PRIMARYVCAREVARTVANDVSCIENCEVOFVADVANCEDVPRACTIC
EVNURSING-
ANVINTERPROFESSIONALVAPPROACHV6THVEDITION-VDUNPHY
TEST BANK V
,ChapterV1.VPrimaryVCareVinVtheVTwenty-FirstVCentury:VAVCircleVofVCaring
1. AVnurseVhasVconductedVaVliteratureVreviewVinVanVeffortVtoVidentifyVtheVeffectVofV
handVwashingVonVtheVincidenceVofVnosocomialV(hospital-
acquired)VinfectionsVinVacuteVcareVsettings.VAnVarticleVpresentedVfindingsVatVaVlev
elVofVsignificanceVofV<0.01.VThisVindicatesVthat
A) TheVcontrolVgroupVandVtheVexperimentalVgroupVwereVmoreVthanV99%Vsimilar.
B) TheVfindingsVofVtheVstudyVhaveVlessVthanV1%VchanceVofVbeingVattributableVtoVchance.
C) TheVeffectsVofVtheVinterventionVwereVnearlyVzero.
D) TheVclinicalVsignificanceVofVtheVfindingsVwasVlessVthanV1:100.
Ans:VB
Feedback:VTheVlevelVofVsignificanceVisVtheVlevelVatVwhichVtheVresearcherVbelievesVthatVt
heVstudyVresultsVmostVlikelyVrepresentVaVnoVchanceVevent.VAVlevelVofVsignificanceVofV<
0.01VindicatesVthatVthereVisVlessVthanV1%VprobabilityVthatVtheVresultVisVdueVtoVchance.
2. AVnurseVhasVexpressedVskepticismVtoVaVcolleagueVaboutVtheVvalueVofVnursingVresea
rch,VclaimingVthatVnursingVresearchVhasVlittleVrelevanceVtoVpractice.VHowVcanVtheVnursesVc
olleagueVbestVdefendVtheVimportanceVofVnursingVresearch?
A) TheVexistenceVofVnursingVresearchVmeansVthatVnursesVareVnowVableVtoVaccessVfeder
alVgrantVmoney,VsomethingVthatVdidntVuseVtoVbeVtheVcase.
,B) NursingVresearchVhasVallowedVtheVdevelopmentVofVmastersVandVdoctoralVprogramsVa
ndVhasVgreatlyVincreasedVtheVcredibilityVofVtheVprofession.
C) TheVgrowthVofVnursingVresearchVhasVcausedVnursingVtoVbeVviewedVasVaVtrueVpro
fession,VratherVthanVsimplyVasVaVtradeVorVaVskill.
D) TheVapplicationVofVnursingVresearchVhasVtheVpotentialVtoVimproveVnursingVpracti
ceVandVpatientVoutcomes.
Ans:VD
Feedback:VTheVgreatestVvalueVofVnursingVresearchVliesVinVtheVpotentialVtoVimproveVpractice
Vand,Vultimately,VtoVimproveVpatientVoutcomes.VThisVsupersedesVtheVcontributionsVofVnursin
gVresearchVtoVeducationVprograms,VgrantVfunding,VorVtheVpublicVviewVofVtheVprofession.
3. AVnurseVhasVreadVaVqualitativeVresearchVstudyVinVorderVtoVunderstandVtheVlivedVexp
erienceVofVparentsVwhoVhaveVaVneonatalVloss.VWhichVofVtheVfollowingVquestionsVshouldVthe
VnurseVprioritizeVwhenVappraisingVtheVresultsVofVthisVstudy?
A) HowVwellVdidVtheVauthorsVcaptureVtheVpersonalVexperiencesVofVtheseVparents?
, B) HowVwellVdidVtheVauthorsVcontrolVforVconfoundingVvariablesVthatVmayVhaveVaffec
tedVtheVfindings?
C) DidVtheVauthorsVuseVstatisticalVmeasuresVthatVwereVappropriateVtoVtheVphenome
nonVinVquestion?
D) WereVtheVinstrumentsVthatVtheVresearchersVusedVstatisticallyVvalidVandVreliable?
