Healthcare Research Methods
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Course Introduction
Healthcare Research Methods introduces students to the foundational principles and practices of conducting research within healthcare settings. The course covers the research process from formulating research questions and hypotheses to designing studies, collecting and analyzing data, and interpreting results. Emphasis is placed on both qualitative and quantitative methodologies, ethical considerations, critical appraisal of evidence, and the application of research findings to improve patient care and healthcare systems. Through practical exercises and case studies, students gain the knowledge and skills necessary to contribute to evidence-based practice and further research in the healthcare field.
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Understanding Nursing Research Building an Evidence Based Practice 5th Edition by Nancy Burns
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Nursing Research and
Evidence-Based Practice
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Q1) A research study validates the positive effect that a nursing intervention, patient journaling, has on decreasing spiritual distress during cancer recovery. This would be an example of which type of research evidence?
A) Control
B) Description
C) Explanation
D) Prediction
Answer: A
Q2) A study was conducted to determine which palliative care measures patients prefer. Statistical analysis revealed that most of them ranked evening back rubs and calming music the highest in helpfulness. This research would most likely fall under which of the following categories?
A) Qualitative research
B) Quantitative research
C) Outcomes research
D) There is not enough information to answer this question.
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Introduction to the Quantitative Research Process
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Q1) A research problem is defined as a/an:
A) general area of concern requiring study.
B) intended or desired result of a specific action.
C) statement that specifically indicates the study focus.
D) topic of personal interest.
Answer: A
Q2) In which type of research is there high researcher control, random sampling, and controlled setting?
A) Descriptive
B) Correlational
C) Experimental
D) Quasi-experimental
Answer: C
Q3) A researcher describes a study as correlational. Which of the following would not be typically found in a research report of the study?
A) A description of the variables
B) A correctly stated purpose of the study
C) A hypothesis indicating a causal relationship between the variables
D) A report of strength of association
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Introduction to the Qualitative Research Process
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Q1) Which approach to generating knowledge is most represented by qualitative research?
A) Deductive logic
B) Inductive logic
C) Tradition
D) Trial and error
Answer: B
Q2) The grounded theory method is concerned with:
A) developing theories and hypotheses.
B) establishing an emic perspective of research.
C) providing validity checks for constructs.
D) testing theories and hypotheses.
Answer: A
Q3) The components of rigor in qualitative research are:
A) availability, bias, and significance.
B) openness and adherence to the philosophical orientation.
C) predicting, confidentiality, and anonymity.
D) sampling, partitioning, and setting.
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Examining Ethics in Nursing Research
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Q1) Which of the following is an example of a study typically exempt from IRB review?
A) Comparison of IV insertion techniques related to incidence of pain
B) Description of levels of spiritual distress in cancer patients
C) Effect of a new antiemetic on nausea in pregnant women
D) Qualitative investigation of drug abusers' experiences in the health care system
Q2) Which of the following is a true statement regarding use of animals in research?
A) Nurses are almost never involved with animal research.
B) Research studies should be conducted on whether animals should be used in research.
C) The Institutional Review Board gives the same scrutiny to animal research as it does to research with human subjects.
D) The main goal of the Public Health Service policy is to ensure the humane treatment of animals used in research.
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Chapter 7: Understanding Theory and Research
Frameworks
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Q1) Which of the following techniques can a reviewer use for assistance when critiquing a published study in the area of theory and research frameworks?
A) Develop an expertise in a particular statistical method to improve analysis ability.
B) Creating a conceptual map of the concepts as described in the study.
C) Reading other research reports to familiarize oneself with the concepts being studied.
D) Writing a well thought-out and well-written study.
Q2) Conceptual definitions are important to include in a research report because conceptual definitions:
A) may differ in their meaning of terms depending on the study framework.
B) provide a dictionary definition that can be understood by everyone.
C) suggest how to precisely measure the variables of interest.
D) tell others how the concept will be measured in the study.
Q3) The framework and conceptual map for a study:
A) are always included in the study report.
B) are usually clearly identified in the report.
C) often must be inferred by the reader from the text of the report.
D) should be referred to only at the end of the study.
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Chapter 8: Clarifying Quantitative Research Designs
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Q1) Matching of one subject with another and the use of random selection of subjects are examples of:
A) causality.
B) control.
C) manipulation.
D) nonprobability sampling.
Q2) Which of the following must be present in experimental research?
A) A comparison group made up of different subjects
B) Convenience sample of subjects from the population
C) Matching of subjects on demographic characteristics
D) Random assignment of subjects to groups
Q3) When critiquing a descriptive study, which of the following is important to find in the study report?
