,TEST vBANK vFOR vPRIMARY vCARE vART vAND vSCIENCE vOF vADVANCED
vPRACTICE vNURSING v– vAN vINTERPROFESSIONAL vAPPROACH v5TH vEDITION
vDUNPHY
Chapter v1. vPrimary vCare vin vthe vTwenty-First vCentury: vA vCircle vof vCaring
1. A vnurse vhas vconducted va vliterature vreview vin van veffort vto videntify vthe veffect vof vhand
vwashing von vthe vincidence vof vnosocomial v(hospital-acquired) vinfections vin vacute vcare
vsettings. vAn varticle vpresented vfindings vat va vlevel vof vsignificance vof v<0.01. vThis
vindicates vthat
A) The vcontrol vgroup vand vthe vexperimental vgroup vwere vmore vthan v99% vsimilar.
B) The vfindings vof vthe vstudy vhave vless vthan v1% vchance vof vbeing vattributable vto vchance.
C) The veffects vof vthe vintervention vwere vnearly vzero.
D) The vclinical vsignificance vof vthe vfindings vwas vless vthan v1:100.
Ans: vB
Feedback: vThe vlevel vof vsignificance vis vthe vlevel vat vwhich vthe vresearcher vbelieves vthat vthe
vstudy vresults vmost vlikely vrepresent va vno vchance vevent. vA vlevel vof vsignificance vof v<0.01
vindicates vthat vthere vis vless vthan v1% vprobability vthat vthe vresult vis vdue vto vchance.
2. A vnurse vhas vexpressed vskepticism vto va vcolleague vabout vthe vvalue vof vnursing vresearch,
vclaiming vthat vnursing vresearch vhas vlittle vrelevance vto vpractice. vHow vcan vthe vnurses vcolleague
vbest vdefend vthe vimportance vof vnursing vresearch?
A) The vexistence vof vnursing vresearch vmeans vthat vnurses vare vnow vable vto vaccess vfederal
vgrant vmoney, vsomething vthat vdidnt vuse vto vbe vthe vcase.
,B) Nursing vresearch vhas vallowed vthe vdevelopment vof vmasters vand vdoctoral vprograms vand
vhas vgreatly vincreased vthe vcredibility vof vthe vprofession.
C) The vgrowth vof vnursing vresearch vhas vcaused vnursing vto vbe vviewed vas va vtrue
vprofession, vrather vthan vsimply vas va vtrade vor va vskill.
D) The vapplication vof vnursing vresearch vhas vthe vpotential vto vimprove vnursing vpractice
vand vpatient voutcomes.
Ans: vD
Feedback: vThe vgreatest vvalue vof vnursing vresearch vlies vin vthe vpotential vto vimprove vpractice vand,
vultimately, vto vimprove vpatient voutcomes. vThis vsupersedes vthe vcontributions vof vnursing vresearch vto
veducation vprograms, vgrant vfunding, vor vthe vpublic vview vof vthe vprofession.
3. A vnurse vhas vread va vqualitative vresearch vstudy vin vorder vto vunderstand vthe vlived
vexperience vof vparents vwho vhave va vneonatal vloss. vWhich vof vthe vfollowing vquestions vshould vthe
vnurse vprioritize vwhen vappraising vthe vresults vof vthis vstudy?
A) How vwell vdid vthe vauthors vcapture vthe vpersonal vexperiences vof vthese vparents?
, B) How vwell vdid vthe vauthors vcontrol vfor vconfounding vvariables vthat vmay vhave vaffected
vthe vfindings?
C) Did vthe vauthors vuse vstatistical vmeasures vthat vwere vappropriate vto vthe vphenomenon
vin vquestion?
D) Were vthe vinstruments vthat vthe vresearchers vused vstatistically vvalid vand vreliable?
Ans: vA
Feedback: vQualitative vstudies vare vjudged von vthe vbasis vof vhow vwell vthey vcapture vand vconvey vthe
vsubjective vexperiences vof vindividuals. vStatistical vmeasures vand vvariables vare vnot vdimensions vof va
vqualitative vmethodology.
4. Tracy vis va vnurse vwith va vbaccalaureate vdegree vwho vworks vin vthe vlabor vand vdelivery vunit vof
va vbusy vurban vhospital. vShe vhas vnoticed vthat vmany vnew vmothers vabandon vbreast-feeding vtheir
vbabies vwhen vthey vexperience vearly vchallenges vand vwonders vwhat vcould vbe vdone vto vencourage
vmore vwomen vto vcontinue vbreast-feeding. vWhat vrole vis vTracy vmost vlikely vto vplay vin va vresearch
vproject vthat vtests van vintervention vaimed vat vpromoting vbreast-feeding?
A) Applying vfor vgrant vfunding vfor vthe vresearch vproject
B) Posing vthe vclinical vproblem vto vone vor vmore vnursing vresearchers
C) Planning vthe vmethodology vof vthe vresearch vproject
D) Carrying vout vthe vintervention vand vsubmitting vthe vresults vfor vpublication vAns: vB
Feedback: vA vmajor vrole vfor vstaff vnurses vis vto videntify vquestions vor vproblems vfor vresearch.
vGrant vapplications, vmethodological vplanning, vand vpublication vsubmission vare vnormally
vcarried vout vby vnurses vwho vhave vadvanced vdegrees vin vnursing.
