Research Test Bank Questions
Nurses are most likely to encounter research results in... - ANSPoster sessions
Journal articles
In a quantitative research article, a review of prior research on the problem under study is most
likely to be found in this section. - ANSIntroduction
In which section would the following sentence most likely appear? "The study sample consisted
of 135 mother-infant dyads from an inner-city neighborhood" - ANSMethod section
In which section would the following sentence most likely appear: "The results may have been
influenced by the patients desire to please the researchers and the hospital staff" -
ANSDiscussion
When a finding is statistically reliable, it means that... - ANSThe same results are likely to occur
with a new sample of subjects
In which section of a research report would the following sentence most likely appear: "Patients
who coughed were significantly more likely to have spontaneous dislodgement of a small-bore
nasogastric tubes than patients who did not" - ANSResearch section
In a qualitative research article, the thematic analysis of the data would be presented in which
section? - ANSResults section
In a research report, limitations of the study are normally discussed in which section? -
ANSDiscussion section
The criterion used by quantitative researches involving the soundness of the evidence is... -
ANSValidity
This is as aspect of trustworthiness used in evaluating the strength of evidence in a qualitative
study - ANSCredibility
A nurse researcher compared men's and women's level of stress following cardiac surgery and
made sure that both groups were comparable with regard to length of stay in hospital. The
length of stay would be the... - ANSConfounding variable
In which section of a report would the research problem be stated? - ANSIntroduction
Key variables and the population of the study are most likely to be communicated in the... -
ANSTitle
Nurses are most likely to encounter research results in... - ANSPoster sessions
Journal articles
In a quantitative research article, a review of prior research on the problem under study is most
likely to be found in this section. - ANSIntroduction
In which section would the following sentence most likely appear? "The study sample consisted
of 135 mother-infant dyads from an inner-city neighborhood" - ANSMethod section
In which section would the following sentence most likely appear: "The results may have been
influenced by the patients desire to please the researchers and the hospital staff" -
ANSDiscussion
When a finding is statistically reliable, it means that... - ANSThe same results are likely to occur
with a new sample of subjects
In which section of a research report would the following sentence most likely appear: "Patients
who coughed were significantly more likely to have spontaneous dislodgement of a small-bore
nasogastric tubes than patients who did not" - ANSResearch section
In a qualitative research article, the thematic analysis of the data would be presented in which
section? - ANSResults section
In a research report, limitations of the study are normally discussed in which section? -
ANSDiscussion section
The criterion used by quantitative researches involving the soundness of the evidence is... -
ANSValidity
This is as aspect of trustworthiness used in evaluating the strength of evidence in a qualitative
study - ANSCredibility
A nurse researcher compared men's and women's level of stress following cardiac surgery and
made sure that both groups were comparable with regard to length of stay in hospital. The
length of stay would be the... - ANSConfounding variable
In which section of a report would the research problem be stated? - ANSIntroduction
Key variables and the population of the study are most likely to be communicated in the... -
ANSTitle
