RESEARCH Questions!

Without answers,
The major reason for conducting research is to:
a. imro!e nursing care for c"ients c. romote the growth of the nursing rofession
#. document the cost$effecti!eness of care d. ensure accounta#i"it% for nursing ractice
The "an for how a stud% wi"" #e conducted is ca""ed:
a. design #. data co""ection method c. h%othesis d. research rocess
To o#tain the desired data in a stud%, which of the fo""owing t%es of definition is mot essentia"&
a. theoretica" #. concetua" c. dictionar% d. oerationa"
Co""ecting data from a sam"e to determine the characteristics of a ou"ation is the urose of what t%e
of research&
a. corre"ationa" #. e'erimenta" c. sur!e% d. historica"
Which of the fo""owing methods is aroriate for the resentation of research findings
a. narrati!e resentations c. ta#u"ar resentations
#. grahica" resentations d. a"" of the a#o!e
What communication medium is most "i(e"% to reach the "argest ercentage of nurses&
a. dissertation defense c. journa" artic"e
#. conference ora" resentation d. oster resentation
A communit% hea"th nurse of a maternit% c"inic decides to conduct a stud% to determine the num#er of
c"ients seen during the re!ious %ear who #ecame anemic at some time during their regnanc%. The nurse)s
research is c"assified as which t%e of stud%&
a. Ana"%tic #. Cohort c. *escriti!e d. E'erimenta"
A graduate nursing student is co""ecting data for a research stud% and aroaches the assigned nurse for
ermission to see a atient)s chart. The nurse)s first most aroriate stes is to determine:
a. if informed consent has #een o#tained c. the urose of the stud%
#. +f the suer!isor has aro!ed the stud% d. the secific data re,uested
Which statement a#out informed consent in nursing research is true&
-nce articiants ha!e signed consent, the% are e'ected to com"ete the stud%
.articiants are informed of the sam"ing method used.
.articiants recei!e a fu"" e'"anation of the stud%, !a"idit% testing and h%otheses
The consent form states the researchers names, addresses, and te"ehone num#er
The three essentia" e"ements are informed consent are:
accounta#i"it%, #eneficence, and aterna"ism
confidentia"it%, truthfu"ness, and ad!ocac%
financia" ris(, ru"e of uti"it%, and rotection of ri!ac%
information, comrehension, and freedom from coercion
When writing a grant roosa" for a domestic !io"ence re!ention rogram, the author addresses
characteristics of the target ou"ation that are re"ated to:
a. current hea"th care need c. ris( factors re!a"ent among its mem#ers
#. recent uti"i/ation of hea"th care ser!ices d. secific hea"th conditions
Sur!e%ing c"ients) (now"edge of resources, identif%ing resource e"igi#i"it% criteria, and comaring income
"e!e"s with agenc% fee structures are stes in which art of the grant roosa" rocesses&
a. 0udgeting #. E!a"uation c. 1eeds assessment d. rogram design
The dia#etes c"inician designs a stud% to e'amine how a consistent and structured educationa" interaction
#etween dia#etes educators and hosita"i/ed dia#etes atients wou"d affect the atients) an'iet% "e!e"s. Two
grous of atients, ages 23 to 43 %ears, are studied. The first grou recei!es dai"% !isits from the same
educator. The second grou recei!es one !isit of #asic s(i""s teaching. A standardi/ed an'iet% sca"e is
administered to #oth grous on admission and again after at "east 2 da%s of hosita"i/ation. 5ort% atients
admitted #etween Setem#er 6 and Setem#er 23 ser!e as su#ject for the first grou, and 73 admitted
#etween -cto#er 6 and -cto#er 23 ser!e as su#jects for the second grou. What are the indeendent and
deendent !aria#"es in this stud%&
+ndeendent !aria#"e: dai"% interaction8 *eendent !aria#"e8 atient an'iet% "e!e"
+ndeendent !aria#"e: one !isit of #asic s(i""s teaching8 *eendent !aria#"e8 dai"% interaction
+ndeendent !aria#"e8 atient an'iet% "e!e"8 deendent !aria#"e8 dai"% interaction
+ndeendent !aria#"e8 atient an'iet% "e!e"8 deendent !aria#"e8 !isit of #asic s(i""s teaching
+n the discussion section of a research artic"e, the author states that the "ac( of statistica" significance ma%
ha!e #een caused #% the sma"" sam"e si/e and suggests the need for re"ication of the stud% with a "arge
sam"e. +n e!a"uating the author)s statement, which statement is aroriate to consider&
An e'act re"ication ma% roduce the same resu"ts
+f the stud% was otherwise we"" designed, re"ication ma% #e ad!isa#"e
Sam"e si/e is not re"ated to statistica" significance, so the author)s suggestion is i""ogica"
Sam"e si/e is not imortant if the aroriate statistica" techni,ues are a"ied.
