Question 1

What should the nurse researcher expect to be the difference between data collection for patient care and data collection for the purposes of research?

Accepted Answer

A)  For patient care, data are obtained from the patient and medical record; for research, data are obtained only from the patient. 
B)  Data collection for research may include direct patient quotations; in patient care, recording of direct quotations is avoided. 
C)  During research data collection, there is no direct interaction between the nurse and the patient. 
D)  Data collection for research purposes must be objective and systematic. 
A)  For patient care, data are obtained from the patient and medical record; for research, data are obtained only from the patient. 
B)  Data collection for research may include direct patient quotations; in patient care, recording of direct quotations is avoided. 
C)  During research data collection, there is no direct interaction between the nurse and the patient. 
D)  Data collection for research purposes must be objective and systematic. D

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Questionnaires 
B)  Interviews 
C)  Physiological measurement 
D)  Records and databases 
A)  Questionnaires 
B)  Interviews 
C)  Physiological measurement 
D)  Records and databases C

Question 3

The nurse researcher's use of a focus group interview with audio-recording of group interactions would be considered to be an observational role of what?

Accepted Answer

A)  Concealment with intervention 
B)  Concealment without intervention 
C)  No concealment with intervention 
D)  No concealment without intervention 
A)  Concealment with intervention 
B)  Concealment without intervention 
C)  No concealment with intervention 
D)  No concealment without intervention D

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A)  An unstructured interview 
B)  Asking parents about their children's experience with bullying 
C)  Responses of the children on a paper-and-pencil bullying scale 
D)  Concealment of the researcher without intervention in children's behaviour 
A)  An unstructured interview 
B)  Asking parents about their children's experience with bullying 
C)  Responses of the children on a paper-and-pencil bullying scale 
D)  Concealment of the researcher without intervention in children's behaviour

Question 5

In a study conducted at a large long-term care facility,two nurse researchers collected data about 56 pressure ulcers on 40 different participants.The examinations were independently performed but on the same day.A comparison of the results indicated that the data collectors,who used the Braden Scale for pressure ulcer assessment,had identical scores for 54 of the 56 ulcers.What can be determined from this finding?

Accepted Answer

A)  Interrater reliability between the two data collectors was high. 
B)  Interrater reliability between the two data collectors was low. 
C)  The data-collection method was inappropriate for the phenomenon under investigation. 
D)  In order to establish interrater reliability, both data collectors should have examined each pressure ulcer at the same time. 
A)  Interrater reliability between the two data collectors was high. 
B)  Interrater reliability between the two data collectors was low. 
C)  The data-collection method was inappropriate for the phenomenon under investigation. 
D)  In order to establish interrater reliability, both data collectors should have examined each pressure ulcer at the same time.

Question 6

Which data-collection method can be assessed by asking,"Are the data examined in such a way as to provide new information?"

Accepted Answer

A)  Questionnaires 
B)  Interviews 
C)  Physiological measurement 
D)  Records and databases 
A)  Questionnaires 
B)  Interviews 
C)  Physiological measurement 
D)  Records and databases

Question 7

Which of the following data-collection methods is most at risk of researcher bias?

Accepted Answer

A)  Questionnaires 
B)  Available data 
C)  Observation methods 
D)  Physiological measurement 
A)  Questionnaires 
B)  Available data 
C)  Observation methods 
D)  Physiological measurement

Question 8

What is the most important issue in the data-collection phase of research?

Accepted Answer

A)  Flexibility in data collection 
B)  Consistency in data collection 
C)  Accurate interpretation of the data collected 
D)  Averaging of numerical scores to reduce the effect of outliers 
A)  Flexibility in data collection 
B)  Consistency in data collection 
C)  Accurate interpretation of the data collected 
D)  Averaging of numerical scores to reduce the effect of outliers

Question 9

A nurse researcher is designing a study examining the construct of anxiety.The researcher could operationalize anxiety through what?

