Question: The patient reports a sudden, severe headache, with nausea and vomiting. She says, “This is the worst headache of my life.” What condition does the RN suspect?
Answer Options:
A) Brain tumor
B) Migraine
C) Cerebral aneurysm
D) Ischemic stroke
Answer: C) Cerebral aneurysm
Question: A nurse manager has conducted a study to look at the relationship between the amount of time staff nurses on a unit spend in patient rooms and the number of times the patients on that unit use their call lights. The manager reports the results of the data analysis as r = -1.02. How should these results be interpreted?
Answer Options:
A) This is an improbable value, and a mathematical error is possible
B) There is a strong negative relationship between the variables
C) There is a strong positive relationship between the variables
D) There is no relationship between the variables
Answer: A) This is an improbable value, and a mathematical error is possible
Question: Which value represents the mode of these values? 23, 28, 30, 30, 51, 51, 63, 63, 63, 70? Round to the nearest whole number.
Answer Options:
N/A
Answer: 63
Question: Tell whether the following statement is True or False. In qualitative studies, observation is unstructured.
Answer Options:
A) True
B) False
Answer: A) True
Question: A study is conducted to measure the income earnings of Molloy University nursing students compared to Adelphi University nursing students. Income earning is an example of what level of measurement scale?
Answer Options:
A) Ratio
B) Interval
C) Nominal
D) Ordinal
Answer: A) Ratio
Question: The study aimed to explore the experience of living with the stigma of being a suicide survivor. This sentence is a:
Answer Options:
A) Research Hypothesis
B) Research Question
C) Null Hypothesis
D) Purpose Statement
Answer: D) Purpose Statement
Question: Which value represents the mode of these values? 23, 28, 30, 30, 51, 51, 63, 63, 63, 70? Round to the nearest whole number.
Answer Options:
N/A
Answer: 63
Question: What is the range of the following test scores? 65, 73, 84, 84, 92? Round to the nearest whole number.
Answer Options:
N/A
Answer: 27
Question: Calculate the mean for this distribution of scores: 98, 98, 90, 87, 85, 80, 78, 78, 72, 70, 68. Record your answer, rounding to two decimal places.
Answer Options:
N/A
Answer: 82.18
Question: A study about nurses’ attitudes toward adult male patients with HIV/AIDS found that 126 of the 275 nurses who responded in a favorable manner were African American. What percentage of nurses who responded in a favorable manner was African American? Round to the nearest whole number.
Answer Options:
N/A
Answer: 46%
Question: Does the type of feeding for infants (breast vs. bottle) during the first 6 months of life affect the incidence of infections during early childhood? Type of feeding is what part of the PICO?
Answer Options:
A) C (Comparison)
B) I (Intervention)
C) O (Outcome)
D) P (Population)
Answer: B) I (Intervention)
Question: Children with leukemia are interviewed about their experiences. After receiving information about the study, parents are asked to sign an authorization, and the children are asked about their willingness to participate. What procedures are used to safeguard study participants?
Answer Options:
A) Confidentiality
B) Debriefing
C) Anonymity
D) Informed Consent
Answer: D) Informed Consent
Question: A researcher administered a self-esteem scale to a sample of 200 children. When the researcher plotted the distribution shape he noticed that it was non-symmetrical or skewed, with the tail pointing to the left. How would the frequency distribution for the scores be described?
Answer Options:
A) Bimodal
B) Negatively skewed
C) Normal
D) Positively skewed
Answer: B) Negatively skewed
Question: Which type of sampling is most vulnerable to bias?
Answer Options:
A) Quota sampling
B) Convenience sampling
C) Consecutive
D) Systematic sampling
Answer: B) Convenience sampling
Question: Among elderly patients, does poor eyesight contribute to the occurrence of a fall? Occurrence of a fall is what part of the PICO?
Answer Options:
A) C (Comparison)
B) O (Outcome)
C) P (Population)
D) I (Intervention)
Answer: B) O (Outcome)
Question: Does the physical health of older incarcerated men improve or deteriorate during the course of their imprisonment? This sentence is a:
Answer Options:
A) Research Question
B) Purpose Statement
C) Null Hypothesis
D) Research Hypothesis
Answer: A) Research Question
Question: The nurse researcher is developing informed consent materials for an upcoming study. Which portion of this material should be developed with consideration of the Nuremburg Code?
Answer Options:
A) The section that discusses the compensation the subject will receive as a study participant.
B) The section that describes the balance between the risks and potential benefits of participating in the study.
C) The section that describes how the subject’s anonymity or confidentiality will be assured and protected.
D) The section that assures the subject’s right to refuse to participate or to withdraw from the study without penalty.
Answer: D) The section that assures the subject’s right to refuse to participate or to withdraw from the study without penalty.
Question: Dinsmore’s grounded theory study involved sampling patients whose experiences helped to better understand the emerging category of lost control. What type of sampling design is this?
Answer Options:
A) Convenience
B) Purposive
C) Theoretical
D) Snowball
Answer: C) Theoretical
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Answer Options:
N/A
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Question: List 2 different strategies for patients to avoid bleeding while taking anticoagulation.
Answer Options:
N/A
Answer: Use a soft toothbrush and avoid vigorous flossing. Avoid contact sports or activities that increase the risk of injury.