Chapter 1 of your textbook describes the purposes of nursing research. Read pages 18-20 of your text

QUESTION

Chapter 1 of your textbook describes the purposes of nursing research. Read pages 18-20 of your text. In light of those pages, the purpose of this article can best be described as

  • Explanation
  • Control
  • Both A & B
  • Neither A nor B

Which of the following is an example of control as applied by the researchers in the study?

  • Using a convenience sample.
  • Obtaining IRB approval for the study.
  • Limiting participation to nurses in direct care roles.
  • Offering participants a small reward for participating.

Which of the following is an example of an unmeasured extraneous variable that might influence the research described in the article?

  • Age
  • Shift length
  • Type of unit
  • Level of anxiety

Which of the following represents a conceptual definition for the variable fatigue?

  • Nurse fatigue is a factor in job dissatisfaction and decisions to leave the profession.
  • Fatigue is an overall deficiency of alertness and a degradation in mental and physical performance.
  • Fatigue is associated with an increased risk of occupational injury and poorer performance.
  • The Fatigue Assessment Scale (FAS) and the Occupational Fatigue Exhaustion Recovery (OFER) scale were used.

Which of the following represents an operational definition for the variable fatigue?

  • Nurse fatigue is a factor in job dissatisfaction and decisions to leave the profession.
  • Fatigue is an overall deficiency of alertness and a degradation in mental and physical performance.
  • Fatigue is associated with an increased risk of occupational injury and poorer performance.
  • The Fatigue Assessment Scale (FAS) and the Occupational Fatigue Exhaustion Recovery (OFER) scale were used.

Which of the following best describes the population of the study reported in the article?

  • Hospital workers
  • RNs
  • Bedside RNs
  • Cannot be determined or inferred

The research problem of a study is a gap in knowledge that the study is intended to address. Is the reseach problem for this study clearly stated in the article?

  • Yes
  • No

Which of the following best describes the purpose of the present study?

  • Fatigue among nurses should be examined, and minimized.
  • The aim of this study was to examine self-perceived fatigue and the ability to recover from fatigue.
  • This study used a descriptive, correlational design to measure fatigue among nurses.
  • Nurse leaders are in a position to influence many of these factors.

The significance of a research problem and purpose highlights why the study is important. Which of these statements best highlights the significance of this study’s problem and purpose?

  • Fatigue is associated with an increased risk of occupational injury and poorer performance.
  • Nurses play a crucial role in patient care by being the primary caregivers in the hospital setting.
  • Fatigue is an overall deficiency of alertness and a degradation in mental and physical performance.
  • A survey of nurse leaders found that organizations fail to monitor nurse fatigue.

The textbook speaks of research objectives, questions, and hypotheses. Which of these is present in this study?

Research objective.

Research question.

Directional hypothesis.

Nondirectional hypothesis.

The variable acute fatigue in the study is best described as a(n)

  • Independent variable
  • Dependent variable
  • Research variable
  • Demographic variable
  • Extraneous variable

Is the source cited as 6 in the literature review of the study a monograph?

  • Yes
  • No

 

The source cited as 17 in the literature review of the study is best described as a(n)

  • Verified source
  • Unverified source
  • Primary source
  • Secondary source

An explicit framework is directly described in the article, but an implict framework is not. The theoretical framework for the study is best described as

  • Explicit
  • Implicit

Concepts in a framework are ____ than their corresponding variables.

  • less abstract
  • more abstract

ANSWER

The purpose of this article can best be described as “Explanation.”

An example of control as applied by the researchers in the study is “Limiting participation to nurses in direct care roles.”

An unmeasured extraneous variable that might influence the research described in the article is “Level of anxiety.”

A conceptual definition for the variable fatigue is “Fatigue is an overall deficiency of alertness and a degradation in mental and physical performance.”

An operational definition for the variable fatigue is “The Fatigue Assessment Scale (FAS) and the Occupational Fatigue Exhaustion Recovery (OFER) scale were used.”

The best description of the population of the study reported in the article is “Bedside RNs.”

The research problem for this study is clearly stated in the article – “The aim of this study was to examine self-perceived fatigue and the ability to recover from fatigue.”

The purpose of the present study is “The aim of this study was to examine self-perceived fatigue and the ability to recover from fatigue.”

The significance of this study’s problem and purpose is highlighted by the statement “Fatigue is associated with an increased risk of occupational injury and poorer performance.”

The study contains a “Research objective.”

The variable “acute fatigue” in the study is best described as a “Dependent variable.”

The source cited as 6 in the literature review of the study is not explicitly mentioned as a monograph.

The source cited as 17 in the literature review of the study is best described as a “Secondary source.”

The theoretical framework for the study is best described as “Implicit.”

Concepts in a framework are “more abstract” than their corresponding variables.

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