TEST BANK PRIMARY CARE THE ART AND SCIENCE OF ADVANCED
PRACTICE NURSING – AN INTERPROFESSIONAL APPROACH 6TH
EDITION BY DEBERA J. DUNPHY| COMPLETE GUIDE CHAPTER 1-82
TEST BANK
,Chapter 1. Primary Care in the Twenty-First Century: A Circle of Carin
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 nwell ndid nthe nauthors ncontrol nfor nconfounding nvariables nthat nmay nhave naffected
nthe nfindings?
C) Did nthe nauthors nuse nstatistical nmeasures nthat nwere nappropriate nto nthe nphenomenon
nin nquestion?
D) Were nthe ninstruments nthat nthe nresearchers nused nstatistically nvalid nand nreliable?
Ans: nA
Feedback: nQualitative nstudies nare njudged non nthe nbasis nof nhow nwell nthey ncapture nand nconvey nthe
nsubjective nexperiences nof nindividuals. nStatistical nmeasures nand nvariables nare nnot ndimensions nof
na nqualitative nmethodology.
4. Tracynis na nnurse nwith na nbaccalaureate ndegree nwho nworks nin nthe nlabor nand ndelivery nunit nof
na nbusy nurban nhospital. nShe nhas nnoticed nthat nmany nnew nmothers nabandon nbreast-feeding ntheir
nbabies nwhen nthey nexperience nearly nchallenges nand nwonders nwhat ncould nbe ndone nto nencourage
nmore nwomen nto ncontinue nbreast-feeding. nWhat nrole nis nTracy nmost nlikely nto nplay nin na nresearch
nproject nthat ntests nan nintervention naimed nat npromoting nbreast-feeding?
A) Applying nfor ngrant nfunding nfor nthe nresearch nproject
B) Posing nthe nclinical nproblem nto none nor nmore nnursing nresearchers
C) Planning nthe nmethodology nof nthe nresearch nproject
D) Carrying nout nthe nintervention nand nsubmitting nthe nresults nfor npublication nAns: nB
Feedback: nA nmajor nrole nfor nstaff nnurses nis nto nidentify nquestions nor nproblems nfor nresearch.
nGrant napplications, nmethodological nplanning, nand npublication nsubmission nare nnormally
ncarried nout nby nnurses nwho nhave nadvanced ndegrees nin nnursing.
5. A npatient nsigned nthe ninformed nconsent nform nfor na ndrug ntrial nthat nwas nexplained nto
npatient nby na nresearch nassistant. nLater, nthe npatient nadmitted nto nhis nnurse nthat nhe ndid nnot
nunderstand nthe nresearch nassistants nexplanation nor nhis nown nrole nin nthe nstudy. nHow nshould nthis
npatients nnurse
PRACTICE NURSING – AN INTERPROFESSIONAL APPROACH 6TH
EDITION BY DEBERA J. DUNPHY| COMPLETE GUIDE CHAPTER 1-82
TEST BANK
,Chapter 1. Primary Care in the Twenty-First Century: A Circle of Carin
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 nwell ndid nthe nauthors ncontrol nfor nconfounding nvariables nthat nmay nhave naffected
nthe nfindings?
C) Did nthe nauthors nuse nstatistical nmeasures nthat nwere nappropriate nto nthe nphenomenon
nin nquestion?
D) Were nthe ninstruments nthat nthe nresearchers nused nstatistically nvalid nand nreliable?
Ans: nA
Feedback: nQualitative nstudies nare njudged non nthe nbasis nof nhow nwell nthey ncapture nand nconvey nthe
nsubjective nexperiences nof nindividuals. nStatistical nmeasures nand nvariables nare nnot ndimensions nof
na nqualitative nmethodology.
4. Tracynis na nnurse nwith na nbaccalaureate ndegree nwho nworks nin nthe nlabor nand ndelivery nunit nof
na nbusy nurban nhospital. nShe nhas nnoticed nthat nmany nnew nmothers nabandon nbreast-feeding ntheir
nbabies nwhen nthey nexperience nearly nchallenges nand nwonders nwhat ncould nbe ndone nto nencourage
nmore nwomen nto ncontinue nbreast-feeding. nWhat nrole nis nTracy nmost nlikely nto nplay nin na nresearch
nproject nthat ntests nan nintervention naimed nat npromoting nbreast-feeding?
A) Applying nfor ngrant nfunding nfor nthe nresearch nproject
B) Posing nthe nclinical nproblem nto none nor nmore nnursing nresearchers
C) Planning nthe nmethodology nof nthe nresearch nproject
D) Carrying nout nthe nintervention nand nsubmitting nthe nresults nfor npublication nAns: nB
Feedback: nA nmajor nrole nfor nstaff nnurses nis nto nidentify nquestions nor nproblems nfor nresearch.
nGrant napplications, nmethodological nplanning, nand npublication nsubmission nare nnormally
ncarried nout nby nnurses nwho nhave nadvanced ndegrees nin nnursing.
5. A npatient nsigned nthe ninformed nconsent nform nfor na ndrug ntrial nthat nwas nexplained nto
npatient nby na nresearch nassistant. nLater, nthe npatient nadmitted nto nhis nnurse nthat nhe ndid nnot
nunderstand nthe nresearch nassistants nexplanation nor nhis nown nrole nin nthe nstudy. nHow nshould nthis
npatients nnurse
