Primary Care: The Art and Science of Advanced Practice Nursing 4th Edition Test Bank
Chapter 3. Health Promotion
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. Which of the following is a primary prevention measure for a
76-year-old man newly diagnosed with a testosterone
deficiency?
a. Calcium supplementation
b. Testicular self-examination
c. Bone density test
d. Digital rectal examination
____ 2. Which of the following is an example of secondary prevention in a 50-year-old woman?
a. Yearly mammogram
b. Low animal fat diet
c. Use of seat belt
d. Daily application of sunscreen
____ 3. Which of the following is an example of tertiary prevention in a patient with chronic renal
failure?
a. Fluid restriction
b. Hemodialysis 4 days a week
c. High-protein diet
d. Maintenance of blood pressure at 120/80
____ 4. Immunizations are an example of which type of prevention?
a. Primary
b. Secondary
c. Tertiary
True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
____ 1. Prevalence is the number of new cases of a particular disease.
____ 2. The number of cases of a particular disease for the past 5 years is an example of the incidence
rate.
____ 3. “There are 1,185,000 cases of HIV/AIDS in the United States” is an example of the morbidity
rate.
____ 4. Endemic is the term used when the presence of an event is constant.
, Primary Care: The Art and Science of Advanced Practice Nursing 4th Edition Test Bank
____ 5. The “bird” flu of 2005 to 2006 is considered a sporadic outbreak.
____ 6. A pandemic affects many communities in a short period of time.
, Primary Care: The Art and Science of Advanced Practice Nursing 4th Edition Test Bank
Chapter 3. Health Promotion
Answer Section
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. ANS: A PTS: 1
2. ANS: A PTS: 1
3. ANS: B PTS: 1
4. ANS: A PTS: 1
TRUE/FALSE
1. ANS: F PTS: 1
2. ANS: F PTS: 1
3. ANS: T PTS: 1
4. ANS: T PTS: 1
5. ANS: F PTS: 1
6. ANS: T PTS: 1
Chapter 5. Evidence-Based Care
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. Which of the following are parts of evidence-based practice?
a. Clinician
b. Patient
c. Evidence
d. All of the above
____ 2. Which is the most important question to ask in nursing research?
a. What findings constitute evidence?
b. How will the findings be used?
c. Is this a randomized controlled trial?
d. What theory is being utilized?
____ 3. Nursing research should be utilized by:
a. Nurses at the bedside
b. Advanced practice nurses
c. Nurse researchers
d. Nurses at all levels of practice
____ 4. Applying evidence at the point of care requires:
a. Readily available evidence-based resources
b. Ability to review research literature
c. Single articles in journals
d. Current textbooks
____ 5. Practice guidelines are designed to:
, Primary Care: The Art and Science of Advanced Practice Nursing 4th Edition Test Bank
a. Be inflexible
b. Be utilized in every circumstance
c. Provide a reference point for decision making
d. Be created by a professional organization to guide the practice of a profession
____ 6. Which of the following is a crucial element of developing a guideline?
a. Creating a physician expert panel
b. Reviewing the literature with ratings of available evidence
c. Conducting an external review of a guideline
d. Developing evidence-based tables
____ 7. Which of the following would be considered the research design for Level I evidence?
a. Single, well-designed randomized clinical trial
b. Systematic review of randomized clinical trial studies
c. Well-designed controlled trials without randomization
d. Systematic reviews of descriptive or qualitative studies
____ 8. Which of the following would be considered the research design for Level II evidence?
a. Single descriptive or qualitative study
b. Well-designed case control or cohort studies
c. Single, well-designed, randomized clinical trial
d. Systematic review of randomized clinical trial studies
____ 9. Which of the following would be considered the research design for Level III evidence?
a. Well-designed controlled trials without randomization
b. Systematic reviews of descriptive or qualitative studies
c. Systematic review of randomized clinical trial studies
d. Opinion of authorities and expert committees
____ 10. Which of the following would be considered the research design for Level IV evidence?
a. Single descriptive or qualitative study
b. Opinion of authorities and expert committees
c. Systematic review of randomized clinical trial studies
d. Well-designed controlled trials without randomization
____ 11. Which of the following would be considered the research design for Level V evidence?
a. Systematic review of randomized clinical trial studies
b. Well-designed controlled trials without randomization
c. Systematic reviews of descriptive or qualitative studies
d. Single descriptive or qualitative study
____ 12. Which of the following would be considered the research design for Level VI evidence?
a. Systematic reviews of descriptive or qualitative studies
b. Opinion of authorities and expert committees
c. Well-designed case control or cohort studies
d. Single descriptive or qualitative study
____ 13. Which of the following would be considered the research design for Level VII evidence?
a. Well-designed controlled trials without randomization
b. Opinion of authorities and expert committees
c. Well-designed case control or cohort studies
d. Single descriptive or qualitative study
Chapter 3. Health Promotion
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. Which of the following is a primary prevention measure for a
76-year-old man newly diagnosed with a testosterone
deficiency?
