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Chapter j1. jPrimary jCare jin jthe jTwenty-First jCentury: jA jCircle jof jCaring
1. A jnurse jhas jconducted ja jliterature jreview jin jan jeffort jto jidentify jthe jeffect jof jhand
jwashing jon jthe jincidence jof jnosocomial j(hospital-acquired) jinfections jin jacute jcare
jsettings. jAn jarticle jpresented jfindings jat ja jlevel jof jsignificance jof j<0.01. jThis
jindicatesjthat
A) The jcontrol jgroup jand jthe jexperimental jgroup jwere jmore jthan j99% jsimilar.
B) The jfindings jof jthe jstudy jhave jless jthan j1% jchance jof jbeing jattributable jto jchance.
C) The jeffects jof jthe jintervention jwere jnearly jzero.
D) The jclinical jsignificance jof jthe jfindings jwas jless jthan j1:100.
Ans: jB
Feedback: jThe jlevel jof jsignificance jis jthe jlevel jat jwhich jthe jresearcher jbelieves jthat jthe
jstudy jresults jmost jlikely jrepresent ja jno jchance jevent. jA jlevel jof jsignificance jof j<0.01
jindicates jthatjthere jis jless jthan j1% jprobability jthat jthe jresult jis jdue jto jchance.
2. A jnurse jhas jexpressed jskepticism jto ja jcolleague jabout jthe jvalue jof jnursing jresearch,
jclaiming jthat jnursing jresearch jhas jlittle jrelevance jto jpractice. jHow jcan jthe jnurses jcolleague
jbestjdefend jthe jimportance jof jnursing jresearch?
A) The jexistence jof jnursing jresearch jmeans jthat jnurses jare jnow jable jto jaccess jfederal
jgrantjmoney, jsomething jthat jdidnt juse jto jbe jthe jcase.
,B) Nursing jresearch jhas jallowed jthe jdevelopment jof jmasters jand jdoctoral jprograms jand
jhasjgreatly jincreased jthe jcredibility jof jthe jprofession.
C) The jgrowth jof jnursing jresearch jhas jcaused jnursing jto jbe jviewed jas ja jtrue
jprofession,jrather jthan jsimply jas ja jtrade jor ja jskill.
D) The japplication jof jnursing jresearch jhas jthe jpotential jto jimprove jnursing jpractice
jandjpatient joutcomes.
Ans: jD
Feedback: jThe jgreatest jvalue jof jnursing jresearch jlies jin jthe jpotential jto jimprove jpractice jand,
jultimately, jto jimprove jpatient joutcomes. jThis jsupersedes jthe jcontributions jof jnursing jresearch
jtojeducation jprograms, jgrant jfunding, jor jthe jpublic jview jof jthe jprofession.
3. A jnurse jhas jread ja jqualitative jresearch jstudy jin jorder jto junderstand jthe jlived
jexperience jof jparents jwho jhave ja jneonatal jloss. jWhich jof jthe jfollowing jquestions jshould jthe
jnurse jprioritizejwhen jappraising jthe jresults jof jthis jstudy?
A) How jwell jdid jthe jauthors jcapture jthe jpersonal jexperiences jof jthese jparents?
, B) How jwell jdid jthe jauthors jcontrol jfor jconfounding jvariables jthat jmay jhave jaffected
jthejfindings?
C) Did jthe jauthors juse jstatistical jmeasures jthat jwere jappropriate jto jthe jphenomenon
jinjquestion?
D) Were jthe jinstruments jthat jthe jresearchers jused jstatistically jvalid jand jreliable?
Ans: jA
Feedback: jQualitative jstudies jare jjudged jon jthe jbasis jof jhow jwell jthey jcapture jand jconvey jthe
jsubjective jexperiences jof jindividuals. jStatistical jmeasures jand jvariables jare jnot jdimensions jof
jajqualitative jmethodology.
4. Tracy jis ja jnurse jwith ja jbaccalaureate jdegree jwho jworks jin jthe jlabor jand jdelivery junit
jof jajbusy jurban jhospital. jShe jhas jnoticed jthat jmany jnew jmothers jabandon jbreast-feeding
jtheir jbabiesjwhen jthey jexperience jearly jchallenges jand jwonders jwhat jcould jbe jdone jto
jencourage jmore jwomen jto jcontinue jbreast-feeding. jWhat jrole jis jTracy jmost jlikely jto jplay jin
ja jresearch jproject jthat jtests jan jintervention jaimed jat jpromoting jbreast-feeding?
A) Applying jfor jgrant jfunding jfor jthe jresearch jproject
B) Posing jthe jclinical jproblem jto jone jor jmore jnursing jresearchers
C) Planning jthe jmethodology jof jthe jresearch jproject
D) Carrying jout jthe jintervention jand jsubmitting jthe jresults jfor jpublication jAns: jB
Feedback: jA jmajor jrole jfor jstaff jnurses jis jto jidentify jquestions jor jproblems jfor jresearch.
jGrant japplications, jmethodological jplanning, jand jpublication jsubmission jare jnormally
jcarried jout jbyjnurses jwho jhave jadvanced jdegrees jin jnursing.
