Chapter 3: Being a nursing student

Multiple choice

1. What is critical appraisal?

  1. Trying to find all the bad points about a piece of research
  2. Something you have to do to pass your dissertation
  3. Judging the quality of research evidence in a systematic way
  4. A waste of time

Answer: C

2. What is a list of different types of evidence ranked in order of strength?

  1. Pyramid of evidence
  2. Hierarchy of evidence
  3. Hierarchy of proof
  4. Evidence ranking framework

Answer: B

3. What is the name given to combining findings from different studies with similar research questions?

  1. Systematic review
  2. Analytical review
  3. Systematic assessment
  4. Critical review

Answer: A

4. What data is normally produced by research?

  1. Words
  2. Numbers
  3. Codes
  4. Words and numbers

 

Answer: D

5. What type of research is most likely to produce data in the form of words?

  1. Qualitative
  2. Quantitative
  3. Mixed methods
  4. Systematic review

Answer: A