NURS 602 Quiz 2 Exam Questions With
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Research problem - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-An area of concern in which
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there is a gap in the knowledge needed for nursing practice.
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Significance of a research problem - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Indicates
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the importance of the problem to nursing and health care and to the
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health of individuals, families, and communities.
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Background for a problem - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Briefly identifies
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what we know about the problem area.
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Problem statement - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Identifies the specific gap
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in the knowledge needed for practice.
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Research purpose - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Concise, clear statement of
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the specific goal or aim of the study. The purpose is generated from the
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problem.
Purpose of descriptive research - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1. Identify and
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describe concepts or variables
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,2. Identify possible relationships among variables
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3. Delineate differences between or among existing groups
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Purpose of correlational research - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Examines the
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type and strength of relationship among variables (can be positive or
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negative)
Purpose of quasi-experimental research - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Conducted to determine the effect of a treatment or independent
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variable on designated dependent or outcome variables
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What type of correlation is this? "An increase in the number of pack-
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years decreases a person's lifespan" - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Negative
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correlation (-1) |
What type of correlation is this? "An increase in stress levels leads to an
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increase in blood pressure readings" - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Positive
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correlation (+1) |
Purpose of experimental research - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Determines
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the effect of one or more independent variables on one or more
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dependent variables |
Conducted in highly controlled settings | | | |
,What type of quantitative research is this?
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"The purpose of this observational study was to assess the frequency
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and type of hand hygiene opportunities initiated by clinical and non-
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clinical caregivers..." - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Descriptive research
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What type of quantitative research is this?
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"Biological correlates and predictors of insulin resistance among early
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adolescents..." - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Correlational research
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What type of quantitative research is this?
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"The purpose of this study was to determine the 'effectiveness of a
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nurse-case-managed intervention compared with that of two standard | | | | | | | |
programs on completion of the combine hepatitis A virus and HBV
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vaccine series among homeless adults and to assess sociodemographic
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factors and risk behaviors related to the vaccine completion.'" -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Quasi-experimental research
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What type of quantitative research is this?
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"The purpose of the present study was to examine the effects of
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moderate-intensity aerobic exercise on pain-like behavior and NT-3 in an | | | | | | | | |
animal model of widespread pain." - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Experimental research |
, Phenomenological research - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Conducted to | | | | | |
promote a deeper understanding of complex human experiences as
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they have been lived by the study participants
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Study of experiences or phenomena (experiences that comprise the
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lives of humans)
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What type of qualitative research is this?
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"Describe the lived experience of grieving among widows whose
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husbands died in combat in Iraq since 2007." - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Phenomenological research |
Grounded theory research - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Identifies the area
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of concern and the purpose indicates the focus of the theory to be
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developed to account for a pattern of behavior of those involved in the
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study.
Used most frequently to study areas in which little previous research
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has been conducted and to gain a new viewpoint in familiar areas of
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research.
Investigates interactions among individuals from the perspectives of
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those involved. |
What type of qualitative research is this? "Describe the behavioral and
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communication patterns and social interactions that maintain functional | | | | | | |
status of frail elders" - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Grounded theory
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research
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Research problem - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-An area of concern in which
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there is a gap in the knowledge needed for nursing practice.
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Significance of a research problem - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Indicates
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the importance of the problem to nursing and health care and to the
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
health of individuals, families, and communities.
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Background for a problem - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Briefly identifies
| | | | | | | |
what we know about the problem area.
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Problem statement - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Identifies the specific gap
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in the knowledge needed for practice.
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Research purpose - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Concise, clear statement of
| | | | | | | |
the specific goal or aim of the study. The purpose is generated from the
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
problem.
Purpose of descriptive research - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1. Identify and
| | | | | | | | |
describe concepts or variables
| | |
,2. Identify possible relationships among variables
| | | | |
3. Delineate differences between or among existing groups
| | | | | | |
Purpose of correlational research - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Examines the
| | | | | | |
type and strength of relationship among variables (can be positive or
| | | | | | | | | | | |
negative)
Purpose of quasi-experimental research - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Conducted to determine the effect of a treatment or independent
| | | | | | | | | |
variable on designated dependent or outcome variables
| | | | | |
What type of correlation is this? "An increase in the number of pack-
| | | | | | | | | | | |
years decreases a person's lifespan" - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Negative
| | | | | | | |
correlation (-1) |
What type of correlation is this? "An increase in stress levels leads to an
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
increase in blood pressure readings" - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Positive
| | | | | | | |
correlation (+1) |
Purpose of experimental research - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Determines
| | | | | | |
the effect of one or more independent variables on one or more
| | | | | | | | | | | |
dependent variables |
Conducted in highly controlled settings | | | |
,What type of quantitative research is this?
| | | | | | |
"The purpose of this observational study was to assess the frequency
| | | | | | | | | | |
and type of hand hygiene opportunities initiated by clinical and non-
| | | | | | | | | |
clinical caregivers..." - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Descriptive research
| | | | |
What type of quantitative research is this?
| | | | | | |
"Biological correlates and predictors of insulin resistance among early
| | | | | | | | |
adolescents..." - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Correlational research
| | | |
What type of quantitative research is this?
| | | | | | |
"The purpose of this study was to determine the 'effectiveness of a
| | | | | | | | | | | |
nurse-case-managed intervention compared with that of two standard | | | | | | | |
programs on completion of the combine hepatitis A virus and HBV
| | | | | | | | | | |
vaccine series among homeless adults and to assess sociodemographic
| | | | | | | | |
factors and risk behaviors related to the vaccine completion.'" -
| | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Quasi-experimental research
| |
What type of quantitative research is this?
| | | | | | |
"The purpose of the present study was to examine the effects of
| | | | | | | | | | | |
moderate-intensity aerobic exercise on pain-like behavior and NT-3 in an | | | | | | | | |
animal model of widespread pain." - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
| | | | | | | |
Experimental research |
, Phenomenological research - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Conducted to | | | | | |
promote a deeper understanding of complex human experiences as
| | | | | | | | |
they have been lived by the study participants
| | | | | | |
Study of experiences or phenomena (experiences that comprise the
| | | | | | | | |
lives of humans)
| |
What type of qualitative research is this?
| | | | | | |
"Describe the lived experience of grieving among widows whose
| | | | | | | | |
husbands died in combat in Iraq since 2007." - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
| | | | | | | | | |
Phenomenological research |
Grounded theory research - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Identifies the area
| | | | | | | |
of concern and the purpose indicates the focus of the theory to be
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
developed to account for a pattern of behavior of those involved in the
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
study.
Used most frequently to study areas in which little previous research
| | | | | | | | | | |
has been conducted and to gain a new viewpoint in familiar areas of
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
research.
Investigates interactions among individuals from the perspectives of
| | | | | | | |
those involved. |
What type of qualitative research is this? "Describe the behavioral and
| | | | | | | | | | |
communication patterns and social interactions that maintain functional | | | | | | |
status of frail elders" - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Grounded theory
| | | | | | | | |
research