Ans:VA
Feedback:VQualitativeVstudiesVareVjudgedVonVtheVbasisVofVhowVwellVtheyVcaptureVandVconv
eyVtheVsubjectiveVexperiencesVofVindividuals.VStatisticalVmeasuresVandVvariablesVareVnotVdi
mensionsVofVaVqualitativeVmethodology.
4. TracyVisVaVnurseVwithVaVbaccalaureateVdegreeVwhoVworksVinVtheVlaborVandVdeliveryV
unitVofVaVbusyVurbanVhospital.VSheVhasVnoticedVthatVmanyVnewVmothersVabandonVbreast-
feedingVtheirVbabiesVwhenVtheyVexperienceVearlyVchallengesVandVwondersVwhatVcouldVbeVd
oneVtoVencourageVmoreVwomenVtoVcontinueVbreast-
feeding.VWhatVroleVisVTracyVmostVlikelyVtoVplayVinVaVresearchVprojectVthatVtestsVanVinterve
ntionVaimedVatVpromotingVbreast-feeding?
A) ApplyingVforVgrantVfundingVforVtheVresearchVproject
B) PosingVtheVclinicalVproblemVtoVoneVorVmoreVnursingVresearchers
C) PlanningVtheVmethodologyVofVtheVresearchVproject
D) CarryingVoutVtheVinterventionVandVsubmittingVtheVresultsVforVpublicationVAns:VB
Feedback:VAVmajorVroleVforVstaffVnursesVisVtoVidentifyVquestionsVorVproblemsVforVresearc
h.VGrantVapplications,VmethodologicalVplanning,VandVpublicationVsubmissionVareVnormally
VcarriedVoutVbyVnursesVwhoVhaveVadvancedVdegreesVinVnursing.
5. AVpatientVsignedVtheVinformedVconsentVformVforVaVdrugVtrialVthatVwasVexplainedVt
oVpatientVbyVaVresearchVassistant.VLater,VtheVpatientVadmittedVtoVhisVnurseVthatVheVdidVno
tVunderstandVtheVresearchVassistantsVexplanationVorVhisVownVroleVinVtheVstudy.VHowVshou
EVNURSING-
ANVINTERPROFESSIONALVAPPROACHV6THVEDITION-VDUNPHY
TEST BANK V
,ChapterV1.VPrimaryVCareVinVtheVTwenty-FirstVCentury:VAVCircleVofVCaring
1. AVnurseVhasVconductedVaVliteratureVreviewVinVanVeffortVtoVidentifyVtheVeffectVofV
handVwashingVonVtheVincidenceVofVnosocomialV(hospital-
acquired)VinfectionsVinVacuteVcareVsettings.VAnVarticleVpresentedVfindingsVatVaVlev
elVofVsignificanceVofV<0.01.VThisVindicatesVthat
A) TheVcontrolVgroupVandVtheVexperimentalVgroupVwereVmoreVthanV99%Vsimilar.
B) TheVfindingsVofVtheVstudyVhaveVlessVthanV1%VchanceVofVbeingVattributableVtoVchance.
C) TheVeffectsVofVtheVinterventionVwereVnearlyVzero.
D) TheVclinicalVsignificanceVofVtheVfindingsVwasVlessVthanV1:100.
Ans:VB
Feedback:VTheVlevelVofVsignificanceVisVtheVlevelVatVwhichVtheVresearcherVbelievesVthatVt
heVstudyVresultsVmostVlikelyVrepresentVaVnoVchanceVevent.VAVlevelVofVsignificanceVofV<
0.01VindicatesVthatVthereVisVlessVthanV1%VprobabilityVthatVtheVresultVisVdueVtoVchance.
2. AVnurseVhasVexpressedVskepticismVtoVaVcolleagueVaboutVtheVvalueVofVnursingVresea
rch,VclaimingVthatVnursingVresearchVhasVlittleVrelevanceVtoVpractice.VHowVcanVtheVnursesVc
olleagueVbestVdefendVtheVimportanceVofVnursingVresearch?
A) TheVexistenceVofVnursingVresearchVmeansVthatVnursesVareVnowVableVtoVaccessVfeder
alVgrantVmoney,VsomethingVthatVdidntVuseVtoVbeVtheVcase.
