Kozier And Erb’s Fundamentals Of Nursing With Clinical
Handbook, 8th Edition
1
,Exam
Name
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers
the question. 1)
1) Some nursing students have been given an assignment to develop a research question
from a quantitative approach. Which of the following would be an example of a
quantitative research question in the clinical area?
A) Does expression of client spirituality affect recovery time?
B) What dressing selections work best for a wound dehiscence?
C) How do siblings react to a new baby of a second marriage after divorce of their parents?
D) What support do terminal cancer clients find least beneficial in hospice care?
Answer: B
Explanation: A) Quantitative research is often viewed as "hard" science. It progresses
through systematic, logical steps to collect information under controlled
conditions. Theinformation is analyzed using statistical procedures.
Qualitative research most often explores the subjective experiences of
human beings, which would be exemplified in options A, C, and D.
Evaluation
Safe, effective care
environmentAnalysis
B) Quantitative research is often viewed as "hard" science. It progresses
through systematic, logical steps to collect information under controlled
conditions. Theinformation is analyzed using statistical procedures.
Qualitative research most often explores the subjective experiences of
human beings, which would be exemplified in options A, C, and D.
Evaluation
Safe, effective care
environmentAnalysis
C) Quantitative research is often viewed as "hard" science. It progresses
through systematic, logical steps to collect information under controlled
conditions. Theinformation is analyzed using statistical procedures.
Qualitative research most often explores the subjective experiences of 2)
human beings, which would be exemplified in options A, C, and D.
Evaluation
Safe, effective care
environmentAnalysis
D) Quantitative research is often viewed as "hard" science. It progresses
through systematic, logical steps to collect information under controlled
conditions. Theinformation is analyzed using statistical procedures.
Qualitative research most often explores the subjective experiences of
human beings, which would be exemplified in options A, C, and D.
Evaluation
Safe, effective care
environmentAnalysis
2) A group of nurses is researching how care providers of Stage I/II Alzheimer's clients use
prior coping skills in dealing with their current situation. Which qualitative research tradition
does this exemplify?
A) Ethnography B) Grounded theory
C) Substantive dimension D)
PhenomenologyAnswer: D
2
, Explanation: A) Phenomenology is research that investigates people's life experiences and
how they interpret those experiences. Using prior coping skills (life
experiences) and applying them to current situations in order to interpret the
process of Alzheimer'sdisease is an example of phenomenology. Grounded
theory is research to understand social structures and social processes.
Ethnography is research that provides a framework to focus on the culture of
a group of people. Substantive dimension is not a research tradition, rather a
way to critique research reports.
Assessment
Psychosocial integrity
Application
B) Phenomenology is research that investigates people's life experiences and
how they interpret those experiences. Using prior coping skills (life
experiences) and applying them to current situations in order to interpret the
process of Alzheimer'sdisease is an example of phenomenology. Grounded
theory is research to understand social structures and social processes.
Ethnography is research that provides a framework to focus on the culture of
a group of people. Substantive dimension is not a research tradition, rather a
way to critique research reports. Assessment
Psychosocial integrity
Application
C) Phenomenology is research that investigates people's life experiences and
how they interpret those experiences. Using prior coping skills (life
experiences) and applying them to current situations in order to interpret the
process of Alzheimer'sdisease is an example of phenomenology. Grounded
theory is research to understand social structures and social processes.
Ethnography is research that provides a framework to focus on the culture of
a group of people. Substantive dimension is not a research tradition, rather a
way to critique research reports. Assessment
Psychosocial integrity
Application 3)
D) Phenomenology is research that investigates people's life experiences and
how they interpret those experiences. Using prior coping skills (life
experiences) and applying them to current situations in order to interpret the
process of Alzheimer'sdisease is an example of phenomenology. Grounded
theory is research to understand social structures and social processes.
Ethnography is research that provides a framework to focus on the culture of
a group of people. Substantive dimension is not a research tradition, rather a
way to critique research reports. Assessment
Psychosocial integrity
Application
3) A nurse educator has asked the question, "Do students who form study groups fare better on
theNCLEX® exam when compared to their peers who study independently?" An example
of a dependent variable would be which of the following?
A) Students' college GPAs
B) Time between graduation and sitting for the NCLEX®
C) NCLEX® scores of both groups
D) Number of students in a study
groupAnswer: C
3
, Explanation: A) The dependent variable is the behavior, characteristic, or outcome that the
researcher wishes to explain or predict. The independent variable is the
presumedcause of or influence on the dependent variable. In this situation, the
prediction is the success on NCLEX®. All the other options would be
examples of independent variables, or those things that cause or have an
influence on the dependent variable.
Assessment
Safe, effective care
environmentAnalysis
B) The dependent variable is the behavior, characteristic, or outcome that the
researcher wishes to explain or predict. The independent variable is the
presumedcause of or influence on the dependent variable. In this situation, the
prediction is the success on NCLEX®. All the other options would be
examples of independent variables, or those things that cause or have an
influence on the dependent variable.
Assessment
Safe, effective care
environmentAnalysis
C) The dependent variable is the behavior, characteristic, or outcome that the
researcher wishes to explain or predict. The independent variable is the
presumedcause of or influence on the dependent variable. In this situation, the
prediction is the success on NCLEX®. All the other options would be
examples of independent variables, or those things that cause or have an
influence on the dependent variable.
Assessment
Safe, effective care
environmentAnalysis
D) The dependent variable is the behavior, characteristic, or outcome that the
researcher wishes to explain or predict. The independent variable is the
presumedcause of or influence on the dependent variable. In this situation, the
prediction is the success on NCLEX®. All the other options would be
examples of independent variables, or those things that cause or have an
influence on the dependent variable.
