NUR 302 - Chapter 6, Research- Chapter 6, Research Ch. 6
Questions with Verified Answers (Correct Update)
Question 1: The research question, "What is the decision-making process among intensive care unit
nurses who decide to discuss spiritual issues with patients?" is which of the following?
A. Most likely to be addressed using a quantitative approach
B. Most likely to be addressed using a qualitative approach
C. Not researchable
D. Not appropriately worded
Answer: B. Most likely to be addressed using a qualitative approach
Question 2: Which of the following is a major source of ideas for research problems? Select all that
apply.
A. Theories or conceptual frameworks
B. Personal nursing experience
C. Nursing code of ethics
D. Nursing literature
Answer: A, B, D
Question 3: "Does maternal stress during the first trimester of a pregnancy affect the infant's birth
weight?" is which of the following?
A. A research question
B. A portion of a problem statement
C. A statement of purpose
D. A hypothesis
Answer: A. A research question
Question 4: "This study aimed to explore the meaning of the experience of living with a colostomy"
is which of the following?
A. A research question
B. A portion of a problem statement
C. A statement of purpose
D. A hypothesis
Answer: C. A statement of purpose
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,Question 5: In a research report, the statement of purpose is normally found where?
A. In the abstract
B. In the first paragraph of the report
C. At the end of the introduction
D. At the beginning of the method section
Answer: C. At the end of the introduction
Question 6: In a statement of purpose, the researcher often communicates information beyond the
substantive content through which of the following?
A. The specification of the population to be studied
B. The operational definition of the research variables
C. The prediction of anticipated relationships among variables
D. The choice of verbs that suggest the state of knowledge on the topic or the approach to be used
Answer: D. The choice of verbs that suggest the state of knowledge on the topic or the approach
to be used
Question 7: A research hypothesis indicates the expected relationship between which of the
following?
A. The functional and causal nature of the variables
B. The statement of purpose and the research questions
C. The independent variable and the dependent variable
D. Statistical testing and the null hypothesis
Answer: C. The independent variable and the dependent variable
Question 8: The hypothesis, "Women who jog regularly are more likely than those who do not to
have amenorrhea" is which of the following?
A. Null
B. Not testable
C. Directional
D. Nondirectional
Answer: C. Directional
Question 9: The hypothesis, "A person's emotional status is not affected by a relocation to a nursing
home" is which of the following?
A. Null
B. Not testable
C. Directional
D. Nondirectional
Answer: A. Null
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, Question 10: The hypothesis, "Women who live in rural areas are unlikely to practice breast
self-examination" is which of the following?
A. Null
B. Not testable
C. Directional
D. Nondirectional
Answer: B. Not testable
Question 11: A researcher includes a statement of purpose that indicates that the goal of the study is
to understand the lived experiences of family members caring for a terminally ill child with cancer.
What type of research design would most likely be used?
A. Ethnography
B. Grounded theory
C. Phenomenology
D. Quasi-experimental
Answer: C. Phenomenology
Question 12: A researcher wants to explore the ways in which gender issues are evident in the
day-to-day interactions between male and female nurses and their patients in an acute-care inpatient
unit. The purpose statement of her research study indicates that she wants to study whether and how
gender issues influence the culture and behaviors of nurses as they interact with patients. Of the
following, which type of study design would be most appropriate to use?
A. Qualitative ethnography
B. Qualitative phenomenology
C. Quantitative descriptive
D. Quantitative Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT)
Answer: A. Qualitative ethnography
Question 13: Select the best description for the following: "Is there a relationship between elective
labor induction and an unintended cesarean delivery?"
A. It is a directional hypothesis
B. It is a directional research question
C. It is a non-directional hypothesis
D. It is a non-directional research question
Answer: D. It is a non-directional research question
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Questions with Verified Answers (Correct Update)
Question 1: The research question, "What is the decision-making process among intensive care unit
nurses who decide to discuss spiritual issues with patients?" is which of the following?
A. Most likely to be addressed using a quantitative approach
B. Most likely to be addressed using a qualitative approach
C. Not researchable
D. Not appropriately worded
Answer: B. Most likely to be addressed using a qualitative approach
Question 2: Which of the following is a major source of ideas for research problems? Select all that
apply.
A. Theories or conceptual frameworks
B. Personal nursing experience
C. Nursing code of ethics
D. Nursing literature
Answer: A, B, D
Question 3: "Does maternal stress during the first trimester of a pregnancy affect the infant's birth
weight?" is which of the following?
A. A research question
B. A portion of a problem statement
C. A statement of purpose
D. A hypothesis
Answer: A. A research question
Question 4: "This study aimed to explore the meaning of the experience of living with a colostomy"
is which of the following?
A. A research question
B. A portion of a problem statement
C. A statement of purpose
D. A hypothesis
Answer: C. A statement of purpose
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,Question 5: In a research report, the statement of purpose is normally found where?
A. In the abstract
B. In the first paragraph of the report
C. At the end of the introduction
D. At the beginning of the method section
Answer: C. At the end of the introduction
Question 6: In a statement of purpose, the researcher often communicates information beyond the
substantive content through which of the following?
A. The specification of the population to be studied
B. The operational definition of the research variables
C. The prediction of anticipated relationships among variables
D. The choice of verbs that suggest the state of knowledge on the topic or the approach to be used
Answer: D. The choice of verbs that suggest the state of knowledge on the topic or the approach
to be used
Question 7: A research hypothesis indicates the expected relationship between which of the
following?
A. The functional and causal nature of the variables
B. The statement of purpose and the research questions
C. The independent variable and the dependent variable
D. Statistical testing and the null hypothesis
Answer: C. The independent variable and the dependent variable
Question 8: The hypothesis, "Women who jog regularly are more likely than those who do not to
have amenorrhea" is which of the following?
A. Null
B. Not testable
C. Directional
D. Nondirectional
Answer: C. Directional
Question 9: The hypothesis, "A person's emotional status is not affected by a relocation to a nursing
home" is which of the following?
A. Null
B. Not testable
C. Directional
D. Nondirectional
Answer: A. Null
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, Question 10: The hypothesis, "Women who live in rural areas are unlikely to practice breast
self-examination" is which of the following?
A. Null
B. Not testable
C. Directional
D. Nondirectional
Answer: B. Not testable
Question 11: A researcher includes a statement of purpose that indicates that the goal of the study is
to understand the lived experiences of family members caring for a terminally ill child with cancer.
What type of research design would most likely be used?
A. Ethnography
B. Grounded theory
C. Phenomenology
D. Quasi-experimental
Answer: C. Phenomenology
Question 12: A researcher wants to explore the ways in which gender issues are evident in the
day-to-day interactions between male and female nurses and their patients in an acute-care inpatient
unit. The purpose statement of her research study indicates that she wants to study whether and how
gender issues influence the culture and behaviors of nurses as they interact with patients. Of the
following, which type of study design would be most appropriate to use?
A. Qualitative ethnography
B. Qualitative phenomenology
C. Quantitative descriptive
D. Quantitative Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT)
Answer: A. Qualitative ethnography
Question 13: Select the best description for the following: "Is there a relationship between elective
labor induction and an unintended cesarean delivery?"
A. It is a directional hypothesis
B. It is a directional research question
C. It is a non-directional hypothesis
D. It is a non-directional research question
Answer: D. It is a non-directional research question
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