investigation:
Phenomenological researchers rely primarily on which
⮚ Researchable
method of data collection?
If the research problem has the potential to contribute to
⮚ In depth interview nursing science by enhancing client care, testing or
There are various steps utilized in descriptive generating a theory, or resolving a day-to-day clinical
phenomenological studies. Which among these is not problem, this means that the research is:
, ⮚ Feasible Nurse Ruth knows that to test the significance of differences
between means, the researcher used which among the
Situation: Sampling is an important step in the research following?
process for quantitative studies, Researchers generally
gather knowledge from samples. A subset of units that ⮚ Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)
compose the population:
Given the hypothesis, “Post treatment cigarette smoking
⮚ Sample incidence will be less in the behavior modification therapy
group than in the hypothesis group.” Select the most
Situation: Student Nurse Karina is preparing a nursing appropriate statistical test
research problem. A testable hypothesis is also known as:
⮚ ANOVA
⮚ Research hypothesis
All of the following are measures of variation EXCEPT:
A theory is simply defined as:
o Range
⮚ A speculation or an idea that may explain reality o Average
A theory, once tested by research, will no longer be a theory, o Variance
and becomes: o Standard Deviation
⮚ A truth The average of the squared deviations from the mean is
The normal curve takes the form of a symmetrical bell-shaped known as the:
curve. Also known as Gaussian curve, it is a theoretically ⮚ Variance
perfect frequency polygon in which all of the following
measures are found at the center, EXCEPT In critiquing research designs, all of the following should be
asked, EXCEPT:
o Mean
o Median o Are the sample selection procedures clearly
o Mode described?
o Range o Given the nature of the research question, what type of
Nurse researcher Kiko knows that statistics have three design is most appropriate?
among these following purposes. Which one is not included? o How many times were data collected or observations
recorded?
o to describe and summarize information o To what extent did the design affect the external validity
o to make predictions or to generalize about occurrences of the study?
based on observations
o to identify associations, relationships, or differences Nurse John entitled the research “A comparative study of the
between sets of observations effects of family visits to patients with increased intracranial
o to protect the rights of people who participate in pressure at the neuro and surgical wards of the PGH”. Based
research on the problem statement identified by Nurse John,
intracranial pressure is considered as:
The following statements are true about qualitative research.
Which one is NOT? ⮚ Dependent variable
o The primary purpose of qualitative research is to develop Nurse Antonette is a member of a research team in a
rich descriptions and valid theory. postpartum ward who wants to find a solution to the high
o Major methods of qualitative research include incidence of Omphalitis among the newborns. The most
phenomenology, grounded theory, ethnography, appropriate type of research that they should conduct is:
qualitative ethology and ethnoscience.
⮚ Applied Research
o Qualitative research deals mostly with manipulation
of variables. A researcher may develop a Likert scale on all of the following
o Each of the qualitative methods answers different concepts, EXCEPT:
questions: the methods are distinct and the results
o Life satisfaction
provide a different perspective of the phenomenon.
o Level of self-esteem
o Examination performance
All of the following are factors that contributed to the rise of
o Mood states
evidence-based healthcare, EXCEPT
o cost of health care, technological advances Nurse Marianne knows that information gathered through
o increase in management-led decision making, consumer research may be revealed when:
awareness
o The patient permits such revelation as in the case of claim
o value for money movement, availability of information
for hospitalization or insurance benefit among others
o changing demographic profile, cultural
o The case is medico-legal such as attempted suicide,
considerations
gunshot wounds which have to be reported to the local
police or NBI
If a researcher uses an alpha or a level of significance of .05,
o The patient is ill of communicable disease and public
this means that:
safety may be jeopardized
⮚ The researcher is accepting that out of 100 samples, o All of the above
a true null hypothesis will be rejected five times and
accepted 95 times Situation: Nurse Shelly is going through various concepts that
would help her enhance her research design. Nurse Shelly
As a researcher, which of the following is a characteristic of a decided to observe women delivering twins in the hospital
working hypothesis?
researcher will gain entry into a good study site, this interpreting data?
challenge is called:
⮚ Hermeneutics
⮚ Practical
The true signature of experimental studies is:
A good researcher is the one who eliminates the influence
that produces a distortion or error in the study result, which ⮚ Randomization
is called: Which among the quantitative studies is the most powerful to
yield highest quality evidence regarding intervention effects?
⮚ Bias
The qualitative researcher uses this process of reflecting ⮚ Experimental Studies
critically on the self, and of analyzing and making note of The nurse researcher would like to conduct a research study
personal values that could affect data collection and that would like to reveal the interaction effects of the
interpretation, which is called: variables. The study is all about the effects of length of
studying (30 minutes and 1 hour) and means of staying awake
⮚ Reflexivity
while studying (drinking a cup of coffee and mellow music)
The researcher who will conduct a quantitative study would towards long exams scores. What experimental design is best
consider these features, EXCEPT: utilized in the study?
⮚ Reflexivity ⮚ Factorial design
Researcher can structure their studies to examine various The nurse researcher would like to measure the effect of
types of comparison. When researcher compares the lower demonstration as a strategy to develop nursing skill of the
and middle class mothers in terms of home management student in suctioning. The teacher demonstrated first the
style, this is an example of: procedure and allowed the student to demonstrate after the
teacher. The performance of the student was then evaluated
⮚ Comparison between two or more groups through a performance evaluation tool to see the
When the researcher would compare group of individuals in effectiveness of the teacher’s demonstration. Which among
terms of their level of pain with different pain relief the experimental designs will the researcher best utilize in
management, this is an example of: the study?
