HESI RN Nursing Research II Proctored Exam Practice Questions

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• Provide all smoking adolescents in the three high schools with Program A.
• Investigate the effectiveness of other smoking cessation programs.
• Replicate the study using adolescents from across the United States.
• Survey the adolescents' families to determine how many family members smoke.

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• The American Heart Association stated that 4.5% of men aged 20 and above had anginal pain in 2002.
• Individuals over the age of 50 should receive screening for anginal pain during routine physical exams.
• A total of 68 subjects volunteered for the study and signed the required informed consent documents.
• Of the 68 subjects, 60.3% reported that they experienced anginal pain more than twice a month.

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• A measurement error has occurred and a new sample should be obtained for the study using a double-blind approach to enhance randomization.
• Manipulation of the dependent variable poses a threat to the external validity of the study, so inferences from the study are applicable to the sample only.
• A threat to the internal validity of the study has occurred because a factor outside those examined may have affected the outcome or dependent variable.
• Because a selection bias has occurred, inferences made from the analysis of findings cannot be applied to the entire Parkinson's population at large.

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• The random sample was stratified for those women who reported having had postpartum depression.
• Women who had experienced postpartum depression volunteered to answer questions that determined if they would be selected for the sample.
• Volunteers agreed to participate after they learned that those who had experienced postpartum depression were being interviewed.
• Postpartum clients were listed sequentially, and every 4th client was asked about postpartum depression.

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• The range of motion following joint replacement surgery for clients with PCA-delivered narcotics was compared to those receiving intermittent IM narcotics.
• Clients with fibromyalgia received logbooks to record the actions they took over a period of two weeks to alleviate their symptoms of fatigue.
• Nurse managers were interviewed about their levels of job satisfaction for the purpose of identifying themes of autonomy in their roles.
• The researcher randomly selected 200 medical records to identify the frequency of discharges to skilled nursing facilities following total hip replacement surgery.

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• Biased findings.
• Theoretical differentiation.
• Non-parametric data analysis.
• Secondary analysis.

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• p<.031; 54 subjects.
• p<.01; 15 subjects.
• p<.001; 73 subjects.
• p=.301; 24 subjects.

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• Visit local hospital waiting rooms and interview subjects about their opinions of the shortage.
• Listen to a radio talk show host's interview with a nurse recruiter about the shortage.
• Read survey results published in a nursing journal that describe nurses' frustrations with short-staffing.
• Review the Gallup organization's latest public opinion poll on the topic.

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• Conclusions.
• Review of the Literature.
• Methodology.
• Findings.

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• There is a moderate amount of inter-rater reliability for this tool.
• The instrument needs revision due to a lack of internal consistency.
• The tool will consistently measure pain perception in clients.
• Numerous inverse relationships exist among items on the scale.

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• Go to the various nursing units and talk with the nurses on a daily basis.
• Offer a two-hour educational program for staff about the costs of medication errors.
• Collect monthly data at the nursing unit level to isolate specific patterns.
• Recommend that the healthcare facility purchase a bar code scanner system.