Chapter 7

Question 1

When critiquing a study, the following statement is noted: “Women will experience less anxiety while undergoing a mammogram after the proposed educational program.” Which type of statement is it?

Answer 1

Hypothesis

Question 2

___________are terms that abstractly describe and name an object, idea, experience, or phenomenon, thus providing it with a separate identity or meaning.

Answer 2

Concepts

Question 3

The nurse understands that ___________ are specifically designed to theoretically propose specific approaches to nursing practice situations.

Answer 3

Practice theories

Question 4

A possible phenomenon appropriate for a middle-range nursing theory would include which of the following?

Answer 4

Experiences of Mexican mothers after age 40

Question 5

Which of the following statements is true regarding the connection of theory to qualitative research?

Answer 5

Qualitative research can guide or be derived from theory.

Question 6

Which of the following questions should a reviewer ask when critiquing a study’s framework?

Answer 6

How are the concepts defined?

Question 7

Which of the following phrases best describes a framework?

Answer 7

A brief explanation of a theory

Question 8

The nurse researcher is trying to determine if a framework is needed. Which of the following statements is true?

Answer 8

Frameworks are necessary in healthcare related studies.

Question 9

The nurse understands that a ____________broadly explains phenomena of interest, expresses assumptions, and reflects a philosophical stance.

Answer 9

Conceptual framework

Question 10

Where are most theories in nursing studies derived from?

Answer 10

Other disciplines

Question 11

The nurse researcher understands which of the following is a concept?

Answer 11

Restlessness

Question 12

Which of the following techniques can a reviewer use for assistance when critiquing a published study in theory and research frameworks?

Answer 12

Creating a conceptual map of the concepts as described in the study

Question 13

Through which process is a theory tested?

Answer 13

Testing the accuracy of its propositions

Question 14

Which type of quantitative study would be expected to have the best developed theoretical framework?

Answer 14

Experimental

Question 15

Which of the following is an example of a theory from a physiological background that is used by nurses as a framework for nursing studies?

Answer 15

Gate control theory of pain

Question 16

An idea expressed in the literature review in which linkages among variables found in previous studies are discussed but are not detailed in an in-depth manner by the researcher is known as a/an ___________.

Answer 16

implicit framework

Question 17

The nurse understands that a ________ is an integrated set of defined concepts and statements that can describe, explain, predict, or control a phenomenon.

Answer 17

theory

Question 18

Which of the following are important questions when critiquing a framework?

Answer 18

Were the truth or falsity of the framework propositions tested?
Did the hypotheses, research questions, or objectives emerge from theory propositions?
Was the methodology sufficient to test the framework?

Question 19

The nurse understands that _____________ can be developed and tested using laws and principles and applying them to nursing problems.

Answer 19

Propositions

Question 20

Why would a nurse researcher use a theory in research? Select all that apply.

Answer 20

To spell out the logic for the design of a study
To interpret findings in relation to the theory
To test the accuracy of theoretical ideas

Question 21

Of the following critique questions, which one is not related to the framework?

Answer 21

Was the framework stated in the study purpose?

Question 22

A researcher theorizes that walking three times per week will minimize the likelihood of premature labor in at-risk pregnant women. The researcher initiates a research program to test this theory. This research study is attempting to validate what aspect of theory?

Answer 22

Strategies for controlling outcomes

Question 23

Which of the following is true about the relationship between a study framework and the hypotheses?

Answer 23

The framework and hypotheses must be congruent with each other.

Question 24

Which of the following statements are accurate about conceptual models? Select all that apply.

Answer 24

They are not testable through research.
They are more abstract than theories.
They are the basis for theories.

Question 25

In critiquing a framework, which of the following is an important question to ask?

Answer 25

Were the study findings related to the framework?