Chapter 3 Flashcards
1
Q
- A pediatric RN undertakes a study of the effect of low birth weight on infants’ cognitive development. A developmental psychologist collaborates on the study. A second RN helps by recruiting families into the study. A graduate student is asked to give statistical
advice in analyzing the data. This is an example of what type of study?
A) Multisite research
B) Qualitative research
C) Funded research
D) Collaborative Research
A
D) Collaborative Research
2
Q
- Which term is not used by qualitative
researchers to refer to people who participate in a study?
A) Informants
B) Key informants
C) Study participants
D) Subjects
A
D) Subjects
3
Q
- Which term is used by both qualitative and
quantitative researchers to refer to the abstractions under study?
A) Concept
B) Construct
C) Phenomenon
D) Variable
A
A) Concept
4
Q
- The RN is reading a research article. The article talks about constructs. Which would most likely be called a construct?
A) Gender
B) Body temperature
C) Uncertainty in illness
D) Blood type
A
C) Uncertainty in illness
5
Q
- What is the dependent variable(s) in the research question “Is the quality of life of
nursing home residents affected by their functional ability or hearing acuity”?
A) Quality of life
B) Functional ability
C) Hearing acuity
D) Nursing home residents
A
A) Quality of life
6
Q
- What is the independent variable in the hypothesis “Baccalaureate degree prepared nurses will practice more rehabilitative nursing measures on a client in an ICU than will associate degree prepared nurses”?
B) Baccalaureate degree prepared nurses
C) Rehabilitative nursing measures
D) Type of educational background of nurses
A
D) Type of educational background of nurses
7
Q
- What is the purpose of an operational
definition in a quantitative study?
A) State the theoretical meaning of the concept.
B) Specify how a variable will be defined and
measured.
C) State the expected relationship between the
variables under investigation.
D) Designate the conceptual underpinnings of the
variable.
A
B) Specify how a variable will be defined and
measured.
8
Q
- Which is a datum from a quantitative study of
the labor and delivery experiences of women over age 40?
A) Length of time in labor
B) 107 ounces
C) Infant’s Apgar score
D) Vaginal versus cesarean delivery
A
B) 107 ounces
9
Q
- Which is a datum from a qualitative research
study on the labor and delivery experiences of women over age 40?
A) 14.6 hours in labor
B) 60-minute interviews 1 day after delivery
C) “It was a lot more painful than I ever
imagined.”
D) 15 women with a vaginal delivery
A
C) “It was a lot more painful than I ever
imagined.”
10
Q
- Which pair of variables is there most likely to be a relationship that could be described as causal?
A) Degree of physical activity and heart rate
B) Stress and coping style
C) Age and health beliefs
D) Parity and postpartum depression
A
A) Degree of physical activity and heart rate
11
Q
- What is the basic distinction in quantitative
A) Quantitative and qualitative research
B) Empirical and nonempirical research
C) Experimental and nonexperimental research
D) Population-based and sample-based research
A
C) Experimental and nonexperimental research
12
Q
- Which is widely used by quantitative nurse researchers?
A) Ask research questions
B) Phenomenological
C) Ethnographic
D) Grounded theory
A
A) Ask research questions
13
Q
- What is the research tradition that focuses on
understanding phenomena within a cultural context?
A) Experimental
B) Phenomenological
C) Ethnographic
D) Grounded theory
A
C) Ethnographic
14
Q
- What is the research tradition that is an
approach to understanding people’s life experiences?
A) Experimental
B) Phenomenological
C) Ethnographic
D) Grounded theory
A
B) Phenomenological
15
Q
- What is the statement of the researcher’s
expectations or predictions about relationships among study variables?
A) Hypothesis
B) Framework
C) Research question
D) Conceptual definition
A
A) Hypothesis
