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BSNC 5060 Course Review Quiz Complete this quiz first individually. Course outcomes: 1. Apply statistical methods to evaluate information generated from various research studies. 2. Evaluate how information generated from research methods contributes to evidence- based practice 3. Describe the link between CPG’s clinical decision-making 4. Critique qualitative and quantitative research studies. 5. Analyze the ethical and legal implications of research studies. 6. Systematically analyze the major components of a primary research report — title, abstract, introduction, method, results, discussion, limitations, and recommendations. 7. Examine possibilities for utilization of research in practice 1. How is nursing research significant to the profession of nursing? a) Responsibility is more specifically defined. b) Liability within the practice of nursing is decreased. c) A specialized body of knowledge is generated for use in the delivery of health care. d) The scope of nursing practice is expanded into areas formerly reserved for other disciplines. 2. What is the difference between a hypothesis and a research problem? A. There is no difference between a research problem and a hypothesis. B. A hypothesis is theory based, and a research question is practice based. C. A hypothesis attempts to answer the question posed by the research problem. D. A research problem defines clinical research, and a hypothesis defines bench research. 3. How is the review of literature different for reports of qualitative studies and reports of quantitative studies? A. Literature review has no role in qualitative research. B. Articles for literature review in qualitative studies are largely drawn from secondary sources. C. In many cases the literature review for a qualitative study is not conducted until after the study has been completed. Page 1 of 4 BSNC 5060 Module 12 Course Review Quiz-Answer Key

D. The processes involved in literature review are the same for both qualitative and quantitative studies. 4. The issue of personal privacy may be more difficult for nurse researchers to protect in qualitative studies than it is in quantitative studies for which reason? A. Participants may be related to each other. B. The researcher meets participants face to face in such studies. C. Participants are not asked to sign an informed consent statement. D. Verbatim quotations from participants may reveal personal information. 5. Which of the following statements is consistent only with qualitative research methods? A. The focus of qualitative research is measuring one or more human characteristics. B. Qualitative research methods attempt to control or eliminate variables that interfere with what is being studied. C. The basis for all qualitative interactions is the belief that a human being is a composite of many body systems. D. The focus of qualitative research methods is the study of human experiences that occur within a person’s natural setting. 6. How are values managed in qualitative research studies compared with quantitative research studies? A. In both types of studies, the goal is to separate values from the research process. B. In quantitative studies, the values of the researcher are considered study variables. C. In qualitative studies, the values of the participant are considered an outcome of the study. D. Although values are acknowledged by both types of research, the quantitative approach uses statistical methods to remove or minimize the impact of values. 7. Metasynthesis involves A. developing typologies as results of qualitative investigations. B. different hierarchies of evidence as compared with quantitative studies. C. interpreting various qualitative studies to reveal similarities and differences. D. a systematic review of the literature involving classic and recent studies. 8. What is the overall purpose of research design in a quantitative research study? A. To determine sample size B. To identify the problem statement Page 2 of 4 BSNC 5060 Module 12 Course Review Quiz-Answer Key

C. To provide a plan for answering the research question D. To assist the researcher in identifying gaps in the knowledge base 9. A nurse is designing a study to determine whether a videotape or a written pamphlet is more effective in teaching young women how to perform breast self-examination (BSE). Which of these actions would provide the best control for a mediating variable? A. Include identical content in both BSE teaching methods B. Exclude participants who already perform BSE on a regular basis C. Limit the study participants to women who are heterosexual D. Determine what breast cancer means to the individual participants 10. What is the term used to describe the experimental treatment initiated by the researcher? A. Independent variable B. Dependent variable C. Extraneous variable D. Outcome variable 11. What is the nurse researcher’s primary concern in data collection for research? A. Flexibility in data collection B. Consistency in data collection C. Accurate interpretation of data collected D. Averaging of numerical scores to reduce the effect of outliers 12. A nurse researcher would opt to use measures of central tendency in which case? A. When there is a need to describe how reliably the findings can be generalized B. When there is a need to describe how much dispersion is in the sample C. When there is a need to describe the accuracy of predictions made D. When there is a need to describe the average member of the sample 13. The nurse researcher is interested in having the greatest flexibility possible in choosing statistical procedures. The level of measurement used to achieve this is what? A. Nominal B. Ordinal C. Interval D. Ratio 14. What is the primary role of figures and tables in a research report? A. To substantiate the researcher’s conclusions B. To develop a framework for future research in the area C. To clarify which variable was treated as an independent variable Page 3 of 4 BSNC 5060 Module 12 Course Review Quiz-Answer Key

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D. To facilitate the presentation of large amounts of data 15. How should these statements be interpreted? (1) “There is a positive relationship between the degree of social support available to new mothers and maternal attachment scores.” (2) “The Pearson correlation coefficient was r = 0.79, p < 0.05.” A. The hypothesis was proven. B. The hypothesis was supported. C. result was clinically significant but not statistically significant. D. The statistical analysis indicates that the positive correlation was a chance event. 16. A researcher makes generalizations beyond the population being studied. This is known as what? A. Accurate B. Appropriate C. Inappropriate D. Supportable Page 4 of 4 BSNC 5060 Module 12 Course Review Quiz-Answer Key

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