Reading Understanding and Applying Nursing Research 5th Edition Fain Test Bank
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Reading Understanding and Applying Nursing Research 5th Edition Fain Test Bank
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ISBN-10: 0803660413
Reading Understanding and Applying Nursing Research 5th Edition Fain Test Bank
ISBN-13: 978-0803660410
ISBN-10: 0803660413
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Chapter 10: Data Collection Methods
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. Which of the following is not a method of data collection?
| 1. | Questionnaires |
| 2. | Interviews |
| 3. | Experiments |
| 4. | Observations |
____ 2. The tendency for participants to respond to an item on a questionnaire in a way that does not reflect the real situation is called a _____.
| 1. | response set bias |
| 2. | probe |
| 3. | semantic differential |
| 4. | contingency question |
____ 3. Likert scales are sometimes referred to as:
| 1. | semantic differential scales. |
| 2. | visual analogue scales. |
| 3. | summative scales. |
| 4. | Guttman scales. |
____ 4. You wish to construct a tool that will measure a subject’s perception of a concept using pairs of adjectives reflecting opposite feelings. A good choice would be:
| 1. | Guttman. |
| 2. | Likert. |
| 3. | Thurstone. |
| 4. | semantic differential. |
____ 5. What is an advantage of using qualitative data?
| 1. | It does not require prior knowledge of the subject. |
| 2. | It can be analyzed without extreme effort. |
| 3. | Comparisons can be easily made. |
| 4. | Hypotheses can be tested with statistical techniques. |
____ 6. The question “What is your opinion on the legalization of marijuana?” elicits what type of response?
| 1. | Open-ended |
| 2. | Categorical |
| 3. | Continuous |
| 4. | Ordering |
____ 7. The question “What is your sex: male or female” elicits what type of response?
| 1. | Open-ended |
| 2. | Categorical |
| 3. | Continuous |
| 4. | Ordering |
____ 8. The question “What is your current weight in pounds?” elicits what type of response?
| 1. | Open-ended |
| 2. | Categorical |
| 3. | Continuous |
| 4. | Ordering |
____ 9. Which statement about ordering the questions on a questionnaire is false?
| 1. | The first topic should be the one a respondent will consider most important. |
| 2. | Questions that are similar in content should be grouped together. |
| 3. | Questions about sensitive topics should be placed near the beginning of the questionnaire. |
| 4. | Demographic questions should be placed at the end of the questionnaire. |
____ 10. “On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being not painful and 5 being painful, how would you rate your venipuncture experience?” is an example of what type of scale?
| 1. | Likert |
| 2. | Semantic differential |
| 3. | Visual analog |
| 4. | Guttman |
____ 11. What scale asks users to place an x on a line indicating the level of intensity of a subjective phenomena?
| 1. | Likert |
| 2. | Semantic differential |
| 3. | Visual analog |
| 4. | Guttman |
____ 12. A sorting technique used to characterize opinions, attitudes, or judgments of individuals through comparative rank ordering is termed:
| 1. | summative. |
| 2. | semantic differential. |
| 3. | visual analog. |
| 4. | Q methodology. |
____ 13. Which qualitative data collection method is used for ethnographic research?
| 1. | Interviews |
| 2. | Participant observations |
| 3. | Focus groups |
| 4. | Questionnaires |
____ 14. Observing interactions and detecting attitudes, opinions, and solutions to specific topics posed by a facilitator is the goal of which type of data collection method?
| 1. | Interviews |
| 2. | Participant observation |
| 3. | Focus groups |
| 4. | Questionnaires |
____ 15. A list of topics administered to subjects by a skilled interviewer is termed:
| 1. | interview schedule. |
| 2. | closed-ended questionnaire. |
| 3. | open-ended questionnaire. |
| 4. | survey. |
Chapter 10: Data Collection Methods
Answer Section
MULTIPLE CHOICE
- ANS: 3
Chapter: Data Collection Methods
Chapter Learning Objective: 1. Identify common instruments and methods used to collect data in quantitative and qualitative research.
