Nursing 257: Practice Exam Questions From Quizzes
(With Correct Answers)
What research topic would most likely be studied through a qualitative?
a) the meaning of health among Kenyan children with cancer
b) Exercise effects on fatigue and emotional distress during radiation
therapy for breast cancer
c) Change in pain scores in older adults during rehab after hip fracture
d) The relationship of perceived HIV/AIDS risk and willingness to interact
with individual with HIV/AIDS ✔️Ans - A
Select the answers that most accurately describe the responsibilities of the
baccalaureate nurse graduate as a participant in the nursing research
process (Select all that apply)
a) Designing and conducting research protocols
b) Providing leadership by helping others apply scientific knowledge to
practice
c) Sharing research findings with colleagues that are pertinent to practice
d) Administering care at the bedside according to a research protocol
✔️Ans - B, C, D
Why do nurses who do not conduct research need to understand the
nursing research process?
A. To be able to evaluate research for its relevance to clinical practice
B. To identify potential subjects for clinical research studies
C. To teach patients and families the usefulness of consenting to participate
in research
D. To assist as accurate data collectors in clinical research studies
✔️Ans - A.
How can a nurse researcher decide whether to use a qualitative or
quantitative research design?
A. By recognizing that the main research goal is to test the effectiveness of
at reattempt for a specific illness or condition
, B. By recognizing that the basis for all qualitative interactions is the belief
that the human experience can be measured and quantified mathematically
C. By recognizing that the focus of qualitative research methods is the study
of human experiences that occur within the person's natural setting
D. By recognizing that the focus of qualitative research is measuring human
characteristics such as height, blood pressure, or pain ✔️Ans - C
Ethnographic research focuses on:
A. use of etic perspectives in studying individual human behavior
B. trying to understand cultures from an emic perspective
C. using techniques that generate theory about how people deal with life
situation s
D. gathering data about lived experiences of individuals ✔️Ans - B
The nurse decides to hold a patient's regularly scheduled extended-release
morphine (MS-Contin) because the patient is sleeping. Last week, another
patient on the unit was intubated due to severe respiratory compromise
resulting from a high dose of intravenous morphine. The nurse is now
worried that her patient may develop respiratory depression if she
administers the MS-Contin. What knowledge source has influenced the
nurse's decision to hold the MS-Contin?
A. personal experience
B. Authority
C. Tradition
D. Intuition ✔️Ans - A. Personal experience
The nurse researcher is conducting a research study using a dozen subjects
who were interviewed regarding their experience with postpartum
depression. The researcher opts for a qualitative research design. What
would be the most accurate rationale for the researcher choosing this type
of design?
A. Qualitative research seeks to understand the human experience.
B. Qualitative research seeks to explain cause and effect relationships
between variables
C. Quantitative research is usually conducted in natural settings using data
that are words rather than numbers
(With Correct Answers)
What research topic would most likely be studied through a qualitative?
a) the meaning of health among Kenyan children with cancer
b) Exercise effects on fatigue and emotional distress during radiation
therapy for breast cancer
c) Change in pain scores in older adults during rehab after hip fracture
d) The relationship of perceived HIV/AIDS risk and willingness to interact
with individual with HIV/AIDS ✔️Ans - A
Select the answers that most accurately describe the responsibilities of the
baccalaureate nurse graduate as a participant in the nursing research
process (Select all that apply)
a) Designing and conducting research protocols
b) Providing leadership by helping others apply scientific knowledge to
practice
c) Sharing research findings with colleagues that are pertinent to practice
d) Administering care at the bedside according to a research protocol
✔️Ans - B, C, D
Why do nurses who do not conduct research need to understand the
nursing research process?
A. To be able to evaluate research for its relevance to clinical practice
B. To identify potential subjects for clinical research studies
C. To teach patients and families the usefulness of consenting to participate
in research
D. To assist as accurate data collectors in clinical research studies
✔️Ans - A.
How can a nurse researcher decide whether to use a qualitative or
quantitative research design?
A. By recognizing that the main research goal is to test the effectiveness of
at reattempt for a specific illness or condition
, B. By recognizing that the basis for all qualitative interactions is the belief
that the human experience can be measured and quantified mathematically
C. By recognizing that the focus of qualitative research methods is the study
of human experiences that occur within the person's natural setting
D. By recognizing that the focus of qualitative research is measuring human
characteristics such as height, blood pressure, or pain ✔️Ans - C
Ethnographic research focuses on:
A. use of etic perspectives in studying individual human behavior
B. trying to understand cultures from an emic perspective
C. using techniques that generate theory about how people deal with life
situation s
D. gathering data about lived experiences of individuals ✔️Ans - B
The nurse decides to hold a patient's regularly scheduled extended-release
morphine (MS-Contin) because the patient is sleeping. Last week, another
patient on the unit was intubated due to severe respiratory compromise
resulting from a high dose of intravenous morphine. The nurse is now
worried that her patient may develop respiratory depression if she
administers the MS-Contin. What knowledge source has influenced the
nurse's decision to hold the MS-Contin?
A. personal experience
B. Authority
C. Tradition
D. Intuition ✔️Ans - A. Personal experience
The nurse researcher is conducting a research study using a dozen subjects
who were interviewed regarding their experience with postpartum
depression. The researcher opts for a qualitative research design. What
would be the most accurate rationale for the researcher choosing this type
of design?
A. Qualitative research seeks to understand the human experience.
B. Qualitative research seeks to explain cause and effect relationships
between variables
C. Quantitative research is usually conducted in natural settings using data
that are words rather than numbers
