1. The nurse prepares an in-service session on nursing theory prior to a study being conducted on the care area. Which phrase should the nurse use to explain nursing theory? Select all that apply.

Serve to organize thinking around an idea

Is a statement of a fact

Is based on observation of facts

Helps to find meaning in experiences

Is an organized set of related concepts and ideas

2. The nursing instructor provides a program on the state board of nursing for students preparing to graduate from a school of nursing. What should the instructor emphasize about the role of the state boards of nursing? Select all that apply.

Develop rules and regulations for nursing practice

Approve nursing education programs

Provide guidance on knowledge, skills, and attitudes

Publish statements of duties for competent performance

Define the scope of practice for nursing

3. Before conducting research on a group of clients, the nurse makes an appointment with the Institutional Review Board (IRB). Why did the nurse perform this action?

Approve the statement that subjects can stop participating at any time

Review the method to ensure confidentiality

Validate whom the subjects should contact with questions

4. The nurse plans to explain the difference between qualitative and quantitative research to a group of staff who will be participating in a research study. Which statement should the nurse include during this discussion? Select all that apply.

Qualitative data are reported as numbers

Qualitative research uses words from people who have been interviewed

Quantitative research focuses on the lived experience of people.

Quantitative research shares the experiences of people in the study.

Quantitative research gathers data from subjects to generalize results.

Ensure that the research is of value