Advanced Nursing Research
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Advanced Nursing Research delves into the principles and practices of scholarly inquiry that underpin evidence-based nursing. This course explores complex research methodologies, data analysis techniques, and ethical considerations relevant to nursing science. Students will critically appraise existing literature, design research proposals, and apply advanced statistical and qualitative methods to address clinical and organizational nursing issues. Emphasis is placed on cultivating analytical skills required to generate and evaluate research findings that influence policy, practice, and patient outcomes in diverse healthcare settings.
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Reading Understanding and Applying Nursing Research 4th Edition by James A. Fain
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Nursing Research
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Q1) Research that is done to examine findings of another researcher using the same variables but different subjects is referred to as:
A) exploration.
B) replication.
C) empiricism.
D) rigor.
Answer: B
Q2) An example of a specialty journal is:
A) Nursing Research.
B) Research in Nursing and Health.
C) Oncology Nursing Forum.
D) Western Journal of Nursing Research.
Answer: C
Q3) A type of research method emphasizing the meaning of an experience is termed: A) qualitative.
B) quantitative.
C) scientific integrity.
D) scientific method.
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Understanding the Research Process and Ethical Issues in Nursing Research
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Q1) A situation where the identity of subjects remains unknown to protect subjects participating in a study is referred to as:
A) confidentiality.
B) human rights.
C) risk-benefit ratio.
D) anonymity.
Answer: D
Q2) All of the following groups deserve special protection as subjects in research, except: A) men and women over 65 years of age.
B) children.
C) prisoners.
D) mentally ill.
Answer: A
Q3) Individuals who provide data in a research study are often referred to as the: A) population.
B) data points.
C) coding plan.
D) sample.
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Understanding Evidence-Based Practice
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Q1) Hierarchy of evidence from strongest (clinical trials) to weakest (opinion) is also referred to as:
A) evidence-based practice.
B) appraising evidence.
C) research utilization.
D) evidence databases.
Answer: B
Q2) One of the largest biomedical research literature databases is:
A) MEDLINE.
B) MD Consult.
C) CANCERLIT.
D) InfoPOEMS.
Answer: A
Q3) Reasons for a research-practice gap include all of the following except:
A) Nurses lack the skill of reading research reports.
B) Nurses don't develop an opportunity for acceptance of change.
C) Nurses are encouraged by administration to resist change in practice.
D) Nurse researchers and clinicians use different language.
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Selecting and Defining a Problem
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Q1) The statement of purpose in a research study should:
A) identify the design of the study.
B) identify the intent or objective of the study.
C) specify the type of people to be recruited in the study.
D) describe the study.
Q2) In developing a problem statement, a researcher speaks to each of the following except:
A) variables.
B) population.
C) design.
D) focus of study.
Q3) Journals that determine acceptance of manuscripts based on peer review are referred to as a:
A) scientific journal.
B) theoretical journal.
C) referred journal.
D) electronic journal.
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Chapter 5: Applying Appropriate Theories and Conceptual Models
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Q1) Which of the following is characteristic of good theory or explanation?
A) It is parsimonious.
B) It is testable.
C) It is general enough to apply to more than one person, place, or situation.
D) all of the above
Q2) Which scientific method focuses on testing hypotheses developed from theory?
A) inductive
B) deductive
C) scientific inquiry
D) empirical model
Q3) Which of the following is not a central concept in conceptual models of nursing?
A) person
B) social support
C) health
D) environment
Q4) The Theory of Chronic Sorrow is an example of what type of theory?
A) grand
B) borrowed
C) middle-range
D) practice
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Chapter 6: Formulating Hypotheses and Research
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Q1) Hypotheses in qualitative studies usually:
A) are very specific and stated prior to beginning the study.
B) are often generalized as data are collected, interpreted, and analyzed.
C) are never used.
D) are always stated after the research has been completed.
Q2) As a general rule, researchers tend to use level of significance.
A) 99%
B) 95%
C) 50%
D) none of the above
Q3) When p < 0.05 is reported in a journal article, it means the author has rejected the null hypothesis (assuming the author is using a significance level of 0.05).
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A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Selecting the Sample and Setting
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Q1) Which of the following techniques yield a simple random sample?
A) choosing volunteers from an introductory nursing class to participate
B) listing individuals by ethnic group and choosing a proportion from within each group at random
C) numbering all elements of a sampling frame and using a random number table to pick individuals
D) randomly selecting schools, and then sampling everyone within each school
Q2) Which sampling method is the best way to select a group of subjects if you are interested in making statements about the larger population?
A) convenience
B) cluster
C) random
D) stratified
Q3) All members of a population have an equal chance of being selected as subjects in a research project. This is called:
A) randomization.
B) random assignment.
C) random sample.
D) random quota.
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Chapter 8: Principles of Measurement
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Q1) Which of the following is a type of criterion-related validity evidence?
A) concurrent validity
B) predictive validity
C) internal consistency
D) both a and b
Q2) ___refers to how well the particular sample of behaviors used to measure a characteristic reflects the entire domain of behaviors that constitutes that characteristic.
A) Construct validity
B) Criterion-related validity
C) Content validity
D) Face validity
Q3) Which of the following is not a type of reliability?
A) test-retest
B) split-half
C) content
D) internal consistency
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Chapter 9: Data Collection Methods
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Q1) You wish to construct a tool that will measure a subject's perception of a concept using pairs of adjectives reflecting opposite feelings. A good choice would be:
A) Guttman
B) Likert
C) Thurstone
D) semantic differential
Q2) When data has been originally collected at an earlier time by a different person for a different purpose, this is often referred to as:
A) primary data.
B) experimental data.
C) field notes.
D) secondary data.
Q3) The tendency for participants to respond to an item on a questionnaire in a way that does not reflect the real situation is called a _____.
A) response set bias
B) probe
C) semantic differential
D) contingency question
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Chapter 10: Analyzing Data
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Q1) The purpose of ____is to summarize and explain a specific set of data.
A) descriptive statistics
B) inferential statistics
C) parametric procedures
D) nonparametric procedures
Q2) Which of the following represents the fiftieth percentile, or midpoint of a distribution?
A) mean
B) median
C) mode
D) variance
Q3) A post-hoc test is:
A) a test to compare two or more means in an overall test.
B) a test to determine regression to the mean.
C) a follow-up test to ANOVA when there are three or more groups.
D) a follow-up test to the independent t-test.
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