Quiz: Nursing Research Exams Practice Test
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- 1.
- A.
Consumer
- B.
Primary investigator
- C.
Collaborator
- D.
Producer
- 2.Florence Nightingale is most noted for which of the following contributions to nursing research?
- A.
Case study approach to research
- B.
Data collection and analysis
- C.
Framework and model development
- D.
Quasi-experimental study design
- 3.
- A.
Development of local, national, and international nursing research conferences by Sigma Theta Tau
- B.
Initiation of the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
- C.
Formation of the National Institute for Nursing Research
- D.
Development of a Nursing Research Council as part of the American Nurses Association
- 4.
- A.
Reasoning from all chronically ill patients to a single chronically ill patient
- B.
Reasoning from a single diabetic patient to all diabetic patients
- C.
Using a standard nursing care plan to care for a specific patient
- D.
Using a computerized nursing care plan to care for insulin-dependent diabetic patients.
- 5.Quantitative and qualitative research approaches are particularly useful in nursing because they:
- A.
Are easy to implement.
- B.
Require few resources.
- C.
are both process oriented.
- D.
Balance each other by generating different types of nursing knowledge.
- 6.Which of the following types of research involve at least some control by the researcher to implement the study treatment?
- A.
Correlational
- B.
Descriptive
- C.
Quasi-experimental
- D.
Experimental
- 7.In which type of research is there high researcher control, random sampling, and laboratory setting?
- A.
Descriptive
- B.
Correlational
- C.
Quasiexperimental
- D.
Experimental
- 8.Benner (1984) emphasizes the importance of acquiring clinical knowledge and expertise through:
- A.
Professional experience
- B.
Personal experience
- C.
Academic experience
- 9.What category of research is suggested by the following research question? "Does telephone follow-up by nurses improve patients' compliance with their medication regimens?"
- A.
Applied research
- B.
Basic research
- C.
Descriptive research
- D.
Phenomenological research
- 10.A researcher investigates the effect of frequency of position change on healing of decubitus ulcers. The study would be described as:
- A.
applied research
- B.
Basic research
- C.
Descriptive research
- D.
Phenomenological research
- 11.Applied research seeks to solve a clinical problem in which setting?
- A.
Controlled
- B.
Laboratory
- C.
Natural
- D.
Simulated
- 12.A researcher designs a study that uses a random sampling method to decrease the likelihood of bias in the study sample. This strategy was used to implement:
- A.
Manipulation
- B.
Control
- C.
Data collection
- D.
Experimental research
- 13.
- A.
Time frame in which the research takes place
- B.
Degree of aggressiveness used in acquiring the data
- C.
Amount of control and precision exerted by the methodology
- D.
Process used to synthesize findings to form conclusions from a study
- 14.A researcher is interested in studying stress and coping in caregivers of elderly stroke victims. The researcher designs a study where data collection takes place in the caregiver's home. This would be an example of which type of research setting?
- A.
Natural, field
- B.
Highly controlled, field
- C.
Partially controlled, laboratory
- D.
Highly controlled, laboratory
- 15.Problem identification in the research process would be equivalent to which step in the nursing process?
- A.
Goal identification
- B.
Data interpretation
- C.
Identifying solutions
- D.
Nursing diagnosis
- 16.The plan in the problem-solving process is equivalent to which step in the research process?
- A.
Outcomes
- B.
Design
- C.
Implementation
- D.
Goal identification
- 17.The research process differs from the nursing process on which of the following?
- A.
Identifies new information
- B.
Involves abstract, critical thinking
- C.
Has a broader focus
- D.
Utilizes complex thinking
- 18.Which of the following would identify the specific aim or goal of the study based on the identified problem?
- A.
Purpose
- B.
Literature review
- C.
Methodology
- D.
Assumptions
- 19.Research subjects in a study of quality of life (QOL) in liver transplant recipients were asked to complete a questionnaire about their experiences following transplantation. Which of the following would be a likely assumption the researcher made in relation to this study?
- A.
Subjects will complete every item on the questionnaire.
- B.
Subjects are able to identify a personal awareness of QOL.
- C.
All liver transplant recipients invited to participate in the study will complete a questionnaire
- D.
QOL is an important issue to liver transplant recipients.
- 20.Before implementing a large, multisite research investigation, a researcher conducts a smaller study of the planned study to identify any problematic areas. This smaller study is known as a(n):
- A.
Abstract
- B.
Exploratory design
- C.
Pilot study
- D.
Proposal
- 21.The researcher uses which portion of the research report to capture the reader's attention?
- 22.
- 23.The initial and one of the most significant steps in conducting the research process is:
- A.
Defining the research variables.
- B.
identifying the research problem.
- C.
Stating the research purpose.
- D.
Determining the feasibility of the study.
- 24.The purpose statement should identify the study variable(s) and what other key aspect of the study?
- A.
Design
- B.
Measurement tools
- C.
Population
- D.
Statistics
- 25.One important source for identification of a research problem would be:
- A.
Nursing practice
- B.
Research textbook
- C.
Nursing code of ethics
- D.
Practice guidelines
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