PRIMARY CARE ART AND SCIENCE OF ADVANCED PRACTICE
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NURSING-AN INTERPROFESSIONAL APPROACH 6TH EDITION-
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DUNPHY k
TEST BANK k
,Chapterk1.kPrimarykCarekinkthekTwenty-FirstkCentury:kAkCirclekofkCaring
1. Aknursekhaskconductedkakliteraturekreviewkinkankeffortktokidentifykthekeffectkofkhandkwash
ingkonkthekincidencekofknosocomialk(hospital-
acquired)kinfectionskinkacutekcareksettings.kAnkarticlekpresentedkfindingskatkaklevelkofksign
ificancekofk<0.01.kThiskindicateskthat
A) Thekcontrolkgroupkandkthekexperimentalkgroupkwerekmorekthank99%ksimilar.
B) Thekfindingskofkthekstudykhaveklesskthank1%kchancekofkbeingkattributablektokchance.
C) Thekeffectskofkthekinterventionkwereknearlykzero.
D) Thekclinicalksignificancekofkthekfindingskwasklesskthank1:100.
Ans:kB
Feedback:kTheklevelkofksignificancekisktheklevelkatkwhichkthekresearcherkbelieveskthatkthekstudykr
esultskmostklikelykrepresentkaknokchancekevent.kAklevelkofksignificancekofk<0.01kindicateskthatkth
erekisklesskthank1%kprobabilitykthatkthekresultkiskduektokchance.
2. Aknursekhaskexpressedkskepticismktokakcolleaguekaboutkthekvaluekofknursingkresearch,kclai
mingkthatknursingkresearchkhasklittlekrelevancektokpractice.kHowkcanktheknurseskcolleaguekbestkdefe
ndkthekimportancekofknursingkresearch?
A) Thekexistencekofknursingkresearchkmeanskthatknurseskareknowkablektokaccesskfederalkgrantk
money,ksomethingkthatkdidntkusektokbekthekcase.
,B) Nursingkresearchkhaskallowedkthekdevelopmentkofkmasterskandkdoctoralkprogramskandkhask
greatlykincreasedkthekcredibilitykofkthekprofession.
C) Thekgrowthkofknursingkresearchkhaskcausedknursingktokbekviewedkaskaktruekprofession,kr
atherkthanksimplykaskaktradekorkakskill.
D) Thekapplicationkofknursingkresearchkhaskthekpotentialktokimproveknursingkpracticekandk
patientkoutcomes.
Ans:kD
Feedback:kThekgreatestkvaluekofknursingkresearchklieskinkthekpotentialktokimprovekpracticekand,kulti
mately,ktokimprovekpatientkoutcomes.kThisksupersedeskthekcontributionskofknursingkresearchktokedu
cationkprograms,kgrantkfunding,korkthekpublickviewkofkthekprofession.
3. Aknursekhaskreadkakqualitativekresearchkstudykinkorderktokunderstandktheklivedkexperiencekof
kparentskwhokhavekakneonatalkloss.kWhichkofkthekfollowingkquestionskshouldktheknursekprioritizekwh
enkappraisingkthekresultskofkthiskstudy?
A) Howkwellkdidkthekauthorskcapturekthekpersonalkexperienceskofkthesekparents?
, B) Howkwellkdidkthekauthorskcontrolkforkconfoundingkvariableskthatkmaykhavekaffectedkthekf
indings?
C) Didkthekauthorskusekstatisticalkmeasureskthatkwerekappropriatektokthekphenomenonkink
question?
D) Werekthekinstrumentskthatkthekresearcherskusedkstatisticallykvalidkandkreliable?
Ans:kA
Feedback:kQualitativekstudieskarekjudgedkonkthekbasiskofkhowkwellktheykcapturekandkconveyktheksub
jectivekexperienceskofkindividuals.kStatisticalkmeasureskandkvariableskareknotkdimensionskofkakquali
tativekmethodology.
4. Tracykiskaknursekwithkakbaccalaureatekdegreekwhokworkskinktheklaborkandkdeliverykunitkofkakb
usykurbankhospital.kShekhasknoticedkthatkmanyknewkmotherskabandonkbreast-
feedingktheirkbabieskwhenktheykexperiencekearlykchallengeskandkwonderskwhatkcouldkbekdonektoken
couragekmorekwomenktokcontinuekbreast-
feeding.kWhatkrolekiskTracykmostklikelyktokplaykinkakresearchkprojectkthatktestskankinterventionkaime
dkatkpromotingkbreast-feeding?
A) Applyingkforkgrantkfundingkforkthekresearchkproject
B) Posingkthekclinicalkproblemktokonekorkmoreknursingkresearchers
C) Planningkthekmethodologykofkthekresearchkproject
D) CarryingkoutkthekinterventionkandksubmittingkthekresultskforkpublicationkAns:kB
Feedback:kAkmajorkrolekforkstaffknurseskisktokidentifykquestionskorkproblemskforkresearch.kGrantka
pplications,kmethodologicalkplanning,kandkpublicationksubmissionkareknormallykcarriedkoutkbykn
urseskwhokhavekadvancedkdegreeskinknursing.
