Deck 4: Attending to Ethics in Research

Question 1

Nurses are most likely to encounter research results in which of the following? Select all that apply.

A) Poster sessions
B) Journal articles
C) Textbooks
D) Dissertations

Answer 1

Poster sessions
Journal articles

Question 2

When a research report undergoes a "blind" review for a journal, it means which of the following?

A) The journal editors do not know who submitted the report.
B) The authors of the report do not know who the editor of the journal is.
C) The report is published without indicating the authors' names.
D) The reviewers making recommendations about publication are not told who the authors are.

Answer 2

The reviewers making recommendations about publication are not told who the authors are.

Question 3

In a quantitative research article, a review of prior research on the problem under study is most likely to be found in which section?

A) Introduction
B) Method section
C) Results section
D) Discussion

Answer 3

Introduction

Question 4

In which section would the following sentence most likely appear: "The study sample consisted of 135 mother-infant dyads from an inner-city neighborhood"?

A) Introduction
B) Method section
C) Results section
D) Discussion

Question 5

In which section would the following sentence most likely appear: "The results may have been influenced by the patients' desire to please the researchers and the hospital staff"?

A) Introduction
B) Method section
C) Results section
D) Discussion

Question 6

When a finding is statistically reliable, it means which of the following?

A) The finding is very important
B) The same results are likely to occur with a new sample of subjects
C) The researcher's hypothesis is correct
D) Changes in nursing procedures are needed

Question 7

In which section of a research report would the following sentence most likely appear: "Patients who coughed were significantly more likely to have spontaneous dislodgement of small-bore nasogastric tubes than patients who did not"?

A) Introduction
B) Method section
C) Results section
D) Discussion

Question 8

In a qualitative research article, the thematic analysis of the data would be presented in which section?

A) Introduction
B) Method section
C) Results section
D) Discussion section

Question 9

In a research report, limitations of the study are normally discussed in which section?

A) Introduction
B) Method section
C) Results section
D) Discussion section

Question 10

The criterion used by quantitative researchers involving the soundness of the evidence is which of the following?

A) Reliability
B) Validity
C) Credibility
D) Generalizability

Question 11

Which of the following is an aspect of trustworthiness used in evaluating the strength of evidence in a qualitative study?

A) Triangulation
B) Reflexivity
C) Reliability
D) Credibility

Question 12

A nurse researcher compared men's and women's level of stress following cardiac surgery and made sure that both groups were comparable with regard to length of stay in hospital. Length of stay in hospital is which of the following?

A) Independent variable
B) Dependent variable
C) Mediating variable
D) Confounding variable

Question 13

In which section of the research report might the research problem be stated?

A) Abstract
B) Introduction
C) Methods section
D) Results section

Question 14

Key variables and the population of the study are most likely to be communicated in which of the following?

A) Title
B) Abstract
C) Introduction
D) Methods

Question 15

Questions such as "What were the research questions?" and "What were the findings?" and "What methods were used to address those questions?" can all be answered in which of the following sections?

A) Discussion
B) Abstract
C) Introduction
D) Results

Question 16

The discussion of the central phenomena or variables of a study, along with the theoretical or conceptual framework of the study, is found in which section of the study?

A) Discussion
B) Abstract
C) Introduction
D) Results

Question 17

The statement "the results of this study are statistically significant" means which of the following regarding the findings?

A) Passed a Chi test
B) Are clinically important
C) Are the strength of the study
D) Are probably true and replicable

Question 18

The level of significance of the findings in a research study can be found in which section?

A) Discussion
B) Introduction
C) Methods
D) Results

Question 19

An objective assessment of a research study's strengths and limitations is called which of the following?

A) Evidenced-based practice
B) Peer review process
C) Research critique
D) Literature review

Question 20

A conclusion drawn from evidence presented in a study is called which of the following?

A) Statistically significant
B) Valid
C) Inference
D) Credible

Question 21

Research findings that are organized by categories or labels can be found in which type of study?

A) Clinical trial
B) Qualitative
C) Quantitative
D) Quasi-Experimental

Question 22

The presentation of the study's conclusions and implications for further study are found in which section?

A) Discussion
B) Introduction
C) Methods
D) Results

Question 23

The accuracy and consistency of information that is obtained from a study is which of the following?

A) Credibility
B) Reliability
C) Validity
D) Trustworthiness

Question 24

The soundness of the evidence collected and the relationship between the variables is known as which of the following?

A) Credibility
B) Reliability
C) Validity
D) Trustworthiness

Question 25

The use of multiple data collection methods to draw conclusions about the area being studied is called which of the following?

A) Bias
B) Statistical test
C) Research control
D) Triangulation