NURS 6010 EXAM 2 (2026/2027) QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
A nurse would like to explore the relationships between people recovering from
substance abuse and their partners in a qualitative study. Which of these steps is
not needed to do beforehand in a study of this type?
a. determine the study limitations
b. determine the study's significance
c. select an appropriate research design
d. recruit the study participants
d
You are looking for the highest level of evidence to support your work with
patients in palliative care for end stage cancer who are transitioning to death
through comfort care. What would be the best evidence to improve your
understanding of this human experience?
A. A systematic review and meta-analysis of the quality of life of patients with end
stage cancer.
,B. A meta-synthesis of studies that explored patients with cancer's lived
experiences as they transition to comfort care.
C. An RCT that studied the use of morphine and comfort care outcomes of 2500
patients with end stage cancer.
D. A grounded theory study related to a patient's journey toward death.
b
While reading a grounded theory study, you notice that one of the themes
identified was not supported by participant quotes. What might this suggest?
A. Informants may have suggested that the quotes be deleted
B. The themes had high confirmability therefore quotes were not needed.
C. The theme could have resulted from researcher bias.
D. There is a lack of transferability of that theme.
c
qualitative research is?
systematic inquiry into social phenomena in natural settings
how people experience aspects of their lives, how individuals and/or groups
behave, how organizations functions, and how interactions shape relationships
,in qualitative research what is the main data collection instrument?
researcher they examine why events occur, what happens and what those events
mean to participants studied
What do we learn from qualitative research why use this method?
insights and sensitivity about human experience
phenomena that are poorly understood
often focused on meaning or process
qualitative data can put flesh on the bones of qualitative results, bringing the
results to life through depth case elaboration
A researcher is working with patients with chronic illness whose family caretakers
struggle emotionally while they care for their ill family member. Why would he
conduct a qualitative study?
a. To develop better teaching strategies for the family.
b. To identify current care techniques that are ineffective.
c. To determine if more self-management education is necessary.
, d. To increase the sensitivity to the human experience.
d
A new researcher meets with her advisor to discuss her choice of using a
qualitative study to answer her clinical question. Which of these reasons best
justifies the use of the method?
a. The topic of the proposed research is highly controversial.
b. The subject matter is known to be highly complex
c. The phenomena that is proposed for the study is poorly understood.
d. Recruitment for the study is anticipated to be difficult.
c
A researcher conducts a study with a group of refugees that have come to their
community. They would like to understand the groups' cultural beliefs about
healthcare. This question would best be supported by which qualitative design.
a. Phenomenology
b. Ethnography
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
A nurse would like to explore the relationships between people recovering from
substance abuse and their partners in a qualitative study. Which of these steps is
not needed to do beforehand in a study of this type?
a. determine the study limitations
b. determine the study's significance
c. select an appropriate research design
d. recruit the study participants
d
You are looking for the highest level of evidence to support your work with
patients in palliative care for end stage cancer who are transitioning to death
through comfort care. What would be the best evidence to improve your
understanding of this human experience?
A. A systematic review and meta-analysis of the quality of life of patients with end
stage cancer.
,B. A meta-synthesis of studies that explored patients with cancer's lived
experiences as they transition to comfort care.
C. An RCT that studied the use of morphine and comfort care outcomes of 2500
patients with end stage cancer.
D. A grounded theory study related to a patient's journey toward death.
b
While reading a grounded theory study, you notice that one of the themes
identified was not supported by participant quotes. What might this suggest?
A. Informants may have suggested that the quotes be deleted
B. The themes had high confirmability therefore quotes were not needed.
C. The theme could have resulted from researcher bias.
D. There is a lack of transferability of that theme.
c
qualitative research is?
systematic inquiry into social phenomena in natural settings
how people experience aspects of their lives, how individuals and/or groups
behave, how organizations functions, and how interactions shape relationships
,in qualitative research what is the main data collection instrument?
researcher they examine why events occur, what happens and what those events
mean to participants studied
What do we learn from qualitative research why use this method?
insights and sensitivity about human experience
phenomena that are poorly understood
often focused on meaning or process
qualitative data can put flesh on the bones of qualitative results, bringing the
results to life through depth case elaboration
A researcher is working with patients with chronic illness whose family caretakers
struggle emotionally while they care for their ill family member. Why would he
conduct a qualitative study?
a. To develop better teaching strategies for the family.
b. To identify current care techniques that are ineffective.
c. To determine if more self-management education is necessary.
, d. To increase the sensitivity to the human experience.
d
A new researcher meets with her advisor to discuss her choice of using a
qualitative study to answer her clinical question. Which of these reasons best
justifies the use of the method?
a. The topic of the proposed research is highly controversial.
b. The subject matter is known to be highly complex
c. The phenomena that is proposed for the study is poorly understood.
d. Recruitment for the study is anticipated to be difficult.
c
A researcher conducts a study with a group of refugees that have come to their
community. They would like to understand the groups' cultural beliefs about
healthcare. This question would best be supported by which qualitative design.
a. Phenomenology
b. Ethnography
