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TEST gBANK g FOR
PRIMARY gCARE gART gAND gSCIENCE gOFf.ADVANCED gPRACTICE gNURSING
g– gAN gINTERPROFESSIONAL gAPPROACH g5TH gEDITION gDUNPHY
Chapter1. g Primary g Care gin g thegTwenty-First g Century: gA gCircle gof gCaring
1. A gnursef.has gconducted ga gliterature greview gin gan geffort gto gidentifygthe
geffect gof ghandwashi gng gon gthe gincidence gof gnosocomial g(hospital-
acquired) ginfections ginacute gcaregsettings. gAn garticle gpresented gfindings gat gaf.level gof
gsignificance gof g<0.01. gThis gindicates gthat
A) The gcontrol ggroup gand gthe gexperimentalggroup gwere g moregthan g99% g similar.
B) The gfindings gofgthe gstudyf.have g less gthang1% gchance gofgbeing gattributable gto g chance.
C) The geffects goff.the g interventionf.were gnearlyzero.
D) The gclinical gsignificance gofthe g findings gwas gless gthan g1:100.
Ans: gB
Feedback: gThe glevel gofsignificance gis gthe glevel gat gwhichthef.researcher gbelieves gthat
gthef.study gresults gmost glikelyrepresent ga gno gchance gevent. gA glevel gofsignificance gof<0.01
gindicates gthat gthere gis gless gthan g1% gprobability gthat gthef.result gis gdue gto gchance.
2. A gnurse ghas gread ga gqualitative gresearch gstudy gin gorder gto gunderstand gthef.lived
gexperience gofparents gwho ghave ga gneonatalloss. gWhichofthe gfollowing gquestions gshould gthe
gnursef.prioritize gwhen gappraising gthe gresults gof gthis gstudy?
A) How gwellgdid gthe gauthors g capturef.the gpersonalgexperiences gofthese gparents?
B) Howgwelldid gthegauthors gcontrolfor gconfounding gvariables gthat gmayhave gaffectedgthe
gf gindings?
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C) Did gthe gauthors guse gstatisticalgmeasures gthatf.weref.appropriate gtof.the gphenomenon
gin gquestion?
D) Werethe ginstruments gthat gthe gresearchers gused gstatisticallygvalid gand greliable?
Ans: gA
Feedback: gQualitative gstudies gare gjudged gon gthe gbasis gof ghow gwell gthey gcapture gand gconvey gthe
gsubjectivegexperiences gofgindividuals. gStatistical gmeasures gandf.variables garef.not gdimensionsgofa gquali
gta gtive gmethodology.
3. A gnurse ghas gexpressed gskepticism gto ga gcolleague gabout gthef.value gof gnursing gresearch,
gcla giming gthat gnursing gresearch ghas glittlef.relevance gto gpractice. gHow gcangthe gnurses gcolleague
gbest gdefend gthe gimportance gof gnursing gresearch?
A) Thef.existencegofgnursing gresearch gmeansgthat gnurses garegnow gablef.to gaccess gfederal
ggrant gmoney, gsomething gthat gdidnt guse gto gbe gthe gcase.
B) Nursingf.researchghas gallowed gthef.development gofmastersgand gdoctoralprograms gand ghas
ggreatly gincreased gthe gcredibility gof gthe gprofession.
C) Thef.growthofnursing gresearch ghas gcaused gnursing gto gbef.viewed gasf.a
gtrueprofession, grather gthan gsimply gas ga gtrade gor ga gskill.
D) Thef.applicationf.of gnursing gresearchf.has gthegpotentialto gimprove gnursing gpractice gand
gp gatient goutcomes.
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Ans: gD
Feedback: gThe ggreatest gvalue gof gnursing gresearch glies gin gthe gpotential gto gimprove gpractice gand,
gulti gmately, gto gimprovef.patient goutcomes. gThis gsupersedes gthe gcontributions gofnursing gresearchto
geduc ga gtion gprograms, ggrant gfunding, gor gthe gpublic gview gof gthe gprofession.
