Primary Care: Art and Science of Advanced
Practice Nursing, 6th Edition — Original Test
Bank Questions and Verified Answers
Dunphy, Winland-Brown, Porter & Thomas |
Questions with Detailed Rationales
Graduate Level | Advanced Practice Nursing
Exam Prep
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Unit | Topic | Questions |
||-|--|
| I | Foundations of Primary Care | 1–60 |
1
,| II | Clinical Assessment and Common
Primary Care Problems | 61–180 |
| III | Primary Care Across Populations and
Systems | 181–260 |
UNIT I: FOUNDATIONS OF PRIMARY
CARE (Questions 1–60)
Chapter 1: Primary Care in the 21st Century
1. A nurse has conducted a literature review to
identify the effect of handwashing on
nosocomial infections. An article presented
findings at a level of significance of <0.01.
This indicates that:
2
,A) The control group and experimental group
were more than 99% similar.
B) The findings have less than 1% chance of
being attributable to chance.
C) The effects of the intervention were nearly
zero.
D) The clinical significance was less than
1:100.
Answer: B
Rationale: The level of significance is the level
at which the researcher believes the study
results most likely represent a nonchance
event. <0.01 indicates less than 1% probability
the result is due to chance .
3
, 2. A nurse has read a qualitative research study
to understand the lived experience of parents
who have a neonatal loss. Which question
should the nurse prioritize when appraising the
results?
A) How well did the authors capture the
personal experiences of these parents?
B) How well did the authors control for
confounding variables?
C) Did the authors use statistical measures
appropriate to the phenomenon?
D) Were the instruments statistically valid and
reliable?
Answer: A
Rationale: Qualitative studies are judged on
how well they capture and convey subjective
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Practice Nursing, 6th Edition — Original Test
Bank Questions and Verified Answers
Dunphy, Winland-Brown, Porter & Thomas |
Questions with Detailed Rationales
Graduate Level | Advanced Practice Nursing
Exam Prep
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Unit | Topic | Questions |
||-|--|
| I | Foundations of Primary Care | 1–60 |
1
,| II | Clinical Assessment and Common
Primary Care Problems | 61–180 |
| III | Primary Care Across Populations and
Systems | 181–260 |
UNIT I: FOUNDATIONS OF PRIMARY
CARE (Questions 1–60)
Chapter 1: Primary Care in the 21st Century
1. A nurse has conducted a literature review to
identify the effect of handwashing on
nosocomial infections. An article presented
findings at a level of significance of <0.01.
This indicates that:
2
,A) The control group and experimental group
were more than 99% similar.
B) The findings have less than 1% chance of
being attributable to chance.
C) The effects of the intervention were nearly
zero.
D) The clinical significance was less than
1:100.
Answer: B
Rationale: The level of significance is the level
at which the researcher believes the study
results most likely represent a nonchance
event. <0.01 indicates less than 1% probability
the result is due to chance .
3
, 2. A nurse has read a qualitative research study
to understand the lived experience of parents
who have a neonatal loss. Which question
should the nurse prioritize when appraising the
results?
A) How well did the authors capture the
personal experiences of these parents?
B) How well did the authors control for
confounding variables?
C) Did the authors use statistical measures
appropriate to the phenomenon?
D) Were the instruments statistically valid and
reliable?
Answer: A
Rationale: Qualitative studies are judged on
how well they capture and convey subjective
4
