NURS 3151 WEEK 3 QUIZ:
FOUNDATIONS ON NURSING RESEARCH
1. Quantitative research can be described as
a. objective and formal
b. subjective and formal
c. objective and informal
d. subjective and informal
2. A quantitative research study
a. must have ratio level data
b. must have at least interval level data
c. uses participant observation
d. uses standardized measures
3. The blueprint for quantitative studies is termed
a. research design
b. research goal
c. research objective
d. research process
4. Methods to collect data in a descriptive quantitative study could include
all but
a. administering a questionnaire to participants
b. analyzing an existing data set
c. manipulating the independent variable for positive
reinforcement of desired behaviors
d. observing participants responses to an intervention
5. Correlation research may be used to
, a. describe observations of nurse bedside reporting techniques
b. examine the association between patient handoff and patient
satisfaction
c. participate in a cultural experience to understand the
participant’s pain reactions
d. review medical records to obtain historical data
6. The results of correlation research
a. implies that one variable causes a change in another
b. implies that one variable does not cause a change in another
c. implies there may be a relationship between the two variables
where one may influence the outcome of the other
d. implies there is a cause-and-effect relationship between the two
dependent variables
7. Home care nurses are observed as they provide skin care to individuals
with hospital acquired pressure ulcers. On average, the nurses spend at least
ten minutes more providing this care than they normally do. This is an
example of what concept relevant to quantitative research?
a. Bias
b. Control
c. Hawthorne effect
d. Placebo effect
8. How is a sample different from a population?
a. A sample is larger than a population.
b. A population is larger than a sample.
c. A population is part of a sample
d. There is no difference, the terms mean the same thing in
research
9. A researcher is studying the relationship between fatigue and stress
among staff nurses in an acute care setting. 100 nurses were recruited and
completed a self-administered questionnaire. This can add bias to the study
because
a. This requires someone to read the questions to the participant to
be sure they are interpreted accurately.
FOUNDATIONS ON NURSING RESEARCH
1. Quantitative research can be described as
a. objective and formal
b. subjective and formal
c. objective and informal
d. subjective and informal
2. A quantitative research study
a. must have ratio level data
b. must have at least interval level data
c. uses participant observation
d. uses standardized measures
3. The blueprint for quantitative studies is termed
a. research design
b. research goal
c. research objective
d. research process
4. Methods to collect data in a descriptive quantitative study could include
all but
a. administering a questionnaire to participants
b. analyzing an existing data set
c. manipulating the independent variable for positive
reinforcement of desired behaviors
d. observing participants responses to an intervention
5. Correlation research may be used to
, a. describe observations of nurse bedside reporting techniques
b. examine the association between patient handoff and patient
satisfaction
c. participate in a cultural experience to understand the
participant’s pain reactions
d. review medical records to obtain historical data
6. The results of correlation research
a. implies that one variable causes a change in another
b. implies that one variable does not cause a change in another
c. implies there may be a relationship between the two variables
where one may influence the outcome of the other
d. implies there is a cause-and-effect relationship between the two
dependent variables
7. Home care nurses are observed as they provide skin care to individuals
with hospital acquired pressure ulcers. On average, the nurses spend at least
ten minutes more providing this care than they normally do. This is an
example of what concept relevant to quantitative research?
a. Bias
b. Control
c. Hawthorne effect
d. Placebo effect
8. How is a sample different from a population?
a. A sample is larger than a population.
b. A population is larger than a sample.
c. A population is part of a sample
d. There is no difference, the terms mean the same thing in
research
9. A researcher is studying the relationship between fatigue and stress
among staff nurses in an acute care setting. 100 nurses were recruited and
completed a self-administered questionnaire. This can add bias to the study
because
a. This requires someone to read the questions to the participant to
be sure they are interpreted accurately.
