Nursing Research (NURS 5366) EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS

Nursing Research (NURS 5366) EXAM |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS |\ |\ |\




Sampling in research may be defined as:
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a. insurance that each person has a chance of being included in
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the study. |\ |\




b. establishment of criteria for eligibility to participate in a study.
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c. identification of the population in which the researcher is
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d. selection of a subset of a population to represent the whole
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population. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔ANS: D |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




Sampling involves selecting a group of people, events, behaviors,
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or other elements with which to conduct a study. Samples are
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expected to represent a population of people.
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A researcher is interested in studying lifestyle management in
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patients with inflammatory bowel disease. The researcher
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contacts the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America to
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determine how to best access this patient population. Patients
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with inflammatory bowel disease are an example of which of the
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following?
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a. Accessible population
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b. Element|\ |\




c. Sample
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,d. Target population - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔ANS: D
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The target population is the entire set of individuals who meet
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the sampling criteria.
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Subjects who participate in a study of patients with inflammatory
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bowel disease are described as the:
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a. accessible population.
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b. element.
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c. sample.
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d. target population. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔ANS: C
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A sample is that group of people who are representing the entire
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population and participating in the study. Samples are expected
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to represent an entire population.
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The Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America referred the
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interested researcher to a local chapter of the organization. The
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local chapter agreed to send out letters on behalf of the
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researcher inviting potential subjects to contact the researcher if
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they are willing to participate in a study. Potential subjects in this
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situation would be described as the:
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a. accessible population.
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b. element.
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c. sample.
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d. target population. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔ANS: A
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An accessible population is the portion of the target population to
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which the researcher has reasonable access.
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,The population from which the researcher selects the actual
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study sample is referred to as the:
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a. accessible population.
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b. scientific population.
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c. target population.
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d. theoretical population. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔ANS: A
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An accessible population is the portion of the target population to
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which the researcher has reasonable access. The sample is
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obtained from the accessible population. |\ |\ |\ |\




In a study of liver transplant recipients, the researcher specifies
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that the subjects must be 18 years of age or older and the
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recipient of only one liver transplant. These criteria are an
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example of: |\


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a. demographic attributes.
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b. exclusion criteria.
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c. extraneous variables.
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d. inclusion criteria. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔ANS: D
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Inclusion criteria are those characteristics that the subject or
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element must possess to be part of the target population.
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The adequacy of a sample would be primarily based on which of
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the following criteria?
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a. Method chosen for sample selection
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, b. Representativeness of the population
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c. Size of the total population
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d. Willingness of subjects to participate - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔ANS: B |\




A sample needs to be representative in terms of characteristics,
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such as age, gender, ethnicity, income, and education
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A sample that accurately reflects the characteristics of the
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population from which it is drawn is a: |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


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a. cluster sample.
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b. purposive sample.
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c. random sample.
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d. representative sample. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔ANS: D
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Representativeness means that the sample, accessible |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


population, and target population are alike in as many ways as
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possible.


Sample attrition would be reflected by the:
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a. average death rate of the population under study.
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b. inability to access identified members of a population.
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c. number of patients who die while participating in a study.
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d. number of patients who drop out of a study. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔ANS: D |\ |\




Sample attrition or mortality is the withdrawal or loss of subjects
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from a study |\ |\