Question 1

Which of the following are physiological measures?

Accepted Answer

A) A subject's report of episodes of tachycardia per day 
B) Score on the Mini Mental Status Exam 
C) Pulse rate as displayed on an ICU's monitor 
D) Serum sodium 
E) Use of a tuning fork to measure bone conduction hearing loss 
A) A subject's report of episodes of tachycardia per day 
B) Score on the Mini Mental Status Exam 
C) Pulse rate as displayed on an ICU's monitor 
D) Serum sodium 
E) Use of a tuning fork to measure bone conduction hearing loss

Question 2

Which of the following are examples of items that could be included in a visual analog scale?

Accepted Answer

A) Stronger than Hercules, weak as a kitten 
B) Passive, nonassertive 
C) Strongly agree, uncertain 
D) Stunningly beautiful, repulsively ugly 
E) Perfect, wrong in all respects 
A) Stronger than Hercules, weak as a kitten 
B) Passive, nonassertive 
C) Strongly agree, uncertain 
D) Stunningly beautiful, repulsively ugly 
E) Perfect, wrong in all respects

Question 3

An outpatient's daughter has been using a diary to track the appearance of her mother's decubitus ulcer when the daughter performs the daily dressing change. The patient has been newly consented for participation in the trial of a new product, presumed to accelerate healing and prevent infection. The researcher instructs the daughter in use of the new product and the use of a scale for tracking the ulcer's healing. Scale items are change in total area (width times depth), drainage color, surrounding tissue integrity, pain, and odor. What are the advantages of using a scale instead of a diary?

Accepted Answer

A) It reduces all items to a Likert scale. 
B) It makes wound care easier. 
C) It forces a level of precision that may or may not be present in a diary. 
D) It produces numerical data that the researcher can easily analyze in order to provide evidence of difference between the new method and the old method. 
E) It makes sure that subjects all will have daily recordings of the variables the researcher intends to measure. 
A) It reduces all items to a Likert scale. 
B) It makes wound care easier. 
C) It forces a level of precision that may or may not be present in a diary. 
D) It produces numerical data that the researcher can easily analyze in order to provide evidence of difference between the new method and the old method. 
E) It makes sure that subjects all will have daily recordings of the variables the researcher intends to measure.

Question 4

Why might a researcher use a structured interview rather than an unstructured one?

Accepted Answer

A) The desired data for this interview are quantitative. 
B) Interview time is limited. 
C) The researcher is collecting only demographic data for the study. 
D) The research subjects are confused and garrulous. 
E) Other data were gathered previously, using an unstructured interview. 
A) The desired data for this interview are quantitative. 
B) Interview time is limited. 
C) The researcher is collecting only demographic data for the study. 
D) The research subjects are confused and garrulous. 
E) Other data were gathered previously, using an unstructured interview.

Which of the following are physiological measures?

Which of the following are examples of items that could be included in a visual analog scale?

Why might a researcher use a structured interview rather than an unstructured one?

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Evolution of Research in Building Evidence-Based Nursing Practice

Introduction to Quantitative Research

Introduction to Qualitative Research

Research Problem and Purpose

Objectives, Questions, Hypotheses, and Study Variables

Review of Relevant Literature

Frameworks

Ethics in Research

Quantitative Methodology: Noninterventional Designs and Methods

Quantitative Methodology: Interventional Designs and Methods

Qualitative Research Methods

Outcomes Research

Mixed Methods Research

Sampling

Quantitative Measurement Concepts

Critical Appraisal of Nursing Studies

Evidence Synthesis and Strategies for Implementing Evidence-Based Practice

Collecting and Managing Data

Introduction to Statistical Analysis

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Exam 17: Measurement Methods Used in Developing Evidence-Based Practice

Which of the following are physiological measures?

Which of the following are examples of items that could be included in a visual analog scale?

Why might a researcher use a structured interview rather than an unstructured one?

Discovering the World of Nursing Research

Evolution of Research in Building Evidence-Based Nursing Practice

Introduction to Quantitative Research

Introduction to Qualitative Research

Research Problem and Purpose

Objectives, Questions, Hypotheses, and Study Variables

Review of Relevant Literature

Frameworks

Ethics in Research

Quantitative Methodology: Noninterventional Designs and Methods

Quantitative Methodology: Interventional Designs and Methods

Qualitative Research Methods

Outcomes Research

Mixed Methods Research

Sampling

Quantitative Measurement Concepts

Critical Appraisal of Nursing Studies

Evidence Synthesis and Strategies for Implementing Evidence-Based Practice

Collecting and Managing Data

Introduction to Statistical Analysis

Using Statistics to Describe Variables

Using Statistics to Examine Relationships

Using Statistics to Predict

Using Statistics to Determine Differences

Interpreting Research Outcomes

Disseminating Research Findings

Writing Research Proposals

Seeking Funding for Research

Filters