1. The nurse researcher develops a quality improvement project to assess complications
from the improper application of ace bandages using retrospective chart reviews. The
nurse submits the proposal to the institutional review board and anticipates a response
of Pending expedited review. The IRB is primarily concerned about whether data is
unlinked from individual’s identities.
2. A research nurse conducts a research project on children’s responses to family-related
violence and converses with the emergency department nurse caring for this client.
Which concerns the nurse caring for the client about facilitating this client’s
participation in a research study at this time?
o The safety and comfort of the child are the priority of care at this time
3. When performing an external criticism of the documents used in historical research, the
reviewer must determine whether the documents are
o Genuine or fraudulent
4. Which qualitative study will call for an exploratory-descriptive study approach?
o A study on a topic about which little is known or understood
5. Which qualitative research tradition has been used most frequently to study areas in
which little previous research has been conducted and to gain a new viewpoint in
familiar areas of research
o Grounded theory
6. What type of data collection method is most common in quantitative research?
o Interviews with and observation of subjects
7. A researcher investigates how nurses in a rural hospital regard the importance of
asthma education using an ethnographic approach. Why was this approach
appropriate?
o To improve understanding of how these nurses define asthma education
8. Which is true about data analysis in a qualitative study?
o It should be consistent with the philosophical method of the study
9. How are findings from qualitative studies used to add to the body of nursing
knowledge?
o Findings reveal meanings that can be used to develop theory
10. Which is true about data analysis in a qualitative study?
o It should be consistent with the philosophical method of the study
11. Which of the following are true statements about the characteristics of a quality sample
in a qualitative researcher study? (SATA)
o Researchers recruit purposive, network, and theoretical sampling methods
o Researchers deliberately recruit fewer participants because they want to
understand the identified research from participants perspective
o The size of the sample will depend on when saturation of the data occurs
o Typically, sampling occurs until saturation is reach
12. Which is true about a statement of the research purpose
o A concise description of the study’s focus
13. Which is true about a research hypothesis?
o A research problem statement to the study design and data analysis
14. Accurate statements about study variables and research concepts? SATA
o Dependent variable is the outcome that the researcher wants to predict or
explain
o Some variables are manipulated, others are controlled
15. A researcher conducts a study to evaluate the frequency of intimate partner violence
among those treated for sexually transmitted diseases. When collecting data, which
action may be problematic, when protecting to autonomy?
o Instructing subjects to complete every item on the questionnaire
16. The purpose of an institutional review board in a university or clinical agency is to
o Protect the human rights of subjects in proposed studies
17. Studied that pose no apparent risk to the research subjects are
o Exempt from review
18. A researcher has submitted a proposal to an institutional review board to evaluate the
effects of a new drug on newborn infants. In this case, members of the IRB should
include (SATA)
o An ethicist
o A hospital pharmacist
o A neonatologist
19. Which of the following are true statements about informed consent? (SATA)
o Informed consent is the process of providing information to a potential subject
and the opportunity to participate in the study
o The documentation of informed consent depends on the study’s level of risk
and the requirement of the IRB who approves the study
20. A researcher makes an honest error when tabulating and analyzing research findings.
according to the Office of Research Integrity, this constitutes
o no misconduct
21. One reason for conducting a review of the literature other than for purposes of
developing a research study is to
o Implement evidence-based practice guidelines
22. A researcher reading a proposal for a qualitative research study notes that the author
has not included a literature review. The reviewer understands that a literature review
may have been omitted because
o Some researchers feel that previous studies may bias data collection in
qualitative studies
23. A nurse appraising a research article should perform which action to critically evaluate
the literature review
o Note the number of data based and theoretical sources cited in the references
list
24. An initial step when preparing to conduct a literature review is to
o Clarify the purpose of the review
25. A step just prior to beginning a literature search using an electronic database is to
o Identify keywords for the search
26. When conducting a literature search which electronic product would a nurse researcher
use to track and store reference information?
o EndNotes or Ref works
27. After a literature search has yielded a list of articles, an effect way to identify relevant
studies during a literature search us to review
o Study abstracts
28. When initially reading the relevant literature for comprehension, the researcher will
o Highlight the main points of the studies
29. At literature review the author identifies theories present in articles under review and
describes connections among these theories. This is an example of
o Synthesis
30. When citing sources in a literature review it is best if the author
o Paraphrases other author’s ideas
31. An author uses an electronic source in portable document format. Which is true about
citing this source in a literature review?
o It is not treated differently than a print version of an article
32. Which database describes biomedical journals relevant to healthcare professionals
deemed reputable by the National Library of Medicine and includes abstracts with links
to some full-text sources?
o MEDLINE
33. Which of the following are true statements about conducting the search (step 2) of the
literature review?
