PRACTICE NURSING – AN INTERPROFESSIONAL APPROACH 5TH
EDITION DUNPHY
ChapterY1.YPrimaryYCareYinYtheYTwenty-FirstYCentury:YAYCircleYofYCaring
1. AYnurseYhasYconductedYaYliteratureYreviewYinYanYeffortYtoYidentifyYtheYeffectYofYhandYw
ashingYonYtheYincidenceYofYnosocomialY(hospital-
acquired)YinfectionsYinYacuteYcareYsettings.YAnYarticleYpresentedYfindingsYatYaYlevelYofYs
ignificanceYofY<0.01.YThisYindicatesYthat
A) TheYcontrolYgroupYandYtheYexperimentalYgroupYwereYmoreYthanY99%Ysimilar.
B) TheYfindingsYofYtheYstudyYhaveYlessYthanY1%YchanceYofYbeingYattributableYtoYchance.
C) TheYeffectsYofYtheYinterventionYwereYnearlyYzero.
D) TheYclinicalYsignificanceYofYtheYfindingsYwasYlessYthanY1:100.
Ans:YB
Feedback:YTheYlevelYofYsignificanceYisYtheYlevelYatYwhichYtheYresearcherYbelievesYthatYtheYstu
dyYresultsYmostYlikelyYrepresentYaYnoYchanceYevent.YAYlevelYofYsignificanceYofY<0.01Yindicate
sYthatYthereYisYlessYthanY1%YprobabilityYthatYtheYresultYisYdueYtoYchance.
2. AYnurseYhasYexpressedYskepticismYtoYaYcolleagueYaboutYtheYvalueYofYnursingYresearch,Ycl
aimingYthatYnursingYresearchYhasYlittleYrelevanceYtoYpractice.YHowYcanYtheYnursesYcolleagueYbest
YdefendYtheYimportanceYofYnursingYresearch?
A) TheYexistenceYofYnursingYresearchYmeansYthatYnursesYareYnowYableYtoYaccessYfederalYgra
,ntYmoney,YsomethingYthatYdidntYuseYtoYbeYtheYcase.
, B) NursingYresearchYhasYallowedYtheYdevelopmentYofYmastersYandYdoctoralYprogramsYandYh
asYgreatlyYincreasedYtheYcredibilityYofYtheYprofession.
C) TheYgrowthYofYnursingYresearchYhasYcausedYnursingYtoYbeYviewedYasYaYtrueYprofessio
n,YratherYthanYsimplyYasYaYtradeYorYaYskill.
D) TheYapplicationYofYnursingYresearchYhasYtheYpotentialYtoYimproveYnursingYpracticeYan
dYpatientYoutcomes.
Ans:YD
Feedback:YTheYgreatestYvalueYofYnursingYresearchYliesYinYtheYpotentialYtoYimproveYpracticeYand,Yulti
mately,YtoYimproveYpatientYoutcomes.YThisYsupersedesYtheYcontributionsYofYnursingYresearchYtoYeduca
tionYprograms,YgrantYfunding,YorYtheYpublicYviewYofYtheYprofession.
3. AYnurseYhasYreadYaYqualitativeYresearchYstudyYinYorderYtoYunderstandYtheYlivedYexperienc
eYofYparentsYwhoYhaveYaYneonatalYloss.YWhichYofYtheYfollowingYquestionsYshouldYtheYnurseYpriori
tizeYwhenYappraisingYtheYresultsYofYthisYstudy?
A) HowYwellYdidYtheYauthorsYcaptureYtheYpersonalYexperiencesYofYtheseYparents?