NRSG 257 Final Exam | Verified
Questions & Correct Answers with
Detailed Rationales (2025 Edition)
paradigm - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----a _______________ is a worldview, a way
of looking at a natural phenomena
constructivism - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----the world view that holds that there
are multiple interpretations of a reality is _______________
positivism - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----_______________ is the world view that
assumes that there is an orderly reality that can be studied objectively
applied - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----research designed to solve a pressing
practical problem _______________ (as opposed to basic) research
journal clubs - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----nurses have discussions in practice
settings to read and evaluate studies in the context of _______________
,clinical - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----research designed to inform nursing practice
is referred to as _______________ nursing research
generalizability - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----the degree to which research findings
can be applied to people who did not participate in a study concerns its
_______________
cause - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----many studies seek to understand determinants
of phenomena and are referred to as _______________ probing
assumption - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----a principle that is believed to be true
without proof or verification is a(n) _______________
empirical - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----_______________ evidence refers to
evidence that is rooted in objective reality and gathered through the senses
determinism - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----the positivist assumption that
phenomena are not random but rather have antecedent causes is called
_______________
replication - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----_______________ is the repeating of a
study to determine if findings can be upheld with a new group(s) of people
, qualitative - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----what is the decision-making process of
AIDS patients seeking treatment? (qualitative or quantitative)
quantitative - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----what effect does room temperature have
on the colonization rate of bacteria in urinary catheters? (qualitative or
quantitative)
qualitative - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----what are sources of daily stress among
nursing home residents, and what do these stressors mean to the resident?
(qualitative or quantitative)
quantitative - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----does therapeutic touch affect the vital
signs of hospitalized patients? (qualitative or quantitative)
qualitative - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----what is the meaning of hope among stage
IV cancer patients? (qualitative or quantitative)
qualitative - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----what are the health care needs of the
homeless, and what barriers do they face in having those needs met? (qualitative or
quantitative)
quantitative - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----what are the effects of a formal exercise
program on high blood pressure and cholesterol levels of middle-aged men?
(qualitative or quantitative)
Questions & Correct Answers with
Detailed Rationales (2025 Edition)
paradigm - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----a _______________ is a worldview, a way
of looking at a natural phenomena
constructivism - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----the world view that holds that there
are multiple interpretations of a reality is _______________
positivism - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----_______________ is the world view that
assumes that there is an orderly reality that can be studied objectively
applied - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----research designed to solve a pressing
practical problem _______________ (as opposed to basic) research
journal clubs - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----nurses have discussions in practice
settings to read and evaluate studies in the context of _______________
,clinical - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----research designed to inform nursing practice
is referred to as _______________ nursing research
generalizability - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----the degree to which research findings
can be applied to people who did not participate in a study concerns its
_______________
cause - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----many studies seek to understand determinants
of phenomena and are referred to as _______________ probing
assumption - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----a principle that is believed to be true
without proof or verification is a(n) _______________
empirical - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----_______________ evidence refers to
evidence that is rooted in objective reality and gathered through the senses
determinism - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----the positivist assumption that
phenomena are not random but rather have antecedent causes is called
_______________
replication - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----_______________ is the repeating of a
study to determine if findings can be upheld with a new group(s) of people
, qualitative - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----what is the decision-making process of
AIDS patients seeking treatment? (qualitative or quantitative)
quantitative - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----what effect does room temperature have
on the colonization rate of bacteria in urinary catheters? (qualitative or
quantitative)
qualitative - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----what are sources of daily stress among
nursing home residents, and what do these stressors mean to the resident?
(qualitative or quantitative)
quantitative - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----does therapeutic touch affect the vital
signs of hospitalized patients? (qualitative or quantitative)
qualitative - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----what is the meaning of hope among stage
IV cancer patients? (qualitative or quantitative)
qualitative - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----what are the health care needs of the
homeless, and what barriers do they face in having those needs met? (qualitative or
quantitative)
quantitative - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----what are the effects of a formal exercise
program on high blood pressure and cholesterol levels of middle-aged men?
(qualitative or quantitative)
