Nursing Research Exam 1 NUR 265
GVSU Questions with Verified
Answers
Evidence-based Practice - ANSWERSIntegration of best research and clinical expertise
Research Evidence - ANSWERSEmpirical knowledge from studies
Quality Improvement - ANSWERSInitiatives with a goal for patient improvement
Qualitative research - ANSWERSNo variables, humanistic, does NOT test theories,
creates theories, NO hypothesis, NO variables.
Quantitative research - ANSWERSFormal, objective, systematic process with numerical
data. Has a hypothesis, variables. Is an experimental process. If little is known about a
topic, often start with Qual then move to Quant.
BSN role in research - ANSWERSRead and critically appraise studies. Use best
research evidence in practice with guidance. Assist with research problem identification
and data collection
Nightingale's type of research - ANSWERSQuantitative
Beneficence - ANSWERSAbove all do no harm
Justice - ANSWERSTreat fairly re: risks and benefits of research
Informed Consent - ANSWERSDisclosure, comprehension, competence to consent,
voluntary consent
Comprehension - ANSWERSUnderstand purpose, risks, etc.
Self-Determination - ANSWERSRespect of persons
Research misconduct - ANSWERSFabrication, falsification, plagiarism
Competence - ANSWERSCapable of understanding--no mental incompetence
Institutional Review Board - ANSWERSA committee that reviews research to ensure
that the investigator is conduction it ethically.
, Conceptual Definition - ANSWERSMore comprehensive than a dictionary. Includes
feelings, moods, provides the basis for Operational Definition. Found in Background and
Literature Review. "How Others Define it" and "How It's Applied". Has a theoretical
meaning.
Operational Definition - ANSWERSDefining the terms in order to determine the nature
of an item. "How you measure it"
Confounding Variables - ANSWERSVariables that aren't recognized until the study is in
process. Unexpected.
Dependent Variables - ANSWERSThe outcome DEPENDS on this. This is what is
predicted or explained.
Independent Variables - ANSWERSManipulated or varied to create an effect on the
dependent variable. I=Intervention
Problem statment - ANSWERSIdentifies specific gap in knowledge
Research purpose - ANSWERSClear, concise, specific goal
Research problem - ANSWERSArea of concern; gap in knowledge
Hypothesis - ANSWERSFormal statement of expected relationship between 2 or more
variables
Null Hypothesis - ANSWERSOpposite of hypothesis
Secondary source - ANSWERSSummarizes and/or quotes from primary source
Primary source - ANSWERSWritten by the person who originated the idea
Seminal Study - ANSWERSFirst/Initial studies on a particular topic
Synthesis of Sources - ANSWERSinvolves compiling the findings from all of the
selected studies and analyzing and interpreting those findings
Peer review - ANSWERSevaluation of scientific, academic, or professional work by
others working in the same field.
Purpose Statement - ANSWERSThe goal for the study
Concepts - ANSWERSterms that abstractly describe and name an object, idea or
experience
GVSU Questions with Verified
Answers
Evidence-based Practice - ANSWERSIntegration of best research and clinical expertise
Research Evidence - ANSWERSEmpirical knowledge from studies
Quality Improvement - ANSWERSInitiatives with a goal for patient improvement
Qualitative research - ANSWERSNo variables, humanistic, does NOT test theories,
creates theories, NO hypothesis, NO variables.
Quantitative research - ANSWERSFormal, objective, systematic process with numerical
data. Has a hypothesis, variables. Is an experimental process. If little is known about a
topic, often start with Qual then move to Quant.
BSN role in research - ANSWERSRead and critically appraise studies. Use best
research evidence in practice with guidance. Assist with research problem identification
and data collection
Nightingale's type of research - ANSWERSQuantitative
Beneficence - ANSWERSAbove all do no harm
Justice - ANSWERSTreat fairly re: risks and benefits of research
Informed Consent - ANSWERSDisclosure, comprehension, competence to consent,
voluntary consent
Comprehension - ANSWERSUnderstand purpose, risks, etc.
Self-Determination - ANSWERSRespect of persons
Research misconduct - ANSWERSFabrication, falsification, plagiarism
Competence - ANSWERSCapable of understanding--no mental incompetence
Institutional Review Board - ANSWERSA committee that reviews research to ensure
that the investigator is conduction it ethically.
, Conceptual Definition - ANSWERSMore comprehensive than a dictionary. Includes
feelings, moods, provides the basis for Operational Definition. Found in Background and
Literature Review. "How Others Define it" and "How It's Applied". Has a theoretical
meaning.
Operational Definition - ANSWERSDefining the terms in order to determine the nature
of an item. "How you measure it"
Confounding Variables - ANSWERSVariables that aren't recognized until the study is in
process. Unexpected.
Dependent Variables - ANSWERSThe outcome DEPENDS on this. This is what is
predicted or explained.
Independent Variables - ANSWERSManipulated or varied to create an effect on the
dependent variable. I=Intervention
Problem statment - ANSWERSIdentifies specific gap in knowledge
Research purpose - ANSWERSClear, concise, specific goal
Research problem - ANSWERSArea of concern; gap in knowledge
Hypothesis - ANSWERSFormal statement of expected relationship between 2 or more
variables
Null Hypothesis - ANSWERSOpposite of hypothesis
Secondary source - ANSWERSSummarizes and/or quotes from primary source
Primary source - ANSWERSWritten by the person who originated the idea
Seminal Study - ANSWERSFirst/Initial studies on a particular topic
Synthesis of Sources - ANSWERSinvolves compiling the findings from all of the
selected studies and analyzing and interpreting those findings
Peer review - ANSWERSevaluation of scientific, academic, or professional work by
others working in the same field.
Purpose Statement - ANSWERSThe goal for the study
Concepts - ANSWERSterms that abstractly describe and name an object, idea or
experience
