NURS 701 Exam 2 Retake questions with correct
answers
Differences in quantitative and qualitative research are based on: **
a. The organization (design of the study)
b. Sets of assumptions about the nature of reality
c. The procedures used to collect the data
d. The statistical procedures used to analyze the data Correct Answer-
Sets of assumptions about the nature of reality
Dr. Smith uses a single subject design to examine the effects of a
naming treatment on three subjects with aphasia. What's the first phase
of his study?
a. Data collection
b. Baseline
c. Intervention
d. Withdrawal Correct Answer-Baseline
Research issues related to ethics, difficulties with experimental control
and reliance on numbers has stimulated the use of:
a. Qualitative research methods
b. Clinical trials
c. Descriptive studies
d. Meta analysis Correct Answer-Qualitative research methods
,A brief summary of the conclusions from a methodological review of
one or more journal articles that is used to answer a clinical problem is
known as a:
a. Systematic review
b. Meta-analysis
c. CAT
d. Structural abstract Correct Answer-CAT
How does a clinician/investigator doing a single subject study decided
when to stop taking baseline data?
a. Tells the client to let him know when he's doing the best he can
b. Watches for signs of fatigue/frustration and diminished performance
c. Watches for stable or contra-therapetuic trends
d. All of the above Correct Answer-Watches for stable or contra-
therapeutic trends
How are data from single subject design experiments typically
displayed?
a. Graphically
b. In tables
c. On pie charts
d. Using p-values Correct Answer-Graphically
Dr. smith, a qualitative researcher, is examining the role of speech-
language pathologist support on nursing assistants (NA) perception of
, the usefulness of communication plans in facilitating communication
interactions between NAs and residents. He randomly assigns 50 NAs to
supported and non-supported groups and, after two weeks of
communication plan implementation, conducts structured 1:1 interviews
with the NAs. After interviewing 10 of the 25 NAs in each group, he
finds he is not learning anything new. This is an example of:
a. Experimental mortality
b. Failed experiment
c. Sampling error
d. Data saturation Correct Answer-Data saturation
Single subject research is useful in studying treatment efficacy for a:
a. Small number of homogenous subjects
b. Large numbers of homogenous subjects
c. Small number of heterogenous subjects
d. Group of stroke patients in the early post onset period Correct
Answer-Small number of homogenous subjects
External validity in single subject research is enhanced by:
a. Randomly assigning subjects to treatment conditions
b. Doing replications of the study
c. Establishing a stable baseline before starting treatment
d. Blinding subjects to treatment conditions Correct Answer-Doing
replications of the study
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