Accepted Answer

A)  Vital signs readouts 
B)  Observation 
C)  Sweat-level measurements 
D)  Interview 
E)  Paper-and-pencil scale 
A)  Vital signs readouts 
B)  Observation 
C)  Sweat-level measurements 
D)  Interview 
E)  Paper-and-pencil scale

Question 10

A nurse researcher is developing a new instrument based on the caring behaviours of nurses.Put the process of this instrument's development in the appropriate order.
1)Generating the caring instrument items
2)Identifying the nurse population
3)Assessing caring items for content validity
4)Developing user instructions
5)Defining caring behaviours of nurses

Accepted Answer

A)  1, 2, 3, 4, 5 
B)  5, 4, 3, 2, 1 
C)  5, 2, 1, 3, 4 
D)  3, 4, 1, 2, 5 
A)  1, 2, 3, 4, 5 
B)  5, 4, 3, 2, 1 
C)  5, 2, 1, 3, 4 
D)  3, 4, 1, 2, 5

Question 11

What is the most appropriate data-collection method for measuring postoperative pain during the first 24 hours after coronary artery bypass graft surgery?

Accepted Answer

A)  Assessment of arterial blood gas values 
B)  Unstructured interview 
C)  Visual analogue pain scale 
D)  Pain questionnaire 
A)  Assessment of arterial blood gas values 
B)  Unstructured interview 
C)  Visual analogue pain scale 
D)  Pain questionnaire

Question 12

The nurse researcher informs participants that he or she would like to include them in a research study and that they can refuse to participate through what?

Accepted Answer

A)  Informed consent 
B)  Concealment with intervention 
C)  Unauthorized research 
D)  Concealment without intervention 
A)  Informed consent 
B)  Concealment with intervention 
C)  Unauthorized research 
D)  Concealment without intervention

Question 13

What are some advantages of using physiological data-collection methods?

Accepted Answer

A)  Objectivity 
B)  Precision 
C)  Flexibility 
D)  Inexpensive 
E)  Sensitivity 
A)  Objectivity 
B)  Precision 
C)  Flexibility 
D)  Inexpensive 
E)  Sensitivity

Question 14

A nurse researcher would select the interview method of data collection for which reason?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is of value only in qualitative studies. 
B)  It allows participants to report data directly. 
C)  Consistency is sacrificed for objectivity. 
D)  Objectivity is sacrificed for consistency. 
A)  It is of value only in qualitative studies. 
B)  It allows participants to report data directly. 
C)  Consistency is sacrificed for objectivity. 
D)  Objectivity is sacrificed for consistency.

Question 15

Which observational role would be most appropriate if the nurse researcher wants to identify maternal response behaviours to cries of infants with colic?

Accepted Answer

A)  Concealment with intervention 
B)  Concealment without intervention 
C)  No concealment with intervention 
D)  No concealment without intervention 
A)  Concealment with intervention 
B)  Concealment without intervention 
C)  No concealment with intervention 
D)  No concealment without intervention

Question 16

Use of structured,forced-response questionnaires would be the most appropriate in which case?

Accepted Answer

A)  When the participant is confused 
B)  When the questions asked have a finite number of possible responses 
C)  When data collection must take place in a public environment 
D)  When the responses will reflect an opinion that cannot be interpreted as "right" or "wrong" 
A)  When the participant is confused 
B)  When the questions asked have a finite number of possible responses 
C)  When data collection must take place in a public environment 
D)  When the responses will reflect an opinion that cannot be interpreted as "right" or "wrong"

Question 17

What is an example of a physiological measurement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Definition of a type "A" behaviour pattern 
B)  Description of self-care abilities in patients with dementia 
C)  Ranges of values on two consecutive arterial blood gas analyses 
D)  Adjusted scores on the State-Trait Anxiety Scale 
A)  Definition of a type "A" behaviour pattern 
B)  Description of self-care abilities in patients with dementia 
C)  Ranges of values on two consecutive arterial blood gas analyses 
D)  Adjusted scores on the State-Trait Anxiety Scale

Question 18

Which of the following terms describes the process of translating the researcher's concepts of interest into observable and measurable phenomena?

Accepted Answer

A)  Analysis 
B)  Objectivity 
C)  Consistency 
D)  Operationalization 
A)  Analysis 
B)  Objectivity 
C)  Consistency 
D)  Operationalization

Question 19

Which data-collection method would be most appropriate in studying "death anxiety" in preschool children with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)?

Accepted Answer

A)  An unstructured interview 
B)  Asking parents about their children's fear of death 
C)  Children's responses on a paper-and-pencil death anxiety scale 
D)  Children's verbal responses to pictures depicting various issues related to death 
A)  An unstructured interview 
B)  Asking parents about their children's fear of death 
C)  Children's responses on a paper-and-pencil death anxiety scale 
D)  Children's verbal responses to pictures depicting various issues related to death

Question 20

Use of records or data-available methods of data collection would be most appropriate in which case?

