NURS 3300 EXAM 1 UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS.
Research - ANS Planned and systematic activity that leads to new knowledge and/or
discovery of solutions to problems/questions; the systematic rigorous critical investigation or
inquiry aiming to answer questions about nursing phenomenon, events, or occurrences,
searching possible relationships among such phenomenon; involves a set of orderly processes
that formaize the development of evidence (scientific process)
Quantitative approach - ANS seeks to test relationships or answer a question; data are
numbers (obtain precise measurements); objective approach (info can be generalized in specific
situations); explain cause and effect types of relationships; test for intervention effectiveness
Qualitative approach - ANS Seeks to understand the meaning of human experience; data are
words/text; subjective approach; narrative description of experiences; looking for patterns or
themes
Triangulation - ANS Using multiple approaches to validate data; cross verifying the same info;
both quantitative and qualitative data are used to solve a research problem; often used for
credibility; well for comprehensiveness
Identifying problem and purpose statement, review of related literature, identifying pertinent
variables, and formulating research questions and hypotheses; select a topic that interests you
and that is needed, draft a purpose statement, identify your population, conduct a lit review to
find existing knowledge and gaps, decide up variables you want to include to measure (ex. age),
decide upon a theoretical framework to help guide your study, and write out your research
questions and/or hypotheses at this point - ANS What elements are involved in phase 1 of
the research process?
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, Selecting a research design: identifying sample and setting, defining all measurements;
determining your staffing team and strategy, specify your sample and your subset of
population, specify your setting or location to conduct your study and collect data, choose an
appropriate research design, aligned with your research question and hypotheses, select
measurements or tools you'd use to collect data (should be reliable and valid) - ANS What
elements are involved in phase 2 of the research process?
Methods: Data collection methods; determine how the data will be collected (in terms of the
time frame and how often), determine who will collect the data, how you will enter the data
(come out with your data analysis plan) - ANS What elements are involved in phase 3 of the
research process?
Data analysis: interpreting findings, analyzing data; select an appropriate analytical procedure,
based on the number of groups, level of measurement of your variables, shape of the data,
sample size, and a host of other things that go into selecting the appropriate analytical
procedure; interpret results in respect to your research question and/or hypotheses -
ANS What elements are involved in phase 4 of the research process?
Utilizing research: disseminating research findings; share results at conferences or in
publications, reputable journals, or in house presentations - ANS What elements are involved
in phase 5 of the research process?
Evidence-based practice (EBP) - ANS the collection, interpretation, and integration of valid
research evidence, combined with clinical expertise, and an understanding of patient and family
values and preferences, to inform clinical decision making
ask, gather, appraise, act, evaluate - ANS Evidence based practice steps
Research article - ANS Follows the steps of the research process; not a "how to" but answers
a question with all the components of the research process clearly presented or identified;
quantitative
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QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS.
Research - ANS Planned and systematic activity that leads to new knowledge and/or
discovery of solutions to problems/questions; the systematic rigorous critical investigation or
inquiry aiming to answer questions about nursing phenomenon, events, or occurrences,
searching possible relationships among such phenomenon; involves a set of orderly processes
that formaize the development of evidence (scientific process)
Quantitative approach - ANS seeks to test relationships or answer a question; data are
numbers (obtain precise measurements); objective approach (info can be generalized in specific
situations); explain cause and effect types of relationships; test for intervention effectiveness
Qualitative approach - ANS Seeks to understand the meaning of human experience; data are
words/text; subjective approach; narrative description of experiences; looking for patterns or
themes
Triangulation - ANS Using multiple approaches to validate data; cross verifying the same info;
both quantitative and qualitative data are used to solve a research problem; often used for
credibility; well for comprehensiveness
Identifying problem and purpose statement, review of related literature, identifying pertinent
variables, and formulating research questions and hypotheses; select a topic that interests you
and that is needed, draft a purpose statement, identify your population, conduct a lit review to
find existing knowledge and gaps, decide up variables you want to include to measure (ex. age),
decide upon a theoretical framework to help guide your study, and write out your research
questions and/or hypotheses at this point - ANS What elements are involved in phase 1 of
the research process?
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, Selecting a research design: identifying sample and setting, defining all measurements;
determining your staffing team and strategy, specify your sample and your subset of
population, specify your setting or location to conduct your study and collect data, choose an
appropriate research design, aligned with your research question and hypotheses, select
measurements or tools you'd use to collect data (should be reliable and valid) - ANS What
elements are involved in phase 2 of the research process?
Methods: Data collection methods; determine how the data will be collected (in terms of the
time frame and how often), determine who will collect the data, how you will enter the data
(come out with your data analysis plan) - ANS What elements are involved in phase 3 of the
research process?
Data analysis: interpreting findings, analyzing data; select an appropriate analytical procedure,
based on the number of groups, level of measurement of your variables, shape of the data,
sample size, and a host of other things that go into selecting the appropriate analytical
procedure; interpret results in respect to your research question and/or hypotheses -
ANS What elements are involved in phase 4 of the research process?
Utilizing research: disseminating research findings; share results at conferences or in
publications, reputable journals, or in house presentations - ANS What elements are involved
in phase 5 of the research process?
Evidence-based practice (EBP) - ANS the collection, interpretation, and integration of valid
research evidence, combined with clinical expertise, and an understanding of patient and family
values and preferences, to inform clinical decision making
ask, gather, appraise, act, evaluate - ANS Evidence based practice steps
Research article - ANS Follows the steps of the research process; not a "how to" but answers
a question with all the components of the research process clearly presented or identified;
quantitative
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