TEST BANK
Clinical Nursing Skills & Techniques
Anne Griffin Perry, Patricia A. Potter & Wendy Ostendorf
9th Edition
,Table of Contents
Chapter 01 Using Evidence in Practice 2
Chapter 02 Admitting, Transfer, and Discharge 10
Chapter 03 Communication and Collaboration 20
Chapter 04 Documentation and Informatics 27
Chapter 05 Vital Signs 37
Chapter 06 Health Assessment 55
Chapter 07 Specimen Collection 74
Chapter 08 Diagnostic Procedures 91
Chapter 09 Medical Asepsis 103
Chapter 10 Sterile Technique 115
Chapter 11 Safe Patient Handling, Transfer, and Positioning 122
Chapter 12 Exercise & Mobility 128
Chapter 13 Support Surfaces and Special Beds 140
Chapter 14 Patient Safety 151
Chapter 15 Disaster Preparedness 165
Chapter 16 Pain Management 177
Chapter 17 Palliative Care 193
Chapter 18 Personal Hygiene and Bed Making 202
Chapter 19 Care of the Eye and Ear 217
Chapter 20 Safe Medication Preparation 224
Chapter 21 Administration of Nonparenteral Medications 242
Chapter 22 Administration of Parenteral Medications 259
Chapter 23 Oxygen Therapy 275
Chapter 24 Performing Chest Physiotherapy 287
Chapter 25 Airway Management 295
Chapter 26 Cardiac Care 309
Chapter 27 Closed Chest Drainage Systems 322
Chapter 28 Emergency Measure for Life Support 334
Chapter 29 Intravenous and Vascular Access Therapy 345
Chapter 30 Blood Therapy 362
Chapter 31 Oral Nutrition 374
Chapter 32 Enteral Nutrition 385
Chapter 33 Parenteral Nutrition 395
Chapter 34 Urinary Elimination 401
Chapter 35 Bowel Elimination and Gastric Intubation 411
Chapter 36 Ostomy Care 422
Chapter 37 Preoperative and Postoperative Care 430
Chapter 38 Intraoperative Care 441
,Chapter 39 Pressure Injury Prevention and Care 448
Chapter 40 Wound Care and Irrigations 456
Chapter 41 Dressings, Bandages, and Binders 467
Chapter 42 Therapeutic Use of Heat and Cold 478
Chapter 43 Home Care Safety 486
Chapter 44 Home Care Teaching 495
, Test Bank - Clinical Nursing Skills and Techniques, 9e (Perry, Potter and Ostendorf, 2017)
Chapter 01: Using Evidence in Practice
Perry et al.: Clinical Nursing Skills & Techniques, 9th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Evidence-based practice is a problem-solving approach to making decisions about patient
care that is grounded in:
a. the latest information found in textbooks.
b. systematically conducted research studies.
c. tradition in clinical practice.
d. quality improvement and risk-management data.
ANS: B
The best evidence comes from well-designed, systematically conducted research studies
described in scientific journals. Portions of a textbook often become outdated by the time it
is published. Many health care settings do not have a process to help staff adopt new
evidence in practice, and nurses in practice settings lack easy access to risk-management
data, relying instead on tradition or convenience. Some sources of evidence do not originate
from research. These include quality improvement and risk-management data; infection
control data; retrospective or concurrent chart reviews; and clinicians’ expertise. Although
non–research-based evidence is often very valuable, it is important that you learn to rely
more on research-based evidence.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Text reference: p. 2
OBJ: Discuss the benefits of evidence-based practice.
TOP: Evidence-Based Practice KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment (management of care)
2. When evidence-based practice is used, patient care will be:
a. standardized for all.
b. unhampered by patient culture.
c. variable according to the situation.
d. safe from the hazards of critical thinking.
ANS: C
Using your clinical expertise and considering patients’ cultures, values, and preferences
ensures that you will apply available evidence in practice ethically and appropriately. Even
when you use the best evidence available, application and outcomes will differ; as a nurse,
you will develop critical thinking skills to determine whether evidence is relevant and
appropriate.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: Text reference: p. 2
OBJ: Discuss the benefits of evidence-based practice.
TOP: Evidence-Based Practice KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment (management of care)
3. When a PICOT question is developed, the letter that corresponds with the usual standard of
care is:
a. P.
