Test Bank For Primary Care: Art and Science of Advanced Practice Nursing - An Interprofessional Approach Fifth Edition||ISBN NO:10,0803667183||ISBN NO:13,978-0803667181||All Chapters||Complete Guide A+

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Chapterx1.xPrimaryxCarexinxthexTwenty-FirstxCentury:xAxCirclexofxCaring


1. Axnursexhasxconductedxaxliteraturexreviewxinxanxeffortxtoxidentifyxthexeffectxofxhandwashingx
onxthexincidencexofxnosocomialx(hospital-
acquired)xinfectionsxinxacutexcarexsettings.xAnxarticlexpresentedxfindingsxatxaxlevelxofxsignificancexof
x<0.01.xThisxindicatesxthat




A) Thexcontrolxgroupxandxthexexperimentalxgroupxwerexmorexthanx99%xsimilar.


B) Thexfindingsxofxthexstudyxhavexlessxthanx1%xchancexofxbeingxattributablextoxchance.


C) Thexeffectsxofxthexinterventionxwerexnearlyxzero.


D) Thexclinicalxsignificancexofxthexfindingsxwasxlessxthanx1:100.


Ans:xB


Feedback:xThexlevelxofxsignificancexisxthexlevelxatxwhichxthexresearcherxbelievesxthatxthexstudyxr
esultsxmostxlikelyxrepresentxaxnoxchancexevent.xAxlevelxofxsignificancexofx<0.01xindicatesxthatxth
erexisxlessxthanx1%xprobabilityxthatxthexresultxisxduextoxchance.


2. Axnursexhasxreadxaxqualitativexresearchxstudyxinxorderxtoxunderstandxthexlivedxexperiencexof
xparentsxwhoxhavexaxneonatalxloss.xWhichxofxthexfollowingxquestionsxshouldxthexnursexprioritizexwh

enxappraisingxthexresultsxofxthisxstudy?


A) Howxwellxdidxthexauthorsxcapturexthexpersonalxexperiencesxofxthesexparents?


B) Howxwellxdidxthexauthorsxcontrolxforxconfoundingxvariablesxthatxmayxhavexaffectedxthexf
indings?

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C) Didxthexauthorsxusexstatisticalxmeasuresxthatxwerexappropriatextoxthexphenomenonxinxq
uestion?


D) Werexthexinstrumentsxthatxthexresearchersxusedxstatisticallyxvalidxandxreliable?


Ans:xA


Feedback:xQualitativexstudiesxarexjudgedxonxthexbasisxofxhowxwellxtheyxcapturexandxconveyxthexsu
bjectivexexperiencesxofxindividuals.xStatisticalxmeasuresxandxvariablesxarexnotxdimensionsxofxaxqua
litativexmethodology.


3. Axnursexhasxexpressedxskepticismxtoxaxcolleaguexaboutxthexvaluexofxnursingxresearch,xclai
mingxthatxnursingxresearchxhasxlittlexrelevancextoxpractice.xHowxcanxthexnursesxcolleaguexbestxdefe
ndxtheximportancexofxnursingxresearch?




A) Thexexistencexofxnursingxresearchxmeansxthatxnursesxarexnowxablextoxaccessxfederalxgrantx
money,xsomethingxthatxdidntxusextoxbexthexcase.


B) Nursingxresearchxhasxallowedxthexdevelopmentxofxmastersxandxdoctoralxprogramsxandxhasxg
reatlyxincreasedxthexcredibilityxofxthexprofession.


C) Thexgrowthxofxnursingxresearchxhasxcausedxnursingxtoxbexviewedxasxaxtruexprofession,xr
atherxthanxsimplyxasxaxtradexorxaxskill.


D) Thexapplicationxofxnursingxresearchxhasxthexpotentialxtoximprovexnursingxpracticexandxp
atientxoutcomes.

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Ans:xD


Feedback:xThexgreatestxvaluexofxnursingxresearchxliesxinxthexpotentialxtoximprovexpracticexand,xulti
mately,xtoximprovexpatientxoutcomes.xThisxsupersedesxthexcontributionsxofxnursingxresearchxtoxeduc
ationxprograms,xgrantxfunding,xorxthexpublicxviewxofxthexprofession.


4. Tracyxisxaxnursexwithxaxbaccalaureatexdegreexwhoxworksxinxthexlaborxandxdeliveryxunitxofxaxb
usyxurbanxhospital.xShexhasxnoticedxthatxmanyxnewxmothersxabandonxbreast-
feedingxtheirxbabiesxwhenxtheyxexperiencexearlyxchallengesxandxwondersxwhatxcouldxbexdonextoxenc
ouragexmorexwomenxtoxcontinuexbreast-
feeding.xWhatxrolexisxTracyxmostxlikelyxtoxplayxinxaxresearchxprojectxthatxtestsxanxinterventionxaime
dxatxpromotingxbreast-feeding?


A) Applyingxforxgrantxfundingxforxthexresearchxproject


B) Posingxthexclinicalxproblemxtoxonexorxmorexnursingxresearchers


C) Planningxthexmethodologyxofxthexresearchxproject


D) CarryingxoutxthexinterventionxandxsubmittingxthexresultsxforxpublicationxAns:xB
Feedback:xAxmajorxrolexforxstaffxnursesxisxtoxidentifyxquestionsxorxproblemsxforxresearch.xGrantxa
pplications,xmethodologicalxplanning,xandxpublicationxsubmissionxarexnormallyxcarriedxoutxbyxn
ursesxwhoxhavexadvancedxdegreesxinxnursing.


5. Axpatientxsignedxthexinformedxconsentxformxforxaxdrugxtrialxthatxwasxexplainedxtoxpatientxb
yxaxresearchxassistant.xLater,xthexpatientxadmittedxtoxhisxnursexthatxhexdidxnotxunderstandxthexresea
rchxassistantsxexplanationxorxhisxownxrolexinxthexstudy.xHowxshouldxthisxpatientsxnursexrespondxto
xthisxrevelation?




A) Explainxthexresearchxprocessxtoxthexpatientxinxgreaterxdetail.


B) Describexthexdetailsxofxaxrandomizedxcontrolledxtrialxforxthexpatient.