The rimar% consideration when e!a"uating a research sam"e is its:
a. genera"i/a#i"it%#. ro#a#i"it% c. randomi/ation d. reresentati!eness
Statistica" sources for ou"ation age distri#utions, and socioeconomic characteristics inc"ude:
a. census data #. mor#idit% data c. ser!ice uti"i/ation data d. !ita" statistics
The most effecti!e wa% to asses the hea"th care needs of o"der ersons in a communit% is to:
Conduct ersona" inter!iews with "oca" hea"th care rofessiona"s and socia" ser!ices staff.
Re"% on intuiti!e imressions o#tained from wor(ing with o"der ersons
Re!iew demograhic data from the most recent census
Sur!e% a random sam"e of adu"t chi"dren who do not reside in the communit%
9an% nurses "eft the countr% for #etter wor(ing conditions. Hosita" and nursing schoo" administrators are
,uestioning the commitment of rofessiona" nurses to their organi/ation. 1urse Carmencita was
commissioned to conduct research amid this nursing crisis.
Which of the fo""owing wi"" #e the riorit% action of 1urse Carmencita&
5ormu"ate and de"imit the research ro#"em
5ormu"ate research h%othesis
*e!e"o a concetua" framewor( of the stud%
Conduct "iterature search on the toic
A #asic characteristic of a research ro#"em is that it is researcha#"e, which means that:
+t can #e in!estigated through the co""ection and ana"%sis of data
+t can ma(e great toics for de#ate
+t dea"s with hi"osohica" or ethica" issues
+t has no ractica" significance
After the research ro#"em and urose increase in c"arit% and conciseness, 1urse Carmencita has greater
direction in determining the feasi#i"it% of the stud% which inc"ude:
6,:,2 6. Time and mone% commitment
6,:,7 :. Researcher)s e'ertise
6,2,7 2. A!ai"a#i"it% of su#jectis, faci"it% and e,uiment
6,:,2,7 7. Stud%)s ethica" considerations
After the ro#"em has #een carefu""% de"ineated and c"ear"% stated, 1urse Carmencita is now read% to
conduct a "iterature re!iew. The re!iew of re"ated "iterature in!o"!es which of the fo""owing:
S%stematic identification of "iterature sources
;ocating documents
A"" of the a#o!e
The major urose of re!iewing the "iterature is to:
5ami"iari/e onese"f with different t%es of research studies
5ind a simi"ar stud% and re"icate
5ami"iari/e oneseft with research formats used #% different authors
To determine what has a"read% #een done that re"ates to %our ro#"em
After ha!ing ac,uainted herse"f with the "i#rar%, 1urse Carmencita shou"d ma(e a "ist of (e% words to
guide her in the "iterature search. .ossi#"e (e% words that she can use in the search wou"d inc"ude:
6,: 6. Commitment
6,2 :. -rgani/ationa" commitment
6,2,7 2. 1urses
6,:,2,7 7. 1ursing crisis
She considers accessing e"ectronic data#ase for her "iterature search. Which of the fo""owing is the most
aroriate data#ase for nurses&
ER+C #. .s%ch+15- c 9E*;+1E d. C+1AH;
When reading a journa" artic"e she first started reading the #rief summar% of the artic"e "aced at the
#eginning of the journa" reort. This is referred to as the:
a. +ntroduction #. #ac(ground c. a#stract
She noted that the researcher himse"f who conducted the stud% wrote the journa" artic"e she is reading. This
refers to the:
a. 0i#"iograh% #. Secondar% source c. .rimar% source
Which of the fo""owing research design is most aroriate for this stud%&
a. *escriti!e #. Historica" c. Case Stud% d. .henomeno"ogica"
1urse Carmencita "ans to co""ect data from nurses #% using a ,uestionnaire. .rior to administering the
,uestionnaire, she shou"d first determine the degree to which the test consistent"% measures what it
measures. This is ca""ed.
