NURS 328 Quiz 2| 230 Questions| With Complete Solutions
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NURS 328
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research studies correct answer: often peer reviewed by two reviewers and are BLIND reviewed
pre-experimental correct answer: A(n) __________design does not include mechanisms to compensate for the absence of either randomization or control group
non-equivalent correct answer: This is a ty...
NURS 328 Quiz 2| 230 Questions| With
Complete Solutions
research studies correct answer: often peer reviewed by two
reviewers and are BLIND reviewed
pre-experimental correct answer: A(n) __________design does
not include mechanisms to compensate for the absence of either
randomization or control group
non-equivalent correct answer: This is a type of quasi-
experimental design that involves a comparison group that was
not developed on the basis of random assignment. It is called a
_______________ control group design.
Research studies in the quantitative paradigm correct answer:
Three main types:
Experimental, quasi experimental, nonexperimental
etymology correct answer: the study of word origins
Hermeneutics correct answer: the branch of knowledge that
deals with interpretation, especially of the Bible or literary texts.
Indigenous Research Methods correct answer: Indigenous ways
of knowing, living in and learning about the world.
,methods or designs used in qualitative paradigm correct answer:
Ethnography, phenomenology, grounded theory,
other common methods for exploring qualitative research
questions correct answer: Narrative inquiry, hermeneutics, and
the qualitative descriptive approach
ANSWER: B Phenomenology
Quinn's study focuses on a lived experience that would likely be
explored using a descriptive phenomenologic approach. correct
answer: 1. Quinn studied the experience of learning about a
parent's cancer diagnosis, from the perspective of adolescents
aged 15 to 18 years.
ANSWER: A Ethnography
Petrik's study focuses on how members of a particular American
subculture provide end-of-life care. correct answer: 2. Petrik
studied end-of-life caregiving for elders living on a Hopi
Reservation in Arizona.
ANSWER: B Phenomenology
Futterer likely used an interpretive phenomenologic approach to
study what respite meant to caregivers who care for a family
member with dementia. correct answer: 3. Futterer studied the
meaning of the respite experience of family caregivers of
patients with dementia.
ANSWER: C Grounded Theory
Viator's study focuses on the process of decision making and
following through on a decision and would most likely use
grounded theory methods correct answer: 4. Viator explored
,how pregnant women managed the process of deciding on and
arranging a home birth.
ANSWER: A Ethnography
Neumann undertook a focused ethnography of the cultural
norms and behaviors of patients in residence at a mental health
care facility. correct answer: 5. Neumann's study focused on
reciprocal care-seeking and caregiving behavior among patients
within the culture of an in-patient mental health care facility.
F correct answer: The researcher hand-picks people to be
included in a study in cluster sampling. (T/F)
:-) the investigator may omit some important information correct
answer: A disadvantage of closed ended interview questions is
that:
:-) participant observation correct answer: In this technique the
investigator collects observational data while participating in the
activities of the group being observed.
:-) field notes correct answer: In participant observation the
form data take are
:-) True correct answer: Questionnaires rate high on structure,
quantifiability, obtrusiveness and objectivity.
? False correct answer: Interviews are usually more effective
than questionnaires as a means of obtaining information about
socially unacceptable behaviors.
, Sampling error correct answer: The fluctuation of the value of a
statistic from one sample to another drawn from the same
population.
non probability samples correct answer: might be used when
researcher are conducting exploratory research, evaluation
reserachers, or by researchers who aim to make some theoretical
contibution
Type of non probability samples correct answer: purposive
samples, snowball samples, quat samples, convinience samples
Nonprobability
The sample was a consecutive sample of patients meeting
eligibility criteria; they were not selected at random. correct
answer: 1. Turner randomly assigned 50 men and 50 women
smokers who responded to a recruitment notice to a smoking
cessation intervention or to a control group.
Probability
Kane used a systematic sample that was initiated by selecting a
random number. correct answer: Kane sampled every 25th
nurse on a roster of licensed nurses in Florida to study their use
of personal digital assistants. The starting number of 12 was
selected at random.
Nonprobability
The sample was a convenience sample from five nursing homes;
residents were not selected at random, and the statement does
not suggest a "quota" for each nursing home. correct answer:
Casey randomly assigned 152 elders recruited from five nursing
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