Page: 214
Heading: Qualitative Versus Quantitative Data
Integrated Processes: Nursing Process
Client Need: Safe and Effective Care Environment
Cognitive Level: Comprehension
Concept: Evidence-based practice
Difficulty: Easy
| Feedback | |
| 1 | This is incorrect. Questionnaires are a method of data collection. |
| 2 | This is incorrect. Interviews are a method of data collection. |
| 3 | This is correct. Experimentation is not a method of data collection. |
| 4 | This is incorrect. Observations are a method of data collection. |
PTS: 1 CON: Evidence-based practice
- ANS: 1
Chapter: Data Collection Methods
Chapter Learning Objective: 4. Compare and contrast the different types of scaling techniques.
Page: 223
Heading: Likert Scales
Integrated Processes: Nursing Process
Client Need: Safe and Effective Care Environment
Cognitive Level: Comprehension
Concept: Evidence-based practice
Difficulty: Easy
| Feedback | |
| 1 | This is correct. Response set bias is the tendency for subjects to respond to items based on irrelevant criteria. |
| 2 | This is incorrect. Probe is another term for question, usually to explore an answer further. |
| 3 | This is incorrect. A semantic differential scale is a set of scales that uses pairs of adjectives that reflect opposite feelings. |
| 4 | This is incorrect. A contingency question directs participants to different follow-up questions depending on their response. |
PTS: 1 CON: Evidence-based practice
- ANS: 3
Chapter: Data Collection Methods
Chapter Learning Objective: 4. Compare and contrast the different types of scaling techniques.
Page: 223
Heading: Likert Scales
Integrated Processes: Nursing Process
Client Need: Safe and Effective Care Environment
Cognitive Level: Knowledge
Concept: Evidence-based practice
Difficulty: Easy
| Feedback | |
| 1 | This is incorrect. Likert scales are sometimes referred to as summative scales. |
| 2 | This is incorrect. Summative scale is another term for Likert scale. |
| 3 | This is correct. Likert scales are also called summative scales. |
| 4 | This is incorrect. Likert scales are also known as summative scales. |
PTS: 1 CON: Evidence-based practice
- ANS: 4
Chapter: Data Collection Methods
Chapter Learning Objective: 4. Compare and contrast the different types of scaling techniques.
Page: 228
Heading: Semantic Differential Scales
Integrated Processes: Nursing Process
Client Need: Safe and Effective Care Environment
Cognitive Level: Application
Concept: Evidence-based practice
Difficulty: Moderate
| Feedback | |
| 1 | This is incorrect. A Guttman scale asks responders to agree or disagree with an item. |
| 2 | This is incorrect. Likert scales require subjects to respond to a series of statements and select an appropriately ranked response. |
| 3 | This is incorrect. A Thurstone scale measures attitude. |
| 4 | This is correct. Semantic differential scales use pairs of adjectives that reflect opposite feelings. |
PTS: 1 CON: Evidence-based practice
- ANS: 1
Chapter: Data Collection Methods
Chapter Learning Objective: 1. Identify common instruments and methods used to collect data in quantitative and qualitative research.
Page: 214
Heading: Qualitative Versus Quantitative Data
Integrated Processes: Nursing Process
Client Need: Safe and Effective Care Environment
Cognitive Level: Comprehension
Concept: Evidence-based practice
Difficulty: Easy
| Feedback | |
| 1 | This is correct. An advantage to using qualitative data is that it does not require prior knowledge of the subject. |
| 2 | This is incorrect. Quantitative data can be analyzed without extreme effort. |
| 3 | This is incorrect. Comparisons can be easily made with quantitative data. |
| 4 | This is incorrect. With quantitative data, hypotheses can be tested with well-developed statistical techniques. |
PTS: 1 CON: Evidence-based practice
- ANS: 1
Chapter: Data Collection Methods
Chapter Learning Objective: 2. Distinguish between closed-ended and open-ended questionnaires.
Page: 221
Heading: Designing Good Answers
Integrated Processes: Nursing Process
Client Need: Safe and Effective Care Environment
Cognitive Level: Application
Concept: Evidence-based practice
Difficulty: Easy
| Feedback | |
| 1 | This is correct. An open-ended question elicits an answer consisting of a free-form statement or essay in which the respondent chooses what to say. |
| 2 | This is incorrect. A categorical response is a type of closed answer that respondents are asked to choose from a limited number of alternatives. |
| 3 | This is incorrect. Continuous responses represent a large range of values, such as age, weight, height, and so forth that can be entered directly. |
| 4 | This is incorrect. An answer consisting of a free-form statement or essay in which the respondent chooses what to say is termed an open-ended response. |
PTS: 1 CON: Evidence-based practice
- ANS: 2
Chapter: Data Collection Methods
Chapter Learning Objective: 2. Distinguish between closed-ended and open-ended questionnaires.
