Kozier And Erb’s Fundamentals Of Nursing With Clinical Handbook 8th
Edition Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes
... [Show More] 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 example 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........ [Show Less]