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ATI RN Leadership Proctored Midterm Exam |Real Exam Questions
& Correct Answers with Rationales (100% Verified Answers)
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MULTPLE CHOCES
Question 1. Institutional review boards determine whether research studies involving human subjects will:
a.
be published.
b.
add to the body of nursing knowledge.
c.
cause harm.
d.
receive funding. - CORRECT✓✓: C
The institutional review board (also called the human subjects committee) examines research proposals to
ensure that the ethical rights of those individuals participating in the research study are protected. This board
makes sure that persons who participate in research are assured that their right to privacy, confidentiality, fair
treatment, and freedom from harm is protected.
Question 2. A nurse is interested in understanding the meaning of the human experience of surviving polio.
Subject recruitment targets persons who have been diagnosed with the disease. The researcher reflects on the
data and identifies common themes in order to understand the "lived experience." These characteristics are
consistent with the qualitative research method known as:
a.
grounded theory.
b.
ethnography.
c.
phenomenology.
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d.
case study. - CORRECT✓✓: C
Phenomenology is a qualitative research design that uses inductive descriptive methodology to describe the
lived experiences of study participants.
Question 3. The use of research to guide nursing practice is called:
a.
utilization.
b.
dissemination.
c.
generalizability.
d.
analysis. - CORRECT✓✓: A
Utilization of research guides nursing practice. Clinical agencies need to make a commitment to implementing
research findings and then developing policies and procedures to guide the implementation process.
Question 4. A public health nurse is interested in determining which educational programs are needed in the
aggregates served. The researcher personally interviews individuals who are walking on the streets in the
community. This type of research design is:
a.
quasi-experimental.
b.
survey.
c.
case study.
d.
ethnography. - CORRECT✓✓: B
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Survey is a nonexperimental research design that focuses on obtaining information regarding the status quo of
some situation, often through direct questioning of participants.
Question 5. Which organization provides federal funding for research?
a.
National Institute of Nursing Research
b.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
c.
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
d.
Sigma Theta Tau International - CORRECT✓✓: A
The National Institute of Nursing Research is a federal agency that provides federal funding for health care
research.
Question 6. Which type of data analysis results in the non-numerical organization of data?
a.
Descriptive
b.
Inferential
c.
Qualitative
d.
Quantitative - CORRECT✓✓: C
Qualitative data analysis results in the organization of words or phrases, not numbers. Interviews are reviewed
and are transcribed line by line in an effort to group common conceptual meanings.
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Question 7. A nurse researcher who is seeking funding for a study should identify:
a.
board members of funding agencies.
b.
priorities of funding agencies.
c.
budgets of funding agencies.
d.
accreditation of funding agencies. - CORRECT✓✓: B
Question 8. A nurse studied a community to determine if there were clients who would benefit from a hospice
program if one were developed. This type of research is:
a.
a survey
b.
quasi-experimental.
c.
a needs assessment method.
d.
a pilot study. - CORRECT✓✓: C
A needs assessment method is a study in which the researcher collects data for the purpose of estimating the
needs of a group; commonly used to prioritize the needs of an organization or community.
Question 9. The research hypothesis is that aromatherapy reduces stress more effectively than does
acupuncture. The researcher does not identify a control group. This study would be a _________ design.
a.
experimental
ATI RN Leadership Proctored Midterm Exam |Real Exam Questions
& Correct Answers with Rationales (100% Verified Answers)
Already Graded A+
MULTPLE CHOCES
Question 1. Institutional review boards determine whether research studies involving human subjects will:
a.
be published.
b.
add to the body of nursing knowledge.
c.
cause harm.
d.
receive funding. - CORRECT✓✓: C
The institutional review board (also called the human subjects committee) examines research proposals to
ensure that the ethical rights of those individuals participating in the research study are protected. This board
makes sure that persons who participate in research are assured that their right to privacy, confidentiality, fair
treatment, and freedom from harm is protected.
Question 2. A nurse is interested in understanding the meaning of the human experience of surviving polio.
Subject recruitment targets persons who have been diagnosed with the disease. The researcher reflects on the
data and identifies common themes in order to understand the "lived experience." These characteristics are
consistent with the qualitative research method known as:
a.
grounded theory.
b.
ethnography.
c.
phenomenology.
,2|Page
d.
case study. - CORRECT✓✓: C
Phenomenology is a qualitative research design that uses inductive descriptive methodology to describe the
lived experiences of study participants.
Question 3. The use of research to guide nursing practice is called:
a.
utilization.
b.
dissemination.
c.
generalizability.
d.
analysis. - CORRECT✓✓: A
Utilization of research guides nursing practice. Clinical agencies need to make a commitment to implementing
research findings and then developing policies and procedures to guide the implementation process.
Question 4. A public health nurse is interested in determining which educational programs are needed in the
aggregates served. The researcher personally interviews individuals who are walking on the streets in the
community. This type of research design is:
a.
quasi-experimental.
b.
survey.
c.
case study.
d.
ethnography. - CORRECT✓✓: B
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Survey is a nonexperimental research design that focuses on obtaining information regarding the status quo of
some situation, often through direct questioning of participants.
Question 5. Which organization provides federal funding for research?
a.
National Institute of Nursing Research
b.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
c.
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
d.
Sigma Theta Tau International - CORRECT✓✓: A
The National Institute of Nursing Research is a federal agency that provides federal funding for health care
research.
Question 6. Which type of data analysis results in the non-numerical organization of data?
a.
Descriptive
b.
Inferential
c.
Qualitative
d.
Quantitative - CORRECT✓✓: C
Qualitative data analysis results in the organization of words or phrases, not numbers. Interviews are reviewed
and are transcribed line by line in an effort to group common conceptual meanings.
, 4|Page
Question 7. A nurse researcher who is seeking funding for a study should identify:
a.
board members of funding agencies.
b.
priorities of funding agencies.
c.
budgets of funding agencies.
d.
accreditation of funding agencies. - CORRECT✓✓: B
Question 8. A nurse studied a community to determine if there were clients who would benefit from a hospice
program if one were developed. This type of research is:
a.
a survey
b.
quasi-experimental.
c.
a needs assessment method.
d.
a pilot study. - CORRECT✓✓: C
A needs assessment method is a study in which the researcher collects data for the purpose of estimating the
needs of a group; commonly used to prioritize the needs of an organization or community.
Question 9. The research hypothesis is that aromatherapy reduces stress more effectively than does
acupuncture. The researcher does not identify a control group. This study would be a _________ design.
a.
experimental
