EBP Test #2 Chapters 5–8
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,The research question "What is the meaning of b. most likely to be addressed using a qualitative approach.
spirituality to patients in end-of- life care?"
is:
a. most likely to be addressed using a quantitative
approach.
b. most likely to be addressed using a qualitative
approach.
c. amenable to either a qualitative or a quantitative
approach.
d. not appropriately worded.
The research query, "Among patients with cancer, are a. most likely to be addressed using a quantitative approach.
high levels of death anxiety more
prevalent for men or for women?" is:
a. most likely to be addressed using a quantitative
approach.
b. most likely to be addressed using a qualitative
approach.
c. amenable to either a qualitative or a quantitative
approach.
d. not appropriately worded.
Which statement about research problems and d. Quantitative studies typically address problems for which reliable methods
paradigms (as paradigms relate to research of measurement exist.
methods) is true?
a. All research questions can be addressed using either
quantitative or qualitative research methods.
b. Research problems emerge from a commitment to
either the positivist paradigm (quantitative methods) or
constructivist paradigm (qualitative methods).
c. Many research questions cannot be answered within
either of the two main paradigms.
d. Quantitative studies typically address problems for
which reliable methods of measurement exist.
Which is a major source of ideas for research c. Nurses' personal clinical experience
problems?
a. Journal clubs
b. Nursing code of ethics
c. Nurses' personal clinical experience
d. Evidence hierarchies
, A problem statement has many components. Which of b. Researchers' views about how to fix the problem
the following is unlikely to be a
component of a written problem statement for a
quantitative study?
a. The scope of the problem
b. Researchers' views about how to fix the problem
c. Gaps in what is known
d. The consequences of not fixing the problem
Which type of research communication does the d. A portion of a problem statement
following represent? "For the thousands of patients on
chemotherapy, nausea and vomiting are common side
effects. To date, interventions have been only
moderately successful in reducing these effects. New
interventions that can reduce or prevent these side
effects need to be identified to improve the quality of
life of these patients."
a. A hypothesis
b. A research question
c. A statement of purpose
d. A portion of a problem statement
"This study sought to understand the experience of c. statement of purpose.
living with a colostomy among patients who had
surgery for colon cancer" is a:
a. research question.
b. portion of a problem statement.
c. statement of purpose.
d. hypothesis.
In a statement of purpose, the researcher often d. the choice of verbs about what will be undertaken.
communicates information beyond the substantive
content of a study through:
a. the scope of the problem.
b. operational definitions of the research variables.
c. predicted relationships among variables.
d. the choice of verbs about what will be undertaken.
In a statement of purpose, a researcher indicates that c. Phenomenological
the goal of the study is to understand the lived
experiences of family members caring for a terminally
ill child with cancer. What type of study is this?
a. Ethnographic
b. Grounded theory
c. Phenomenological
d. Experimental
A research team stated that the purpose of their study a. Ethnographic
was to explore the culture of an inner-city health clinic
during the COVID-19 pandemic. What type of study is
this?
a. Ethnographic
b. Grounded theory
c. Phenomenological
d. Experimental
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,The research question "What is the meaning of b. most likely to be addressed using a qualitative approach.
spirituality to patients in end-of- life care?"
is:
a. most likely to be addressed using a quantitative
approach.
b. most likely to be addressed using a qualitative
approach.
c. amenable to either a qualitative or a quantitative
approach.
d. not appropriately worded.
The research query, "Among patients with cancer, are a. most likely to be addressed using a quantitative approach.
high levels of death anxiety more
prevalent for men or for women?" is:
a. most likely to be addressed using a quantitative
approach.
b. most likely to be addressed using a qualitative
approach.
c. amenable to either a qualitative or a quantitative
approach.
d. not appropriately worded.
Which statement about research problems and d. Quantitative studies typically address problems for which reliable methods
paradigms (as paradigms relate to research of measurement exist.
methods) is true?
a. All research questions can be addressed using either
quantitative or qualitative research methods.
b. Research problems emerge from a commitment to
either the positivist paradigm (quantitative methods) or
constructivist paradigm (qualitative methods).
c. Many research questions cannot be answered within
either of the two main paradigms.
d. Quantitative studies typically address problems for
which reliable methods of measurement exist.
Which is a major source of ideas for research c. Nurses' personal clinical experience
problems?
a. Journal clubs
b. Nursing code of ethics
c. Nurses' personal clinical experience
d. Evidence hierarchies
, A problem statement has many components. Which of b. Researchers' views about how to fix the problem
the following is unlikely to be a
component of a written problem statement for a
quantitative study?
a. The scope of the problem
b. Researchers' views about how to fix the problem
c. Gaps in what is known
d. The consequences of not fixing the problem
Which type of research communication does the d. A portion of a problem statement
following represent? "For the thousands of patients on
chemotherapy, nausea and vomiting are common side
effects. To date, interventions have been only
moderately successful in reducing these effects. New
interventions that can reduce or prevent these side
effects need to be identified to improve the quality of
life of these patients."
a. A hypothesis
b. A research question
c. A statement of purpose
d. A portion of a problem statement
"This study sought to understand the experience of c. statement of purpose.
living with a colostomy among patients who had
surgery for colon cancer" is a:
a. research question.
b. portion of a problem statement.
c. statement of purpose.
d. hypothesis.
In a statement of purpose, the researcher often d. the choice of verbs about what will be undertaken.
communicates information beyond the substantive
content of a study through:
a. the scope of the problem.
b. operational definitions of the research variables.
c. predicted relationships among variables.
d. the choice of verbs about what will be undertaken.
In a statement of purpose, a researcher indicates that c. Phenomenological
the goal of the study is to understand the lived
experiences of family members caring for a terminally
ill child with cancer. What type of study is this?
a. Ethnographic
b. Grounded theory
c. Phenomenological
d. Experimental
A research team stated that the purpose of their study a. Ethnographic
was to explore the culture of an inner-city health clinic
during the COVID-19 pandemic. What type of study is
this?
a. Ethnographic
b. Grounded theory
c. Phenomenological
d. Experimental
