Test Bank: Primary Care Art & Science of Advanced Practice Nursing 6th Ed – Q&A, Study Guide & Practice Exams

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Chapteri1.iPrimaryiCareiinitheiTwenty-FirstiCentury:iAiCircleiofiCaring


1. Ainurseihasiconductediailiteratureireviewiinianieffortitoiidentifyitheieffectiofihandwashiingi
onitheiincidenceiofinosocomiali(hospital-
acquired)iinfectionsiiniacuteicareisettings.iAniarticleipresentedifindingsiatiaileveliofisignificanceiofi
<0.01.iThisiindicatesithat


A) Theicontroligroupianditheiexperimentaligroupiwerei moreithani99%isimilar.


B) Theifindingsiofitheistudyihavei lessithani1%ichanceiofibeingiattributableitoi chance.


C) Theieffectsiofithei interventioniwereinearlyizero.


D) Theiclinicalisignificanceiofithei findingsiwasilessithani1:100.


Ans:iB


Feedback:iTheileveliofisignificanceiisitheileveliatiwhichitheiresearcheribelievesithatitheistudyires
ultsimostilikelyirepresentiainoichanceievent.iAileveliofisignificanceiofi<0.01iindicatesithatithereii
silessithani1%iprobabilityithatitheiresultiisidueitoichance.


2. Ainurseihasireadiaiqualitativeiresearchistudyiiniorderitoiunderstanditheilivediexperienceiofi
parentsiwhoihaveiaineonataliloss.iWhichiofitheifollowing questionsishoulditheinurseiprioritizeiwhen
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iappraisingitheiresultsiofithisistudy?




A) Howiwellididitheiauthorsicaptureitheipersonaliexperiencesiofitheseiparents?


B) Howiwellididitheiauthorsicontroliforiconfoundingivariablesithatimayihaveiaffecteditheifin
dings?

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C) Diditheiauthorsiuseistatisticalimeasuresithatiwereiappropriateitoitheiphenomenoniiniqu
estion?


D) Wereitheiinstrumentsithatitheiresearchersiusedistatisticallyivalidiandireliable?


Ans:iA


Feedback:iQualitativeistudiesiareijudgedionitheibasisiofihowiwellitheyicaptureiandiconveyitheisuibjectiv
eiexperiencesiofiindividuals.iStatisticalimeasuresiandivariablesiareinotidimensionsiofiaiqualiitativeimetho
dology.


3. Ainurseihasiexpressediskepticismitoiaicolleagueiaboutitheivalueiofinursingiresearch,iclaiim
ingithatinursingiresearchihasilittleirelevanceitoipractice.iHowicanitheinursesicolleagueibestideifendit
heiimportanceiofinursingiresearch?




A) Theiexistenceiofinursingiresearchimeansithatinursesiareinowiableitoiaccessifederaligrantim
oney,isomethingithatididntiuseitoibeitheicase.


B) Nursingiresearchihasialloweditheidevelopmentiofimastersiandidoctoraliprogramsiandihasigr
eatlyiincreaseditheicredibilityiofitheiprofession.


C) Theigrowthiofinursingiresearchihasicausedinursingitoibeiviewediasiaitrueiprofession,irat
herithanisimplyiasiaitradeioriaiskill.


D) Theiapplicationiofinursingiresearchihasitheipotentialitoiimproveinursingipracticeiandipa
tientioutcomes.

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Ans:iD


Feedback:iTheigreatestivalueiofinursingiresearchiliesiinitheipotentialitoiimproveipracticeiand,iultiima
tely,itoiimproveipatientioutcomes.iThisisupersedesitheicontributionsiofinursingiresearchitoieduciationi
programs,igrantifunding,ioritheipubliciviewiofitheiprofession.


4. Tracyiisiainurseiwithiaibaccalaureateidegreeiwhoiworksiinitheilaboriandideliveryiunitiofiaibus
yiurbanihospital.iSheihasinoticedithatimanyinewimothersiabandonibreast-
feedingitheiribabiesiwhenitheyiexperienceiearlyichallengesiandiwondersiwhaticouldibeidoneitoieincoura
geimoreiwomenitoicontinueibreast-
feeding.iWhatiroleiisiTracyimostilikelyitoiplayiiniairesearchiprojectithatitestsianiinterventioniaiimedi
atipromotingibreast-feeding?


A) Applying forigrantifundingiforitheiresearchiproject
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B) Posingitheiclinicaliproblemitoioneiorimoreinursingi researchers


C) Planningithei methodologyiofitheiresearchiproject


D) Carryingioutitheiinterventioniandisubmittingitheiresultsifori publicationiAns:iB
Feedback:iAimajoriroleiforistaffinursesiisitoiidentifyiquestionsioriproblemsiforiresearch.iGrantiap
plications,imethodologicaliplanning,iandipublicationisubmissioniareinormallyicarriedioutibyinurs
esiwhoihaveiadvancedidegreesiininursing.


5. Aipatientisigneditheiinformediconsentiformiforiaidrug trialithatiwasiexplaineditoipatientibyi
2i


airesearchiassistant.iLater,itheipatientiadmitteditoihisinurseithatiheididinotiunderstanditheireisearch
iassistantsiexplanationiorihisiowniroleiinitheistudy.iHowishouldithisipatientsinurseirespoinditoithisi

revelation?


A) Explain theiresearchiprocessitoitheipatienti inigreateridetail.
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B) Describeitheidetailsiofiairandomizedicontrolleditrialiforitheipatient.