NURS 262 (Research) EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
__ researchers collect narrative (verbal) data Correct Answer
qualitative
__ researchers collect numeric data Correct Answer
quantitative
___ are at the pinnacle of the hierarchy Correct Answer
systematic reviews
___ barriers:
1. quality and nature of the research
2. characteristics of nurses
3. organizational factors Correct Answer EBP
___ paradigm:
- reality exists; real world driven by natural causes
- research is independent from those researched
- values and biases are to be held in check Correct Answer
positivist paradigm
___ paradigm:
- reality is multiple
- researcher interacts with those being researched
- subjectivity and values are inevitable and desirable Correct
Answer constructivist paradigm
___ section of IMRAD:
- interpretation of the results
,- clinical and research implications
- study limitations and ramifications for the believability of the
results Correct Answer discussion
___ step in EBP:
- what is the QUALITY of the evidence
- what is the MAGNITUDE of effects
- how PRECISE are estimates of effects
- is there evidence of SIDE EFFECTS
- what are the FINANCIAL COSTS of applying the evidence
- is there RELEVANCE to my clinical situation Correct
Answer appraisal
____ for EBP:
- pre-appraised evidence (systematic reviews, meta-analysis,
metasynthesis, clinical practice guidelines and care bundles)
Correct Answer resources
____ studies are undertaken because a researcher wants to
develop a rich, context-bound understanding of a poorly
understood phenomenon Correct Answer qualitative
_____ studies are reliable and valid Correct Answer
quantitative
_____ studies are trustworthy Correct Answer qualitative
_____ studies usually involve concepts that are well developed
and for which methods of measurement have been (or can be)
developed Correct Answer quantitative
,- deciding voluntarily whether to participate in a study, without
risking prejudicial treatment
- having the right to ask questions, refuse answering questions,
and drop out of the study Correct Answer right to self-
determination (human dignity)
- focuses on the lived experiences of humans
- a qualitative research tradition, with roots in philosophy and
psychology, that focuses on the lived experience of humans
Correct Answer phenomenology
- focuses on the patterns and life ways of a cultural group
- a branch of human inquiry, associated with anthropology, that
focuses on the culture of a group of people, with an effort to
understand the worldview and customs of those under study
Correct Answer ethnography
- involve ranking evidence sources according to the strength of
evidence they provide
- a ranked arrangement of the validity and dependability of
evidence based on the rigor of the method that produced it
- the traditional ___ is appropriate primarily for cause-probing
research
- ranking may depend n the type of question being asked
Correct Answer evidence hierarchy
- seeks to understand key social psychological processes
- an approach to collect and analyzing qualitative data that aims
to develop theories about social psychological processes
grounded in real-world observations Correct Answer
grounded theory research
, - the process of reflecting critically on the self and of attending
to personal values that could affect data collection and
interpretations of the data
- in qualitative studies, the researcher's critical self-reflection
about his or her own biases, preferences, and preconceptions
Correct Answer reflexivity
- use of the best clinical evidence in making patient care
decisions
- the basis for nursing decisions; influences many recent clinical
practice changes
- produces decisions that are clinically appropriate, cost
effective, and result outcomes Correct Answer evidence-
based practice (EBP)
5 areas of focus for NINR's Strategic Plan Correct Answer 1.
promoting and preventing disease
2. symptom management and self-management
3. end-of-life and palliative care
4. innovation
5. development of nurse scientists
a bond or connection between variables Correct Answer
relationship
a brief description of the major features of a study at the
beginning of a journal article Correct Answer abstract
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
__ researchers collect narrative (verbal) data Correct Answer
qualitative
__ researchers collect numeric data Correct Answer
quantitative
___ are at the pinnacle of the hierarchy Correct Answer
systematic reviews
___ barriers:
1. quality and nature of the research
2. characteristics of nurses
3. organizational factors Correct Answer EBP
___ paradigm:
- reality exists; real world driven by natural causes
- research is independent from those researched
- values and biases are to be held in check Correct Answer
positivist paradigm
___ paradigm:
- reality is multiple
- researcher interacts with those being researched
- subjectivity and values are inevitable and desirable Correct
Answer constructivist paradigm
___ section of IMRAD:
- interpretation of the results
,- clinical and research implications
- study limitations and ramifications for the believability of the
results Correct Answer discussion
___ step in EBP:
- what is the QUALITY of the evidence
- what is the MAGNITUDE of effects
- how PRECISE are estimates of effects
- is there evidence of SIDE EFFECTS
- what are the FINANCIAL COSTS of applying the evidence
- is there RELEVANCE to my clinical situation Correct
Answer appraisal
____ for EBP:
- pre-appraised evidence (systematic reviews, meta-analysis,
metasynthesis, clinical practice guidelines and care bundles)
Correct Answer resources
____ studies are undertaken because a researcher wants to
develop a rich, context-bound understanding of a poorly
understood phenomenon Correct Answer qualitative
_____ studies are reliable and valid Correct Answer
quantitative
_____ studies are trustworthy Correct Answer qualitative
_____ studies usually involve concepts that are well developed
and for which methods of measurement have been (or can be)
developed Correct Answer quantitative
,- deciding voluntarily whether to participate in a study, without
risking prejudicial treatment
- having the right to ask questions, refuse answering questions,
and drop out of the study Correct Answer right to self-
determination (human dignity)
- focuses on the lived experiences of humans
- a qualitative research tradition, with roots in philosophy and
psychology, that focuses on the lived experience of humans
Correct Answer phenomenology
- focuses on the patterns and life ways of a cultural group
- a branch of human inquiry, associated with anthropology, that
focuses on the culture of a group of people, with an effort to
understand the worldview and customs of those under study
Correct Answer ethnography
- involve ranking evidence sources according to the strength of
evidence they provide
- a ranked arrangement of the validity and dependability of
evidence based on the rigor of the method that produced it
- the traditional ___ is appropriate primarily for cause-probing
research
- ranking may depend n the type of question being asked
Correct Answer evidence hierarchy
- seeks to understand key social psychological processes
- an approach to collect and analyzing qualitative data that aims
to develop theories about social psychological processes
grounded in real-world observations Correct Answer
grounded theory research
, - the process of reflecting critically on the self and of attending
to personal values that could affect data collection and
interpretations of the data
- in qualitative studies, the researcher's critical self-reflection
about his or her own biases, preferences, and preconceptions
Correct Answer reflexivity
- use of the best clinical evidence in making patient care
decisions
- the basis for nursing decisions; influences many recent clinical
practice changes
- produces decisions that are clinically appropriate, cost
effective, and result outcomes Correct Answer evidence-
based practice (EBP)
5 areas of focus for NINR's Strategic Plan Correct Answer 1.
promoting and preventing disease
2. symptom management and self-management
3. end-of-life and palliative care
4. innovation
5. development of nurse scientists
a bond or connection between variables Correct Answer
relationship
a brief description of the major features of a study at the
beginning of a journal article Correct Answer abstract
