Chapter 4
Nurses are most likely to encounter research results in which of the following? Select all
1. that apply.
A) Poster sessions
B) Journal articles
C) Textbooks
D) Dissertations
2. When a research report undergoes a “blind” review for a journal, it means which of the
following?
A) The journal editors do not know who submitted the report.
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B) The authors of the report do not know who the editor of the journal is.
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C) The report is published without indicating the authors' names.
D) The reviewers making recommendations about publication are not told who the
authors are.
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3. In a quantitative research article, a review of prior research on the problem under study
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is most likely to be found in which section?
A) Introduction
B) Method section
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C) Results section
D) Discussion
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si
4. In which section would the following sentence most likely appear: “The study sample
consisted of 135 mother-infant dyads from an inner-city neighborhood”?
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A) Introduction
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B) Method section
C) Results section
D) Discussion
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5. In which section would the following sentence most likely appear: “The results may
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have been influenced by the patients' desire to please the researchers and the hospital
staff”?
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A) Introduction
B) Method section
C) Results section
D) Discussion
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, 6. When a finding is statistically reliable, it means which of the following?
A) The finding is very important
B) The same results are likely to occur with a new sample of subjects
C) The researcher's hypothesis is correct
D) Changes in nursing procedures are needed
7. 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 small-bore nasogastric tubes than patients who did not”?
A) Introduction
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B) Method section
C) Results section
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D) Discussion
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8. In a qualitative research article, the thematic analysis of the data would be presented in
which section?
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A) Introduction
B) Method section
C) Results section
D) Discussion section
st
te
ng
9. In a research report, limitations of the study are normally discussed in which section?
A) Introduction
si
B) Method section
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C) Results section
D) Discussion section
yn
.m
10. The criterion used by quantitative researchers involving the soundness of the evidence is
which of the following?
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A) Reliability
B) Validity
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C) Credibility
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D) Generalizability
11. Which of the following is an aspect of trustworthiness used in evaluating the strength of
evidence in a qualitative study?
A) Triangulation
B) Reflexivity
C) Reliability
D) Credibility
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Nurses are most likely to encounter research results in which of the following? Select all
1. that apply.
A) Poster sessions
B) Journal articles
C) Textbooks
D) Dissertations
2. When a research report undergoes a “blind” review for a journal, it means which of the
following?
A) The journal editors do not know who submitted the report.
m
B) The authors of the report do not know who the editor of the journal is.
co
C) The report is published without indicating the authors' names.
D) The reviewers making recommendations about publication are not told who the
authors are.
.
ep
3. In a quantitative research article, a review of prior research on the problem under study
pr
is most likely to be found in which section?
A) Introduction
B) Method section
st
te
C) Results section
D) Discussion
ng
si
4. In which section would the following sentence most likely appear: “The study sample
consisted of 135 mother-infant dyads from an inner-city neighborhood”?
ur
A) Introduction
yn
B) Method section
C) Results section
D) Discussion
.m
w
5. In which section would the following sentence most likely appear: “The results may
w
have been influenced by the patients' desire to please the researchers and the hospital
staff”?
w
A) Introduction
B) Method section
C) Results section
D) Discussion
Page 1
, 6. When a finding is statistically reliable, it means which of the following?
A) The finding is very important
B) The same results are likely to occur with a new sample of subjects
C) The researcher's hypothesis is correct
D) Changes in nursing procedures are needed
7. 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 small-bore nasogastric tubes than patients who did not”?
A) Introduction
m
B) Method section
C) Results section
co
D) Discussion
.
ep
8. In a qualitative research article, the thematic analysis of the data would be presented in
which section?
pr
A) Introduction
B) Method section
C) Results section
D) Discussion section
st
te
ng
9. In a research report, limitations of the study are normally discussed in which section?
A) Introduction
si
B) Method section
ur
C) Results section
D) Discussion section
yn
.m
10. The criterion used by quantitative researchers involving the soundness of the evidence is
which of the following?
w
A) Reliability
B) Validity
w
C) Credibility
w
D) Generalizability
11. Which of the following is an aspect of trustworthiness used in evaluating the strength of
evidence in a qualitative study?
A) Triangulation
B) Reflexivity
C) Reliability
D) Credibility
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