<a"idit% #. norma"it% c. re"ia#i"it% d. sensiti!it%
She shou"d a"so conduct a sma""$sca"e tria" run of her research stud% which is referred to as:
Rehearsa" #. sam"ing c. Hawthorne studies d. i"ot stud%
She shou"d a"so consider ethica" considerations in!o"!ed in a"" research studies that inc"ude:
6,: 6. Su#jects shou"d not #e harmed in an% wa%
6,:,2 :. +nform su#jects concerning the nature of ris( in!o"!ed
6,:,7 2. Su#ject)s right to ri!ac% shou"d #e considered
6,:,2,7 7. Resect for the dignit% and we"fare of the articiant
A ,uestionnaire was distri#uted #% mai" #earing an +* num#er in one corner. Resondents are assured their
resonses wi"" not #e indi!idua""% di!u"ged. This is ca""ed:
a. informed consent #. anon%mit% c. confidentia"it%
Se"ection of sam"e in this stud% is an imortant ste in doing research. A good sam"e is:
-ne that inc"udes #oth ma"e and fema"e nurses
-ne that shows a #a"ance in the num#er of nurses from hosita" and schoo"
-ne that is reresentati!e of the ou"ation from which it was se"ected
-ne that can #e maniu"ated and contro""ed
The actua" ou"ation of stud% articiants se"ected from a "arger ou"ation is (nown as:
.ou"ation #. C"uster c. Target ou"ation d. accessi#"e ou"ation
Sam"ing criteria ma% #e used #% 1urse Carmencita to de!e"o the desired sam"e. Characteristics that
must #e resent for a su#ject to #e inc"uded in the sam"e is ca""ed:
+nc"usion criteria #. e'c"usion criteria c. reresentati!eness
5rom a sam"ing theor% oint of !iew, each indi!idua" in the ou"ation shou"d ha!e an e,ua" and
indeendent chance of #eing se"ected for the sam"e. This is don through:
.urosi!e sam"ing #. ,uota sam"ing c. random sam"ing
1urse Carmencita de!e"os a sam"ing frame that in!o"!es random se"ection of ro!inces in the different
regions of the countr% and random"% se"ecting nurses in the se"ected ro!inces. This is an e'am"e of which
t%e of random sam"ing&
Sim"e random sam"ing #. stratified random sam"ing c. c"uster sam"ing
When data of nurses in the sam"e are categori/ed into gender and em"o%ment status, what "e!e" of
measurement is used&
1omina" sca"e #. ordina" sca"e c. inter!a" sca"e d. ratio$sca"e
The nurse)s "e!e" of education in this stud% is c"assified in which "e!e" of measurement&
1omina"$sca"e #. ordina" sca"e c. inter!a" sca"e d. ratio$sca"e
When 1ruse Carmencita organi/es her data using fre,uenc% distri#utions and comutation of means, she is
using which aroach to data ana"%sis&
*escriti!e statistics #. +nferentia" statistics c. arametric statistics
1urse Carmencita is now done with ana"%/ing the data. Her cha""enge is to reach the fina" stage of the
research rocess which is:
Conduct ost$sur!e% #. Write the fina" draft c. communicate resu"ts
The fo""owing are ossi#"e wa%s #% which 1urse Carmencita)s stud% cou"d #e shared to others for
dissemination uroses, E=CE.T:
-ra" resentation at conferences>con!entions
.u#"ication in research journa"s
?i!ing oster resentation at con!entions
@eeing it in her ersona" journa"
The rocess of disseminating and using research$generated information to ma(e an imact on or change in
the e'isting ractices in nursing is ca""ed:
@now"edge management #. (now"edge uti"i/ation c. research criti,ue
