TEST BANK FOR PRIMARY CARE ART AND SCIENCE OF ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING-AN INTERPROFESSIONAL APPROACH 6TH EDITION- DUNPHY

,TEST BANK FOR PRIMARY CARE ART AND SCIENCE OF ADVANCED
PRACTICE NURSING – AN INTERPROFESSIONAL APPROACH 5TH
EDITION DUNPHY
ChapterY1.YPrimaryYCareYinYtheYTwenty-FirstYCentury:YAYCircleYofYCaring


1. AYnurseYhasYconductedYaYliteratureYreviewYinYanYeffortYtoYidentifyYtheYeffectYofYhandYw
ashingYonYtheYincidenceYofYnosocomialY(hospital-
acquired)YinfectionsYinYacuteYcareYsettings.YAnYarticleYpresentedYfindingsYatYaYlevelYofYs
ignificanceYofY<0.01.YThisYindicatesYthat


A) TheYcontrolYgroupYandYtheYexperimentalYgroupYwereYmoreYthanY99%Ysimilar.


B) TheYfindingsYofYtheYstudyYhaveYlessYthanY1%YchanceYofYbeingYattributableYtoYchance.


C) TheYeffectsYofYtheYinterventionYwereYnearlyYzero.


D) TheYclinicalYsignificanceYofYtheYfindingsYwasYlessYthanY1:100.


Ans:YB


Feedback:YTheYlevelYofYsignificanceYisYtheYlevelYatYwhichYtheYresearcherYbelievesYthatYtheYstu
dyYresultsYmostYlikelyYrepresentYaYnoYchanceYevent.YAYlevelYofYsignificanceYofY<0.01Yindicate
sYthatYthereYisYlessYthanY1%YprobabilityYthatYtheYresultYisYdueYtoYchance.


2. AYnurseYhasYexpressedYskepticismYtoYaYcolleagueYaboutYtheYvalueYofYnursingYresearch,Ycl
aimingYthatYnursingYresearchYhasYlittleYrelevanceYtoYpractice.YHowYcanYtheYnursesYcolleagueYbest
YdefendYtheYimportanceYofYnursingYresearch?




A) TheYexistenceYofYnursingYresearchYmeansYthatYnursesYareYnowYableYtoYaccessYfederalYgra

,ntYmoney,YsomethingYthatYdidntYuseYtoYbeYtheYcase.

, B) NursingYresearchYhasYallowedYtheYdevelopmentYofYmastersYandYdoctoralYprogramsYandYh
asYgreatlyYincreasedYtheYcredibilityYofYtheYprofession.


C) TheYgrowthYofYnursingYresearchYhasYcausedYnursingYtoYbeYviewedYasYaYtrueYprofessio
n,YratherYthanYsimplyYasYaYtradeYorYaYskill.


D) TheYapplicationYofYnursingYresearchYhasYtheYpotentialYtoYimproveYnursingYpracticeYan
dYpatientYoutcomes.


Ans:YD


Feedback:YTheYgreatestYvalueYofYnursingYresearchYliesYinYtheYpotentialYtoYimproveYpracticeYand,Yulti
mately,YtoYimproveYpatientYoutcomes.YThisYsupersedesYtheYcontributionsYofYnursingYresearchYtoYeduca
tionYprograms,YgrantYfunding,YorYtheYpublicYviewYofYtheYprofession.

3. AYnurseYhasYreadYaYqualitativeYresearchYstudyYinYorderYtoYunderstandYtheYlivedYexperienc
eYofYparentsYwhoYhaveYaYneonatalYloss.YWhichYofYtheYfollowingYquestionsYshouldYtheYnurseYpriori
tizeYwhenYappraisingYtheYresultsYofYthisYstudy?


A) HowYwellYdidYtheYauthorsYcaptureYtheYpersonalYexperiencesYofYtheseYparents?