Week 2 Quiz Flashcards
All of the following statements accurately characterize concepts and constructs and the differences or similarities between them except:
Very abstract concepts are sometimes referred to as constructs
Constructs can subsume multiple concepts
Both concepts and constructs are abstractions, but constructs tend to be more abstract than concepts
Both concepts and constructs are abstractions, both are equally abstract
Both concepts and constructs or abstractions, both are equally abstract
Which research process steps may be noted in an article’s abstract ?
Legal ethical issues
Review of the literature
Research purpose
Sample
Research purpose
Describing and assigning nomenclature to a previously unrecognized or nameless concepts based on a review of related empirical and conceptual contributions two nursing practice is termed _________ ; Taking a concepts from another discipline and moving it to nursing to explain a phenomenon is termed _______.
Concepts synthesis; concept analysis
Concept analysis; concepts synthesis
Concepts synthesis; Concept derivation
Concept analysis; concept Derivation
Concepts synthesis; concept Derivation
All of the following statements regarding theoretical frameworks are accurate except:
Frameworks are used to guide the development of the study
Frameworks are important in the interpretation phase of every quantitative study
Frameworks our concrete structures of meaning
Frameworks allow the researcher to like study findings to nurses body of knowledge
Frameworks or concrete structures of meeting
A nurse is hoping to study the effects of exercise on stress and nursing students. Prior to designing the study, a literature search is conducted using the term stress in nursing student. The best database for the search is likely:
CINAHL
Which section of the literature review includes a concise presentation of the current knowledge base for the research problem and the gaps in the knowledge base?
Summary
Review of theoretical literature
Introduction
Review of empirical literature
Review of empirical literature
Why is it so important to understand the philosophy underlying each type of research?
The reader should understand the level of abstraction of the study
Conclusions reach should be congruent with the research question
The paradigm of the message should be the same as that of the researcher
The research method the best meets intended purpose of the study should be used
The research methods the best meets the intended purpose of the study should be used
In which part of the research report is the studies limitations found?
Data analysis
Research design
Discussion
Results
Discussion
When conducting a literature search, which of the following statements is true?
Boolean Operators are used to expand or delimit a search
Truncation symbols often use a question mark Inserted into the middle of a search term
Mapping facilities a search of key terms found in pub med
Wild card symbols often use an asterisk to explain a search term
Boolean operators are used to expand or limit a search
Which of the following is an example of a primary source in a research study?
A doctoral dissertation that critiques all research in the area of attention deficit disorder
A journal article about a study that used previous unpublished database is generated by the United States Census
A textbook of medical surgical nursing
A published commentary on the findings of another study
The one about the census
Characterizing a con sept in terms of the operations or procedures by which it is to be measured for a specific research and endeavor is a way of expressing which of the following?
An operational definition
A conceptual model
A variable
A conceptual definition
An operational definition
How are theory and practice interrelated?
Practice is the operational definition of theory
Theory generates questions that are used to refine practice
Practice provides the opportunity to test theory
Theory provides evidence on which practice is based
Theory generates questions that are used to refine practice
Reading and critiquing research reports are important steps in the review of literature. The first step in reading a research report is to skim it. This means the reader will:
Quickly review the article to get an overall sense of the content
Carefully reading all components of the study making notes about the content thought to be important
Read only the abstract conclusions and or summary of the study to understand relevance
Carefully read and critique elements of the study
Quickly reviewed the article to get an overall sense of the content
A critique of a research study is described as:
He synthesis of evidence on a research problem
A thematic analysis that detects regularities and inconsistencies
A careful evaluation of a study strengths and weaknesses
A screening and gathering of references to be used
A careful evaluation of a study strengths and weaknesses
A nursing model, Watson’s theory of caring, has been referred to as a meta-theory, Conceptual model, A theory, and a philosophy. All of the following accurately reflects the general consensus in nursing regarding these terms except:
It is possible to derive many theories from a single conceptual model
Conceptual models are also known as grant theories
Philosophies are narrow exclamations of the world that give meaning to the nursing model
theories present a view of a phenomenon that is too specific to be directly testable
Theories present a view of a phenomenon that is too specific to be directly testable
The following statement about grande theories is true:
Grand theories are considered micro theories
Grant theories describe and explain large segments of the human experience
Grant theories attempt to explain such phenomenon as decision-making stress discomfort etc.
Grand theories are considered the most amendable to empiric testing
Grand theories describe and explain large segment of the human
Which statement about frameworks in research are true?
If the research report of an interventional study contains no theoretical framework, the discerning reader can drive it from it’s concepts upon which the research question is based.
Frameworks in nursing studies usually are clearly expressed in the literature review and use throughout the study
Frameworks should be included in both qualitative and quantitative studies
Quantitative study is based on the physiological principles or scientific theory have no framework
Frameworks should be included in both qualitative and quantitative research
In published research literature, a primary source refers to:
A landmark or seminal study
The first paper ever published on a given topic
Father who best summarizes are quotes content from another source
Publication written by individuals who thought of ideas represented by the study
Publication written by individuals who thought of the idea is represented by the study
These are for basic steps in the processes of reading and critically appraising sources. What activity or activities might help the reader enhance his or her own comprehension
Highlight or note important content and ideas throughout the article
Quickly review the entire article for general content
Determine whether the publication represent a primary source or secondary source of information
Develop a summary statement about what is presented in the first set of articles reviewed
Highlight or no important content in areas throughout the article
In an article reporting the results of a quantitative study that use deductive reasoning methods, where is the conceptual framework usually presented?
Introduction
