POLIT AND BECK NURSING
RESEARCH CHAPTERS (1-6) EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
SOLUTIONS||ALREDY A+
GRADED||100% GUARANTEED
PASS||UPDATED 2026/2027
SYLLABUS||<<RECENT VERSION>>
data saturation - ANSWER ✓ when themes and ideas emerging from the text
become repetitive and the researchers are confident that inclusion of new
participants will not lead to novel themes or interpretations
raw data - ANSWER ✓ data in its orginal form
journal articles - ANSWER ✓ context quotes results and design of study
IMRAD format - ANSWER ✓ introduction, method, results, discussion
findings - ANSWER ✓ results
statistical tests - ANSWER ✓ test hypotheses and evaluate the believability of the
study results.
statistically significant - ANSWER ✓ findings are probably significant
level of significance - ANSWER ✓ index of probability of findings being
reliable.
topic - ANSWER ✓ phenomenon on which to focus
,research problem - ANSWER ✓ troubling condition
problem statement - ANSWER ✓ articulation of the problem and develops an
argument
statement of purpose - ANSWER ✓ summary of study goals
research aims or objectives - ANSWER ✓ accomplishments to be achieved by the
study
moderator variable - ANSWER ✓ a variable that influences the direction of
relationship between two variables
mediating variable - ANSWER ✓ a link between two variables
inductive hypothesis - ANSWER ✓ inferred from observations
deductive hypothesis - ANSWER ✓ have theories as a starting point
directional hypothesis - ANSWER ✓ States the direction of the difference or
relationship
nondirectional hypothesis - ANSWER ✓ Predicts the existence of a relationship,
not its direction
research hypotheses - ANSWER ✓ substantive or scientific hypotheses,
statements of expected relationships between variables
null hypotheses - ANSWER ✓ state that there is no relationship between the
independent and dependent variables
primary source - ANSWER ✓ description of studies written by the researchers
who conducted them
secondary sources - ANSWER ✓ descriptions of studies written by someone
other than the original researcher
, keywords - ANSWER ✓ words that describe the information the user is trying to
locate
Boolean operators - ANSWER ✓ expand or limit a search, ie AND, OR, NOT
truncation symbol - ANSWER ✓ Uses root of the word. Usually an * is placed
after or before the root word so that search results retrieve words using that root by
with additional affixes.
wildcard symbols - ANSWER ✓ often a question mark or asterisk, permits a
search for alternative spellings
EMBASE - ANSWER ✓ Biomedical and pharmaceutical studies, the Excerpta
Medical Database
HaPI - ANSWER ✓ (Health and Psychosocial Instruments) database collects
rating scales, questionnaires, checklists, tests, interview schedules, and coding
schemes/manuals for health and social sciences. May involve a fee for subscription
PsycINFO - ANSWER ✓ A searchable, online database that provides brief
summaries of the scientific and scholarly literature in psychology
open-access journal - ANSWER ✓ Peer-reviewed journals published only in
electronic format, with articles with many different reader access levels. Some are
available to only subscribers, but increasingly they are becoming available to
anyone with an internet connection. Usually copyrighted, but more liberal. A
phenomenon of the economy, because people want to publish but can't afford to.
Peer-reviewed journals that are only published in electronic format are referred to
as (OPEN ACCESS JOURNALS)
critique - ANSWER ✓ an appraisal of the strengths and weaknesses of the study
peer reviewers - ANSWER ✓ help ensure quality control in reporting scientific
findings
theory of planned behavior - ANSWER ✓ the idea that people's intentions are the
best predictors of their deliberate behaviors, which are determined by their
, attitudes toward specific behaviors, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral
control
grand theories - ANSWER ✓ macrotheories, purport to describe and explain large
segments of the human experience.
middle-range theories - ANSWER ✓ attempt to explain such phenomena as
stress, comfort, and health promotion
Importance of research in nursing - ANSWER ✓ Research findings provide
evidence for informing nurses' decisions and actions.
Best served group by clinical nursing research - ANSWER ✓ Nurses' clients.
Area where research plays an important role in nursing (US) - ANSWER ✓
Nurses' education.
Role of a consumer of nursing research - ANSWER ✓ Read research reports for
relevant findings.
Concern of most nursing studies in the early 1900s - ANSWER ✓ Nursing
education.
Topic conforming to future nursing research priorities - ANSWER ✓ Promotion
of excellence in nursing science.
Process of deductive reasoning - ANSWER ✓ Developing specific predictions
from general principles.
Ontological assumption of naturalistic paradigm - ANSWER ✓ Reality is
multiply constructed and multiply interpreted by humans.
Epistemological assumption of positivist paradigm - ANSWER ✓ The researcher
is objective and independent of those being studied.
Characteristic not of traditional scientific method - ANSWER ✓ Emphasis on a
holistic view of a phenomenon, studied in a rich context.
