Test mBankmFormPrimarymCaremArt mAnd mSciencemOf mAdvanced mPracticemNursing
m–mAnmInterprofessionalmApproachm6thmEditionmDunphy 1
,Test mBankmFormPrimarymCaremArt mAnd mSciencemOf mAdvanced mPracticemNursing
m–mAnmInterprofessionalmApproachm6thmEditionmDunphy 2
TESTmBANK m FOR
PRIMARY mCAREmARTmAND mSCIENCEmOFmADVANCEDmPRACTICE mNURSING m–
mAN mINTERPROFESSIONAL mAPPROACHm5THmEDITION mDUNPHY
Chapterm1.m Primarym Careminm themTwenty-Firstm Century:m A m Circlemof m Caring
1. A mnursemhasmconducted mamliteraturemreview m inmanmeffort mtomidentifymthemeffect mof mhandw
asmhimngmonmthemincidencemof mnosocomialm(hospital-
acquired)minfectionsminmacutemcaremsettings.mAnmarticlempresented mfindingsmat mamlevelmof msignifica
ncmemof m<0.01.mThismindicatesmthat
A) Themcontrolmgroupmand m them experimentalmgroupm werem moremthanm99%m similar.
B) Them findingsm of mthem studyhavem lessm thanm1%m chancem of mbeingm attributablem tom chance.
C) Themeffectsm of mthem interventionmwerem nearlymzero.
D) Themclinicalmsignificancemof mthem findingsmwasm lessmthanm1:100.
Ans:m B
Feedback:mThemlevelmof msignificancem ismthemlevelmat mwhichmthemresearchermbelievesmthat mthemst
ud mymresultsmmost mlikelymrepresent mamnomchancemevent.mA mlevelmof msignificancemof m<0.01mindic
atesmt mhat mtheremismlessmthanm1%mprobabilitymthat mthemresult mismduemtomchance.
2. A mnursemhasmread mamqualitativemresearchm studyminmordermtomunderstand mthemlived mexperien
cm emof mparentsmwhomhavemamneonatalmloss.m Whichmof mthemfollowingmquestionsmshould mthemnursempr
ioritimzemwhenmappraisingmthemresultsmof mthismstudy?
A) How mwellmdid m them authorsm capturemthem personalmexperiencesm of mthesem parents?
B) How mwelldid mthemauthorsmcontrolmformconfoundingm variablesmthat m maymhavemaffectedmt
hemfindings?
,Test mBankmFormPrimarymCaremArt mAnd mSciencemOf mAdvanced mPracticemNursing
m–mAnmInterprofessionalmApproachm6thmEditionmDunphy 3
C) Did mthemauthorsmusemstatisticalmmeasuresmthat mweremappropriatemtomthemphenomenonm
inmquestion?
D) Weremthem instrumentsmthat m themresearchersmused mstatisticallymvalid mand m reliable?
Ans:m A
Feedback:mQualitativemstudiesmaremjudged monmthembasismof mhow mwellmtheymcapturemand mconveymthemsum
bmjectivemexperiencesmof mindividuals.mStatisticalm measuresmand mvariables mare mnot mdimensions mofamquali
mtatimvemmethodology.
3. A mnursemhasmexpressed mskepticismmtomamcolleaguemabout mthemvaluemof mnursing mresearch,m
clmamimingmthat mnursingmresearchmhasmlittlemrelevancemtompractice. mHow mcanmthemnursesmcolleague
mbest mdemfend mthemimportancemof mnursingmresearch?
A) Themexistencemof mnursingmresearchmmeansmthat mnurses maremnow mablemtomaccessmfederalmgr
ant mmoney,msomethingmthat mdidnt musemtombemthemcase.
B) Nursing researchmhasmallowed mthemdevelopment mof mmastersmand mdoctoralmprogramsmand mh
Ti
asmgreatlymincreased mthemcredibilitymof mthemprofession.
C) Themgrowthof mnursingmresearchmhasmcaused mnursingmtombemviewed masmamtruemprofessio
n,mrathermthanmsimplymasmamtrademormamskill.
D) Themapplicationmof mnursingmresearchmhasmthempotentialmtomimprovemnursing mpracticema
nd mpatient moutcomes.