5. A vpatient vsigned vthe vinformed vconsent vform vfor va vdrug vtrial vthat vwas vexplained vto
vpatient vby va vresearch vassistant. vLater, vthe vpatient vadmitted vto vhis vnurse vthat vhe vdid vnot
vunderstand vthe vresearch vassistants vexplanation vor vhis vown vrole vin vthe vstudy. vHow vshould vthis
vpatients vnurse
vPRACTICE vNURSING v– vAN vINTERPROFESSIONAL vAPPROACH v5TH vEDITION
vDUNPHY
Chapter v1. vPrimary vCare vin vthe vTwenty-First vCentury: vA vCircle vof vCaring
1. A vnurse vhas vconducted va vliterature vreview vin van veffort vto videntify vthe veffect vof vhand
vwashing von vthe vincidence vof vnosocomial v(hospital-acquired) vinfections vin vacute vcare
vsettings. vAn varticle vpresented vfindings vat va vlevel vof vsignificance vof v<0.01. vThis
vindicates vthat
A) The vcontrol vgroup vand vthe vexperimental vgroup vwere vmore vthan v99% vsimilar.
B) The vfindings vof vthe vstudy vhave vless vthan v1% vchance vof vbeing vattributable vto vchance.
C) The veffects vof vthe vintervention vwere vnearly vzero.
D) The vclinical vsignificance vof vthe vfindings vwas vless vthan v1:100.
Ans: vB
Feedback: vThe vlevel vof vsignificance vis vthe vlevel vat vwhich vthe vresearcher vbelieves vthat vthe
vstudy vresults vmost vlikely vrepresent va vno vchance vevent. vA vlevel vof vsignificance vof v<0.01
vindicates vthat vthere vis vless vthan v1% vprobability vthat vthe vresult vis vdue vto vchance.
2. A vnurse vhas vexpressed vskepticism vto va vcolleague vabout vthe vvalue vof vnursing vresearch,
vclaiming vthat vnursing vresearch vhas vlittle vrelevance vto vpractice. vHow vcan vthe vnurses vcolleague
vbest vdefend vthe vimportance vof vnursing vresearch?
A) The vexistence vof vnursing vresearch vmeans vthat vnurses vare vnow vable vto vaccess vfederal
vgrant vmoney, vsomething vthat vdidnt vuse vto vbe vthe vcase.
,B) Nursing vresearch vhas vallowed vthe vdevelopment vof vmasters vand vdoctoral vprograms vand
vhas vgreatly vincreased vthe vcredibility vof vthe vprofession.
C) The vgrowth vof vnursing vresearch vhas vcaused vnursing vto vbe vviewed vas va vtrue
vprofession, vrather vthan vsimply vas va vtrade vor va vskill.
D) The vapplication vof vnursing vresearch vhas vthe vpotential vto vimprove vnursing vpractice
vand vpatient voutcomes.
Ans: vD
Feedback: vThe vgreatest vvalue vof vnursing vresearch vlies vin vthe vpotential vto vimprove vpractice vand,
vultimately, vto vimprove vpatient voutcomes. vThis vsupersedes vthe vcontributions vof vnursing vresearch vto
veducation vprograms, vgrant vfunding, vor vthe vpublic vview vof vthe vprofession.
3. A vnurse vhas vread va vqualitative vresearch vstudy vin vorder vto vunderstand vthe vlived
vexperience vof vparents vwho vhave va vneonatal vloss. vWhich vof vthe vfollowing vquestions vshould vthe
vnurse vprioritize vwhen vappraising vthe vresults vof vthis vstudy?
A) How vwell vdid vthe vauthors vcapture vthe vpersonal vexperiences vof vthese vparents?
, B) How vwell vdid vthe vauthors vcontrol vfor vconfounding vvariables vthat vmay vhave vaffected
vthe vfindings?
C) Did vthe vauthors vuse vstatistical vmeasures vthat vwere vappropriate vto vthe vphenomenon
vin vquestion?
D) Were vthe vinstruments vthat vthe vresearchers vused vstatistically vvalid vand vreliable?
Ans: vA
Feedback: vQualitative vstudies vare vjudged von vthe vbasis vof vhow vwell vthey vcapture vand vconvey vthe
vsubjective vexperiences vof vindividuals. vStatistical vmeasures vand vvariables vare vnot vdimensions vof va
vqualitative vmethodology.
4. Tracy vis va vnurse vwith va vbaccalaureate vdegree vwho vworks vin vthe vlabor vand vdelivery vunit vof
va vbusy vurban vhospital. vShe vhas vnoticed vthat vmany vnew vmothers vabandon vbreast-feeding vtheir
vbabies vwhen vthey vexperience vearly vchallenges vand vwonders vwhat vcould vbe vdone vto vencourage
vmore vwomen vto vcontinue vbreast-feeding. vWhat vrole vis vTracy vmost vlikely vto vplay vin va vresearch
vproject vthat vtests van vintervention vaimed vat vpromoting vbreast-feeding?
A) Applying vfor vgrant vfunding vfor vthe vresearch vproject
B) Posing vthe vclinical vproblem vto vone vor vmore vnursing vresearchers
C) Planning vthe vmethodology vof vthe vresearch vproject
D) Carrying vout vthe vintervention vand vsubmitting vthe vresults vfor vpublication vAns: vB
Feedback: vA vmajor vrole vfor vstaff vnurses vis vto videntify vquestions vor vproblems vfor vresearch.
vGrant vapplications, vmethodological vplanning, vand vpublication vsubmission vare vnormally
vcarried vout vby vnurses vwho vhave vadvanced vdegrees vin vnursing.
5. A vpatient vsigned vthe vinformed vconsent vform vfor va vdrug vtrial vthat vwas vexplained vto
vpatient vby va vresearch vassistant. vLater, vthe vpatient vadmitted vto vhis vnurse vthat vhe vdid vnot
vunderstand vthe vresearch vassistants vexplanation vor vhis vown vrole vin vthe vstudy. vHow vshould vthis
vpatients vnurse
