NURSING RESEARCH KNOWLEDGE CHECK #1 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
A research problem... Ans✓✓✓is an area of concern in which there is a
gap in the knowledge base needed for nursing practice. In a study, the
research problem:
1. indicates the significance of the problem
2. provides a background for the problem
3. includes a problem statement
A research purpose... Ans✓✓✓is a clear, concise statement of the
specific goal or focus of the study. It will include the population, the
variables, and often the setting of the study. A clearly stated research
purpose can capture the essence of a study in a single statement and is
essential for directing the remaining steps of the research process.
If little is known about a subject, what type of quantitative study will the
researcher start with? Ans✓✓✓They will start with a descriptive or
correlational study and progress to quasi-experimental or experimental
studies as knowledge expands in the area.
What is the purpose of a descriptive study? Ans✓✓✓To identify and
describe concepts or variables
To identify possible relationships among variables
To delineate differences between or among existing groups
,What is the purpose of a correlational study? Ans✓✓✓to examine the
type of relationship (positive or negative) and the strength of
relationship (weak or strong) among variables.
What is the purpose of a quasi-experimental study? Ans✓✓✓to
determine the effect of a treatment or independent variable on a
designated dependent or outcome variable.
What is the purpose of an experimental study? Ans✓✓✓these are
conducted in highly controlled settings, using a highly structured design
to determine the effect of one or more independent variables on one or
more dependent variables.
How do you know a study's problem and purpose has significance? Ask
these four questions... Ans✓✓✓1. How will it influence nursing
practice?
2. Does it build on previous nursing research?
3. How does it promote theory testing or development?
4. Does it address current concerns or priorities in nursing?
How do you know whether a study is feasible to conduct? Ask yourself
the following questions... Ans✓✓✓1. is the problem / purpose within the
researcher's area of expertise?
2. How will the costs of the study be paid for?
3. How will you find your sample, facility, or equipment that you need
for the study?
, 4. Is the purpose of your study ethical and are your subject's rights being
protected?
Where do research objectives, questions, or hypotheses for a study come
from? Ans✓✓✓They are based on the problem, purpose, literature
review, and study framework.
What's the main job of the research objectives, questions, or hypotheses
for a study? Ans✓✓✓to direct the remaining steps of the study or
research process!
In other words....how will we measure the variables, how will we select
subjects / participants, what statistics will we use, etc...
What is a research objective (or aim) in a quantitative study? Ans✓✓✓A
clear, concise, declarative statement that is expressed in the present
tense. A research objective is more likely to be used in a descriptive or
correlational study design. Research objectives may focus on one or two
variables and:
1.) indicate whether they are to be identified or described
2.) identify relationships among variables
3.) determine differences among two or more groups with regard to the
variables.
What is a research question in a quantitative study? Ans✓✓✓A clear,
concise interrogative statement that is worded in the present tense,
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
A research problem... Ans✓✓✓is an area of concern in which there is a
gap in the knowledge base needed for nursing practice. In a study, the
research problem:
1. indicates the significance of the problem
2. provides a background for the problem
3. includes a problem statement
A research purpose... Ans✓✓✓is a clear, concise statement of the
specific goal or focus of the study. It will include the population, the
variables, and often the setting of the study. A clearly stated research
purpose can capture the essence of a study in a single statement and is
essential for directing the remaining steps of the research process.
If little is known about a subject, what type of quantitative study will the
researcher start with? Ans✓✓✓They will start with a descriptive or
correlational study and progress to quasi-experimental or experimental
studies as knowledge expands in the area.
What is the purpose of a descriptive study? Ans✓✓✓To identify and
describe concepts or variables
To identify possible relationships among variables
To delineate differences between or among existing groups
,What is the purpose of a correlational study? Ans✓✓✓to examine the
type of relationship (positive or negative) and the strength of
relationship (weak or strong) among variables.
What is the purpose of a quasi-experimental study? Ans✓✓✓to
determine the effect of a treatment or independent variable on a
designated dependent or outcome variable.
What is the purpose of an experimental study? Ans✓✓✓these are
conducted in highly controlled settings, using a highly structured design
to determine the effect of one or more independent variables on one or
more dependent variables.
How do you know a study's problem and purpose has significance? Ask
these four questions... Ans✓✓✓1. How will it influence nursing
practice?
2. Does it build on previous nursing research?
3. How does it promote theory testing or development?
4. Does it address current concerns or priorities in nursing?
How do you know whether a study is feasible to conduct? Ask yourself
the following questions... Ans✓✓✓1. is the problem / purpose within the
researcher's area of expertise?
2. How will the costs of the study be paid for?
3. How will you find your sample, facility, or equipment that you need
for the study?
, 4. Is the purpose of your study ethical and are your subject's rights being
protected?
Where do research objectives, questions, or hypotheses for a study come
from? Ans✓✓✓They are based on the problem, purpose, literature
review, and study framework.
What's the main job of the research objectives, questions, or hypotheses
for a study? Ans✓✓✓to direct the remaining steps of the study or
research process!
In other words....how will we measure the variables, how will we select
subjects / participants, what statistics will we use, etc...
What is a research objective (or aim) in a quantitative study? Ans✓✓✓A
clear, concise, declarative statement that is expressed in the present
tense. A research objective is more likely to be used in a descriptive or
correlational study design. Research objectives may focus on one or two
variables and:
1.) indicate whether they are to be identified or described
2.) identify relationships among variables
3.) determine differences among two or more groups with regard to the
variables.
What is a research question in a quantitative study? Ans✓✓✓A clear,
concise interrogative statement that is worded in the present tense,
