Test Bank for Understanding Nursing Research (7th Edition) by Susan K. Grove & Jennifer R. Gray | Complete & Verified

Question 1

A nurse researcher understands that a search may identify thousands of references. In an effort to refine the search, which of the following are accurate statements?
Select all that apply.

a. Increasing the range of years you are searching is an effective strategy.
b. Combining terms or searching for the terms only in the abstract will decrease the number of articles identified.
c. It is not appropriate to limit the search to only full-text articles for undergraduate students.
d. Narrowing a search tightly is an effective strategy to access more results.
e. Some electronic databases allow you to limit the search to certain types of articles.

Answer: B, E

• Combining terms or searching for the terms only in the abstract will decrease the number of articles identified.
• Some electronic databases allow you to limit the search to certain types of articles, such as scholarly, peer-reviewed articles.

Note: One strategy is to decrease the range of years you are searching. It is appropriate to limit searches to full-text articles for undergraduate students, but graduate students should avoid this to ensure access to all relevant sources.

Question 2

Which of the following are true statements about conducting the search (step 2) of the literature review?
Select all that apply.

a. Reading the articles and appraising, analyzing, and synthesizing the literature
b. Obtaining full-text copies of relevant articles
c. Developing an outline to organize information from the review
d. Using a table to document the results of the search
e. Clarifying the purpose of the literature review
f. Ensuring that information needed to cite the source is recorded

Answer: B, D, F

• Obtaining full-text copies of relevant articles
• Using a table to document the results of the search
• Ensuring that information needed to cite the source is recorded

Note:

• Reading and analyzing the articles is part of processing the literature.
• Developing an outline and clarifying the purpose belong to the preparation and writing stages of the literature review.

Understanding Theory and Research Frameworks (Chapter 07)

Question 1

Which is true about a study framework?

a. It guides nurses in clinical practice.
b. It explains a portion of a theory.
c. It is one of the major ideas of a theory.
d. It is the underlying methodology used in research.

Answer: B

• A study framework is a brief explanation of a theory or those portions of a theory that are to be tested in a study.

Question 2

Which statement is true about theory and qualitative studies?

a. Qualitative studies rely on conceptual frameworks and not on theory.
b. Qualitative studies are not based on theory.
c. Qualitative studies may be used to create theory.
d. Qualitative studies use theory in the same way as quantitative studies.

Answer: C

• Qualitative studies may be based on a theory or may be designed to create a theory.

Question 3

A researcher is studying how anxiety affects coping with chronic disease and theorizes that measures to reduce anxiety will improve subjects’ ability to cope with day-to-day demands of self-care. In this example, anxiety and coping are:

a. Assumptions
b. Concepts
c. Philosophies
d. Theories

Answer: B

• Concepts are terms that abstractly describe and name objects, ideas, experiences, or phenomena.

Question 4

The building blocks for theory are:

a. Empirical testing
b. Concepts
c. Hypotheses
d. Models

Answer: B

• Concepts are the foundational elements of theories, providing meaning and identity to ideas.

Question 5

When reviewing various theoretical frameworks, the nurse researcher identifies several viewpoints about how nurses should engage with terminally ill patients. These viewpoints represent:

a. Abstract ideas
b. Assumptions
c. Concrete ideas
d. Philosophies

Answer: D

• Philosophies explore truths or principles and describe which ethical ideas should guide nursing practice.

Question 6

Which statement is true about research frameworks?

a. Every qualitative study has an implicit or explicit research framework.
b. Research frameworks for psychological studies are usually derived from physiology, genetics, pathophysiology, and physics.
c. Research frameworks come from grand nursing theories.
d. A research framework is a concrete, logical structure of meaning.

Answer: C

• Research frameworks can originate from grand nursing theories, middle-range theories, syntheses of concepts, or prior research findings.