Nursing Research 4

You would like to compare the support system of the patient with chronic illness to those with acute illness. What type of research is this?

• Descriptive

• Experimental

• Correlational

• Quasi-experimental

What does a sample group represent?

• control group

• community

• universe

• study subjects

Random sampling ensures that subjects have:

• an equal chance of section

• been selected based on set criteria

• been selected systematically

• characteristic that match other samples

Which of the following sampling methods allows the use of any group of research subjects?

• convenience

• purposive

• systematic sampling

• random sampling

You decided to include all year levels of nursing for your study. Which sampling method that would get representative samples from each level?

• cluster sample

• stratified sampling

• systematic sampling

• random sampling

Which of the following studies is based on quantitative research?

• A study examining the bereavement process in the spouses of the clients with terminal cancer

• A study examining client’s feelings before, during and after a bone marrow aspiration

• A study exploring factors influencing weight control behavior

• A study measuring the effects of sleeping deprivation

Which of the following studies is based on qualitative research?

• A study measuring differences in blood pressure before, during and after a procedure.

• A study examining client’s reactions to stress after open heart surgery

• A study measuring nutrition and weight loss/gain in clients with cancer

• A study examining oxygen levels after endotreacheal suctioning

An 85 years old client in a nursing home tells a nurse, “I signed the papers for the research study because the doctor was so insistent and I want him to continue taking care of me”. Which client right is being violated?

• right of self determination

• right to privacy and confidentiality

• right to full disclosure

• right not to be harmed

She instructed the interviewers not to tell the interviewees that the data gathering are for his own research project for publication. This teacher has violated the student’s right to:

• disclosure

• not be harmed

• privacy

• self determination

A nurse preceptor observes that many clients are being admitted in the ward for the post-operative infections. She suggested to the students that they do a research on this topic. What research activity is this?

• sharing research results with colleagues

• data collection

• developing guidelines for patient care

• identifying clinical problem