NR 101 : NURSING CARE EXAMS
NCLE
,NURSING RESEARCH Part 1
1. Kevin is a member of the Nursing Research Council of the hospital. His first assignment is to determine the
level of patient satisfaction on the care they received from the hospital. He plans to include all adult patients
admitted from April to May, with average length of stay of 3-4 days, first admission, and with no complications.
Which of the following is an extraneous variable of the study?
A. Date of admission
B. Length of stay
C. Age of patients
D. Absence of complications
Answer: (C) Age of patients
An extraneous variable is not the primary concern of the researcher but has an effect on the results of the study.
Adult patients may be young, middle or late adult.
2. He thinks of an appropriate theoretical framework. Whose theory addresses the four modes of adaptation?
A. Martha Rogers
B. Sr. Callista Roy
C. Florence Nightingale
D. Jean Watson
Answer: (B) Sr. Callista Roy
Sr. Callista Roy developed the Adaptation Model which involves the physiologic mode, self-concept mode, role
function mode and dependence mode
3. He opts to use a self-report method. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about this method?
A. Most direct means of gathering information
B. Versatile in terms of content coverage
C. Most accurate and valid method of data gathering
D. Yields information that would be difficult to gather byanother method
Answer: (C) Most accurate and valid method of data gathering
The most serious disadvantage of this method is accuracy and validity of information gathered
4. Which of the following articles would Kevin least consider for his review of literature?
A. “Story-Telling and Anxiety Reduction Among Pediatric
Patients”
B. “Turnaround Time in Emergency Rooms”
C. “Outcome Standards in Tertiary Health Care Institutions”
,D. “Environmental Manipulation and Client Outcomes”
Answer: (B) “Turnaround Time in Emergency Rooms” The article is for pediatric patients and may not be
relevant for adult patients.
5. Which of the following variables will he likely EXCLUDE in his study?
A. Competence of nurses
B. Caring attitude of nurses
C. Salary of nurses
D. Responsiveness of staff
Answer: (C) Salary of nurses
Salary of staff nurses is not an indicator of patient satisfaction, hence need not be included as a variable in the
study.
6. He plans to use a Likert Scale to determine
A. degree of agreement and disagreement
B. compliance to expected standards
C. level of satisfaction
D. degree of acceptance
Answer: (A) degree of agreement and disagreement Likert scale is a 5-point summated scale used to
determine the degree of agreement or disagreement of the respondents to a statement in a study.
7. He checks if his instruments meet the criteria for evaluation. Which of the following criteria refers to the
consistency or the ability to yield the same response upon its repeated administration?
A. Validity
B. Reliability
C. Sensitivity
D. Objectivity
Answer: (B) Reliability
Reliability is repeatability of the instrument; it can elicit the same responses even with varied administration
of the instrument
8. Which criteria refer to the ability of the instrument to detect fine differences among the subjects being
studied?
A. Sensitivity
B. Reliability
C. Validity
D. Objectivity
Answer: (A) Sensitivity
, Sensitivity is an attribute of the instrument that allow the respondents to distinguish differences of the options
where to choose from
9. Which of the following terms refer to the degree to which an instrument measures what it is supposed to be
measure?
A. Validity
B. Reliability
C. Meaningfulness
D. Sensitivity
Answer: (A) Validity
Validity is ensuring that the instrument contains appropriate questions about the research topic
10. He plans for his sampling method. Which sampling method gives equal chance to all units in the population
to get picked?
A. Random
B. Accidental
C. Quota
D. Judgment
Answer: (A) Random
Random sampling gives equal chance for all the elements in the population to be picked as part of the
sample.
11. Raphael is interested to learn more about transcultural nursing because he is assigned at the family suites
where most patients come from different cultures and countries. Which of the following designs is appropriate
for this study?
A. Grounded theory
B. Ethnography
C. Case study
D. Phenomenology
Answer: (B) Ethnography
Ethnography is focused on patterns of behavior of selected people within a culture
12. The nursing theorist who developed transcultural nursing theory is
A. Dorothea Orem
B. Madeleine Leininger
C. Betty Newman
D. Sr. Callista Roy
Answer: (B) Madeleine Leininger
Madeleine Leininger developed the theory on
NCLE
,NURSING RESEARCH Part 1
1. Kevin is a member of the Nursing Research Council of the hospital. His first assignment is to determine the
level of patient satisfaction on the care they received from the hospital. He plans to include all adult patients
admitted from April to May, with average length of stay of 3-4 days, first admission, and with no complications.
