Advanced Nursing Research Test
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Course Introduction
Advanced Nursing Research explores the principles, methods, and applications of research in the nursing profession. Emphasizing both qualitative and quantitative approaches, the course guides students through the process of critically appraising existing literature, developing research questions, designing studies, collecting and analyzing data, and interpreting findings. Students learn to utilize evidence-based practice to improve patient outcomes, understand ethical considerations in research, and prepare to contribute to the scientific foundation of nursing. Through hands-on assignments and discussions, this course equips graduate-level nursing students with the skills needed to conduct independent research and integrate research evidence into advanced nursing practice.
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Reading Understanding and Applying Nursing Research 4th Edition by James A. Fain
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Nursing Research
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Q1) When a researcher uses a qualitative and quantitative approach to collecting data, this is referred to as:
A) scientific integrity.
B) scientific rigor.
C) triangulation.
D) ways of knowing.
Answer: C
Q2) Which of the following is not a basic assumption of science?
A) Science cannot provide answers to all questions.
B) It is possible to distinguish between more and less plausible claims.
C) Researchers should follow certain agreed upon norms and practices.
D) Science is best at solving value conflicts.
Answer: D
Q3) An example of a specialty journal is:
A) Nursing Research.
B) Research in Nursing and Health.
C) Oncology Nursing Forum.
D) Western Journal of Nursing Research.
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: Understanding the Research Process and Ethical Issues in Nursing Research
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Q1) A research design that examines relationships between and among variables is referred to as:
A) longitudinal.
B) correlational.
C) prospective.
D) retrospective.
Answer: B
Q2) A study that follows a cohort of subjects and collects over time is referred to as:
A) observational.
B) retrospective.
C) longitudinal.
D) experimental.
Answer: C
Q3) Individuals who provide data in a research study are often referred to as the: A) population.
B) data points.
C) coding plan.
D) sample.
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Understanding Evidence-Based Practice
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Q1) Hierarchy of evidence from strongest (clinical trials) to weakest (opinion) is also referred to as:
A) evidence-based practice.
B) appraising evidence.
C) research utilization.
D) evidence databases.
Answer: B
Q2) Reasons for a research-practice gap include all of the following except:
A) Nurses lack the skill of reading research reports.
B) Nurses don't develop an opportunity for acceptance of change.
C) Nurses are encouraged by administration to resist change in practice.
D) Nurse researchers and clinicians use different language.
Answer: C
Q3) A statistical method that synthesizes findings from several studies is often referred to as:
A) descriptive analysis.
B) inferential analysis.
C) meta analysis.
D) multivariate analysis.
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Selecting and Defining a Problem
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Q1) Sources of researchable problems can include:
A) researcher's own experience.
B) practical issues that require solutions.
C) theory and past research.
D) all of the above
Q2) The statement of purpose in a research study should:
A) identify the design of the study.
B) identify the intent or objective of the study.
C) specify the type of people to be recruited in the study.
D) describe the study.
Q3) Explanations of concepts or variables in terms of how they are defined in a particular study are referred to as:
A) operational definitions.
B) primary sources.
C) secondary sources.
D) scientific literature.
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Chapter 5: Applying Appropriate Theories and Conceptual Models
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Q1) The nurse-theorist Sr. Callista Roy is associated with what grand theory?
A) Patient-Centered Approach to Nursing
B) Theory of Human Becoming
C) Health as Expanding Consciousness
D) Adaptation Model
Q2) Which scientific method follows these steps: observation/data, patterns, theory?
A) inductive
B) deductive
C) scientific inquiry
D) empirical model
Q3) Which of the following is not a central concept in conceptual models of nursing?
A) person
B) social support
C) health
D) environment
Q4) One of the primary functions of theory is to:
A) summarize existing knowledge.
B) summarize existing hypotheses.
C) suggest new relationships and make new predictions.
D) suggest new theories.
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Chapter 6: Formulating Hypotheses and Research
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Q1) Research hypotheses are sometimes referred to as:
A) null hypotheses.
B) extraneous hypotheses.
C) alternative hypotheses.
D) directional hypotheses.
Q2) Which of the following statement is in the form of a null hypothesis?
A) The child has a learning disability.
B) There is a correlation between smoking and lung function.
C) There is no difference between males and females on the variable quality of life.
D) There is a positive relationship between grades and time spent studying.
Q3) Identify the dependent variable in the following hypothesis: "Exercisers exhibit higher self-efficacy scores compared to nonexercises."
A) exercisers
B) nonexercisers
C) self-efficacy
D) none of the above
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Chapter 7: Selecting the Sample and Setting
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Q1) All members of a population have an equal chance of being selected as subjects in a research project. This is called:
A) randomization.
B) random assignment.
C) random sample.
D) random quota.
Q2) You put all the names of the students in a class into a jar, mix them up, and draw out names of your subject. Identify the appropriate sampling design.
A) simple random sampling
B) cluster sampling
C) systematic sampling
D) quota sampling
Q3) Determining the sample interval (represented by k), randomly selecting a number between 1 and k, and including each kth element in your sample are steps for which type of sampling method?
A) simple random
B) stratified
C) cluster
D) systematic
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Chapter 8: Principles of Measurement
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Q1) Cronbach's alpha is used to determine which of the following instrument attributes?
A) stability
B) internal consistency
C) construct validity
D) sensitivity
Q2) Which of the following is not an assumption underlying testing and measurement?
A) Various approaches to measuring aspects of the same thing can be useful.
B) Error is rarely present in the measurement process.
C) Present day behavior predicts future behavior.
D) Testing and assessment benefit society.
Q3) An estimate of reliability based on the average correlation among items within a test is called:
A) internal consistency reliability.
B) alternate forms reliability.
C) test-retest reliability.
D) split-half reliability.
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Chapter 9: Data Collection Methods
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Q1) You wish to construct a tool that will measure a subject's perception of a concept using pairs of adjectives reflecting opposite feelings. A good choice would be:
A) Guttman
B) Likert
C) Thurstone
D) semantic differential
Q2) When data has been originally collected at an earlier time by a different person for a different purpose, this is often referred to as:
A) primary data.
B) experimental data.
C) field notes.
D) secondary data.
Q3) An item that directs participants to different follow-up questions depending on their response is called a _____.
A) response set bias
B) probe
C) semantic differential
D) contingency question
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Chapter 10: Analyzing Data
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Q1) What is the median for the following set of scores: 18, 6, 12, 10, 14?
A) 10
B) 14
C) 18
D) 12
Q2) How many dependent variables are used in simple linear regression?
A) one
B) two
C) two or more
D) three
Q3) A post-hoc test is:
A) a test to compare two or more means in an overall test.
B) a test to determine regression to the mean.
C) a follow-up test to ANOVA when there are three or more groups.
D) a follow-up test to the independent t-test.
Q4) The standard deviation is:
A) the square root of the variance.
B) a measure of variability.
C) an approximate indicator how numbers vary from the mean.
D) all of the above
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