A diflcult aspect of determining occupational exposure to
disease is the:
A. confidentiality of the information within company
C. the long latency period between exposure and disease
records.
development
B. inaccuracy of occupational disease reporting.
C. long latency period between exposure and disease
development.
D. reliance on workers' memories.
A patient who sustained a myocardial infarction comes to
the clinic for a refill of atorvastatin calcium (Lipitor). The
family nurse practitioner recognizes that the medication
is prescribed for:
D. tertiary prevention
A. cancer prevention
B. primary prevention
C. secondary prevention
D. tertiary prevention.
Clinical practice guidelines are designed to:
A. increase variations in clinical care
B. mandate practice decisions
C. protect nurses from legal liability
D. serve as a handbook for best practice.
The family nurse practitioner participates in a hospi-
tal-based quality improvement project. The nurse practi-
tioner reviews four charts per month of a nurse practition-
er colleague to ensure diabetes protocols are met. This C. Peer review
process is a:
A. core competency
, ANCC Non-Clinical Questions and Answers Graded A+
B. force field analysis
C. peer review
D. risk analysis
A 55-year-old male patient who is Chinese has a follow-up
appointment after cardiac bypass surgery. The patient
brings his father with him into the examination room.
How does the family nurse practitioner provide culturally
sensitive care?
A. Asks the patient's father first if he has any questions A. Asks the patient's father first if he has any questions
regarding his son's care regarding his son's care
B. Asks the patient's father to leave the room due to con-
fidentiality issues
C. Performs the examination without speaking to the pa-
tient's father
D. Provides the patient's father an informational packet to
read while performing the examination
The family nurse practitioner observes an increase in
chlamydia diagnoses in a small rural community and sus-
pects patients are not notifying their partners of their di-
agnosis and, thereby, delaying treatment. The nurse prac-
titioner decides to conduct a small research study. Which
type of hypothesis does the nurse practitioner apply? C. Inductive hypothesis
a. Complex hypothesis
B. Deductive hypothesis
C. Inductive hypothesis
D. Non-directional hypothesis.
The family nurse practitioner exhibits professional leader-
ship by: