Title WORKBOOK - RESEARCH (KEY) ✅

SITUATION: Gretchen, a researcher, proposes a study on the relationship between work setup and stress levels of call center agents in Manila. 15. The primary purpose for reviewing literature is to: A. Generate broad background and understanding of information related to the research problem of interest B. Select topics related to the problem of interest C. Gather current knowledge of the problem of interest D. Organize material related to the problem of interest 16. In formulating the research hypotheses, researcher Gretchen should state the research question as: A. Is there a significant relationship between work setup (WFH vs on-site) and stress levels of call center agents? B. What is the response of the call center agents to the work setup? C. How do work setup affect stress levels of call center agents? D. How is variable "occupational stress” perceived in a population? 17. The proposed study shows the relationship between the variables. Which of the following Is the independent variable? A. Stress levels B. Work setup C. Relationship between stress and work setup D. Call center agents Situation: You are a nurse-researcher of a non-government organization. Your research team is assigned to conduct several qualitative researches. 18. You are working on a research article entitled “Becoming a Father”. Which research design would probably be the most appropriate to study the phenomenon of interest? A. Ethnographic B. Phenomenology C. Grounded Theory D. Action Research 19. What type of sampling procedure is generally used in qualitative research design? A. Quota B. Simple Random C. Convenience D. Purposive 20. Which of the following is a qualitative research design where lived experiences of individuals are examined in their “life world”? A. Ethnographic B. Descriptive Studies C. Grounded Theory D. Phenomenological 21. Nurse Fely is a research assistant of a study that aims to describe the lived experiences of a small tribe who practices traditional medicine. She explains to the participants the nature of the study with the help of a translator. Which of the following describes the action of the researcher? A. Full Disclosure B. Human Dignity C. Informed Consent D. Self-Determination 22. Nurse Fely plans to obtain information not just for a single event but collection happens for a long period of time? A. Retrospective B. Cross-Sectional C. Prospective D. Longitudinal Situation: You are a clinical trial nurse involved in the study “The Effect of Selenicereus undatus (dragon fruit) extract in Lowering Blood Pressure of Hypertensive Patients” 23. Which of the following is the independent variable? A. The effect of Selenicereus undatus B. Lowering of blood pressure C. Administration of Selenicereus undatus D. None of the above 24. Which of the following is the dependent variable? A. The effect of Selenicereus undatus B. Lowering of blood pressure C. Administration of Selenicereus undatus D. None of the above Situation: A team of researchers proposed a study on the individual effect of preoperative teaching on the pain reduction of women who have undergone exploratory laparotomy. Target populations are women admitted on the same day for exploratory laparotomy. 25. Which of the following designs would be most appropriate to use in attempting to determine the participants’ reduction in pain levels after they will be given preoperative teachings? A. Time series design B. Pretest-posttest control group design C. Solomon four-group design D. One shot case study 26. The independent variable that is manipulated is A. Women B. Health outcomes C. Abdominal surgery D. Preoperative teachings 27. In the proposed study, the researchers defined the selected groups and ask what sample size should be used. Since there are many qualifiers that to some extent samples must be specific to the study, the general rule in the sample size is to A. Determine the duration of the study B. Establish the number of variables C. Consider the type of the study D. Make the sample as large as possible 28. In the proposed hypothesis, “There is an inverse relationship between number of hours of sleep and test scores.” This kind of hypothesis belongs to which of the following category: A. Null, Non-directional B. Research, Directional C. Research, Null D. Research, Non-directional 29. What is the independent variable in the proposed hypothesis? A. Number of hours of sleep B. Test score C. Level of Anxiety D. None of the above 30. Which type of research injury investigates the issue of human complexity (e.g. understanding the human expertise)? A. Quantitative research B. Natural Inquiry C. Logical position D. Positivism Situation: The use of meditation to help decrease stress levels have been strongly recommended based on documented testimonials. 31. What type of research best suits Nurse Polita if he wants to do a study on this topic: "Effects of meditation on stress levels.” A. Quantitative research B. Qualitative research C. Applied research D. Basic research TOP RANK REVIEW ACADEMY, INC. Page 2 | 7
