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TEST BANK FOR PRIMARY CARE ART A
ND SCIENCE OF ADVANCED PRACTICE
NURSING AN INTERPROFESSIONAL APP
ROACH 5TH EDITION DUNPHY | ALL CHA
PTERS 100% ACCURATE
1. A nurse has conducted a literature review in an effort to identify the effect of
handwashing 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.
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2. 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?
B) How well did the authors control for confounding variables that may have affected the
findings?
C) Did the authors use statistical measures that were appropriate to the phenomenon in
question?
D) Were the instruments that the researchers used statistically valid and reliable?
Ans: A
Feedback: Qualitative studies are judged on the basis of how well they capture and convey the
subjective experiences of individuals. Statistical measures and variables are not dimensions of a
qualitative methodology.
3. 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.
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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.
4. Tracy is a nurse with a baccalaureate degree who works in the labor and delivery unit of a
busy urban hospital. She has noticed that many new mothers abandon breast-feeding their babies
when they experience early challenges and wonders what could be done to encourage more
women to continue breast-feeding. What role is Tracy most likely to play in a research project
that tests an intervention aimed at promoting breast-feeding?
A) Applying Nfor Ngrant Nfunding Nfor Nthe Nresearch Nproject
B) Posing Nthe Nclinical Nproblem Nto None Nor Nmore Nnursing Nresearchers
C) Planning Nthe Nmethodology Nof Nthe Nresearch Nproject
D) Carrying Nout Nthe Nintervention Nand Nsubmitting Nthe Nresults Nfor Npublication NAns: NB
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Feedback: NA Nmajor Nrole Nfor Nstaff Nnurses Nis Nto Nidentify Nquestions Nor Nproblems Nfor Nresearch.
NGrant Napplications, Nmethodological Nplanning, Nand Npublication Nsubmission Nare Nnormally
Ncarried Nout Nby Nnurses Nwho Nhave Nadvanced Ndegrees Nin Nnursing.
5. A Npatient Nsigned Nthe Ninformed Nconsent Nform Nfor Na Ndrug Ntrial Nthat Nwas Nexplained Nto
Npatient Nby Na Nresearch Nassistant. NLater, Nthe Npatient Nadmitted Nto Nhis Nnurse Nthat Nhe Ndid Nnot
Nunderstand Nthe Nresearch Nassistants Nexplanation Nor Nhis Nown Nrole Nin Nthe Nstudy. NHow Nshould
Nthis Npatients Nnurse Nrespond Nto Nthis Nrevelation?
A) Explain Nthe Nresearch Nprocess Nto Nthe Npatient Nin Ngreater Ndetail.
B) Describe Nthe Ndetails Nof Na Nrandomized Ncontrolled Ntrial Nfor Nthe Npatient.
N
C) Inform Nthe Nresearch Nassistant Nthat Nthe Npatients Nconsent Nis Nlikely Ninvalid.
D) Explain Nto Nthe Npatient Nthat Nhis Nwritten Nconsent Nis Nnow Nlegally Nbinding.
Ans: NC
Feedback: NJust Nas Nthe Nstaff Nnurse Nis Nnot Nresponsible Nfor Nmedical Nconsent, Nthe Nstaff Nnurse Nis
Nnot Nresponsible Nfor Nresearch Nconsent. NIf Npatients Nwho Nhave Nagreed Nto Nparticipate Nexhibit
Nambivalence Nor Nuncertainty Nabout Nparticipating, Ndo Nnot Ntry Nto Nconvince Nthem Nto Nparticipate.
NAsk Nthe Nperson Nfrom Nthe Nresearch Nteam Nwho Nis Nmanaging Nconsents Nto Nspeak Nwith Nconcerned
Npatients Nabout Nthe Nstudy, Neven Nafter Na Npatient Nhas Nsigned Nthe Nconsent Nforms.
Multiple NSelection
TEST BANK FOR PRIMARY CARE ART A
ND SCIENCE OF ADVANCED PRACTICE
NURSING AN INTERPROFESSIONAL APP
ROACH 5TH EDITION DUNPHY | ALL CHA
PTERS 100% ACCURATE
1. A nurse has conducted a literature review in an effort to identify the effect of
handwashing 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.
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2. 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?
B) How well did the authors control for confounding variables that may have affected the
findings?
C) Did the authors use statistical measures that were appropriate to the phenomenon in
question?
D) Were the instruments that the researchers used statistically valid and reliable?
Ans: A
Feedback: Qualitative studies are judged on the basis of how well they capture and convey the
subjective experiences of individuals. Statistical measures and variables are not dimensions of a
qualitative methodology.
3. 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.
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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.
4. Tracy is a nurse with a baccalaureate degree who works in the labor and delivery unit of a
busy urban hospital. She has noticed that many new mothers abandon breast-feeding their babies
when they experience early challenges and wonders what could be done to encourage more
women to continue breast-feeding. What role is Tracy most likely to play in a research project
that tests an intervention aimed at promoting breast-feeding?
A) Applying Nfor Ngrant Nfunding Nfor Nthe Nresearch Nproject
B) Posing Nthe Nclinical Nproblem Nto None Nor Nmore Nnursing Nresearchers
C) Planning Nthe Nmethodology Nof Nthe Nresearch Nproject
D) Carrying Nout Nthe Nintervention Nand Nsubmitting Nthe Nresults Nfor Npublication NAns: NB
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Feedback: NA Nmajor Nrole Nfor Nstaff Nnurses Nis Nto Nidentify Nquestions Nor Nproblems Nfor Nresearch.
NGrant Napplications, Nmethodological Nplanning, Nand Npublication Nsubmission Nare Nnormally
Ncarried Nout Nby Nnurses Nwho Nhave Nadvanced Ndegrees Nin Nnursing.
5. A Npatient Nsigned Nthe Ninformed Nconsent Nform Nfor Na Ndrug Ntrial Nthat Nwas Nexplained Nto
Npatient Nby Na Nresearch Nassistant. NLater, Nthe Npatient Nadmitted Nto Nhis Nnurse Nthat Nhe Ndid Nnot
Nunderstand Nthe Nresearch Nassistants Nexplanation Nor Nhis Nown Nrole Nin Nthe Nstudy. NHow Nshould
Nthis Npatients Nnurse Nrespond Nto Nthis Nrevelation?
A) Explain Nthe Nresearch Nprocess Nto Nthe Npatient Nin Ngreater Ndetail.
B) Describe Nthe Ndetails Nof Na Nrandomized Ncontrolled Ntrial Nfor Nthe Npatient.
N
C) Inform Nthe Nresearch Nassistant Nthat Nthe Npatients Nconsent Nis Nlikely Ninvalid.
D) Explain Nto Nthe Npatient Nthat Nhis Nwritten Nconsent Nis Nnow Nlegally Nbinding.
Ans: NC
Feedback: NJust Nas Nthe Nstaff Nnurse Nis Nnot Nresponsible Nfor Nmedical Nconsent, Nthe Nstaff Nnurse Nis
Nnot Nresponsible Nfor Nresearch Nconsent. NIf Npatients Nwho Nhave Nagreed Nto Nparticipate Nexhibit
Nambivalence Nor Nuncertainty Nabout Nparticipating, Ndo Nnot Ntry Nto Nconvince Nthem Nto Nparticipate.
NAsk Nthe Nperson Nfrom Nthe Nresearch Nteam Nwho Nis Nmanaging Nconsents Nto Nspeak Nwith Nconcerned
Npatients Nabout Nthe Nstudy, Neven Nafter Na Npatient Nhas Nsigned Nthe Nconsent Nforms.
Multiple NSelection
