Introduction to Nursing Research: Chapter 10 Questions

A total of 20 nursing students are randomly selected from a random sample of five nursing programs in one state. Which of the following would be the largest of the identified groups? A. Accessible Population B. Control Group C. Sample D. Target Population

A. Accessible Population

Which of the following samples is least likely to be representative of the overall population? A. Convenience B. Quota C. Random D. Stratified Random

A. Convenience

Which of the following types of studies would require the largest sample size? A. Correlational study B. Ethnography C. Grounded theory D. Phenomenology

A. Correlational study

Select all that Apply: A sample included 473 women: 106 had unplanned cesarean deliveries, 113 had planned cesarean deliveries, and 254 had vaginal deliveries. All of the women who had vaginal deliveries and the majority (79%) who had unplanned cesarean deliveries were recruited from childbirth education classes. The sample was predominantly white, and all subjects spoke English, had no major prenatal complications or underlying medical problems, and delivered healthy full-term infants. Which of the following represent sample characteristics? A. Type of delivery B. Predominantly White C. Spoke English D. Recruited from childbirth classes

A. Type of delivery B. Predominantly White C. Spoke English

A total of 20 nursing students are randomly selected from a random sample of five nursing programs in one state. This is an example of what type of sampling? A. Simple random B. Cluster C. Convenience D. Purposive

B. Cluster

A researcher's decisions related to sampling affect which of the following? Choose all that apply. A. Internal consistency B. Internal Validity C. External Validity D. Choice of target population

C. External Validity D. Choice of target population

A nurse researcher who is interested in studying the career paths of deans in nursing programs approached six deans whom she knew had been active in the American Association of Colleges of Nursing and asked them to participate in her study. This sampling strategy reflects: A. Convenience Sampling B. Network Sampling C. Purposive Sampling D. Inappropriate Sampling

C. Purposive Sampling

Determination of appropriate sample size in qualitative research is based on the principles of: A. Power analysis B. The rule of 30 C. Saturation and Redundancy D. Convenience and access

C. Saturation and Redundancy

A total of 20 nursing students are randomly selected from a random sample of five nursing programs in one state. Which of the following would be the largest of the groups? A. Accessible population B. Control group C. Sample D. Target population

D. Target population