ANCC Nonclinical Question with complete solution 2023/2024

ANCC Nonclinical Question with complete solution 2023/2024T-test - correct answers Compares one variable (perhaps BP) between two groups P-value - correct answers 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 answers The measure of the spread or dispersion of a set of data from the average. Confidence interval - correct answers 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 B. Federal legislature C. State board of nursing D. State's legislature E. American Nurses Association - correct answers C. State's legislature Cohort study - correct answers Follows individuals with a particular condition over a period of time.