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1. Which is true about an operational variable in quantitative research?

It is specific to the time and setting of the research study.

It is often derived from a theoretical definition of a related concept.

It is developed so that the degree of its existence can be measured.

It provides the theoretical meaning of a variable.

2. In a qualitative study, which is true about the definition of research concepts?

They are written to provide a concise measure of theoretical concepts.

They are often defined or described as a result of the study.

They are measureable variables that help illustrate theoretical concepts.

They must be clearly described to proceed with the study.

3. Which type of variable is used in a summary of sample characteristics?

Research variables

Independent variables

Dependent variables

Demographic variables

4. An examination of the researcher’s plan for using measurement tools to examine relationships among variables helps determine the:

Research objectives.

Study feasibility.

Study purpose.

Research hypothesis.

5. In a research proposal, a statement about expected relationships among variables is the:

Research hypothesis.

Operational definition.

Conceptual definition.

Research problem.

6. A reviewer assesses a potential researcher’s credentials and experience, the availability of funding and resources, and ethical considerations of a potential study. This represents evaluation of a study’s-

Purpose.

Feasibility.

Expertise.

Significance.

7. In a research proposal, a statement about expected relationships among variables is the-

Research hypothesis.

Operational definition.

Conceptual definition.

Research problem.

8. A nursing researcher determines that there is little information about the use of complementary practices in treating obesity. This represents the research

Problem

Design

Purpose

Significance

9. In a research proposal, the researcher states that the proposed study will explore children’s feelings about chemotherapy side effects. This statement describes the-

Problem background

Research problem

Research purpose

Problem significance

10. Which is included in a statement of a research study purpose?

A discussion of the significance of the research problem

A review of what is known about the research problem

A description of gaps in knowledge about the research problem

A statement about how the research problem will be studied.

11. The statements in the introductory paragraphs of a research report that cite results of previous studies about a research problem represent the-

Problem statement

Problem significance

Problem background

Research purpose.

12. The nurse researcher states that a research purpose is to measure the effects of bar code medication administration on medication errors. This is a study purpose for which type of research-

Quasi-experimental

Correlationa

Grounded theory

Outcomes

13. A researcher develops a study to examine various phenomena that contribute to theory development. This is an example of which type of research?

Ethnographic research

Phenomenological research

Historical research

Grounded theory research

14. A researcher conducts a study to examine the feelings of cancer patients at various points during their disease, including at diagnosis, when beginning chemotherapy, and during remission. Which type of study will the researcher use for this study?

Grounded Theory

Phenomenological

Ethnographic

Historical

15. When designing a study, which has the greatest influence as a researcher decides which type of qualitative study design to use?

Research question

Population

Literature review

Funding and resources

16. Which qualitative study will call for an exploratory-descriptive study approach?

An examination of the effects of a treatment on various ethnic groups

A review of data in order to evaluate theoretical constructs

A study on a topic about which little is known or understood

An evaluation of clinical outcomes of standard nursing interventions

17. A researcher utilizes an emic approach in a research study in order to:

Examine individual human behavior according to personal biases

Trying to understand behaviors from within a culture

Gather data about lived experiences of individuals.

Use techniques such as bracketing and intuiting.

18. When conducting historical research about the experiences of women refugees from the Sudan, the researcher interviews women who served as nurses among this population. These nurses represent

Primary data sources.

Secondary data sources

Control group subjects.

Experimental group subjects.

19. Which is true about data analysis in a qualitative study?

It requires less time than with quantitative analysis

It is unnecessary in qualitative studies.

It should be consistent with the philosophical method of the study

It has very little structure

20. A researcher classifies words and phrases that occur in data collected in a qualitative study. This process is called-

Dwelling with the data

Interpreting the data

Describing the data

Coding the data

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