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TESTvBANKvFORvPRIMARYvCAREvARTvANDvSCIENCEvOFvADVANCEDvPRACTICEv
NURSINGv–vANvINTERPROFESSIONALvAPPROACHv5THvEDITIONvDUNPHY
Chapterv1.vPrimaryvCarevinvthevTwenty-FirstvCentury:vAvCirclevofvCaring
1. Avnursevhasvconductedvavliteraturevreviewvinvanveffortvtovidentifyvtheveffectvofvhandwashingv
onvthevincidencevofvnosocomialv(hospital-
acquired)vinfectionsvinvacutevcarevsettings.vAnvarticlevpresentedvfindingsvatvavlevelvofvsignificancevof
v<0.01.vThisvindicatesvthat
A) Thevcontrolvgroupvandvthevexperimentalvgroupvwerevmorevthanv99%vsimilar.
B) Thevfindingsvofvthevstudyvhavevlessvthanv1%vchancevofvbeingvattributablevtovchance.
C) Theveffectsvofvthevinterventionvwerevnearlyvzero.
D) Thevclinicalvsignificancevofvthevfindingsvwasvlessvthanv1:100.
Ans:vB
Feedback:vThevlevelvofvsignificancevisvthevlevelvatvwhichvthevresearchervbelievesvthatvthevstudyvr
esultsvmostvlikelyvrepresentvavnovchancevevent.vAvlevelvofvsignificancevofv<0.01vindicatesvthatvth
erevisvlessvthanv1%vprobabilityvthatvthevresultvisvduevtovchance.
2. Avnursevhasvreadvavqualitativevresearchvstudyvinvordervtovunderstandvthevlivedvexperiencevof
vparentsvwhovhavevavneonatalvloss.vWhichvofvthevfollowingvquestionsvshouldvthevnursevprioritizevwh
envappraisingvthevresultsvofvthisvstudy?
A) Howvwellvdidvthevauthorsvcapturevthevpersonalvexperiencesvofvthesevparents?
B) Howvwellvdidvthevauthorsvcontrolvforvconfoundingvvariablesvthatvmayvhavevaffectedvthevf
indings?
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C) Didvthevauthorsvusevstatisticalvmeasuresvthatvwerevappropriatevtovthevphenomenonvinvq
uestion?
D) Werevthevinstrumentsvthatvthevresearchersvusedvstatisticallyvvalidvandvreliable?
Ans:vA
Feedback:vQualitativevstudiesvarevjudgedvonvthevbasisvofvhowvwellvtheyvcapturevandvconveyvthevsu
bjectivevexperiencesvofvindividuals.vStatisticalvmeasuresvandvvariablesvarevnotvdimensionsvofvavqua
litativevmethodology.
3. Avnursevhasvexpressedvskepticismvtovavcolleaguevaboutvthevvaluevofvnursingvresearch,vclai
mingvthatvnursingvresearchvhasvlittlevrelevancevtovpractice.vHowvcanvthevnursesvcolleaguevbestvdefe
ndvthevimportancevofvnursingvresearch?
A) Thevexistencevofvnursingvresearchvmeansvthatvnursesvarevnowvablevtovaccessvfederalvgrantv
money,vsomethingvthatvdidntvusevtovbevthevcase.
B) Nursingvresearchvhasvallowedvthevdevelopmentvofvmastersvandvdoctoralvprogramsvandvhasvg
reatlyvincreasedvthevcredibilityvofvthevprofession.
C) Thevgrowthvofvnursingvresearchvhasvcausedvnursingvtovbevviewedvasvavtruevprofession,vr
athervthanvsimplyvasvavtradevorvavskill.
D) Thevapplicationvofvnursingvresearchvhasvthevpotentialvtovimprovevnursingvpracticevandvp
atientvoutcomes.
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Ans:vD
Feedback:vThevgreatestvvaluevofvnursingvresearchvliesvinvthevpotentialvtovimprovevpracticevand,vulti
mately,vtovimprovevpatientvoutcomes.vThisvsupersedesvthevcontributionsvofvnursingvresearchvtoveduc
ationvprograms,vgrantvfunding,vorvthevpublicvviewvofvthevprofession.
