Nursing Inquiry Practice Exam
Course Introduction
Nursing Inquiry equips students with the foundational skills needed to critically examine and contribute to the body of nursing knowledge. The course explores the principles and processes of evidence-based practice, research methodologies, and the application of scientific inquiry to address clinical questions. Through the examination of diverse sources of evidence, students learn how to formulate research questions, evaluate research literature, and integrate evidence into practice to promote quality patient outcomes. Emphasis is placed on ethical considerations, data analysis, and the translation of research findings into effective nursing practice and health policy.
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Nursing Research 7th Edition by Geri LoBiondo Wood
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Chapter 1: Integrating the Processes of Research and
Evidence-Based Practice
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Q1) Which action demonstrates the role of a knowledgeable consumer of nursing research?
A) Designing a research study
B) Analyzing data to determine outcomes
C) Evaluating the credibility of the research findings
D) Implementing an intervention found to be effective in one clinical study
Answer: C
Q2) For the baccalaureate-level nursing student,education in nursing research links theory and practice together by (select all that apply):
A) Teaching the student to master development of research protocols
B) Providing the student with a basic understanding of the research process
C) Exposing the student to being a participant in the research process
D) Helping a student develop skills as a primary investigator in research
E) Helping the student become an intelligent consumer of research
Answer: B,C,E
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Chapter 2: Research Questions, hypotheses, and Clinical Questions
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Q1) What is the key difference between the independent and dependent variables?
A) The dependent variable should change in response to manipulation of the independent variable.
B) The independent variable should change in response to manipulation of the dependent variable.
C) Although both the dependent and independent variables are manipulated, only the dependent variable is considered an intervention.
D) The dependent variable relies on personal or demographic variables for strength, whereas the independent variable is strong enough to stand alone.
Answer: A
Q2) Select the independent variable in the following research purpose: This study will compare the effect of warm and cold applications on the resolution of intravenous (IV)infiltrations in hospitalized,postoperative elderly patients.
A) Postoperative elderly patients
B) Resolution
C) Warm and cold applications
D) IV infiltrations
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Gathering and Appraising the Literature
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Q1) What is an appropriate method of eliminating irrelevant sources when the nurse researcher conducts an electronic search for articles for a literature review on a selected topic?
A) Collect and critically read all articles related to the topic published in the last 10 years.
B) Select for printout only those articles whose abstracts indicate usefulness.
C) Avoid articles from clinical journals.
D) Avoid articles that do not include the term study in the title.
Answer: B
Q2) As the nurse researcher conducts an electronic literature search,the search reveals more than 7,000 citations for the topic searched.What is the researcher's accurate interpretation of this result?
A) The search was comprehensive.
B) The key words were not sufficiently narrowed.
C) The topic does not require additional investigation.
D) The topic has broad application across health care disciplines.
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Introduction to Qualitative Research
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Q1) What are steps in the qualitative research process? (Select all that apply).
A) Sample
B) Data collection
C) Review of the literature
D) Evaluation
E) Findings
F) Implementation
G) Conclusions
Q2) Which aspect of the following research question constitutes the context? "What is the grief experience of women from rural Mexico who have a late-stage pregnancy loss?
"
A) Late-stage pregnancy loss
B) Women over age 30
C) Grief experience
D) Rural Mexico
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Chapter 5: Qualitative Approaches to Research
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Q1) Which of the following features is characteristic of the grounded theory method of qualitative research?
A) Data gathering and data analysis occur simultaneously.
B) The researcher has also experienced the specific phenomenon being studied.
C) Grounded theory studies are each based on only a single research question.
D) Participants in a grounded theory study must experience the phenomenon currently with the study.
Q2) Which statement is consistent with an emic view of a factor or situation?
A) Health care provider's statement that Native Americans are stoic in the experience of pain
B) Kindergarten teacher's statement that there are fewer discipline problems among Asian children
C) The National Cancer Institute's report that the incidence rate of prostate cancer is higher for African American men
D) White teenager's statement that being "skinny" is more socially acceptable than being of normal weight or overweight
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Chapter 6: Appraising Qualitative Research
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Q1) Why is the theme important for the results for a qualitative study?
A) It reflects congruence between the questions asked and the method of study used.
B) It allows description of a large quantity of data in a condensed format.
C) It demonstrates both the emic and the etic views of a topic.
D) It explains the nature of the differences reported by participants experiencing a similar phenomenon.
Q2) What concepts are generally used to assess trustworthiness in qualitative research?
( Select all that are applicable ).
