NUR 3330 PROFESSIONALISM EXAM 1 REVIEW | COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE, NCLEX-
STYLE PRACTICE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2026/2027
What are the types of stressors that influence our self-concept - ANS ✔✔Body image, Identity,
Altered Self Concept/Self esteem, Role performance.
Body image stressors - ANS ✔✔loss of body parts, loss of body functions, disfigurement,
unrealistic body ideal
Identity stressors - ANS ✔✔cultural, social, personal factors (job loss, abuse or neglect, sexuality
concerns, repeated failures, conflict with others)
Altered self concept - ANS ✔✔Self care deficit, emotional & behavioral changes, anxiety &
depression, and self destructive behavior
Role performance stressors - ANS ✔✔Role conflict, Role ambiguity, Role strain, Role overload
( inability to balance career and family, physical emotional and cognitive deficits, loss of
satisfying role)
Types of research does nursing utilize - ANS ✔✔*Quantitative nursing research* offers precise
measurement and quantification. (Ex: a study with a new pain therapy quantitatively measures
participant's pain severity.) It is precise,systematic, objective examination of specific concepts.
*Qualitative nursing research* is difficult to quantify or categorize (pt's perception of illness or
quality of life). Nonnumerical form. Involves " inductive reasoning* to develop generalizations
or theories from specific observations or interviews.
Quantitative research - ANS ✔✔Types
Experimental/quasi-experimental/non-experimental (descriptive)
Depending on the presence or absence of random selection to control or experimental groups
, Variables' influence on each other
Independent and dependent variables
Which one is varied in an experiment?
Often you use a tool to gather data
BP cuff, survey, pain scale
Use of numerical data to analyze
Application of some type of statistical model based on the type of data-nominal, ordinal,
interval, or ratio
Rigor = Validity/reliability
Most rigorous
Randomized control study/trials-highly experimental,
Example: Does hand massage lower BP? Can you think of other quantitative research?
Qualitative Research - ANS ✔✔To understand a phenomena or people's experiences
Types
Phenomenology/grounded theory (to dev. a theory)
Ethnography (study of a culture)
Obtain rich understanding of experiences/beliefs/ a phenomena
Use of open ended questions
Analyzing narrative data by themes
Data collection methods: focus groups/interviews/surveys/
Storytelling/written stories
Rigor
Triangulation, peer debriefing, member checking, achieving saturation of data, thick, rich
descriptions, audit trails, researcher positionality
The researcher is part of the data collection
The perspective of the research influences the findings
STYLE PRACTICE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2026/2027
What are the types of stressors that influence our self-concept - ANS ✔✔Body image, Identity,
Altered Self Concept/Self esteem, Role performance.
Body image stressors - ANS ✔✔loss of body parts, loss of body functions, disfigurement,
unrealistic body ideal
Identity stressors - ANS ✔✔cultural, social, personal factors (job loss, abuse or neglect, sexuality
concerns, repeated failures, conflict with others)
Altered self concept - ANS ✔✔Self care deficit, emotional & behavioral changes, anxiety &
depression, and self destructive behavior
Role performance stressors - ANS ✔✔Role conflict, Role ambiguity, Role strain, Role overload
( inability to balance career and family, physical emotional and cognitive deficits, loss of
satisfying role)
Types of research does nursing utilize - ANS ✔✔*Quantitative nursing research* offers precise
measurement and quantification. (Ex: a study with a new pain therapy quantitatively measures
participant's pain severity.) It is precise,systematic, objective examination of specific concepts.
*Qualitative nursing research* is difficult to quantify or categorize (pt's perception of illness or
quality of life). Nonnumerical form. Involves " inductive reasoning* to develop generalizations
or theories from specific observations or interviews.
Quantitative research - ANS ✔✔Types
Experimental/quasi-experimental/non-experimental (descriptive)
Depending on the presence or absence of random selection to control or experimental groups
, Variables' influence on each other
Independent and dependent variables
Which one is varied in an experiment?
Often you use a tool to gather data
BP cuff, survey, pain scale
Use of numerical data to analyze
Application of some type of statistical model based on the type of data-nominal, ordinal,
interval, or ratio
Rigor = Validity/reliability
Most rigorous
Randomized control study/trials-highly experimental,
Example: Does hand massage lower BP? Can you think of other quantitative research?
Qualitative Research - ANS ✔✔To understand a phenomena or people's experiences
Types
Phenomenology/grounded theory (to dev. a theory)
Ethnography (study of a culture)
Obtain rich understanding of experiences/beliefs/ a phenomena
Use of open ended questions
Analyzing narrative data by themes
Data collection methods: focus groups/interviews/surveys/
Storytelling/written stories
Rigor
Triangulation, peer debriefing, member checking, achieving saturation of data, thick, rich
descriptions, audit trails, researcher positionality
The researcher is part of the data collection
The perspective of the research influences the findings
