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“ NURSING MANAGEMENT EXAM PRACTICE “
NEWEST UPDATED EXAM 2025 – 2026
SOLVED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
VERIFIED 100% GRADED A+ (LATEST
VERSION)
Nursing Management Exam (Ch. 6, 16, 22, 23, 26, & 27)
Institutional review boards determine whether research studies involving
human subjects will:
a.
be published.
b.
add to the body of nursing knowledge.
c.
cause harm.
d.
receive funding.
ANS: C
The institutional review board (also called the human subjects committee) examines
research proposals to ensure that the ethical rights of those individuals participating
in the research study are protected. This board makes sure that persons who
participate in research are assured that their right to privacy, confidentiality, fair
treatment, and freedom from harm is protected.
A nurse is interested in understanding the meaning of the human experience
of surviving polio. Subject recruitment targets persons who have been
diagnosed with the disease. The researcher reflects on the data and identifies
common themes in order to understand the "lived experience." These
characteristics are consistent with the qualitative research method known as:
a.
grounded theory.
b.
ethnography.
c.
phenomenology.
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d.
case study.
ANS: C
Phenomenology is a qualitative research design that uses inductive descriptive
methodology to describe the lived experiences of study participants.
The use of research to guide nursing practice is called:
a.
utilization.
b.
dissemination.
c.
generalizability.
d.
analysis.
ANS: A
Utilization of research guides nursing practice. Clinical agencies need to make a
commitment to implementing research findings and then developing policies and
procedures to guide the implementation process.
A public health nurse is interested in determining which educational programs
are needed in the aggregates served. The researcher personally interviews
individuals who are walking on the streets in the community. This type of
research design is:
a.
quasi-experimental.
b.
survey.
c.
case study.
d.
ethnography.
ANS: B
Survey is a nonexperimental research design that focuses on obtaining information
regarding the status quo of some situation, often through direct questioning of
participants.
Which organization provides federal funding for research?
a.
National Institute of Nursing Research
b.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
c.
W. K. Kellogg Foundation
d.
Sigma Theta Tau International
ANS: A
The National Institute of Nursing Research is a federal agency that provides federal
funding for health care research.
Which type of data analysis results in the non-numerical organization of data?
a.
Descriptive
b.
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Inferential
c.
Qualitative
d.
Quantitative
ANS: C
Qualitative data analysis results in the organization of words or phrases, not
numbers. Interviews are reviewed and are transcribed line by line in an effort to
group common conceptual meanings.
A nurse researcher who is seeking funding for a study should identify _____ of
funding agencies.
a.
board members
b.
priorities
c.
budgets
d.
accreditation
ANS: B
The priorities of funding agencies indicate their preferences for funding; these are
more likely to be funded than are studies that are not aligned with funding
preferences.
A nurse studied a community to determine if there were clients who would
benefit from a hospice program if one were developed. This type of research
is:
a.
a survey.
b.
quasi-experimental.
c.
a needs assessment method.
d.
a pilot study.
ANS: C
A needs assessment method is a study in which the researcher collects data for the
purpose of estimating the needs of a group; the method is commonly used to
prioritize the needs of an organization or community.
The research hypothesis is that aromatherapy reduces stress more effectively
than does acupuncture. The researcher does not identify a control group. This
study would be a(n) _________ design.
a.
experimental
b.
quasi-experimental
c.
survey
d.
meta-analysis
ANS: B
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In quasi-experimental studies, a control group, randomization, or the manipulation of
one or more variables is missing.
A qualitative researcher reviews data collected with a grief support group to
develop a theory of how widows and widowers mourn. The researcher is using
which qualitative research design?
a.
Phenomenology
b.
Grounded theory
c.
Case study
d.
Hypothesis generation
ANS: B
Grounded theory is a qualitative research approach that describes a social process
and has theory generation as its main purpose.
Which statement about qualitative research is correct?
a.
Qualitative research requires less time than quantitative research because
complex statistical analysis is not necessary.
b.
To be statistically significant, qualitative studies must consist of large,
randomly selected sample sizes.
c.
Because qualitative studies deal with human concepts such as suffering and
quality of life, results can be generalized.
d.
Interviews are the primary means of collecting data that enable the researcher
to describe unclear phenomena.
ANS: D
Qualitative research involves ambiguous concepts. Analysis of interviews with
participants who are experiencing the phenomena enables the researcher to
describe unclear phenomena
A nurse interested in life satisfaction among patients receiving hemodialysis
reviews databases and identifies relevant studies which are then statistically
analyzed providing generalization through multiple studies. The nurse
researcher is using which type of research?
a.
Quasi-experimental
b.
Secondary analysis
c.
Meta-analysis
d.
Survey
ANS: C
Meta-analysis uses the analysis of several research studies to validate smaller
studies, allowing generalization.
A new nurse researcher is interested in tracing the history of nursing research.
