Nur 408 All Review Questions Study Guide Rated A+

Wk 5: Which data collection method is the most widely used by nurse researchers? → A. Records → B. Self-reports → C. Observation → D. Biophysiologic measures {Ans: B. Self-reports}Wk 3: - Meta-analysts should avoid the "apples and oranges" problem. What does this mean? → A. Meta-analyses should focus primarily on topics relating to nutrition and health promotion. → B. The same instruments—not different ones—should be used to measure outcomes in all the studies in the review. → C. The meta-analysts should be the same researchers as those who did the primary studies. → D. All of the studies in the review should focus on the same research question. {Ans: D. All of the studies in the review should focus on the same research question.}Wk 4: - There are several alternative strategies for controlling confounding participant characteristics. Which method is the most effective? → A. Using a homogeneous sample → B. Statistically controlling confounders → C. Matching subjects on confounding variables → D. Randomizing participants to conditions {Ans: D. Randomizing participants to conditions}Wk 5: - In the context of a study, what is sampling? → A. Identifying a set of criteria for selecting study participants → B.