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TOP RANK REVIEW ACADEMY, INC. Page 1 | 3 REFRESHER PHASE EVALUATIVE EXAMINATION NURSING RESEARCH Prepared By: Ms. Jaidee Rojas NOV 2024 Philippine Nurse Licensure Examination Review 1. A group of researchers has implemented a smoking prevention program in a group of adolescents to promote cognitive and behavioral impact on a healthy lifestyle. The independent variable of the study is: A. Cognitive and behavioral influence after the program B. Group of adolescents C. Healthy lifestyle D. Smoking prevention program 2. True experimental researches generally have higher internal validity due to the fact that there are no threats related to temporal ambiguity. This is because experimental research design is inherently: A. Highly controlled B. Manipulative C. Prospective D. Retrospective 3. Lack of randomizations in experiments often leads to A. Higher generalizability B. Robust representativeness C. Stronger inferences D. Weaker conclusions 4. Scope in a particular study is best defined as A. Overall coverage of the research B. Stipulated exclusions of the study C. Possible limitations of the study D. Probable weakness that the study will possess 5. Prospective correlational research design always starts with the identification of the A. Confounding variable B. Dependent variable C. Independent variable D Pre-test 6. The hypothesis states, “There is no significant relationship between community’s disaster preparedness and its resiliency towards recent earthquake.” Which of the following is true in line with this hypothesis? A. Community’s resiliency towards recent earthquake becomes the independent variable B. It is a complex and null hypothesis C. It is non-directional alternative hypothesis D. The independent variable is community’s disaster preparedness 7. The researcher is interested in conducting a phenomenological study on the lived experiences of individuals working as commercial sex workers. Although it is difficult to ask them to voluntarily agree, getting to encourage one participant to recruit more that he knows to join the research occurs by which type of sampling? A. Quota sampling B. Purposive sampling C. Snowball sampling D. Volunteer sampling 8. Which form of reasoning is the process of drawing a specific conclusion from a set of premises? A. Rationalism B. Deductive reasoning C. Inductive reasoning D. Probabilistic 9. The nurse researcher is interested in studying the evolution of nurses’ documentation. She is planning to coordinate with the hospital’s record section to allow her to view previous data entry in several medical records. According to the approach, this research is classified as: A. Applied B. Descriptive C. Experimental D. Historical 10. The null hypothesis that states, “There is no significant relationship between community’s disaster preparedness and its resiliency towards recent earthquake” is accepted. This indicates: A. Absence of a relationship B. Directional relationship C. Indirect relationship D. Presence of a relationship 11. The nurse aims to determine the effectiveness of carotid massage in decreasing heart rates of clients. Baseline heart rate levels were recorded before carotid massage and were continually determined in the following timings post carotid massage: 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 45 minutes and finally 60 minutes. In terms of time dimensions, it is categorized as: A. Cross-sectional B. Crossover C. Descriptive D. Longitudinal 12. The research professor teaches a class on research classifications. The professor wants to evaluate whether the students have an adequate understanding of the topic. According to the goal, research is classified as applied when which of the following topics is identified? A. Hypertensive client’s profile in selected communities in Pampanga: A basis for community health nursing practice B. Effectiveness of audiovisual therapy as a distraction method in reducing labor pain: A randomized controlled trial C. Professional core competencies and their relationship to key performance indicators for patient safety outcomes D. Nurses’ knowledge, attitudes and skills towards care of COVID-19 positive patient. 13. Qualitative research is often exploratory and has all of the following characteristics except: A. It is typically used when a great deal is already known about the topic of interest B. It relies on the collection of non-numerical data such as words and pictures C. It is used to generate hypothesis and develop theory about phenomena in the world D. It uses the inductive scientific method 14. Qualitative researches often have emergent research design which means that: A. Research design regarding data collection and analysis may depend on the course of data collection and associated processes B. Topics that are poorly understood by most people can also be addressed by changing research design C. Qualitative researchers are required to strictly follow guidelines decided prior to data collection D. The design involves combination of both quantitative and qualitative approaches 15. An experimental research aims to determine the effect of simulated family presence through pre-recorded videos in the agitation levels of demented clients in the mental health unit. * NLE * NCLEX * HAAD * PROMETRICS * DHA * MIDWIFERY * LET * RAD TECH * CRIMINOLOGY * DENTISTRY * PHARMACY * MED TECH