A) Creditability
B) Balanced integration
C) Auditability
D) Fittingness
E) Openness
F) Concreteness
G) Transferability
H) Confirmability
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Chapter 7: Introduction to Quantitative Research
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Q1) What type of quantitative study would lead a nurse researcher to be less concerned about the issue of control?
A) Paper and pencil
B) Exploratory
C) Experimental
D) Correlational
Q2) The nurse researcher determines that all aspects of a study systematically and logically follow from the research problem.Which condition has been met?
A) Internal validity
B) External validity
C) Accuracy
D) Legitimacy
Q3) How can a nurse researcher take action in a quantitative research study to eliminate bias on the dependent variable?
A) By establishing strict eligibility criteria for the study participants
B) By ensuring that all data are collected by a single researcher
C) By formulating at least two hypotheses for each research question
D) By testing a theoretical framework
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Chapter 8: Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Designs
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Q1) The nurse researcher is concerned about validity in the research study being designed.What type of threat to validity is minimized by the use of a Solomon four-group design?
A) Mortality
B) Selection bias
C) Testing
D) Antecedent variable
Q2) The nurse researcher is critiquing a research study that involves subjects undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer.Which situation meets a criterion for inferring causality between performance of exercise and adaptation of the subjects receiving chemotherapy?
A) Adaptation behavior began before the exercise program was initiated.
B) Adaptive behavior occurred in the control group over time.
C) The level of adaptive behaviors increased proportionately with an increase in the intensity of the exercise.
D) No difference in adaptive behavior was observed between subjects in the experimental group and subjects in the control group.
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Chapter 9: Nonexperimental Designs
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Q1) Which study title is most indicative of a cross-sectional design?
A) Effect of prenatal parenting classes on maternal-infant bonding in the early postpartum period
B) Change in self-esteem over time among women participating in a weight-loss support group
C) Relationship between self-esteem and successful breast feeding at 1 month and 6 months after birth
D) Women's appraisal of the diagnosis of breast cancer within the first 48 hours after initial cancer diagnosis
Q2) Why would a nurse researcher decide to use a retrospective or ex post facto study?
A) Obtaining informed consent is not an important issue.
B) There is maximal opportunity to manipulate the independent variable.
C) The dependent variable is measured at multiple times to examine the effect of maturation.
D) The dependent variable has already been affected by the independent variable.
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Chapter 10: Sampling
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Q1) How should a nurse researcher expect a sample to differ from a population?
A) A sample can mean objects or events, whereas population refers to individuals or groups of people.
B) A population has a broad set of defining characteristics, and a sample has a narrow set of defining characteristics.
C) A population is a representative segment of a defined sample.
D) A sample is a representative segment of a defined population.
Q2) The researcher used word of mouth to accrue a sample of participants.What is the most accurate description of this technique?
A) Referral
B) Networking
C) Recruitment
D) Quasi-probability
Q3) Why should a nurse researcher be concerned about establishing clear eligibility criteria for inclusion in a study sample?
A) To increase the homogeneity of the sample
B) To decrease the homogeneity of the sample
C) To increase the size of the sample
D) To decrease the size of the sample
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Chapter 11: Legal and Ethical Issues
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Q1) Which of the following statements are accurate regarding the assent process for pediatric research? (Select all that apply.)
A) A parental signature is required for a child to participate in a study.
B) The study protocol is reviewed with the parent and not the child.
C) The child should be able to express a preference for participation.
D) A child older than age 16 does not require a parent's signature for consent.
E) The child should understand the purpose of the study.
Q2) An adult participant receives an informed consent form to participate in a study on breast cancer in women under the age of 35.The study's informed consent process should include: (Select all that apply.)
A) The participant's meeting the IRB members who approved the study
B) The participant's being informed of risks associated with the study
C) The participant's being informed of the study protocol
D) The participant's being given the right to decline participation at any time
E) The participant's being assured that her confidentiality will be maintained
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Chapter 12: Data-Collection Methods
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Q1) How should the nurse researcher inform subjects that he or she would like to include them in a research study and that they can refuse to participate?
A) Through informed consent
B) Through concealment
C) Through unauthorized research
D) Through scientific misconduct
Q2) Which data-collection method can be assessed by asking,"Are the majority of the items appropriately close-ended or open-ended? "
A) Questionnaires
B) Interviews
C) Physiologic measurement
D) Records and databases
Q3) Which type of observational role would be most appropriate if the nurse researcher wants to identify maternal response behaviors to cries of infants with colic?
