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TEST BANK
,Chapter 1. Primary Care in the Twenty-First Century: A Circle
of Caring
1. Anurse has conducted a literature review in an effort to identify
the effect of handwashing on the incidence of nosocomial
(hospital-acquired) infections in acute care settings. An article
presented findings at a level of significance of <0.01. This
indicates that
A) the control group and the experimental group were more than 99%
similar.
B) the findings of the study have less than 1% chance of being
attributable to chance.
C) the effects of the intervention were nearly zero.
D) the clinical significance of the findings was less than 1:100.
Ans: B
Feedback: The level of significance is the level at which the
researcher believes that the study results most likely represent a no
chance event. A level of significance of <0.01 indicates that there
is less than 1% probability that the result is due to chance.
2. Anurse has read a qualitative research study in order to
understand the lived experience of parents who have a neonatal
loss. Which of the following questions should the nurse prioritize
when appraising the results of this study?
A) How well did the authors capture the personal experiences of these
parents?
B) How well did the authors control for confounding variables that
, may have affected the findings?
C) Did the authors use statistical measures that were appropriate to the
phenomenon in question?
D) Were the instruments that the researchers used statistically valid and
reliable?
Ans: A
Feedback: Qualitative studies are judged on the basis of how well
they capture and convey the subjective experiences of individuals.
Statistical measures and variables are not dimensions of a
qualitative methodology.
3. A nurse has expressed skepticism to a colleague about the value
of nursing research, claiming that nursing research has little
relevance to practice. How can the nurses colleague best defend
the importance of nursing research?
test bank for primary care art and science of advanced practice
nursing – an interprofessional approach 5th edition dunphy
, A)The existence of nursing research means that nurses are now
able to access federal grant money, something that didnt use to be
the case.
B)Nursing research has allowed the development of masters and
doctoral programs and has greatly increased the credibility of the
profession.
C)The growth of nursing research has caused nursing to be viewed
as a true profession, rather than simply as a trade or a skill.
D)The application of nursing research has the potential to
improve nursing practice and patient outcomes.
Ans: D
Feedback: The greatest value of nursing research lies in the
potential to improve practice and, ultimately, to improve patient
outcomes. This supersedes the contributions of nursing research to
education programs, grant funding, or the public view of the
profession.
4. Tracy is a nurse with a baccalaureate degree who works in the
labor and delivery unit of a busy urban hospital. She has noticed
that many new mothers abandon breast-feeding their babies
when they experience early challenges and wonders what could
be done to encourage more women to continue breast-feeding.
What role is Tracy most likely to play in a research project that
tests an intervention aimed at promoting breast-feeding?
A) Applying for grant funding for the research project
B) Posing the clinical problem to one or more nursing researchers
C) Planning the methodology of the research project
D) Carrying out the intervention and submitting
TEST BANK
,Chapter 1. Primary Care in the Twenty-First Century: A Circle
of Caring
1. Anurse has conducted a literature review in an effort to identify
the effect of handwashing on the incidence of nosocomial
(hospital-acquired) infections in acute care settings. An article
presented findings at a level of significance of <0.01. This
indicates that
A) the control group and the experimental group were more than 99%
similar.
B) the findings of the study have less than 1% chance of being
attributable to chance.
C) the effects of the intervention were nearly zero.
D) the clinical significance of the findings was less than 1:100.
Ans: B
Feedback: The level of significance is the level at which the
researcher believes that the study results most likely represent a no
chance event. A level of significance of <0.01 indicates that there
is less than 1% probability that the result is due to chance.
2. Anurse has read a qualitative research study in order to
understand the lived experience of parents who have a neonatal
loss. Which of the following questions should the nurse prioritize
when appraising the results of this study?
A) How well did the authors capture the personal experiences of these
parents?
B) How well did the authors control for confounding variables that
, may have affected the findings?
C) Did the authors use statistical measures that were appropriate to the
phenomenon in question?
D) Were the instruments that the researchers used statistically valid and
reliable?
Ans: A
Feedback: Qualitative studies are judged on the basis of how well
they capture and convey the subjective experiences of individuals.
Statistical measures and variables are not dimensions of a
qualitative methodology.
3. A nurse has expressed skepticism to a colleague about the value
of nursing research, claiming that nursing research has little
relevance to practice. How can the nurses colleague best defend
the importance of nursing research?
test bank for primary care art and science of advanced practice
nursing – an interprofessional approach 5th edition dunphy
, A)The existence of nursing research means that nurses are now
able to access federal grant money, something that didnt use to be
the case.
B)Nursing research has allowed the development of masters and
doctoral programs and has greatly increased the credibility of the
profession.
C)The growth of nursing research has caused nursing to be viewed
as a true profession, rather than simply as a trade or a skill.
D)The application of nursing research has the potential to
improve nursing practice and patient outcomes.
Ans: D
Feedback: The greatest value of nursing research lies in the
potential to improve practice and, ultimately, to improve patient
outcomes. This supersedes the contributions of nursing research to
education programs, grant funding, or the public view of the
profession.
4. Tracy is a nurse with a baccalaureate degree who works in the
labor and delivery unit of a busy urban hospital. She has noticed
that many new mothers abandon breast-feeding their babies
when they experience early challenges and wonders what could
be done to encourage more women to continue breast-feeding.
What role is Tracy most likely to play in a research project that
tests an intervention aimed at promoting breast-feeding?
A) Applying for grant funding for the research project
B) Posing the clinical problem to one or more nursing researchers
C) Planning the methodology of the research project
D) Carrying out the intervention and submitting
