All Free Nursing Management and Ethics MCQs with Answers
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- A. Descriptive survey design
- B. Randomised controlled trial
- C. Phenomenological design
- D. Retrospective case-control design
Explanation: Random assignment to an intervention or comparison group is a key feature of a randomised controlled trial.
Correct answer: Randomised controlled trial- A. Internal validity
- B. Reliability
- C. External validity
- D. Sampling adequacy
Explanation: Reliability means that a measurement gives consistent results under similar conditions.
Correct answer: Reliability- A. The instrument may lack construct validity for anxiety
- B. The sample may have excessive statistical power
- C. The study automatically has high inter-rater reliability
- D. The findings must be qualitative rather than quantitative
Explanation: Construct validity asks whether an instrument measures the concept it claims to measure.
Correct answer: The instrument may lack construct validity for anxiety- A. Convenience sampling
- B. Purposive sampling
- C. Systematic random sampling
- D. Cluster sampling
Explanation: Purposive sampling selects participants who have direct experience of the phenomenon being studied.
Correct answer: Purposive sampling- A. Informed consent
- B. Data saturation
- C. Blinding
- D. Statistical significance
Explanation: Informed consent requires adequate information, understanding, and voluntary agreement before participation.
Correct answer: Informed consent- A. The null hypothesis is rejected at this level
- B. The intervention is proven safe for every patient
- C. There is a 3 percent chance the hypothesis is true
- D. The result must be clinically important
Explanation: Because 0.03 is less than 0.05, the result is statistically significant at the stated level and the null hypothesis is rejected.
Correct answer: The null hypothesis is rejected at this level- A. Apply the checklist immediately without further review
- B. Reject the evidence because it was collected elsewhere
- C. Assess the evidence quality and its relevance to the local ward
- D. Choose the study with the largest number of references
Explanation: Evidence-based practice combines the best available research with clinical expertise, patient preferences, and local circumstances.
Correct answer: Assess the evidence quality and its relevance to the local ward- A. Feasibility of conducting the study
- B. Popularity of the research topic
- C. Length of the final report
- D. Number of tables in the report
Explanation: A research problem should be important and feasible with the available time, skills, access, and resources.
Correct answer: Feasibility of conducting the study- A. Directional hypothesis
- B. Null hypothesis
- C. Descriptive hypothesis
- D. Nondirectional hypothesis
Explanation: The statement predicts both a relationship and its direction, namely lower anxiety after the intervention.
Correct answer: Directional hypothesis- A. The nurses' hand hygiene compliance
- B. The two-hour education workshop
- C. The one-month follow-up period
- D. The nurses' professional designation
Explanation: The dependent variable is the outcome measured by the researcher. Here, hand hygiene compliance is measured after the workshop, whereas…
Correct answer: The nurses' hand hygiene compliance- A. Cross-sectional study
- B. Randomised controlled trial
- C. Prospective cohort study
- D. Quasi-experimental study
Explanation: A cross-sectional study measures variables at one point in time and does not involve an intervention.
Correct answer: Cross-sectional study- A. Age and complication differences
- B. The use of a pain score
- C. The name of the analgesic
- D. The order of the reference list
Explanation: A confounding factor is related to both the group assignment and the outcome and can offer an alternative explanation for the result.
Correct answer: Age and complication differences- A. Systematic sampling
- B. Convenience sampling
- C. Purposive sampling
- D. Snowball sampling
Explanation: Systematic sampling selects members at a fixed interval from an ordered list after a random starting point.
Correct answer: Systematic sampling- A. Poor content validity
- B. High test-retest reliability
- C. Sampling frame accuracy
- D. Inter-rater agreement
Explanation: Content validity concerns whether an instrument covers the subject it is intended to measure.
Correct answer: Poor content validity- A. Auditability of the findings
- B. Statistical significance
- C. Random allocation
- D. Blinding of participants
Explanation: An organised record of decisions and analysis creates an audit trail, supporting the credibility and dependability of qualitative…
Correct answer: Auditability of the findings- A. Stop the interview and respect the request
- B. Continue briefly to complete the section
- C. Ask the participant to justify the request
- D. Offer extra payment for finishing
Explanation: Participation is voluntary, and a participant may withdraw or pause without penalty.
Correct answer: Stop the interview and respect the request- A. Assess local resources and adapt implementation safely
- B. Adopt the intervention without changing its protocol
- C. Reject the evidence because equipment is unavailable
- D. Use the intervention only for patients who request it
Explanation: Evidence-based practice combines research evidence with clinical expertise, patient preferences, and local resources.
Correct answer: Assess local resources and adapt implementation safely- A. Patient education is important in every hospital.
- B. Many patients forget discharge instructions, but the effect of teach-back in this ward is unclear.
- C. Nurses should always provide better health education.
- D. Health education has been discussed in many nursing textbooks.
Explanation: A research problem identifies a specific issue and a gap that can be investigated.
Correct answer: Many patients forget discharge instructions, but the effect of teach-back in this ward is unclear.- A. Experimental quantitative approach
- B. Descriptive qualitative approach
- C. Retrospective cohort approach
- D. Cross-sectional survey approach
Explanation: The study seeks mothers' descriptions and meanings, so a descriptive qualitative approach is appropriate.
Correct answer: Descriptive qualitative approach- A. The new method prevents more infections than the usual method.
- B. The usual method is less effective than the new method.
- C. There is no difference in infection rates between the two methods.
- D. Patients using the new method will have fewer infections.
Explanation: A null hypothesis states that no difference or relationship exists between the groups or variables.
Correct answer: There is no difference in infection rates between the two methods.