EBN Midterm Exam Questions and
Answers10
*Sample Test Question*
"Adolescent patients with type 1 diabetes who receive instruction on an individual basis will
have greater treatment adherence than those who receive instruction in a group setting." This
hypothesis is
A. Directional
B. Non-directional
C. Null
D. Untestable - ANSWERS -A
*Identify the type of sampling*
"A study of stress and coping in the mothers of children with diabetes selected the mothers by
recruitment of volunteers from among the mothers who enrolled their children in a camp for
children with diabetes."
A. quota
B. simple random
C. snowball
D. convenience - ANSWERS -D
*Identify the type of sampling*
"For a study on executive nurses' job satisfaction, a researcher planned to select random
samples by region--Northeast, South, Midwest and West-- of the membership list of a
, professional association of nurse executives to which most executive-level nurse managers
belong."
A. Simple random
B. Quota
C. Stratified random
D. Cluster - ANSWERS -C
because sub populations are randomly sampled
*Identify the type of sampling*
"A nurse studying self treatment of insomnia in the elderly recruits volunteers through an initial
screening interview in which he asks the respondent's age. He accepts volunteers into the
sample until he has 50 aged 65-74; 40 aged 75-84 and 10 aged 85 and older."
A. Stratified random
B. Convenience
C. Quota
D. Cluster - ANSWERS -C
*Sample Test Question*
"You want to obtain a sample of individuals who have been victims of sexual abuse. Which of
the following would be the MOST effective way to obtain an adequate sample?"
A.Random sampling
B. Quota sampling
C. Network sampling
D. Cluster sampling - ANSWERS -C
Answers10
*Sample Test Question*
"Adolescent patients with type 1 diabetes who receive instruction on an individual basis will
have greater treatment adherence than those who receive instruction in a group setting." This
hypothesis is
A. Directional
B. Non-directional
C. Null
D. Untestable - ANSWERS -A
*Identify the type of sampling*
"A study of stress and coping in the mothers of children with diabetes selected the mothers by
recruitment of volunteers from among the mothers who enrolled their children in a camp for
children with diabetes."
A. quota
B. simple random
C. snowball
D. convenience - ANSWERS -D
*Identify the type of sampling*
"For a study on executive nurses' job satisfaction, a researcher planned to select random
samples by region--Northeast, South, Midwest and West-- of the membership list of a
, professional association of nurse executives to which most executive-level nurse managers
belong."
A. Simple random
B. Quota
C. Stratified random
D. Cluster - ANSWERS -C
because sub populations are randomly sampled
*Identify the type of sampling*
"A nurse studying self treatment of insomnia in the elderly recruits volunteers through an initial
screening interview in which he asks the respondent's age. He accepts volunteers into the
sample until he has 50 aged 65-74; 40 aged 75-84 and 10 aged 85 and older."
A. Stratified random
B. Convenience
C. Quota
D. Cluster - ANSWERS -C
*Sample Test Question*
"You want to obtain a sample of individuals who have been victims of sexual abuse. Which of
the following would be the MOST effective way to obtain an adequate sample?"
A.Random sampling
B. Quota sampling
C. Network sampling
D. Cluster sampling - ANSWERS -C
