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NEW NURSING RESEARCH: EXAM 1 Q&A ACTUAL
EXAM GRADED A+ NEWLY MODIFIED 2025/2026!!!
You are leaving a grocery store and are approached by an individual who identifies herself as
a researcher. You were most likely selected by which method of sampling?
A. Convenience
B. Quota
C. Simple random
D. Systematic -- ANSWER--A. Convenience
Which type of observation is being used in the following scenario?
A researcher uses a one-way mirror to observe interactions of caregivers and infants who
have feeding problems.
A. Concealment without intervention
B. No concealment without intervention
C. Concealment with intervention
D. No Concealment with intervention -- ANSWER--A. Concealment without intervention
The most objective and accurate method of measuring a patient's cardiac status is by
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A. Interview.
B. Physiological measure (blood pressure, pulse).
C. Observation.
D. Questionnaire. -- ANSWER--B. Physiological measure (blood pressure, pulse).
In studying motor development of children, the nurse researcher would most likely use which
measurement method?
A. Observation
B. Interview
C. Self-report
D. Psychological test -- ANSWER--A. Observation
What is the most common test for internal consistency of an instrument?
A. Cronbach's alpha
B. Split-half reliability
C. Kuder-Richardson (KR-20) coefficient
D. Equivalence -- ANSWER--?????
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What measure used to test an instrument's reliability refers to items that
reflect or measure the same thing?
A. Equivalence
B. Homogeneity
C. Construct
D. Stability -- ANSWER--B. Homogeneity
A researcher wants to study coping in adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Individuals having
another chronic disease such as asthma are going to be excluded from the study. The
researcher may believe that having another chronic disease could affect the participants'
coping. This is an example of...
A. Inclusion criteria
B. Exclusion criteria
C. Target population
D. Sampling error -- ANSWER--B. Exclusion criteria
A researcher wants to study baccalaureate nursing education in the US. The researcher first
randomly selects 10 states that will be included in the study. Then all baccalaureate nursing
programs in each of the 10 states are identified. The researcher then randomly selects three
schools from each state and obtains the names of baccalaureate students enrolled in each of
the programs selected. Sampling is concluded by randomly selecting 30% of the names on
the list. This is an example of what kind of sampling strategy?
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A. Stratified random sampling
B. Cluster sampling
C. Simple random sampling
D. Nonprobability sampling -- ANSWER--B. Cluster sampling
A researcher has 25 nursing students as an accessible population for a study and needs 10
students for the sample. The name of each student is placed in a container. The first name is
drawn and recorded as a potential participant. The name is returned to the container and this
process continues until 10 student names have been selected. Should one of the selected
students decline to participate in the study, another name would be selected in the same
manner. This is an example of what type of sampling strategy?
A. Stratified random sampling
B. Cluster sampling
C. Simple random sampling
D. Nonprobability sampling -- ANSWER--C. Simple random sampling
In a study to determine student interest in creating a smoke-free campus, the accessible
population is 5,500 undergraduate and graduate students. The researcher secures a list of all
students enrolled in the university and assigns each name on the list a number. A sample of
200 students is necessary. After selecting the start point on a table of random numbers, the
researcher selects additional participants by proceeding vertically through the columns until
200 participants are selected. This is an example of what type of sampling strategy?
A. Stratified random sampling
B. Cluster sampling
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NEW NURSING RESEARCH: EXAM 1 Q&A ACTUAL
EXAM GRADED A+ NEWLY MODIFIED 2025/2026!!!
You are leaving a grocery store and are approached by an individual who identifies herself as
a researcher. You were most likely selected by which method of sampling?
A. Convenience
B. Quota
C. Simple random
D. Systematic -- ANSWER--A. Convenience
Which type of observation is being used in the following scenario?
A researcher uses a one-way mirror to observe interactions of caregivers and infants who
have feeding problems.
A. Concealment without intervention
B. No concealment without intervention
C. Concealment with intervention
D. No Concealment with intervention -- ANSWER--A. Concealment without intervention
The most objective and accurate method of measuring a patient's cardiac status is by
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A. Interview.
B. Physiological measure (blood pressure, pulse).
C. Observation.
D. Questionnaire. -- ANSWER--B. Physiological measure (blood pressure, pulse).
In studying motor development of children, the nurse researcher would most likely use which
measurement method?
A. Observation
B. Interview
C. Self-report
D. Psychological test -- ANSWER--A. Observation
What is the most common test for internal consistency of an instrument?
A. Cronbach's alpha
B. Split-half reliability
C. Kuder-Richardson (KR-20) coefficient
D. Equivalence -- ANSWER--?????
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What measure used to test an instrument's reliability refers to items that
reflect or measure the same thing?
A. Equivalence
B. Homogeneity
C. Construct
D. Stability -- ANSWER--B. Homogeneity
A researcher wants to study coping in adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Individuals having
another chronic disease such as asthma are going to be excluded from the study. The
researcher may believe that having another chronic disease could affect the participants'
coping. This is an example of...
A. Inclusion criteria
B. Exclusion criteria
C. Target population
D. Sampling error -- ANSWER--B. Exclusion criteria
A researcher wants to study baccalaureate nursing education in the US. The researcher first
randomly selects 10 states that will be included in the study. Then all baccalaureate nursing
programs in each of the 10 states are identified. The researcher then randomly selects three
schools from each state and obtains the names of baccalaureate students enrolled in each of
the programs selected. Sampling is concluded by randomly selecting 30% of the names on
the list. This is an example of what kind of sampling strategy?
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A. Stratified random sampling
B. Cluster sampling
C. Simple random sampling
D. Nonprobability sampling -- ANSWER--B. Cluster sampling
A researcher has 25 nursing students as an accessible population for a study and needs 10
students for the sample. The name of each student is placed in a container. The first name is
drawn and recorded as a potential participant. The name is returned to the container and this
process continues until 10 student names have been selected. Should one of the selected
students decline to participate in the study, another name would be selected in the same
manner. This is an example of what type of sampling strategy?
A. Stratified random sampling
B. Cluster sampling
C. Simple random sampling
D. Nonprobability sampling -- ANSWER--C. Simple random sampling
In a study to determine student interest in creating a smoke-free campus, the accessible
population is 5,500 undergraduate and graduate students. The researcher secures a list of all
students enrolled in the university and assigns each name on the list a number. A sample of
200 students is necessary. After selecting the start point on a table of random numbers, the
researcher selects additional participants by proceeding vertically through the columns until
200 participants are selected. This is an example of what type of sampling strategy?
A. Stratified random sampling
B. Cluster sampling
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