SVSU Nursing 351 -- Midterm Review Questions With
Complete Solutions
"male" or "female" would be a continous or dichotomous
variable? Correct Answer dichotomous
# of heart beats per min is a conceptual def. or operational?
Correct Answer operational
A nurse's primary commitment Correct Answer to the health,
well-being, ad safety of the patient.
AHQR Correct Answer to enhance the quality,
appropriateness, and effectiveness of health care services and
access to care by conducting and supporting research, projects,
evaluations, etc.
aim of initial investigations Correct Answer fact-finding
mission in which you find out as much info as you can
An example of an active variable? Correct Answer weight-
changeable within study or attribute (ht) not changeable
avoidance Correct Answer distance themselves from the issue.
Provide less support. Not all conflict is bad though so this isn't
always productive
Barriers to Research Utilization Correct Answer nurse unaware
of research, not enough time to read, don't feel capable to
evaluate quality, insufficient implementation time, lack of
,authority for actual change, research hasn't been replicated, don't
get stat analysis
Belmont report Correct Answer Its purpose is to protect
subjects in clinical trials. Three principles:
beneficence-risk/benefit, oblig. to do good, justice-inclusion,
privacy, fair tx, and respect for persons-consent, full disclosure
CARE model when handling conflict Correct Answer C -
clarify then problematic behavior
A - articulate why the behavior is a problem
R - request a behavior change
E - evaluate the progress of conflict resolution
classify this as primary source or secondary:
Textbooks
article about 9/11
Research on pressure ulcers from CINAHL Correct Answer
secondary
secondary
primary
Code of Ethics Correct Answer refers to the ethical standards
and expectations of a particular profession (in this case, nursing)
complex hypotheses Correct Answer three or more variables.
conceptual definition vs operational def. Correct Answer -
definition; dictionary idea
-score on the MDSR. How it's measured
, Consequentialism Correct Answer based on the approach of
consequentialism, in which the value of the act is determined by
its usefulness, with the main emphasis on the outcome or
consequences.
Consquentialism theory Correct Answer form of utilitarianism
where right and wrong is determined by the outcome
continous variable Correct Answer whole number can have a
virtually infinite number of possible values
Correlational vs. experimental research Correct Answer
Correlational is a research design in which the researcher
attempts to determine whether two or more variables are related
without attempting to manipulate the independent variables or
draw causal conclusions. Experimental research is when the
researcher manipulates the independent variable.
countertransference Correct Answer nurse unconciously
displaces onto the patient's feelings and behaviors related to the
nurses past (Ex: "my ex was an alcoholic and youre an
alcoholic")
criteria of evaluation for qualitative Correct Answer
trustworthiness (aware of bias being brought in, multiple sources
of info)
criteria of evaluation for quantitative Correct Answer reliability
and variability; you'll get the same thing over and over
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