NUR 342 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSERS

NUR 342 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE ANSERS.


what is mixed method research? - ANSWER: integration of qualitative and
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quantitative data within a single study or coordinated cluster of studies
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what is a paradigm often associated with MM research and what does it do? -
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ANSWER: pragmatism
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the research question should drive the design of the inquiry (not a forced "either-or"
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choice)
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advantages of MM research - ANSWER: complementarity
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practicality
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using both can avoid limitations of using only one
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practicality - ANSWER: practical to use the methods that are best suited for
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answering difficult research questions
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enhanced validity - ANSWER: validity (accuracy) of your research increases when
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you use different methods of research to reach the same outcome
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applications of MM research - ANSWER: instrument development
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theory building and testing
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explication

instrument development - ANSWER: researchers gather qualitative data and then do
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quantitative testing
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ex. faces pain scale and numeric rating scale
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intervention development - ANSWER: qualitative research plays an important role in
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developing promising nursing interventions that are then tested for efficacy
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-reliant on MM to develop, refine, test and understand intervention
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hypothesis generation - ANSWER: insights generated within qualitative studies can
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be tested and confirmed in larger samples using quantitative methods
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,theory building and testing - ANSWER: using both qual and quan can strengthen the
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validity and framework for clinical work and future research
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explication - ANSWER: qualitative data are sometimes used to determine the
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meaning of quantitative descriptions or relationships
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(why they are related)
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MM design concern: sequencing - ANSWER: qualitative comes first, quantitative
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comes first, both simultaneously
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when qualitative and quantitative data are collected at the same time - ANSWER:
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concurrent
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sequential designs - ANSWER: qual and quan are collected in phases
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MM design concern: prioritization - ANSWER: deciding on which approach to
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prioritize
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equal status - ANSWER: give them equal weight
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QUAL/QUAN

dominant status - ANSWER: one method receives a higher priority (more commonly
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seen)
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QUAL/quan
QUAN/qual

specific mixed method designs - ANSWER: convergent parallel design (triangulation
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design)
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convergent parallel design (triangulation design) - ANSWER: concurrent and equal
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weighting
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QUAN/QUAL collected simultaneously with equal weighting priority
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what is the goal of convergent parallel design - ANSWER: to converge on "the truth"
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regarding a problem or phenomenon by allowing limitations of one approach to be
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offset by strengths of another
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explanatory design - ANSWER: QUAN --> QUAL
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either can have stronger priority
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data from second phase (qualitative) is used to build on or explain the data from the
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first phase (quantitative)
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, which method can be priority in the explanatory and exploratory design - ANSWER:
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EITHER can be given stronger priority
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suitable when results are challenging and complex to interpret
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first phase (qual): exploration of a poorly understood phenomenon
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second phase (quan): aimed at measuring or classifying it
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purpose and difference between sequential explanatory and exploratory designs -
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ANSWER: explanatory is suitable when results are complex and tricky to interpret
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exploratory is the need for initial in-depth exploration of a concept
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randomized control clinical trials - ANSWER: full experimental test of an intervention,
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involving random assignment to tx groups
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cross-sectional - ANSWER: data (outcome and exposure) collected all at one time
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case study - ANSWER: in-depth investigations of an individual, family, institution, or
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other social unit
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focus on WHY an individual thinks, behaves or develops rather than on WHAT his
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or her status or actions are
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case-control - ANSWER: non-experimental design that compares a group of people
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with a disease and a group of people without
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prospective cohort - ANSWER: subjects are followed to observe future outcomes
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retrospective cohort - ANSWER: collecting data about an outcome in the present
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and looking back in time for possible causes
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health services - ANSWER: broad field that studies how organizational structures,
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processes, health tech, social factors and personal behaviors affect access to health
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care, cost and quality of health care and peoples health and well being
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outcome research of health services - ANSWER: subset of health services
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efforts to understand the end results of particular health care practices and to
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assess effectiveness of health care services
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represents a response to the increasing demand from policy makers and the public
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to justify care practices in terms of improved pt outcomes and costs
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quality improvement - ANSWER: purpose is to improve practices and processes
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within a specific organization, NOT to generate knowledge that can be generalized
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beyond the specific context of study
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