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1. A nurse researcher designs a study to assess the health attitudes of Pacific
Islanders across the lifespan. The researcher discusses the process used to ensure
the sample is representative of the population. Which statement describes this
process?
A. I will survey whichever Pacific Islanders are easiest to reach.
B. I will make sure there are enough participants in each age group by selecting
participants from the potential sample.
C. I will only include adults, since they can consent for themselves.
D. I will let participants choose which age group they belong to.
{ANSWER: B}
2. A nurse is reviewing the qualitative literature about clients' perceptions and
reactions related to a diagnosis of terminal cancer. Which is the best way to assess
whether a research design is qualitative?
A. Look for tables of statistical data
B. Read the discussion section for the author's perspective
C. Count the number of participants
D. Check whether the study has a control group
{ANSWER: B. Read the discussion section for the author's perspective}
3. A nurse and a respiratory therapist want to know which of two incentive
spirometers is more effective for postoperative clients. The nurse plans a quality
improvement project using retrospective chart reviews, collecting postoperative
vital signs and breath sounds 24 hours after surgery for clients who used each
spirometer. The nurse researcher's faculty reviews the proposal. What feedback
should the nurse anticipate?
A. You may want to get nursing students to collect data for you from those charts.
B. You should have clients sign a new consent form for each chart reviewed.
,C. You should discard any charts with missing vital signs without documenting it.
D. You should let each client choose which spirometer to use.
{ANSWER: A. You may want to get nursing students to collect data for you from
those charts}
4. As part of a research team conducting a longitudinal study, a nurse considers
the weaknesses of this design. Which weakness should the nurse identify?
A. The inability to observe change over time
B. The potential for sample attrition
C. The lack of any baseline data
D. The impossibility of collecting more than one data point
{ANSWER: B. The potential for sample attrition}
5. A researcher teaches fellow nurse researchers about qualitative research. A
participant asks how to know whether enough data and an adequate sample have
been obtained. Which is the best response?
A. Data collection ends when a power analysis reaches 80%.
B. Interviews or other data collection are conducted until saturation is reached.
C. Data collection ends when 100 participants have been enrolled.
D. Data collection ends when the first themes appear.
{ANSWER: B. Interviews or other data collection are conducted until saturation
is reached}
6. A nurse wishes to design a quantitative study to assess the effectiveness of a
nursing intervention and asks how to know when a published study is
quantitative. How should the nurse researcher respond?
A. Look for participant quotes in the findings.
B. You need to read the results section for the author's perspective.
C. Look for a study that has no stated purpose.
D. Check whether the study took place in a hospital.
{ANSWER: B. You need to read the results section for the author's perspective}
7. A wound, ostomy, and continence nurse designs a qualitative quality
improvement project on sexuality issues among clients with ostomy devices. Place
the steps in order:
, • Create a poster to distribute findings within the agency
• Conduct interviews in private places
• Design the project using PICOT format
• Recruit a sample of clients to interview
• Analyze the data for themes and share meaning
• Develop an interview guide and have it reviewed by a content expert
{ANSWER: 1. Design the project using PICOT format → 2. Develop an interview
guide and have it reviewed by a content expert → 3. Recruit a sample of clients
to interview → 4. Conduct interviews in private places → 5. Analyze the data for
themes and share meaning → 6. Create a poster to distribute findings within the
agency}
8. A nurse researcher plans a single-group pretest and posttest study to assess the
effectiveness of respite care on caregivers' quality of life. The nurse knows this
type of study includes which component?
A. A randomly assigned control group
B. The tests will indicate a change related to the intervention
C. A comparison between two independent groups
D. Data collected at only one point in time
{ANSWER: B. The tests will indicate a change related to the intervention}
9. A nurse research team plans a control group and intervention group study using
TENS to relieve chronic back pain. Place the steps in order:
• Analyze the findings
• Randomly assign participants to the control and treatment groups
• Conduct a post-intervention survey for both groups
• Conduct the pre-intervention survey for both groups
• Implement the TENS intervention with the treatment group