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Clinical Nursing Skills & Techniques
Anne Griffin Perry, Patricia A. Potter & Wendy Ostendorf
9th Edition
,Table of Contents
Chapter 01 Using Evidence in Practice 2
Chapter 02 Admitting, Transfer, and Discharge 10
Chapter 03 Communication and Collaboration 20
Chapter 04 Documentation and Informatics 27
Chapter 05 Vital Signs 37
Chapter 06 Health Assessment 55
Chapter 07 Specimen Collection 74
Chapter 08 Diagnostic Procedures 91
Chapter 09 Medical Asepsis 103
Chapter 10 Sterile Technique 115
Chapter 11 Safe Patient Handling, Transfer, and Positioning 122
Chapter 12 Exercise & Mobility 128
Chapter 13 Support Surfaces and Special Beds 140
Chapter 14 Patient Safety 151
Chapter 15 Disaster Preparedness 165
Chapter 16 Pain Management 177
Chapter 17 Palliative Care 193
Chapter 18 Personal Hygiene and Bed Making 202
Chapter 19 Care of the Eye and Ear 217
Chapter 20 Safe Medication Preparation 224
Chapter 21 Administration of Nonparenteral Medications 242
Chapter 22 Administration of Parenteral Medications 259
Chapter 23 Oxygen Therapy 275
Chapter 24 Performing Chest Physiotherapy 287
Chapter 25 Airway Management 295
Chapter 26 Cardiac Care 309
Chapter 27 Closed Chest Drainage Systems 322
Chapter 28 Emergency Measure for Life Support 334
Chapter 29 Intravenous and Vascular Access Therapy 345
Chapter 30 Blood Therapy 362
Chapter 31 Oral Nutrition 374
Chapter 32 Enteral Nutrition 385
Chapter 33 Parenteral Nutrition 395
Chapter 34 Urinary Elimination 401
Chapter 35 Bowel Elimination and Gastric Intubation 411
Chapter 36 Ostomy Care 422
Chapter 37 Preoperative and Postoperative Care 430
Chapter 38 Intraoperative Care 441
,Chapter 39 Pressure Injury Prevention and Care 448
Chapter 40 Wound Care and Irrigations 456
Chapter 41 Dressings, Bandages, and Binders 467
Chapter 42 Therapeutic Use of Heat and Cold 478
Chapter 43 Home Care Safety 486
Chapter 44 Home Care Teaching 495
, Test Bank - Clinical Nursing Skills and Techniques, 9e (Perry, Potter and Ostendorf, 2017)
Chapter 01: Using Evidence in Practice
Perry et al.: Clinical Nursing Skills & Techniques, 9th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Evidence-based practice is a problem-solving approach to making decisions about patient
care that is grounded in:
a. the latest information found in textbooks.
b. systematically conducted research studies.
c. tradition in clinical practice.
d. quality improvement and risk-management data.
ANS: B
The best evidence comes from well-designed, systematically conducted research studies
described in scientific journals. Portions of a textbook often become outdated by the time it
is published. Many health care settings do not have a process to help staff adopt new
evidence in practice, and nurses in practice settings lack easy access to risk-management
data, relying instead on tradition or convenience. Some sources of evidence do not originate
from research. These include quality improvement and risk-management data; infection
control data; retrospective or concurrent chart reviews; and clinicians’ expertise. Although
non–research-based evidence is often very valuable, it is important that you learn to rely
more on research-based evidence.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Text reference: p. 2
OBJ: Discuss the benefits of evidence-based practice.
TOP: Evidence-Based Practice KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment (management of care)
2. When evidence-based practice is used, patient care will be:
a. standardized for all.
b. unhampered by patient culture.
c. variable according to the situation.
d. safe from the hazards of critical thinking.
ANS: C
Using your clinical expertise and considering patients’ cultures, values, and preferences
ensures that you will apply available evidence in practice ethically and appropriately. Even
when you use the best evidence available, application and outcomes will differ; as a nurse,
you will develop critical thinking skills to determine whether evidence is relevant and
appropriate.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: Text reference: p. 2
OBJ: Discuss the benefits of evidence-based practice.
TOP: Evidence-Based Practice KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment (management of care)
3. When a PICOT question is developed, the letter that corresponds with the usual standard of
care is:
a. P.
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