1urse Carmencita is interested in conducting another stud%. She was as(ed #% her suerior to su#mit a
written "an identif%ing the major e"ements of the stud%. This is referred to as:
.roosition #. .i"ot Stud% c. research roosa" d. Thesis
A we"" written "an wou"d inc"ude the fo""owing, E=CE.T
Research ro#"em
Re!iew of Re"ated ;iterature and Theoretica">Concetua" 5ramewor(
9ethods and .rocedures
Research 5indings
The fo""owing shou"d #e inc"uded in the methods and rocedure section of her "an, which rojects
e'enses and faci"itates com"etion of the roject on schedu"e.
0udget #. timeta#"e c. a and # d. # on"%
Research is the (e% to (ee our (now"edge #ase and our ractice in nursing current. +t ro!ides a so"id
foundation on which to #ase our ractice. 0ecause of this it is imortant that nurses direct"% or indirect"%
articiate in research acti!ities in order to add (now"edge in the rofession.
Which of the fo""owing is the first ste in the concetua" hase of the research rocess&
5ormu"ation and de"imiting the ro#"em c. de!e"oing a theoretica" framewor(
Re!iew of Re"ated ;iterature d. 5ormu"ation of h%othesis
Which of the fo""owing characteristics do 1-T descri#e scientific in!estigation&
."anned and conducted in s%stematic and order"% manner
0ased on emirica" data that ha!e #een su#jected to reeated in!estigation
Conducted to de!e"o theories and stud% ad!ance (now"edge
-#ser!ations are made and !erified not necessari"% on the #asis of actua" o#ser!ation
Which of the fo""owing is>are source>s of research ro#"em&
;iterature #. e'erience c. theor%d. a""
This research aroach uses numerica" data to o#tain information a#out the wor"d:
E'erimenta" #. sur!e% c. ,ua"itati!e d. ,uantitati!e
+n which of the fo""owing t%e of research does a researcher contro" the indeendent !aria#"e #ut has no
wa% of assigning su#jects to treatment conditions in a random manner&
E'erimenta" c. e'"orator%
Quasi$e'erimenta" d. Corre"ationa"
Which of the fo""owing is TRAE in an e'erimenta" stud%&
Su#jects who are "i(e"% to erform #etter are assigned under e'erimenta" grou
The contro" grou is gi!en the theor% #eing tested
Assigning su#jects to #oth the e'erimenta" and contro" grous are done random"%
Conditions affecting the su#jects are not contro""ed to a""ow genera"i/ation of findings
?i!en the fo""owing e'am"es of h%othesis, answer the fo""owing ,uestions:
Cancer atients recei!ing rearator% atient education B..EC inter!ention e'erience "ower "e!e"s of
an'iet% that those who recei!e out"ine information. B.oroch, 6DDEC
The statement a#o!e is an e'am"e of which t%e of h%othesis&
6,: 6. Associati!e
6,2 :. Causa"
:,2 2. 1u""
:,7 7. Sim"e
+n this h%othesis, the indeendent !aria#"e is:
Cancer atients #. ..E inter!ention c. an'iet% "e!e"
+n causa" re"ationshis, the !aria#"e that is maniu"ated #% the researcher is the:
+ndeendent !aria#"e #. deendent !aria#"e c. acti!e !aria#"e
The h%othesis that is used for statistica" testing and interreting statistica" outcomes in research is referred
to as:
Research h%othesis #. nu"" h%othesis c. directiona" h%othesis
This t%e of !aria#"e e'ists in a"" studies an can affect measurement of stud% !aria#"es and the re"ationshis
among these !aria#"es.
