N580 EXAM
The Advanced Practice Nurse is examining a patient with a history of hypertension. The
patient is currently feeling well. The blood pressure is 120/078 and the patient is taking
a beta blocker daily for hypertension. The JNC 8 guidelines recommend treating
hypertension with a diuretic, or an ACE inhibitor. The APN should: - answer Make no
changes
The hypertensive patient is receiving health promotion education from the APN. The
patient is being instructed on the need to increase activity and walk thirty minutes a day.
This is an example of - answer Tertiary prevention
The office is notified by the CDC of a sudden surge in flu in this geographic location, this
is an example of – answer An Epidemic
Which of the following are parts of evidence-based practice? – answer All of the above
Which is the most important question to ask in nursing research? – answer how will the
findings be used?
Nursing research should be utilized by: - answerNurses at all levels of practice
Applying evidence at the point of care requires: - answerReadily available evidence-
based resources
Practice guidelines are designed to: - answerProvide a reference point for decision
making
Which of the following is a crucial element of developing a guideline? -
answerReviewing the literature with ratings of available evidence
Which of the following would be considered the research design for Level I evidence? -
answerSystematic review of randomized clinical trial studies
Which of the following would be considered the research design for Level II evidence? -
answerSingle, well-designed, randomized clinical trial
Which of the following would be considered the research design for Level III evidence? -
answerWell-designed controlled trials without randomization
Which of the following would be considered the research design for Level IV evidence?
- answerWell-designed case controlled or cohort study
The Advanced Practice Nurse is examining a patient with a history of hypertension. The
patient is currently feeling well. The blood pressure is 120/078 and the patient is taking
a beta blocker daily for hypertension. The JNC 8 guidelines recommend treating
hypertension with a diuretic, or an ACE inhibitor. The APN should: - answer Make no
changes
The hypertensive patient is receiving health promotion education from the APN. The
patient is being instructed on the need to increase activity and walk thirty minutes a day.
This is an example of - answer Tertiary prevention
The office is notified by the CDC of a sudden surge in flu in this geographic location, this
is an example of – answer An Epidemic
Which of the following are parts of evidence-based practice? – answer All of the above
Which is the most important question to ask in nursing research? – answer how will the
findings be used?
Nursing research should be utilized by: - answerNurses at all levels of practice
Applying evidence at the point of care requires: - answerReadily available evidence-
based resources
Practice guidelines are designed to: - answerProvide a reference point for decision
making
Which of the following is a crucial element of developing a guideline? -
answerReviewing the literature with ratings of available evidence
Which of the following would be considered the research design for Level I evidence? -
answerSystematic review of randomized clinical trial studies
Which of the following would be considered the research design for Level II evidence? -
answerSingle, well-designed, randomized clinical trial
Which of the following would be considered the research design for Level III evidence? -
answerWell-designed controlled trials without randomization
Which of the following would be considered the research design for Level IV evidence?
- answerWell-designed case controlled or cohort study