4. Tracyis ga gnurse gwithga gbaccalaureate gdegree gwho gworks ginthe glabor gand gdeliveryunit
gofa gb gusy gurban ghospital. gShe ghas gnoticed gthat gmany gnew gmothers gabandon gbreast-
feeding gtheir gbabies gwhen gthey gexperience gearly gchallenges gand gwonders gwhat gcould gbe gdone gto ge
gnco gurage gmore gwomen gto gcontinue gbreast-
feeding. gWhat grolef.is gTracy gmost glikelygto gplay gin ga gresearch gprojectf.that gtests gan gintervention
gai gmed gat gpromoting gbreast-feeding?
A) Applying for ggrant gfunding gfor gthegresearchgproject
2i
B) Posing gthe gclinicalgproblemf.to gone gor gmore gnursing g researchers
C) Planning gthe g methodologyofgthe gresearch gproject
D) Carrying gout gthe ginterventiongand gsubmitting gthe gresults gfor g publicationf.Ans: gB
Feedback:gAgmajor grole gfor gstaffgnurses gisf.to gidentifyquestions gor gproblems gfor gresearch. gGrant ga
gpplications,gmethodological gplanning, gandf.publicationgsubmissionaref.normallygcarried gout gby gn
gurses gwho ghave gadvanced gdegrees gin gnursing.
5. Apatient gsigned gthe ginformed gconsent gform gfor ga gdrug gtrialthat gwas gexplained gto
gpatient gby ga gresearch gassistant. gLater, gthe gpatient gadmittedf.to ghis gnursef.that ghe gdid gnot
gunderstand gthe gre gsearch gassistants gexplanation gor ghis gown grole gin gthef.study. gHow
gshouldf.this gpatients gnurse grespo gnd gto gthis grevelation?
A) Explain gthe gresearchf.process gtogthe gpatient g inf.greater gdetail.
B) Describef.the gdetails gofga grandomized gcontrolled gtrial gfor gthe gpatient.
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TEST gBANK g FOR
PRIMARY gCARE gART gAND gSCIENCE gOFf.ADVANCED gPRACTICE gNURSING
g– gAN gINTERPROFESSIONAL gAPPROACH g5TH gEDITION gDUNPHY
Chapter1. g Primary g Care gin g thegTwenty-First g Century: gA gCircle gof gCaring
1. A gnursef.has gconducted ga gliterature greview gin gan geffort gto gidentifygthe
geffect gof ghandwashi gng gon gthe gincidence gof gnosocomial g(hospital-
acquired) ginfections ginacute gcaregsettings. gAn garticle gpresented gfindings gat gaf.level gof
gsignificance gof g<0.01. gThis gindicates gthat
A) The gcontrol ggroup gand gthe gexperimentalggroup gwere g moregthan g99% g similar.
B) The gfindings gofgthe gstudyf.have g less gthang1% gchance gofgbeing gattributable gto g chance.
C) The geffects goff.the g interventionf.were gnearlyzero.
D) The gclinical gsignificance gofthe g findings gwas gless gthan g1:100.
Ans: gB
Feedback: gThe glevel gofsignificance gis gthe glevel gat gwhichthef.researcher gbelieves gthat
gthef.study gresults gmost glikelyrepresent ga gno gchance gevent. gA glevel gofsignificance gof<0.01
gindicates gthat gthere gis gless gthan g1% gprobability gthat gthef.result gis gdue gto gchance.
2. A gnurse ghas gread ga gqualitative gresearch gstudy gin gorder gto gunderstand gthef.lived
gexperience gofparents gwho ghave ga gneonatalloss. gWhichofthe gfollowing gquestions gshould gthe
gnursef.prioritize gwhen gappraising gthe gresults gof gthis gstudy?
A) How gwellgdid gthe gauthors g capturef.the gpersonalgexperiences gofthese gparents?
B) Howgwelldid gthegauthors gcontrolfor gconfounding gvariables gthat gmayhave gaffectedgthe
gf gindings?
