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WorksheetsIdentifying a Research Problem / Literature Review
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3mins
Which of the following is not an element of a well framed research statement?
Variables
Population
Setting
Tools of the study
Problem identification in the research process would be equivalent to which step in the nursing process?
Goal identification
Data collection
Identifying solution
Nursing diagnosis
The foundation of any research project is the research problem. The research problem identifies which of the following?
Goals of a study or the nature of the information it will provide.
Variables to be investigated and the study’s population of interest.
Who and what is being studied, and why the issue needs to be studied.
A research problem is
an area of concern or situation in need of a solution.
a summary of what is known and unknown about a phenomenon.
the theoretical basis for a study.
Which of the following general activities take place in all research studies?
Apply, measure, think, and analyze.
Plan, do, evaluate, and react.
Think, plan, do, and communicate.
An effectively written literature review is
expert opinion.
objective.
subjective.
The author of a written literature review must
be persuasive.
include few sources.
share only facts.
One way a researcher might use the literature review process would be to
find proof that an intervention works for all populations of interest.
explore only what is known about a particular topic of interest.
show that a problem exists and establishes the need for the present study.
It is important for nurses who are not engaged in planning or conducting research studies to access and use research and other professional literature in order to
apply the most current scientific evidence to nursing practice.
develop a list of the problem dimensions thought to be important.
gain ideas about how to access the ideal study population.
A primary source is a (the)
comprehensive review of research conducted on a certain topic.
description of a study by someone other than the original researcher.
original research report written by the original researcher.