o Obtaining full-text copies of relevant articles
o Using a table document that results of the search
o Ensuring that information needed to cite the source is recorded
34. Dependent variable of the study?
o Serious medication errors
35. E (read the articles) > A (analyze each literature source) > C (synthesize the findings in
the literature)> B (develop an outline of research findings) > D (write the literature
review) > F (create the reference list)
36. A nurse researcher is teaching a group of novices about the research process about the
research process. Which statement by one of the leaners indicates a need for more
teaching?
o The research process focuses on the client and family whereas the nursing
process focuses on the broader problem solving process
37. A nurse manager reviews medication errors that occurred on the unit in the last year.
The nurse reviews the incident reports assessing trends among the errors. The nurse
manager notes that many errors occur during medication preparation and when nurses
are interrupted during this time. Which assessment should the nurse employ to
determine how to impact these nursing sensitive outcomes?
o Ask the nurses about interruptions during medication preparation
38. A nurse administers a dose of medication. The nurse consults a colleague about the
duration of medication administration, and the colleague recommends giving it over 10
minutes. Based on the vital signs in the electronic health record, what other resources
should the nurse explore prior to administration of the next dose of the medication?
o Consult with the agency pharmacist and the hospital formulary
39. A nurse experiences significant back pain following several long shifts of nursing care.
The nurse is interested in finding evidence-based pain relief techniques. The nurse
enters a health care database to search for pain relief techniques. Which key words
should the nurse use to search for valuable information?
o Back pain and relief strategies
40. To assess complications from the improper application of ace bandages using
retrospective chart reviews. The nurse submits the proposal to the Institutional Review
Board and anticipates a response study exempt. The IRB is primarily concerned about
whether data is unliked from individual’s identities
41. A participant wants to withdraw from a study
o Ask the client if they would like to discuss with the principal investigator
42. The statement, in this study, elevated blood glucose is a value greater than 110 mg/dL,
is an example of an
o Operational definition
43. Which is an example of a directional, correlational hypothesis?
o Increasing hours spent in study groups is associated with an increase in GPA
among nursing students
44. Which is true about a dependent variable in a research study?
o The outcome the researcher wishes to predict
45. In a qualitative study, which is true about the definition of research concepts?
o They are often defined or described as a result of the study
46. Which is true about a research hypothesis?
o It links the research problem statement to the study design and data analysis
47. In a study of adolescent children using a group of high school football players and juniorhigh school cyclists, researching compared the length of recovery from concussion
between those wearing brand X helmets and those wearing brand Y helmets. In this
study, “high school football players” represents which type of variable?
o Demographic
48. Which of the following are accurate statements about study variables and research
concepts?
o Some variables are manipulated, others are controlled
o A dependent variable is the outcome that the researcher wants to predict or
explain
49. Which unethical study in previous history withholding a treatment from subjects to
study the effects of a disease progression on subjects
o The Tuskegee syphilis study
50. A researcher gives healthy adult subjects a handout explaining the nature of a study and
then obtains written consent from those who choose to participate. Which statement is
true about this process?
o The researcher has failed to determine comprehension of the study by
participants
51. When obtaining informed consent from study subjects, the researcher will ensure
subjects freely choose whether or not to participate and will provide subjects
o General knowledge and overview of the study
52. Which is an example of falsification in research?
o Omitting data about a subject that disproves the researcher’s hypothesis
53. An IRB consists of a co of who examine studies for ethical concerns with three levels of
review. A descriptive study with anonymous data collection, using a social support scale
and demographic questionnaire is an example of what level of IRB review?
o Exempt from review
54. Which of the following are true statements about informed consent?
o Informed consent is the process of providing information to a potential subject
and the opportunity to participate in the study
o The documentation of informed consent depends on the study’s level of risk
and the requirement of the IRB who approves the study
55. When appraising a literature review, one aspect of determining the breadth of the
review is
o The disciplines of the study authors and journals cited in the review
56. In the following APA formatted reference what is indicated by the italicized words?
o Book title
57. A researcher may choose to use a focus group instead of one to one interviews to
o Encourage free expression of views of the participants
58. The ethical principles of respect for persons, beneficence, and justice are considered
essential in research involving human subjects. In which document are these principles
identified?
o National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects in the Belmont
Report
59. When reviewing articles in a peer-reviewed publication, the reader is assured that the
articles are
o Trustworthy sources
60. Periodical/journal is published over time and is numbered sequentially for years
published
61. When developing evidence based practice guidelines, if a researcher whishes to identify
studies that evaluates a specific intervention in quantitative research, the literature
review should include
o Replication studies and meta-analyses
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The nurse manager collects data about hours worked, age, sex, and geographic area
of the nursing staff over a 10-year period. What type of research
would this be considered?
Descriptive research
A staff nurse is interested in the infection rates for patients who have indwelling
foley catheters. What is the next step in the research process?
Conducting the literature review
The nurses researcher is involved in selecting a sample for a research study on
staffing ratios. Which statement best describes the difference between a population
and a sample?
A population is usually larger than a sample
Which of the following is true about qualitative research?
Focus is on studying the whole
Data for qualitative studies are
Based on words rather than numbers