TOP RANK REVIEW ACADEMY, INC. Page 2 | 3 The study is best recognized as quasi-experimental research in design when: A. Every resident was randomly assigned to either becoming experimental or control group B. The level of agitation was checked before and after simulated family presence with prerecorded family videos C. The prerecorded family videos were shown to the experimental group only and not to the control group D. The two groups of demented clients did not undergo randomization 16. The nurse researcher is currently working on the nurses’ burnout level during the COVID-19 pandemic period. According to the approach of investigation, the research is classified as: A. Applied B. Basic C. Descriptive D. Experimental 17. A male client is being interviewed as part of qualitative research. During the interview, the client is offended by the remarks made by the researcher. Due to that, reason, the client suddenly decides to stop and asks that he may be allowed to go. The appropriate decision to take in that particular moment is based on which of the following components of informed consent? A. Confidentiality page B. Nature of commitment C. Right to withdraw D. Voluntary consent 18. Which one of the following statements about hypothesis is most accurate? A. Hypotheses represent the main idea to be studied and are the foundations of research studies. B. Hypotheses help frame a test of the validity of a theory. C. Hypotheses provide the means to test nursing theory. D. A hypothesis can also be called a problem statement. 19. The correlation between intelligence test scored and grades is: A. Positive b. Negative C. Perfect D. They are not correlated. 20. Which of the following phrases would be found in a report of a quantitative study? A. "A convenience sample was chosen?" B. "The phenomenon studied was?" C. "Data were analyzed and interpreted?" D. "Researchers sought to explore the meaning of the hospital experience?" 21. Researches have higher external validity when: A. They have been replicated several times by previous studies B. They have limited homogenous sample C. Threats related to selection, loss of respondents, history and maturation are reduced. D. The statistical power is enhanced by larger sample taken out from the population 22. Which research hypothesis is most testable? A. There is a relationship between meditation and anxiety disorders. B. Patients with anxiety disorders who learn meditation techniques have less anxiety than those who do not. C. Teaching one meditation technique to patients with anxiety disorders will be better than teaching multiple techniques. D. The ability to meditate causes lower anxiety in patients with anxiety disorder than those who do not meditate. 23. The control group in an experiment usually receives the A. Active element of the intervention B. Higher intensity of the treatment C. Manipulated intervention D. Usual standard procedure 24. The “why” questions in researches cannot be answered by which of the following research designs? A. Correlational B. Descriptive C. Quasi-experimental D. True experimental 25. The hypothesis is stated as “The lesser motivated nurses are, the higher is their job burnout level.” The implied direction of the relationship is A. Absent B. Direct C. Inverse D. Not indicated 26. Which of the following are consistent with the constructivist paradigm? Select all that apply. 1. Subjectivism is valued. 2. Natural laws exist. 3. Time and place are important. 4. Generalizability is valued. 5. Knowledge is gained through observable facts. A. 1, 3, 4 B. 2, 3, 5 C. 1, 3 D. 2, 5 27. The students formulate a hypothesis that states, “There is no significant relationship between patients’ knowledge, attitude, and skills on a diabetic diet, and their compliance on prescribed home insulin” is described as A. Alternative, non-directional B. Null, complex C. Null, directional D. Null, simple 28. Which of the following statements about research design is accurately stated? A. It details how the study will contribute and how the people will benefit from it B. It is a framework of methods and procedures that specify the activities used to collect and analyze data C. It is the process of collecting and analyzing the variables under investigation D. It outlines the problem that addresses the gap and background of the study 29. The use of triangulation can be seen in which specific type of research? A. Clinical research B. Descriptive qualitative research C. Mixed method research D. Participatory action research 30. The researcher determined a significant difference in the level of pain of laboring mothers who received tactile stimulation and those who did not. To establish that it is indeed tactile stimulation that is responsible in pain reduction, the researcher checks on: A. Construct validity B. External validity C. Internal validity D. Internal reliability 31. Which of the following is the main advantage of a non- experimental research design? A. It can gather information to several variables in larger sample from a population in a short period of time B. It can testify the validity of conclusions due to homogeneity of samples under investigation C. It contains counterfactual that strengthens internal validity of findings D. Stronger conclusions are generated due to a highly controlled effect on confounding variables. 