TEST BANK FOR PRIMARY CARE ART AND SCIENCE OF ADVANCED PRACTICE
NURSING-AN INTERPROFESSIONAL APPROACH
6TH EDITION- DUNPHY
,Chapter 1. Primary Care in the Twenty-First Century: A Circle of Caring
1. A nurse has conducted a literature review in an effort to identify the effect of hand
washing on the incidence of nosocomial (hospital-acquired) infections in acute care
settings. An article presented findings at a level of significance of <0.01. This
indicates that
A) The control group and the experimental group were more than 99% similar.
B) The findings of the study have less than 1% chance of being attributable to chance.
C) The effects of the intervention were nearly zero.
D) The clinical significance of the findings was less than 1:100.
Ans: B
Feedback: The level of significance is the level at which the researcher believes that the study
results most likely represent a no chance event. A level of significance of <0.01 indicates that
there is less than 1% probability that the result is due to chance.
2. A nurse has expressed skepticism to a colleague about the value of nursing research,
claiming that nursing research has little relevance to practice. How can the nurses colleague
best defend the importance of nursing research?
A) The existence of nursing research means that nurses are now able to access federal
grant money, something that didnt use to be the case.
, B) Nursing research has allowed the development of masters and doctoral programs and
has greatly increased the credibility of the profession.
C) The growth of nursing research has caused nursing to be viewed as a true
profession, rather than simply as a trade or a skill.
D) The application of nursing research has the potential to improve nursing practice
and patient outcomes.
Ans: D
Feedback: The greatest value of nursing research lies in the potential to improve practice and,
ultimately, to improve patient outcomes. This supersedes the contributions of nursing research
to education programs, grant funding, or the public view of the profession.
3. A nurse has read a qualitative research study in order to understand the lived experience
of parents who have a neonatal loss. Which of the following questions should the nurse
prioritize when appraising the results of this study?
A) How well did the authors capture the personal experiences of these parents?
NURSING-AN INTERPROFESSIONAL APPROACH
6TH EDITION- DUNPHY
,Chapter 1. Primary Care in the Twenty-First Century: A Circle of Caring
1. A nurse has conducted a literature review in an effort to identify the effect of hand
washing on the incidence of nosocomial (hospital-acquired) infections in acute care
settings. An article presented findings at a level of significance of <0.01. This
indicates that
A) The control group and the experimental group were more than 99% similar.
B) The findings of the study have less than 1% chance of being attributable to chance.
C) The effects of the intervention were nearly zero.
D) The clinical significance of the findings was less than 1:100.
Ans: B
Feedback: The level of significance is the level at which the researcher believes that the study
results most likely represent a no chance event. A level of significance of <0.01 indicates that
there is less than 1% probability that the result is due to chance.
2. A nurse has expressed skepticism to a colleague about the value of nursing research,
claiming that nursing research has little relevance to practice. How can the nurses colleague
best defend the importance of nursing research?
A) The existence of nursing research means that nurses are now able to access federal
grant money, something that didnt use to be the case.
, B) Nursing research has allowed the development of masters and doctoral programs and
has greatly increased the credibility of the profession.
C) The growth of nursing research has caused nursing to be viewed as a true
profession, rather than simply as a trade or a skill.
D) The application of nursing research has the potential to improve nursing practice
and patient outcomes.
Ans: D
Feedback: The greatest value of nursing research lies in the potential to improve practice and,
ultimately, to improve patient outcomes. This supersedes the contributions of nursing research
to education programs, grant funding, or the public view of the profession.
3. A nurse has read a qualitative research study in order to understand the lived experience
of parents who have a neonatal loss. Which of the following questions should the nurse
prioritize when appraising the results of this study?
A) How well did the authors capture the personal experiences of these parents?
