Question 1

A researcher interested in the process of adjustment to prosthetic limb use would conduct phenomenological research.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Which consideration related to data reliability would be especially important for a historical researcher using strategic sampling to gather data?

Accepted Answer

A)  Accurate interpretation of historical artifacts 
B)  Detailed historical documentation that supports participants' remembered accounts 
C)  Extensive analysis of secondary sources about the time period 
D)  Restriction of the sample size based on participant age 
A)  Accurate interpretation of historical artifacts 
B)  Detailed historical documentation that supports participants' remembered accounts 
C)  Extensive analysis of secondary sources about the time period 
D)  Restriction of the sample size based on participant age B

Question 3

Why is the sample size in qualitative studies generally smaller than in quantitative research?

Accepted Answer

A)  Qualitative studies use more accurate information collection methods than quantitative studies. 
B)  Qualitative research does not involve as many variables as quantitative research. 
C)  The sample size needed for a qualitative study depends on how quickly data saturation is reached. 
D)  The sample size needed for a qualitative study depends on the randomization strategy chosen by the researcher. 
A)  Qualitative studies use more accurate information collection methods than quantitative studies. 
B)  Qualitative research does not involve as many variables as quantitative research. 
C)  The sample size needed for a qualitative study depends on how quickly data saturation is reached. 
D)  The sample size needed for a qualitative study depends on the randomization strategy chosen by the researcher. C

Question 4

What are the four essential elements for evaluation of qualitative research?

Accepted Answer

A)  Validity, reliability, transferability, and timeliness 
B)  Credibility, trustworthiness, validity, and confirmability 
C)  Transferability, dependability, timeliness, and confirmability 
D)  Credibility, transferability, dependability, and confirmability 
A)  Validity, reliability, transferability, and timeliness 
B)  Credibility, trustworthiness, validity, and confirmability 
C)  Transferability, dependability, timeliness, and confirmability 
D)  Credibility, transferability, dependability, and confirmability

Question 5

What is the relationship between quantitative research, qualitative research, data collection, and data analysis?

Accepted Answer

A)  In both quantitative and qualitative research, data analysis takes place immediately after data collection. 
B)  In both quantitative and qualitative research, data analysis takes place simultaneously with data collection. 
C)  In qualitative research, data analysis takes place after data collection; in quantitative research, data collection and analysis are simultaneous. 
D)  In quantitative research, data analysis takes place after data collection; in qualitative research, data collection and analysis are simultaneous. 
A)  In both quantitative and qualitative research, data analysis takes place immediately after data collection. 
B)  In both quantitative and qualitative research, data analysis takes place simultaneously with data collection. 
C)  In qualitative research, data analysis takes place after data collection; in quantitative research, data collection and analysis are simultaneous. 
D)  In quantitative research, data analysis takes place after data collection; in qualitative research, data collection and analysis are simultaneous.

Question 6

A researcher has interviewed 15 participants. During the last five interviews, the researcher has received confirmation of information gathered in the earlier interviews but has not gained any new information. Which conclusion by the researcher is most reasonable?

Accepted Answer

A)  Data overload has occurred, and the last five interviews can be discarded. 
B)  Data saturation has been reached, and the researcher does not need to keep conducting interviews. 
C)  Data are becoming stale, and the researcher needs to find new questions to ask future interview candidates. 
D)  Data collection is still yielding important information and should continue until the researcher runs out of interview candidates. 
A)  Data overload has occurred, and the last five interviews can be discarded. 
B)  Data saturation has been reached, and the researcher does not need to keep conducting interviews. 
C)  Data are becoming stale, and the researcher needs to find new questions to ask future interview candidates. 
D)  Data collection is still yielding important information and should continue until the researcher runs out of interview candidates.

Question 7

Because ethnographic research focuses on discovering the emic, or inside, perspective, it is essential for the researcher to dismiss his or her own etic, or outside, perspective from the analysis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

During an interview with an older adult participant, the researcher learns that the participant may be the victim of financial abuse by one of his adult children. Which of the following best describes the researcher's ethical obligation?

