Nursing Research

Question 1

Participants are hand selected based on the researcher’s knowledge about the population.

Answer 1

Purposive Sampling

Question 2

Subgroup of the population according to an identified characteristic such as age.

Answer 2

Strata

Question 3

Uses the most readily available group of people to recruit as research participants.

Answer 3

Convenience Sampling

Question 4

The process of selecting participants for a research study that represents the larger population.

Answer 4

Sampling

Question 5

The factor used to determine when the sample for a qualitative study is adequate and data collection can end.

Answer 5

Data Saturation

Question 6

Referrals for potential participants are made by those already in the study.

Answer 6

Snowball Sampling

Question 7

This involves the collection and analysis of subjective data focused on participant’s experience of events or phenomenan. And an example is a ___.

Answer 7

Qualitative Research
Grounded Theory

Question 8

Data may be collected using ___ and is analyzed by looking for ___.

Answer 8

Interviews
Themes

Question 9

A researcher designs a study in which data is collected by a participant observer embedded in a long-term care facility. This is an example of an ___ study.

Answer 9

Ethnography

Question 10

This involves the collection of ___ data that can be expressed in numerical form.

Answer 10

Quantitative Research
Objective

Question 11

Used to determine relationships between ____. An example is a ____ study.

Answer 11

Statistical Analysis
Variable
Quasi Experimental

Question 12

A researcher designs a study in which participants complete a pain questionnaire, followed by a pain management intervention, then repeat the pain questionnaire. This is an example of a ___ study.

Answer 12

Pretest-Posttest

Question 13

A nurse is critically appraising a research report describing a study with 14 participants. The nurse determines that the sample size was adequate for the type of study conducted. What was most likely the design of this study?

Answer 13

Qualitative

Question 14

What are the key features of an experimental study design?

Answer 14

Randomization, manipulation, and control.

Question 15

According to APA guidelines, when is it necessary to site a source?

Answer 15

Any information or ideas that originate from another author.

Question 16

What type of reviews are at the top of the evidence hierarchy?

Answer 16

Systematic

Question 17

A study that collects data to link a present outcome to a past cause is a ___ study.

Answer 17

Longitudinal

Question 18

An error in the research process that can skew a study’s results is

Answer 18

Bias

Question 19

This is used to minimize the effects of confounding variables.

Answer 19

Randomization

Question 20

This type of study collects data at a single point in time.

Answer 20

Cross sectional

Question 21

Clinical decision making based on integration research findings with clinician expertise and patient preference is known as ___. An example of this strategy is the use of ___, which are specific recommendations based on a synthesized body of evidence.

Answer 21

Evidence Based Practice
Clinical Practice Guidelines

Question 22

This is different from ___, which is evidence that is developed in response to specific patient needs. When a nurse applies findings from a study in the practice setting this is referred to as

Answer 22

Research Based Evidence
Research Utilization

Question 23

According to the Code of ___ for Nursing, nurses are expected to participate in research activities including critical appraisal, dissemination, and application to practice.

Answer 23

Ethics

Question 24

The evidence-based practice process involves the following steps:

Answer 24

Ask, Acquire, Appraise, Apply, and Assess.