NUR 302 - Chapter 4, Research Ch. 4, Research- Chapter 4
Questions with Verified Answers (Correct Update)
Question 1: Nurses are most likely to encounter research results in which of the following? Select all
that apply.
A. Poster sessions
B. Journal articles
C. Textbooks
D. Dissertations
Answer: A, B
Question 2: When a research report undergoes a "blind" review for a journal, it means which of the
following?
A. The journal editors do not know who submitted the report.
B. The authors of the report do not know who the editor of the journal is.
C. The report is published without indicating the authors' names.
D. The reviewers making recommendations about publication are not told who the authors are.
Answer: D. The reviewers making recommendations about publication are not told who the
authors are.
Question 3: In a quantitative research article, a review of prior research on the problem under study
is most likely to be found in which section?
A. Introduction
B. Method section
C. Results section
D. Discussion
Answer: A. Introduction
Question 4: In which section would the following sentence most likely appear: "The study sample
consisted of 135 mother-infant dyads from an innercity neighborhood"?
A. Introduction
B. Method section
C. Results section
D. Discussion
Answer: B. Method section
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,Question 5: In which section would the following sentence most likely appear: "The results may have
been influenced by the patients' desire to please the researchers and the hospital staff"?
A. Introduction
B. Method section
C. Results section
D. Discussion
Answer: D. Discussion
Question 6: When a finding is statistically reliable, it means which of the following?
A. The finding is very important
B. The same results are likely to occur with a new sample of subjects
C. The researcher's hypothesis is correct
D. Changes in nursing procedures are needed
Answer: B. The same results are likely to occur with a new sample of subjects
Question 7: In which section of a research report would the following sentence most likely appear:
"Patients who coughed were significantly more likely to have spontaneous dislodgement of smallbore
nasogastric tubes than patients who did not"?
A. Introduction
B. Method section
C. Results section
D. Discussion
Answer: C. Results section
Question 8: In a qualitative research article, the thematic analysis of the data would be presented in
which section?
A. Introduction
B. Method section
C. Results section
D. Discussion section
Answer: C. Results section
Question 9: In a research report, limitations of the study are normally discussed in which section?
A. Introduction
B. Method section
C. Results section
D. Discussion section
Answer: D. Discussion section
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, Question 10: The criterion used by quantitative researchers involving the soundness of the evidence
is which of the following?
A. Reliability
B. Validity
C. Credibility
D. Generalizability
Answer: B. Validity
Question 11: Which of the following is an aspect of trustworthiness used in evaluating the strength of
evidence in a qualitative study?
A. Triangulation
B. Reflexivity
C. Reliability
D. Credibility
Answer: D. Credibility
Question 12: A nurse researcher compared men's and women's level of stress following cardiac
surgery and made sure that both groups were comparable with regard to length of stay in hospital.
Length of stay in hospital is which of the following?
A. Independent variable
B. Dependent variable
C. Mediating variable
D. Confounding variable
Answer: D. Confounding variable
Question 13: In which section of the research report might the research problem be stated?
A. Abstract
B. Introduction
C. Methods section
D. Results section
Answer: B. Introduction
Question 14: Key variables and the population of the study are most likely to be communicated in
which of the following?
A. Title
B. Abstract
C. Introduction
D. Methods
Answer: A. Title
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Questions with Verified Answers (Correct Update)
Question 1: Nurses are most likely to encounter research results in which of the following? Select all
that apply.
A. Poster sessions
B. Journal articles
C. Textbooks
D. Dissertations
Answer: A, B
Question 2: When a research report undergoes a "blind" review for a journal, it means which of the
following?
A. The journal editors do not know who submitted the report.
B. The authors of the report do not know who the editor of the journal is.
C. The report is published without indicating the authors' names.
D. The reviewers making recommendations about publication are not told who the authors are.
Answer: D. The reviewers making recommendations about publication are not told who the
authors are.
Question 3: In a quantitative research article, a review of prior research on the problem under study
is most likely to be found in which section?
A. Introduction
B. Method section
C. Results section
D. Discussion
Answer: A. Introduction
Question 4: In which section would the following sentence most likely appear: "The study sample
consisted of 135 mother-infant dyads from an innercity neighborhood"?
A. Introduction
B. Method section
C. Results section
D. Discussion
Answer: B. Method section
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,Question 5: In which section would the following sentence most likely appear: "The results may have
been influenced by the patients' desire to please the researchers and the hospital staff"?
A. Introduction
B. Method section
C. Results section
D. Discussion
Answer: D. Discussion
Question 6: When a finding is statistically reliable, it means which of the following?
A. The finding is very important
B. The same results are likely to occur with a new sample of subjects
C. The researcher's hypothesis is correct
D. Changes in nursing procedures are needed
Answer: B. The same results are likely to occur with a new sample of subjects
Question 7: In which section of a research report would the following sentence most likely appear:
"Patients who coughed were significantly more likely to have spontaneous dislodgement of smallbore
nasogastric tubes than patients who did not"?
A. Introduction
B. Method section
C. Results section
D. Discussion
Answer: C. Results section
Question 8: In a qualitative research article, the thematic analysis of the data would be presented in
which section?
A. Introduction
B. Method section
C. Results section
D. Discussion section
Answer: C. Results section
Question 9: In a research report, limitations of the study are normally discussed in which section?
A. Introduction
B. Method section
C. Results section
D. Discussion section
Answer: D. Discussion section
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, Question 10: The criterion used by quantitative researchers involving the soundness of the evidence
is which of the following?
A. Reliability
B. Validity
C. Credibility
D. Generalizability
Answer: B. Validity
Question 11: Which of the following is an aspect of trustworthiness used in evaluating the strength of
evidence in a qualitative study?
A. Triangulation
B. Reflexivity
C. Reliability
D. Credibility
Answer: D. Credibility
Question 12: A nurse researcher compared men's and women's level of stress following cardiac
surgery and made sure that both groups were comparable with regard to length of stay in hospital.
Length of stay in hospital is which of the following?
A. Independent variable
B. Dependent variable
C. Mediating variable
D. Confounding variable
Answer: D. Confounding variable
Question 13: In which section of the research report might the research problem be stated?
A. Abstract
B. Introduction
C. Methods section
D. Results section
Answer: B. Introduction
Question 14: Key variables and the population of the study are most likely to be communicated in
which of the following?
A. Title
B. Abstract
C. Introduction
D. Methods
Answer: A. Title
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