a. Content analysis
b. Phenomenological research
c. Parse’s research method
2. Read the Data Collection section (pp. 1134-1135) of Chen’s (2010) research report. Which type of data collection items did she use? [0.5 point]
a. Open-ended
b. Fixed-choice
3. Read the Findings section (pp. 1136-1138) of Chen’s (2010) research report. What type of data did she obtain? [0.5 point]
a. Number data
b. Word data
4. Read the Rigour section (p. 1135) of Chen’s (2010) research report. Her description of the way she estimated the trustworthiness of the data indicates that she considered both the dependability and the credibility of the data. [1 point]
True False
5. Read the Ethical considerations section (p. 1135) of Chen’s (2010) research report. The content of this section indicates that the criterion of operational adequacy for protection of human beings was met because: [1 point]
A. Institutional review board approval was obtained
B. Participant informed consent was obtained
C. The criterion of operational adequacy was not met
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. A, B
6. Read the Data Collection section (pp. 1134-1135) of Chen’s (2010) research report. The when – how often – element of the data collection procedure for her study is: [0.5 point]
a. Cross-sectional
b. Longitudinal
7. Read the Data Collection section (pp. 1134-1135) of Chen’s (2010) research report. She collected data using: [1 point]
A. A standard interview
B. A questionnaire
C. Dialogical engagement
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. A, B
5. B, C
6. A, B, C
8. Read the Data collection section (pp. 1134-1135) of Chen’s (2010) research report. True presence is the usual way nurses interact with clients. [1 point]
True False
9. Read the Research Design and Sample section (p. 66) of Farren’s (2010) research report. The when – how often – element of the data collection procedure for her study is: [0.5 point]
a. Longitudinal
b. Cross-sectional
10. Look at Figure 1 (p. 64) and read the Instruments section (pp. 66-67) of Farren’s (2010) research report. An empirical indicator was identified as the measure for each middle-range theory concept she studied. [1 point]
True False
11. Read the Instruments section (pp. 66-67) of Farren’s (2010) research report. What type of items make up the instruments she used to measure each middle-range theory concept she studied? [1 point]
a. Fixed-choice items only
b. Open-ended items only
c. Fixed-choice and open-ended items
12. Read the Instruments section (pp. 66-67) of Farren’s (2010) research report. All of the instruments used to measure the concepts of her middle-range theory are Likert-type scales. [1 point]
True False
13. Read the Instruments section (pp. 66-67) of Farren’s (2010) research report. She included estimates of reliability for her study sample for all of the instruments she used to measure the concepts of her middle-range theory. [0.5 point]
True False
14. Read the Instruments section (pp. 66-67) of Farren’s (2010) research report. She included information about the validity of all of the instruments she used to measure the concepts of her middle-range theory.
[0.5 point]
True False
15. Read the Data Analysis section (p. 67) of Farren’s (2010) research report. Which type of statistics did she use to test the implicit hypotheses stemming from the five research questions (p. 66)? [1 point]
a. Measures of frequency
b. Measures of central tendency
c. Measures of variability
d. Measures of relations
e. Measures of effect
16. Read the Data Collection Procedure section (p. 66) of Farren’s (2010) research report. The content of this section indicates that the criterion of operational adequacy for protection of human beings was met because: [1 point]
A. Institutional review board approval was obtained
B. Participant informed consent was obtained
C. The criterion of operational adequacy was not met
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. A, B
17. Read the Data collection section (pp. 1003-1004) of Serçekus and Mete’s (2010) research report. The two empirical indicators they used to measure the dependent variables are ______ scales. [1 point]
a. Semantic differential
b. Visual analog
c. Likert
18. Read the Data collection (pp. 1003-1004) of Serçekus and Mete’s (2010) research report. They included information about the validity of the two empirical indicators they used to measure the dependent variables. [0.5 point]
True False
19. Read the Data collection section (pp. 1003-1004) of Serçekus and Mete’s (2010) research report. They included estimates of reliability for their study sample for the two empirical indicators they used to measure the dependent variables. [0.5 point]
True False
20. Read The Study section (pp. 1002-1005) and look at Figrue 2 (p. 1003) of Serçekus and Mete’s (2010) research report. Every study participant received: [1 point]
A. Group antenatal education
B. Individual antenatal education
C. Routine prenatal care
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. A, B, C
5. A, C
6. B, C
21. Read The Study section (pp. 1002-1005) of Serçekus and Mete’s (2010) research report. The content of this section indicates that: [1 point]
A. Ethics committee approval was obtained
B. Participant informed consent was obtained
1. A
2. B
3. A, B
22. Read the Data Analysis section (p. 1005) of Serçekus and Mete’s (2010) research report. Which type of statistics did they use to test the hypotheses about the effects of the intervention on the dependent variables? [1 point]
a. Measures of central tendency
b. Measures of variability
c. Measures of frequency
d. Measures of effect
e. Measures of relations
23. Read The Study section (pp. 1002-1005) of Serçekus and Mete’s (2010) research report and look at Figure 2 (p. 1003). The when – how often – element of the data collection procedure for their study is: [0.5 point]
a. Longitudinal
b. Cross-sectional
