Course NURS-5366 PRINC-OF-RESEARCH-IN-NURSING--2018-Fall
Test Module 1 Quiz
Question 1
Hospital nurses are observed in order to determine exactly how long nurses swab IV
ports with alcohol. Because they are being observed, they “scrub the hub” longer than
they ordinarily would have. This is an example of what threat to validity of the the study
design relevant to quantitative research?
Answers a.
:
Control
b.
Bias
c.
Hawthorne effect
d.
Inaccurate operationalization of variables
Response
Feedback: Subjects’ knowledge of a study could influence their behavior and
possibly alter the research outcomes. This threatens the validity or
accuracy of the study design. An example of this type of threat to design
validity is the Hawthorne effect, which was identified during the classic
experiment at the Hawthorne plant of the Western Electric Company
, during the 1920s and 1930s. The employees at this plant exhibited a
particular psychological response when they became research
participants: they changed their behavior simply because they were
subjects in a study, not because of the research treatment.
Question 2
Sources of research topics often come from research priorities developed by
professional organizations and funding agencies. Which of the following is an example
of a research priority in healthcare?
Answers a.
:
Promotion of literacy in preschoolers
b.
Effective and appropriate use of technology to achieve
optimal patient assessment, management and/or outcomes
c.
Vaccination of all children regardless of parents’ religious beliefs
Response Feedback:
p. 24
Question 3
What is the first step in the critical appraisal of a study?
Answers a.
:
Identifying the research design
, b.
Identification of the steps of the research process
c.
Determine the strengths and weaknesses
d.
Discussing the implications for nursing practice
Response Feedback:
p.436
Question 4
Why is operational reasoning necessary for research?
Answers a.
:
Standard interventions are obtained from operational reasoning.
b.
Abstract concepts are of no use to nursing.
c.
It facilitates the researcher’s rapport with families
d.
It allows the researcher to measure the concepts studied.
Response
Feedback: Operational reasoning involves the identification of and discrimination
among many alternatives and viewpoints. It focuses on the process
Test Module 1 Quiz
Question 1
Hospital nurses are observed in order to determine exactly how long nurses swab IV
ports with alcohol. Because they are being observed, they “scrub the hub” longer than
they ordinarily would have. This is an example of what threat to validity of the the study
design relevant to quantitative research?
Answers a.
:
Control
b.
Bias
c.
Hawthorne effect
d.
Inaccurate operationalization of variables
Response
Feedback: Subjects’ knowledge of a study could influence their behavior and
possibly alter the research outcomes. This threatens the validity or
accuracy of the study design. An example of this type of threat to design
validity is the Hawthorne effect, which was identified during the classic
experiment at the Hawthorne plant of the Western Electric Company
, during the 1920s and 1930s. The employees at this plant exhibited a
particular psychological response when they became research
participants: they changed their behavior simply because they were
subjects in a study, not because of the research treatment.
Question 2
Sources of research topics often come from research priorities developed by
professional organizations and funding agencies. Which of the following is an example
of a research priority in healthcare?
Answers a.
:
Promotion of literacy in preschoolers
b.
Effective and appropriate use of technology to achieve
optimal patient assessment, management and/or outcomes
c.
Vaccination of all children regardless of parents’ religious beliefs
Response Feedback:
p. 24
Question 3
What is the first step in the critical appraisal of a study?
Answers a.
:
Identifying the research design
, b.
Identification of the steps of the research process
c.
Determine the strengths and weaknesses
d.
Discussing the implications for nursing practice
Response Feedback:
p.436
Question 4
Why is operational reasoning necessary for research?
Answers a.
:
Standard interventions are obtained from operational reasoning.
b.
Abstract concepts are of no use to nursing.
c.
It facilitates the researcher’s rapport with families
d.
It allows the researcher to measure the concepts studied.
Response
Feedback: Operational reasoning involves the identification of and discrimination
among many alternatives and viewpoints. It focuses on the process
