NUR 602 WEEK 2 QUIZ COMPREHENSIVE
EXAM SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS
◉ Exploratory-descriptive research. Answer: A study being
conducted by multiple researchers to describe unique issues, health
problems, or situations that lack clear description or definition.
Studies conducted for a specific purpose, of describing a specific
area of practice that has not been widely investigated.
Developed to provide information and insight into clinical or
practice problems, looking for a practical solution.
◉ What type of qualitative research is this?
"Explore the needs of patients undergoing treatment for Hepatitis C
infection for purposes of starting a new program". Answer:
Exploratory-descriptive research
◉ Historical research. Answer: The focus of this research is on a
specific individual, characteristic of society, event, or situation at a
clearly defined past point in time
◉ What type of qualitative research is this? "Describe the
contributions of Mary Eliza Mahoney, first black nurse in the United
,States, to the status of black nurses in the profession from 1930
through 1950". Answer: Historical research
◉ Outcomes research. Answer: Focuses on examining the results of
care and determining the changes in health status for the patient
◉ What makes a nursing research problem significant?. Answer: 1.
Influences nursing practice
2. Builds on previous research
3. Promotes theory testing or development
4. Addresses current concerns or priorities in nursing
◉ Feasibility of a study. Answer: Determined by examining the
researchers' expertise; money commitment; availability of subjects,
facilities, and equipment; and the study's ethical considerations
◉ Research objective or aim. Answer: A clear, concise, declarative
statement expressed in the present tense.
Focuses on one or two variables and indicates whether they are to
be identified or described.
Objectives directing qualitative studies are commonly broader in
focus and include concepts that are more abstract than those of
quantitative studies.
,◉ Research question. Answer: A clear, concise interrogative
statement that is worded in the present tense, includes one or more
variables, and is expressed to guide the implementation of studies.
◉ Hypothesis. Answer: A formal statement of the expected
relationship(s) between two or more variables in a specified
population.
◉ Associative hypothesis. Answer: Type of hypothesis that proposes
relationships among variables that occur or exist together in the real
world, so that when one variable changes, the other changes, but not
that one causes the other to change.
◉ Causal hypothesis. Answer: Proposes a cause-and-effect
interaction, there is a defined independent and dependent
variable(s)
◉ Simple hypothesis. Answer: Type of hypothesis that states the
relationship between two variables (causal or associative)
◉ Complex hypothesis. Answer: Type of hypothesis that states the
relationship among three or more variables
◉ Nondirectional hypothesis. Answer: Type of hypothesis that states
there is a relationship but not the nature of the relationship.
, ◉ Directional hypothesis. Answer: Type of hypothesis that states the
positive or negative interaction between variables
◉ Research hypothesis. Answer: Type of hypothesis that states that
a relationship exists between two or more variables. It is the
alternative hypothesis to the null or statistical hypothesis.
◉ Statistical hypothesis. Answer: Also known as the null hypothesis.
This type of hypothesis simply states the opposite of the research
hypothesis.
It is used for statistical analysis.
◉ Variables. Answer: Qualities, properties, or characteristics of
persons, things, or situations that change or vary
◉ Independent variable. Answer: An intervention that is
manipulated or varied by the researcher to create an effect on the
dependent variable
◉ Dependent variable. Answer: The outcome that the researcher
wants to predict or explain, presumed to be caused by an
independent variable
EXAM SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS
◉ Exploratory-descriptive research. Answer: A study being
conducted by multiple researchers to describe unique issues, health
problems, or situations that lack clear description or definition.
Studies conducted for a specific purpose, of describing a specific
area of practice that has not been widely investigated.
Developed to provide information and insight into clinical or
practice problems, looking for a practical solution.
◉ What type of qualitative research is this?
"Explore the needs of patients undergoing treatment for Hepatitis C
infection for purposes of starting a new program". Answer:
Exploratory-descriptive research
◉ Historical research. Answer: The focus of this research is on a
specific individual, characteristic of society, event, or situation at a
clearly defined past point in time
◉ What type of qualitative research is this? "Describe the
contributions of Mary Eliza Mahoney, first black nurse in the United
,States, to the status of black nurses in the profession from 1930
through 1950". Answer: Historical research
◉ Outcomes research. Answer: Focuses on examining the results of
care and determining the changes in health status for the patient
◉ What makes a nursing research problem significant?. Answer: 1.
Influences nursing practice
2. Builds on previous research
3. Promotes theory testing or development
4. Addresses current concerns or priorities in nursing
◉ Feasibility of a study. Answer: Determined by examining the
researchers' expertise; money commitment; availability of subjects,
facilities, and equipment; and the study's ethical considerations
◉ Research objective or aim. Answer: A clear, concise, declarative
statement expressed in the present tense.
Focuses on one or two variables and indicates whether they are to
be identified or described.
Objectives directing qualitative studies are commonly broader in
focus and include concepts that are more abstract than those of
quantitative studies.
,◉ Research question. Answer: A clear, concise interrogative
statement that is worded in the present tense, includes one or more
variables, and is expressed to guide the implementation of studies.
◉ Hypothesis. Answer: A formal statement of the expected
relationship(s) between two or more variables in a specified
population.
◉ Associative hypothesis. Answer: Type of hypothesis that proposes
relationships among variables that occur or exist together in the real
world, so that when one variable changes, the other changes, but not
that one causes the other to change.
◉ Causal hypothesis. Answer: Proposes a cause-and-effect
interaction, there is a defined independent and dependent
variable(s)
◉ Simple hypothesis. Answer: Type of hypothesis that states the
relationship between two variables (causal or associative)
◉ Complex hypothesis. Answer: Type of hypothesis that states the
relationship among three or more variables
◉ Nondirectional hypothesis. Answer: Type of hypothesis that states
there is a relationship but not the nature of the relationship.
, ◉ Directional hypothesis. Answer: Type of hypothesis that states the
positive or negative interaction between variables
◉ Research hypothesis. Answer: Type of hypothesis that states that
a relationship exists between two or more variables. It is the
alternative hypothesis to the null or statistical hypothesis.
◉ Statistical hypothesis. Answer: Also known as the null hypothesis.
This type of hypothesis simply states the opposite of the research
hypothesis.
It is used for statistical analysis.
◉ Variables. Answer: Qualities, properties, or characteristics of
persons, things, or situations that change or vary
◉ Independent variable. Answer: An intervention that is
manipulated or varied by the researcher to create an effect on the
dependent variable
◉ Dependent variable. Answer: The outcome that the researcher
wants to predict or explain, presumed to be caused by an
independent variable