Which of the following is an extraneous variable of the study?
A. Date of admission
B. Length of stay
C. Age of patients
D. Absence of complications
Answer: (C) Age of patients
An extraneous variable is not the primary concern of the researcher but has an effect on the results of the study.
Adult patients may be young, middle or late adult.
2. He thinks of an appropriate theoretical framework. Whose theory addresses the four modes of adaptation?
A. Martha Rogers
B. Sr. Callista Roy
C. Florence Nightingale
D. Jean Watson
Answer: (B) Sr. Callista Roy
Sr. Callista Roy developed the Adaptation Model which involves the physiologic mode, self-concept mode, role
function mode and dependence mode
3. He opts to use a self-report method. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about this method?
A. Most direct means of gathering information
B. Versatile in terms of content coverage
C. Most accurate and valid method of data gathering
D. Yields information that would be difficult to gather byanother method
Answer: (C) Most accurate and valid method of data gathering
The most serious disadvantage of this method is accuracy and validity of information gathered
4. Which of the following articles would Kevin least consider for his review of literature?
A. “Story-Telling and Anxiety Reduction Among Pediatric
Patients”
B. “Turnaround Time in Emergency Rooms”
C. “Outcome Standards in Tertiary Health Care Institutions”
,D. “Environmental Manipulation and Client Outcomes”
Answer: (B) “Turnaround Time in Emergency Rooms” The article is for pediatric patients and may not be
relevant for adult patients.
5. Which of the following variables will he likely EXCLUDE in his study?
A. Competence of nurses
B. Caring attitude of nurses
C. Salary of nurses
D. Responsiveness of staff
Answer: (C) Salary of nurses
Salary of staff nurses is not an indicator of patient satisfaction, hence need not be included as a variable in the
study.
6. He plans to use a Likert Scale to determine
A. degree of agreement and disagreement
B. compliance to expected standards
C. level of satisfaction
D. degree of acceptance
Answer: (A) degree of agreement and disagreement Likert scale is a 5-point summated scale used to
determine the degree of agreement or disagreement of the respondents to a statement in a study.
7. He checks if his instruments meet the criteria for evaluation. Which of the following criteria refers to the
consistency or the ability to yield the same response upon its repeated administration?
A. Validity
B. Reliability
C. Sensitivity
D. Objectivity
Answer: (B) Reliability
Reliability is repeatability of the instrument; it can elicit the same responses even with varied administration
of the instrument
8. Which criteria refer to the ability of the instrument to detect fine differences among the subjects being
studied?
A. Sensitivity
B. Reliability
C. Validity
D. Objectivity
Answer: (A) Sensitivity
, Sensitivity is an attribute of the instrument that allow the respondents to distinguish differences of the options
where to choose from
9. Which of the following terms refer to the degree to which an instrument measures what it is supposed to be
measure?
A. Validity
B. Reliability
C. Meaningfulness
D. Sensitivity
Answer: (A) Validity
Validity is ensuring that the instrument contains appropriate questions about the research topic
10. He plans for his sampling method. Which sampling method gives equal chance to all units in the population
to get picked?
A. Random
B. Accidental
C. Quota
D. Judgment
Answer: (A) Random
Random sampling gives equal chance for all the elements in the population to be picked as part of the
sample.
11. Raphael is interested to learn more about transcultural nursing because he is assigned at the family suites
where most patients come from different cultures and countries. Which of the following designs is appropriate
for this study?
A. Grounded theory
B. Ethnography
C. Case study
D. Phenomenology
Answer: (B) Ethnography
Ethnography is focused on patterns of behavior of selected people within a culture
12. The nursing theorist who developed transcultural nursing theory is
A. Dorothea Orem
B. Madeleine Leininger
C. Betty Newman
D. Sr. Callista Roy
Answer: (B) Madeleine Leininger
Madeleine Leininger developed the theory on