A) A discussion of the variables of interest and how they were defined
B) A well-written directional hypothesis that describes the proposed relationship between the variables under study
C) Evidence of a random probability sample
D) The use of constant comparative analysis for data interpretation
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Chapter 9: Examining Populations and Samples in Research
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Q1) Which of the following would be the best method for randomly assigning subjects (n = 40) to treatment (n = 20) and control (n = 20) groups in an intervention study? Assign numbers to all subjects and:
A) ignore numbers; group the subjects by diagnosis or physician.
B) place the first 20 subjects in one group and the last in the other.
C) put even-numbered subjects in one group, odd numbered in the other.
D) put numbers 1 to 40 in a box and blindly draw from the box.
Q2) Which of the following is true about network sampling?
A) Eligibility criteria do not need to be defined carefully.
B) Finding large numbers of subjects by this means is easy and economical.
C) Sample representativeness is guaranteed by using this technique.
D) Subjects who have knowledge of a situation, often sensitive or not socially acceptable, are identified by others in the same type of situation.
Q3) The sample size needed for a study increases when:
A) the alpha level is increased from .01 to .05.
B) the number of variables in the study increases.
C) a one-tailed versus a two-tailed statistical test is used.
D) the sensitivity of the instruments used is high.
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Chapter 10: Clarifying Measurement and Data Collection in Quantitative Research
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Q1) Cronbach's alpha is used in tool development to determine:
A) equivalence of items.
B) internal consistency.
C) stability of measurement.
D) triangulation of theories.
Q2) A researcher records the weight of subjects in a study as:
(1) normal for height.
(2) overweight for height.
(3) underweight for height.
A nominal level of measurement is used. Which of the following levels of measurement could also be used?
A) Categorical
B) Interval
C) Ordinal
D) Ratio
Q3) A correlation coefficient is used in tool development to determine:
A) equivalence of items.
B) reliability.
C) stability.
D) validity.
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Chapter 11: Understanding Statistics in Research
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Q1) A researcher notes that 3 of 30 subjects had extreme anxiety scores when compared with the other subjects. These three subjects would be treated as:
A) deviants.
B) outliers.
C) unexpected findings.
D) ungrouped participants.
Q2) Assuming a normal distribution, where would you find approximately two thirds of the scores if they ranged from 30 to 68, M = 45, and SD = 7 Between:
A) 30 and 68
B) 31 and 59
C) 37 and 61
D) 38 and 52
Q3) The mean of the following set of numbers (12, 4, 13, 20, 4, 10, 14) is:
A)4.
B)10.
C)11.
D)17.
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Chapter 12: Critical Appraisal of Quantitative and Qualitative Research for Nursing Practice
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Q1) If self-concept is one of the variables in a quantitative study, which of the following operational definitions would be favorably critiqued?
A) Each individual will be given an overview of the concept of the self and asked to write a definition telling about his or her own self-concept.
B) For purposes of this study, the self-concept will be defined as the subject's score on the Piers-Harris Children's Self-Concept scale.
C) Self-concept is an individual's view of himself and/or herself. It is the positive and negative feelings of self-definition and self-worth and factors that are important to the self.
D) Self-concept will be measured as positive or negative.
Q2) If a reviewer is asking "Are they sufficiently sensitive to detect differences between subjects?", what part of the study is being critiqued?
A) Measurements
B) Research objectives, questions, or hypotheses
C) Study framework
D) Variables
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Chapter 13: Building an Evidence-Based Nursing Practice
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Q1) Which of the following is the last stage in Stetler's research utilization model?
A) Evaluation
B) Comparative Evaluation
C) Translation/Application
D) Preparation
Q2) In developing an evidence-based practice, who should the nurse include in any plans to implement a new guideline?
A) CEO of the facility because support from the top is always needed for change to be successful
B) Patients because they must live with the treatment
C) Physicians who may admit patients to the unit where the new practice will be instituted
D) Researchers who provide the evidence
Q3) Use of research findings in clinical areas is slow because:
A) institutions prohibit use of nursing research.
B) little clinically relevant research is being done.
C) nurses are not usually rewarded for using research findings in practice.
D) there is no nursing research to guide clinical practice.
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Chapter 14: Introduction to Outcomes Research
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Q1) Which situation describes the true meaning of dissemination of findings of outcomes research?
A) A series of presentation and publications in many venues
B) An open forum for exchange of the results and individuals' responses to them
C) An oral presentation at an international conference
D) Publication in scholarly, peer-reviewed journals
Q2) A researcher is looking particularly at the decision-making process within a health care institution. What specific aspect of quality health care would this address?
A) Practice styles
B) Process of care
C) Quality of care
D) Structure of care
Q3) A researcher is looking particularly at the organizational hierarchy of a health care system. What specific aspect of quality health care would this address?
A) Practice styles
B) Process of care
C) Quality of care
D) Structure of care
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