TEst bank 7 Flashcards
In the report of a qualitative research study, what does a theme represent?
a. A guideline for evaluating the appropriateness of the study
b. The operational definition of the study’s conceptual framework
c. A label that describes key ideas shared by study participants
d. The relationship between the study’s hypotheses and the research questions
c. A label that describes key ideas shared by study participants
The identification of themes is important when reviewing findings of a qualitative
research report because themes do what?
a. Reflect congruence between the questions asked and the methodology
b. Allow description of a large quantity of data in a condensed format
c. Demonstrate both the emic and etic views of a topic
d. Explain the nature of differences reported by participants experiencing a common
phenomenon
b. Allow description of a large quantity of data in a condensed format
Which of these titles of a research report indicates the study is qualitative, rather than
quantitative?
a. Predicting the treatment choice for women older than age 50 experiencing breast
cancer
b. Evaluating nursing interventions for complex oncology clinical phenomena
c. Using virtual reality as a distraction method during chemotherapy
d. Transcending pain during bone marrow aspiration
d. Transcending pain during bone marrow aspiration
Which outcome or overall purpose would be consistent with a qualitative study?
a. Development of creative solutions to practical problems
b. Prediction and control of a human phenomenon
c. Description of behavior within a context-free theoretical framework
d. Use of statistical analyses to determine significant differences between variables
a. Development of creative solutions to practical problems
Which criterion helps to determine whether the results of a qualitative study can be
applied beyond the study sample or population?
a. Evidence of fittingness or transferability of the findings
b. Evidence of trustworthiness or validity of the findings
c. Credentials and experience of the person applying the findings
d. Statistical significance and reliability of the findings
a. Evidence of fittingness or transferability of the findings
Before applying the results of a qualitative study in practice, the nurse should take
several actions including which of these actions?
a. Use triangulation to combine quantitative and qualitative methods in a replication
study.
b. Evaluate the credentials and experience of the researcher who conducted the study.
c. Determine if the concepts/themes identified in the study support the work
completed by other researchers.
d. Be sure that the study’s findings were significant at the 0.05 or greater level of
probability.
c. Determine if the concepts/themes identified in the study support the work
What information in the report of a qualitative research study indicates to the nurse that
the research meets the criterion of auditability?
a. The study’s participants recognize the experience described as their own.
b. The results are meaningful to individuals beyond those in the study population.
c. The projected significance of the study to nursing is described.
d. The researcher documented how the data led to the conclusions.
d. The researcher documented how the data led to the conclusions.
The nurse researcher reports that after data collection was completed, a follow-up focus
group session with participants was used to validate that the participants agreed the findings were
true to their own experiences. What aspect of the study does this support?
a. The study’s credibility
b. The study’s auditability
c. The study’s transferability
d. The study’s fittingness
a. The study’s credibility
Qualitative research is designed to describe what?
a. Results of hypothesis testing
b. Definitive conclusions to research questions
c. Insiders’ views of a human phenomenon
d. Findings derived from a large, randomly selected sample
c. Insiders’ views of a human phenomenon
Which activity represents attention to credibility in a qualitative study?
a. Ensuring that all subjects self-identified with a specific ethnic group.
b. Providing direct quotations from study participants.
c. Identifying the basic social psychological process (BSP) under study.
d. Determining usefulness of the data outside of the study.
b. Providing direct quotations from study participants.
During the critique of a qualitative research study, the nurse notes the statement,
“Saturation was achieved at the completion of 20 interviews.” What is the significance of this
statement?
a. The investigator should collect additional data.
b. The data collection period has ended.
c. Purposive sampling is now required.
d. Random sampling should be initiated.
b. The data collection period has ended.
One outcome of collecting evidence about a phenomenon of interest in a qualitative research study may be what? a. Triangulation b. Participant cross-checking c. Metasynthesis d. Instrument development
d. Instrument development
Which study characteristic would indicate that a grounded theory approach, rather than
a phenomenologic approach, was used?
a. Data were collected by more than one person.
b. Participants reviewed and evaluated the transcripts for accuracy.
c. The focus was on the process elements of the phenomenon.
d. It studied a lived human experience.
c. The focus was on the process elements of the phenomenon.
The nurse is critiquing a qualitative research study. Which question would be
appropriate for the nurse to ask when critiquing the study’s methodology?
a. Are the informants who were chosen appropriate to inform the research?
b. If a particular approach is used to guide the inquiry, does the researcher complete
the study according to the processes described?
c. Does the researcher address the credibility, auditability, and fittingness of the data?
d. Does the researcher place the report in the context of what is already known about
the phenomenon (e.g., the existing literature)?
b. If a particular approach is used to guide the inquiry, does the researcher complete
the study according to the processes described?
The nurse is critiquing a qualitative research study. Which question would be
appropriate for the nurse to ask when critiquing the study’s sample selection?
a. Are the informants who were chosen appropriate to inform the research?
b. If a particular approach is used to guide the inquiry, does the researcher complete
the study according to the processes described?
c. Does the researcher address the credibility, auditability, and fittingness of the data?
d. Does the researcher place the report in the context of what is already known about
the phenomenon (e.g., the existing literature)?
a. Are the informants who were chosen appropriate to inform the research?
