TEST BANK FOR PRIMARY CARE ART AND
SCIENCE OF ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSI
NG AN INTERPROFESSIONAL APPROACH
6TH EDITION BY DUNPHY
Chapter c1. cPrimary cCare cin cthe cTwenty-First cCentury: cA cCircle cof cCaring
1. A cnurse chas cconducted ca cliterature creview cin can ceffort cto cidentify cthe ceffect cof
chand cwashing con cthe cincidence cof cnosocomial c(hospital-acquired) cinfections cin
cacute ccare csettings. cAn carticle cpresented cfindings cat ca clevel cof csignificance cof
c<0.01. cThis cindicates cthat
A) The ccontrol cgroup cand cthe cexperimental cgroup cwere cmore cthan c99% csimilar.
B) The cfindings cof cthe cstudy chave cless cthan c1% cchance cof cbeing cattributable cto cchance.
C) The ceffects cof cthe cintervention cwere cnearly czero.
D) The cclinical csignificance cof cthe cfindings cwas cless cthan c1:100.
Ans: cB
,Feedback: cThe clevel cof csignificance cis cthe clevel cat cwhich cthe cresearcher cbelieves cthat
cthe cstudy cresults cmost clikely crepresent ca cno cchance cevent. cA clevel cof csignificance cof
c<0.01 cindicates cthat cthere cis cless cthan c1% cprobability cthat cthe cresult cis cdue cto cchance.
2. A cnurse chas cexpressed cskepticism cto ca ccolleague cabout cthe cvalue cof cnursing
cresearch, cclaiming cthat cnursing cresearch chas clittle crelevance cto cpractice. cHow ccan cthe
cnurses ccolleague cbest cdefend cthe cimportance cof cnursing cresearch?
A) The cexistence cof cnursing cresearch cmeans cthat cnurses care cnow cable cto caccess cfederal
cgrant cmoney, csomething cthat cdidnt cuse cto cbe cthe ccase.
,B) Nursing cresearch chas callowed cthe cdevelopment cof cmasters cand cdoctoral cprograms
cand chas cgreatly cincreased cthe ccredibility cof cthe cprofession.
C) The cgrowth cof cnursing cresearch chas ccaused cnursing cto cbe cviewed cas ca ctrue
cprofession, crather cthan csimply cas ca ctrade cor ca cskill.
D) The capplication cof cnursing cresearch chas cthe cpotential cto cimprove cnursing
cpractice cand cpatient coutcomes.
Ans: cD
Feedback: cThe cgreatest cvalue cof cnursing cresearch clies cin cthe cpotential cto cimprove cpractice cand,
cultimately, cto cimprove cpatient coutcomes. cThis csupersedes cthe ccontributions cof cnursing cresearch
cto ceducation cprograms, cgrant cfunding, cor cthe cpublic cview cof cthe cprofession.
3. A cnurse chas cread ca cqualitative cresearch cstudy cin corder cto cunderstand cthe clived
cexperience cof cparents cwho chave ca cneonatal closs. cWhich cof cthe cfollowing cquestions cshould
cthe cnurse cprioritize cwhen cappraising cthe cresults cof cthis cstudy?
A) How cwell cdid cthe cauthors ccapture cthe cpersonal cexperiences cof cthese cparents?
, B) How cwell cdid cthe cauthors ccontrol cfor cconfounding cvariables cthat cmay chave
caffected cthe cfindings?
C) Did cthe cauthors cuse cstatistical cmeasures cthat cwere cappropriate cto cthe
cphenomenon cin cquestion?
D) Were cthe cinstruments cthat cthe cresearchers cused cstatistically cvalid cand creliable?
Ans: cA
Feedback: cQualitative cstudies care cjudged con cthe cbasis cof chow cwell cthey ccapture cand cconvey
cthe csubjective cexperiences cof cindividuals. cStatistical cmeasures cand cvariables care cnot cdimensions
cof ca cqualitative cmethodology.
4. Tracy cis ca cnurse cwith ca cbaccalaureate cdegree cwho cworks cin cthe clabor cand cdelivery
cunit cof ca cbusy curban chospital. cShe chas cnoticed cthat cmany cnew cmothers cabandon cbreast-
feeding ctheir cbabies cwhen cthey cexperience cearly cchallenges cand cwonders cwhat ccould cbe
cdone cto cencourage cmore cwomen cto ccontinue cbreast-feeding. cWhat crole cis cTracy cmost
clikely cto cplay cin ca cresearch cproject cthat ctests can cintervention caimed cat cpromoting cbreast-
feeding?
A) Applying cfor cgrant cfunding cfor cthe cresearch cproject
B) Posing cthe cclinical cproblem cto cone cor cmore cnursing cresearchers
C) Planning cthe cmethodology cof cthe cresearch cproject
D) Carrying cout cthe cintervention cand csubmitting cthe cresults cfor cpublication cAns: cB
Feedback: cA cmajor crole cfor cstaff cnurses cis cto cidentify cquestions cor cproblems cfor
cresearch. cGrant capplications, cmethodological cplanning, cand cpublication csubmission care
cnormally ccarried cout cby cnurses cwho chave cadvanced cdegrees cin cnursing.
