NURS 328 LATEST 2026 PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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The overall plan proposed by an investigator for collecting and analyzing research data is called:
- correct answer -research design
It is not a source of data: - correct answer -Literature reviews
At what point in the research process does the researcher often make decisions about data
collection and the research sample? - correct answer -While the study is in progress
T/F Quantitative research usually involves a linear progression of research tasks. - correct
answer -True
The purpose of an operational definition in a quantitative study is to: - correct answer -Specify
how a variable will be defined and measured
The people who provide the data during the research are called the: - correct answer -The
sample
T/F The population is the group of people to which a quantitative researcher may generalize
findings. - correct answer -T
Seek to prevent harm and maximize benefits for participants. - correct answer -Beneficence
Protection of participants that even the researcher cannot link individuals with information
provided. - correct answer -Anonymity
,Protection of participants so that their individual identities will not be publicly divulged. -
correct answer -Confidentiality
Communication with study participants (usually after the study) about various aspects of the
study. - correct answer -Debriefing
Collection of information without the participants knowing. - correct answer -Covert data
collection
Requires researchers to obtain the voluntary participation of participants after they are told
about the possible risks and benefits of the study. - correct answer -Informed consent
A group of participants whose rights need special protection because they are not able to
provide meaningful informed consent. - correct answer -Vulnerable subjects
Specific to a qualitative study, an ongoing process of negotiating consent with study
participants. - correct answer -Process consent
The research question, "What is the decision-making process among multidisciplinary team
members who seek to actively provide clients with hope?" is: - correct answer -Most likely to
be addressed using a qualitative approach
Which of the following is not a major source of ideas for research problems: - correct answer -
The professional code of ethics
The hypothesis, "A person's emotional status is not affected by a reelection to a continuing care
institution" is: - correct answer -Null
, T/F Qualitative researchers begin with a formal research question then develop a hypothesis to
test in the field. - correct answer -F
T/F A research problem is a situation involving an enigmatic or disturbing situation amenable to
disciplined inquiry. - correct answer -T
Hypotheses derived from theory are almost always: - correct answer -Directional
The hypothesis, " Children who have a stay at home parent are more likely to achieve a high
score on the Sense of Well-being Inventory" is: - correct answer -Directional
A research hypothesis indicates the expected relationship between: - correct answer -The
independent and the dependent variable
T/F Qualitative research rarely has a hypothesis: - correct answer -T
T/F The following is a directional hypothesis: "The fewer the hobbies an retired person has the
more likely he or she is to score high on a depression scale." - correct answer -T
A statement of specific query that the investigator seeks to answer is called a ________
__________ - correct answer -research question
Research questions that focus on experience, essence, process or nature of a phenomenon
would likely be addressed in a ____________ study. - correct answer -qualitative
At least _________ variables are needed to form a hypothesis. - correct answer -two
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The overall plan proposed by an investigator for collecting and analyzing research data is called:
- correct answer -research design
It is not a source of data: - correct answer -Literature reviews
At what point in the research process does the researcher often make decisions about data
collection and the research sample? - correct answer -While the study is in progress
T/F Quantitative research usually involves a linear progression of research tasks. - correct
answer -True
The purpose of an operational definition in a quantitative study is to: - correct answer -Specify
how a variable will be defined and measured
The people who provide the data during the research are called the: - correct answer -The
sample
T/F The population is the group of people to which a quantitative researcher may generalize
findings. - correct answer -T
Seek to prevent harm and maximize benefits for participants. - correct answer -Beneficence
Protection of participants that even the researcher cannot link individuals with information
provided. - correct answer -Anonymity
,Protection of participants so that their individual identities will not be publicly divulged. -
correct answer -Confidentiality
Communication with study participants (usually after the study) about various aspects of the
study. - correct answer -Debriefing
Collection of information without the participants knowing. - correct answer -Covert data
collection
Requires researchers to obtain the voluntary participation of participants after they are told
about the possible risks and benefits of the study. - correct answer -Informed consent
A group of participants whose rights need special protection because they are not able to
provide meaningful informed consent. - correct answer -Vulnerable subjects
Specific to a qualitative study, an ongoing process of negotiating consent with study
participants. - correct answer -Process consent
The research question, "What is the decision-making process among multidisciplinary team
members who seek to actively provide clients with hope?" is: - correct answer -Most likely to
be addressed using a qualitative approach
Which of the following is not a major source of ideas for research problems: - correct answer -
The professional code of ethics
The hypothesis, "A person's emotional status is not affected by a reelection to a continuing care
institution" is: - correct answer -Null
, T/F Qualitative researchers begin with a formal research question then develop a hypothesis to
test in the field. - correct answer -F
T/F A research problem is a situation involving an enigmatic or disturbing situation amenable to
disciplined inquiry. - correct answer -T
Hypotheses derived from theory are almost always: - correct answer -Directional
The hypothesis, " Children who have a stay at home parent are more likely to achieve a high
score on the Sense of Well-being Inventory" is: - correct answer -Directional
A research hypothesis indicates the expected relationship between: - correct answer -The
independent and the dependent variable
T/F Qualitative research rarely has a hypothesis: - correct answer -T
T/F The following is a directional hypothesis: "The fewer the hobbies an retired person has the
more likely he or she is to score high on a depression scale." - correct answer -T
A statement of specific query that the investigator seeks to answer is called a ________
__________ - correct answer -research question
Research questions that focus on experience, essence, process or nature of a phenomenon
would likely be addressed in a ____________ study. - correct answer -qualitative
At least _________ variables are needed to form a hypothesis. - correct answer -two
