PRIMARY CARE ART AND SCIENCE OF
ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING – AN
INTERPROFESSIONAL APPROACH 6TH
EDITION DUNPHY
,Chapterq1.q PrimaryqCareqinqtheqTwenty-Firstq Century:qAqCircleqofqCaring
1. Aqnurseqhasqconductedqaqliteratureqreviewqinqanqeffortqtoqidentifyqtheqeffectqofqhandwashiqn
gqonqtheqincidenceqofqnosocomialq(hospital-
acquired)qinfectionsqinqacuteqcareqsettings.qAnqarticleqpresentedqfindingsqatqaqlevelqofqsignificanceqo
fq<0.01.qThisqindicatesqthat
A) Theqcontrolqgroupqandqtheqexperimentalqgroupqwereq moreqthanq99%qsimilar.
B) Theqfindingsqofqtheqstudyqhaveq lessqthanq1%qchanceqofqbeingqattributableqtoq chance.
C) Theqeffectsqofqtheq interventionqwereqnearlyqzero.
D) Theqclinicalqsignificanceqofqtheq findingsqwasqlessqthanq1:100.
Ans:qB
Feedback:qTheqlevelqofqsignificanceqisqtheqlevelqatqwhichqtheqresearcherqbelievesqthatqtheqstudyqr
esultsqmostqlikelyqrepresentqaqnoqchanceqevent.qAqlevelqofqsignificanceqofq<0.01qindicatesqthatqth
ereqisqlessqthanq1%qprobabilityqthatqtheqresultqisqdueqtoqchance.
2. Aqnurseqhasqreadqaqqualitativeqresearchqstudyqinqorderqtoqunderstandqtheqlivedqexperienceqo
fqparentsqwhoqhaveqaqneonatalqloss.qWhichqofqtheqfollowing questionsqshouldqtheqnurseqprioritizeqw
hi
henqappraisingqtheqresultsqofqthisqstudy?
A) Howqwellqdidqtheqauthorsqcaptureqtheqpersonalqexperiencesqofqtheseqparents?
B) Howqwellqdidqtheqauthorsqcontrolqforqconfoundingqvariablesqthatqmayqhaveqaffectedqtheqf
indings?
,C) Didqtheqauthorsquseqstatisticalqmeasuresqthatqwereqappropriateqtoqtheqphenomenonqinq
question?
D) Wereqtheqinstrumentsqthatqtheqresearchersqusedqstatisticallyqvalidqandqreliable?
Ans:qA
Feedback:qQualitativeqstudiesqareqjudgedqonqtheqbasisqofqhowqwellqtheyqcaptureqandqconveyqtheqsuqbject
iveqexperiencesqofqindividuals.qStatisticalqmeasuresqandqvariablesqareqnotqdimensionsqofqaqqualiqtativeqm
ethodology.
3. Aqnurseqhasqexpressedqskepticismqtoqaqcolleagueqaboutqtheqvalueqofqnursingqresearch,qclaqi
mingqthatqnursingqresearchqhasqlittleqrelevanceqtoqpractice.qHowqcanqtheqnursesqcolleagueqbestqdeqfe
ndqtheqimportanceqofqnursingqresearch?
A) Theqexistenceqofqnursingqresearchqmeansqthatqnursesqareqnowqableqtoqaccessqfederalqgrantq
money,qsomethingqthatqdidntquseqtoqbeqtheqcase.
B) Nursingqresearchqhasqallowedqtheqdevelopmentqofqmastersqandqdoctoralqprogramsqandqhasq
greatlyqincreasedqtheqcredibilityqofqtheqprofession.
C) Theqgrowthqofqnursingqresearchqhasqcausedqnursingqtoqbeqviewedqasqaqtrueqprofession,qr
atherqthanqsimplyqasqaqtradeqorqaqskill.
D) Theqapplicationqofqnursingqresearchqhasqtheqpotentialqtoqimproveqnursingqpracticeqandq
patientqoutcomes.
, Ans:qD
Feedback:qTheqgreatestqvalueqofqnursingqresearchqliesqinqtheqpotentialqtoqimprove qpracticeqand,qultiq
h
mately,qtoqimproveqpatientqoutcomes.qThisqsupersedesqtheqcontributionsqofqnursingqresearchqtoqeducqa
tionqprograms,qgrantqfunding,qorqtheqpublicqviewqofqtheqprofession.
4. Tracyqisqaqnurseqwithqaqbaccalaureateqdegreeqwhoqworksqinqtheqlaborqandqdeliveryqunitqofqaqb
usyqurbanqhospital.qSheqhasqnoticedqthatqmanyqnewqmothersqabandonqbreast-
feedingqtheirqbabiesqwhenqtheyqexperienceqearlyqchallengesqandqwondersqwhatqcouldqbeqdoneqtoqeqncour
ageqmoreqwomenqtoqcontinueqbreast-
feeding.qWhatqroleqisqTracyqmostqlikelyqtoqplayqinqaqresearchqprojectqthatqtestsqanqinterventionqaiqm
edqatqpromotingqbreast-feeding?
A) Applying forqgrantqfundingqforqtheqresearchqproject
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B) Posingqtheqclinicalqproblemqtoqoneqorqmoreqnursingq researchers
C) Planningqtheq methodologyqofqtheqresearchqproject
D) Carryingqoutqtheqinterventionqandqsubmittingqtheqresultsqforq publicationqAns:qB
Feedback:qAqmajorqroleqforqstaffqnursesqisqtoqidentifyqquestionsqorqproblemsqforqresearch.qGrantqa
pplications,qmethodologicalqplanning,qandqpublicationqsubmissionqareqnormallyqcarriedqoutqbyqn
ursesqwhoqhaveqadvancedqdegreesqinqnursing.
5. Aqpatientqsignedqtheqinformedqconsentqformqforqaqdrug trialqthatqwasqexplainedqtoqpatientqb
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yqaqresearchqassistant.qLater,qtheqpatientqadmittedqtoqhisqnurseqthatqheqdidqnotqunderstandqtheqreqse
archqassistantsqexplanationqorqhisqownqroleqinqtheqstudy.qHowqshouldqthisqpatientsqnurseqrespoqndq
toqthisqrevelation?
A) Explain theqresearchqprocessqtoqtheqpatientq inqgreaterqdetail.
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B) Describeqtheqdetailsqofqaqrandomizedqcontrolled trialqforqtheqpatient.
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