What should the nurse researcher expect to be the difference between data collection for
patient care and data collection for the purposes of research?
a. For patient care, data are obtained from the patient and medical record; for research,
data are obtained only from the patient.
b. Data collection for research may include direct patient quotations; in patient care,
recording of direct quotations is avoided.
c. During research data collection, there is no
direct interaction between the nurse and
the patient.
d. Data collection for research purposes must be objective and systematic.
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What should the nurse researcher expect to be the difference between data collection for patient care and data collection for the purpose of research?
A. For patient care, data are obtained from the patient and medical record; for research, data are obtained only form the patient
B. Data collection for research may include direct
patient quotations; in patient care, recording of direct quotations is avoided
C. During research data collection, there is no direct interaction between the nurse and the patient
D. Data collection for research purposes must be objective and systematic
D
The nurse researcher is attempting to answer specific questions about families' perceptions of caring for elderly parents with dementia. What would be the most appropriate method of data collection for this study?
A. Field notes
B. Structured interview
C. Unstructured interview
D. Physiological instrumentation
B
Which data collection method would be most appropriate in studying bullying behavior in elementary school-aged girls?
A. An unstructured interview
B. Asking parents about their children's experience with bullying
C.
Responses of the children on a paper-and-pencil bullying scale
D. Concealment of the researcher without intervention in children's behavior
D
What is the nurse researcher's primary concern in data collection for research?
A. flexibility in data collection
B. Consistency in data collection
C. Accurate interpretation of data collection
D. Averaging of numerical scores to reduce the effect of
outliers
B
The training of data collectors to adhere strictly to a standard protocol for a research project will affect the ultimate outcome of the study by doing what?
A. Reducing risks to human subjects
B. Reducing cost of data collection
C. Increasing consistency in data collection
D. Increasing risk of introducing researcher bias into the study
C
Two data collectors scored pressure ulcers similarly using the Braden's Scale for pressure ulcer assessment. This finding indicates what?
A. Interrater reliability between the two data collectors was high
B. Interrater reliability between the two data collectors was low
C. The data-collection method was inappropriate for the investigation
D. Interrater reliability cannot be established without the data collectors examining each pressure ulcer
together at the same time
A
A nurse researcher would choose physiological data-collection methods for which reason?
A. Cost and subject acceptance
B. Reduced researcher time
C. Data collection of patient body weights
D. No need for interrater reliability
C
What is an example of a physiological measurement?
A. Definition of a type A behavior pattern
B. Description of self-care behavior abilities in patients with dementia
C. Ranges of values on two consecutive arterial blood gas analyses
D. Adjusted score on the State-Trait Anxiety Scale
C
During a research project, the researcher notes that the subject completes each assigned task with a much higher level of performance than is normally exhibited. How should a nurse researcher most accurately describe this change in the subject's behavior?
A. Reactivity
B. Instability
C. Therapeutic
D. Interventionist
A
The nurse researcher's use of a focus group interview with audio recording of group interactions would be considered to be an observational role of what?
A. Concealment with intervention
B. Concealment without intervention
C. No
concealment with intervention
D. No concealment without intervention
D
The nurse researcher informs subjects that he or she would like to include them in a research study and that they can refuse to participate through what?
A. informed consent
B. concealment with intervention
C. Unauthorized research
D. Concealment without intervention
A
Which observational role would be most appropriate if the nurse researcher wants to identify maternal response behaviors to cries of infants with colic?
A. Concealment with intervention
B. Concealment without intervention
C. No concealment with intervention
D. No concealment without intervention
B
Which data-collection method is most vulnerable to researcher bias?
A. Questionnaires
B. Available data
C. Observation methods
D. Physiological measurement
C
What advantage is shared by both interview and questionnaire data-collection methods?
A. Both seek to understand attitudes, beliefs, and feelings of participants
B. Both are analyzed by statistical methods selected by the researcher
C. Both require extensive training of the
researcher coordinating the study
D. Both are paper-and-pencil tests implemented by the researcher
A
A nurse researcher would select the interview method of data collection for which reason?
A. It is of value in qualitative studies
B. It allows subjects to provide more detailed answers
C. Consistency, rather than objectivity, is of primary importance
D. Objectivity, rather than consistency,
is of primary importance
B
Use of records or data-available methods of data collection would be most appropriate:
A. when research subjects are considered to be illiterate
B. when participants are not known to be reliable historians
C. when the goal of research is to analyze trends and change over time
D. when the researcher suspects the subject may alter responses to please the researcher
C
Which data-collection method can be assessed by asking, "Is there clear indication that the subjects understood the task and the questions?"
A. Questionnaires
B. Interveiws
C. Physiological measurements
D. Records and databases
B
Which data-collection method can be assessed by asking, "Are the data examined in such a way as to provide new information?"
A. Questionnaires
B. Interviews
C. physiological measurements
D. Records and databases
D
Which data-collection method can be assessed by asking, "Is there evidence that subjects were able to answer the questions?"
A. questionnaires
B. interviews
C. physiological measurements
D. records and databases
A
Which data-collection method can be assessed by asking, "Are the majority of the items appropriately close-ended or open-ended?"
A. Questionnaire
B. Interviews
C. Physiological Measurement
D. Records and databases
A
Which data-collection method can be assessed by asking, "Is there a provision for evaluating the accuracy fo the instrument?
A. Questionnaire
B. Interviews
C. Physiological measurement
D. Records and databases
C
A nurse researcher is designing a study on objective analysis of vital sign monitoring before, during and after trauma care in the emergency department. To analyze trends in this process which types of measurements could the nurse consider incorporating? [Select all that apply.]
A. available data [recording vital signs]
B. paper-pencil scales
C. Questionnaires
D. Physiological instruments readouts
E. Interviews
A, D
A nurse researcher is working with students experiencing test anxiety. The nurse has the students take a test while she watches through a two-way mirror. What does this approach incorporate? [Select all that apply.]
A. observation
B. interviewing
C. Reactivity
D. Structured
interviewing
E. Concealment
A, E
What are some advantages of using physiological data-collection methods? [Select all that apply.]
A. objectivity
B. precision
C. flexibility
D. Inexpensive
E. sensitivity
A, B, E
What are the steps involved in instrument development? [Select all that apply.]
A.
Clarify the target population
B. Define concept to be measured
C. Develop items
D. Estimate reliability and validity
E. Statistically analyze individual items
F. Develop implications from the item analysis
A, B, C, D
A nurse researcher is designing a study examining the construct of anxiety. The researcher could operationalize anxiety through what? [Select all that apply.]
A. Vital
signs readouts
B. Observation
C. Sweat-level measurements
D. Interview
E. Paper-and-Pencil scale
A, B, C, D, E
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