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First Year MSc Nursing Degree Examinations - November 2011

NURSING RESEARCH AND STATISICS

(Common for all specialties)

Time: 3 hrs Max marks : 100

Answer all questions .
. .-.Write Section A and Section Bin separate answer books. Do
not mix up questions from Section A and Section B.
Use only ordinary calculator.



Q.P.Code 1363

SECTION-A

NURSING RESEARCH Max marks: 75

Essays

1. Whatare-priorittes for-narsing research. Describe procedure for ethical clearance
for a research project. (15+5=20)
2. Discuss.the importance of review of literature. How will you search literature for a

historical study (10+5=15)

3. Discuss various aspects of evidence based practice . (15)

4. What do you understand by sampling techniques (10)


Short notes (3x5:15)

5. Case control studies

6. Pilot study

7. Development of research tool


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