32. The statement of the problem consists of A. Main problem statement and subproblems B. Problem identification and scope of the problem C. Purpose and significance of the study D. Scope and delimitations 33. Asking a client to rate the current of pain from a scale of 1- 10 is actually a variable in which level of measurement? A. Nominal B. Ordinal C. Interval D. Ratio 34. Before the researcher performs simple random sampling of accessible college students in a university, it is important for the researcher to create first a: A. Sampling frame B. Quota C. Research instrument D. Statistical guide on analysis
TOP RANK REVIEW ACADEMY, INC. Page 3 | 3 35. What is the first step in the qualitative research process? A. Data analysis B. Sample C. Review of literature D. Study design 36. All of the following are common characteristics of experimental research except: A. It relies primarily on the collection of numerical data B. It can produce important knowledge about cause and effect C. It uses the deductive scientific method D. It rarely is conducted in a controlled setting or environment 37. _____ is the idea that knowledge comes from experience A. Rationalism B. Deductive reasoning C. Logic D. Empiricism 38. Which of the following is a nominal level variable? A. Body temperature, skin turgor, capillary refill time B. Weight, skin color, number of bowel sounds C. Sex, blood type, place of work D. Height, weight, body mass index 39. The researchers lists all universities in Quezon City and randomly selects a school that becomes the basis for selecting needed respondents. This technique is known as: A. Systematic sampling B. Cluster sampling C. Stratified sampling D. Multi-stage sampling 40. In terms of hierarchical evidences, the research design that provides accurate conclusive evidences would be: A. Randomized controlled trial B. Descriptive C. Correlational D. Quasi- experimental 41. Hawthorne effect can be illustrated by which of the following research situations? A. Nurses decide to surf the net while answering pretest on HIV B. Nurses frequently perform hand hygiene after knowing that their supervisor is scheduled for observation C. Researchers decide to distribute the questionnaires to nurse respondents in the non-busy hours of the morning time D. Two participants of the control group decide to withdraw from the study 42. The use of opinion polls survey to determine the selected population’s attitude over time can be classified as which type of longitudinal research design? A. Cohort B. Follow up C. Panel D. Trend 43. In terms of quantitative research design’s features, experimental studies often have: A. Active introduction of an intervention to the experimental group B. Limited control of confounding/ extraneous variables C. Performance of an intervention at a single point in time only D. The retrospective approach of data collection 44. The researcher lists down all the scores that students had from a 50 item examination. These scores are categorized in which level of measurement? A. Nominal B. Ordinal C. Interval D. Ratio 45. When justifying that the research topic is indeed a problematic situation that demands a solution, the research topic is presented in the introduction: A. Objectives B. Research background C. Research gap D. Statement of the problem 46. Likert type of scale of measurement, in each statement where respondents have to answer in several categories of agreement/ disagreement is generally regarded as: A. Nominal B. Ordinal C. Interval D. Ratio 47. Which scientific method often focuses on generating new hypothesis and theories? A. Deductive method B. Inductive method C. Hypothesis D. Pattern method 48. Which type of research allows researchers to be neutral observers? A. Qualitative research B. Ethnographic research C. Quantitative research D. Case studies 49. Homogeneity of samples taken out form a population is likely a possibility when which of the following sampling techniques is used? A. Purposive sampling B. Quota sampling C. Snowball technique D. Fishbowl technique 50. A positive correlation is present when A. Two variables move in opposite direction B. Two variables move in same directions C. One variable goes up and one goes down D. Several variables never change