Accepted Answer

A)  When the research participants are illiterate 
B)  When the participants are not reliable historians 
C)  When the goal of research is to analyze trends and change over time 
D)  When the researcher suspects that the participant may be attempting to alter responses in an attempt to please the researcher 
A)  When the research participants are illiterate 
B)  When the participants are not reliable historians 
C)  When the goal of research is to analyze trends and change over time 
D)  When the researcher suspects that the participant may be attempting to alter responses in an attempt to please the researcher

What should the nurse researcher expect to be the difference between data collection for patient care and data collection for the purposes of research?

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

The nurse researcher's use of a focus group interview with audio-recording of group interactions would be considered to be an observational role of what?

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

Which data-collection method can be assessed by asking,"Are the data examined in such a way as to provide new information?"

Which of the following data-collection methods is most at risk of researcher bias?

What is the most important issue in the data-collection phase of research?

A nurse researcher is designing a study examining the construct of anxiety.The researcher could operationalize anxiety through what?

What is the most appropriate data-collection method for measuring postoperative pain during the first 24 hours after coronary artery bypass graft surgery?

The nurse researcher informs participants that he or she would like to include them in a research study and that they can refuse to participate through what?

What are some advantages of using physiological data-collection methods?

A nurse researcher would select the interview method of data collection for which reason?

Which observational role would be most appropriate if the nurse researcher wants to identify maternal response behaviours to cries of infants with colic?

Use of structured,forced-response questionnaires would be the most appropriate in which case?

What is an example of a physiological measurement?

Which of the following terms describes the process of translating the researcher's concepts of interest into observable and measurable phenomena?

Which data-collection method would be most appropriate in studying "death anxiety" in preschool children with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)?

Use of records or data-available methods of data collection would be most appropriate in which case?

The Role of Research in Nursing

Theoretical Framework

Critical Reading Strategies: Overview of the Research Process

Developing Research Questions, Hypotheses, and Clinical Questions

Finding and Appraising the Literature

Legal and Ethical Issues

Introduction to Qualitative Research

Qualitative Approaches to Research

Introduction to Quantitative Research

Experimental and Quasiexperimental Designs

Non-Experimental Designs

Sampling

Rigour in Research

Qualitative Data Analysis

Quantitative Data Analysis

Presenting the Findings

Critiquing Qualitative Research

Critiquing Quantitative Research

Developing an Evidence-Informed Practice

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Exam 13: Data Collection Methods

What should the nurse researcher expect to be the difference between data collection for patient care and data collection for the purposes of research?

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

The nurse researcher's use of a focus group interview with audio-recording of group interactions would be considered to be an observational role of what?

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

Which data-collection method can be assessed by asking,"Are the data examined in such a way as to provide new information?"

Which of the following data-collection methods is most at risk of researcher bias?

What is the most important issue in the data-collection phase of research?

A nurse researcher is designing a study examining the construct of anxiety.The researcher could operationalize anxiety through what?

What is the most appropriate data-collection method for measuring postoperative pain during the first 24 hours after coronary artery bypass graft surgery?

The nurse researcher informs participants that he or she would like to include them in a research study and that they can refuse to participate through what?

What are some advantages of using physiological data-collection methods?

A nurse researcher would select the interview method of data collection for which reason?

Which observational role would be most appropriate if the nurse researcher wants to identify maternal response behaviours to cries of infants with colic?

Use of structured,forced-response questionnaires would be the most appropriate in which case?

What is an example of a physiological measurement?

Which of the following terms describes the process of translating the researcher's concepts of interest into observable and measurable phenomena?

Which data-collection method would be most appropriate in studying "death anxiety" in preschool children with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)?

Use of records or data-available methods of data collection would be most appropriate in which case?

The Role of Research in Nursing

Theoretical Framework

Critical Reading Strategies: Overview of the Research Process

Developing Research Questions, Hypotheses, and Clinical Questions

Finding and Appraising the Literature

Legal and Ethical Issues

Introduction to Qualitative Research

Qualitative Approaches to Research

Introduction to Quantitative Research

Experimental and Quasiexperimental Designs

Non-Experimental Designs

Sampling

Rigour in Research

Qualitative Data Analysis

Quantitative Data Analysis

Presenting the Findings

Critiquing Qualitative Research

Critiquing Quantitative Research

Developing an Evidence-Informed Practice

Filters