4. Tracyvisvavnursevwithvavbaccalaureatevdegreevwhovworksvinvthevlaborvandvdeliveryvunitvofvavb
usyvurbanvhospital.vShevhasvnoticedvthatvmanyvnewvmothersvabandonvbreast-
feedingvtheirvbabiesvwhenvtheyvexperiencevearlyvchallengesvandvwondersvwhatvcouldvbevdonevtovenc
ouragevmorevwomenvtovcontinuevbreast-
feeding.vWhatvrolevisvTracyvmostvlikelyvtovplayvinvavresearchvprojectvthatvtestsvanvinterventionvaime
dvatvpromotingvbreast-feeding?
A) Applyingvforvgrantvfundingvforvthevresearchvproject
B) Posingvthevclinicalvproblemvtovonevorvmorevnursingvresearchers
C) Planningvthevmethodologyvofvthevresearchvproject
D) CarryingvoutvthevinterventionvandvsubmittingvthevresultsvforvpublicationvAns:vB
Feedback:vAvmajorvrolevforvstaffvnursesvisvtovidentifyvquestionsvorvproblemsvforvresearch.vGrantva
pplications,vmethodologicalvplanning,vandvpublicationvsubmissionvarevnormallyvcarriedvoutvbyvn
ursesvwhovhavevadvancedvdegreesvinvnursing.
5. Avpatientvsignedvthevinformedvconsentvformvforvavdrugvtrialvthatvwasvexplainedvtovpatientvb
yvavresearchvassistant.vLater,vthevpatientvadmittedvtovhisvnursevthatvhevdidvnotvunderstandvthevresea
rchvassistantsvexplanationvorvhisvownvrolevinvthevstudy.vHowvshouldvthisvpatientsvnursevrespondvto
vthisvrevelation?
A) Explainvthevresearchvprocessvtovthevpatientvinvgreatervdetail.
B) Describevthevdetailsvofvavrandomizedvcontrolledvtrialvforvthevpatient.
vAnvInterprofessionalvApproach v5thvEditionvDunphy 1
,TestvBankvForvPrimaryvCarevArtvAndvSciencevOfvAdvancedvPracticevNursingv–
vAnvInterprofessionalvApproach v5thvEditionvDunphy 2
TESTvBANKvFORvPRIMARYvCAREvARTvANDvSCIENCEvOFvADVANCEDvPRACTICEv
NURSINGv–vANvINTERPROFESSIONALvAPPROACHv5THvEDITIONvDUNPHY
Chapterv1.vPrimaryvCarevinvthevTwenty-FirstvCentury:vAvCirclevofvCaring
1. Avnursevhasvconductedvavliteraturevreviewvinvanveffortvtovidentifyvtheveffectvofvhandwashingv
onvthevincidencevofvnosocomialv(hospital-
acquired)vinfectionsvinvacutevcarevsettings.vAnvarticlevpresentedvfindingsvatvavlevelvofvsignificancevof
v<0.01.vThisvindicatesvthat
A) Thevcontrolvgroupvandvthevexperimentalvgroupvwerevmorevthanv99%vsimilar.
B) Thevfindingsvofvthevstudyvhavevlessvthanv1%vchancevofvbeingvattributablevtovchance.
C) Theveffectsvofvthevinterventionvwerevnearlyvzero.
D) Thevclinicalvsignificancevofvthevfindingsvwasvlessvthanv1:100.
Ans:vB
Feedback:vThevlevelvofvsignificancevisvthevlevelvatvwhichvthevresearchervbelievesvthatvthevstudyvr
esultsvmostvlikelyvrepresentvavnovchancevevent.vAvlevelvofvsignificancevofv<0.01vindicatesvthatvth
erevisvlessvthanv1%vprobabilityvthatvthevresultvisvduevtovchance.
2. Avnursevhasvreadvavqualitativevresearchvstudyvinvordervtovunderstandvthevlivedvexperiencevof
vparentsvwhovhavevavneonatalvloss.vWhichvofvthevfollowingvquestionsvshouldvthevnursevprioritizevwh
envappraisingvthevresultsvofvthisvstudy?
A) Howvwellvdidvthevauthorsvcapturevthevpersonalvexperiencesvofvthesevparents?
B) Howvwellvdidvthevauthorsvcontrolvforvconfoundingvvariablesvthatvmayvhavevaffectedvthevf
indings?
