Introduction to Nursing Research

What is research?

• A systematic, scientific process of inquiry aimed at generating new knowledge.

• A random guess about a phenomenon.

• A method to collect personal opinions.

• A way to avoid problems.

What is qualitative research?

• The process of collecting, analyzing, and interpreting non-numerical data.

• The process of collecting numerical data.

• A method to manipulate variables.

• A way to summarize data.

What is quantitative research?

• The process of collecting and analyzing numerical data.

• The process of collecting non-numerical data.

• A method to observe variables.

• A way to validate existing knowledge.

What is evidence-based practice?

• The integration of current best evidence with clinical expertise.

• A method to collect personal opinions.

• A way to avoid problems.

• A random guess about a phenomenon.

What is an operational definition?

• The way a researcher clarifies and defines variables.

• A method to collect personal opinions.

• A way to avoid problems.

• A random guess about a phenomenon.

What is a hypothesis?

• A statement of the predicted relationship between variables.

• A method to collect personal opinions.

• A way to avoid problems.

• A random guess about a phenomenon.

What is reliability in research?

• The consistency of research findings when repeated.

• A method to collect personal opinions.

• A way to avoid problems.

• A random guess about a phenomenon.

What is validity in research?

• Ensuring the research measures what it intends to measure.

• A method to collect personal opinions.

• A way to avoid problems.

• A random guess about a phenomenon.

What are descriptive statistics?

• Summarizes data such as mean and median.

• A method to collect personal opinions.

• A way to avoid problems.

• A random guess about a phenomenon.

What is a randomized controlled trial (RCT)?

• Participants are randomly assigned to intervention or control groups.

• A method to collect personal opinions.

• A way to avoid problems.

• A random guess about a phenomenon.