a. Calcium supplementation
b. Testicular self-examination
c. Bone density test
d. Digital rectal examination
____ 2. Which of the following is an example of secondary prevention in a 50-year-old woman?
a. Yearly mammogram
b. Low animal fat diet
c. Use of seat belt
d. Daily application of sunscreen
____ 3. Which of the following is an example of tertiary prevention in a patient with chronic renal
failure?
a. Fluid restriction
b. Hemodialysis 4 days a week
c. High-protein diet
d. Maintenance of blood pressure at 120/80
____ 4. Immunizations are an example of which type of prevention?
a. Primary
b. Secondary
c. Tertiary
True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
____ 1. Prevalence is the number of new cases of a particular disease.
____ 2. The number of cases of a particular disease for the past 5 years is an example of the incidence
rate.
____ 3. “There are 1,185,000 cases of HIV/AIDS in the United States” is an example of the morbidity
rate.
____ 4. Endemic is the term used when the presence of an event is constant.
, Primary Care: The Art and Science of Advanced Practice Nursing 4th Edition Test Bank
____ 5. The “bird” flu of 2005 to 2006 is considered a sporadic outbreak.
____ 6. A pandemic affects many communities in a short period of time.
, Primary Care: The Art and Science of Advanced Practice Nursing 4th Edition Test Bank
Chapter 3. Health Promotion
Answer Section
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. ANS: A PTS: 1
2. ANS: A PTS: 1
3. ANS: B PTS: 1
4. ANS: A PTS: 1
TRUE/FALSE
1. ANS: F PTS: 1
2. ANS: F PTS: 1
3. ANS: T PTS: 1
4. ANS: T PTS: 1
5. ANS: F PTS: 1
6. ANS: T PTS: 1
Chapter 5. Evidence-Based Care
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. Which of the following are parts of evidence-based practice?
a. Clinician
b. Patient
c. Evidence
d. All of the above
____ 2. Which is the most important question to ask in nursing research?
a. What findings constitute evidence?
b. How will the findings be used?
c. Is this a randomized controlled trial?
d. What theory is being utilized?
____ 3. Nursing research should be utilized by:
a. Nurses at the bedside
b. Advanced practice nurses
c. Nurse researchers
d. Nurses at all levels of practice
____ 4. Applying evidence at the point of care requires:
a. Readily available evidence-based resources
b. Ability to review research literature
c. Single articles in journals
d. Current textbooks
____ 5. Practice guidelines are designed to:
, Primary Care: The Art and Science of Advanced Practice Nursing 4th Edition Test Bank
a. Be inflexible
b. Be utilized in every circumstance
c. Provide a reference point for decision making
d. Be created by a professional organization to guide the practice of a profession
____ 6. Which of the following is a crucial element of developing a guideline?
a. Creating a physician expert panel
b. Reviewing the literature with ratings of available evidence
c. Conducting an external review of a guideline
d. Developing evidence-based tables
____ 7. Which of the following would be considered the research design for Level I evidence?
a. Single, well-designed randomized clinical trial
b. Systematic review of randomized clinical trial studies
c. Well-designed controlled trials without randomization
d. Systematic reviews of descriptive or qualitative studies
____ 8. Which of the following would be considered the research design for Level II evidence?
a. Single descriptive or qualitative study
b. Well-designed case control or cohort studies
c. Single, well-designed, randomized clinical trial
d. Systematic review of randomized clinical trial studies
____ 9. Which of the following would be considered the research design for Level III evidence?
a. Well-designed controlled trials without randomization
b. Systematic reviews of descriptive or qualitative studies
c. Systematic review of randomized clinical trial studies
d. Opinion of authorities and expert committees
____ 10. Which of the following would be considered the research design for Level IV evidence?
a. Single descriptive or qualitative study
b. Opinion of authorities and expert committees
c. Systematic review of randomized clinical trial studies
d. Well-designed controlled trials without randomization
____ 11. Which of the following would be considered the research design for Level V evidence?
a. Systematic review of randomized clinical trial studies
b. Well-designed controlled trials without randomization
c. Systematic reviews of descriptive or qualitative studies
d. Single descriptive or qualitative study
____ 12. Which of the following would be considered the research design for Level VI evidence?
a. Systematic reviews of descriptive or qualitative studies
b. Opinion of authorities and expert committees
c. Well-designed case control or cohort studies
d. Single descriptive or qualitative study
____ 13. Which of the following would be considered the research design for Level VII evidence?
a. Well-designed controlled trials without randomization
b. Opinion of authorities and expert committees
c. Well-designed case control or cohort studies
d. Single descriptive or qualitative study
