Nursing Chapter 2 Demonstrate Knowledge Basic Scientific

Kozier & Erb’s Fundamentals of Nursing, 10/E

Chapter 02

Question 1

Type: SEQ

The nurse is reviewing the history of research in nursing care for a school project. In which chronological order

should the nurse place the events that occurred in nursing research? Start with the earliest (1) to the most recent

(4):

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Choice 1. The National Center for Nursing Research was created.

Choice 2. The National Institute for Nursing Research was created.

Choice 3. The journal Nursing Research was established.

Choice 4. End-of-life/palliative care research was conducted.

Question 2

Type: MCSA

A nursing student is assigned to develop a research question using a quantitative approach. Which question should

the student write that demonstrates this approach?

1. How do siblings react to a new baby of a second marriage after divorce of their parents?

2. What dressing selections work best for a wound dehiscence?

3. What support do terminal cancer clients find least beneficial in hospice care?

4. Does expression of client spirituality affect recovery time?

Question 3

Type: MCSA

A client has agreed to participate in a research study. Which action would constitute risk of harm to this client?

1. Withholding information about the study

2. Suggesting that participation would greatly benefit the client’s financial situation

3. Giving the client false information about his or her participation

4. Providing the client’s name as a participant in the study

Question 4

Type: MCSA

A nursing instructor is researching the implementation of assigning study guides for homework points and the

effect this has on the students’ test grades. The instructor reports group data for published research. Which

research right did the instructor implement?

1. Right of full disclosure

2. Right of privacy

3. Right of self-determination

4. Risk of harm

Question 5

Type: MCSA

The nurse researcher is considering whether the findings of a project may present uncertain results in the clinical

area. Upon which criteria is the researcher reflecting?

1. Significance

2. Researchability

3. Confidentiality

4. Variables

Question 6

Type: MCSA

A nurse researcher is considering the use of various nonpharmacological distraction techniques that have shown

success for behavior control in troubled adolescents. Which criteria is this researcher considering to use?

1. Significance

2. Researchability

3. Feasibility

4. Interest

Question 7

Type: MCSA

The nurse educator develops the research question “Do students who study in groups score better on the

NCLEX® exam when compared to students who study independently?” Which phrase should the educator

identify as the dependent variable?

1. Number of students in a study group

2. NCLEX® scores of both groups

3. Students’ college GPAs

4. Time between graduation and sitting for the NCLEX®

Question 8

Type: MCSA

The nurse has defined a research problem. What action should the nurse take next?

1. Formulate a hypothesis.

2. Define variables.

3. Review the literature.

4. Select a design.

Question 9

Type: MCSA

The nurse researcher is testing the effects of a new dressing preparation on certain participants, while continuing

to use older but more familiar products on others. Which type of research design is the nurse using?

1. Quasi-experimental

2. Experimental

3. Nonexperimental

4. Pilot study

Question 10

Type: MCSA

A researcher is conducting a study with single-parent families within a school system. What sample is the

researcher using?

1. The school system

2. Children

3. Parents

4. Single-parent families

Question 11

Type: MCSA

The nurse researcher is using an instrument that provides similar results each time it’s implemented. Which term

should the researcher use to describe the quality of this instrument?

1. Validity

2. Reliability

3. Consistency

4. Variability

Question 12

Type: MCSA

The student nurse is examining the dispersion of data in a research study. Which measurements should this

student expect to review?

1. Mean, median, and mode

2. Range, variance, and standard deviation

3. Mean, range, and standard deviation

4. Measures of central tendency

Question 13

Type: MCSA

After the data have been analyzed, the nurse realizes that the probability has a value of less than .05. What should

this finding indicate to the nurse?

1. Statistically significant

2. Statistically insignificant