BSNC 5060 Midterm Review (modules 1-
6) Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
Critical Appraisal -
correct answer ✅A systematic process for reviewing evidence
Data -
correct answer ✅Information systematically collected in the
course of a study
Dissemination -
correct answer ✅The communication of research findings
Evidence-Informed Practice -
correct answer ✅Acknowledging and considering the myriad
factors beyond such evidence as local indigenous knowledge,
cultural and religious norms, and clinical judgement
Phenomena -
correct answer ✅Occurrences, circumstances, or facts that are
perceptible by the senses
Evidence-Based -
correct answer ✅The conscious, explicit, and judicious use of the
,BSNC 5060 Midterm Review (modules 1-
6) Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
current best evidence in the care of patients ad the delivery of
health care services
Quality Improvement -
correct answer ✅A systematic process for improving patient care
Hypothesis -
correct answer ✅A best guess or prediction about what a
researcher expects tofind with regard to the relationship between
two or more variables
Philosophical Beliefs -
correct answer ✅The system of motivating values, concepts,
principles, and the nature of human knowledge of an individual
group, or culture
Paradigm -
correct answer ✅A set of beliefs and practices, shared by
communities of researchers, that guide the knowledge
development process.
,BSNC 5060 Midterm Review (modules 1-
6) Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
Epistemology -
correct answer ✅The theory of knowledge; the branch of
philosophy concerned with how people know what they know, or
what is known to be the "truth"
Methodology -
correct answer ✅Discipline-specific principles, rules, and
procedures that guide the process through which knowledge is
acquired.
Aim of Inquiry -
correct answer ✅The goals or specific objectives of the research,
which vary with the paradigm
Context -
correct answer ✅The personal, social and political environment in
which a phenomenon of interest (time, place, cultural beliefs,
values, and practices) occurs
Values -
correct answer ✅Personal beliefs of the researcher
, BSNC 5060 Midterm Review (modules 1-
6) Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
Positivism -
correct answer ✅A philosophical orientation that suggests that a
material world exists; that is, things can be sensed (i.e., seen
touched, heard tasted)
Post-positivism -
correct answer ✅The view that a "reality" exists that can be
observed, measured, and understood; however, this view is
tempered by the belief that science offers an imperfect
understanding of the world.
Constructivism -
correct answer ✅The basis for naturalistic (qualitative) research,
which developed from writers such as Kant, who sought alternate
ways of thinking about the world; a belief that reality is not fixed
but rather is a construction of the people perceiving it.
Critical Social Theory -
correct answer ✅The use of qualitative and quantitative research
to highlight historical and current experiences of suffering, conflict,
and collective struggles
6) Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
Critical Appraisal -
correct answer ✅A systematic process for reviewing evidence
Data -
correct answer ✅Information systematically collected in the
course of a study
Dissemination -
correct answer ✅The communication of research findings
Evidence-Informed Practice -
correct answer ✅Acknowledging and considering the myriad
factors beyond such evidence as local indigenous knowledge,
cultural and religious norms, and clinical judgement
Phenomena -
correct answer ✅Occurrences, circumstances, or facts that are
perceptible by the senses
Evidence-Based -
correct answer ✅The conscious, explicit, and judicious use of the
,BSNC 5060 Midterm Review (modules 1-
6) Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
current best evidence in the care of patients ad the delivery of
health care services
Quality Improvement -
correct answer ✅A systematic process for improving patient care
Hypothesis -
correct answer ✅A best guess or prediction about what a
researcher expects tofind with regard to the relationship between
two or more variables
Philosophical Beliefs -
correct answer ✅The system of motivating values, concepts,
principles, and the nature of human knowledge of an individual
group, or culture
Paradigm -
correct answer ✅A set of beliefs and practices, shared by
communities of researchers, that guide the knowledge
development process.
,BSNC 5060 Midterm Review (modules 1-
6) Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
Epistemology -
correct answer ✅The theory of knowledge; the branch of
philosophy concerned with how people know what they know, or
what is known to be the "truth"
Methodology -
correct answer ✅Discipline-specific principles, rules, and
procedures that guide the process through which knowledge is
acquired.
Aim of Inquiry -
correct answer ✅The goals or specific objectives of the research,
which vary with the paradigm
Context -
correct answer ✅The personal, social and political environment in
which a phenomenon of interest (time, place, cultural beliefs,
values, and practices) occurs
Values -
correct answer ✅Personal beliefs of the researcher
, BSNC 5060 Midterm Review (modules 1-
6) Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
Positivism -
correct answer ✅A philosophical orientation that suggests that a
material world exists; that is, things can be sensed (i.e., seen
touched, heard tasted)
Post-positivism -
correct answer ✅The view that a "reality" exists that can be
observed, measured, and understood; however, this view is
tempered by the belief that science offers an imperfect
understanding of the world.
Constructivism -
correct answer ✅The basis for naturalistic (qualitative) research,
which developed from writers such as Kant, who sought alternate
ways of thinking about the world; a belief that reality is not fixed
but rather is a construction of the people perceiving it.
Critical Social Theory -
correct answer ✅The use of qualitative and quantitative research
to highlight historical and current experiences of suffering, conflict,
and collective struggles