+ndeendent !aria#"es #. *eendent !aria#"e c. e'traneous !aria#"e
+n research, the !aria#"es that is the resumed cause is the:
a. +ndeendent !aria#"es #. *eendent !aria#"e c. e'traneous !aria#"e
Characteristics or attitudes of the su#jects that are co""ected to descri#e the sam"e "i(e age, educationa"
"e!e", gender, income, etc are referred to as:
En!ironmenta" !aria#"es #. confounding !aria#"es c. demograhic !aria#"es
Ander RA D6F2 Section :4e, one of the duties of a nurse is research. 0ecause nursing is a rofession,
nurses shou"d contri#ute to the generation of nursing. .rofessiona" nurses therefore shou"d #e e,uied
with (now"edge of the research rocess and #e a#"e to a"% it.
Which of the fo""owing is the correct se,uence of stes in doing ,uantitati!e research&
6,:,2,7,E 6. 5ormu"ating research ro#"em and urose
6,7,E,:,2 :. *e!e"oing "an for data co""ection and ana"%sis
6,7,2,E,: 2. 5ormu"ating research ,uestions and h%othesis
6,2,7,E,: 7. Re!iew of re"e!ant "iterature an de!e"oing a framewor(
Common sources of research ro#"ems in nursing are:
6,: 6. 1ursing ractice
:,2 :. .atterns trends
6,:,2 2. Some#od% e"se)s com"eted research
6,:,2,7 7. Researcher)s inte""ectua" and scientific interests
Researchers ha!e #een e'"oring a"ternati!e design strategies that might increase !a"idit% of studies. 9ost
recent interest is the com#ined use of two or more theories, methods, data sources, or methods of ana"%sis
in a stud%. This is referred to as:
Research Com#o #. Stratification c. Traingu"ation
The fo""owing are the characteristics of ,uantitati!e research E=CE.T:
-#jecti!e c. E"ement of ana"%sis num#er
*e!e"os theor% d. #asic is (nowing: cause$and$effect re"ationshi
Which of the fo""owing is not a ,ua"itati!e research method&
Corre"ationa" #. .hemoeno"ogica" c. Ethnograhic
+n order for a stud% to #e considered a true e'eriment, it must ha!e three essentia" characteristics. Which
of the fo""owing is 1-T a characteristic of an e'erimenta" stud%:
+ndeendent !aria#"e must #e maniu"ated #% the e'erimenter
*eendent !aria#"e must #e maniu"ated #% the e'erimenter
Su#jects must #e random"% assigned to grous
A contro" grou must #e incororated within the design
Which of the fo""owing is an e'am"e of maniu"ation of !aria#"es in e'erimenta" research:
Assigning su#jects in a random manner
?i!ing the contro" grou a standard treatment as #asis for comarison
Creating more grous
0% assigning su#jects to !aried conditions, gi!ing inter!ention to one grou and withho"ding it from
another grou.
+n e'erimenta" studies, the researcher shou"d contro" #iases. The #ias that occurs when su#jects (now that
the% are #eing in!o"!ed in a stud% is ca""ed:
Hawthorne effect #. Hawthorne studies c. Ha"o effect
A descriti!e stud% design that e'amines changes in the same su#jects o!er an e'tended eriod of time is
ca""ed:
Cross$sectiona" design #. ;ongitudina" design c. Trend design
Which of the fo""owing studies that e'amine re"ationshis #etween !aria#"es do not esta#"ish causa"it%&
E'erimenta" #. Quasi$e'erimenta" c. Corre"ationa"
+n e'erimenta" studies where two or more indeendent !aria#"es, with indeendent grous of su#jects
random"% assigned to !arious com#ination of "e!e"s of the two !aria#"es, the design is ca""ed
.retest$osttest contro" grou design c. 5actoria" design
.osttest$on"% design
When an e'eriment "ac(s randomi/ation or comarison grous it #ecomes which of the fo""owing:
True e'erimenta" c. Quasi$e'erimenta"
.seudo$e'erimenta" d. descriti!e corre"ationa"
Which of the fo""owing is not true a#out sam"e si/e determination in research&
The "arger the sam"e, the more reresentati!e it is "i(e"% to #e
The more reresentati!e a sam"e is, the more genera"i/a#"e the resu"ts wou"d #e.