5. A cpatient csigned cthe cinformed cconsent cform cfor ca cdrug ctrial cthat cwas cexplained cto
cpatient cby ca cresearch cassistant. cLater, cthe cpatient cadmitted cto chis cnurse cthat che cdid cnot
cunderstand cthe cresearch cassistants cexplanation cor chis cown crole cin cthe cstudy. cHow cshould
SCIENCE OF ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSI
NG AN INTERPROFESSIONAL APPROACH
6TH EDITION BY DUNPHY
Chapter c1. cPrimary cCare cin cthe cTwenty-First cCentury: cA cCircle cof cCaring
1. A cnurse chas cconducted ca cliterature creview cin can ceffort cto cidentify cthe ceffect cof
chand cwashing con cthe cincidence cof cnosocomial c(hospital-acquired) cinfections cin
cacute ccare csettings. cAn carticle cpresented cfindings cat ca clevel cof csignificance cof
c<0.01. cThis cindicates cthat
A) The ccontrol cgroup cand cthe cexperimental cgroup cwere cmore cthan c99% csimilar.
B) The cfindings cof cthe cstudy chave cless cthan c1% cchance cof cbeing cattributable cto cchance.
C) The ceffects cof cthe cintervention cwere cnearly czero.
D) The cclinical csignificance cof cthe cfindings cwas cless cthan c1:100.
Ans: cB
,Feedback: cThe clevel cof csignificance cis cthe clevel cat cwhich cthe cresearcher cbelieves cthat
cthe cstudy cresults cmost clikely crepresent ca cno cchance cevent. cA clevel cof csignificance cof
c<0.01 cindicates cthat cthere cis cless cthan c1% cprobability cthat cthe cresult cis cdue cto cchance.
2. A cnurse chas cexpressed cskepticism cto ca ccolleague cabout cthe cvalue cof cnursing
cresearch, cclaiming cthat cnursing cresearch chas clittle crelevance cto cpractice. cHow ccan cthe
cnurses ccolleague cbest cdefend cthe cimportance cof cnursing cresearch?
A) The cexistence cof cnursing cresearch cmeans cthat cnurses care cnow cable cto caccess cfederal
cgrant cmoney, csomething cthat cdidnt cuse cto cbe cthe ccase.
,B) Nursing cresearch chas callowed cthe cdevelopment cof cmasters cand cdoctoral cprograms
cand chas cgreatly cincreased cthe ccredibility cof cthe cprofession.
C) The cgrowth cof cnursing cresearch chas ccaused cnursing cto cbe cviewed cas ca ctrue
cprofession, crather cthan csimply cas ca ctrade cor ca cskill.
D) The capplication cof cnursing cresearch chas cthe cpotential cto cimprove cnursing
cpractice cand cpatient coutcomes.
Ans: cD
Feedback: cThe cgreatest cvalue cof cnursing cresearch clies cin cthe cpotential cto cimprove cpractice cand,
cultimately, cto cimprove cpatient coutcomes. cThis csupersedes cthe ccontributions cof cnursing cresearch
cto ceducation cprograms, cgrant cfunding, cor cthe cpublic cview cof cthe cprofession.
3. A cnurse chas cread ca cqualitative cresearch cstudy cin corder cto cunderstand cthe clived
cexperience cof cparents cwho chave ca cneonatal closs. cWhich cof cthe cfollowing cquestions cshould
cthe cnurse cprioritize cwhen cappraising cthe cresults cof cthis cstudy?
A) How cwell cdid cthe cauthors ccapture cthe cpersonal cexperiences cof cthese cparents?
, B) How cwell cdid cthe cauthors ccontrol cfor cconfounding cvariables cthat cmay chave
caffected cthe cfindings?
C) Did cthe cauthors cuse cstatistical cmeasures cthat cwere cappropriate cto cthe
cphenomenon cin cquestion?
D) Were cthe cinstruments cthat cthe cresearchers cused cstatistically cvalid cand creliable?
Ans: cA
Feedback: cQualitative cstudies care cjudged con cthe cbasis cof chow cwell cthey ccapture cand cconvey
cthe csubjective cexperiences cof cindividuals. cStatistical cmeasures cand cvariables care cnot cdimensions
cof ca cqualitative cmethodology.
4. Tracy cis ca cnurse cwith ca cbaccalaureate cdegree cwho cworks cin cthe clabor cand cdelivery
cunit cof ca cbusy curban chospital. cShe chas cnoticed cthat cmany cnew cmothers cabandon cbreast-
feeding ctheir cbabies cwhen cthey cexperience cearly cchallenges cand cwonders cwhat ccould cbe
cdone cto cencourage cmore cwomen cto ccontinue cbreast-feeding. cWhat crole cis cTracy cmost
clikely cto cplay cin ca cresearch cproject cthat ctests can cintervention caimed cat cpromoting cbreast-
feeding?
A) Applying cfor cgrant cfunding cfor cthe cresearch cproject
B) Posing cthe cclinical cproblem cto cone cor cmore cnursing cresearchers
C) Planning cthe cmethodology cof cthe cresearch cproject
D) Carrying cout cthe cintervention cand csubmitting cthe cresults cfor cpublication cAns: cB
Feedback: cA cmajor crole cfor cstaff cnurses cis cto cidentify cquestions cor cproblems cfor
cresearch. cGrant capplications, cmethodological cplanning, cand cpublication csubmission care
cnormally ccarried cout cby cnurses cwho chave cadvanced cdegrees cin cnursing.
5. A cpatient csigned cthe cinformed cconsent cform cfor ca cdrug ctrial cthat cwas cexplained cto
cpatient cby ca cresearch cassistant. cLater, cthe cpatient cadmitted cto chis cnurse cthat che cdid cnot
cunderstand cthe cresearch cassistants cexplanation cor chis cown crole cin cthe cstudy. cHow cshould
