Nursing Research Generating and Assessing Evidence For Nursing practice 9th Edition By Pilot – Test Bank

1. What occurs in a sequential clinical trial?
A) Data are continuously analyzed as they become available.
B) The first half of the subjects is assigned to the experimental group and the second half is assigned to the control group.
C) Preference is used to assign subjects to either the experimental or control condition.
D) Stopping rules are only used if subjects are exposed to risk of harm or discomfort.

2. Which phase of a clinical trial requires an experimental design?
A) I
B) II
C) III
D) IV

3. Which phase of a clinical trial involves seeking opportunities for refinements and preliminary evidence of efficacy?
A) I
B) II
C) III
D) IV

4. What type of research would occur if a nurse researcher wanted to determine how well a prenatal program was meeting its objectives?
A) Delphi survey
B) Evaluation
C) Needs assessment
D) Survey

5. When is an experimental design most likely to be used?
A) Impact analyses
B) Outcome analyses
C) Process evaluations
D) Formative evaluations

6. When are qualitative data most likely to be collected?
A) Impact analysis
B) Outcome analysis
C) Process analysis
D) Cost-benefit analysis

7. Which factor is not utilized in Donabedian’s framework for outcomes research?
A) Outcomes
B) Interactions
C) Processes
D) Structures

8. What would the nurse researcher who is interested in learning whether self-administered health history questionnaires yielded results comparable to a personal interview health history form be doing?
A) Secondary analysis
B) Content analysis
C) Methodologic study
D) Survey

9. What is the U.S. Census?
A) Survey
B) Evaluation
C) Needs assessment
D) Secondary analysis

10. A nurse researcher used the U.S. Census data to examine the relationship between women’s labor force participation and fertility. What does this represent?
A) Survey
B) Evaluation
C) Needs assessment
D) Secondary analysis

Answer Key

1. A
2. C
3. B
4. B
5. A
6. C
7. B
8. C
9. A
10. D