, Test mBankmFormPrimarymCaremArt mAnd mSciencemOf mAdvanced mPracticemNursing
m–mAnmInterprofessionalmApproachm6thmEditionmDunphy 4
Ans:m D
Feedback:mThemgreatest mvaluemof mnursing mresearchm lies minmthempotentialmtomimprovempracticemand,m
ulm timmately,mtomimprovempatient moutcomes. mThismsupersedesmthemcontributionsmof mnursingmresearchm
tomed mucmationmprograms,mgrant mfunding,mormthempublicmview mof mthemprofession.
4. Tracymismamnursemwithmambaccalaureatemdegreemwhomworksminmthemlabormand mdeliveryunit m
of mambusymurbanmhospital.mShemhasmnoticed mthat mmanymnew mmothersmabandonmbreast-
feedingmtheirmbabiesmwhenmtheymexperiencemearlymchallengesmand mwondersmwhat mcould mbemdonemtomemncmo
uragemmoremwomenmtomcontinuembreast-
feeding.mWhat mrolemismTracymmost mlikelymtomplayminmam researchmproject mthat mtestsmanmintervention
maimmed mat mpromotingmbreast-feeding?
A) Applying formgrant m fundingmformthemresearchmproject
2i
B) Posingmthem clinicalmproblemmtomonem ormmorem nursingm researchers
C) Planningmthem methodologymof mthem researchmproject
D) Carryingmout mtheminterventionmand msubmittingmthemresultsm form publicationmAns:mB
Feedback:mA mmajorm rolemformstaff mnursesmismtomidentifymquestionsmormproblems mformresearch.mGr
anm t mapplications,mmethodologicalmplanning,mand mpublicationmsubmissionmaremnormallymcarried m
out mbmymnursesmwhomhavemadvanced mdegreesminmnursing.
5. A mpatient msigned mthem informed mconsent m formmformamdrugmtrialmthat m wasmexplained mtompati
enmt mbymamresearchmassistant.mLater,mthempatient madmitted mtomhismnursemthat mhemdid mnot munderstan
d mthemremsearchmassistantsmexplanationmor mhis mownmrolem inmthemstudy.mHow mshould mthismpatientsm
nursemrmespomnd mtomthismrevelation?
A) Explainmthemresearchmprocessmtomthempatient m in greatermdetail.
Ti
B) Describemthem detailsmof mam randomized m controlled m trialmformthem patient.
m–mAnmInterprofessionalmApproachm6thmEditionmDunphy 1
,Test mBankmFormPrimarymCaremArt mAnd mSciencemOf mAdvanced mPracticemNursing
m–mAnmInterprofessionalmApproachm6thmEditionmDunphy 2
TESTmBANK m FOR
PRIMARY mCAREmARTmAND mSCIENCEmOFmADVANCEDmPRACTICE mNURSING m–
mAN mINTERPROFESSIONAL mAPPROACHm5THmEDITION mDUNPHY
Chapterm1.m Primarym Careminm themTwenty-Firstm Century:m A m Circlemof m Caring
1. A mnursemhasmconducted mamliteraturemreview m inmanmeffort mtomidentifymthemeffect mof mhandw
asmhimngmonmthemincidencemof mnosocomialm(hospital-
acquired)minfectionsminmacutemcaremsettings.mAnmarticlempresented mfindingsmat mamlevelmof msignifica
ncmemof m<0.01.mThismindicatesmthat
A) Themcontrolmgroupmand m them experimentalmgroupm werem moremthanm99%m similar.
B) Them findingsm of mthem studyhavem lessm thanm1%m chancem of mbeingm attributablem tom chance.
C) Themeffectsm of mthem interventionmwerem nearlymzero.
D) Themclinicalmsignificancemof mthem findingsmwasm lessmthanm1:100.
Ans:m B
Feedback:mThemlevelmof msignificancem ismthemlevelmat mwhichmthemresearchermbelievesmthat mthemst
ud mymresultsmmost mlikelymrepresent mamnomchancemevent.mA mlevelmof msignificancemof m<0.01mindic
atesmt mhat mtheremismlessmthanm1%mprobabilitymthat mthemresult mismduemtomchance.
2. A mnursemhasmread mamqualitativemresearchm studyminmordermtomunderstand mthemlived mexperien
cm emof mparentsmwhomhavemamneonatalmloss.m Whichmof mthemfollowingmquestionsmshould mthemnursempr
ioritimzemwhenmappraisingmthemresultsmof mthismstudy?
