Exam 12: Data-Collection Methods

How should the nurse researcher inform subjects that he or she would like to include them in a research study and that they can refuse to participate?

Which data-collection method can be assessed by asking,"Is there clear indication that the subjects understood the task and the questions? "

A psychiatric clinical nurse specialist is working with students who have identified themselves as experiencing test anxiety.The nurse has the students take a test while she watches through a two-way mirror.This approach incorporates: (select all that apply):

Which data-collection method can be assessed by asking,"Is there a provision for evaluating the accuracy of the instrument? "

When would records or data-available methods of data collection be most appropriate?

Which data-collection method would be most appropriate in studying bullying behavior in elementary school aged girls?

What are the steps that are involved in instrument development? (Select all that apply.)

Why would a nurse researcher select the interview method of data collection?

During a research project,the researcher observes the subject and notes that he completes each assigned task with a much higher level of performance than he normally exhibits.How should a nurse researcher most accurately describe the change in a subject's behavior during observation as a result of being observed?

Which data-collection method can be assessed by asking,"Are the majority of the items appropriately close-ended or open-ended? "

How should the nurse researcher translate the concepts of interest to the researcher into observable and measurable phenomena? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse researcher is designing a research study to measure postoperative pain during the first 8 hours after coronary artery bypass graft surgery.Which data-collection method would be most appropriate for this particular study?

What is an advantage that is shared by both interview and questionnaire data-collection methods?

The nurse researcher decides to use a physiologic measurement in a research study.Which of the following is an example of a physiologic measurement?

What should be the nurse researcher's primary concern in the data-collection phase of research?

Two data collectors scored 54 of 56 pressure ulcers identically using the Braden Scale for pressure ulcer assessment.What can be determined from this finding?

The nurse researcher is attempting to answer specific questions about families' perceptions of caring for elderly parents with dementia.What would be the most appropriate method of data collection for this study?

The nurse researcher has experience with data collected when performing patient care but has never collected data for the purposes of research.What should the researcher expect to be the difference in data collection for patient care and data collection for the purposes of research?

The nurse researcher is designing a research study that will require the use of multiple people as data collectors.How should the training of data collectors to adhere strictly to a standard protocol for the research project affect the ultimate outcome of the study?

The nurse researcher is concerned about bias in observation methods.Which data-collection method should the researcher be aware is most vulnerable to the bias of the researcher?