Research Review

General Info

100

What is a type of systematic review?

Meta-synthesis

Meta-analysis

200

In the following question, "having prostate cancer" is which PICO component? How does having prostate cancer affect older men's level of depression 12 months after treatment?

"I"

Intervention, Influence, Exposure

300

Which study type is at the pinnacle of most evidence hierarchies?

Systematic Reviews

Single RCT

400

In a study titled, "The effect of family members' support on readmission rates to an inpatient substance abuse program," which is the dependent variable?

Readmission rates

500

Which is an operation definition of obesity? 

A. a condition characterized by excessive body fat

B. a condition that is a high priority topic for nurse researchers

C. a score of 30 or higher on the BMI

D. a condition associated with heightened risk of health issues

C - a score of 30 or higher on the BMI

Quantitative

100

A researcher would best be able to draw inferences about a cause and effect relationship in which study design?

Experimental 

Crossover design

200

What are the three main parts of a true experimental design?

Randomization

Control

Intervention

300

A researcher studying differences in childbirth outcomes for delivery tables and birth-chair births randomly assigned pregnant women to one of the two groups and then obtained data on 1 minute APGAR scores. The design used was: 

A. nonequivalent control group design

B. crossover design

C. post-test only experimental design 

D. cohort design

C. post-test only experimental design

400

An advantage to using random sampling is that it strengthens what type of validity?

External validity

500

Convenience sampling is to quota sampling what simple random sampling is to:

stratified random sampling

Qualitative

100

On what domain do phenomenologic researchers typically focus their inquiries? 

Human experiences

200

What research question could be used for ethnographic research? 

A. What is the lived experience of childbirth to women who postponed childbearing until their 40s?

B. How is a pregnant woman's age related to her request for pain control during childbirth?

C. What are the norms that inhibit the use of preventative healthcare in a Hmong refugee community in Canada? 

D. What is the process of fertility decision making among women who have had several miscarriages?

C. What are the norms that inhibit the use of preventative healthcare in a Hmong refugee community in Canada?

300

Grounded theorists use the procedure of constant comparison to develop theoretically relevant categories. True or False?

True

400

Which sampling approach might be used at the end of data collection in a qualitative study? 

A. snowball sampling

B. criterion sampling 

C. systematic sampling

D. sampling disconfirming cases

D. sampling disconfirming cases

500

In which qualitative tradition do researchers tend to employ the smallest number of study participants?

Phenomenological studies

Variables

100

"The goal of this study was to examine the influence of uncertainty on emotional distress and recovery following a myocardial infarction" This sentence could be best described as a 

A. problem statement

B. hypothesis

C. statement of purpose

D. research question

C - statement of purpose

200

"Psychiatric patients' adherence to social rules is related to their violent behavior" is an example of what type of hypothesis?

Nondirectional research hypothesis

300

In the hypothesis, "Postmenopausal women who are employed full time are less likely to perform breast self-examinations than those who are not employed full time," which is the outcome (dependent) variable?

Breast self-examination practice

400

"There has not been a relationship found between pain intensity experienced during labor and delivery and the well being of the infant" is an example of what type of hypothesis?

Null hypothesis

500

In the hypothesis, "There is a difference between elderly study participants with a sedentary lifestyle and elderly study participants with an active lifestyle in the elders' perceived level of self efficacy," which is the independent variable?

type of lifestyle

Ethics/Frameworks

100

List 3 people groups that would be classified as a vulnerable population.

Children

Pregnant women 

Institutionalized 

Chronic illnesses 

Mental/Developmental Disabilities

200

Which ethical principle does the statement "above all, do no harm" exemplify?

Beneficence

300

List the 4 concepts central to models used in nursing.

Human Beings

Health

Environment
Nursing

400

A theory that focuses on a specific aspect of human experience is called what?

Middle range theory

500

Which qualitative research tradition focuses on the theory of symbolic interactionism?

Grounded Theory