A) How mwellmdid m them authorsm capturemthem personalmexperiencesm of mthesem parents?
B) How mwelldid mthemauthorsmcontrolmformconfoundingm variablesmthat m maymhavemaffectedmt
hemfindings?
,Test mBankmFormPrimarymCaremArt mAnd mSciencemOf mAdvanced mPracticemNursing
m–mAnmInterprofessionalmApproachm6thmEditionmDunphy 3
C) Did mthemauthorsmusemstatisticalmmeasuresmthat mweremappropriatemtomthemphenomenonm
inmquestion?
D) Weremthem instrumentsmthat m themresearchersmused mstatisticallymvalid mand m reliable?
Ans:m A
Feedback:mQualitativemstudiesmaremjudged monmthembasismof mhow mwellmtheymcapturemand mconveymthemsum
bmjectivemexperiencesmof mindividuals.mStatisticalm measuresmand mvariables mare mnot mdimensions mofamquali
mtatimvemmethodology.
3. A mnursemhasmexpressed mskepticismmtomamcolleaguemabout mthemvaluemof mnursing mresearch,m
clmamimingmthat mnursingmresearchmhasmlittlemrelevancemtompractice. mHow mcanmthemnursesmcolleague
mbest mdemfend mthemimportancemof mnursingmresearch?
A) Themexistencemof mnursingmresearchmmeansmthat mnurses maremnow mablemtomaccessmfederalmgr
ant mmoney,msomethingmthat mdidnt musemtombemthemcase.
B) Nursing researchmhasmallowed mthemdevelopment mof mmastersmand mdoctoralmprogramsmand mh
Ti
asmgreatlymincreased mthemcredibilitymof mthemprofession.
C) Themgrowthof mnursingmresearchmhasmcaused mnursingmtombemviewed masmamtruemprofessio
n,mrathermthanmsimplymasmamtrademormamskill.
D) Themapplicationmof mnursingmresearchmhasmthempotentialmtomimprovemnursing mpracticema
nd mpatient moutcomes.
, Test mBankmFormPrimarymCaremArt mAnd mSciencemOf mAdvanced mPracticemNursing
m–mAnmInterprofessionalmApproachm6thmEditionmDunphy 4
Ans:m D
Feedback:mThemgreatest mvaluemof mnursing mresearchm lies minmthempotentialmtomimprovempracticemand,m
ulm timmately,mtomimprovempatient moutcomes. mThismsupersedesmthemcontributionsmof mnursingmresearchm
tomed mucmationmprograms,mgrant mfunding,mormthempublicmview mof mthemprofession.
4. Tracymismamnursemwithmambaccalaureatemdegreemwhomworksminmthemlabormand mdeliveryunit m
of mambusymurbanmhospital.mShemhasmnoticed mthat mmanymnew mmothersmabandonmbreast-
feedingmtheirmbabiesmwhenmtheymexperiencemearlymchallengesmand mwondersmwhat mcould mbemdonemtomemncmo
uragemmoremwomenmtomcontinuembreast-
feeding.mWhat mrolemismTracymmost mlikelymtomplayminmam researchmproject mthat mtestsmanmintervention
maimmed mat mpromotingmbreast-feeding?
A) Applying formgrant m fundingmformthemresearchmproject
2i
B) Posingmthem clinicalmproblemmtomonem ormmorem nursingm researchers
C) Planningmthem methodologymof mthem researchmproject
D) Carryingmout mtheminterventionmand msubmittingmthemresultsm form publicationmAns:mB
Feedback:mA mmajorm rolemformstaff mnursesmismtomidentifymquestionsmormproblems mformresearch.mGr
anm t mapplications,mmethodologicalmplanning,mand mpublicationmsubmissionmaremnormallymcarried m
out mbmymnursesmwhomhavemadvanced mdegreesminmnursing.
5. A mpatient msigned mthem informed mconsent m formmformamdrugmtrialmthat m wasmexplained mtompati
enmt mbymamresearchmassistant.mLater,mthempatient madmitted mtomhismnursemthat mhemdid mnot munderstan
d mthemremsearchmassistantsmexplanationmor mhis mownmrolem inmthemstudy.mHow mshould mthismpatientsm
nursemrmespomnd mtomthismrevelation?
A) Explainmthemresearchmprocessmtomthempatient m in greatermdetail.
Ti
B) Describemthem detailsmof mam randomized m controlled m trialmformthem patient.
