Nursing Theory- Final Exam Questions With
Correct Answers A+ Graded 2026/2027
After determining the clinical problem at hand, the nurse selects to use a quantitative research
method for their study. What phase of the research process is the nurse moving into?
a. Conceptualize the problem
b. Design the study
c. Implement the design
d. Use the results - correct answerb
Which research question would best fit a qualitative research design?
a. Does pet therapy improve nursing students' exam scores?
b. Does pet therapy reduce nursing students' anxiety levels related to exams?
c. What do nursing students experience when involved in pet therapy?
d. What length of time of pet therapy affects nursing students' scores? - correct answerc
Which research question would best fit a quantitative research design?
a. What is the difference between families experiences of end-of-life care at home versus in an
acute care setting.
b. Does repositioning end-of-life care patients hasten death?
c. What are the stigmas related to end-of-life care across cultures?
d. How do patients cope with a terminal diagnosis? - correct answerb
,The nurse researcher works to clearly define the research question and the variables of the
study. What phase of the research process is this?
a. Conceptualize the problem
b.Design the study
c.Implement the design
d. Analyze/Interpret the data - correct answera
What is the independent variable in the research question, "Is turning patients every three
hours versus every two hours just as effective in preventing pressure ulcers?"
a. Length of time in between turning
b. Three hours
c. Two hours
d. Presence of pressure ulcer - correct answera
What is a potential extraneous variable in the previous question's situation?
a. The mattress
b. The bed sheets
c. A patient's nutritional status
d. The time of day a patient is turned - correct answerc
What is the dependent variable in the research question, "Does computerized note taking
improve test scores for nursing students?"
a. nursing students
,b. Computers
c. Test scores
d. Computerized note taking - correct answerc
Which research question represents a non-directional hypothesis?
a. Simulation lab experiences improve critical thinking skills in nursing students.
d. Simulation lab experiences decrease critical thinking skills in nursing students.
c. Simulation lab experiences do not affect critical thinking skills in nursing students.
d. Simulation lab experiences affect critical thinking skills in nursing students. - correct answerD
What is the independent variable in the research question, "Does skin-to-skin contact between
parent and baby increase success of breast feeding?"
a. Skin-to-skin contact
b. Swaddling
c. Mother
d. Success of breast feeding - correct answera
The nurse posted information about a patient on social media. What type of law did the nurse
violate?
a. Statutory law
b. Criminal law
c. Intentional Tort law
d. Unintentional Tort law - correct answerc
, What are the three key elements of experimental research designs?
a. Intervention, Control, Randomization
b. Control, Sampling, Randomization
c. Intervention, Randomization, Triangulation
d. Intervention, Control, Generalizability - correct answera
In an effort to enhance the likelihood for generalizability, the nurse researcher would include
what aspects in their study? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY
a. Experimental
b. Non-experimental
c. Probability sampling
d. Non-probability sampling - correct answerA & C
What examines the extent to which an instrument measures what it says it measures?
a.Reliability
b. Validity
c. Precision
d. Credibility - correct answerB
After reading several research articles, the nurse understands that which study has the most
statistically significant results?
a. P value <.05
b. P value <0.45
Correct Answers A+ Graded 2026/2027
After determining the clinical problem at hand, the nurse selects to use a quantitative research
method for their study. What phase of the research process is the nurse moving into?
a. Conceptualize the problem
b. Design the study
c. Implement the design
d. Use the results - correct answerb
Which research question would best fit a qualitative research design?
a. Does pet therapy improve nursing students' exam scores?
b. Does pet therapy reduce nursing students' anxiety levels related to exams?
c. What do nursing students experience when involved in pet therapy?
d. What length of time of pet therapy affects nursing students' scores? - correct answerc
Which research question would best fit a quantitative research design?
a. What is the difference between families experiences of end-of-life care at home versus in an
acute care setting.
b. Does repositioning end-of-life care patients hasten death?
c. What are the stigmas related to end-of-life care across cultures?
d. How do patients cope with a terminal diagnosis? - correct answerb
,The nurse researcher works to clearly define the research question and the variables of the
study. What phase of the research process is this?
a. Conceptualize the problem
b.Design the study
c.Implement the design
d. Analyze/Interpret the data - correct answera
What is the independent variable in the research question, "Is turning patients every three
hours versus every two hours just as effective in preventing pressure ulcers?"
a. Length of time in between turning
b. Three hours
c. Two hours
d. Presence of pressure ulcer - correct answera
What is a potential extraneous variable in the previous question's situation?
a. The mattress
b. The bed sheets
c. A patient's nutritional status
d. The time of day a patient is turned - correct answerc
What is the dependent variable in the research question, "Does computerized note taking
improve test scores for nursing students?"
a. nursing students
,b. Computers
c. Test scores
d. Computerized note taking - correct answerc
Which research question represents a non-directional hypothesis?
a. Simulation lab experiences improve critical thinking skills in nursing students.
d. Simulation lab experiences decrease critical thinking skills in nursing students.
c. Simulation lab experiences do not affect critical thinking skills in nursing students.
d. Simulation lab experiences affect critical thinking skills in nursing students. - correct answerD
What is the independent variable in the research question, "Does skin-to-skin contact between
parent and baby increase success of breast feeding?"
a. Skin-to-skin contact
b. Swaddling
c. Mother
d. Success of breast feeding - correct answera
The nurse posted information about a patient on social media. What type of law did the nurse
violate?
a. Statutory law
b. Criminal law
c. Intentional Tort law
d. Unintentional Tort law - correct answerc
, What are the three key elements of experimental research designs?
a. Intervention, Control, Randomization
b. Control, Sampling, Randomization
c. Intervention, Randomization, Triangulation
d. Intervention, Control, Generalizability - correct answera
In an effort to enhance the likelihood for generalizability, the nurse researcher would include
what aspects in their study? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY
a. Experimental
b. Non-experimental
c. Probability sampling
d. Non-probability sampling - correct answerA & C
What examines the extent to which an instrument measures what it says it measures?
a.Reliability
b. Validity
c. Precision
d. Credibility - correct answerB
After reading several research articles, the nurse understands that which study has the most
statistically significant results?
a. P value <.05
b. P value <0.45
