Interview An interviewer obtains responses from a subject in face – to – face encounter or through a telephone call.
Definition of research: Is scientific process that validates old knowledge and generate new knowledge that directly or indirectly influences clinical nursing practices. The process through which is systematic logical and empirical into the possible relationships among particular phenomena.
List the following:
1- Characteristic of good questionnaire:
2- 1- It is important to use a high quality printing process and paper.
3- 2- Questionnaire should be neat in appearance, grammatically correct, and contain no typing or spelling errors.
4- 3- Questionnaire should not be cluttered or crowded appearance to avoid confusion.
5- 4- Adequate margin and spacing of the questions are needed.
6- 5- It is better to add another page to the questionnaire rather than to crowding too many questions.
7- 6- Questionnaire should be written in a respondents preferred language and appropriate for the knowledge and reading level of the least education.
8- 7- Questionnaire should be short kept as possible.
9- 8- A desirable length of a question is less than 20 words.
10- A question need to be divided into two questions if the length becomes excessive or the question asks more than one idea at a time.
11- Ethical aspects of nursing research:
Informed and voluntary consent of the subject.
Confidentiality of the data collected. Privacy.
Protection of the individual from harm.
1- Data collection methods include questionnaire, interviews and observation methods only (×)
2- Questionnaire should be neat in appearance, grammatically correct, and contain no typing or spelling errors (√)
3- Structured observations are carried out when the researcher has prior knowledge about the phenomena of interest (√).
4- Demographic question that used to describe the study sample include such factors as age .educational background and religion (√) .
5- The most commonly used attitude scales likert scale and semantic differential scale (√).
6- A Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) is a measurement instrument that tries to measure a characteristic or attitude that is believed to range across a continuum of values and cannot easily be directly measured as The amount of pain (√)
7- A bibliography is a list, which not includes the references. (×)
8- Advantages of questionnaire that is easy for reliability, validity (√)
Choose the correct answer:
1- From Types of questionnaire:
a- Demographic question.
b- Open-ended question.
a- A and B
2- From types of interview except
a- Un-structured Interviews
b- Structured Interviews
b- Filler question
3- Types of research reports include
a- Theses & dissertations
b- Journal articles
c- All of the above
4- Information you need to do reference book except
a- Author(s) or editor(s), title and edition number, if it is a 2nd or later edition.
b- Place of publication, publisher and year of publication.
d- Volume number
5- Critiquing data in questionnaire need to ask about:
a- Was sampling biases discussed?
b- Was anonymity or confidentiality assured?
e- A and B
6- Disadvantages of interview is:
a- Responses can be obtained from a wide range of subjects.
b- Response rate is high.
f- Training programs are needed for Interviewers
7- Factors influencing response rate to questionnaire:
g- Mailing at a time other than holiday seasons or popular vacation times.
h- Personal signature of the researcher on cover letter.
i- All of the above
the exampaper
Answer the following questions:-
Define the following 10 marks
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1- probability sampling methods are stratified, random and systematic sampling methods. |
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2- Reliability refers to how well a test measures what it is purported to measure. |
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3- non-probability sampling methods include interactive and non interactive design |
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4- Quantitative research design include: snowball, convenience, quota methods |
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5- Mixed methods in research design include: explanatory , exploratory and triangulation |
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6- Types of experimental research designinclude:true experimental research designand concept analysis. |
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7- Research findings in quantitative research can be illustrated in the form of tables, graphs and pie-charts, whereas |
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8- Sampling methods are broadly divided into two categories: survey and comparative methods |
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9- True– experimental research designis characterized by: manipulation, control andrandomization
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10- Types of research design include: quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods. |
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III. put under line the correct answer (10 Marks)
1-True– experimental research designIt is characterized by:
a- Manipulation
b- Control
c- Randomization
d-Case study
2-Objectives of research:
a- Generating a knowledge.
b- Use nonexperimental research.
c- Develop and test nursing theories.
4-Increase confidence knowledge as decision making.
4-Increase confidence knowledge as decision making
3-The purposeof nursing research :
a. Changing life style behavior for better health (starting healthy behavior).
b. Managing the effect of chronic illness to improve the quality of life
c. Identifyeffective strategies to reduce health problem.
d. Randomization
4-Researchdesign divided into three categories:
a. discussion methods.
b. qualitative methods.
c.quantitative methods.
d. mixedmethods.
5- Probability sampling methods are:
a-Stratified sample method.
b-Random sample method.
c- Quota and judgment sampling methods.
d- Systematic sample method.
6-Qualitative interactive research design include :
a-Critical studies.
b-Case Study.
c-Phenomenologic.
d- Descriptive.
7-Mixed methods research design include :
a- Quasi-experimental design.
b-Explanatory design.
c-Exploratory design.
d-Triangulation design.
8-Quantitative nonexperimental research design include :
a-Comparative design.
b-Survey design.
b- concept analysis design.
d-correlation design.
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