Reg. No.:…………………
First Year M.Sc Nursing Degree Supplementary Examinations March 2018
NURSING RESEARCH AND STATISTICS
(Common for all specialties)
(2010 Scheme)
Time 3 hrs Max marks 100
Answer all questions.
Write Section A (52 Pages) and Section B (32 Pages) in separate
answer books. Do not mix up questions from Section A and Section B.
Use only ordinary calculator.
Q.P.Code 103375 SECTION-A NURSING RESEARCH Marks: 75
Essays
1. Describe the steps involved in planning and conducting research. Explain the importance
of communication of nursing research results.
2. Define population and sampling. Discuss factors influencing sampling.
3. Discuss data collection tools used in quantitative research designs
4. Briefly explain the significance of research in nursing practice.
Short notes
5. Quasi experimental design
6. Grounded theory
7. APA reference style with example
Q.P.Code 104375 SECTION B STATISTICS Marks: 25
Essay
1. From the following data, test whether there is any association between inoculation and
tuberculosis
Group Tuberculosis Total
Infected Not infected
Inoculated 10 90 100
Not inoculated 26 74 100
Total 36 164 200
(Table Value for 1 df and level of significance is 3.84) Short notes 10)

2. Type I and type II errors
3. Discuss various measures of mortality
4. Enumerate the characteristics and application of normal probability curve.