32. Nurse Sara formulated the following hypothesis: “ Meditation decreases stress levels among adults”. The hypothesis can be classified as: A. Complex, directional B. Simple, directional C. Complex,non-directional D. simple,non-directional 33. Nurse Orly goes to the library to review some related literature connected to his study for the purpose of: A. To identify if problem can be replicated B. Answering the research question C. Determine statistical treatment of data research D. Gathering data about what is already known or unknown about the problem. 34. The recipients of the experimental treatment in an experimental design or the individuals to be observed in a non-experimental design are called: A. Setting B. Control group C. Treatment group D. Sample SITUATION: Kara, a nurse researcher is conducting a research on use of pet therapy in reducing chronic pain among pediatric clients 35. Kara conducted the study to 2 groups of pediatric clients experiencing chronic pain. The clients in Ward A was assigned as experimental group while those admitted in Ward B was the control group. The control group was given the usual analgesic they receive while the experimental group was subjected to pet therapy and the usual analgesic they receive. Both groups’ level of pain was assessed. The research design utilized is A. Post test only control group B. Pretest posttest control group C. Non-equivalent control group D. Quasi-experimental 36. Which is the major threat to the validity of the study? A. testing B. maturation C. mortality D. selection bias 37. Which of the following is NOT true regarding hypothesis? A. An educated guess B. a tentative guess about relationship between two variables C. a temporary answer to research question D. a general explanation of a phenomenon 38. Which of the following is a null hypothesis appropriate for Kara’s study? A. There is no significant difference between the pain felt by the pediatric clients before and after pet therapy B. There is significant difference between the pain felt by the pediatric clients before and after pet therapy C. There is association between the pain felt by the pediatric clients before and after pet therapy D. There is no association between the pain felt by the pediatric clients before and after pet therapy 39. To determine if there is significant difference between the pain before and after the treatment, which of the following statistical treatments may be used? A. Pearon r B. t-test C. ANOVA D. Mean Situation: Nurse Liam is a nurse-researcher in a university. He is conducting a study which aims to determine if there is difference in the mini-mental status exam score of geriatric clients who received an experimental drug for dementia. 40. Which is the dependent variable in the study? A. Experimental drug B. MMSE score C. Elderly D. None of the above 41. It is hypothesized that elderly who received the experimental drug will perform better on the mental status exam. The type of hypothesis formulated is A. simple, directional B. simple, non-directional C. complex, directional D. complex, non-directional 42. Which method of data collection will be utilized in this study? A. Interview B. Visual analogue scale C. Biophysiologic measures D. Screening Tool 43. The data is collected to answer the research question. The data that will be collected will be at what level of measurement? A. Nominal B. Ordinal C. Interval D. Ratio 44. Nurse Lira with the research team tested the mental status of the participants after administering the experimental drug. The team is conducting which phase of the research process? A. Conceptual B. Design and Planning C. Empirical D. Analytic SITUATION: Needlestick injury has become common among staff nurse assigned in the stroke unit. A group of nurses decided to make a retrospective study. 45. A retrospective study would involve a nurse who had a needlestick injury: A. Anytime before start of study B. During the period of the study C. Previous to the study D. No particular period 46. The purpose of the study is to determine the relationship between staff education on needlestick injuries and incidence of needlestick injuries. The independent variable is: A. Staff nurses B. Needlestick injury C. Staff education D. None of the above 47. Sixty nurses consented to be subjects of the study, 30 nurses with needlestick injury and 25 nurses without needlestick injury. Staff education on needlestick injuries were employed by nurses without needlestick injuries. Which group is the control? A. Group without needlestick injury B. Group with needlestick injury C. Group with staff education on needlestick injury D. Group without staff education on needlestick injury 48. Due to some study constraints, the group decided to do a prospective study. The group should keep in mind that the study will be conducted on which of the following factors? A. At specified future time B. At a period when subjects are ready C. Before any of the subjects have developed injury D. NOTA Situation: Experiments can be done through different ways or method, the following question will fall under different types of experiments. TOP RANK REVIEW ACADEMY, INC. Page 3 | 7
