Question 1

Which of Kearney's categories of qualitative findings could lead to discovery being aborted because the researcher has obscured the findings with an existing theory?

Accepted Answer

A)   Restricted by a priori
B)   Descriptive categories
C)   Shared pathway or meaning
D)   Depiction of experiential variation A

Question 2

Which mode of clinical application for qualitative research would allow a nurse researcher to share qualitative findings with the patient?

Accepted Answer

A)   Insight or empathy
B)   Assessment of status or progress
C)   Anticipatory guidance
D)   Coaching C

Question 3

A description of how pregnant women recovering from cocaine addiction might or might not move forward to create a new life would be an example of which category of qualitative findings?

Accepted Answer

A)   Restricted by a priori (existing theory)  frameworks
B)   Descriptive categories
C)   Shared pathway or meaning
D)   Depiction of experiential variation D

Question 4

Which category of qualitative findings would be defined as the main essence of an experience but also how the experience varies depending on the individual or context?

Accepted Answer

A)   Restricted by a priori frameworks
B)   Descriptive categories
C)   Shared pathway or meaning
D)   Description of experiential variation

Question 5

Which mode of clinical application for qualitative research would allow a nurse researcher to understand patients better and offer more sensitive support?

Accepted Answer

A)   Insight or empathy
B)   Assessment of status or progress
C)   Anticipatory guidance
D)   Coaching

Question 6

Which of Kearney's categories of qualitative findings describes the main essence of an experience but also shows how the experience varies,depending on the individual or context?

Accepted Answer

A)   Restricted by a priori
B)   Descriptive categories
C)   Shared pathway or meaning
D)   Depiction of experiential variation

Question 7

Which definition of paradigm is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)   A way of linking the naturalistic world to empirical thought
B)   The philosophical beliefs by which people in a society think about the world
C)   A model that captures the interaction of specific variables within a known concept
D)   Encompasses the integration of "wholeness," spirituality, and personal worth into scientific thought

Question 8

Which research topic would most likely be studied through a qualitative research approach?

Accepted Answer

A)   The meaning of health and health promotion among low-income Southern rural women
B)   Changes in hope and coping in older adults during rehabilitation after hip fracture
C)   Exercise effects on fatigue and emotional distress during radiation therapy for breast cancer
D)   Older adults and HIV/AIDS: the relationship of perceived risk and willingness to interact with individuals with HIV/AIDS

Question 9

A description of the loss of social structure and demands of adolescents caring for their diseased or drugged parents who were unable to function as adults would be an example of which category of qualitative findings?

Accepted Answer

A)   Restricted by a priori (existing theory)  frameworks
B)   Descriptive categories
C)   Shared pathway or meaning
D)   Dense explanatory description

Question 10

What will a nurse researcher find to be the differences in ethnographic and phenomenologic studies? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A)   Ethnographic studies include both qualitative and quantitative data, whereas phenomenologic studies employ only qualitative methods of data collection.
B)   Ethnographic research makes extensive use of case studies, whereas phenomenologic research relies more on questionnaires that include multiple-choice options.
C)   Phenomenologic research focuses on the meaning of an event or experience to an individual or group of people, and ethnographic research focuses on patterns of behavior of people within a culture.
D)   Phenomenologic research requires that data be collected face to face over an extended period and occur in the person's natural setting; ethnographic studies can occur with the researcher and the participant in any setting.

Question 11

What should be the determining factor for a researcher to conduct a qualitative study?

Accepted Answer

A)   The need to test a theory
B)   The nature of the research question
C)   The age and gender of the study participants
D)   The availability of valid instruments to measure the phenomenon

Question 12

When should a nurse researcher decide to use a qualitative research design instead of a quantitative research design?

Accepted Answer

A)   When time for data collection is limited
B)   When the research questions are clinical in nature
C)   When the goal is to view the experience in the same way that those who are having the experience view it
D)   When the researcher is a novice with minimal experience in scientific problem solving

Question 13

Which of Kearney's categories of qualitative findings would allow a phenomenon to be portrayed vividly from a new perspective?

