PRIMARY CARE ART AND SCIENCE OF ADVANCED PRACTICE
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1. A nurse has conducted a literature review in an effort to identify the effect of hand
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washing on the incidence of nosocomial (hospital-acquired) infections in acute care
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settings. An article presented findings at a level of significance of <0.01. This indicates
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A) The control group and the experimental group were more than 99% similar.
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B) The findings of the study have less than 1% chance of being attributable to chance.
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C) The effects of the intervention were nearly zero.
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D) The clinical significance of the findings was less than 1:100.
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Ans: Bo
Feedback: The level of significance is the level at which the researcher believes that the study
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oresults most likely represent a no chance event. A level of significance of <0.01 indicates
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o that there is less than 1% probability that the result is due to chance.
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2. A nurse has expressed skepticism to a colleague about the value of nursing research,
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oclaiming that nursing research has little relevance to practice. How can the nurses colleague best
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odefend the importance of nursing research?
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A) The existence of nursing research means that nurses are now able to access federal grant
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omoney, something that didnt use to be the case.
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,B) Nursing research has allowed the development of masters and doctoral programs and has
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ogreatly increased the credibility of the profession.
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C) The growth of nursing research has caused nursing to be viewed as a true profession,
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orather than simply as a trade or a skill.
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D) The application of nursing research has the potential to improve nursing practice and
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patient outcomes.ii
Ans: D o
Feedback: The greatest value of nursing research lies in the potential to improve practice and,
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oultimately, to improve patient outcomes. This supersedes the contributions of nursing research to
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oeducation programs, grant funding, or the public view of the profession.
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3. A nurse has read a qualitative research study in order to understand the lived experience
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oof parents who have a neonatal loss. Which of the following questions should the nurse prioritize
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owhen appraising the results of this study?
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A) How well did the authors capture the personal experiences of these parents?
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, B) How well did the authors control for confounding variables that may have affected the
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ofindings?
C) Did the authors use statistical measures that were appropriate to the phenomenon in
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oquestion?
D) Were the instruments that the researchers used statistically valid and reliable?
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Ans: A o
Feedback: Qualitative studies are judged on the basis of how well they capture and convey the
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osubjective experiences of individuals. Statistical measures and variables are not dimensions of a
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oqualitative methodology. o
4. Tracy is a nurse with a baccalaureate degree who works in the labor and delivery unit of a
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obusy urban hospital. She has noticed that many new mothers abandon breast-feeding their
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obabies when they experience early challenges and wonders what could be done to encourage
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omore women to continue breast-feeding. What role is Tracy most likely to play in a research
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oproject that tests an intervention aimed at promoting breast-feeding?
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A) Applying for grant funding for the research project o o o o o o o
B) Posing the clinical problem to one or more nursing researchers
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C) Planning the methodology of the research project o o o o o o
D) Carrying out the intervention and submitting the results for publication Ans: B
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Feedback: A major role for staff nurses is to identify questions or problems for research. Grant
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oapplications, methodological planning, and publication submission are normally carried out by
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onurses who have advanced degrees in nursing.
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5. A patient signed the informed consent form for a drug trial that was explained to patient
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oby a research assistant. Later, the patient admitted to his nurse that he did not understand the
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
oresearch assistants explanation or his own role in the study. How should this patients nurse
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o NURSING-ANINTERPROFESSIONALAPPROACH6THEDITION-
o o o
DUNPHYo
TESTBANK
,Chapter 1. Primary Care in the Twenty-First Century: A Circle of Caring
o o o o o o o o o o o
1. A nurse has conducted a literature review in an effort to identify the effect of hand
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
washing on the incidence of nosocomial (hospital-acquired) infections in acute care
o o o o o o o o o o o
settings. An article presented findings at a level of significance of <0.01. This indicates
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
that o
A) The control group and the experimental group were more than 99% similar.
o o o o o o o o o o o
B) The findings of the study have less than 1% chance of being attributable to chance.
ii o ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii
C) The effects of the intervention were nearly zero.
o o o o o o o
D) The clinical significance of the findings was less than 1:100.
o o o o o o o o o
Ans: Bo
Feedback: The level of significance is the level at which the researcher believes that the study
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
oresults most likely represent a no chance event. A level of significance of <0.01 indicates
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
o that there is less than 1% probability that the result is due to chance.
o o o o o o o o o o o o o
2. A nurse has expressed skepticism to a colleague about the value of nursing research,
o o o o o o o o o o o o o
oclaiming that nursing research has little relevance to practice. How can the nurses colleague best
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
odefend the importance of nursing research?
o o o o o
A) The existence of nursing research means that nurses are now able to access federal grant
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
omoney, something that didnt use to be the case.
o o o o o o o o
,B) Nursing research has allowed the development of masters and doctoral programs and has
o o o o o o o o o o o o
ogreatly increased the credibility of the profession.
o o o o o o
C) The growth of nursing research has caused nursing to be viewed as a true profession,
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
orather than simply as a trade or a skill.
o o o o o o o o
D) The application of nursing research has the potential to improve nursing practice and
ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii
patient outcomes.ii
Ans: D o
Feedback: The greatest value of nursing research lies in the potential to improve practice and,
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
oultimately, to improve patient outcomes. This supersedes the contributions of nursing research to
o o o o o o o o o o o o
oeducation programs, grant funding, or the public view of the profession.
o o o o o o o o o o
3. A nurse has read a qualitative research study in order to understand the lived experience
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
oof parents who have a neonatal loss. Which of the following questions should the nurse prioritize
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
owhen appraising the results of this study?
o o o o o o
A) How well did the authors capture the personal experiences of these parents?
ii ii ii ii ii ii ii o ii ii ii ii
, B) How well did the authors control for confounding variables that may have affected the
o o o o o o o o o o o o o
ofindings?
C) Did the authors use statistical measures that were appropriate to the phenomenon in
o o o o o o o o o o o o
oquestion?
D) Were the instruments that the researchers used statistically valid and reliable?
o o o o o o o o o o
Ans: A o
Feedback: Qualitative studies are judged on the basis of how well they capture and convey the
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
osubjective experiences of individuals. Statistical measures and variables are not dimensions of a
o o o o o o o o o o o o
oqualitative methodology. o
4. Tracy is a nurse with a baccalaureate degree who works in the labor and delivery unit of a
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
obusy urban hospital. She has noticed that many new mothers abandon breast-feeding their
o o o o o o o o o o o o
obabies when they experience early challenges and wonders what could be done to encourage
o o o o o o o o o o o o o
omore women to continue breast-feeding. What role is Tracy most likely to play in a research
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
oproject that tests an intervention aimed at promoting breast-feeding?
o o o o o o o o
A) Applying for grant funding for the research project o o o o o o o
B) Posing the clinical problem to one or more nursing researchers
ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii
C) Planning the methodology of the research project o o o o o o
D) Carrying out the intervention and submitting the results for publication Ans: B
o o o o o o o o o o o
Feedback: A major role for staff nurses is to identify questions or problems for research. Grant
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
oapplications, methodological planning, and publication submission are normally carried out by
o o o o o o o o o o
onurses who have advanced degrees in nursing.
o o o o o o
5. A patient signed the informed consent form for a drug trial that was explained to patient
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
oby a research assistant. Later, the patient admitted to his nurse that he did not understand the
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
oresearch assistants explanation or his own role in the study. How should this patients nurse
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
