NURSING 257: PRACTICE EXAM
QUESTIONS FROM QUIZZES WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS (GRADED A+)
Which research topic would most likely be studied through a qualitative research
design?
A. The meaning of health among Kenyan children with cancer B. Exercise effects
on fatigue and emotional distress during radiation therapy for breast cancer C.
Change in pain scores in older adults during rehab after hip fracture D. The
relationship of perceived HIV/AIDS risk and willingness to interact with
individual with HIV/AIDS
✔✔ Option A: The meaning of health among Kenyan children with cancer
Select the answers that most accurately describe the responsibilities of the
baccalaureate nurse graduate as a participant in the nursing research process
(Select all that apply):
A. Designing and conducting research protocols B. Providing leadership by
helping others apply scientific knowledge to practice C. Sharing research findings
with colleagues that are pertinent to practice D. Administering care at the bedside
according to a research protocol
✔✔ Options B, C, and D: Providing leadership by helping others apply
scientific knowledge to practice, sharing research findings with colleagues,
and administering care according to a research protocol
Why do nurses who do not conduct research need to understand the nursing
research process?
A. To be able to evaluate research for its relevance to clinical practice
B. To identify potential subjects for clinical research studies
C. To teach patients and families the usefulness of consenting to participate in
research
, D. To assist as accurate data collectors in clinical research studies -ANSWER
✔✔A.
How can a nurse researcher decide whether to use a qualitative or quantitative
research design?
A. By recognizing that the main research goal is to test the effectiveness of at
reattempt for a specific illness or condition
B. By recognizing that the basis for all qualitative interactions is the belief that the
human experience can be measured and quantified mathematically
C. By recognizing that the focus of qualitative research methods is the study of
human experiences that occur within the person's natural setting
D. By recognizing that the focus of qualitative research is measuring human
characteristics such as height, blood pressure, or pain -ANSWER ✔✔C
Ethnographic research focuses on:
A. use of etic perspectives in studying individual human behavior
B. trying to understand cultures from an emic perspective
C. using techniques that generate theory about how people deal with life situation s
D. gathering data about lived experiences of individuals -ANSWER ✔✔B
The nurse decides to hold a patient's regularly scheduled extended-release
morphine (MS-Contin) because the patient is sleeping. Last week, another patient
on the unit was intubated due to severe respiratory compromise resulting from a
high dose of intravenous morphine. The nurse is now worried that her patient may
develop respiratory depression if she administers the MS-Contin. What knowledge
source has influenced the nurse's decision to hold the MS-Contin?
QUESTIONS FROM QUIZZES WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS (GRADED A+)
Which research topic would most likely be studied through a qualitative research
design?
A. The meaning of health among Kenyan children with cancer B. Exercise effects
on fatigue and emotional distress during radiation therapy for breast cancer C.
Change in pain scores in older adults during rehab after hip fracture D. The
relationship of perceived HIV/AIDS risk and willingness to interact with
individual with HIV/AIDS
✔✔ Option A: The meaning of health among Kenyan children with cancer
Select the answers that most accurately describe the responsibilities of the
baccalaureate nurse graduate as a participant in the nursing research process
(Select all that apply):
A. Designing and conducting research protocols B. Providing leadership by
helping others apply scientific knowledge to practice C. Sharing research findings
with colleagues that are pertinent to practice D. Administering care at the bedside
according to a research protocol
✔✔ Options B, C, and D: Providing leadership by helping others apply
scientific knowledge to practice, sharing research findings with colleagues,
and administering care according to a research protocol
Why do nurses who do not conduct research need to understand the nursing
research process?
A. To be able to evaluate research for its relevance to clinical practice
B. To identify potential subjects for clinical research studies
C. To teach patients and families the usefulness of consenting to participate in
research
, D. To assist as accurate data collectors in clinical research studies -ANSWER
✔✔A.
How can a nurse researcher decide whether to use a qualitative or quantitative
research design?
A. By recognizing that the main research goal is to test the effectiveness of at
reattempt for a specific illness or condition
B. By recognizing that the basis for all qualitative interactions is the belief that the
human experience can be measured and quantified mathematically
C. By recognizing that the focus of qualitative research methods is the study of
human experiences that occur within the person's natural setting
D. By recognizing that the focus of qualitative research is measuring human
characteristics such as height, blood pressure, or pain -ANSWER ✔✔C
Ethnographic research focuses on:
A. use of etic perspectives in studying individual human behavior
B. trying to understand cultures from an emic perspective
C. using techniques that generate theory about how people deal with life situation s
D. gathering data about lived experiences of individuals -ANSWER ✔✔B
The nurse decides to hold a patient's regularly scheduled extended-release
morphine (MS-Contin) because the patient is sleeping. Last week, another patient
on the unit was intubated due to severe respiratory compromise resulting from a
high dose of intravenous morphine. The nurse is now worried that her patient may
develop respiratory depression if she administers the MS-Contin. What knowledge
source has influenced the nurse's decision to hold the MS-Contin?