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C) Did gthe gauthors guse gstatisticalgmeasures gthatf.weref.appropriate gtof.the gphenomenon
gin gquestion?
D) Werethe ginstruments gthat gthe gresearchers gused gstatisticallygvalid gand greliable?
Ans: gA
Feedback: gQualitative gstudies gare gjudged gon gthe gbasis gof ghow gwell gthey gcapture gand gconvey gthe
gsubjectivegexperiences gofgindividuals. gStatistical gmeasures gandf.variables garef.not gdimensionsgofa gquali
gta gtive gmethodology.
3. A gnurse ghas gexpressed gskepticism gto ga gcolleague gabout gthef.value gof gnursing gresearch,
gcla giming gthat gnursing gresearch ghas glittlef.relevance gto gpractice. gHow gcangthe gnurses gcolleague
gbest gdefend gthe gimportance gof gnursing gresearch?
A) Thef.existencegofgnursing gresearch gmeansgthat gnurses garegnow gablef.to gaccess gfederal
ggrant gmoney, gsomething gthat gdidnt guse gto gbe gthe gcase.
B) Nursingf.researchghas gallowed gthef.development gofmastersgand gdoctoralprograms gand ghas
ggreatly gincreased gthe gcredibility gof gthe gprofession.
C) Thef.growthofnursing gresearch ghas gcaused gnursing gto gbef.viewed gasf.a
gtrueprofession, grather gthan gsimply gas ga gtrade gor ga gskill.
D) Thef.applicationf.of gnursing gresearchf.has gthegpotentialto gimprove gnursing gpractice gand
gp gatient goutcomes.
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Ans: gD
Feedback: gThe ggreatest gvalue gof gnursing gresearch glies gin gthe gpotential gto gimprove gpractice gand,
gulti gmately, gto gimprovef.patient goutcomes. gThis gsupersedes gthe gcontributions gofnursing gresearchto
geduc ga gtion gprograms, ggrant gfunding, gor gthe gpublic gview gof gthe gprofession.
4. Tracyis ga gnurse gwithga gbaccalaureate gdegree gwho gworks ginthe glabor gand gdeliveryunit
gofa gb gusy gurban ghospital. gShe ghas gnoticed gthat gmany gnew gmothers gabandon gbreast-
feeding gtheir gbabies gwhen gthey gexperience gearly gchallenges gand gwonders gwhat gcould gbe gdone gto ge
gnco gurage gmore gwomen gto gcontinue gbreast-
feeding. gWhat grolef.is gTracy gmost glikelygto gplay gin ga gresearch gprojectf.that gtests gan gintervention
gai gmed gat gpromoting gbreast-feeding?
A) Applying for ggrant gfunding gfor gthegresearchgproject
2i
B) Posing gthe gclinicalgproblemf.to gone gor gmore gnursing g researchers
C) Planning gthe g methodologyofgthe gresearch gproject
D) Carrying gout gthe ginterventiongand gsubmitting gthe gresults gfor g publicationf.Ans: gB
Feedback:gAgmajor grole gfor gstaffgnurses gisf.to gidentifyquestions gor gproblems gfor gresearch. gGrant ga
gpplications,gmethodological gplanning, gandf.publicationgsubmissionaref.normallygcarried gout gby gn
gurses gwho ghave gadvanced gdegrees gin gnursing.
5. Apatient gsigned gthe ginformed gconsent gform gfor ga gdrug gtrialthat gwas gexplained gto
gpatient gby ga gresearch gassistant. gLater, gthe gpatient gadmittedf.to ghis gnursef.that ghe gdid gnot
gunderstand gthe gre gsearch gassistants gexplanation gor ghis gown grole gin gthef.study. gHow
gshouldf.this gpatients gnurse grespo gnd gto gthis grevelation?
A) Explain gthe gresearchf.process gtogthe gpatient g inf.greater gdetail.
B) Describef.the gdetails gofga grandomized gcontrolled gtrial gfor gthe gpatient.
