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Nursing Research Exam 1 Practice Questions WithComplete Solutions
"Birth weight is lower among infants of alcoholic mothers than
among infants of nonalcoholic mothers"
-Population?
-IV?
-DV?
-Simple or complex? Correct Answer -Population: Alcoholic
mothers and nonalcoholic mothers
-IV: Alcohol intake by mother
-DV: Birth weight
-Simple
"More postpartum depression and feelings of inadequacy are
reported by women who give birth by cesarean section than
those who deliver vaginally"
-Population?
-IV?
-DV?
-Simple or complex? Correct Answer -Population: Pregnant
women
-IV: Type of birth (c section vs. vaginal)
-DV: Postpartum depression and feelings of inadequacy
,-Complex
"There is no difference in the preoperative anxiety levels
between patients who practice relaxation techniques before
surgery and patients who do not practice relaxation techniques."
What type of study is this? Correct Answer Null
"Women who have lower levels of exercise postpartum will be
associated with greater weight retention."
-What is the independent variable?
-What is the dependent variable? Correct Answer -Independent
variable: Levels of exercise postpartum
-Dependent variable: Weight retention
A college health center identifies a lack of testicular self-
examination among students and implements an intense summer
wellness program focusing on the benefits of testicular self-
examination. Afterward, a count indicates a decreased number
of students who are in the program.
A. History
B. Maturation
C. Testing
D. Mortality Correct Answer D. Mortality
A group of nurses are isolated from their work colleagues, for a
research study, where they are being observed for their patient
care on a medical-surgical unit. The researcher is concerned that
, the individual attention and the normal human instinct to feel
'chosen,' may skew the results. What threat to external validity is
this?
A. Experimenter effect
B. Rosenthal effect
C. Selection effect
D. Hawthorne effect Correct Answer D. Hawthorne effect
A nurse researcher is searching for the purpose of a study in a
research report. Where is the most likely place to find the
purpose in the report?
A. At the end of the research design section
B. At the end of the literature review section
C. At the end of the sampling section
D. At the end of the conclusion section Correct Answer B. At
the end of the literature review section
A patient newly diagnosed with breast cancer is asked to
participate in a clinical trial for a new chemotherapy ager. The
patient's freedom to participate or not participate in the study
exercises which ethical principle? Correct Answer Respect for
persons
A quasi-experimental study most often differs from a true
experimental study by the absence of:
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