,TEST-:BANK-:FOR-:PRIMARY-:CARE-:ART-:AND-:SCIENCE-:OF-:ADVANCED-
:PRACTICE-:NURSING-:–-:AN-:INTERPROFESSIONAL-:APPROACH-:6TH-:EDITION-
:DUNPHY
Chapter-:1.-:Primary-:Care-:in-:the-:Twenty-First-:Century:-:A-:Circle-:of-:Caring
1. A-:nurse-:has-:conducted-:a-:literature-:review-:in-:an-:effort-:to-:identify-:the-:effect-:of-
:hand-:washing-: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.
2. 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.
,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.
3. 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.
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-:for-:grant-:funding-:for-:the-:research-:project
B) Posing-:the-:clinical-:problem-:to-:one-:or-:more-:nursing-:researchers
C) Planning-:the-:methodology-:of-:the-:research-:project
D) Carrying-:out-:the-:intervention-:and-:submitting-:the-:results-:for-:publication-:Ans:-:B
Feedback:-:A-:major-:role-:for-:staff-:nurses-:is-:to-:identify-:questions-:or-:problems-:for-:research.-
:Grant-:applications,-:methodological-:planning,-:and-:publication-:submission-:are-:normally-
:carried-:out-:by-:nurses-:who-:have-:advanced-:degrees-:in-:nursing.
5. A-:patient-:signed-:the-:informed-:consent-:form-:for-:a-:drug-:trial-:that-:was-:explained-:to-
:patient-:by-:a-:research-:assistant.-:Later,-:the-:patient-:admitted-:to-:his-:nurse-:that-:he-:did-:not-
:understand-:the-:research-:assistants-:explanation-:or-:his-:own-:role-:in-:the-:study.-:How-:should-
:this-:patients-:nurse
:PRACTICE-:NURSING-:–-:AN-:INTERPROFESSIONAL-:APPROACH-:6TH-:EDITION-
:DUNPHY
Chapter-:1.-:Primary-:Care-:in-:the-:Twenty-First-:Century:-:A-:Circle-:of-:Caring
1. A-:nurse-:has-:conducted-:a-:literature-:review-:in-:an-:effort-:to-:identify-:the-:effect-:of-
:hand-:washing-: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.
2. 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.
,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.
3. 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.
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-:for-:grant-:funding-:for-:the-:research-:project
B) Posing-:the-:clinical-:problem-:to-:one-:or-:more-:nursing-:researchers
C) Planning-:the-:methodology-:of-:the-:research-:project
D) Carrying-:out-:the-:intervention-:and-:submitting-:the-:results-:for-:publication-:Ans:-:B
Feedback:-:A-:major-:role-:for-:staff-:nurses-:is-:to-:identify-:questions-:or-:problems-:for-:research.-
:Grant-:applications,-:methodological-:planning,-:and-:publication-:submission-:are-:normally-
:carried-:out-:by-:nurses-:who-:have-:advanced-:degrees-:in-:nursing.
5. A-:patient-:signed-:the-:informed-:consent-:form-:for-:a-:drug-:trial-:that-:was-:explained-:to-
:patient-:by-:a-:research-:assistant.-:Later,-:the-:patient-:admitted-:to-:his-:nurse-:that-:he-:did-:not-
:understand-:the-:research-:assistants-:explanation-:or-:his-:own-:role-:in-:the-:study.-:How-:should-
:this-:patients-:nurse
