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Chapter ss1. s s Primary s s Care s s in s s the s s Twenty-First s s Century: s s A ssCircle s s of s s Caring
1. A ssnurse sshas ssconducted ssa ssliterature ssreview ssin ssan sseffort ssto ssidentify ssthe sseffect ssof
sshand sswashing sson ssthe ssincidence ssof ssnosocomial ss(hospital-acquired) ssinfections ssin
ssacute sscare sssettings. ssAn ssarticle sspresented ssfindings ssat ssa sslevel ssof sssignificance ssof
ss<0.01. ssThis ssindicates ssthat
A) The sscontrol s s group ss and s s the ssexperimental s s group sswere ssmore ssthan ss99% sssimilar.
B) The findings of the study have less than 1% chance of being attributable to chance.
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C) The sseffects ss of s s the ssintervention s s were ssnearly sszero.
D) The ssclinical ss significance s s of ssthe ssfindings s s was ss less ssthan s s 1:100.
Ans: ssB
Feedback: ssThe sslevel ssof sssignificance ssis ssthe sslevel ssat sswhich ssthe ssresearcher ssbelieves ssthat
ssthe s s study ssresults ssmost sslikely ssrepresent ssa ssno sschance ssevent. ssA sslevel ssof sssignificance ssof
ss<0.01 ssindicates ssthat s s there ssis ssless s s than s s 1% ssprobability ssthat s s the s s result ssis ssdue ssto
sschance.
2. A ssnurse sshas ssexpressed ssskepticism ssto ssa sscolleague ssabout ssthe ssvalue ssof ssnursing
ssresearch, ssclaiming ssthat ssnursing ssresearch sshas sslittle ssrelevance ssto sspractice. ssHow sscan ssthe
ssnurses sscolleague ssbest ssdefend ssthe ssimportance ssof ssnursing ssresearch?
,A) The ssexistence ssof ssnursing ssresearch ssmeans ssthat ssnurses ssare ssnow ssable ssto ssaccess
ssfederal ssgrant ssmoney, sssomething ssthat ssdidnt ssuse ssto ssbe ssthe sscase.
, B) Nursing ssresearch sshas ssallowed ssthe ssdevelopment ssof ssmasters ssand ssdoctoral ssprograms
ssand sshas ssgreatly ssincreased ssthe sscredibility ssof ssthe ssprofession.
C) The ssgrowth ssof ssnursing ssresearch sshas sscaused ssnursing ssto ssbe ssviewed ssas ssa
sstrue ssprofession, ssrather ssthan sssimply ssas ssa sstrade ssor ssa ssskill.
D) The application of nursing research has the potential to improve nursing practice
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and patient outcomes.
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Ans: ssD
Feedback: ssThe ssgreatest ssvalue ssof ssnursing ssresearch sslies ssin ssthe sspotential ssto ssimprove sspractice
ssand, ssultimately, ssto ssimprove sspatient ssoutcomes. ssThis sssupersedes ssthe sscontributions ssof ssnursing
ssresearch ssto sseducation ssprograms, ssgrant ssfunding, ssor ssthe sspublic ssview ssof ssthe ssprofession.
3. A ssnurse sshas ssread ssa ssqualitative ssresearch ssstudy ssin ssorder ssto ssunderstand ssthe sslived
ssexperience ssof ssparents sswho sshave ssa ssneonatal ssloss. ssWhich ssof ssthe ssfollowing ssquestions
ssshould ssthe ssnurse ssprioritize sswhen ssappraising ssthe ssresults ssof ssthis ssstudy?
A) How well did the authors capture the personal experiences of these parents?
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PRACTICE NURSING ss – ss AN ss INTERPROFESSIONAL ss APPROACH ss 6TH
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Chapter ss1. s s Primary s s Care s s in s s the s s Twenty-First s s Century: s s A ssCircle s s of s s Caring
1. A ssnurse sshas ssconducted ssa ssliterature ssreview ssin ssan sseffort ssto ssidentify ssthe sseffect ssof
sshand sswashing sson ssthe ssincidence ssof ssnosocomial ss(hospital-acquired) ssinfections ssin
ssacute sscare sssettings. ssAn ssarticle sspresented ssfindings ssat ssa sslevel ssof sssignificance ssof
ss<0.01. ssThis ssindicates ssthat
A) The sscontrol s s group ss and s s the ssexperimental s s group sswere ssmore ssthan ss99% sssimilar.
B) The findings of the study have less than 1% chance of being attributable to chance.
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C) The sseffects ss of s s the ssintervention s s were ssnearly sszero.
D) The ssclinical ss significance s s of ssthe ssfindings s s was ss less ssthan s s 1:100.
Ans: ssB
Feedback: ssThe sslevel ssof sssignificance ssis ssthe sslevel ssat sswhich ssthe ssresearcher ssbelieves ssthat
ssthe s s study ssresults ssmost sslikely ssrepresent ssa ssno sschance ssevent. ssA sslevel ssof sssignificance ssof
ss<0.01 ssindicates ssthat s s there ssis ssless s s than s s 1% ssprobability ssthat s s the s s result ssis ssdue ssto
sschance.
2. A ssnurse sshas ssexpressed ssskepticism ssto ssa sscolleague ssabout ssthe ssvalue ssof ssnursing
ssresearch, ssclaiming ssthat ssnursing ssresearch sshas sslittle ssrelevance ssto sspractice. ssHow sscan ssthe
ssnurses sscolleague ssbest ssdefend ssthe ssimportance ssof ssnursing ssresearch?
,A) The ssexistence ssof ssnursing ssresearch ssmeans ssthat ssnurses ssare ssnow ssable ssto ssaccess
ssfederal ssgrant ssmoney, sssomething ssthat ssdidnt ssuse ssto ssbe ssthe sscase.
, B) Nursing ssresearch sshas ssallowed ssthe ssdevelopment ssof ssmasters ssand ssdoctoral ssprograms
ssand sshas ssgreatly ssincreased ssthe sscredibility ssof ssthe ssprofession.
C) The ssgrowth ssof ssnursing ssresearch sshas sscaused ssnursing ssto ssbe ssviewed ssas ssa
sstrue ssprofession, ssrather ssthan sssimply ssas ssa sstrade ssor ssa ssskill.
D) The application of nursing research has the potential to improve nursing practice
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and patient outcomes.
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Ans: ssD
Feedback: ssThe ssgreatest ssvalue ssof ssnursing ssresearch sslies ssin ssthe sspotential ssto ssimprove sspractice
ssand, ssultimately, ssto ssimprove sspatient ssoutcomes. ssThis sssupersedes ssthe sscontributions ssof ssnursing
ssresearch ssto sseducation ssprograms, ssgrant ssfunding, ssor ssthe sspublic ssview ssof ssthe ssprofession.
3. A ssnurse sshas ssread ssa ssqualitative ssresearch ssstudy ssin ssorder ssto ssunderstand ssthe sslived
ssexperience ssof ssparents sswho sshave ssa ssneonatal ssloss. ssWhich ssof ssthe ssfollowing ssquestions
ssshould ssthe ssnurse ssprioritize sswhen ssappraising ssthe ssresults ssof ssthis ssstudy?
A) How well did the authors capture the personal experiences of these parents?
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