Exam 6: Quantitative Research Approaches

An explanatory study is being designed to measure the outcomes when implementing a specific intervention during patient care.What are the characteristics of this type of quantitative study? Select all that apply.

The nurse is planning a quantitative study using a true experimental design.What three characteristics will the nurse include when designing this study? Select all that apply.

The nurse researcher is planning a quantitative study using a non-experimental design.What is an advantage of using this type of design in a study?

A non-experimental design is being used for a quantitative study.What will occur during this study?

Why would the nurse search for the results of a true experimental design quantitative study for recommendations to change a patient care intervention?

A quantitative research project is being designed in order to answer a clinical problem.What is the motivation behind this study?

A quasi-experimental quantitative study is planned,using a non-equivalent control group.What will occur with the groups during this study? Select all that apply.

The nurse is planning a quantitative longitudinal study.Which research would be appropriate for this type of study?

The nurse researcher is planning a quantitative study to measure the results on several different variables.Why would a true experimental design approach not be appropriate for this study?

The nurse researcher is planning to use a randomized control trial for the design of a quantitative study.What will occur when this design is used?

While reviewing research studies on a particular clinical problem,the nurse is searching for those that use the non-experimental research design.Which term would help identify non-experimental research in the literature?

The nurse is designing a quantitative research study.What is the purpose of this type of study in nursing?

The nurse researcher was planning a quantitative study using a true experimental design.However,it changed to a pre-experimental design.Which characteristic would not be used in the pre-experimental design?

The nurse wants to study a set of variables that have already occurred.Which type of research design would support this nurse's needs?

After reading the results of a true experimental design quantitative study,the nurse decides that additional studies are needed before implementing a change to address a clinical problem.What did the nurse determine after reading the results of the study?