NURSING RESEARCH IN CANADA EXAM
PREP 2026 QUESTION BANK AND ANSWER
KEY MASTER RESEARCH DESIGN SET
◉ Which of the following identified research problems has enough
significance to warrant further development?
a. Children between 8 and 12 years do not eat the broccoli in their
school lunches.
b. Women above 100 years old are at moderate risk for development
of breast cancer.
c. Obese adults are at risk for development of type 2 diabetes
mellitus.
d. The rate of sunscreen use among middle aged people is greater
than 80%.
Answer: c. Obese adults are at risk for development of type 2
diabetes mellitus.
◉ The initial review of the literature helps the investigator
a. organize the summary.
b. identify statistical tests.
,c. identify the need to extend the knowledge base.
d. determine the scope of the study.
Answer: c. identify the need to extend the knowledge base.
◉ Which of the following factors or considerations constitutes the
feasibility of a research study?
a. Availability of the participants
b. Direction of the hypotheses
c. Gaps in the literature
d. Design of the study
Answer: a. Availability of the participants
◉ What is the key difference between independent and dependent
variables?
a. The dependent variable should change in response to
manipulation of the
independent variable.
b. The independent variable should change in response to
manipulation of the
dependent variable.
,c. Although both the dependent and independent variables are
manipulated, only the
dependent variable is considered an intervention.
d. The dependent variable relies on personal or demographic
variables for strength,
whereas the independent variable is strong enough to stand alone.
Answer: a. The dependent variable should change in response to
manipulation of the independent variable.
◉ Which of the following statements about independent and
dependent variables is true?
a. All research problem statements must contain a dependent
variable and an independent variable.
b. There should only be one dependent variable associated with a
single independent variable.
c. The relationship between the independent variable and the
dependent variable for
any study must be causal.
d. A given characteristic or situation may be a dependent variable in
one study and
an independent variable in another.
Answer: d. A given characteristic or situation may be a dependent
variable in one study and an independent variable in another.
, ◉ Which part of the following research question is the independent
variable?
"To what degree will body weight change individually in a group of
Aboriginal women over 50 years of age who participate in a program
of walking?"
a. "Women over 50"
b. "Body weight change"
c. "Aboriginal women"
d. "Participate in a program"
Answer: d. "Participate in a program"
◉ Review the abstract information provided below and identify the
dependent variable for this study.
"Across time, increases in social support and marriage were
associated with increased psychological well-being, whereas longer
periods of unemployment were connected with higher depression
and lower self-esteem."
a. "Social support"
b. "Marriage"
c. "Psychological well-being"
d. "Unemployment"
PREP 2026 QUESTION BANK AND ANSWER
KEY MASTER RESEARCH DESIGN SET
◉ Which of the following identified research problems has enough
significance to warrant further development?
a. Children between 8 and 12 years do not eat the broccoli in their
school lunches.
b. Women above 100 years old are at moderate risk for development
of breast cancer.
c. Obese adults are at risk for development of type 2 diabetes
mellitus.
d. The rate of sunscreen use among middle aged people is greater
than 80%.
Answer: c. Obese adults are at risk for development of type 2
diabetes mellitus.
◉ The initial review of the literature helps the investigator
a. organize the summary.
b. identify statistical tests.
,c. identify the need to extend the knowledge base.
d. determine the scope of the study.
Answer: c. identify the need to extend the knowledge base.
◉ Which of the following factors or considerations constitutes the
feasibility of a research study?
a. Availability of the participants
b. Direction of the hypotheses
c. Gaps in the literature
d. Design of the study
Answer: a. Availability of the participants
◉ What is the key difference between independent and dependent
variables?
a. The dependent variable should change in response to
manipulation of the
independent variable.
b. The independent variable should change in response to
manipulation of the
dependent variable.
,c. Although both the dependent and independent variables are
manipulated, only the
dependent variable is considered an intervention.
d. The dependent variable relies on personal or demographic
variables for strength,
whereas the independent variable is strong enough to stand alone.
Answer: a. The dependent variable should change in response to
manipulation of the independent variable.
◉ Which of the following statements about independent and
dependent variables is true?
a. All research problem statements must contain a dependent
variable and an independent variable.
b. There should only be one dependent variable associated with a
single independent variable.
c. The relationship between the independent variable and the
dependent variable for
any study must be causal.
d. A given characteristic or situation may be a dependent variable in
one study and
an independent variable in another.
Answer: d. A given characteristic or situation may be a dependent
variable in one study and an independent variable in another.
, ◉ Which part of the following research question is the independent
variable?
"To what degree will body weight change individually in a group of
Aboriginal women over 50 years of age who participate in a program
of walking?"
a. "Women over 50"
b. "Body weight change"
c. "Aboriginal women"
d. "Participate in a program"
Answer: d. "Participate in a program"
◉ Review the abstract information provided below and identify the
dependent variable for this study.
"Across time, increases in social support and marriage were
associated with increased psychological well-being, whereas longer
periods of unemployment were connected with higher depression
and lower self-esteem."
a. "Social support"
b. "Marriage"
c. "Psychological well-being"
d. "Unemployment"
