Research Exam 2

For a research literature review, what is a primary source?

A. A description of a study written by the researchers who did the study

Which is an example of a shared theory (a theory used by but not developed by nurses)?

A. Bandura's Social Cognitive Theory

Which statement is true?

A. Many quantitative researchers who cite a theory as their framework do not directly test the theory or hypotheses deduced from the theory

The research question "Among patients with cancer, are men more likely than women to have high levels of death anxiety?" is:

A. Most likely to be addressed using a quantitative approach

"Does stress during a woman's first trimester of a pregnancy affect the infant's birth weight?" is a :

A. Research question

What is the primary purpose of a review of literature in a research report?

A. Summarizing the state of current evidence about the problem under study

Which is true of both theories and conceptual models?

A. They are invented or created, not discovered

What is the major similarity between traditional theories and conceptual models?

A. They both use concepts as their building blocks

Every study contains which?

B. A framework

What is a secondary source for a research literature review?

B. A summary of a study written by someone other than the researchers who conducted it

At what point in the research process do grounded theory researchers typically conduct a literature review?

B. After beginning to collect data

Which is a type of cultural theory that helps to shape an ethnographic theory?

B. Materialistic theories

The research question "What is the meaning of spirituality to patients in end-of-life care?" is:

B. Most likely to be addressed using a qualitative approach

Which is most likely to be a statement of purpose for a quantitative study?

B. The purpose was to assess the effectiveness of music for decreasing agitation in nursing home residents

Which statement about the nature of theories is true?

B. The relationship between theory and research is reciprocal

Which is not one of the stages of change in Prochaska's Transtheoretical Model?

B. Transition

Stages of change is a construct that was developed within the:

B. Transtheoretical Model

The nurse theorist Roy developed which model?

C. Adaptation Model

Which would be a primary source for a research literature review?

C. An experimental study published in the journal Research in Nursing & Health

What are the basic building blocks of a theory?

C. Concepts

Theories differ in their level of generality and abstraction. What term is used to designate a theory that attempts to explain specific phenomena, such as stress, adaptation, and unpleasant symptoms?

C. Middle-range theory

A researcher's statement of purpose indicates that the goal of the study is to understand the lived experiences of family members caring for a terminally ill child with cancer. What type of study is this?

C. Phenomenological

Descriptive theory plays an important role in which type of study?

C. Qualitative study

Which statement about conducting a high-quality research literature review is true?

C. Reviewers should ensure that their reviews include recently published studies

Self-efficacy is a widely used construct that was originally developed within:

C. Social Cognitive Theory

"This study aimed to understand the experience of living with a colostomy among patients who had surgery for colon cancer" is a:

C. Statement of purpose

A nurse researcher studied adults' intentions to donate blood, as well as their actual donation behavior. Which theory or model did the nurse researcher likely use?

C. The Theory of Planned Behavior

There are several strategies for finding studies on a research question. What is the ancestry approach?

C. Tracking down earlier studies cited in the reference list of a relevant research report

The figure below depicts a conceptualization of the risk of falling in hospitalized patients. What would such a figure be called?

D. A conceptual map

The Health Promotion Model would best be described as which type of theory?

D. A middle-range theory

"For the thousands of patients on chemotherapy, nausea and vomiting are common side effects. To date, interventions have only been moderately successful in reducing these effects. New interventions that can reduce or prevent these side effects need to be identified to improve the quality of life of these patients." Which does this best represent?

D. A problem statement

In which way is doing a research literature review similar to doing a qualitative study?

D. Both reviewers and qualitative researchers have a flexible, creative approach to collecting information

Which verb used in a statement of purpose is most likely to signify that the study is quantitative?

D. Evaluate

What is the most important type of information to include in a literature review?

D. Findings from prior studies

What is an example of a theory that has been described as a grand theory in nursing?

D. Humanbecoming Paradigm (Parse)

Which is a major source of ideas for research problems?

D. Nurses' personal clinical experience

Which statement about research hypotheses is true?

D. Qualitative researchers do not develop hypotheses prior to data collection

Which statement about research problems and paradigms (as paradigms relate to qualitative and quantitative methods) is true?

D. Quantitative studies typically focus on well-developed concepts for which reliable methods of measurement exist

Which is an important characteristic of a high-quality literature review?

D. Reproducible, with clear decision rules

Identify the independent variable in the following research question "What is the effect of acetaminophen compared to ibuprofen on liver function in female adolescents with hepatitis?"

D. Type of pain reliever