Deck 7: Frameworks for Nursing Research

Question 1

Which of the following best represents a formal study framework?

A) Clinical experience as a basis for the study problem statement.
B) Prochaska's stages of change as a behavioral change process.
C) Researcher's hunches about why the research is important.

Answer 1

Prochaska's stages of change as a behavioral change process.

Question 2

The process of testing the ideas and hunches represented by a framework and then developing new theories and frameworks reflects what type of relationship?

A) Generalizable.
B) Inductive.
C) Reciprocal.

Answer 2

Reciprocal.

Question 3

Which of the following terms is used to label an object or phenomenon in order to give it a distinct meaning and identity?

A) Concept.
B) Model.
C) Theory.

Answer 3

Concept.

Question 4

Which of the following is an example of a concept?

A) Number of children in a family.
B) Restlessness.
C) A syringe.

Question 5

Which of the following are the three features of a theory?

A) Abstract, generalization, and a systematic explanation about how phenomena are related.
B) Concrete, limited to the current situation, and a proposed relationship between two concepts.
C) Contingent, abstract, and translatable into testable hypotheses about variable relationships.

Question 6

When linked with propositional or relationship statements, concepts or __________ form a theory.

A) Constructs.
B) Frameworks.
C) Models.

Question 7

The Transtheoretical Model of Change is an example of what type of theory?

A) Descriptive.
B) Formal.
C) Rudimentary.

Question 8

IF 'X' - THEN 'Y' is an example of what type of theory?

A) Descriptive.
B) Explanatory.
C) Predictive.

Question 9

A theory defined by scope is Margaret Newman's "Health as Expanding Consciousness" which would be a(n)

A) grand theory.
B) middle range theory.
C) practice theory.

Question 10

A conceptual model is intended to provide a(n)

A) comprehensive, overall picture of the phenomenon being explained.
B) descriptive representation of a global viewpoint or broad perspective.
C) prescriptive nature with an origin in a middle range theory.

Question 11

Using boxes and arrows to represent a framework's concepts and propositions, respectively, is an example of a(n)

A) conceptual model.
B) mathematical model.
C) schematic model.

Question 12

When used as context, a framework functions as the

A) conceptual and philosophical umbrella under which the study is organized.
B) recognition of a formal theory or conceptual model.
C) schematic model which simplifies and offers a visual picture.

Question 13

When a framework is used as context, it is integrated into the study in which of the following ways?

A) The framework's concepts are represented as the variables in the study.
B) The research sub-problems are derived from and consistent with the problem.
C) Through the selection of a specific propositional statement of interest.

Question 14

The framework underlying a physiological study is so concrete and generally accepted as foundational knowledge that it typically is not described. Why is it important to recognize the theory?

A) It can trigger development of further studies.
B) One cannot understand the results without the theory.
C) The reader will need to know this to critique the research.

Question 15

Why is the use of a substantive framework to provide context for a qualitative study quite controversial and done only infrequently?

A) A substantive framework is used to predetermine thematic categories for data analysis.
B) Qualitative research is best undertaken without bias of preconceived ideas.
C) Qualitative studies are guided by a specific methodological framework.

Question 16

Theory development and recognition both require what type of reasoning? Choose all that apply.

A) Deductive.
B) Inductive.
C) Logical.