Exam 16: Appraising Quantitative Research

What is the significance of the following statement found in a study's abstract? "This research was an exploratory descriptive investigation of the pregnancy experiences of a multiethnic group of pregnant adolescents."

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Question 21

What term represents the ability of the researcher to determine which content of a nursing research study is most important to communicate to the profession?

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Question 22

What is the most accurate interpretation of the following statement found in a study abstract? "There was a negative relationship between infants with difficult behavioral styles and maternal involvement."

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Question 23

A nurse researcher is critically appraising a research report and asks the question "Is a rationale given for why a particular instrument or method was selected? " Which data-collection methods and procedures would this question evaluate?

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Question 24

What makes the study by Koenes and Karshmer titled "Depression: a comparison study between blind and sighted adolescents" nonexperimental versus experimental in design?

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Question 25

Which should be addressed in both the problem statement and the purpose of a quantitative research study report?

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Question 26

Evaluating a research report for issues of scientific merit includes factors such as: (select all that apply):

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Question 27

A nurse researcher is critically appraising a research report and asks the question "What sources of bias are possible with use of records or existing data sets? " Which data-collection methods and procedures would this question evaluate?

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Question 28

Which critical appraisal question would evaluate the conclusions,implications,and recommendations of a research report?

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Question 29

In a study by Koenes and Karshmer titled "Depression: a comparison study between blind and sighted adolescents," no hypothesis is present.Does the lack of a hypothesis in this study represent a weakness? Why or why not?

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Question 30

A nurse researcher critiques a research study where the author says descriptive statistics are used.The researcher should expect to see statistics such as (select all that apply):

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Question 31

Which critical appraisal question would evaluate the review of the literature of a research report?

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Question 32

Which change in sample selection procedures for the study by Koenes and Karshmer titled "Depression: a comparison study between blind and sighted adolescents" would have had the greatest impact in making the sample of blind adolescents more homogeneous?

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Question 33

A nurse researcher is critically appraising a research report and asks the question "Was interrater reliability calculated? " Which data collection methods and procedures would this question evaluate?

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Question 34

Which critical appraisal question would evaluate the data-collection methods and procedures of a research report?

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Question 35

Which critical appraisal question would evaluate the research question and hypothesis of a research report?

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What is the significance of the following statement found in a study's abstract? "This research was an exploratory descriptive investigation of the pregnancy experiences of a multiethnic group of pregnant adolescents."

What term represents the ability of the researcher to determine which content of a nursing research study is most important to communicate to the profession?

What is the most accurate interpretation of the following statement found in a study abstract? "There was a negative relationship between infants with difficult behavioral styles and maternal involvement."

A nurse researcher is critically appraising a research report and asks the question "Is a rationale given for why a particular instrument or method was selected? " Which data-collection methods and procedures would this question evaluate?

What makes the study by Koenes and Karshmer titled "Depression: a comparison study between blind and sighted adolescents" nonexperimental versus experimental in design?

Which should be addressed in both the problem statement and the purpose of a quantitative research study report?

Evaluating a research report for issues of scientific merit includes factors such as: (select all that apply):

A nurse researcher is critically appraising a research report and asks the question "What sources of bias are possible with use of records or existing data sets? " Which data-collection methods and procedures would this question evaluate?

Which critical appraisal question would evaluate the conclusions,implications,and recommendations of a research report?

In a study by Koenes and Karshmer titled "Depression: a comparison study between blind and sighted adolescents," no hypothesis is present.Does the lack of a hypothesis in this study represent a weakness? Why or why not?

A nurse researcher critiques a research study where the author says descriptive statistics are used.The researcher should expect to see statistics such as (select all that apply):

Which critical appraisal question would evaluate the review of the literature of a research report?

Which change in sample selection procedures for the study by Koenes and Karshmer titled "Depression: a comparison study between blind and sighted adolescents" would have had the greatest impact in making the sample of blind adolescents more homogeneous?

A nurse researcher is critically appraising a research report and asks the question "Was interrater reliability calculated? " Which data collection methods and procedures would this question evaluate?

Which critical appraisal question would evaluate the data-collection methods and procedures of a research report?

Which critical appraisal question would evaluate the research question and hypothesis of a research report?

Integrating the Processes of Research and Evidence-Based Practice

Research Questions, hypotheses, and Clinical Questions

Gathering and Appraising the Literature

Introduction to Qualitative Research

Qualitative Approaches to Research

Appraising Qualitative Research

Introduction to Quantitative Research

Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Designs

Nonexperimental Designs

Sampling

Legal and Ethical Issues

Data-Collection Methods

Reliability and Validity

Data Analysis: Descriptive and Inferential Statistics

Understanding Research Findings

Developing an Evidence-Based Practice

Tools for Applying Evidence to Practice

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