,B) NursingVresearchVhasVallowedVtheVdevelopmentVofVmastersVandVdoctoralVprogramsVa
ndVhasVgreatlyVincreasedVtheVcredibilityVofVtheVprofession.
C) TheVgrowthVofVnursingVresearchVhasVcausedVnursingVtoVbeVviewedVasVaVtrueVpro
fession,VratherVthanVsimplyVasVaVtradeVorVaVskill.
D) TheVapplicationVofVnursingVresearchVhasVtheVpotentialVtoVimproveVnursingVpracti
ceVandVpatientVoutcomes.
Ans:VD
Feedback:VTheVgreatestVvalueVofVnursingVresearchVliesVinVtheVpotentialVtoVimproveVpractice
Vand,Vultimately,VtoVimproveVpatientVoutcomes.VThisVsupersedesVtheVcontributionsVofVnursin
gVresearchVtoVeducationVprograms,VgrantVfunding,VorVtheVpublicVviewVofVtheVprofession.
3. AVnurseVhasVreadVaVqualitativeVresearchVstudyVinVorderVtoVunderstandVtheVlivedVexp
erienceVofVparentsVwhoVhaveVaVneonatalVloss.VWhichVofVtheVfollowingVquestionsVshouldVthe
VnurseVprioritizeVwhenVappraisingVtheVresultsVofVthisVstudy?
A) HowVwellVdidVtheVauthorsVcaptureVtheVpersonalVexperiencesVofVtheseVparents?
, B) HowVwellVdidVtheVauthorsVcontrolVforVconfoundingVvariablesVthatVmayVhaveVaffec
tedVtheVfindings?
C) DidVtheVauthorsVuseVstatisticalVmeasuresVthatVwereVappropriateVtoVtheVphenome
nonVinVquestion?
D) WereVtheVinstrumentsVthatVtheVresearchersVusedVstatisticallyVvalidVandVreliable?
Ans:VA
Feedback:VQualitativeVstudiesVareVjudgedVonVtheVbasisVofVhowVwellVtheyVcaptureVandVconv
eyVtheVsubjectiveVexperiencesVofVindividuals.VStatisticalVmeasuresVandVvariablesVareVnotVdi
mensionsVofVaVqualitativeVmethodology.
4. TracyVisVaVnurseVwithVaVbaccalaureateVdegreeVwhoVworksVinVtheVlaborVandVdeliveryV
unitVofVaVbusyVurbanVhospital.VSheVhasVnoticedVthatVmanyVnewVmothersVabandonVbreast-
feedingVtheirVbabiesVwhenVtheyVexperienceVearlyVchallengesVandVwondersVwhatVcouldVbeVd
oneVtoVencourageVmoreVwomenVtoVcontinueVbreast-
feeding.VWhatVroleVisVTracyVmostVlikelyVtoVplayVinVaVresearchVprojectVthatVtestsVanVinterve
ntionVaimedVatVpromotingVbreast-feeding?
A) ApplyingVforVgrantVfundingVforVtheVresearchVproject
B) PosingVtheVclinicalVproblemVtoVoneVorVmoreVnursingVresearchers
C) PlanningVtheVmethodologyVofVtheVresearchVproject
D) CarryingVoutVtheVinterventionVandVsubmittingVtheVresultsVforVpublicationVAns:VB
Feedback:VAVmajorVroleVforVstaffVnursesVisVtoVidentifyVquestionsVorVproblemsVforVresearc
h.VGrantVapplications,VmethodologicalVplanning,VandVpublicationVsubmissionVareVnormally
VcarriedVoutVbyVnursesVwhoVhaveVadvancedVdegreesVinVnursing.
5. AVpatientVsignedVtheVinformedVconsentVformVforVaVdrugVtrialVthatVwasVexplainedVt
oVpatientVbyVaVresearchVassistant.VLater,VtheVpatientVadmittedVtoVhisVnurseVthatVheVdidVno
tVunderstandVtheVresearchVassistantsVexplanationVorVhisVownVroleVinVtheVstudy.VHowVshou