⮚ Comparison of group’s status under different ⮚ Basic experiment
circumstances The researcher would like to evaluate the effectiveness of
A concept of research in which it emphasizes that the simulation and demonstration as teaching strategies to the
research design also designates when, and how often, data learning of the level III students in concept of oxygenation. In
will be collected is: this study, what is the intervention used by the researcher in
this experimental study?
⮚ Timeframe
⮚ Simulation and demonstration
A study in which data are collected at more than one point in
time over an extended period uses a longitudinal design. The A subset of units that compose the population”
researcher would utilize this design when the following
⮚ Sample
situations are present, EXCEPT.
The statement “Surgical wound infection markedly prolonged
o Determining time sequence
the duration of hospitalization of patients in the University of
o Studying time-related processes
Hospital” is considered a:
o Making comparisons over time
o Studies are captured during one period of data ⮚ Alternate hypothesis
collection
These are essentially two broad classes of non-experimental
One problem of the research utilizing longitudinal design is research, correlational and descriptive research. Which of the
when there will be loss of participants over time called: following statements is true about correlational design?
⮚ Attrition ⮚ The existence of a correlation between variables
does not prove its cause and effect relationship.
A study design which involves collecting data on an outcome
occurring in the present and then linking it to previously to Which of the following questions is IRRELEVANT when
antecedents or determinants occurring in the past is called: critiquing data collection procedures?
o Is the operational definition specified?
⮚ Retrospective design
o Who collected the research data?
In phenomenological studies, the researcher would analyze o To what risks did the subjects expose themselves in
the data through describing the phenomenon. This method is providing the research data?
developed by: o Under what circumstances were the data gathered?
⮚ Husserl If the problem could be subjected to scientific investigation:
Phenomenological researchers rely primarily on which
⮚ Researchable
method of data collection?
If the research problem has the potential to contribute to
⮚ In depth interview nursing science by enhancing client care, testing or
There are various steps utilized in descriptive generating a theory, or resolving a day-to-day clinical
phenomenological studies. Which among these is not problem, this means that the research is:
, ⮚ Feasible Nurse Ruth knows that to test the significance of differences
between means, the researcher used which among the
Situation: Sampling is an important step in the research following?
process for quantitative studies, Researchers generally
gather knowledge from samples. A subset of units that ⮚ Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)
compose the population:
Given the hypothesis, “Post treatment cigarette smoking
⮚ Sample incidence will be less in the behavior modification therapy
group than in the hypothesis group.” Select the most
Situation: Student Nurse Karina is preparing a nursing appropriate statistical test
research problem. A testable hypothesis is also known as:
⮚ ANOVA
⮚ Research hypothesis
All of the following are measures of variation EXCEPT:
A theory is simply defined as:
o Range
⮚ A speculation or an idea that may explain reality o Average
A theory, once tested by research, will no longer be a theory, o Variance
and becomes: o Standard Deviation
⮚ A truth The average of the squared deviations from the mean is
The normal curve takes the form of a symmetrical bell-shaped known as the:
curve. Also known as Gaussian curve, it is a theoretically ⮚ Variance
perfect frequency polygon in which all of the following
measures are found at the center, EXCEPT In critiquing research designs, all of the following should be
asked, EXCEPT:
o Mean
o Median o Are the sample selection procedures clearly
o Mode described?
o Range o Given the nature of the research question, what type of
Nurse researcher Kiko knows that statistics have three design is most appropriate?
among these following purposes. Which one is not included? o How many times were data collected or observations
recorded?
o to describe and summarize information o To what extent did the design affect the external validity
o to make predictions or to generalize about occurrences of the study?
based on observations
o to identify associations, relationships, or differences Nurse John entitled the research “A comparative study of the
between sets of observations effects of family visits to patients with increased intracranial
o to protect the rights of people who participate in pressure at the neuro and surgical wards of the PGH”. Based
research on the problem statement identified by Nurse John,
intracranial pressure is considered as:
The following statements are true about qualitative research.
Which one is NOT? ⮚ Dependent variable
o The primary purpose of qualitative research is to develop Nurse Antonette is a member of a research team in a
rich descriptions and valid theory. postpartum ward who wants to find a solution to the high
o Major methods of qualitative research include incidence of Omphalitis among the newborns. The most
phenomenology, grounded theory, ethnography, appropriate type of research that they should conduct is:
qualitative ethology and ethnoscience.
⮚ Applied Research
o Qualitative research deals mostly with manipulation
of variables. A researcher may develop a Likert scale on all of the following
o Each of the qualitative methods answers different concepts, EXCEPT:
questions: the methods are distinct and the results
o Life satisfaction
provide a different perspective of the phenomenon.
o Level of self-esteem
o Examination performance
All of the following are factors that contributed to the rise of
o Mood states
evidence-based healthcare, EXCEPT
o cost of health care, technological advances Nurse Marianne knows that information gathered through
o increase in management-led decision making, consumer research may be revealed when:
awareness
o The patient permits such revelation as in the case of claim
o value for money movement, availability of information
for hospitalization or insurance benefit among others
o changing demographic profile, cultural
o The case is medico-legal such as attempted suicide,
considerations
gunshot wounds which have to be reported to the local
police or NBI
If a researcher uses an alpha or a level of significance of .05,
o The patient is ill of communicable disease and public
this means that:
safety may be jeopardized
⮚ The researcher is accepting that out of 100 samples, o All of the above
a true null hypothesis will be rejected five times and
accepted 95 times Situation: Nurse Shelly is going through various concepts that
would help her enhance her research design. Nurse Shelly
As a researcher, which of the following is a characteristic of a decided to observe women delivering twins in the hospital
working hypothesis?
