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2026 NSG-522 MIDTERM EXAM COMPLETE
CURRENT TESTING (73) QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS|TOP-RATED
A+.
NSG-522
Prepare for your NSG-522 Midterm Exam with this focused study
guide. It covers advanced nursing concepts, patient
assessment, pathophysiology integration, and evidence-based
clinical decision-making introduced in the first half of the
course. Emphasizes critical thinking, interpretation of clinical
data, and application of advanced nursing practice principles.
Suitable for graduate nursing students preparing for the NSG-522
midterm assessment.
A nurse researcher compares two interventions for
preventing CAUTI in an academic medical center. A
statistical test comparing the number of infections in the
two groups yields a p-value of 0.10. This p-value means that.
A. There is a statistically significant difference between the
two groups.
B.A larger sample is needed to determine statistical
significance
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C. The difference is clinically but not statistically significant
D. There is not a statistically significant difference between
the groups ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... There is not a
statistically significant difference between the groups
Which of the following samples would provide the best
representation of a population
A. A nonprobability sample
B. A quota sample
C. A simple random sample
D. A convenience sample ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... C. A
simple random sample
When performing a hypothesis test to compare groups, a
type 1 error is made when a researcher
A. Rejects the alternative hypothesis
B. Concludes that there is a significant difference between
groups when there really is not a difference
C. Accepts the null hypothesis
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D. Concludes that there is not a statistically significant
difference when there really is a difference ✓ ✓ ......
ANSWER ....... B. Concludes that there is a significant
difference between groups when there really is not a
difference
When performing a hypothesis test, a type 2 error occurs
when the researcher incorrectly
A. Accepts the alternative hypothesis
B. Concludes that the findings are not statistically significant
C. Rejects the null hypothesis
D. Concludes that the findings are statistically significant ✓
✓ ...... ANSWER ....... B. Concludes that the findings
are not statistically significant
A 95% confidence interval for a mean indicates
A. 95% of the observations are located within the interval
B. there is a 95% chance that the finding is statistically
significant
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C. We can be 95% confident that the true population mean
lies within the interval
D. All of the above ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... c. We can
be 95% confident that the true population mean lies within
the interval
Nonprobability samples are selected using a random
process ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... False
Which of the following sampling methods would provide the
best representation of a population with the following racial
compisition: 68% white, 15% African American, 12%
Hispanic, 5% Asian
Cluster sample
Simple random sample
Quota sample
Stratified random sample ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER .......
stratified random sample
2026 NSG-522 MIDTERM EXAM COMPLETE
CURRENT TESTING (73) QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS|TOP-RATED
A+.
NSG-522
Prepare for your NSG-522 Midterm Exam with this focused study
guide. It covers advanced nursing concepts, patient
assessment, pathophysiology integration, and evidence-based
clinical decision-making introduced in the first half of the
course. Emphasizes critical thinking, interpretation of clinical
data, and application of advanced nursing practice principles.
Suitable for graduate nursing students preparing for the NSG-522
midterm assessment.
A nurse researcher compares two interventions for
preventing CAUTI in an academic medical center. A
statistical test comparing the number of infections in the
two groups yields a p-value of 0.10. This p-value means that.
A. There is a statistically significant difference between the
two groups.
B.A larger sample is needed to determine statistical
significance
, Page 2 of 31
C. The difference is clinically but not statistically significant
D. There is not a statistically significant difference between
the groups ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... There is not a
statistically significant difference between the groups
Which of the following samples would provide the best
representation of a population
A. A nonprobability sample
B. A quota sample
C. A simple random sample
D. A convenience sample ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... C. A
simple random sample
When performing a hypothesis test to compare groups, a
type 1 error is made when a researcher
A. Rejects the alternative hypothesis
B. Concludes that there is a significant difference between
groups when there really is not a difference
C. Accepts the null hypothesis
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D. Concludes that there is not a statistically significant
difference when there really is a difference ✓ ✓ ......
ANSWER ....... B. Concludes that there is a significant
difference between groups when there really is not a
difference
When performing a hypothesis test, a type 2 error occurs
when the researcher incorrectly
A. Accepts the alternative hypothesis
B. Concludes that the findings are not statistically significant
C. Rejects the null hypothesis
D. Concludes that the findings are statistically significant ✓
✓ ...... ANSWER ....... B. Concludes that the findings
are not statistically significant
A 95% confidence interval for a mean indicates
A. 95% of the observations are located within the interval
B. there is a 95% chance that the finding is statistically
significant
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C. We can be 95% confident that the true population mean
lies within the interval
D. All of the above ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... c. We can
be 95% confident that the true population mean lies within
the interval
Nonprobability samples are selected using a random
process ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... False
Which of the following sampling methods would provide the
best representation of a population with the following racial
compisition: 68% white, 15% African American, 12%
Hispanic, 5% Asian
Cluster sample
Simple random sample
Quota sample
Stratified random sample ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER .......
stratified random sample