5. Akpatientksignedkthekinformedkconsentkformkforkakdrugktrialkthatkwaskexplainedktokpatientkb
ykakresearchkassistant.kLater,kthekpatientkadmittedktokhisknursekthatkhekdidknotkunderstandkthekresea
rchkassistantskexplanationkorkhiskownkrolekinkthekstudy.kHowkshouldkthiskpatientsknurse
k k k k k k k k
NURSING-AN INTERPROFESSIONAL APPROACH 6TH EDITION-
k k k k
DUNPHY k
TEST BANK k
,Chapterk1.kPrimarykCarekinkthekTwenty-FirstkCentury:kAkCirclekofkCaring
1. Aknursekhaskconductedkakliteraturekreviewkinkankeffortktokidentifykthekeffectkofkhandkwash
ingkonkthekincidencekofknosocomialk(hospital-
acquired)kinfectionskinkacutekcareksettings.kAnkarticlekpresentedkfindingskatkaklevelkofksign
ificancekofk<0.01.kThiskindicateskthat
A) Thekcontrolkgroupkandkthekexperimentalkgroupkwerekmorekthank99%ksimilar.
B) Thekfindingskofkthekstudykhaveklesskthank1%kchancekofkbeingkattributablektokchance.
C) Thekeffectskofkthekinterventionkwereknearlykzero.
D) Thekclinicalksignificancekofkthekfindingskwasklesskthank1:100.
Ans:kB
Feedback:kTheklevelkofksignificancekisktheklevelkatkwhichkthekresearcherkbelieveskthatkthekstudykr
esultskmostklikelykrepresentkaknokchancekevent.kAklevelkofksignificancekofk<0.01kindicateskthatkth
erekisklesskthank1%kprobabilitykthatkthekresultkiskduektokchance.
2. Aknursekhaskexpressedkskepticismktokakcolleaguekaboutkthekvaluekofknursingkresearch,kclai
mingkthatknursingkresearchkhasklittlekrelevancektokpractice.kHowkcanktheknurseskcolleaguekbestkdefe
ndkthekimportancekofknursingkresearch?
A) Thekexistencekofknursingkresearchkmeanskthatknurseskareknowkablektokaccesskfederalkgrantk
money,ksomethingkthatkdidntkusektokbekthekcase.
,B) Nursingkresearchkhaskallowedkthekdevelopmentkofkmasterskandkdoctoralkprogramskandkhask
greatlykincreasedkthekcredibilitykofkthekprofession.
C) Thekgrowthkofknursingkresearchkhaskcausedknursingktokbekviewedkaskaktruekprofession,kr
atherkthanksimplykaskaktradekorkakskill.
D) Thekapplicationkofknursingkresearchkhaskthekpotentialktokimproveknursingkpracticekandk
patientkoutcomes.
Ans:kD
Feedback:kThekgreatestkvaluekofknursingkresearchklieskinkthekpotentialktokimprovekpracticekand,kulti
mately,ktokimprovekpatientkoutcomes.kThisksupersedeskthekcontributionskofknursingkresearchktokedu
cationkprograms,kgrantkfunding,korkthekpublickviewkofkthekprofession.
3. Aknursekhaskreadkakqualitativekresearchkstudykinkorderktokunderstandktheklivedkexperiencekof
kparentskwhokhavekakneonatalkloss.kWhichkofkthekfollowingkquestionskshouldktheknursekprioritizekwh
enkappraisingkthekresultskofkthiskstudy?
A) Howkwellkdidkthekauthorskcapturekthekpersonalkexperienceskofkthesekparents?
, B) Howkwellkdidkthekauthorskcontrolkforkconfoundingkvariableskthatkmaykhavekaffectedkthekf
indings?
C) Didkthekauthorskusekstatisticalkmeasureskthatkwerekappropriatektokthekphenomenonkink
question?
D) Werekthekinstrumentskthatkthekresearcherskusedkstatisticallykvalidkandkreliable?
Ans:kA
Feedback:kQualitativekstudieskarekjudgedkonkthekbasiskofkhowkwellktheykcapturekandkconveyktheksub
jectivekexperienceskofkindividuals.kStatisticalkmeasureskandkvariableskareknotkdimensionskofkakquali
tativekmethodology.
4. Tracykiskaknursekwithkakbaccalaureatekdegreekwhokworkskinktheklaborkandkdeliverykunitkofkakb
usykurbankhospital.kShekhasknoticedkthatkmanyknewkmotherskabandonkbreast-
feedingktheirkbabieskwhenktheykexperiencekearlykchallengeskandkwonderskwhatkcouldkbekdonektoken
couragekmorekwomenktokcontinuekbreast-
feeding.kWhatkrolekiskTracykmostklikelyktokplaykinkakresearchkprojectkthatktestskankinterventionkaime
dkatkpromotingkbreast-feeding?
A) Applyingkforkgrantkfundingkforkthekresearchkproject
B) Posingkthekclinicalkproblemktokonekorkmoreknursingkresearchers
C) Planningkthekmethodologykofkthekresearchkproject
D) CarryingkoutkthekinterventionkandksubmittingkthekresultskforkpublicationkAns:kB
Feedback:kAkmajorkrolekforkstaffknurseskisktokidentifykquestionskorkproblemskforkresearch.kGrantka
pplications,kmethodologicalkplanning,kandkpublicationksubmissionkareknormallykcarriedkoutkbykn
urseskwhokhavekadvancedkdegreeskinknursing.
5. Akpatientksignedkthekinformedkconsentkformkforkakdrugktrialkthatkwaskexplainedktokpatientkb
ykakresearchkassistant.kLater,kthekpatientkadmittedktokhisknursekthatkhekdidknotkunderstandkthekresea
rchkassistantskexplanationkorkhiskownkrolekinkthekstudy.kHowkshouldkthiskpatientsknurse
