4NR3 - review

The criterion used by quantitative researchers involving the soundness of the evidence is:

• Reliability

• Validity

• Credibility

• Generalizeability

Which of the following must be present in quasi-experimental research?

• A comparison group

• Manipulation of a variable

• Matching of subjects

• Randomization

A pseron who 'strongly-agreed' to all or most items on a likert scale could be called a(n)

• Reactive respondent

• Key informant

• Nay-sayer

• Yea-sayer

A researcher wants to investigate the effect of a pt's body position on BP. The study would most likely be:

• Qualitative

• Quantitative

• Mixed Methods

• Insufficient information to determine

The dependent variable in the research question "Is the quality of life of nursing home residents impactyed by their functional ability or hearing ability?" is

• Quality of Life

• Functional ability

• Hearing acuity

• Residence in a nursing home

The independent variable in the research question "What is the effect of noise levels on postop pain and BP fluctuations in ICU pts" is

• BP

• ICU pts

• Noise levels

• Postop pain

Which of the following research designs is weakest in terms of the researcher's ability to establish causality?

• Experimental

• Case study

• Cohort

• Quasi-experiemental

When subjects' behaviours are affected not by the treatment per se but by their knowledge of participating in a study, the generalizeability of the results are limited because of the:

• Treatment effect

• History threat

• Hawthorne effect

• Selection threat

A research paradigm is:

• A worldview with certain assumptions about reality

• The same as epistemology

• A set of research methods

• Either qualitative or quantitative research

Two of the main differences between a scoping and integrative review are: (select the correct 2 answers)

• Breadth of literature reviewed

• Time it takes to complete

• How the results are analyzed / presented

• The quality appraisal of the findings