Title WORKBOOK - RESEARCH (KEY) ✅

COMPREHENSIVE PHASE WORKBOOK RESEARCH NOVEMBER 2025 Philippine Nurse Licensure Examination Review 1. Nurse Raymond is analysing a research article. What section in the article can she expect to find the research question and study purpose? A. Discussion B. Results C. Methods D. Introduction 2. Nurse Redge is looking for description of the type of measurement used in the study. She will find this section of article? A. Conclusion B. Introduction C. Results D. Methods 3. A student nurse wants to study the lived experiences of a patient with multiple myeloma. A brief explanation of data collection and analysis of procedure is found in which section of the article? A. Abstract B. Discussion C. Conclusion D. Introduction 4. Nurse Jao wants to go over the list of reference used in the study which can be found in which part? A. At the end of the article B. As part of the literature review C. In the results sections D. In the introduction 5. Nurse Marian believes that research is significant to the nursing profession, hence, the study results should be disseminated. This is because research allows ___. A. Liability within the practice of nursing decreased B. A specialized body of knowledge to be generated for use in health care delivery C. The scope of nursing practice to be expanded into areas formerly reserved to other discipline D. Nursing responsibility to be more specifically defined SITUATION: Nurse Redge wants to study the effect of high dose antivirals in improving the respiratory outcomes of patients with COVID-19 within 6 weeks if administered within 8 hours of prodromal period. The study covers a three month period. 6. On the basis of the nature of the investigation, which one of the designs listed below would allow the researchers to have the most confidence that the antiviral is effective in improving the respiratory outcome: A. Quasi or semi-experimental design B. Non-experimental design C. Experimental design D. Retrospective-prospective study 7. Patients who shall receive the antiviral drug is considered as the? A. Experimental group B. Subjects C. Variables D. Control group 8. In the above study, the researchers manipulate the variable under study. Which of the following variables is sufficient for the effect to occur? A. Clients with COVID-19 B. Injection of antiviral within 8 hours after prodromal phase C. Research methodology D. Respiratory outcomes of patients with COVID-19 9. The manipulated variable to the experimental group is the: A. Improved recovery and lessen hospitalization period B. Questionnaire in gathering pertinent data C. Improved respiratory outcome D. Injection of antiviral within first 8 hours of prodromal phase Situation: As a nurse, you are expected to participate in initiating or participating in the conduct of research studies to improve nursing practice. You should be updated on the latest trends and issues affecting the profession and the best practices arrived at the profession. 10. In your weekly meeting as a research group in your unit, a colleague asked you what is the most important reason for conducting a review of the related literature before conducting a research study. You answer that: A. The research design can be copied from a previous study B. A determination will be made about the existing knowledge in the identified topic C. An instrument may be uncovered that will be appropriate for the proposed study D. The feasibility of the study can be determined 11. Most research articles that appear in the journal Philippine Journal of Nursing are examples of: A. Primary sources B. Secondary sources C. Both primary and secondary sources D. Neither primary nor secondary 12. While conducting a literature review, which of the following is the least of your concerns? A. Research study result B. Opinion about the research study C. How the variables were operationally defined D. Research study methodology 13. Deriving a propositional statement from a theory involves the logical reasoning process called: A. Induction B. Critical analysis C. Conceptualization D. Deduction 14. Which of the following theories was developed by nurse theorist? A. Social cognitive theory B. Hierarchy of needs theory C. Job satisfaction theory D. Uncertainty in illness theory TOP RANK REVIEW ACADEMY, INC. Page 1 | 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