Page: 221
Heading: Designing Good Answers
Integrated Processes: Nursing Process
Client Need: Safe and Effective Care Environment
Cognitive Level: Application
Concept: Evidence-based practice
Difficulty: Easy
| Feedback | |
| 1 | This is incorrect. An open-ended question elicits an answer consisting of a free-form statement or essay in which the respondent chooses what to say. |
| 2 | This is correct. A categorical response is a type of closed answer that respondents are asked to choose from a limited number of alternatives. |
| 3 | This is incorrect. Continuous responses represent a large range of values, such as age, weight, height, and so forth that can be entered directly. |
| 4 | This is incorrect. An answer consisting of a free-form statement or essay in which the respondent chooses what to say is termed an open-ended response. |
PTS: 1 CON: Evidence-based practice
- ANS: 3
Chapter: Data Collection Methods
Chapter Learning Objective: 2. Distinguish between closed-ended and open-ended questionnaires.
Page: 221
Heading: Designing Good Answers
Integrated Processes: Nursing Process
Client Need: Safe and Effective Care Environment
Cognitive Level: Application
Concept: Evidence-based practice
Difficulty: Easy
| Feedback | |
| 1 | This is incorrect. An open-ended question elicits an answer consisting of a free-form statement or essay in which the respondent chooses what to say. |
| 2 | This is incorrect. A categorical response is a type of closed answer that respondents are asked to choose from a limited number of alternatives. |
| 3 | This is correct. Continuous responses represent a large range of values, such as age, weight, height, and so forth that can be entered directly. |
| 4 | This is incorrect. An answer consisting of a free-form statement or essay in which the respondent chooses what to say is termed an open-ended response. |
PTS: 1 CON: Evidence-based practice
- ANS: 3
Chapter: Data Collection Methods
Chapter Learning Objective: 1. Identify common instruments and methods used to collect data in quantitative and qualitative research.
Page: 222
Heading: Ordering the Questions
Integrated Processes: Nursing Process
Client Need: Safe and Effective Care Environment
Cognitive Level: Comprehension
Concept: Evidence-based practice
Difficulty: Easy
| Feedback | |
| 1 | This is incorrect. The first topic should be the one the respondent will consider most important. |
| 2 | This is incorrect. Questions that are similar in content should be grouped together. |
| 3 | This is correct. Questions about sensitive topics should be placed about two-thirds of the way into the questionnaire. |
| 4 | This is incorrect. Demographic questions should be placed at the end of the questionnaire. |
PTS: 1 CON: Evidence-based practice
- ANS: 2
Chapter: Data Collection Methods
Chapter Learning Objective: 4. Compare and contrast the different types of scaling techniques.
Page: 228
Heading: Semantic Differential Scales
Integrated Processes: Nursing Process
Client Need: Safe and Effective Care Environment
Cognitive Level: Application
Concept: Evidence-based practice
Difficulty: Moderate
| Feedback | |
| 1 | This is incorrect. Likert scales require subjects to respond to a series of statements and select an appropriately ranked response. |
| 2 | This is correct. The semantic differential scale is composed of scales that use a pair of adjectives that reflect opposite feelings. |
| 3 | This is incorrect. The visual analog scale measures subjective phenomena (e.g., pain, fatigue, anxiety). Subjects are asked to mark a point on a line indicating the amount of the phenomena experienced at the time. |
| 4 | This is incorrect. A Guttman scale asks responders to agree or disagree with an item. |
PTS: 1 CON: Evidence-based practice
- ANS: 3
Chapter: Data Collection Methods
Chapter Learning Objective: 4. Compare and contrast the different types of scaling techniques.
Page: 230
Heading: Semantic Differential Scales
Integrated Processes: Nursing Process
Client Need: Safe and Effective Care Environment
Cognitive Level: Application
Concept: Evidence-based practice
Difficulty: Moderate
| Feedback | |
| 1 | This is incorrect. Likert scales require subjects to respond to a series of statements and select an appropriately ranked response. |
| 2 | This is incorrect. The semantic differential scale is composed of scales that use a pair of adjectives that reflect opposite feelings. |
| 3 | This is correct. The visual analog scale measures subjective phenomena (e.g., pain, fatigue, anxiety). Subjects are asked to mark a point on a line indicating the amount of the phenomena experienced at the time. |
| 4 | This is incorrect. A Guttman scale asks responders to agree or disagree with an item. |
PTS: 1 CON: Evidence-based practice
- ANS: 4
Chapter: Data Collection Methods
Chapter Learning Objective: 4. Compare and contrast the different types of scaling techniques.