Accepted Answer

A)  The researcher is bound by confidentiality rules and cannot reveal personally identifiable information about the participant under any circumstances. 
B)  The researcher has a responsibility to protect the participant's confidentiality but may confront the abuser with the participant's permission. 
C)  The researcher has a responsibility to report the suspected abuse to the appropriate authorities. 
D)  The researcher is bound by the relationship with the participant and may only report the suspected abuse if the participant agrees. 
A)  The researcher is bound by confidentiality rules and cannot reveal personally identifiable information about the participant under any circumstances. 
B)  The researcher has a responsibility to protect the participant's confidentiality but may confront the abuser with the participant's permission. 
C)  The researcher has a responsibility to report the suspected abuse to the appropriate authorities. 
D)  The researcher is bound by the relationship with the participant and may only report the suspected abuse if the participant agrees.

Question 9

Which is not a source of data that a researcher can use when conducting historical qualitative research?

Accepted Answer

A)  Interviews 
B)  Direct observation 
C)  Artifacts 
D)  All of these are correct. 
A)  Interviews 
B)  Direct observation 
C)  Artifacts 
D)  All of these are correct.

Question 10

A researcher is studying the lived experience of individuals on kidney transplant waiting lists. Which participants would join the study as a result of snowball sampling?

Accepted Answer

A)  Patients the researcher met in a dialysis clinic 
B)  Patients randomly selected from the national kidney transplant waiting list 
C)  Patients who responded to an advertisement for participants that the researcher posted online 
D)  Patients who were referred to the researcher by one of the first participants in the study 
A)  Patients the researcher met in a dialysis clinic 
B)  Patients randomly selected from the national kidney transplant waiting list 
C)  Patients who responded to an advertisement for participants that the researcher posted online 
D)  Patients who were referred to the researcher by one of the first participants in the study

Question 11

A qualitative study investigating the lived experience of women younger than age of 25 who survived a liver transplant is an example of which type of research?

Accepted Answer

A)  Historical 
B)  Phenomenological 
C)  Grounded theory 
D)  Ethnographic 
A)  Historical 
B)  Phenomenological 
C)  Grounded theory 
D)  Ethnographic

Question 12

In qualitative research, confirmability refers to rigorous efforts by the researcher to be objective and maintain an audit trail to document the research process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which method would a researcher use to investigate the nursing processes involved in teaching patients how to walk again following spinal cord injuries?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ethnographic research 
B)  Phenomenological research 
C)  Historical research 
D)  Grounded theory research 
A)  Ethnographic research 
B)  Phenomenological research 
C)  Historical research 
D)  Grounded theory research

Question 14

A researcher is running errands and suddenly has an idea about a connection between the responses of two different participants who were interviewed earlier in the day. The researcher immediately records the thought on an electronic device. What technique related to data analysis is the researcher using?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fieldwork 
B)  Memoing 
C)  Bracketing 
D)  Debriefing 
A)  Fieldwork 
B)  Memoing 
C)  Bracketing 
D)  Debriefing

Question 15

A researcher finds a photograph in old newspaper records that confirms a statement made by a participant during an interview. Which method has the researcher used to establish credibility?

Accepted Answer

A)  Referential adequacy 
B)  Persistent observation 
C)  Member checks 
D)  Data saturation 
A)  Referential adequacy 
B)  Persistent observation 
C)  Member checks 
D)  Data saturation

A researcher interested in the process of adjustment to prosthetic limb use would conduct phenomenological research.

Which consideration related to data reliability would be especially important for a historical researcher using strategic sampling to gather data?

Why is the sample size in qualitative studies generally smaller than in quantitative research?

What are the four essential elements for evaluation of qualitative research?

What is the relationship between quantitative research, qualitative research, data collection, and data analysis?

A researcher has interviewed 15 participants. During the last five interviews, the researcher has received confirmation of information gathered in the earlier interviews but has not gained any new information. Which conclusion by the researcher is most reasonable?

Because ethnographic research focuses on discovering the emic, or inside, perspective, it is essential for the researcher to dismiss his or her own etic, or outside, perspective from the analysis.

