Test Bank Primary Care Art and Science of
Advanced Practice Nursing - An Interprofessional
Approach 5th Edition Lynne M. Dunphy. All
Chapters 1- 82. 531 Pages Update 2023/2024
Primary Care: Art and Science of Advance
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d Practice Nursing -
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An Interprofessional Approach 5th editi
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on Dunphy Test Bank Update 2023/2024
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, Primary56Care:56Art56and56Science56of56Advanced56Practice56Nursing56-
56An56Interprofessional56Approach565th5 6 edition56Dunphy56Test56Bank
Chapter561.56Primary56Care56in56the56Twenty-First56Century:56A56Circle56of56Caring
1. A56nurse56has56conducted56a56literature56review56in56an56effort56to56identify56the56effect56of56ha
ndwashing56on56the56incidence56of56nosocomial56(hospital-
acquired)56infections56in56acute56care56settings.56An56article56presented56findings56at56a56level56o
f56significance56of56<0.01.56This56indicates56that
A) the56control56group56and56the56experimental56group56were56more56than5699%56similar.
B) the56findings56of56the56study56have56less56than561%56chance56of56being56attributable56to56chance.
C) the56effects56of56the56intervention56were56nearly56zero.
D) the56clinical56significance56of56the56findings56was56less56than561:100.
Ans:56B
Feedback:56The56level56of56significance56is56the56level56at56which56the56researcher56believes56that56
the56study56results56most56likely56represent56a56nonchance56event.56A56level56of56significance56of5
6<0.0156indicates56that56there56is56less56than561%56probability56that56the56result56is56due56to56chan
ce.
2. A56nurse56has56read56a56qualitative56research56study56in56order56to56understand56the56lived56expe
rience56of56parents56who56have56a56neonatal56loss.56Which56of56the56following56questions56should
56the56nurse56prioritize56when56appraising56the56results56of56this56study?
A) How56well56did56the56authors56capture56the56personal56experiences56of56these56parents?
B) How56well56did56the56authors56control56for56confounding56variables56that56may56have56affected56the
56findings?
C) Did56the56authors56use56statistical56measures56that56were56appropriate56to56the56phenomenon56in56qu
estion?
D) Were56the56instruments56that56the56researchers56used56statistically56valid56and56reliable?
Ans:56A
Feedback:56Qualitative56studies56are56judged56on56the56basis56of56how56well56they56capture56and5
6convey56the56subjective56experiences56of56individuals.56Statistical56measures56and56variables56are5
6not56dimensions56of56a56qualitative56methodology.
3. Tracy56is56a56nurse56with56a56baccalaureate56degree56who56works56in56the56labor56and56deliv
ery56unit56of56a56busy56urban56hospital.56She56has56noticed56that56many56new56mothers56abando
n56breast-
feeding56their56babies56when56they56experience56early56challenges56and56wonders56what56could
56be56done56to56encourage56more56women56to56continue56breast-
feeding.56What56role56is56Tracy56most56likely56to56play56in56a56research56project56that56tests56a
n56intervention56aimed56at56promoting56breast-feeding?
,A) Applying56for56grant56funding56for56the56research56project
B) Posing56the56clinical56problem56to56one56or56more56nursing56researchers
, C) Planning56the56methodology56of56the56research56project
D) Carrying56out56the56intervention56and56submitting56the56results56for56
publication56Ans:56B
Feedback:56A56major56role56for56staff56nurses56is56to56identify56questions56or56problems56for
56research.56Grant56applications,56methodological56planning,56and56publication56submission56
are56normally56carried56out56by56nurses56who56have56advanced56degrees56in56nursing.
4. A56nurse56has56expressed56skepticism56to56a56colleague56about56the56value56of56nursing56researc
h,56claiming56that56nursing56research56has56little56relevance56to56practice.56How56can56the56nurses
56colleague56best56defend56the56importance56of56nursing56research?
A) The56existence56of56nursing56research56means56that56nurses56are56now56able56to56access56feder
al56grant56money,56something56that56didnt56use56to56be56the56case.
B) Nursing56research56has56allowed56the56development56of56masters56and56doctoral56programs56an
d56has56greatly56increased56the56credibility56of56the56profession.
C) The56growth56of56nursing56research56has56caused56nursing56to56be56viewed56as56a56true56profe
ssion,56rather56than56simply56as56a56trade56or56a56skill.
D) The56application56of56nursing56research56has56the56potential56to56improve56nursing56practic
e56and56patient56outcomes.
Ans:56D
Feedback:56The56greatest56value56of56nursing56research56lies56in56the56potential56to56improve56pra
ctice56and,56ultimately,56to56improve56patient56outcomes.56This56supersedes56the56contributions56of
56nursing56research56to56education56programs,56grant56funding,56or56the56public56view56of56the56pr
ofession.
5. A56patient56signed56the56informed56consent56form56for56a56drug56trial56that56was56explained
56to56patient56by56a56research56assistant.56Later,56the56patient56admitted56to56his56nurse56that56
he56did56not56understand56the56research56assistants56explanation56or56his56own56role56in56the56s
tudy.56How56should56this56patients56nurse56respond56to56this56revelation?
A) Explain56the56research56process56to56the56patient56in56greater56detail.
B) Describe56the56details56of56a56randomized56controlled56trial56for56the56patient.
