NU403 - Final Exam With Complete Solution

NU4 03 - Final Exam With Comp lete Solut ion Goals of nursing research - ANSWER prevent disease prevent disability - manage sx of illness enhance end of life care eliminate pain and symptoms caused by disease uncover knowledge The ultimate goal of nursing research is to do what? - ANSWER Develop nursing knowledge and evidence-based nursing practice research, v theory, v science - ANSWER RESEARCH - Process of inquiry THEORY - Product of knowledge SCIENCE - Result of the relationship between research & theory T/F Relationship between theory and research in nursing is not well understood. - ANSWER True, however, Research without theory results in discreet information or data which does not add to the accumulated knowledge of the discipline. what does theory do for research? - ANSWER Theory guides the research process, forms the research questions, aids in design, analysis and interpretation. purpose of theory in research? - ANSWER To identify meaningful and relevant areas for study. To propose plausible approaches to health problems. To develop or refine theories Define the concepts and proposed relationships between concepts. To interpret research findings To develop clinical practice protocols. To generate nursing diagnosis. authorizaton - ANSWER the process of giving someone permission to do or have something Acceptance - ANSWER the quality or state of being accepted or acceptable approval - ANSWER act of approving something, sometimes, approbation can occur where there is change in the committees approval of research assent (ages 7-18) - ANSWER used for pediatric population in research - allowing the child to express willingness to participate in research by persons who are by definition too young to give informed consent but are ol d enough to understand the proposed research in general. risks and benefits should be explained. does not denote receiving consent from the caregiver. requirements for assent - ANSWER •1. A basic understanding of what the child will be expected to do and what will be done to the child • •2. A comprehension of the basic purpose of the research • •3. An ability to express a preference regarding participation what is control in research? - ANSWER element that remains unchanged or unaffected by other variables what is accuracy in research? - ANSWER whether or not an instrument truly measures what you think it measures accuracy is also referred to as ______ - ANSWER validity, accuracy of a measure (whether the results really do represent what they are supposed to measure). what is reliability? - ANSWER Reliability refers to the consistency of a measure (whether the results can be reproduced under the same conditions). T/F Reliability concerned with random error and Validity concerned with systematic error - ANSWER true what are research methods? - ANSWER specific tools and procedures you use to collect and analyze data (for example, experiments, surveys, and statistical tests) What is split-half reliability? - ANSWER -measures internal consistency of a test. -such as psychometric tests and questionnaires -measures the extent to which all parts of the test contribute equally to what is being measured -comparing the results of one half of a test with the results from the other half. what is criterion reliability? - ANSWER - or criterion-related validity) measures how well one measure predicts an outcome for another measure. - A test has __________________ validity if it is useful for predicting performance or behavior in another situation (past, present, or future). - ANSWER criterion reliability/validity Three major kinds of validity: - ANSWER ¡Content validity ¡Criterion-related ¡Construct what is face reliability? - ANSWER - logical validity - A kind of content validity -The appearance of measuring the construct/concept - simple form of validity where you apply a superficial and subjective assessment of whether or not your study or test measures what it is supposed to measure. What is test-retest reliability? - ANSWER - a test of reliability - 1.Scored between 0 and 1, with 0 meaning there is no relationship and 1 meaning 100% reliability. 2.The closer to 1, the more reliable. -the consistency of measures when the same test is administered to the same person twice. -consistency of results when you repeat the same test on the same sample at a different point in time. -use it when you are measuring something that you expect to stay constant