Quiz #1 Blueprint

AP N4325 Nursing Research

Instructions to the student:
Quiz #1 will be based on the content found in Chapters 1 8 of your Grove, Gray,
and Burns (2015) textbook, reading worksheets, and assignments in Module 1 & 2.
It is 25 questions long, and you will have 35 minutes to complete it. It is an open
book quiz at the date and time listed in your syllabus. Once you begin the test, you
must finish it in one sitting. You will not be able to go back and forth between test
questions.
Your syllabus offers you several important tips about the quizzes in this course,
testing online, and academic dishonesty. It is strongly recommended that you
review this section of your syllabus as a part of your preparations for taking Quiz
#1.

Quiz #1 Content:

Introduction to Research, history of research, ways that knowledge is

acquired in nursing, research functions and educational preparation: 0 -4
questions
Characteristics of quantitative research designs in general, the four types of
quantitative research designs and their specific attributes, RCTs, replication
studies: 2 8 questions
Characteristics of qualitative research designs, five major types of research
designs: 2 6 questions
Ethics in nursing research, historical events that have influenced ethical
codes, ethical principles, human rights in nursing research, vulnerable
populations, privacy, anonymity and confidentiality, informed consent, and
the IRB. 2 6 questions
Research questions, objectives, and hypotheses. 2 4 questions
Study problem and purpose statements. 2 3 questions
Variables: independent, dependent, research, demographic, extraneous. 2
6 questions
Literature reviews, primary vs secondary sources, theoretical and data-based
literature. 1 3 questions.
Elements of a theory, conceptual models, study / research frameworks,
middle range theories
1 3 questions.
APA formatting. 2 4 questions.

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