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Chapter 1: Introduction to Nursing Research
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1. Quantitative research uses the following methods of data collection except:
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1. Surveys
2. Questionnaires
3. Participant observation t
4. Psychosocial instruments t
2. Knowledge is information acquired in a variety of different ways. Methods used to acquire this
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knowledge are referred to as:
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1. Scientific integrity t
2. Scientific rigor t
3. Triangulation
4. Ways of knowing t t
3. When a researcher uses a qualitative and quantitative approach to collecting data, this is referred to
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as:
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1. Scientific integrity t
2. Scientific rigor t
3. Triangulation
4. Ways of knowing t t
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4. A type of research method emphasizing the meaning of an experience is termed:
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1. Qualitative
2. Quantitative
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4. Scientific method t
5. A group of individuals who collaborate on a research project from beginning to dissemination of
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findings are referred to as a:
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1. Research consumer t
2. Research team t
3. Principal investigator t
4. Consultant
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6. t t An example of a specialty journal is:
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1. Nursing Research t
2. Research in Nursing and Health t t t t
3. Oncology Nursing Forum t t
4. Western Journal of Nursing Research t t t t
7. Research that is done to examine findings of another researcher using the same variables but
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8. Who is the current director of the National Institutes of Nursing Research (NINR)?
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1. Dr. Rebecca Patton t t
2. Dr. Julie Gerberding t t
3. Dr. Shannon Zenk t t
4. Dr. Elias Zerhouni t t
9. Nursing practice that relies on evidence from research and integrates those findings into clinical
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thinking and
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1. t t Nursing science t
2. t t Evidence-based practice t
3. t t Scientific inquiry t
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Nursing Research
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Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1. Quantitative research uses the following methods of data collection except:
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1. Surveys
2. Questionnaires
3. Participant observation t
4. Psychosocial instruments t
2. Knowledge is information acquired in a variety of different ways. Methods used to acquire this
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knowledge are referred to as:
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1. Scientific integrity t
2. Scientific rigor t
3. Triangulation
4. Ways of knowing t t
3. When a researcher uses a qualitative and quantitative approach to collecting data, this is referred to
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as:
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1. Scientific integrity t
2. Scientific rigor t
3. Triangulation
4. Ways of knowing t t
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4. A type of research method emphasizing the meaning of an experience is termed:
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1. Qualitative
2. Quantitative
3. Scientific integrity t
4. Scientific method t
5. A group of individuals who collaborate on a research project from beginning to dissemination of
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findings are referred to as a:
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1. Research consumer t
2. Research team t
3. Principal investigator t
4. Consultant
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6. t t An example of a specialty journal is:
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1. Nursing Research t
2. Research in Nursing and Health t t t t
3. Oncology Nursing Forum t t
4. Western Journal of Nursing Research t t t t
7. Research that is done to examine findings of another researcher using the same variables but
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different subjects
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1. t t Exploration
2. t t Replication
3. t t Empiricism
4. t t Rigor
8. Who is the current director of the National Institutes of Nursing Research (NINR)?
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1. Dr. Rebecca Patton t t
2. Dr. Julie Gerberding t t
3. Dr. Shannon Zenk t t
4. Dr. Elias Zerhouni t t
9. Nursing practice that relies on evidence from research and integrates those findings into clinical
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thinking and
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decision making is called: t t t
1. t t Nursing science t
2. t t Evidence-based practice t
3. t t Scientific inquiry t
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