NURSING RESEARCH IN CANADA ACTUAL
EXAM SCRIPT 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A
PLUS EVIDENCE BASED MASTER SET
◉ What type of research focuses on the theory and development of
measurement instruments?
a. Meta-analysis
b. Psychometrics
c. Methodology
d. Data management
Answer: b. Psychometrics
◉ If no hypothesis is present in a study, does this indicate a
weakness in the study? Why, or why not?
a. This is not a weakness, as the study can be descriptive.
b. This is not a weakness, if the study is quasiexperimental.
c. This is a weakness, as the study is descriptive.
,d. This is not a weakness, as the study can be quasiexperimental.
Answer: a. This is not a weakness, as the study can be descriptive.
◉ How does an experimental research design differ from a
nonexperimental research design?
a. Experimental designs allow observation of a phenomenon as it
naturally occurs,
and nonexperimental designs permit environmental manipulation.
b. Nonexperimental designs manipulate the dependent variable, and
experimental
designs manipulate the independent variable.
c. Nonexperimental designs attempt to test differences among
variables, and
experimental designs attempt to establish cause-and-effect
relationships.
d. Experimental designs are scientific, and nonexperimental designs
have no
scientific basis.
Answer: c. Nonexperimental designs attempt to test differences
among variables, and
experimental designs attempt to establish cause-and-effect
relationships.
,◉ Advantages to use of correlational design for a study include
what? (Select all that apply.)
a. Efficiency and effectiveness in data collection.
b. Flexibility for investigating complex relationships.
c. Multivariate manipulation of variables.
d. Strong potential for clinical (real-world) application.
e. Increased potential for generalizability.
Answer: ANS: A, B, D
◉ What features identify a study as methodological in design?
(Select all that apply.)
a. A description of how the tool's items were formulated.
b. A description of the experimental treatment.
c. A clear definition of how the construct was measured.
d. A reporting on the tool's tested reliability and validity.
e. A statistical table showing the effect of the independent variable.
Answer: ANS: A, C, D
◉ What can a nurse researcher address in a study using a survey
design? (Select all that apply.)
, a. Interrelationships of variables
b. Description of variables
c. Assessment of differences between variables
d. Determination of causation
e. Prediction of treatment outcomes
Answer: ANS: A, B, C
◉ Which types of research designs are considered to be survey
studies? (Select all that apply.)
a. Descriptive
b. Exploratory
c. Correlational
d. Developmental
e. Comparative
f. Cross-sectional
Answer: ANS: A, B, E
◉ Which types of research designs are considered to be
relationship-difference studies? (Select all that apply.)
EXAM SCRIPT 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A
PLUS EVIDENCE BASED MASTER SET
◉ What type of research focuses on the theory and development of
measurement instruments?
a. Meta-analysis
b. Psychometrics
c. Methodology
d. Data management
Answer: b. Psychometrics
◉ If no hypothesis is present in a study, does this indicate a
weakness in the study? Why, or why not?
a. This is not a weakness, as the study can be descriptive.
b. This is not a weakness, if the study is quasiexperimental.
c. This is a weakness, as the study is descriptive.
,d. This is not a weakness, as the study can be quasiexperimental.
Answer: a. This is not a weakness, as the study can be descriptive.
◉ How does an experimental research design differ from a
nonexperimental research design?
a. Experimental designs allow observation of a phenomenon as it
naturally occurs,
and nonexperimental designs permit environmental manipulation.
b. Nonexperimental designs manipulate the dependent variable, and
experimental
designs manipulate the independent variable.
c. Nonexperimental designs attempt to test differences among
variables, and
experimental designs attempt to establish cause-and-effect
relationships.
d. Experimental designs are scientific, and nonexperimental designs
have no
scientific basis.
Answer: c. Nonexperimental designs attempt to test differences
among variables, and
experimental designs attempt to establish cause-and-effect
relationships.
,◉ Advantages to use of correlational design for a study include
what? (Select all that apply.)
a. Efficiency and effectiveness in data collection.
b. Flexibility for investigating complex relationships.
c. Multivariate manipulation of variables.
d. Strong potential for clinical (real-world) application.
e. Increased potential for generalizability.
Answer: ANS: A, B, D
◉ What features identify a study as methodological in design?
(Select all that apply.)
a. A description of how the tool's items were formulated.
b. A description of the experimental treatment.
c. A clear definition of how the construct was measured.
d. A reporting on the tool's tested reliability and validity.
e. A statistical table showing the effect of the independent variable.
Answer: ANS: A, C, D
◉ What can a nurse researcher address in a study using a survey
design? (Select all that apply.)
, a. Interrelationships of variables
b. Description of variables
c. Assessment of differences between variables
d. Determination of causation
e. Prediction of treatment outcomes
Answer: ANS: A, B, C
◉ Which types of research designs are considered to be survey
studies? (Select all that apply.)
a. Descriptive
b. Exploratory
c. Correlational
d. Developmental
e. Comparative
f. Cross-sectional
Answer: ANS: A, B, E
◉ Which types of research designs are considered to be
relationship-difference studies? (Select all that apply.)
