NUR 3500 Practice Exam UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Is the following statement T/F
The purpose of the study should be found in the introduction section of the research study: -
CORRECT ANSWERTRUE
Most people would agree that nursing research began with this person: - CORRECT
ANSWERFlorence Nightingale
The US Department Of Health And Human Services requires that adherence to federal regulations for
ethical research is mandated if the research entity meets this criteria: - CORRECT ANSWERThe
entity received federal money for research
A study proposed that increased undisturbed sleep will promote the patient's recovery. This hypothesis
is sometimes called: - CORRECT ANSWERdirectional hypothesis
This nurse theorist defines health as including the whole mind, body and spirit in an effort to eradicate
illness - CORRECT ANSWERJean Watson
According to this nurse theorist, people are viewed as adaptive systems with coping mechanisms that
act to maintain adaptation in four responses: model of physiological, self concept, role function ,and
interdependence: - CORRECT ANSWERCallista Roy
This Bostonian nurse researcher is known for studying children and adolescents with cancer -
CORRECT ANSWERMerle Mishell
This theorist is known for a focus on the holistic view of individuals in relation to stress and
environmental factors related to maintaining a state of balance and stability - CORRECT
ANSWERBetty Neuman
is the following t/f
, empirically testable refers to the ability to measure the variable of interest - CORRECT
ANSWERTRUE
A true experimental design has 3 elements:
-Manipulation of the variable
-one experimental and one control group
-and? - CORRECT ANSWERa random assignment
A main reason for conducting a review of literature before conducting research is? - CORRECT
ANSWERto know what is out there/
determine already existing knowledge on the topic
When an institution is conducting research that involves human subjects it must first conduct a review
of the proposed research by? - CORRECT ANSWERThe IRB
The research principles of
-Respect for persons
-Beneficence
-Justice
evolved from this 1979 report on the protection of human subjects ? - CORRECT ANSWERThe
Belmont Report
A researcher's expectations about the outcomes of a quantitative study are generally expressed in the
form of ? - CORRECT ANSWERhypothesis
The research hypothesis of oncology patients who receive pre-op counseling prior to biopsy surgery
will have less anxiety on the day of surgery. What is the independent variable? - CORRECT
ANSWERpre-op counseling
Is the following T/F
study limitations are generally found in the methods section of a research article - CORRECT
ANSWERFALSE
Is the following T/F?
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Is the following statement T/F
The purpose of the study should be found in the introduction section of the research study: -
CORRECT ANSWERTRUE
Most people would agree that nursing research began with this person: - CORRECT
ANSWERFlorence Nightingale
The US Department Of Health And Human Services requires that adherence to federal regulations for
ethical research is mandated if the research entity meets this criteria: - CORRECT ANSWERThe
entity received federal money for research
A study proposed that increased undisturbed sleep will promote the patient's recovery. This hypothesis
is sometimes called: - CORRECT ANSWERdirectional hypothesis
This nurse theorist defines health as including the whole mind, body and spirit in an effort to eradicate
illness - CORRECT ANSWERJean Watson
According to this nurse theorist, people are viewed as adaptive systems with coping mechanisms that
act to maintain adaptation in four responses: model of physiological, self concept, role function ,and
interdependence: - CORRECT ANSWERCallista Roy
This Bostonian nurse researcher is known for studying children and adolescents with cancer -
CORRECT ANSWERMerle Mishell
This theorist is known for a focus on the holistic view of individuals in relation to stress and
environmental factors related to maintaining a state of balance and stability - CORRECT
ANSWERBetty Neuman
is the following t/f
, empirically testable refers to the ability to measure the variable of interest - CORRECT
ANSWERTRUE
A true experimental design has 3 elements:
-Manipulation of the variable
-one experimental and one control group
-and? - CORRECT ANSWERa random assignment
A main reason for conducting a review of literature before conducting research is? - CORRECT
ANSWERto know what is out there/
determine already existing knowledge on the topic
When an institution is conducting research that involves human subjects it must first conduct a review
of the proposed research by? - CORRECT ANSWERThe IRB
The research principles of
-Respect for persons
-Beneficence
-Justice
evolved from this 1979 report on the protection of human subjects ? - CORRECT ANSWERThe
Belmont Report
A researcher's expectations about the outcomes of a quantitative study are generally expressed in the
form of ? - CORRECT ANSWERhypothesis
The research hypothesis of oncology patients who receive pre-op counseling prior to biopsy surgery
will have less anxiety on the day of surgery. What is the independent variable? - CORRECT
ANSWERpre-op counseling
Is the following T/F
study limitations are generally found in the methods section of a research article - CORRECT
ANSWERFALSE
Is the following T/F?
