NURS 5366 PRINCIPLES OF RESEARCH IN NURSING | Module 1 Quiz Question 1 Hospital nurses are observed in order to determine exactly how long nurses swab IV ports with alcohol. Because they are being ob... served, they “scrub the hub” longer than they ordinarily would have. This is an example of what threat to validity of the the study design relevant to quantitative research? Answers : a. Control b. Bias c. Hawthorne effect d. Inaccurate operationalization of variables Response Feedback: Subjects’ knowledge of a study could influence their behavior and possibly alter the research outcomes. This threatens the validity or accuracy of the study design. An example of this type of threat to design validity is the Hawthorne effect, which was identified during the classic experiment at the Hawthorne plant of the Western Electric Company during the 1920s and 1930s. The employees at this plant exhibited a particular psychological response when they became research participants: they changed their behavior simply because they were subjects in a study, not because of the research treatment. Question 2 Sources of research topics often come from research priorities developed by professional organizations and funding agencies. Which of the following is an example of a research priority in healthcare? Answers : a. Promotion of literacy in preschoolers b. Effective and appropriate use of technology to achieve optimal patient assessment, management and/or outcomes c. Vaccination of all children regardless of parents’ religious beliefs Response Feedback: p. 24 Question 3 What is the first step in the critical appraisal of a study? Answers : a. Identifying the research design b. Identification of the steps of the research process c. Determine the strengths and weaknesses d. Discussing the implications for nursing practice Response Feedback: p.436 Question 4 Why is operational reasoning necessary for research? Answers : a. Standard interventions are obtained from operational reasoning. b. Abstract concepts are of no use to nursing. [Show More]
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