The intervention that the researcher manipulates is the _____ variable. - CORRECT ANSWER-
Independent
There is no measurable difference in incidence of incarceration for adolescent children whose
mothers work outside the home in comparison with those whose mothers do not work outside
the home. - CORRECT ANSWER-Null hypothesis
Which of the following could serve as a primary source of information that might be available to
someone writing a biography of Jonas Salk who died in 1995? - CORRECT ANSWER-A diary
written by Dr. Salk.
Which of the following is a properly stated research hypothesis? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Homelessness in children is associated with length of hospital stay, verbal skills, and fear of
separation from parents.
Which of the following represents a concise, clear statement of the specific goal or aim of a
research study? - CORRECT ANSWER-The purpose of the project was to define changes in blood
pressure over time with the four most prevalent treatment modalities prescribed by primary
care physicians in the greater Chicago area.
Which of the following would be landmark research? - CORRECT ANSWER-The first paper on the
effect of using insulin for type I diabetes in humans
The report of a research study on a new medication to treat hypertension included this
statement: "There was no significant difference in gender or age between the treatment and
control groups." Based on the statement, the reader of the report recognizes that gender and
age were - CORRECT ANSWER-demographic variables
A researcher wishes to conduct a correlational study to determine whether there is a
relationship between stress levels and relapse rates among patients who have chronic
conditions. In order to determine the existence of a relationship between these two variables,
the researcher will attempt to: - CORRECT ANSWER-obtain a large range of possible scores.
, A nurse researcher wishes to identify rates of pertussis infection in children less than one year
of age and then again at 6 years of age to examine the relationship of immunization status on
infection rates in this population. This is an example of which type of study design? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Correlational, longitudinal
Which of the following study designs focuses on finding a cause and effect relationship among
variables, but uses a lower level of control? - CORRECT ANSWER-Quasi-experimental
A conceptual map is defined as ________. - CORRECT ANSWER-A diagram that expresses the
interrelationships of concepts and statements in a framework
Which of the following is the practicing nurse's most important source of researchable
problems? - CORRECT ANSWER-The nurse's own clinical practice
What are the two broad classes of quantitative research?
Question 1 options:
Grounded theory and phenomenological research
Experimental and nonexperimental research
Cause-probing and predictive research
Empirical and nonempirical research - CORRECT ANSWER-
Conceptual models and theories are similar in that both can be represented by a schematic
model.
Question 2 options:TrueFalse - CORRECT ANSWER-
Research findings increasingly must meet the test of being clinically significant, and practitioners
have taken center stage in efforts to define clinical significance.
Question 3 options:TrueFalse - CORRECT ANSWER-
Independent
There is no measurable difference in incidence of incarceration for adolescent children whose
mothers work outside the home in comparison with those whose mothers do not work outside
the home. - CORRECT ANSWER-Null hypothesis
Which of the following could serve as a primary source of information that might be available to
someone writing a biography of Jonas Salk who died in 1995? - CORRECT ANSWER-A diary
written by Dr. Salk.
Which of the following is a properly stated research hypothesis? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Homelessness in children is associated with length of hospital stay, verbal skills, and fear of
separation from parents.
Which of the following represents a concise, clear statement of the specific goal or aim of a
research study? - CORRECT ANSWER-The purpose of the project was to define changes in blood
pressure over time with the four most prevalent treatment modalities prescribed by primary
care physicians in the greater Chicago area.
Which of the following would be landmark research? - CORRECT ANSWER-The first paper on the
effect of using insulin for type I diabetes in humans
The report of a research study on a new medication to treat hypertension included this
statement: "There was no significant difference in gender or age between the treatment and
control groups." Based on the statement, the reader of the report recognizes that gender and
age were - CORRECT ANSWER-demographic variables
A researcher wishes to conduct a correlational study to determine whether there is a
relationship between stress levels and relapse rates among patients who have chronic
conditions. In order to determine the existence of a relationship between these two variables,
the researcher will attempt to: - CORRECT ANSWER-obtain a large range of possible scores.
, A nurse researcher wishes to identify rates of pertussis infection in children less than one year
of age and then again at 6 years of age to examine the relationship of immunization status on
infection rates in this population. This is an example of which type of study design? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Correlational, longitudinal
Which of the following study designs focuses on finding a cause and effect relationship among
variables, but uses a lower level of control? - CORRECT ANSWER-Quasi-experimental
A conceptual map is defined as ________. - CORRECT ANSWER-A diagram that expresses the
interrelationships of concepts and statements in a framework
Which of the following is the practicing nurse's most important source of researchable
problems? - CORRECT ANSWER-The nurse's own clinical practice
What are the two broad classes of quantitative research?
Question 1 options:
Grounded theory and phenomenological research
Experimental and nonexperimental research
Cause-probing and predictive research
Empirical and nonempirical research - CORRECT ANSWER-
Conceptual models and theories are similar in that both can be represented by a schematic
model.
Question 2 options:TrueFalse - CORRECT ANSWER-
Research findings increasingly must meet the test of being clinically significant, and practitioners
have taken center stage in efforts to define clinical significance.
Question 3 options:TrueFalse - CORRECT ANSWER-