A) Concealment with intervention
B) Concealment without intervention
C) No concealment with intervention
D) No concealment without intervention
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Chapter 13: Reliability and Validity
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Q1) What terms are applied to variability in test scores attributed to error rather than to actual differences in behavior? (Select all that apply.)
A) Random error
B) Variance error
C) Persistent error
D) Systematic error
Q2) How should a nurse researcher describe an instrument that is administered repeatedly and obtains the same results?
A) Indicative of validity
B) Indicative of reliability
C) Indicative of consistency
D) Indicative of predictability
Q3) What is the significance of concurrent validity to a nurse researcher?
A) The degree of correlation between the measure of the concept and some future measure of the same concept
B) The degree of correlation of two measures of the same concept administered at the same time
C) The extent to which a test measures a theoretical construct or trait
D) The representativeness of the items to measure a specific concept
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Chapter 14: Data Analysis: Descriptive and Inferential
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Q1) How can the nurse researcher know when to report the mean,mode,and median of a variable in a research study?
A) They should be reported when the distribution is uneven.
B) They should be reported when the distribution is wide.
C) They should be reported when the distribution is narrow.
D) They should be reported when the distribution is symmetrical.
Q2) In a study of women's adjustment to breast cancer,the youngest participant was 23 years old and the oldest participant was 89 years old.How should the nurse researcher interpret this data?
A) This is the mean age.
B) This is the modal age.
C) This is the median age.
D) This is the range in age.
Q3) What could a nurse researcher conclude about a variable of nominal level data that shows a high modal percentage?
A) Increased variability; homogeneous sample
B) Increased variability; heterogeneous sample
C) Decreased variability; homogeneous sample
D) Decreased variability; heterogeneous sample
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Chapter 15: Understanding Research Findings
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Q1) Which section of the report allows a nurse researcher to review the descriptive and inferential statistics for each hypothesis or research question?
A) Results
B) Discussion
C) Literature review
D) Methods
Q2) Which section of the report will allow the nurse researcher to answer the question, "Does the evidence provided in the findings validate current practice or support the need for change in practice? "
A) Results
B) Discussion
C) Recommendations
D) Methods
Q3) In which section of the report will the nurse researcher address support of the theoretical framework?
A) Results
B) Discussion
C) Literature review
D) Methods
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Chapter 16: Appraising Quantitative Research
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Q1) What is the most accurate interpretation of the following statement found in a study abstract? "There was a negative relationship between infants with difficult behavioral styles and maternal involvement."
A) The more difficult the infant was, the more involved the mother was.
B) The more difficult the infant was, the less involved the mother was.
C) The less difficult the infant was, the less involved the mother was.
D) There was no relationship between infant behavior and maternal involvement.
Q2) What should be a part of the critique of a quantitative research report?
A) Applying the findings in clinical practice
B) Summarizing the major steps of the research process
C) Constructively evaluating a study for its strengths and weaknesses
D) Determining whether the phenomenon studied by participants can be recognized as their own
Q3) Which should be addressed in both the problem statement and the purpose of a quantitative research study report?
A) Generalizability
B) Sampling procedure
C) Implications for future research
D) Relationship between the variables
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Chapter 17: Developing an Evidence-Based Practice
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Q1) What is a question that a nurse researcher should consider in identifying key stakeholders?
A) When will system changes be needed?
B) How will uncooperative stakeholders be handled?
C) What is the step-by-step process of decision-making in implementing EBP?
D) Who can influence the decision to proceed with implementation of an EBP?
Q2) What should the nurse researcher plan to include in a research study that is focused on EBP?
A) Interaction with direct care practitioners
B) Dissemination of findings via professional journals
C) Determining applicability of findings for practice
D) Use of randomized controlled trials
Q3) Rogers' Diffusion of Innovation Model discusses the uptake of knowledge as:
A) Linear
B) Logical
C) Dynamic
D) Inductive
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Chapter 18: Tools for Applying Evidence to Practice
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Q1) A nurse clinician reads that in an experimental study with two treatment groups and one control group,the hazard ratio between the two treatment groups was 3.0.How should this be most accurately interpreted?
A) The slopes of the two groups were identical.
B) Three groups were used for the analysis.
C) The rate of deaths in one treatment group was three times the rate of the other.
D) The rate at which subjects escaped bad outcomes.
Q2) A nursing researcher is describing likelihood ratios.What is the significance of a diagnostic test with a large positive likelihood ratio?
A) It provides only limited predictive value for disease.
B) It provides a high degree of certainty that the patient has the suspected disorder.
C) It mandates other supportive diagnostic tests.
D) It provides little assistance in clinical decision making.
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