49. An experimental study on the effect of using a video material in teaching wound cleaning in surgical site infection rates made use of 2 groups. It lacks random assignment and utilized a pre and a post-test measurement. It is classified as: A. Pre-experiment B. Non- experimental C. Quasi- experimental D. True experiment 50. Nurse Nancy proposes to use only one group, manipulation and a pre-test and post-test, this study can be categorized as a: A. Non- experimental B. Quasi- experimental C. True experiment D. Pre-experiment 51. If a researcher made use of only one group and gathered data at 2 separate occasions prior to an intervention and then gathered data twice again after , this is categorized as: A. Pre-experiment B. Non- experimental C. Quasi- experimental D. True experiment 52. Renejay is a clinical trial nurse. She knows that a clinical trial must meet the following criterion: A. Control, Manipulation and Intervention B. Manipulation, Inclusion criteria and convenience sampling C. Administration of intervention, Control and Random assignment D. Manipulation, randomization and Correlation SITUATION: Researchers’ goal is to advance knowledge and develop the highest-quality evidence for practice, using the best method available; however they must also adhere to the dictates of ethical rules that have been developed to protect human rights. 53. A problem statement is an expression of the dilemma that needs investigation for the purpose for providing and direction. It should identify the nature of the problem that is being addressed in the study and typically its context and significance. If the researcher would like to compare the coping mechanism of caregivers of patients with psychiatric illness from caregivers of patients with cardiac diseases, which of the following problem statement is the BEST? A. A study comparing the coping mechanism of caregivers of patients with psychiatric illness from caregivers of patients with cardiac diseases B. A descriptive study comparing the coping mechanism of caregivers of patients with psychiatric illness from caregivers of patients with cardiac diseases in Terms of Demographic Data. C. A study on the differences in the coping mechanism of caregivers of patients with psychiatric illness from caregivers of patients with cardiac diseases. D. A comparative analysis of the coping mechanism of caregivers of patients with psychiatric illness from caregivers of patients with cardiac diseases. 54. Nurse Lucy wants to do a study on the topic "Lived experiences of an albularyo in Mt. Kitanglad." The type of research that best suits this topic is: A. Applied research B. Basic research C. Qualitative research D. Quantitative research 55. The type of research design that does not manipulate independent variable is: A. Experimental design B. Non-experimental design C. Quasi-experimental design D. Quantitative design 56. Which of the following is TRUE in an experimental study? A. The control group receives the therapy being studied B. Conditions affecting the subjects are left uncontrolled to allow generalization of findings C. Subjects are randomly assigned to both experimental and controlled groups D. Clients are likely to perform the best are assigned to the experimental group 57. Nurse Delilah knows that she is dealing with a quasi-experimental research if it lacks which of the following component of an experimental research? A. Manipulation B. Randomization C. Control D. Either b or d 58. In the study “The use of meditation to help decrease stress”, stress is an example of what measurement: A. Nominal B. Ordinal C. Interval D. Ratio SITUATION: Joseph prepares for the orientation of the new staff of the research department. He plans to conduct a review of the basic concepts of research. 59. He presented a study which makes use of past events to answer a problem. This is an example of: A. Ex post facto analysis B. Case study C. Field experiment D. Historical research 60. The nurse researcher decided to use experimental design on her study about the effect of the use of aromatherapy on pain levels of post-abdominal surgery patients. However there are experimental limitations despite of its benefits. Nurses and hospital staff, as well as patients, might be aware of their participation and both groups might alter their actions accordingly. What can you call these changes made by the participants? A. Hawthorne effect B. Butterfly effect C. Halo effect D. Double blind RCT 61. To avoid the above situation what should Nurse Roland do? A. Randomize the subject and the person who administer the treatment. B. Note the subject, especially in experimental group as powerful component. C. Tell the participants to just do what they are currently doing to avoid biases. D. Tell the participants what to do according to the researchers’ will. 62. You know that the research study is completed when: A. The research report is published in the research journal B. The result is utilized by the nurse in the hospital C. The final report has been written and submitted to the CEO D. The findings are interpreted by the research group Situation: As a community health nurse, Nurse Elenita is assigned to conduct research studies on various problems in her designated area. Nurse Elenita should be aware of the different principles of nursing research. 63. Sex-linked dystonia parkinsonism (XDP) was reported by Lee et al. in 1975 occurring endemically in Panay, Philippines. It is an adult onset, sex-linked, predominantly male, severe, progressive movement disorder with high penetrance and a high frequency of generalization. The movement disorder is characterized by dystonic movements usually starting in the third or fourth decade, focal at the onset, spreading to TOP RANK REVIEW ACADEMY, INC. Page 4 | 7