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NURS 5366 PRINCIPLES OF RESEARCH IN NURSING
MODULE 1 QUIZ QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS (UTA)
What is a primary resource? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ the actual
research reports written by researchers who conducted
the study
Identify some vulnerable populations - ...ANSWER...✓✓
children, unconscious patients
Name one of the most useful electronic data bases. -
...ANSWER...✓✓ CIHNAL
What is the IRB and its purpose? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ In the
US, a group of people affiliated with an institution who
convene to review proposed and ongoing with respect to
ethical considerations.
*researches must submit plans to the IRB
*they can approve the proposed plans, require
modifications, or disapprove them
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What are null, directional, non-directional hypotheses?
Give an example of each. - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Null: used as
the hypothesis to be rejected or accepted.
nondirectional: does not stipulate the expected direction
of the relationship between variables.
directional: hypothesis that can make a specific prediction
about the relationship between variables
What are the 3 requirements of a true experiment? -
...ANSWER...✓✓ Randomization, Manipulation, Control
What are types of qualitative designs - ...ANSWER...✓✓
Ethnography
Grounded Theory
Phenomenology
What are some current priorities for clinical nursing
research? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Evidenced Based Practice
What types of studies would be investigated by qualitative
designs? quantitative designs? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ ...
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What is a construct? Give an example - ...ANSWER...✓✓
an abstraction on concept that is deliberately invented by
researchers for a scientific purpose. *health locus of
control
Describe a causal relationship between two variables.
How would it be stated? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ A cause-and-
effect relationship.
example: smoking causes lung cancer
What are some ways to measure research variables i.e.,
instruments, tools, measures - ...ANSWER...✓✓ ...
What is a hypothesis? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ A statement of
predicted relationships between variables or predicted
outcomes.
What is a research design? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ the overall
plan for addressing a research question, including
strategies for enhancing the study's integrity.
NURS 5366 PRINCIPLES OF RESEARCH IN NURSING
MODULE 1 QUIZ QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS (UTA)
What is a primary resource? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ the actual
research reports written by researchers who conducted
the study
Identify some vulnerable populations - ...ANSWER...✓✓
children, unconscious patients
Name one of the most useful electronic data bases. -
...ANSWER...✓✓ CIHNAL
What is the IRB and its purpose? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ In the
US, a group of people affiliated with an institution who
convene to review proposed and ongoing with respect to
ethical considerations.
*researches must submit plans to the IRB
*they can approve the proposed plans, require
modifications, or disapprove them
,2|Page
What are null, directional, non-directional hypotheses?
Give an example of each. - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Null: used as
the hypothesis to be rejected or accepted.
nondirectional: does not stipulate the expected direction
of the relationship between variables.
directional: hypothesis that can make a specific prediction
about the relationship between variables
What are the 3 requirements of a true experiment? -
...ANSWER...✓✓ Randomization, Manipulation, Control
What are types of qualitative designs - ...ANSWER...✓✓
Ethnography
Grounded Theory
Phenomenology
What are some current priorities for clinical nursing
research? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Evidenced Based Practice
What types of studies would be investigated by qualitative
designs? quantitative designs? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ ...
, 3|Page
What is a construct? Give an example - ...ANSWER...✓✓
an abstraction on concept that is deliberately invented by
researchers for a scientific purpose. *health locus of
control
Describe a causal relationship between two variables.
How would it be stated? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ A cause-and-
effect relationship.
example: smoking causes lung cancer
What are some ways to measure research variables i.e.,
instruments, tools, measures - ...ANSWER...✓✓ ...
What is a hypothesis? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ A statement of
predicted relationships between variables or predicted
outcomes.
What is a research design? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ the overall
plan for addressing a research question, including
strategies for enhancing the study's integrity.