;arge sam"es can "ead to erroneous resu"ts when not we"" se"ected
The more genera"i/a#"e the sam"e is, the more reresentati!e wi"" #e the resu"ts
+n a ou"ation of :,333 nurses in the "ist of rofessiona" nurses in the region, %ou "an to ha!e 43 as the
desired sam"e si/e. Asing s%stematic sam"ing techni,ue, what wi"" #e %our @th factor%&
:3 #. 6E c. E d. :7
What does this statement refer to& The "e!e" of educationa" attainment of the mothers is not corre"ated with
their degree of com"iance to the treatment regimen.
;imitation of the stud% #. h%othesis c. assumtions
When a su#ject of a research !er#a"i/es her intention to withdraw her articiation in the stud%, which is
considered an ethica" action on the art of the research&
Ad!ise him to ut it in writing c. A""ow him to withdraw an%time
Remind him of his dut% as a articiant d. Te"" him his withdrawa" has "ega" im"ications
Which of the fo""owing is 1-T one of those grous who are !u"nera#"e to coercion and decetion due to
ina#i"it% to gi!e informed consent in research&
Chi"dren>minors #. 9enta""% imaired adu"ts c. new R1
+f a researcher studies the effect of a schedu"ing assignment on nurses) mora"e, the schedu"ing assignment
wou"d #e referred to as the:
+ndeendent !aria#"e #. deendent !aria#"e c. ou"ation
What ethica" rinci"e is !io"ated when a researcher do not consider freedom to articiate or not
articiate in research
.rinci"e of resect for ersons #. #eneficence c. justice
Cuasa"it% in research means:
There must #e no corre"ation #etween !aria#"es
The cause ma% not a"wa%s #e resent whene!er the effect occurs
Things ha!e causes and that causes "ead to effects
9easures of Centra" Tendenc% and !aria#i"it% are e'am"es of
*escriti!e statistics #. inferentia" statistics c. <ita" statistics
E'tending the im"ications of the findings from the sam"e studies to a "arger ou"ation is ca""ed:
?enera"i/ation #. Conc"usion c. ;imitation
Which of the fo""owing t%es of research ma(es use of ast e!ents to answer a ro#"em&
E'ost$facto ana"%sis c. Case stud%
5ie"d e'eriment d. Historica"
Which of the fo""owing actions of a researcher ensures anon%mit%&
-#tain informed consent
.ro!ide e,ua" treatment to a"" the su#jects of the stud%
Re"ease the findings of the stud% to the su#jects on"%
@ee the identifies of the su#jects secret
After the ana"%sis of the data, which of the fo""owing stes wi"" the researcher do ne't&
+nterret the data
Write the conc"usion and recommendation
-rgani/e the data using fre,uenc% distri#utions
*isseminate the resu"ts of the stud%
+f !aria#"e = increases as !aria#"e G increase in a secified ou"ation, this ref"ects which of the ff&
.redicts a ositi!e re"ationshi c. .redicts no re"ationshi
.redicts a negati!e re"ationshi
When a researcher wou"d "i(e to stud% the "i!ed e'eriences of atients with rostate cancer confined in
their homes, most "i(e"% the t%e of research that he wi"" design is:
True e'erimenta" #. ethnograhic c. henomeno"ogica"
The sam"ing techni,ue used in this (ind of stud% wou"d #e
C"uster sam"ing #. ,uota sam"ing c. urosi!e sam"ing
The t%e of setting that is aroriate for this (ind of stud% wou"d #e:
1atura" setting #. c"inica" setting c. contro""ed setting
The outcome that the in!estigator is interested in understanding e'"aining, or redicting is descri#ed as:
