Research Midterm: Quiz 1- Introduction To Nursing Research
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- 1.A research nurse understands that evidenced-based practice in nursing does which of the following?
- A.
Relies on tradition
- B.
Consults recognized authorities
- C.
Depends primarily on textbooks
- D.
Is based on the latest research
- 2.A researcher wants to explore the process by which men make decisions about treatment for prostate cancer. The researcher's paradigm is most likely which of the following?
- A.
Positivism
- B.
Determinism
- C.
Empiricism
- D.
Constructivism
- 3.A researcher wants to investigate the effect of patients' body position on blood pressure. The study would most likely be of which type?
- A.
Qualitative
- B.
Quantitative
- C.
Either quantitative or qualitative (researcher preference)
- D.
Option 4
- 4.An especially important goal for the nursing profession is to do which of the following?
- A.
Conduct research to better understand the context of nursing practice
- B.
Establish a solid base of evidence for practice through disciplined research
- C.
Document the role nursing serves in society
- D.
Establish research priorities
- 5.Constructivist qualitative research typically does which of the following?
- A.
Involves deductive processes
- B.
Attempts to control the research context to better understand the phenomenon being studied
- C.
Involves gathering narrative, subjective materials
- D.
Focuses on numeric information
- 6.Consumers of research do which of the following?
- A.
Design studies
- B.
Undertake studies
- C.
Produce research
- D.
Read research
- 7.Empiricism refers to which of the following?
- A.
Making generalizations from specific observations
- B.
Articulating a study purpose in terms of an appropriate classification system
- C.
Gathering evidence about real-world phenomena through the senses
- D.
Verifying the assumptions on which the study was based
- 8.Evidenced-based nursing primarily uses which of the following to answer clinical questions?
- A.
Consulting an authority
- B.
Using intuition
- C.
Obtaining the newest research
- D.
Relying on experience
- 9.Non-research-based evidence includes which of the following? Select all that apply
- A.
Unit culture
- B.
Nurse's experience
- C.
Qualitative studies
- D.
Trial and error
- 10.Nursing has experienced constant change over the past decades as a result of increased research. When determining best practices, nursing decisions should do which of the following? Select all that apply
- A.
Be based on tradition
- B.
Include holistic approaches
- C.
Be clinically appropriate
- D.
Be cost effective
- 11.Quantitative and qualitative research share which of the following features? Select all that apply
- A.
A desire to understand the true state of human affairs
- B.
An emphasis on formal measurement
- C.
A reliance on external evidence collected through the senses
- D.
Utility to the nursing profession
- 12.The classic scientific method has its intellectual roots in which of the following?
- A.
Positivism
- B.
Determinism
- C.
Constructivism
- D.
Empiricism
- 13.The major difference between quantitative and qualitative research is that qualitative research seeks to find answers based on which of the following?
- A.
Solid factual data
- B.
Experiences or descriptions
- C.
Etiology
- D.
Systematic process
- 14.When little is known about a phenomenon or the phenomenon is not clearly identified, the best type of research suited to uncover this is which of the following?
- A.
Exploration
- B.
Description
- C.
Identification
- D.
Prediction
- 15.When nurses rely primarily on tradition, they are most likely to do which of the following?
- A.
Produce a precise range of answers
- B.
Increase new knowledge
- C.
Maintain an unbiased perspective
- D.
Undermine effective problem solving
- 16.Which of the following attributes is least characteristic of the traditional scientific method?
- A.
Control over external factors
- B.
Systematic measurement and observation of natural phenomena
- C.
Testing of hunches deduced from theory or prior research
- D.
Emphasis on a holistic view of a phenomenon, studied in a rich context
- 17.Which of the following groups would be best served by the development of a scientific base for nursing practice?
- A.
Nursing administrators
- B.
Practicing nurses
- C.
Nurses' clients
- D.
Health care policymakers
- 18.Which of the following is a descriptive question that a qualitative researcher most likely would ask?
- A.
What is the nature of this phenomenon?
- B.
What is the average intensity of this phenomenon?
- C.
How frequently does this phenomenon occur?
- D.
What is the average duration of this phenomenon?
- 19.Which of the following is a fundamental belief of those who hold to the constructivist paradigm?
- A.
A fixed reality exists in nature for humans to understand
- B.
The nature of reality has changed over time
- C.
Reality is multiply constructed and multiply interpreted by humans
- D.
Reality cannot be studied empirically
- 20.Which of the following is a fundamental belief of those who hold to the positivist paradigm?
- A.
The researcher is objective and independent of those being studied
- B.
The researcher cannot interact with those being studied
- C.
The researcher instructs those being studied to be objective in providing information
- D.
The distance between the researcher and those being researched is minimized to enhance the interactive process
- 21.Which of the following is a hallmark of the scientific method?
- A.
Rigorous
- B.
Holistic
- C.
Systematic
- D.
Flexible
- 22.Which of the following limits the capacity of the scientific method to answer questions about humans?
- A.
The necessity of departing from traditional beliefs
- B.
The difficulty of accurately measuring complex human traits
- C.
The lack of funding for research
- D.
The shortage of theories about human behavior
- 23.Which of the following research focuses is qualitative?
- A.
Weekend and night outcomes of patients admitted to a specific hospital system's trauma departments
- B.
Trends in hospitalizations of patients with antibiotic-resistant tuberculosis
- C.
Predicting risks for serious complications with abdominal surgery
- D.
Needs of nursing students living with chronic illness
- 24.Which of the following would be most strongly associated with cause-probing research?
- A.
Identification
- B.
Description
- C.
Exploration
- D.
Explanation
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