Deck 15: Understanding Research Findings

Question 1

Which section of the report will allow the nurse researcher to answer the question "What contribution to nursing does this study make? "

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

Answer 1

Recommendations

Question 2

A researcher makes generalizations beyond the population being studied.What adjective best describes this generalization?

A) Accurate
B) Appropriate
C) Inappropriate
D) Supportable

Answer 2

Inappropriate

Question 3

Which section of the report allows a nurse researcher to review reduction of data in the form of tables and figures?

A) Results
B) Discussion
C) Literature review
D) Methods

Answer 3

Results

Question 4

Which section of the report will allow the nurse researcher to answer the question,"What are the strength,quality,and consistency of the evidence provided by the findings? "

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

Question 5

How should researchers and reviewers accept statistical significance?

A) With the belief that statistically significant results are the final word
B) With the cautious regard for how results might apply to practice
C) With the view that careful appraisal is needed to apply results to theory
D) With the idea that additional testing is not necessary

Question 6

Which section of the report allows a nurse researcher to review critical summary numbers for each test?

A) Results
B) Discussion
C) Literature review
D) Methods

Question 7

Which section of the report will allow the nurse researcher to answer the question, "Does the evidence provided in the findings validate current practice or support the need for change in practice? "

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

Question 8

What should investigators demonstrate when they report results?

A) Subjectivity
B) Appropriateness
C) Objectivity
D) Inference

Question 9

Which section of the report allows a nurse researcher to report untoward events that occurred during the course of the study?

A) Results
B) Discussion
C) Literature review
D) Methods

Question 10

Which section of the report allows a nurse researcher to review all data,even data that are not significant?

A) Results
B) Discussion
C) Literature review
D) Methods

Question 11

In which section of the report will the nurse researcher address support of the theoretical framework?

A) Results
B) Discussion
C) Literature review
D) Methods

Question 12

Which section of the report will allow the nurse researcher to determine whether data collection was consistent and exhibited fidelity?

A) Results
B) Discussion
C) Literature review
D) Methods

Question 13

If a study's results are not supported statistically or are only partially supported,what should research consumers conclude about the study?

A) Irrelevant
B) Important to review
C) Proven
D) Unconfirmed

Question 14

In which section of the report will the nurse researcher address additional findings?

A) Results
B) Discussion
C) Literature review
D) Methods

Question 15

In which section of the report will the nurse researcher address applicability to practice and future research?

A) Results
B) Discussion
C) Literature review
D) Methods

Question 16

What elements are included in the results section of a research report?

A) Instruments
B) Data
C) Design
D) Theory

Question 17

Questions such as "What contributions to nursing does this study make? " and "What are the strength,quality,and consistency of the evidence provided by the findings?
" are posed to stimulate the investigator to describe which part of the discussion section?

A) Inferences
B) Summary
C) Limitations
D) Recommendations

Question 18

When researchers write the Discussion section of a study,which section of the report is used to evaluate the findings?

A) Method
B) Introduction
C) Theoretical framework
D) Data analysis

Question 19

In which section of the report will the nurse researcher address limitations or weaknesses of the study?

A) Results
B) Discussion
C) Literature review
D) Methods

Question 20

Which section of the report will allow the nurse researcher to determine whether any bias arose during the conduct of the study?

A) Results
B) Discussion
C) Literature review
D) Methods

Question 21

What are considered to be characteristics of a good table? (Select all that apply).

A) It supplements and economizes the text.
B) It repeats text frequently for added emphasis.
C) It has precise titles and headings.
D) It does not repeat the text.
E) There is creativity in the presentation of data.

Question 22

How do tables and figures assist researchers to present the findings of studies? (Select all that apply.)

A) They supplement the text.
B) They repeat the text.
C) They represent the results.
D) They reproduce the results.

Question 23

When discussing the results,what facilitates the presentation of large amounts of data?

A) Subjective presentation
B) Inferential statistics
C) Tables and figures
D) Descriptive statistics

Question 24

In which section of the report will the nurse researcher determine whether theoretical thinking was correct?

A) Results
B) Discussion
C) Literature review
D) Methods

Question 25

Which section of the report will allow the nurse researcher to discuss the analysis choices?

A) Results
B) Discussion
C) Literature review
D) Methods

Question 26

Limitations of a study are often attributed to which factors? (Select all that apply.)

A) Instruments
B) Sampling methods
C) Analysis
D) Literature review

Question 27

In which section of the report will the nurse researcher address supported and unsupported data?

A) Results
B) Discussion
C) Literature review
D) Methods

Question 28

Which section of the report allows a nurse researcher to review the descriptive and inferential statistics for each hypothesis or research question?

A) Results
B) Discussion
C) Literature review
D) Methods

Question 29

The findings of a study include which elements? (Select all that apply.)

A) Methods
B) Conclusions
C) Interpretations
D) Theories

Question 30

Which section of the report allows a nurse researcher to interpret the evidence provided?

A) Results
B) Discussion
C) Literature review
D) Methods

Question 31

In which section of the report will the nurse researcher determine whether the sampling size was adequate?

A) Results
B) Discussion
C) Literature review
D) Methods

Question 32

When presenting results,it is essential that investigators avoid (select all that apply):

A) Opinion
B) Bias
C) Reactionary statements
D) Data

Question 33

What types of explanation are provided by the visual presentations of a study's results? (Select all that apply.)

A) Detailed
B) Expanded
C) Supplementary
D) Overestimated

Question 34

How would a nurse researcher classify a problem with the study's validity?

A) Unsupported data
B) Poor interpretation of results
C) Limitation
D) Lack of objectivity

Question 35

Which section of the report will allow the nurse researcher to determine whether instruments were reliable and valid?

A) Results
B) Discussion
C) Literature review
D) Methods