Accepted Answer

A)   Restricted by a priori
B)   Descriptive categories
C)   Shared pathway or meaning
D)   Depiction of experiential variation

Question 14

Which of Kearney's categories of qualitative findings could lead to synthesis of a shared experience or process or integration of concepts that provides a complex picture of a phenomenon?

Accepted Answer

A)   Restricted by a priori
B)   Descriptive categories
C)   Shared pathway or meaning
D)   Depiction of experiential variation

Question 15

Which mode of clinical application would be a nurse explaining the various stages of grief to a widow,reassuring her that the nurse will assist her through the process and that others have successfully made their way through the grief process?

Accepted Answer

A)   Insight or empathy
B)   Assessment of status or progress
C)   Anticipatory guidance
D)   Coaching

Question 16

Which aim of research is characteristic or appropriate for qualitative research methods?

Accepted Answer

A)   Control
B)   Prediction
C)   Explanation
D)   Understanding

Question 17

How should the number of subjects for participation in a qualitative study be determined?

Accepted Answer

A)   Data are collected from new subjects until no new information is generated.
B)   The number of subjects needed is equal to the number available at a specific location.
C)   The number of subjects needed is equal to the number available within the researcher's specified time frame.
D)   The number of subjects needed is determined through a power analysis of data generated in a pilot study of similar subjects.

Question 18

Which of the following descriptions is typical of qualitative research studies?

Accepted Answer

A)   Use deduction and test hypotheses.
B)   Truth is a subject's expression of reality.
C)   Determine sample size before the study begins.
D)   Measure one or more variables in a context-free setting.

Question 19

The term triangulation in research refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)   A mathematical technique
B)   The use of multiple methods to collect and interpret data accurately (information collected becomes repetitive) 
C)   Possible applications of the results of qualitative studies

Question 20

Which research questions are most indicative of the phenomenologic method? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A)   What is the African American lived experience of spirituality?
B)   What is the experience of renal transplantation from a living related donor for Asian American organ recipients?
C)   What factors influence older adults to seek health care advice following a positive cancer screening examination?
D)   How effective is virtual reality as a distraction method in reducing chemotherapy-induced distress among older adults undergoing cancer chemotherapy?

Exam 4: Introduction to Qualitative Research

Which of Kearney's categories of qualitative findings could lead to discovery being aborted because the researcher has obscured the findings with an existing theory?

Which mode of clinical application for qualitative research would allow a nurse researcher to share qualitative findings with the patient?

A description of how pregnant women recovering from cocaine addiction might or might not move forward to create a new life would be an example of which category of qualitative findings?

Which category of qualitative findings would be defined as the main essence of an experience but also how the experience varies depending on the individual or context?

Which mode of clinical application for qualitative research would allow a nurse researcher to understand patients better and offer more sensitive support?

Which of Kearney's categories of qualitative findings describes the main essence of an experience but also shows how the experience varies,depending on the individual or context?

Which definition of paradigm is most accurate?

Which research topic would most likely be studied through a qualitative research approach?

A description of the loss of social structure and demands of adolescents caring for their diseased or drugged parents who were unable to function as adults would be an example of which category of qualitative findings?

What will a nurse researcher find to be the differences in ethnographic and phenomenologic studies? (Select all that apply.)

What should be the determining factor for a researcher to conduct a qualitative study?

When should a nurse researcher decide to use a qualitative research design instead of a quantitative research design?

Which of Kearney's categories of qualitative findings would allow a phenomenon to be portrayed vividly from a new perspective?

Which of Kearney's categories of qualitative findings could lead to synthesis of a shared experience or process or integration of concepts that provides a complex picture of a phenomenon?

Which mode of clinical application would be a nurse explaining the various stages of grief to a widow,reassuring her that the nurse will assist her through the process and that others have successfully made their way through the grief process?

Which aim of research is characteristic or appropriate for qualitative research methods?

How should the number of subjects for participation in a qualitative study be determined?

Which of the following descriptions is typical of qualitative research studies?

The term triangulation in research refers to:

Which research questions are most indicative of the phenomenologic method? (Select all that apply.)