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AnInterprofessional Approach 5th Edition Dunphy 2
TEST BANK FORzPRIMARY CARE ART AND SCIENCE OF ADVANCED PRACTICEN
URSING – AN INTERPROFESSIONAL APPROACH 5TH EDITION DUNPHY
Chapter 1. Primary Care in thezTwenty-First Century: A Circle of Caring
1. A nurse has conducted a literature review in an effort to identify thezeffect of handwashing
on the incidence of nosocomial (hospital-
acquired) infections inzacute care settings.An article presented findings at a level of significance of
<0.01. This indicates that
A) The control group and thezexperimental group were more thanz99% similar.
B) The findings of the study have less than 1% chance of being attributablezto 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 studyre
sults most likely represent a no chance event. A level of significance of <0.01 indicates thatther
e is less than 1% probability that thezresult is due to chance.
2. A nurse has read a qualitativezresearch study in order to understand the lived experience of
parents whozhave a neonatal loss. Which of the following questions should the nurse prioritizewhe
n appraising the results of this study?
A) How well did thezauthors capturezthe personal experiences of these parents?
B) How well did the authors control for confounding variables that may have affected thefi
ndings?
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C) Did the authorszuse statistical measures that were appropriate to the phenomenon inq
uestion?
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 sub
jective experiences of individuals. Statistical measures and variables are not dimensions of aquali
tative methodology.
3. A nurse has expressed skepticism to a colleaguezaboutzthezvalue of nursing research, claim
ingzthat nursing research has little relevance to practice. How can the nurseszcolleague bestdefend
the importance of nursing research?
A) The existencezof nursing research means that nurses areznow ablezto access federal grantm
oney, somethingzthat didnt use to be the case.
B) Nursingzresearch has allowed the development of masterszand doctoral programs and hasg
reatly increasedzthe credibility of the profession.
C) The growth of nursing research has caused nursingzto bezviewed asza true profession,ra
ther thanzsimply as a trade or a skill.
D) The application of nursingzresearch has thezpotential to improve nursing practice andp
atient outcomes.
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Ans: D
Feedback: The greatest value of nursingzresearchzlies in the potential to improve practice and, ulti
mately, to improvezpatient outcomes. This supersedes the contributions of nursingzresearch toeduc
ation programs, grant funding, or the public view of the profession.
4. Tracy is a nurse with a baccalaureate degree who works in the labor and delivery unit of abu
sy urban hospital. She has noticedzthat many new mothers abandonzbreast-
feeding their babieswhen they experience early challenges and wonders what could be done to enc
ouragezmorezwomen 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) Applyingzfor grant funding for the research project
B) Posing thezclinical problem to one or more nursing researchers
C) Planning the methodology of the research project
D) Carryingzout 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. Grantap
plications, methodological planning, and publication submission are normally carried out bynur
ses who havezadvanced degrees in nursing.
5. A patient signed the informed consent form for a drug trial that was explained to patientby
a research assistant. Later, the patient admitted to his nurse thatzhe did not understand the researc h
assistants explanation or his own role in the study. How shouldzthis patients nurse respond to thi s
revelation?
A) Explainzthe research process to the patient in greater detail.
B) Describezthe details of a randomized controlled trial for the patient.
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,Test Bank For Primary CarezArt And Science Of Advanced PracticezNursingz–
AnInterprofessional Approach 5th Edition Dunphy 2
TEST BANK FORzPRIMARY CARE ART AND SCIENCE OF ADVANCED PRACTICEN
URSING – AN INTERPROFESSIONAL APPROACH 5TH EDITION DUNPHY
Chapter 1. Primary Care in thezTwenty-First Century: A Circle of Caring
1. A nurse has conducted a literature review in an effort to identify thezeffect of handwashing
on the incidence of nosocomial (hospital-
acquired) infections inzacute care settings.An article presented findings at a level of significance of
<0.01. This indicates that
A) The control group and thezexperimental group were more thanz99% similar.
B) The findings of the study have less than 1% chance of being attributablezto 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 studyre
sults most likely represent a no chance event. A level of significance of <0.01 indicates thatther
e is less than 1% probability that thezresult is due to chance.
2. A nurse has read a qualitativezresearch study in order to understand the lived experience of
parents whozhave a neonatal loss. Which of the following questions should the nurse prioritizewhe
n appraising the results of this study?
A) How well did thezauthors capturezthe personal experiences of these parents?
B) How well did the authors control for confounding variables that may have affected thefi
ndings?
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C) Did the authorszuse statistical measures that were appropriate to the phenomenon inq
uestion?
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 sub
jective experiences of individuals. Statistical measures and variables are not dimensions of aquali
tative methodology.
3. A nurse has expressed skepticism to a colleaguezaboutzthezvalue of nursing research, claim
ingzthat nursing research has little relevance to practice. How can the nurseszcolleague bestdefend
the importance of nursing research?
A) The existencezof nursing research means that nurses areznow ablezto access federal grantm
oney, somethingzthat didnt use to be the case.
B) Nursingzresearch has allowed the development of masterszand doctoral programs and hasg
reatly increasedzthe credibility of the profession.
C) The growth of nursing research has caused nursingzto bezviewed asza true profession,ra
ther thanzsimply as a trade or a skill.
D) The application of nursingzresearch has thezpotential to improve nursing practice andp
atient outcomes.
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AnInterprofessional Approach 5th Edition Dunphy 4
Ans: D
Feedback: The greatest value of nursingzresearchzlies in the potential to improve practice and, ulti
mately, to improvezpatient outcomes. This supersedes the contributions of nursingzresearch toeduc
ation programs, grant funding, or the public view of the profession.
4. Tracy is a nurse with a baccalaureate degree who works in the labor and delivery unit of abu
sy urban hospital. She has noticedzthat many new mothers abandonzbreast-
feeding their babieswhen they experience early challenges and wonders what could be done to enc
ouragezmorezwomen 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) Applyingzfor grant funding for the research project
B) Posing thezclinical problem to one or more nursing researchers
C) Planning the methodology of the research project
D) Carryingzout 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. Grantap
plications, methodological planning, and publication submission are normally carried out bynur
ses who havezadvanced degrees in nursing.
5. A patient signed the informed consent form for a drug trial that was explained to patientby
a research assistant. Later, the patient admitted to his nurse thatzhe did not understand the researc h
assistants explanation or his own role in the study. How shouldzthis patients nurse respond to thi s
revelation?
A) Explainzthe research process to the patient in greater detail.
B) Describezthe details of a randomized controlled trial for the patient.