*eendent !aria#"e #. indeendent !aria#"e c. e'traneous !aria#"e
+n a certain stud%, the researcher was as(ed to consider the !aria#"e ain. .ain is c"assified in what sca"e of
measurement&
a. 1omina" #. -rdina" c. +nter!a" d. Ratio
What art of the research reort contains the #ac(ground of the ro#"em&
a. +ntroduction #. ;iterature Re!iew c. 9ethodo"og% d. Resu"ts H *iscussion
When a researcher gi!es a descrition of how !aria#"es or concets in the stud% wi"" #e measured or
maniu"ated in the stud% she is actua""% gi!ing which t%e of definition&
a. concetua" definition #. oerationa" definition c. ersona" definition
The fo""owing are e'am"es of sam"ing methods ta(en from studies. +dentif% which t%es of sam"ing
method the researcher used:
5i!e hundred nurses were random"% se"ected using ta#"e of random num#ers from a "ist of a"" registered
nurse in the .hi"iines
a. sim"e random #. stratified random c. s%stematic random
?ender was used to stratif% a sam"e of 633 random"% se"ected su#jects.
a. Sim"e random #. stratified random c. s%stematic random
A sam"e of E3 ado"escents was o#tained at a fast$food restaurant
a. Con!enience sam"ing #. urosi!e sam"ing c. c"uster sam"ing
+dentif% the t%e of stud% in the fo""owing research urose: To e'amine the hea"th ractices of +#anag
woman and the imact of these ractices to their fami"ies.
a. .henomeno"ogica" #. ethnograhic c. historica"
+dentif% the indeendent !aria#"e in the fo""owing e'am"e of h%othesis. -'%gen inha"ation #% nasa"
cannu"a of u to I "iters>minute does not affect ora" temerature measurement with an e"ectronic
thermometer.
a. -'%gen inha"ation #% cannu"a c. E"ectronic thermometer
#. -ra" temerature measurement d. I "iters er minutes
A secia" t%e of o#ser!ation where researchers immerse themse"!es in the setting so the% can e'erience
the rea"it% as the articiants do is:
a. 1atura" o#ser!ation #. articiant$as$o#ser!er c. o#ser!er$as$articiant
Two nurse ractitioners are as(ed to com#ine their researcher findings with those of some co""eagues who
are stud%ing the same grou of atients. The nurse ractitioners) resonse is to:
agree #ecause com#ining the findings wi"" ma(e for some statistica""% re"e!ant research
agree on condition that roer credit is gi!en to the institution where it was conducted
refuse #ecause of incongruence #etween stud% uroses
refuse #ecause the% did not o#tain the roer atient consent to share their findings
After reading a research artic"e that descri#es a too" for measuring arenta" an'iet%, a ediatric c"inica"
nurse secia"ist uses the too" in a re"ication stud% on the unit. The reea"ed uses of the too" ro!ide
inconsistent and inaccurate resu"ts. +n criti,uing the too", the c"inica" secia"ist conc"udes that it is :
a. not re"ia#"e and not "i(e"% to #e !a"id c. re"ia#"e #ut not !a"id
#. re"ia#"e #ut not consistent d. !a"id #ut not re"ia#"e
The su#jects of a research roject ha!e #een informed that on"% summar% grou data wi"" #e re"eased. Two
staff mem#ers re,uest their atients) test resu"ts. The rincia" in!estigator)s resonse is to:
o E'"ain wh% on"% aggregate resu"ts can #e shared
o 9eet with the staff mem#ers indi!idua""% to determine wh% the% need the information
o Set u a meeting to discuss the stud%
o Te"" the staff mem#ers that on"% data rojections are a!ai"a#"e on their atients