During an interview with an older adult participant, the researcher learns that the participant may be the victim of financial abuse by one of his adult children. Which of the following best describes the researcher's ethical obligation?

Which is not a source of data that a researcher can use when conducting historical qualitative research?

A researcher is studying the lived experience of individuals on kidney transplant waiting lists. Which participants would join the study as a result of snowball sampling?

A qualitative study investigating the lived experience of women younger than age of 25 who survived a liver transplant is an example of which type of research?

In qualitative research, confirmability refers to rigorous efforts by the researcher to be objective and maintain an audit trail to document the research process.

Which method would a researcher use to investigate the nursing processes involved in teaching patients how to walk again following spinal cord injuries?

A researcher finds a photograph in old newspaper records that confirms a statement made by a participant during an interview. Which method has the researcher used to establish credibility?

What Is Evidence-Based Practice

Using Evidence Through Collaboration to Promote Excellence in Nursing Practice

Identifying Research Questions

Finding Sources of Evidence

Linking Theory, Research, and Practice

Key Principles of Quantitative Designs

Quantitative Designs: Using Numbers to Provide Evidence

Epidemiologic Designs: Using Data to Understand Populations

Collecting Evidence

Using Samples to Provide Evidence

Other Sources of Evidence

What Do the Quantitative Data Mean

What Do the Qualitative Data Mean

Weighing in on the Evidence

Transitioning Evidence to Practice

Developing Oneself As an Innovator

Evaluating Outcomes of Innovations

Sharing the Insights With Others

Understanding Research Utilization and EBP Collaboration in Nursing Practice.

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Exam 9: Qualitative Designs: Using Words to Provide Evidence

A researcher interested in the process of adjustment to prosthetic limb use would conduct phenomenological research.

Which consideration related to data reliability would be especially important for a historical researcher using strategic sampling to gather data?

Why is the sample size in qualitative studies generally smaller than in quantitative research?

What are the four essential elements for evaluation of qualitative research?

What is the relationship between quantitative research, qualitative research, data collection, and data analysis?

A researcher has interviewed 15 participants. During the last five interviews, the researcher has received confirmation of information gathered in the earlier interviews but has not gained any new information. Which conclusion by the researcher is most reasonable?

Because ethnographic research focuses on discovering the emic, or inside, perspective, it is essential for the researcher to dismiss his or her own etic, or outside, perspective from the analysis.

During an interview with an older adult participant, the researcher learns that the participant may be the victim of financial abuse by one of his adult children. Which of the following best describes the researcher's ethical obligation?

Which is not a source of data that a researcher can use when conducting historical qualitative research?

A researcher is studying the lived experience of individuals on kidney transplant waiting lists. Which participants would join the study as a result of snowball sampling?

A qualitative study investigating the lived experience of women younger than age of 25 who survived a liver transplant is an example of which type of research?

In qualitative research, confirmability refers to rigorous efforts by the researcher to be objective and maintain an audit trail to document the research process.

Which method would a researcher use to investigate the nursing processes involved in teaching patients how to walk again following spinal cord injuries?

A researcher finds a photograph in old newspaper records that confirms a statement made by a participant during an interview. Which method has the researcher used to establish credibility?

What Is Evidence-Based Practice

Using Evidence Through Collaboration to Promote Excellence in Nursing Practice

Identifying Research Questions

Finding Sources of Evidence

Linking Theory, Research, and Practice

Key Principles of Quantitative Designs

Quantitative Designs: Using Numbers to Provide Evidence

Epidemiologic Designs: Using Data to Understand Populations

Collecting Evidence

Using Samples to Provide Evidence

Other Sources of Evidence

What Do the Quantitative Data Mean

What Do the Qualitative Data Mean

Weighing in on the Evidence

Transitioning Evidence to Practice

Developing Oneself As an Innovator

Evaluating Outcomes of Innovations

Sharing the Insights With Others

Understanding Research Utilization and EBP Collaboration in Nursing Practice.

Filters