A Nursing Professional Practice Council Is Being Formulated Within an Organization

question 14

Multiple Choice

A nursing professional practice council is being formulated within an organization. Nurses from the three acute settings will meet monthly to discuss safety, policy, and practice needs within the organization. What are some of the reasons for this group formation (select all that apply) ?

• A) To provide professional socialization
• B) To provide an exchange forum
• C) To provide a mechanism for independent work accomplishment
• D) To allow members to test a theory
• E) To create a sense of status and esteem

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Definitions:

P-Value

In hypothesis testing, the probability of observing the test results, or more extreme results, if the null hypothesis is true, used to determine statistical significance.

Null Hypothesis

A statistical hypothesis that suggests there is no significant difference between specified populations, any observed difference being due to sampling or experimental error.

P-Value

In statistical hypothesis testing, the probability of obtaining test results at least as extreme as the ones observed during the study, assuming that the null hypothesis is true.

Null Hypothesis

A default position that there is no difference or effect, in statistics, until evidence suggests otherwise.