Advanced Practice Nursing - An Interprofessional
Approach 5th Edition Lynne M. Dunphy. All
Chapters 1- 82. 531 Pages Update 2023/2024
Primary Care: Art and Science of Advance
56 56 56 56 56 56
d Practice Nursing -
56 56 56
An Interprofessional Approach 5th editi
56 56 5656 56 56
on Dunphy Test Bank Update 2023/2024
56 56 56 5656 56
, Primary56Care:56Art56and56Science56of56Advanced56Practice56Nursing56-
56An56Interprofessional56Approach565th5 6 edition56Dunphy56Test56Bank
Chapter561.56Primary56Care56in56the56Twenty-First56Century:56A56Circle56of56Caring
1. A56nurse56has56conducted56a56literature56review56in56an56effort56to56identify56the56effect56of56ha
ndwashing56on56the56incidence56of56nosocomial56(hospital-
acquired)56infections56in56acute56care56settings.56An56article56presented56findings56at56a56level56o
f56significance56of56<0.01.56This56indicates56that
A) the56control56group56and56the56experimental56group56were56more56than5699%56similar.
B) the56findings56of56the56study56have56less56than561%56chance56of56being56attributable56to56chance.
C) the56effects56of56the56intervention56were56nearly56zero.
D) the56clinical56significance56of56the56findings56was56less56than561:100.
Ans:56B
Feedback:56The56level56of56significance56is56the56level56at56which56the56researcher56believes56that56
the56study56results56most56likely56represent56a56nonchance56event.56A56level56of56significance56of5
6<0.0156indicates56that56there56is56less56than561%56probability56that56the56result56is56due56to56chan
ce.
2. A56nurse56has56read56a56qualitative56research56study56in56order56to56understand56the56lived56expe
rience56of56parents56who56have56a56neonatal56loss.56Which56of56the56following56questions56should
56the56nurse56prioritize56when56appraising56the56results56of56this56study?
A) How56well56did56the56authors56capture56the56personal56experiences56of56these56parents?
B) How56well56did56the56authors56control56for56confounding56variables56that56may56have56affected56the
56findings?
C) Did56the56authors56use56statistical56measures56that56were56appropriate56to56the56phenomenon56in56qu
estion?
D) Were56the56instruments56that56the56researchers56used56statistically56valid56and56reliable?
Ans:56A
Feedback:56Qualitative56studies56are56judged56on56the56basis56of56how56well56they56capture56and5
6convey56the56subjective56experiences56of56individuals.56Statistical56measures56and56variables56are5
6not56dimensions56of56a56qualitative56methodology.
3. Tracy56is56a56nurse56with56a56baccalaureate56degree56who56works56in56the56labor56and56deliv
ery56unit56of56a56busy56urban56hospital.56She56has56noticed56that56many56new56mothers56abando
n56breast-
feeding56their56babies56when56they56experience56early56challenges56and56wonders56what56could
56be56done56to56encourage56more56women56to56continue56breast-
feeding.56What56role56is56Tracy56most56likely56to56play56in56a56research56project56that56tests56a
n56intervention56aimed56at56promoting56breast-feeding?
,A) Applying56for56grant56funding56for56the56research56project
B) Posing56the56clinical56problem56to56one56or56more56nursing56researchers
, C) Planning56the56methodology56of56the56research56project
D) Carrying56out56the56intervention56and56submitting56the56results56for56
publication56Ans:56B
Feedback:56A56major56role56for56staff56nurses56is56to56identify56questions56or56problems56for
56research.56Grant56applications,56methodological56planning,56and56publication56submission56
are56normally56carried56out56by56nurses56who56have56advanced56degrees56in56nursing.
4. A56nurse56has56expressed56skepticism56to56a56colleague56about56the56value56of56nursing56researc
h,56claiming56that56nursing56research56has56little56relevance56to56practice.56How56can56the56nurses
56colleague56best56defend56the56importance56of56nursing56research?
A) The56existence56of56nursing56research56means56that56nurses56are56now56able56to56access56feder
al56grant56money,56something56that56didnt56use56to56be56the56case.
B) Nursing56research56has56allowed56the56development56of56masters56and56doctoral56programs56an
d56has56greatly56increased56the56credibility56of56the56profession.
C) The56growth56of56nursing56research56has56caused56nursing56to56be56viewed56as56a56true56profe
ssion,56rather56than56simply56as56a56trade56or56a56skill.
D) The56application56of56nursing56research56has56the56potential56to56improve56nursing56practic
e56and56patient56outcomes.
Ans:56D
Feedback:56The56greatest56value56of56nursing56research56lies56in56the56potential56to56improve56pra
ctice56and,56ultimately,56to56improve56patient56outcomes.56This56supersedes56the56contributions56of
56nursing56research56to56education56programs,56grant56funding,56or56the56public56view56of56the56pr
ofession.
5. A56patient56signed56the56informed56consent56form56for56a56drug56trial56that56was56explained
56to56patient56by56a56research56assistant.56Later,56the56patient56admitted56to56his56nurse56that56
he56did56not56understand56the56research56assistants56explanation56or56his56own56role56in56the56s
tudy.56How56should56this56patients56nurse56respond56to56this56revelation?
A) Explain56the56research56process56to56the56patient56in56greater56detail.
B) Describe56the56details56of56a56randomized56controlled56trial56for56the56patient.
