What is research that is conducted to discover knowledge that will solve a clinical problem
100
What is the type of validity that assures the instrument measures the concept (e.g. uses panel of experts)
What is content of validity
100
What is the type of design that examines relationships between variables
What is a correlational design
100
What are the measures of central tendency?
What is the mode, median, and mean
100
What is a null hypotheses (definition)?
What is a hypotheses that states no relationship between variables
200
What is the type of reasong that moves from general to specific
What is deductive reasoning
200
Wexhat is the type of reliability that examines stability of an instrument at two points in time (ie. two weeks apart)
What is test retest reliability
200
What type of design collects narrative data?
What is qualitative design
200
What is a correlation coefficient?
What is a number that varies from 0 to +1 and indicates validity/reliability of an instrument
200
Self-efficacy in postpartum women is associated with increased adherence to a weight loss program. What type of hypothesis is this?
What is a simple, directional
300
What are 3 characteristics of an expert opinion article?
Written in 1st person
absence of sampe
absence of data collection
headings not research focused
300
In a study on hope in persons with cancer authors report that the measure of hope has internal consistency reliability of 0.85. Is this acceptable?
yes
300
What are three characteristics of a true experiment?
What are manipulation of IV
control group
random assignment
300
What is it called when a qualitative researcher shares the study results with participants to assure findings reflect what participants said
What are member checks
300
Problem focused coping is inversely related to anxiety and depression in family caregivers for older adults. What type of hypothesis is this?
What is complex, directional
400
You are reading an article that describes a survey sent to 100 nurses about job satisfaction. The results of the survey are summarized in a table showing frequencies. What type of article is this?
Quantitative, descriptive
400
You are reading a report of a study that states patients ability to perform ADLs at time of discharge was correlated with their ability to function at home two weeks post discharge. What type of validity is this?
What is predictive validity
400
What is the threat to design validity in which participants drop out before the study is completed?
What is sample mortality
400
What type of article reports findings of interview data using verbatims from participants?
What is a qualitative study/article
400
There is no difference in job satisfaction of nurses in ICU compared to nurses in mental health. What type of hypothesis is this?
What is a null hypothesis
500
What are the 3 ethical principles addressed in the Belmont Report?
respect for persons
beneficence
justice
500
What is the type of validity in which a shorter version of an instrument is compared with a longer version administered at the same time
What is concurrent validity
500
What is the threat to design validity in which behaviors of participants are affected by theier desire to please teh researcher (e.g. reactivity)
What is the Hawthorne effect
500
What type of article reports findings of a study using inferential statistics
What is a quantitative study (corrleational/experimental)
500
What is the relationship between hypotheses and the conceptual/theoretical framework in a study?