The researcher learns that nursing research began with:
“ NURSING MANAGEMENT EXAM PRACTICE “
NEWEST UPDATED EXAM 2025 – 2026
SOLVED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
VERIFIED 100% GRADED A+ (LATEST
VERSION)
Nursing Management Exam (Ch. 6, 16, 22, 23, 26, & 27)
Institutional review boards determine whether research studies involving
human subjects will:
a.
be published.
b.
add to the body of nursing knowledge.
c.
cause harm.
d.
receive funding.
ANS: C
The institutional review board (also called the human subjects committee) examines
research proposals to ensure that the ethical rights of those individuals participating
in the research study are protected. This board makes sure that persons who
participate in research are assured that their right to privacy, confidentiality, fair
treatment, and freedom from harm is protected.
A nurse is interested in understanding the meaning of the human experience
of surviving polio. Subject recruitment targets persons who have been
diagnosed with the disease. The researcher reflects on the data and identifies
common themes in order to understand the "lived experience." These
characteristics are consistent with the qualitative research method known as:
a.
grounded theory.
b.
ethnography.
c.
phenomenology.
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d.
case study.
ANS: C
Phenomenology is a qualitative research design that uses inductive descriptive
methodology to describe the lived experiences of study participants.
The use of research to guide nursing practice is called:
a.
utilization.
b.
dissemination.
c.
generalizability.
d.
analysis.
ANS: A
Utilization of research guides nursing practice. Clinical agencies need to make a
commitment to implementing research findings and then developing policies and
procedures to guide the implementation process.
A public health nurse is interested in determining which educational programs
are needed in the aggregates served. The researcher personally interviews
individuals who are walking on the streets in the community. This type of
research design is:
a.
quasi-experimental.
b.
survey.
c.
case study.
d.
ethnography.
ANS: B
Survey is a nonexperimental research design that focuses on obtaining information
regarding the status quo of some situation, often through direct questioning of
participants.
Which organization provides federal funding for research?
a.
National Institute of Nursing Research
b.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
c.
W. K. Kellogg Foundation
d.
Sigma Theta Tau International
ANS: A
The National Institute of Nursing Research is a federal agency that provides federal
funding for health care research.
Which type of data analysis results in the non-numerical organization of data?
a.
Descriptive
b.
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Inferential
c.
Qualitative
d.
Quantitative
ANS: C
Qualitative data analysis results in the organization of words or phrases, not
numbers. Interviews are reviewed and are transcribed line by line in an effort to
group common conceptual meanings.
A nurse researcher who is seeking funding for a study should identify _____ of
funding agencies.
a.
board members
b.
priorities
c.
budgets
d.
accreditation
ANS: B
The priorities of funding agencies indicate their preferences for funding; these are
more likely to be funded than are studies that are not aligned with funding
preferences.
A nurse studied a community to determine if there were clients who would
benefit from a hospice program if one were developed. This type of research
is:
a.
a survey.
b.
quasi-experimental.
c.
a needs assessment method.
d.
a pilot study.
ANS: C
A needs assessment method is a study in which the researcher collects data for the
purpose of estimating the needs of a group; the method is commonly used to
prioritize the needs of an organization or community.
The research hypothesis is that aromatherapy reduces stress more effectively
than does acupuncture. The researcher does not identify a control group. This
study would be a(n) _________ design.
a.
experimental
b.
quasi-experimental
c.
survey
d.
meta-analysis
ANS: B
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In quasi-experimental studies, a control group, randomization, or the manipulation of
one or more variables is missing.
A qualitative researcher reviews data collected with a grief support group to
develop a theory of how widows and widowers mourn. The researcher is using
which qualitative research design?
a.
Phenomenology
b.
Grounded theory
c.
Case study
d.
Hypothesis generation
ANS: B
Grounded theory is a qualitative research approach that describes a social process
and has theory generation as its main purpose.
Which statement about qualitative research is correct?
a.
Qualitative research requires less time than quantitative research because
complex statistical analysis is not necessary.
b.
To be statistically significant, qualitative studies must consist of large,
randomly selected sample sizes.
c.
Because qualitative studies deal with human concepts such as suffering and
quality of life, results can be generalized.
d.
Interviews are the primary means of collecting data that enable the researcher
to describe unclear phenomena.
ANS: D
Qualitative research involves ambiguous concepts. Analysis of interviews with
participants who are experiencing the phenomena enables the researcher to
describe unclear phenomena
A nurse interested in life satisfaction among patients receiving hemodialysis
reviews databases and identifies relevant studies which are then statistically
analyzed providing generalization through multiple studies. The nurse
researcher is using which type of research?
a.
Quasi-experimental
b.
Secondary analysis
c.
Meta-analysis
d.
Survey
ANS: C
Meta-analysis uses the analysis of several research studies to validate smaller
studies, allowing generalization.
A new nurse researcher is interested in tracing the history of nursing research.
The researcher learns that nursing research began with:
