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ANCC Nonclinical Questions and Answers 2024
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1. T-test
Compares one variable (perhaps BP) between two groups
2. P-value
Represents the probability of error involved in accepting the observed results as a valid
representative of the population.
Think of the P-value as the statistical significance of a hypothesis.
3. Standard deviation
The measure of the spread or dispersion of a set of data from the average.
4. Confidence interval
Measures the reliability of an estimate. With defined limits at each end, this specifies the
probability of including the parameter being estimated.
5. 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
C. State's legislature
6. Cohort study
Follows individuals with a particular condition over some time.
Best design to obtain valid information about the prognosis of a condition.
7. Randomized controlled trial
, Best design to determine the benefits/risks of an intervention.
8. Cross-sectional study
Best designs to evaluate a diagnostic test.
9. Qualitative research
Explores phenomena through descriptions of people and events.
Subjective data
Includes: case studies, field studies, participant observation, and ethnographic studies.
10. Non-experimental research
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.
11. Experimental research
In experimental research, the researcher manipulates one or more variables and
controls and measures any change in other variables.
12. Quasi-experimental
Similar to traditional experimental design but lacks the comparison group as well as
randomization.
This is not randomized (controlled but not random).
13. Sentinel events
An accident that results in death.
14. Root cause analysis
An approach designed to break down and analyze the cause of an adverse event.
15. Patient-centered care
Patient-centered care is involving the patient and their families in all aspects of their
care.
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