Public Health

Which of the following types of information is consistently covered in

Which of the following types of information is consistently covered in a quantitative literature review? a. Anecdotal opinions of expert researchers b. Approaches used to investigate similar problems c. Clinical impressions of related phenomena d. Descriptions of effective clinical outcomes   ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: B Current knowledge based on previous research is emphasized throughout the […]

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Date: October 9th, 2020

In which section of the research report might the problem statement be

In which section of the research report might the problem statement be located? a. Implications b. Literature review c. Methods d. Results   ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: B The review of literature section will include a description of the current knowledge of a practice problem, the gaps in this knowledge base, and the contribution of the […]

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Date: October 9th, 2020

What is a difference between correlational and quasi-experimental rese

What is a difference between correlational and quasi-experimental research? a. Correlational research is less significant than quasi-experimental research. b. The hypotheses in correlational research are more complex. c. The researcher wants to predict what will happen in quasi-experimental research. d. There are many more variables in quasi-experimental research.   ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: C Quasi-experimental designs […]

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Date: October 9th, 2020

A researcher wants to investigate the possibility that diabetic patien

A researcher wants to investigate the possibility that diabetic patients who are allowed to cook their own meals will adhere to dietary restrictions better than patients who do not. What is the dependent variable? a. Adherence to dietary restrictions b. Diabetes c. Dietary restrictions d. Meal cooking   ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: A It is hypothesized […]

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Date: October 9th, 2020

A researcher wanting to locate a conceptual framework to guide a parti

A researcher wanting to locate a conceptual framework to guide a particular research study would be most likely to find one in which of the following sources? a. A descriptive study b. A dissertation c. Empirical literature d. Theoretical literature   ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: D The review of literature section will include the theoretical model […]

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Date: October 9th, 2020

Which of the following is a correct statement regarding operational an

Which of the following is a correct statement regarding operational and conceptual definitions in qualitative studies? a. Developing conceptual definitions are usually the reason for a qualitative study. b. Qualitative studies do not use conceptual or operational definitions. c. The conceptual and operational definitions should be consistent in a qualitative study. d. The operational and […]

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Date: October 9th, 2020

Which of the following is an acceptable operational definition accordi

Which of the following is an acceptable operational definition according to the requirements of how to operationalize a variable? Depression will be operationalized as: a. the subject’s score on the State-Trait Anxiety scale. b. the total number of times a subject uses words, such as empty, blue, sad, or depressed. c. a below-normal physical appearance. […]

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Date: October 9th, 2020

Demographic variables are often used to indicate which of the followin

Demographic variables are often used to indicate which of the following? a. Extraneous variables b. Population parameters c. Research hypothesis d. Sample characteristics   ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: D Demographic variables are characteristics or attributes of subjects that are collected to describe the sample. They are often used to provide a picture of the sample and […]

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Date: October 9th, 2020

One researcher wanted to investigate whether nursing students should t

One researcher wanted to investigate whether nursing students should take psychiatric mental health nursing before they take medical surgical nursing. Which of the following is a correctly stated objective of this study? a. Do nursing students ultimately perform better on NCLEX® when they have had the content in psychiatric mental health nursing first or when […]

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Date: October 9th, 2020

A researcher uses the following hypothesis in a study: excessive liste

A researcher uses the following hypothesis in a study: excessive listening to alternative music will lead to increased depression in young teenagers. Which of the following descriptors can be applied to this hypothesis? a. Complex, associative b. Complex, negative c. Positive, causal d. Simple, nondirectional   ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: C The research hypothesis is simple […]

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Date: October 9th, 2020