NRS 390 RESEARCH MIDTERM EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
NEW MODIFIED GRADED A+ LATEST
UPGRADE
The nurse researcher is developing a study to examine the effects of asthma
education on missed school days among grade school children. When defining
the research problem in the research proposal, the nurse will discuss:
A. The proposed methodologies for data collection.
B. Statistics about the number of school days missed by children with asthma.
C. The costs and types of various medications to treat asthma symptoms.
D. The need for future studies to examine asthma care for this population. --
answer--b. Statistics about the number of school days missed by children with
asthma.
A researcher studies the effect of asthma action plans on frequency of
emergency department visits for asthma-related symptoms. The study would be
described as:
Selected answer:
A. Applied research.
,B. Basic research.
C. Descriptive research.
D. Phenomenological research. --answer--a. Applied research
When noting the limitations of a research study, the nurse might make which
observation?
A. Findings could not be generalized to a population not included in the study.
B. The researcher included a discussion of the links between the study's
variables.
C. The subjects were randomly assigned to control and experimental groups.
D. Abstract concepts were defined using concrete, consistent terms. --answer--a.
Findings could not be generalized to a population not included in the study.
Research subjects in a study of body image after mastectomy will complete a
questionnaire about body image after surgery. Which assumption would the
researcher likely make when conducting this study?
A. All mastectomy patients are likely to be negatively affected by the surgery.
B. Body image and appearance are important to survivors of breast cancer.
C. Subjects will be able to describe a personal awareness of body image
,D. Subjects will complete every item on the questionnaire. --answer--c. Subjects
will be able to describe a personal awareness of body image
To help determine the relevance of a study to practice, it is recommended that
the reviewer read which two sections of the study initially?
A. Abstract,discussion
B. Conclusion, references
C. Literature review, purpose
D. Methods, results --answer--a. Abstract,discussion
The nurse evaluates a research study that examines the relationship between
computer and television screen time and obesity. A correlational analysis
reveals a correlation of +0.95. What can the nurse conclude about the
relationship
Between these two variables?
A. Screen time and obesity vary together
B. An increase in screen time causes obesity.
C. An increase in obesity leads to increased screen time.
D. Screen time and obesity vary in opposite directions. --answer--a. Screen time
and obesity vary together
, How is theory tested in quantitative research?
A. Assumptions about the theoretical framework are evaluated.
B. Concepts become more clearly defined as they are tested.
C. Relationships among concepts are tested.
D. The entire theory is proven or disproven. --answer--c. Relationships among
concepts are tested.
The researcher wants to learn whether there is a relationship between parental
education and emergency room use among children who have asthma. Which
type of research study will this researcher use?
A. Basic
B. Correlational
C. Historical
D. Phenomenological --answer--b. Correlational
A researcher designs a study to evaluate stress and anxiety associated with
breastfeeding in which data collection takes place in the homes of mothers with
premature newborns after discharge home from the nic. This would be an
example of which type of research setting?
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
NEW MODIFIED GRADED A+ LATEST
UPGRADE
The nurse researcher is developing a study to examine the effects of asthma
education on missed school days among grade school children. When defining
the research problem in the research proposal, the nurse will discuss:
A. The proposed methodologies for data collection.
B. Statistics about the number of school days missed by children with asthma.
C. The costs and types of various medications to treat asthma symptoms.
D. The need for future studies to examine asthma care for this population. --
answer--b. Statistics about the number of school days missed by children with
asthma.
A researcher studies the effect of asthma action plans on frequency of
emergency department visits for asthma-related symptoms. The study would be
described as:
Selected answer:
A. Applied research.
,B. Basic research.
C. Descriptive research.
D. Phenomenological research. --answer--a. Applied research
When noting the limitations of a research study, the nurse might make which
observation?
A. Findings could not be generalized to a population not included in the study.
B. The researcher included a discussion of the links between the study's
variables.
C. The subjects were randomly assigned to control and experimental groups.
D. Abstract concepts were defined using concrete, consistent terms. --answer--a.
Findings could not be generalized to a population not included in the study.
Research subjects in a study of body image after mastectomy will complete a
questionnaire about body image after surgery. Which assumption would the
researcher likely make when conducting this study?
A. All mastectomy patients are likely to be negatively affected by the surgery.
B. Body image and appearance are important to survivors of breast cancer.
C. Subjects will be able to describe a personal awareness of body image
,D. Subjects will complete every item on the questionnaire. --answer--c. Subjects
will be able to describe a personal awareness of body image
To help determine the relevance of a study to practice, it is recommended that
the reviewer read which two sections of the study initially?
A. Abstract,discussion
B. Conclusion, references
C. Literature review, purpose
D. Methods, results --answer--a. Abstract,discussion
The nurse evaluates a research study that examines the relationship between
computer and television screen time and obesity. A correlational analysis
reveals a correlation of +0.95. What can the nurse conclude about the
relationship
Between these two variables?
A. Screen time and obesity vary together
B. An increase in screen time causes obesity.
C. An increase in obesity leads to increased screen time.
D. Screen time and obesity vary in opposite directions. --answer--a. Screen time
and obesity vary together
, How is theory tested in quantitative research?
A. Assumptions about the theoretical framework are evaluated.
B. Concepts become more clearly defined as they are tested.
C. Relationships among concepts are tested.
D. The entire theory is proven or disproven. --answer--c. Relationships among
concepts are tested.
The researcher wants to learn whether there is a relationship between parental
education and emergency room use among children who have asthma. Which
type of research study will this researcher use?
A. Basic
B. Correlational
C. Historical
D. Phenomenological --answer--b. Correlational
A researcher designs a study to evaluate stress and anxiety associated with
breastfeeding in which data collection takes place in the homes of mothers with
premature newborns after discharge home from the nic. This would be an
example of which type of research setting?