Assessment
Safe, effective care
environmentAnalysis
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Handbook, 8th Edition
1
,Exam
Name
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers
the question. 1)
1) Some nursing students have been given an assignment to develop a research question
from a quantitative approach. Which of the following would be an example of a
quantitative research question in the clinical area?
A) Does expression of client spirituality affect recovery time?
B) What dressing selections work best for a wound dehiscence?
C) How do siblings react to a new baby of a second marriage after divorce of their parents?
D) What support do terminal cancer clients find least beneficial in hospice care?
Answer: B
Explanation: A) Quantitative research is often viewed as "hard" science. It progresses
through systematic, logical steps to collect information under controlled
conditions. Theinformation is analyzed using statistical procedures.
Qualitative research most often explores the subjective experiences of
human beings, which would be exemplified in options A, C, and D.
Evaluation
Safe, effective care
environmentAnalysis
B) Quantitative research is often viewed as "hard" science. It progresses
through systematic, logical steps to collect information under controlled
conditions. Theinformation is analyzed using statistical procedures.
Qualitative research most often explores the subjective experiences of
human beings, which would be exemplified in options A, C, and D.
Evaluation
Safe, effective care
environmentAnalysis
C) Quantitative research is often viewed as "hard" science. It progresses
through systematic, logical steps to collect information under controlled
conditions. Theinformation is analyzed using statistical procedures.
Qualitative research most often explores the subjective experiences of 2)
human beings, which would be exemplified in options A, C, and D.
Evaluation
Safe, effective care
environmentAnalysis
D) Quantitative research is often viewed as "hard" science. It progresses
through systematic, logical steps to collect information under controlled
conditions. Theinformation is analyzed using statistical procedures.
Qualitative research most often explores the subjective experiences of
human beings, which would be exemplified in options A, C, and D.
Evaluation
Safe, effective care
environmentAnalysis
2) A group of nurses is researching how care providers of Stage I/II Alzheimer's clients use
prior coping skills in dealing with their current situation. Which qualitative research tradition
does this exemplify?
A) Ethnography B) Grounded theory
C) Substantive dimension D)
PhenomenologyAnswer: D
2
, Explanation: A) Phenomenology is research that investigates people's life experiences and
how they interpret those experiences. Using prior coping skills (life
experiences) and applying them to current situations in order to interpret the
process of Alzheimer'sdisease is an example of phenomenology. Grounded
theory is research to understand social structures and social processes.
Ethnography is research that provides a framework to focus on the culture of
a group of people. Substantive dimension is not a research tradition, rather a
way to critique research reports.
Assessment
Psychosocial integrity
Application
B) Phenomenology is research that investigates people's life experiences and
how they interpret those experiences. Using prior coping skills (life
experiences) and applying them to current situations in order to interpret the
process of Alzheimer'sdisease is an example of phenomenology. Grounded
theory is research to understand social structures and social processes.
Ethnography is research that provides a framework to focus on the culture of
a group of people. Substantive dimension is not a research tradition, rather a
way to critique research reports. Assessment
Psychosocial integrity
Application
C) Phenomenology is research that investigates people's life experiences and
how they interpret those experiences. Using prior coping skills (life
experiences) and applying them to current situations in order to interpret the
process of Alzheimer'sdisease is an example of phenomenology. Grounded
theory is research to understand social structures and social processes.
Ethnography is research that provides a framework to focus on the culture of
a group of people. Substantive dimension is not a research tradition, rather a
way to critique research reports. Assessment
Psychosocial integrity
Application 3)
D) Phenomenology is research that investigates people's life experiences and
how they interpret those experiences. Using prior coping skills (life
experiences) and applying them to current situations in order to interpret the
process of Alzheimer'sdisease is an example of phenomenology. Grounded
theory is research to understand social structures and social processes.
Ethnography is research that provides a framework to focus on the culture of
a group of people. Substantive dimension is not a research tradition, rather a
way to critique research reports. Assessment
Psychosocial integrity
Application
3) A nurse educator has asked the question, "Do students who form study groups fare better on
theNCLEX® exam when compared to their peers who study independently?" An example
of a dependent variable would be which of the following?
A) Students' college GPAs
B) Time between graduation and sitting for the NCLEX®
C) NCLEX® scores of both groups
D) Number of students in a study
groupAnswer: C
3
, Explanation: A) The dependent variable is the behavior, characteristic, or outcome that the
researcher wishes to explain or predict. The independent variable is the
presumedcause of or influence on the dependent variable. In this situation, the
prediction is the success on NCLEX®. All the other options would be
examples of independent variables, or those things that cause or have an
influence on the dependent variable.
Assessment
Safe, effective care
environmentAnalysis
B) The dependent variable is the behavior, characteristic, or outcome that the
researcher wishes to explain or predict. The independent variable is the
presumedcause of or influence on the dependent variable. In this situation, the
prediction is the success on NCLEX®. All the other options would be
examples of independent variables, or those things that cause or have an
influence on the dependent variable.
Assessment
Safe, effective care
environmentAnalysis
C) The dependent variable is the behavior, characteristic, or outcome that the
researcher wishes to explain or predict. The independent variable is the
presumedcause of or influence on the dependent variable. In this situation, the
prediction is the success on NCLEX®. All the other options would be
examples of independent variables, or those things that cause or have an
influence on the dependent variable.
Assessment
Safe, effective care
environmentAnalysis
D) The dependent variable is the behavior, characteristic, or outcome that the
researcher wishes to explain or predict. The independent variable is the
presumedcause of or influence on the dependent variable. In this situation, the
prediction is the success on NCLEX®. All the other options would be
examples of independent variables, or those things that cause or have an
influence on the dependent variable.
Assessment
Safe, effective care
environmentAnalysis
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