rnNursing rn– rnAn rnInterprofessional rnApproach rn6th rnEdition rnDunphy 1
,Test rnBank rnFor rnPrimaryrnCare rnArt rnAnd rnScience rnOf rnAdvanced rnPractice
rnNursing rn– rnAn rnInterprofessional rnApproach rn6th rnEdition rnDunphy 2
TEST rnBANK r n FOR
PRIMARY rnCARE rnART rnAND rnSCIENCE rnOF rnADVANCED rnPRACTICE
rnNURSING rn– rnAN rnINTERPROFESSIONAL rnAPPROACH rn6TH rnEDITION
rnDUNPHY
Chapter rn1. rn Primary rnCare rnin rnthe rnTwenty-First r n Century: rnA rnCircle rnof rnCaring
1. A rnnurse rnhas rnconducted rna rnliterature rnreview rnin rnan rneffort rnto rnidentify rnthe rneffect rnof
rnhandwashi rnng rnon rnthe rnincidence rnof rnnosocomial rn(hospital-
acquired) rninfections rnin rnacute rncare rnsettings. rnAn rnarticle rnpresented rnfindings rnat rna rnlevel rnof
rnsignificance rnof rn<0.01. rnThis rnindicates rnthat
A) The rncontrol rngroup rnand rnthe rnexperimental rngroup rnwere rn more rnthan rn99% rn similar.
B) The rnfindings rnof rnthe rnstudyrnhave rn less rnthan rn1% rnchance rnof rnbeing rnattributable rnto r n chance.
C) The rneffects rnofrnthe r n intervention rnwere rnnearly rnzero.
D) The rnclinical rnsignificance rnofrnthe rn findings rnwas rnless rnthan rn1:100.
Ans: rnB
Feedback: rnThe rnlevel rnof rnsignificance rnis rnthe rnlevel rnat rnwhich rnthe rnresearcher rnbelieves rnthat rnthe
rnstudy rnresults rnmost rnlikely rnrepresent rna rnno rnchance rnevent. rnA rnlevel rnof rnsignificance rnof rn<0.01
rnindicates rnthat rnthere rnis rnless rnthan rn1% rnprobability rnthat rnthe rnresult rnis rndue rnto rnchance.
2. A rnnurse rnhas rnread rna rnqualitative rnresearch rnstudy rnin rnorder rnto rnunderstand rnthe rnlived
rnexperience rnof rnparents rnwho rnhave rna rnneonatal rnloss. rnWhich rnof rnthe rnfollowing questions rnshould
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rnthe rnnurse rnprioritize rnwhen rnappraising rnthe rnresults rnof rnthis rnstudy?
A) How rnwell rndid rnthe rnauthors rncapture rnthe rnpersonal rnexperiences rnof rnthese rnparents?
B) How rnwellrndid rnthe rnauthors rncontrol rnfor rnconfounding rnvariables rnthat rnmay rnhave rnaffected
rnthe rnfindings?
,Test rnBank rnFor rnPrimaryrnCare rnArt rnAnd rnScience rnOf rnAdvanced rnPractice
rnNursing rn– rnAn rnInterprofessional rnApproach rn6th rnEdition rnDunphy 3
C) Did rnthe rnauthors rnuse rnstatistical rnmeasures rnthat rnwere rnappropriate rnto rnthe
rnphenomenon rnin rnquestion?
D) Were rnthe rninstruments rnthat rnthe rnresearchers rnused rnstatistically rnvalid rnand rnreliable?
Ans: rnA
Feedback: rnQualitative rnstudies rnare rnjudged rnon rnthe rnbasis rnof rnhow rnwell rnthey rncapture rnand rnconvey
rnthe rnsu rnbjective rnexperiences rnof rnindividuals. rnStatistical rnmeasures rnand rnvariables rnare rnnot rndimensions
rnofrna rnquali rntative rnmethodology.
3. A rnnurse rnhas rnexpressed rnskepticism rnto rna rncolleague rnabout rnthe rnvalue rnof rnnursing
rnresearch, rncla rniming rnthat rnnursing rnresearch rnhas rnlittle rnrelevance rnto rnpractice. rnHow rncan rnthe
rnnurses rncolleague rnbest rnde rnfend rnthe rnimportance rnof rnnursing rnresearch?
