Chapter1.PrimaryCareintheTwenty-FirstCentury:ACircleofCaring
1Anursehasconductedaliteraturereviewinanefforttoidentifytheeffectofhand washingontheincidenceofnosocomial(hospital-acquired)infectionsinacutecare settings.Anarticlepresentedfindingsatalevelofsignificanceof<0.01.Thisindicates that
A)Thecontrolgroupandtheexperimentalgroupweremorethan99%similar
B)Thefindingsofthestudyhavelessthan1%chanceofbeingattributabletochance.
C)Theeffectsoftheinterventionwerenearlyzero.
D)Theclinicalsignificanceofthefindingswaslessthan1:100.
Ans:B
Feedback:Thelevelofsignificanceisthelevelatwhichtheresearcherbelievesthatthestudy resultsmostlikelyrepresentanochanceevent.Alevelofsignificanceof<0.01indicatesthat thereislessthan1%probabilitythattheresultisduetochance.
2.Anursehasexpressedskepticismtoacolleagueaboutthevalueofnursingresearch, claimingthatnursingresearchhaslittlerelevancetopracticeHowcanthenursescolleaguebest defendtheimportanceofnursingresearch?
A)Theexistenceofnursingresearchmeansthatnursesarenowabletoaccessfederalgrant money,somethingthatdidntusetobethecase