Page: 230
Heading: Q Methodology
Integrated Processes: Nursing Process
Client Need: Safe and Effective Care Environment
Cognitive Level: Knowledge
Concept: Evidence-based practice
Difficulty: Easy
| Feedback | |
| 1 | This is incorrect. Summative scales require subjects to respond to a series of statements and select an appropriately ranked response. |
| 2 | This is incorrect. The semantic differential scale is composed of scales that use a pair of adjectives that reflect opposite feelings. |
| 3 | This is incorrect. Visual analog scales measure subjective phenomena (e.g., pain, fatigue, anxiety). Subjects are asked to mark a point on a line indicating the amount of the phenomena experienced at the time. |
| 4 | This is correct. Q Methodology is a sorting technique used to characterize opinions, attitudes, or judgments of individuals through comparative rank ordering. |
PTS: 1 CON: Evidence-based practice
- ANS: 2
Chapter: Data Collection Methods
Chapter Learning Objective: 1. Identify common instruments and methods used to collect data in quantitative and qualitative research.
Page: 233
Heading: Qualitative Data Collection Methods
Integrated Processes: Nursing Process
Client Need: Safe and Effective Care Environment
Cognitive Level: Knowledge
Concept: Evidence-based practice
Difficulty: Easy
| Feedback | |
| 1 | This is incorrect. Interviews are used to elicit meaningful data in qualitative studies; however, they are not the primary method for ethnographic research. |
| 2 | This is correct. Participant observation involves direct observation through involvement with subjects in their natural setting, which makes it useful in ethnographic research. |
| 3 | This is incorrect. A focus group is acceptable for in-depth interviews; however, they are not the primary method for ethnographic research. |
| 4 | This is incorrect. Questionnaires are useful for both qualitative and quantitative research; however, they are not the most useful method for ethnographic research. |
PTS: 1 CON: Evidence-based practice
- ANS: 3
Chapter: Data Collection Methods
Chapter Learning Objective: 1. Identify common instruments and methods used to collect data in quantitative and qualitative research.
Page: 233
Heading: Qualitative Data Collection Methods
Integrated Processes: Nursing Process
Client Need: Safe and Effective Care Environment
Cognitive Level: Knowledge
Concept: Evidence-based practice
Difficulty: Easy
| Feedback | |
| 1 | This is incorrect. Interviews are used to elicit meaningful data in qualitative studies; however, the goal is not to observe interactions and detect attitudes, opinions, and solutions to specific topics posed by a facilitator. |
| 2 | This is incorrect. Participant observation involves direct observation through involvement with subjects in their natural setting, participating in their lifestyle activities. |
| 3 | This is correct. The goal of a focus group is to observe interactions and detect attitudes, opinions, and solutions to specific topics posed by a facilitator. |
| 4 | This is incorrect. Questionnaires are useful for both qualitative and quantitative research; however, they are not designed for observation. |
PTS: 1 CON: Evidence-based practice
- ANS: 1
Chapter: Data Collection Methods
Chapter Learning Objective: 1. Identify common instruments and methods used to collect data in quantitative and qualitative research.
Page: 234
Heading: Qualitative Data Collection Methods
Integrated Processes: Nursing Process
Client Need: Safe and Effective Care Environment
Cognitive Level: Knowledge
Concept: Evidence-based practice
Difficulty: Easy
| Feedback | |
| 1 | This is correct. An interview schedule is a list of topics administered to subjects by a skilled interviewer. |
| 2 | This is incorrect. A closed-ended questionnaire is a type of format in which subjects are asked to select an answer from several choices. |
| 3 | This is incorrect. An open-ended questionnaire is a type of format in which subjects are asked to provide specific answers. |
| 4 | This is incorrect. A survey is a method of collecting data to describe, compare, or explain knowledge, behaviors, or attitudes. |
PTS: 1 CON: Evidence-based practice
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