EXAM Flashcards
Qualitative Knowledge
a) Builds a picture of understanding
b) Analyses predictive factors
c) Provides an opportunity for generalising interference
d) Is reliant primarily on numbers
a) Builds a picture of understanding
In Qualitative data collection, the aim is to:
a) Determine the true meaning of a phenomenon
b) Predict variables in similar samples of the population
c) Objectively recruit participants with an equal chance of selection
d) Identify themes comprised of similar significant statements
a) Determine the true meaning of a phenomenon
Evidence Based Practice is the:
a) Conscious and intentful use of research and theory-based information to make decisions about patient care delivery
b) Conscious & intentful use of research and theory-based information to make decisions to advance our theoretical knowledge
c) Conscious use of heresay in making decisions about patient care delivery
d) Conscious use of traditional authority in making decisions about patient care delivery
a) Conscious and intentful use of research and theory-based information to make decisions about patient care delivery
What is accepted as the main means for understanding other’s experience of a phenomena:
a) Numerical data
b) Language
c) Observation
d) Surveys
b) Language
Ethnography has it’s origins in:
a) Quantitative research
b) Feminist research
c) Historical research
d) Anthropology
d) Anthropology
The results section in a research paper:
a) Describe the process of implementing the research study
b) Describe the gap in knowledge to be addressed
c) Summarise the specific information gathered in the study
d) Describe the decisions or determinations made about the research problem
c) Summarise the specific information gathered in the study
The most commonly occurring value or score in the data is called the:
a) Mean
b) Median
c) Mode
d) Alpha
c) Mode
Evidenced-based practice is a quality improvement process because:
a) You have critically analysed many research articles
b) You have learned how to skim when reading research articles
c) Trial and error is still importing in nursing
d) Evidence based practise is a key factor contributing to accountability and benchmarking
d) Evidence based practise is a key factor contributing to accountability and benchmarking
The characteristics of a literature review include:
a) Evidence of a comprehensive search of the literature
b) A review of mainly secondary sources of literature
c) Summaries are succinct, with minimal direct quotes
d) A logical flow using themes or categories
a) i, ii, iii
b) i, iii, iv
c) ii, iii, iv
d) All of the above
c) ii, iii, iv
Descriptive statistics are used to:
a) Summarise data for variables
b) Provide an overview of the data
c) Give indications for further data analysis
d) All of the above
d) All of the above
A longitudinal design:
a) Is cross-sectional
b) Collects data over time
c) Collects data over length
d) Collects data in maritime applications
b) Collects data over time
The qualitative researcher uses pseudonyms when quoting participants’ narratives in published studies, meeting the requirement for:
a) Respect for justice
b) Respect for privacy
c) Beneficence
d) Respect for autonomy
b) Respect for privacy
The ethical principle that all participants have the right to be treated fairly and with respect and courtesy at every states of the research process, is an example of the application of:
a) Privacy
b) Confidentiality
c) Anonymity
d) Justice
d) Justice
Clinical governance means that quality monitoring and improvement are:
a) Mainly undertaken by management consultants
b) The responsibility of every health professional
c) An optional activity
d) The sole responsibility of health area managers
b) The responsibility of every health professional
A researcher wants to find out whether tobacco and alcohol use have an effect on the length of hospital stay of orthopaedic surgical patients. The most appropriate type of design would be:
a) Ethnographic
b) Correlational
c) Experimental
d) Comparative descriptive
b) Correlational
Ethnographic research approaches are committed to:
a) Description of the essence of phenomena
b) Creating historical accounts of events
c) Developing middle range theories
d) Exploration of social and cultural settings
d) Exploration of social and cultural settings
The middle score of a range of scores is called the:
a) Median
b) Percentage
c) Mode
d) Mean
a) Median
Data are:
a) Always numbers
b) Numbers and words
c) The same as statistics
d) None of the above
b) Numbers and words
The aim of clinical audit is to:
a) Save money
b) Improve patient outcomes
c) Ensure patient care is based upon the best available evidence
d) Obtain evidence for use in disciplinary proceedings
b) Improve patient outcomes
In quantitative research, the purpose of sampling is to:
a) Make predictions about a study
b) Generalise the findings to the population
c) Increase the efficiency of a research study
d) Recruit as many participants as possible
b) Generalise the findings to the population
A normal curve shows:
a) p values
b) A distribution where few values are either low or high and most are in the middle
c) A distribution where all values tend to be the same or very similar
d) A skewed distribution
b) A distribution where few values are either low or high and most are in the middle
Qualitative research is interested in questions that involve:
a) Cause and effect relationships
b) Consciousness and subjectivity
c) Control and measurement
d) Generalisation and prediction
b) Consciousness and subjectivity
In an article that reports a research study, a limitation is something that:
a) Explains why findings cannot be generalised
b) Sets limits an accessing a sample
c) Restricts your access to findings
d) Causes uncertainty or imposes limits when interpreting findings
d) Causes uncertainty or imposes limits when interpreting findings
Adequate sample size for an interventional study is based on:
a) Effect size of the intervention
b) Size and standard deviation of outcome measurement
c) Desired power and significance of the study
d) All of the above
c) Desired power and significance of the study
The goal of sampling in quantitative research that seeks to obtain generalizable findings is to obtain:
a) A representative sample
b) A sample of participants that can describe their experience
c) A representative sample of a size that is determined using power analysis before commencing the study
d) A representative sample, the size of which is determined as data collection is in progress
c) A representative sample of a size that is determined using power analysis before commencing the study
