28 Jan Human beings, Nutrition,

Week 2 Quiz

Question 1

Which statement accurately reflects a characteristic of a well-written literature review?

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Only a few key reports by the same author should be included if that author has published extensively on the topic under study.

The review should primarily contain reports supportive of your general hypothesis about the problem under study.

The review should include reports that both support and contradict your own ideas.

The review should clearly identify points that have been proven by previous research.

Question 2

What study design flaw may lead to a failure to achieve statistical significance?

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Variables precisely defined

Adequate exposure to the intervention

Small sample size

Cross-sectional data collection

Question 3

Which of the following is a major source of ideas for research problems?

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Theories or conceptual frameworks, nursing code of ethics, Personal nursing experience

Personal nursing experience, nursing literature, nursing code of ethics

Nursing code of ethics, Nursing literature, Theories or conceptual frameworks

Nursing literature, Theories or conceptual frameworks, Personal nursing experience

Question 4

Participatory Action Research aims to produce which of the following?

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Knowledge, Stability, Action

Action, Knowledge, Empowerment

Empowerment, Action, Stability

Stability, Empowerment, Knowledge

Question 5

Which of the following would be a primary source for a research literature review?

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A meta-analysis appearing in the Cochrane Reviews

A metasynthesis published in the journal Qualitative Health Research

An experimental study published in the journal Research in Nursing & Health

A systematic review published in the journal Nursing Research

Question 6

Which of the following is an important characteristic of a high-quality literature review?

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Restricted to articles written in nursing journals

Restricted to recent studies

Full of opinions

Reproducible, with justifiable decision rules

Question 7

What is the strongest method of controlling for intrinsic (subject) factors?

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Statistical control

Randomization

Matching

Homogeneity

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Question 8

Ethnographers strive to do which of the following?

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Understand human cultures

Develop an etic perspective

Link the etic and emic perspectives into a unified whole

Understand the essence of a phenomenon

Question 9

Participant observation is a data collection strategy used in almost all of which of the following?

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Case studies

Ethnographic studies

Phenomenological studies

Descriptive qualitative studies

Question 10

A group of nurses collaboratively identified the following research question on their unit, “What is the decision-making process among intensive care unit nurses who decide to discuss spiritual issues with patients?”. Which of the following statements is mostregarding this research question:

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It is most likely to be addressed using a quantitative approach

It is most likely to be addressed using a qualitative approach

It is not a worthy topic for a nursing research study

It is not appropriately worded for a research study

Question 11

The power of theories lies in their ability to do which of the following?

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Explain large segments of human experience

Minimize the number of words required to explain phenomena and, thereby, eliminate semantic problems

Prove conclusively that relationships exist among the phenomena studied

Articulate the nature of relationships among phenomena

Question 12

The building blocks of theory include which of the following?

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Frameworks

Relationships

Concepts

Hypotheses

Question 13

Which of the following is the most effective method for controlling participant factors?

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Using a homogeneous sample

Statistical control

Matching subjects

Randomization

Question 14

Identify the independent variable(s) from the following research question: “What is the effect of acetaminophen and ibuprofen on liver function in female adolescents with hepatitis?”

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acetaminophen, ibuprofen

female adolescents with hepatitis, liver function

ibuprofen, liver function

liver function, acetaminophen

Question 15

In a research report, the statement of purpose is normally found where?

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In the abstract

In the first paragraph of the report

At the end of the introduction

At the beginning of the method section

Question 16

In conducting a subject search in an electronic database, you would most likely initiate the search by typing in which of the following?

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An author’s name

Restrictions to the search

A topic or keyword

An ancestor or descendant

Question 17

Every well-planned nursing research study should have which of the following?

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Theory

Framework

Schematic model

Conceptual model

Question 18

In a qualitative study, the nurse researcher becomes involved with the research process and must ensure that his or her own preconceived beliefs and opinions do not influence the data that is emerging from the study. The way the researcher does this is by which of the following?

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Bracketing

Hermeneutics

Narrative analysis

Pentadic dramatism

Question 19

A true experiment requires which of the following?

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Control, Intervention, Randomization

Intervention, Sample, Control

Blinding, Randomization, Intervention

Randomization, Sample, Blinding

Question 20

Which of the following concepts are central to nursing models?

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Human beings, Nutrition, Wellness

Environment, Health, Wellness

Health, Human beings, Environment

Nutrition, Health, Wellness