ANCC Non-Clinical exams
Questions& Answers.,
T-test - CORRECT ANSWER>>Compares one variable (perhaps BP) between
two groups
P-value - CORRECT ANSWER>>Represents the probability of error involved in
accepting the observed results as a valid representative of the population.
Think of P-value as statistical significance of a hypothesis.
Standard deviation - CORRECT ANSWER>>The measure of the spread or
dispersion of a set of data from the average.
Confidence interval - CORRECT ANSWER>>Measures the reliability of an
estimate. With defined limits at each end, this specifices the probability of
including the parameter being estimated.
The Nurse Practice Act is enacted by which organization?
A. National Council of State Boards of Nursing
B. Federal legislature
C. State board of nursing
D. State's legislature
E. American Nurses Association - CORRECT ANSWER>>C. State's legislature
Cohort study - CORRECT ANSWER>>Follows individuals with a particular
condition over a period of time.
Best design to obtain valid information about the prognosis of a condition.
Randomized controlled trial - CORRECT ANSWER>>Best design to determine
the benefits/risks of an intervention.
Cross-sectional study - CORRECT ANSWER>>Best designs to evaluate a
diagnostic test.
, Qualitative research - CORRECT ANSWER>>Explores phenomena through
descriptions or people and events.
Subjective data
Includes: case studies, field studies, participant observation, and
ethnographic studies.
Non-experimental research - CORRECT ANSWER>>In non-experimental
research the researcher cannot control, manipulate, or alter the predictor
variable or subjects.
Relies on interpretation, observation, or interactions to arrive to a
conclusion.
Includes: descriptive and ex-post facto/correlational research.
Experimental research - CORRECT ANSWER>>In experimental research, the
researcher manipulates one or more variables and controls and measures
any change in other variables.
Quasi-experimental - CORRECT ANSWER>>Similar to traditional experimental
design but lacks the comparison group as well as randomization.
This is not randomized (controlled but not random).
Sentinel events - CORRECT ANSWER>>An accident that results in death.
Root cause analysis - CORRECT ANSWER>>An approach designed to
breakdown and analyze the cause of an adverse event.
Patient-centered care - CORRECT ANSWER>>Patient-centered care is
involving the patient and their families in all aspects of their care.
Care is provided in the manner the patient values, and decides.
Clinical decision making should be led by the patient's decision.
Experimental - CORRECT ANSWER>>Random sampling is used to conduct
experiment.
Questions& Answers.,
T-test - CORRECT ANSWER>>Compares one variable (perhaps BP) between
two groups
P-value - CORRECT ANSWER>>Represents the probability of error involved in
accepting the observed results as a valid representative of the population.
Think of P-value as statistical significance of a hypothesis.
Standard deviation - CORRECT ANSWER>>The measure of the spread or
dispersion of a set of data from the average.
Confidence interval - CORRECT ANSWER>>Measures the reliability of an
estimate. With defined limits at each end, this specifices the probability of
including the parameter being estimated.
The Nurse Practice Act is enacted by which organization?
A. National Council of State Boards of Nursing
B. Federal legislature
C. State board of nursing
D. State's legislature
E. American Nurses Association - CORRECT ANSWER>>C. State's legislature
Cohort study - CORRECT ANSWER>>Follows individuals with a particular
condition over a period of time.
Best design to obtain valid information about the prognosis of a condition.
Randomized controlled trial - CORRECT ANSWER>>Best design to determine
the benefits/risks of an intervention.
Cross-sectional study - CORRECT ANSWER>>Best designs to evaluate a
diagnostic test.
, Qualitative research - CORRECT ANSWER>>Explores phenomena through
descriptions or people and events.
Subjective data
Includes: case studies, field studies, participant observation, and
ethnographic studies.
Non-experimental research - CORRECT ANSWER>>In non-experimental
research the researcher cannot control, manipulate, or alter the predictor
variable or subjects.
Relies on interpretation, observation, or interactions to arrive to a
conclusion.
Includes: descriptive and ex-post facto/correlational research.
Experimental research - CORRECT ANSWER>>In experimental research, the
researcher manipulates one or more variables and controls and measures
any change in other variables.
Quasi-experimental - CORRECT ANSWER>>Similar to traditional experimental
design but lacks the comparison group as well as randomization.
This is not randomized (controlled but not random).
Sentinel events - CORRECT ANSWER>>An accident that results in death.
Root cause analysis - CORRECT ANSWER>>An approach designed to
breakdown and analyze the cause of an adverse event.
Patient-centered care - CORRECT ANSWER>>Patient-centered care is
involving the patient and their families in all aspects of their care.
Care is provided in the manner the patient values, and decides.
Clinical decision making should be led by the patient's decision.
Experimental - CORRECT ANSWER>>Random sampling is used to conduct
experiment.