A) The rnexistence rnof rnnursing rnresearch rnmeans rnthat rnnurses rnare rnnow rnable rnto rnaccess rnfederal
rngrant rnmoney, rnsomething rnthat rndidnt rnuse rnto rnbe rnthe rncase.
B) Nursing rnresearch rnhas rnallowed rnthe rndevelopment rnof rnmasters rnand rndoctoral rnprograms rnand
rnhas rngreatly rnincreased rnthe rncredibility rnof rnthe rnprofession.
C) The rngrowthrnofrnnursing rnresearch rnhas rncaused rnnursing rnto rnbe rnviewed rnas rna rntrue
rnprofession, rnrather rnthan rnsimply rnas rna rntrade rnor rna rnskill.
D) The rnapplication rnof rnnursing rnresearch rnhas rnthe rnpotentialrnto rnimprove rnnursing rnpractice
rnand rnpatient rnoutcomes.
, Test rnBank rnFor rnPrimaryrnCare rnArt rnAnd rnScience rnOf rnAdvanced rnPractice
rnNursing rn– rnAn rnInterprofessional rnApproach rn6th rnEdition rnDunphy 4
Ans: rnD
Feedback: rnThe rngreatest rnvalue rnof rnnursing rnresearch rnlies rnin rnthe rnpotential rnto rnimprove rnpracticeh
rnand, rnulti rnmately, rnto rnimprove rnpatient rnoutcomes. rnThis rnsupersedes rnthe rncontributions rnof rnnursing
rnresearch rnto rneduc rnation rnprograms, rngrant rnfunding, rnor rnthe rnpublic rnview rnof rnthe rnprofession.
4. Tracyrnis rna rnnurse rnwith rna rnbaccalaureate rndegree rnwho rnworks rnin rnthe rnlabor rnand rndelivery
rnunit rnof rna rnbusy rnurban rnhospital. rnShe rnhas rnnoticed rnthat rnmany rnnew rnmothers rnabandon rnbreast-
feeding rntheir rnbabies rnwhen rnthey rnexperience rnearly rnchallenges rnand rnwonders rnwhat rncould rnbe rndone
rnto rne rnncourage rnmore rnwomen rnto rncontinue rnbreast-
feeding. rnWhat rnrole rnis rnTracy rnmost rnlikely rnto rnplay rnin rna rnresearch rnproject rnthat rntests rnan
rnintervention rnai rnmed rnat rnpromoting rnbreast-feeding?
A) Applying for rngrant rnfunding rnfor rnthe rnresearch rnproject
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B) Posing rnthe rnclinical rnproblem rnto rnone rnor rnmore rnnursing r n researchers
C) Planning rnthe rn methodologyrnof rnthe rnresearch rnproject
D) Carrying rnout rnthe rnintervention rnand rnsubmitting rnthe rnresults rnfor r n publication rnAns: rnB
Feedback: rnA rnmajor rnrole rnfor rnstaff rnnurses rnis rnto rnidentify rnquestions rnor rnproblems rnfor rnresearch.
rnGrant rnapplications, rnmethodological rnplanning, rnand rnpublication rnsubmission rnare rnnormally
rncarried rnout rnby rnnurses rnwho rnhave rnadvanced rndegrees rnin rnnursing.
5. Arnpatient rnsigned rnthe rninformed rnconsent rnform rnfor rna rndrug trialrnthat rnwas rnexplained rnto
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rnpatient rnby rna rnresearch rnassistant. rnLater, rnthe rnpatient rnadmitted rnto rnhis rnnurse rnthat rnhe rndid rnnot
rnunderstand rnthe rnre rnsearch rnassistants rnexplanation rnor rnhis rnown rnrole rnin rnthe rnstudy. rnHow
rnshould rnthis rnpatients rnnurse rnrespo rnnd rnto rnthis rnrevelation?
A) Explain the rnresearch rnprocess rnto rnthe rnpatient rn in rngreater rndetail.
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B) Describe rnthe rndetails rnof rna rnrandomized rncontrolled trial rnfor rnthe rnpatient.
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