5. A jpatient jsigned jthe jinformed jconsent jform jfor ja jdrug jtrial jthat jwas jexplained jto
jpatientjby ja jresearch jassistant. jLater, jthe jpatient jadmitted jto jhis jnurse jthat jhe jdid jnot
junderstand jthe jresearch jassistants jexplanation jor jhis jown jrole jin jthe jstudy. jHow jshould
jthis jpatients jnurse
jPRACTICE jNURSING j– jAN jINTERPROFESSIONAL jAPPROACH j5TH jEDITION
jDUNPHY
Chapter j1. jPrimary jCare jin jthe jTwenty-First jCentury: jA jCircle jof jCaring
1. A jnurse jhas jconducted ja jliterature jreview jin jan jeffort jto jidentify jthe jeffect jof jhand
jwashing jon jthe jincidence jof jnosocomial j(hospital-acquired) jinfections jin jacute jcare
jsettings. jAn jarticle jpresented jfindings jat ja jlevel jof jsignificance jof j<0.01. jThis
jindicatesjthat
A) The jcontrol jgroup jand jthe jexperimental jgroup jwere jmore jthan j99% jsimilar.
B) The jfindings jof jthe jstudy jhave jless jthan j1% jchance jof jbeing jattributable jto jchance.
C) The jeffects jof jthe jintervention jwere jnearly jzero.
D) The jclinical jsignificance jof jthe jfindings jwas jless jthan j1:100.
Ans: jB
Feedback: jThe jlevel jof jsignificance jis jthe jlevel jat jwhich jthe jresearcher jbelieves jthat jthe
jstudy jresults jmost jlikely jrepresent ja jno jchance jevent. jA jlevel jof jsignificance jof j<0.01
jindicates jthatjthere jis jless jthan j1% jprobability jthat jthe jresult jis jdue jto jchance.
2. A jnurse jhas jexpressed jskepticism jto ja jcolleague jabout jthe jvalue jof jnursing jresearch,
jclaiming jthat jnursing jresearch jhas jlittle jrelevance jto jpractice. jHow jcan jthe jnurses jcolleague
jbestjdefend jthe jimportance jof jnursing jresearch?
A) The jexistence jof jnursing jresearch jmeans jthat jnurses jare jnow jable jto jaccess jfederal
jgrantjmoney, jsomething jthat jdidnt juse jto jbe jthe jcase.
,B) Nursing jresearch jhas jallowed jthe jdevelopment jof jmasters jand jdoctoral jprograms jand
jhasjgreatly jincreased jthe jcredibility jof jthe jprofession.
C) The jgrowth jof jnursing jresearch jhas jcaused jnursing jto jbe jviewed jas ja jtrue
jprofession,jrather jthan jsimply jas ja jtrade jor ja jskill.
D) The japplication jof jnursing jresearch jhas jthe jpotential jto jimprove jnursing jpractice
jandjpatient joutcomes.
Ans: jD
Feedback: jThe jgreatest jvalue jof jnursing jresearch jlies jin jthe jpotential jto jimprove jpractice jand,
jultimately, jto jimprove jpatient joutcomes. jThis jsupersedes jthe jcontributions jof jnursing jresearch
jtojeducation jprograms, jgrant jfunding, jor jthe jpublic jview jof jthe jprofession.
3. A jnurse jhas jread ja jqualitative jresearch jstudy jin jorder jto junderstand jthe jlived
jexperience jof jparents jwho jhave ja jneonatal jloss. jWhich jof jthe jfollowing jquestions jshould jthe
jnurse jprioritizejwhen jappraising jthe jresults jof jthis jstudy?
A) How jwell jdid jthe jauthors jcapture jthe jpersonal jexperiences jof jthese jparents?
, B) How jwell jdid jthe jauthors jcontrol jfor jconfounding jvariables jthat jmay jhave jaffected
jthejfindings?
C) Did jthe jauthors juse jstatistical jmeasures jthat jwere jappropriate jto jthe jphenomenon
jinjquestion?
D) Were jthe jinstruments jthat jthe jresearchers jused jstatistically jvalid jand jreliable?
Ans: jA
Feedback: jQualitative jstudies jare jjudged jon jthe jbasis jof jhow jwell jthey jcapture jand jconvey jthe
jsubjective jexperiences jof jindividuals. jStatistical jmeasures jand jvariables jare jnot jdimensions jof
jajqualitative jmethodology.
4. Tracy jis ja jnurse jwith ja jbaccalaureate jdegree jwho jworks jin jthe jlabor jand jdelivery junit
jof jajbusy jurban jhospital. jShe jhas jnoticed jthat jmany jnew jmothers jabandon jbreast-feeding
jtheir jbabiesjwhen jthey jexperience jearly jchallenges jand jwonders jwhat jcould jbe jdone jto
jencourage jmore jwomen jto jcontinue jbreast-feeding. jWhat jrole jis jTracy jmost jlikely jto jplay jin
ja jresearch jproject jthat jtests jan jintervention jaimed jat jpromoting jbreast-feeding?
A) Applying jfor jgrant jfunding jfor jthe jresearch jproject
B) Posing jthe jclinical jproblem jto jone jor jmore jnursing jresearchers
C) Planning jthe jmethodology jof jthe jresearch jproject
D) Carrying jout jthe jintervention jand jsubmitting jthe jresults jfor jpublication jAns: jB
Feedback: jA jmajor jrole jfor jstaff jnurses jis jto jidentify jquestions jor jproblems jfor jresearch.
jGrant japplications, jmethodological jplanning, jand jpublication jsubmission jare jnormally
jcarried jout jbyjnurses jwho jhave jadvanced jdegrees jin jnursing.
5. A jpatient jsigned jthe jinformed jconsent jform jfor ja jdrug jtrial jthat jwas jexplained jto
jpatientjby ja jresearch jassistant. jLater, jthe jpatient jadmitted jto jhis jnurse jthat jhe jdid jnot
junderstand jthe jresearch jassistants jexplanation jor jhis jown jrole jin jthe jstudy. jHow jshould
jthis jpatients jnurse