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vAnvInterprofessionalvApproach v5thvEditionvDunphy 3
C) Didvthevauthorsvusevstatisticalvmeasuresvthatvwerevappropriatevtovthevphenomenonvinvq
uestion?
D) Werevthevinstrumentsvthatvthevresearchersvusedvstatisticallyvvalidvandvreliable?
Ans:vA
Feedback:vQualitativevstudiesvarevjudgedvonvthevbasisvofvhowvwellvtheyvcapturevandvconveyvthevsu
bjectivevexperiencesvofvindividuals.vStatisticalvmeasuresvandvvariablesvarevnotvdimensionsvofvavqua
litativevmethodology.
3. Avnursevhasvexpressedvskepticismvtovavcolleaguevaboutvthevvaluevofvnursingvresearch,vclai
mingvthatvnursingvresearchvhasvlittlevrelevancevtovpractice.vHowvcanvthevnursesvcolleaguevbestvdefe
ndvthevimportancevofvnursingvresearch?
A) Thevexistencevofvnursingvresearchvmeansvthatvnursesvarevnowvablevtovaccessvfederalvgrantv
money,vsomethingvthatvdidntvusevtovbevthevcase.
B) Nursingvresearchvhasvallowedvthevdevelopmentvofvmastersvandvdoctoralvprogramsvandvhasvg
reatlyvincreasedvthevcredibilityvofvthevprofession.
C) Thevgrowthvofvnursingvresearchvhasvcausedvnursingvtovbevviewedvasvavtruevprofession,vr
athervthanvsimplyvasvavtradevorvavskill.
D) Thevapplicationvofvnursingvresearchvhasvthevpotentialvtovimprovevnursingvpracticevandvp
atientvoutcomes.
, TestvBankvForvPrimaryvCarevArtvAndvSciencevOfvAdvancedvPracticevNursingv–
vAnvInterprofessionalvApproach v5thvEditionvDunphy 4
Ans:vD
Feedback:vThevgreatestvvaluevofvnursingvresearchvliesvinvthevpotentialvtovimprovevpracticevand,vulti
mately,vtovimprovevpatientvoutcomes.vThisvsupersedesvthevcontributionsvofvnursingvresearchvtoveduc
ationvprograms,vgrantvfunding,vorvthevpublicvviewvofvthevprofession.
4. Tracyvisvavnursevwithvavbaccalaureatevdegreevwhovworksvinvthevlaborvandvdeliveryvunitvofvavb
usyvurbanvhospital.vShevhasvnoticedvthatvmanyvnewvmothersvabandonvbreast-
feedingvtheirvbabiesvwhenvtheyvexperiencevearlyvchallengesvandvwondersvwhatvcouldvbevdonevtovenc
ouragevmorevwomenvtovcontinuevbreast-
feeding.vWhatvrolevisvTracyvmostvlikelyvtovplayvinvavresearchvprojectvthatvtestsvanvinterventionvaime
dvatvpromotingvbreast-feeding?
A) Applyingvforvgrantvfundingvforvthevresearchvproject
B) Posingvthevclinicalvproblemvtovonevorvmorevnursingvresearchers
C) Planningvthevmethodologyvofvthevresearchvproject
D) CarryingvoutvthevinterventionvandvsubmittingvthevresultsvforvpublicationvAns:vB
Feedback:vAvmajorvrolevforvstaffvnursesvisvtovidentifyvquestionsvorvproblemsvforvresearch.vGrantva
pplications,vmethodologicalvplanning,vandvpublicationvsubmissionvarevnormallyvcarriedvoutvbyvn
ursesvwhovhavevadvancedvdegreesvinvnursing.
5. Avpatientvsignedvthevinformedvconsentvformvforvavdrugvtrialvthatvwasvexplainedvtovpatientvb
yvavresearchvassistant.vLater,vthevpatientvadmittedvtovhisvnursevthatvhevdidvnotvunderstandvthevresea
rchvassistantsvexplanationvorvhisvownvrolevinvthevstudy.vHowvshouldvthisvpatientsvnursevrespondvto
vthisvrevelation?
A) Explainvthevresearchvprocessvtovthevpatientvinvgreatervdetail.
B) Describevthevdetailsvofvavrandomizedvcontrolledvtrialvforvthevpatient.