Alternative Formats and Open Questions

According to an instrument on the Medical Record Audit Checklist. This should have a title and three demographic items. What would these demographic items be?

• A. The name of the person responsible, date of audit and record number.

• B. The record number, date of audit and name of the person completing the audit.

• C. The date of audit, status and record number.

• D. The record number, name of the person completing the audit and date of audit.

What are marketing surveys used for?

• A. It is used to modify or improve the product and to plan marketing strategies.

• B. It is used to monitor the records used by medical personnel.

• C. It is used to verify the product and to plan marketing strategies.

• D. It is used to improve and implement new marketing strategies.

Who is the person in charge of developing a medical record audit checklist?

• A. The nursing department.

• B. Director of a health center.

• C. Ministry of Health

• D. Medical records supervisor.

The ranking method is a popular method and practical approach to obtaining information because it allows the respondent to judge a large number of possible answers in reference to each other at the same time.

It is correct to state that: “all response options are present for simultaneous observation and consideration.”

• True

• False

What are the guidelines for developing classification items?

• A. State Items Clearly ,Offer Enough Choices,Create Associated Categories, Give Directions.

• B. State Items Clearly ,Ensure Language Is Appropriate, Write Stems Unidimensionally,  Provide Directions.

• C. State Items Clearly , Write Stems Unidimensionally ,Create Associated Categories, Give Directions.

• D. State Items Clearly ,Ensure Language Is Appropriate, Write Stems Unidimensionally,  Give Directions

According to the alternative response scales, choose which type of guideline the following tip belongs to. "Ask for help and have several different people read each point and then explain it to you."

• A. State Items Clearly

• B. Write Stems Unidimensionally

• C. Make Choices Exclusive

• D. Ensure Language Is Appropriate

According to the alternative response scales, identify to which guideline the following text belongs. "If you do not specify the instructions and the respondent selects only one when you want him/her to check all that apply, you may lose useful information."

• A. Make Choices Exhaustive

• B. Put Choices in a Logical Order

• C. Ensure Language Is Appropriate

• D. Provide Directions

What is the importance of taking into account the unidimensionality of the stem when we are writing an item?

• A. The instructions can become confusing and you will not get the answers you are looking for in your research.

• B. Which may be almost impossible to answer, because respondents will not have a correct choice for them.

• C. Identifying all possible response options without excluding anyone.

• D. None of the above answers.

Read the following item collected from a leisure skills inventory:

What special hobbies do you have? If it is the case, choose the reason why it may not be an appropriate item.

• A. It addresses more than one attribute.

• B. One of the words included can be unclear for some participants.

• C. It is an appropriate item.

• D. The positively worded item will produce a positive response.

Read the following item collected from the quality of work-life survey:

Please list four things that you believe will improve morale, working conditions, or client care. If it is the case, choose the reason why it may not be an appropriate item.

• A. It is an appropriate item.

• B. It addresses more than one attribute.

• C. The item has language that might bias responses.

• D. The manner the item is worded suggests it is a closed question.