Deck 8: Planning a Nursing Study

Question 1

What criteria do qualitative researchers use to assess the quality of a study?

A) Validity
B) Reliability
C) Accuracy
D) Dependability

Answer 1

Dependability

Question 2

What criteria do quantitative researchers use to assess the accuracy and consistency of information obtained in a study?

A) Reliability
B) Trustworthiness
C) Dependability
D) Confirmability

Answer 2

Reliability

Question 3

What refers to evidence of the researcher's objectivity?

A) Reliability
B) Trustworthiness
C) Dependability
D) Confirmability

Answer 3

Confirmability

Question 4

A thermometer measured a child's temperature as 98.1°F one minute and as 98.1°F the next minute. What can we assume about the thermometer?

A) Valid instrument
B) Reliable instrument
C) Trustworthy instrument
D) Dependable instrument

Question 5

What is achieved when the research methods engender confidence in the truth of the data and the researchers' interpretations?

A) Trustworthiness
B) Dependability
C) Confirmability
D) Credibility

Question 6

Qualitative researchers discuss methods of enhancing the study's data by what method?

A) Trustworthiness
B) Dependability
C) Confirmability
D) Credibility

Question 7

Which can cause bias in a study?

A) Participants' truthful responses
B) Researcher subjectivity
C) Consistent methods of data collection
D) Adequate study design

Question 8

A researcher finds that a small number of subjects did not provide accurate information because they had just completed a rigorous session with the physical therapist. What is this an example of?

A) Sample bias
B) Systematic bias
C) Random bias
D) Absolute bias

Question 9

A spring scale consistently measures people's weights 4 pounds lighter than their true weight. What type of bias would this data be on the weight?

A) Sample bias
B) Systematic bias
C) Random bias
D) Absolute bias

Question 10

The researcher wants to explore the extent to which qualitative findings can be transferred to other settings. What is this called?

A) Reflexivity
B) Generalizability
C) Transferability
D) Thick description

Question 11

What is the process of reflecting critically on the self and of scrutinizing personal values that could affect interpretation?

A) Reflexivity
B) Generalizability
C) Transferability
D) Thick description

Question 12

The researcher wants to explore the extent to which quantitative findings can be applied to other groups and settings. What is this called?

A) Reflexivity
B) Generalizability
C) Transferability
D) Thick description

Question 13

What is concealing information from participants, research agents such as data collectors, care providers, or data analysts to enhance objectivity called?

A) Comparing
B) Relative timing
C) Masking
D) Transferring

Question 14

A researcher uses multiple sources or referents to draw conclusions about what constitutes the truth. What is this called?

A) Triangulation
B) Dependability
C) Confirmability
D) Credibility

Question 15

A researcher designs a study to determine if a new teaching modality will benefit a particular group of special education students that the researcher has been working. Which design would the researcher be most likely to use?

A) Comparison between two or more groups.
B) Comparison of one group's status at two or more points in time.
C) Comparison of one group's status under different circumstances.
D) Comparison based on relative rankings.

Question 16

What technique is the researcher using to control extraneous variables to the study purpose that can obscure understanding?

A) Confounding
B) Reflexivity
C) Generalizability
D) Transferability

Question 17

Researchers often incorporate comparisons into their designs to enhance interpretability. What occurs when different groups of people are compared?

A) Between-subjects design
B) Within-subjects design
C) Mixed design
D) Cross-sectional design

Question 18

A study addressing quality of life of a group of patients who had undergone various treatments for coronary artery disease was gathered 1 year and 8 years after their treatment. What type of study is this called?

A) Panel
B) Follow-up
C) Trend
D) Cohort

Question 19

A researcher is conducting a small-scale trial run designed to test methods to be used in a larger, more rigorous study. What type of study is this called?

A) Panel
B) Feasibility
C) Trend
D) Cohort