ANCC Nonclinical EXAM Questions &
Answers 100% PASS
T-test - Correct answer-Compares one variable (perhaps BP) between two groups
P-value - Correct answer-Represents the probability of error involved in accepting
the observed results as a valid representative of the population.
Think of P-value as statistical significance of a hypothesis.
Standard deviation - Correct answer-The measure of the spread or dispersion of a
set of data from the average.
Confidence interval - Correct answer-Measures the reliability of an estimate. With
defined limits at each end, this specifices the probability of including the parameter
being estimated.
The Nurse Practice Act is enacted by which organization?
A. National Council of State Boards of Nursing
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,B. Federal legislature
C. State board of nursing
D. State's legislature
E. American Nurses Association - Correct answer-C. State's legislature
Cohort study - Correct answer-Follows individuals with a particular condition over
a period of time.
Best design to obtain valid information about the prognosis of a condition.
Randomized controlled trial - Correct answer-Best design to determine the
benefits/risks of an intervention.
Cross-sectional study - Correct answer-Best designs to evaluate a diagnostic test.
Qualitative research - Correct answer-Explores phenomena through descriptions or
people and events.
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, Subjective data
Includes: case studies, field studies, participant observation, and ethnographic
studies.
Non-experimental research - Correct answer-In non-experimental research the
researcher cannot control, manipulate, or alter the predictor variable or subjects.
Relies on interpretation, observation, or interactions to arrive to a conclusion.
Includes: descriptive and ex-post facto/correlational research.
Experimental research - Correct answer-In experimental research, the researcher
manipulates one or more variables and controls and measures any change in other
variables.
Quasi-experimental - Correct answer-Similar to traditional experimental design but
lacks the comparison group as well as randomization.
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Answers 100% PASS
T-test - Correct answer-Compares one variable (perhaps BP) between two groups
P-value - Correct answer-Represents the probability of error involved in accepting
the observed results as a valid representative of the population.
Think of P-value as statistical significance of a hypothesis.
Standard deviation - Correct answer-The measure of the spread or dispersion of a
set of data from the average.
Confidence interval - Correct answer-Measures the reliability of an estimate. With
defined limits at each end, this specifices the probability of including the parameter
being estimated.
The Nurse Practice Act is enacted by which organization?
A. National Council of State Boards of Nursing
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,B. Federal legislature
C. State board of nursing
D. State's legislature
E. American Nurses Association - Correct answer-C. State's legislature
Cohort study - Correct answer-Follows individuals with a particular condition over
a period of time.
Best design to obtain valid information about the prognosis of a condition.
Randomized controlled trial - Correct answer-Best design to determine the
benefits/risks of an intervention.
Cross-sectional study - Correct answer-Best designs to evaluate a diagnostic test.
Qualitative research - Correct answer-Explores phenomena through descriptions or
people and events.
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, Subjective data
Includes: case studies, field studies, participant observation, and ethnographic
studies.
Non-experimental research - Correct answer-In non-experimental research the
researcher cannot control, manipulate, or alter the predictor variable or subjects.
Relies on interpretation, observation, or interactions to arrive to a conclusion.
Includes: descriptive and ex-post facto/correlational research.
Experimental research - Correct answer-In experimental research, the researcher
manipulates one or more variables and controls and measures any change in other
variables.
Quasi-experimental - Correct answer-Similar to traditional experimental design but
lacks the comparison group as well as randomization.
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