NURS641 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
Which of the following is NOT a goal of qualitative research
A. Describe how a health care subcultural works
B. Develop a theory
C. Test a hypothesis about a nursing intervention
D. Understand the experience of persons - ANSWER C. Test a hypothesis about a nursing intervention
What determines whether a researcher uses a qualitative or quantitative method for a particular study?
A. The nature of the research question being asked
B. The financial resources available for conducting the study
C. The ease of collecting and analyzing data
D. The researchers knowledge about and preference for one method over the other - ANSWER A. The
nature of the question being asked
A nurse researcher aims to produce a rich portrayal of the norms, values, language etc of health among
Central American immigrants to the US. What research methodology works best for this purpose?
A. Case study
B. Ethnography
C. Phenomenology
D. Grounded theory - ANSWER B. ethnography
Which research purpose is not a purpose of qualitative research
A. To determine effectiveness of forced-air warming blankets in preventing shivering in women in labor
B. To develop a theory of how spouses and partners of persons who are attempting to stop smoking
support the "quitter"
,C. To describe the culture of a rural homecare agency
D. To understand how patients decide whether to have a particular surgery - ANSWER A. To determine
effectiveness of forced-air warming blankets in preventing shivering in women in labor
Which of the following data collection methods isnt used in qualitative research
A. In-depth conversations
B. Observations
C. Diaries
D. Questionnaires with structured responses - ANSWER D. Questionnaires with structured responses
Which definition best describes qualitative research
A. Studies of very high quality
B. Research conducted using phenomenology methods
C. A group of research methods aimed at capturing social processes, personal experiences, perceptions,
and working of subcultures
D. Research conducted by novice researchers to develop basic research skills - ANSWER C. A group of
research methods aimed at capturing social processes, personal experiences, perceptions, and working
of subcultures
Which of the following is true about qualitative research
A. Facilitates deep insights into human experience
B. More philosophical than scientific
C. Sample size of qualitative research is often too small to yield valuable insight
D. Lacks objectivity - ANSWER A. Facilitates deep insights into human experience.
In qualitative research data saturation occurs when
, A. Participants contradict their own statments
B. Target sample size has been reached
C. No new info is forth coming and all major issues are understood - ANSWER C. No new info is forth
coming and all major issues are understood
Which of the following statements is NOT true of the researcher using phenomenological methods
A. He should feel free to let questioning follow leads provided by informant
B. She tries to hold personal preconceptions in isolation when collecting and analyzing data
C. She attempts to understand the person's life world
D. He has theories hes trying to test with different persons - ANSWER D. He has theories hes trying to
test with different persons
Which is NOT true
A. There are no standards for methods of collecting data and analyzing data in qualitative research
B. In grounded theory, data collection and analysis are interspersed, not sequential
C. Qualitative research produces rich and nuanced portrayals of the phenomenon being studies
D. Ethnographic research prod a rich portrayal of the norms, values, and social rules of a health or
healthcare subculture - ANSWER A. There are no standards for methods of collecting data and analyzing
data in qualitative research
Main function of IRB is
A. To ensure the rights of human participants are protected
B. Make sure studies are well designed
C. Make sure that researchers have the credentials to be conducting research
D. To ensure researchers arent fudging data - ANSWER A. To ensure the rights of human participants are
protected
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