Test Bank Kozier & Erb's Fundamentals Of Nursing 10th Edition Concepts, Process And Practice

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

1) Some nursing students have been given an assignment to develop a research question from a

quantitative approach. Which of the following would be an ple of a quantitative research

question in the clinical area?

A) Does expression of client spirituality affect recovery time?

B) What dressing selections work best for a wound dehiscence?

C) How do siblings react to a new baby of a second marriage after divorce of their parents?

D) What support do terminal cancer clients find least beneficial in hospice care?

Answer: B

Explanation: A) Quantitative research is often viewed as "hard" science. It progresses through

systematic, logical steps to collect information under controlled conditions. The

information is analyzed using statistical procedures. Qualitative research most

often explores the subjective experiences of human beings, which would be

exemplified in options A, C, and D.

Evaluation

Safe, effective care environment

Analysis

B) Quantitative research is often viewed as "hard" science. It progresses through

systematic, logical steps to collect information under controlled conditions. The

information is analyzed using statistical procedures. Qualitative research most

often explores the subjective experiences of human beings, which would be

exemplified in options A, C, and D.

Evaluation

Safe, effective care environment

Analysis

C) Quantitative research is often viewed as "hard" science. It progresses through

systematic, logical steps to collect information under controlled conditions. The

information is analyzed using statistical procedures. Qualitative research most

often explores the subjective experiences of human beings, which would be

exemplified in options A, C, and D.

Evaluation

Safe, effective care environment

Analysis

D) Quantitative research is often viewed as "hard" science. It progresses through

systematic, logical steps to collect information under controlled conditions. The

information is analyzed using statistical procedures. Qualitative research most

often explores the subjective experiences of human beings, which would be

exemplified in options A, C, and D.

Evaluation

Safe, effective care environment

Analysis

2) A group of nurses is researching how care providers of Stage I/II Alzheimer's clients use prior

coping skills in dealing with their current situation. Which qualitative research tradition does this

exemplify?

A) Ethnography B) Grounded theory

C) Substantive dimension D) Phenomenology

Answer: D

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Test Bank Kozier & Erb's Fundamentals Of Nursing 10th Edition Concepts, Process And Practice

Explanation: A) Phenomenology is research that investigates people's life experiences and how

they interpret those experiences. Using prior coping skills (life experiences) and

applying them to current situations in order to interpret the process of Alzheimer's

disease is an ple of phenomenology. Grounded theory is research to understand

social structures and social processes. Ethnography is research that provides a

framework to focus on the culture of a group of people. Substantive dimension is

not a research tradition, rather a way to critique research reports.

Assessment

Psychosocial integrity

Application

B) Phenomenology is research that investigates people's life experiences and how

they interpret those experiences. Using prior coping skills (life experiences) and

applying them to current situations in order to interpret the process of Alzheimer's

disease is an ple of phenomenology. Grounded theory is research to understand

social structures and social processes. Ethnography is research that provides a

framework to focus on the culture of a group of people. Substantive dimension

is not a research tradition, rather a way to critique research reports. Assessment

Psychosocial integrity

Application

C) Phenomenology is research that investigates people's life experiences and how

they interpret those experiences. Using prior coping skills (life experiences) and

applying them to current situations in order to interpret the process of Alzheimer's

disease is an ple of phenomenology. Grounded theory is research to understand

social structures and social processes. Ethnography is research that provides a

framework to focus on the culture of a group of people. Substantive dimension

is not a research tradition, rather a way to critique research reports. Assessment

Psychosocial integrity

Application

D) Phenomenology is research that investigates people's life experiences and how

they interpret those experiences. Using prior coping skills (life experiences) and

applying them to current situations in order to interpret the process of Alzheimer's

disease is an ple of phenomenology. Grounded theory is research to understand

social structures and social processes. Ethnography is research that provides a

framework to focus on the culture of a group of people. Substantive dimension

is not a research tradition, rather a way to critique research reports. Assessment

Psychosocial integrity

Application

3) A nurse educator has asked the question, "Do students who form study groups fare better on the

NCLEX® when compared to their peers who study independently?" An ple of a dependent

variable would be which of the following?

A) Students' college GPAs

B) Time between graduation and sitting for the NCLEX®

C) NCLEX® scores of both groups

D) Number of students in a study group

Answer: C