NURS-6052 Module 2: Quiz – IS IT QUANTITATIVE, QUALITATIVE, OR MIXED METHODS?
NURS-6052 Module 2: Quiz – IS IT QUANTITATIVE, QUALITATIVE, OR MIXED METHODS?
Question 1
5 / 5 pts
In quantitative studies, results are reported using words or themes.
True
Correct!
False
Question 2
5 / 5 pts
A key characteristic of a systematic review is that it contains a meta-analysis.
True
Correct!
False
Question 3
5 / 5 pts
The methods used in conducting a systematic review are specific and rigorous.
Correct!
True
False
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NURS-6052 Module 2: Quiz – IS IT QUANTITATIVE, QUALITATIVE, OR MIXED METHODS? Question 4
5 / 5 pts
What type of study is described in the following excerpt?
Surveys to evaluate nurse satisfaction, medical errors, depression and anxiety, and demographics were given to 5,432 nurses from hospitals of various sizes and geographic locations; some had nurses working 8-hour shifts and 12-hour shifts. Nurses were asked to complete the survey. Upon completion of the survey, nurses were invited to participate in video conference focus groups and one-on-one interviews with a research assistant by video conferencing. Survey results were reported using descriptive statistics, and themes were identified and reported from the data collected in the focus groups and one-on-one interviews.
Quantitative research
Qualitative research
Quasi-experimental research
Correct!
Mixed-methods research
Systematic reviews
Question 5
5 / 5 pts
Randomized controlled trials are which type of research?
Correct!
Quantitative research
Qualitative research
Mixed-methods research
Systematic review
Literature review
Cohort study
Question 6
5 / 5 pts
Mixed-methods studies are a combination of which two methodologies?
Quantitative research methodologies and literature reviews
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Quantitative and qualitative research methodologies
Qualitative research methodologies and systematic reviews
Literature reviews and qualitative research methodologies
Quasi-experimental and program evaluation
NURS-6052 Module 2: Quiz – IS IT QUANTITATIVE, QUALITATIVE, OR MIXED METHODS? Question 7
5 / 5 pts
What types of information would help you identify a research study as quantitative? (Select all that apply.)
Data is collected using such approaches as interviews, focus groups, and open-ended questions on surveys.
Correct!
Data is collected using Likert scales on surveys.
Correct!
Results are reported using numbers and statistics.
Results are reported using themes and words.
Question 8
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When trying to determine what type of research study is described in an article, which two sections of the article will give you the best information to make that determination?
Abstract and conclusion
Methods and limitations
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Methods and results
Introduction and results
Abstract and discussion
Literature review and data analysis
Question 9
5 / 5 pts
Which of the following statements is true of narrative reviews? (Select all that apply.)
Narrative reviews engage a highly structured and rigorous approach to reviewing research evidence.
Correct!
Narrative reviews provide a general background discussion of a particular issue.
Narrative reviews require a rigorous, systematic approach to searching the databases for evidence.
Correct!
Narrative reviews generally review literature that support the author’s point of view on an issue or topic.
Narrative reviews are a type of primary research.
Question 10
5 / 5 pts
What kind of study is described in the following excerpt?
Researchers are interested in studying the impact of living in a family where a child has been diagnosed with cancer. They collaborate with the oncology department at a large children’s hospital to identify and receive consent from families that have a child with a cancer diagnosis. Participants are consented and data is collected and triangulated using one-on-one interviews, focus groups, and surveys. Data is analyzed for thematic analysis.
Quantitative research
Correct!
Qualitative research
Mixed-methods research
Systematic reviews
Literature reviews
Cohort studies
Question 11
5 / 5 pts
In a systematic review with a meta-analysis, researchers combine the results of each of the individual studies to create a larger sample size (and therefore greater power), then re-run the statistics to capture the true magnitude of the effect. The single-effect measure calculated and reported when the results from all the studies are combined is called what?
Correct!
Summary statistic
Power analysis
Confidence Interval
Chi square
Pearson’s co-efficient
NURS-6052 Module 2: Quiz – IS IT QUANTITATIVE, QUALITATIVE, OR MIXED METHODS? Question 12
5 / 5 pts
Order the following types of research evidence reviews in order of rigor from most rigorous to least rigorous:
Correct!
1
Correct!
2
Correct!
3
Correct!
4
Question 13
5 / 5 pts
What type of information would help you identify a research study as qualitative? (Select all that apply.)
Correct!
Data is collected using such approaches as interviews, focus groups, and open-ended questions on surveys.
Data is collected using Likert scales on surveys.
Results are reported using numbers and statistics.
Correct!
Results are reported using themes and words.
Data is collected using surveys with fill-in-the-blank questions.
Results are reported using a mixture of numbers and themes.
Question 14
5 / 5 pts
Both literature reviews and systematic reviews are types of research evidence reviews.
Correct!
True
False
Question 15
5 / 5 pts
What type of literature may a systematic review include to be considered Level 1 evidence on the Melnyk & Fineout-Overholt levels of evidence hierarchy?
Phenomenology studies
Grounded theory studies
Descriptive studies
Cohort studies
Controlled trials without randomization
Correct!
Randomized controlled trials
Question 16
5 / 5 pts
Which of the following is a type of quantitative research study?
Phenomenology
Case study
Correct!
Randomized controlled trial
Ethnography
Participative action research
Ground theory
Question 17
5 / 5 pts
What type of study is described in the following excerpt?
An interprofessional team wants to test a new intervention to see whether it will improve central-line associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) rates. Subjects were randomized into either the intervention or the control group by pulling a slip of paper with either a one or a two written on it from a manila envelope (those pulling ones were randomized to the intervention group; those pulling twos were randomized to the control group). When the study began, the intervention group received the intervention and the control group received equal attention. Data was collected and analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). Descriptive statistics were used to report the data.
What type of research article is this?
Correct!
Quantitative research
Qualitative research
Systematic reviews
Literature reviews
Mixed methods
Program evaluation
Question 18
5 / 5 pts
You are forming a team to do a systematic review of the literature about interventions to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Which of the following would be your first step?
Critically appraise the literature identified.
Conduct an exhaustive search of multiple databases to identify the literature.
Identify an explicit, reproducible methodology.
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Create a clearly stated set of objectives with predefined eligibility criteria for study inclusion.
Create a dissemination plan for your systematic review.
Question 19
5 / 5 pts
Which of the following types of research can be categorized as primary research? Select all that apply.
Correct!
Cohort study
Literature review
Correct!
Grounded theory study
Correct!
Randomized controlled trial
Systematic review
Correct!
Controlled trial without randomization
Question 20
5 / 5 pts
In qualitative studies, results are reported using words or themes.
Correct!
True
False
NURS-6052 Module 2: Quiz – IS IT QUANTITATIVE, QUALITATIVE, OR MIXED METHODS? Quiz Score: 100 out of 100
