B.Sc-B.Sc Nursing 1st Year Nursing Research & Statistics(Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot, Punjab-2013)
M.Sc.(N) [1st Year]
BF/2013/01
Nursing Research & Statistics
[Common for all Nursing Specialities]
[NEW SCHEME-w.e.f. 2008 admission]
M.M. : 75 Time : 3 Hours.
Note : Attempt all questions.
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SECTION-A
(Nursing Research)
1. What are observational research studies ? Describe any one in details. List the advantages and disadvantages of the same. [2+8+5=15]
2. What is evidence based practice ? Outline the steps in Evidence based practice. Rate the types of studies based on their quality of evidence. [4+7+4=15]
3. Write Short Notes on any FOUR of the following : [4x5=20]
(a) Research Critique.
(b) Quasi experimental research studies.
(c) Ethical issues in research.
(d) Focus group discussion.
(e) Research hypotheses.
SECTION-B
(Statistics)
4. The following table shows the anxiety scores of two groups of women with breast cancer with and without counseling intervention.
Mean `t’ `p’ value
Control
(Without Intervention) 19.00 2.86 .011
Experimental
(With intervention) 25.00
(a) Describe and interpret the data.
(b) What conclusions can be drawn from the study ?
[3+3+4=10]
5. Write briefly an any THREE : [3x5=15]
(a) `p’ value.
(b) Maternal mortality note.
(c) Odds ratio.
(d) Non parametric tests.
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