RESEARCH CHAPTERS (1-6) EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
SOLUTIONS||ALREDY A+
GRADED||100% GUARANTEED
PASS||UPDATED 2026/2027
SYLLABUS||<<RECENT VERSION>>
data saturation - ANSWER ✓ when themes and ideas emerging from the text
become repetitive and the researchers are confident that inclusion of new
participants will not lead to novel themes or interpretations
raw data - ANSWER ✓ data in its orginal form
journal articles - ANSWER ✓ context quotes results and design of study
IMRAD format - ANSWER ✓ introduction, method, results, discussion
findings - ANSWER ✓ results
statistical tests - ANSWER ✓ test hypotheses and evaluate the believability of the
study results.
statistically significant - ANSWER ✓ findings are probably significant
level of significance - ANSWER ✓ index of probability of findings being
reliable.
topic - ANSWER ✓ phenomenon on which to focus
,research problem - ANSWER ✓ troubling condition
problem statement - ANSWER ✓ articulation of the problem and develops an
argument
statement of purpose - ANSWER ✓ summary of study goals
research aims or objectives - ANSWER ✓ accomplishments to be achieved by the
study
moderator variable - ANSWER ✓ a variable that influences the direction of
relationship between two variables
mediating variable - ANSWER ✓ a link between two variables
inductive hypothesis - ANSWER ✓ inferred from observations
deductive hypothesis - ANSWER ✓ have theories as a starting point
directional hypothesis - ANSWER ✓ States the direction of the difference or
relationship
nondirectional hypothesis - ANSWER ✓ Predicts the existence of a relationship,
not its direction
research hypotheses - ANSWER ✓ substantive or scientific hypotheses,
statements of expected relationships between variables
null hypotheses - ANSWER ✓ state that there is no relationship between the
independent and dependent variables
primary source - ANSWER ✓ description of studies written by the researchers
who conducted them
secondary sources - ANSWER ✓ descriptions of studies written by someone
other than the original researcher
, keywords - ANSWER ✓ words that describe the information the user is trying to
locate
Boolean operators - ANSWER ✓ expand or limit a search, ie AND, OR, NOT
truncation symbol - ANSWER ✓ Uses root of the word. Usually an * is placed
after or before the root word so that search results retrieve words using that root by
with additional affixes.
wildcard symbols - ANSWER ✓ often a question mark or asterisk, permits a
search for alternative spellings
EMBASE - ANSWER ✓ Biomedical and pharmaceutical studies, the Excerpta
Medical Database
HaPI - ANSWER ✓ (Health and Psychosocial Instruments) database collects
rating scales, questionnaires, checklists, tests, interview schedules, and coding
schemes/manuals for health and social sciences. May involve a fee for subscription
PsycINFO - ANSWER ✓ A searchable, online database that provides brief
summaries of the scientific and scholarly literature in psychology
open-access journal - ANSWER ✓ Peer-reviewed journals published only in
electronic format, with articles with many different reader access levels. Some are
available to only subscribers, but increasingly they are becoming available to
anyone with an internet connection. Usually copyrighted, but more liberal. A
phenomenon of the economy, because people want to publish but can't afford to.
Peer-reviewed journals that are only published in electronic format are referred to
as (OPEN ACCESS JOURNALS)
critique - ANSWER ✓ an appraisal of the strengths and weaknesses of the study
peer reviewers - ANSWER ✓ help ensure quality control in reporting scientific
findings
theory of planned behavior - ANSWER ✓ the idea that people's intentions are the
best predictors of their deliberate behaviors, which are determined by their
, attitudes toward specific behaviors, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral
control
grand theories - ANSWER ✓ macrotheories, purport to describe and explain large
segments of the human experience.
middle-range theories - ANSWER ✓ attempt to explain such phenomena as
stress, comfort, and health promotion
Importance of research in nursing - ANSWER ✓ Research findings provide
evidence for informing nurses' decisions and actions.
Best served group by clinical nursing research - ANSWER ✓ Nurses' clients.
Area where research plays an important role in nursing (US) - ANSWER ✓
Nurses' education.
Role of a consumer of nursing research - ANSWER ✓ Read research reports for
relevant findings.
Concern of most nursing studies in the early 1900s - ANSWER ✓ Nursing
education.
Topic conforming to future nursing research priorities - ANSWER ✓ Promotion
of excellence in nursing science.
Process of deductive reasoning - ANSWER ✓ Developing specific predictions
from general principles.
Ontological assumption of naturalistic paradigm - ANSWER ✓ Reality is
multiply constructed and multiply interpreted by humans.
Epistemological assumption of positivist paradigm - ANSWER ✓ The researcher
is objective and independent of those being studied.
Characteristic not of traditional scientific method - ANSWER ✓ Emphasis on a
holistic view of a phenomenon, studied in a rich context.
