Test Bank: Clinical Nursing Skills &
Techniques, 9th Edition
Perry, Potter & Ostendorf | 2017 | ISBN:
9780323482387 | Chapters 1-44
ABOUT THIS RESOURCE
This comprehensive test bank is based on the 9th
Edition of Clinical Nursing Skills & Techniques by
Anne Griffin Perry, Patricia A. Potter, and Wendy R.
Ostendorf . The textbook is organized into 44
chapters across 15 units, covering foundational to
advanced nursing skills . This bundle includes 200+
practice questions with correct answers and detailed
rationales for all chapters .
Textbook Units :
- Unit I: Supporting the Patient Through the Health
Care System (Ch. 1-4)
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,- Unit II: Vital Signs and Physical Assessment (Ch.
5-6)
- Unit III: Special Procedures (Ch. 7-8)
- Unit IV: Infection Control (Ch. 9-10)
- Unit V: Activity and Mobility (Ch. 11-13)
- Unit VI: Safety and Comfort (Ch. 14-17)
- Unit VII: Hygiene (Ch. 18-19)
- Unit VIII: Medications (Ch. 20-22)
- Unit IX: Oxygenation (Ch. 23-28)
- Unit X: Fluid Balance (Ch. 29-30)
- Unit XI: Nutrition (Ch. 31-33)
- Unit XII: Elimination (Ch. 34-36)
- Unit XIII: Care of the Surgical Patient (Ch. 37-38)
- Unit XIV: Dressings and Wound Care (Ch. 39-41)
- Unit XV: Home Care (Ch. 42-44)
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,UNIT I: SUPPORTING THE PATIENT
THROUGH THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
Chapter 01: Using Evidence in Practice
Question 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
Answer: B
Rationale: The best evidence comes from well-
designed, systematically conducted research studies
described in scientific journals. Portions of a
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, textbook often become outdated by the time it is
published. Many health care settings lack 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 .
Question 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
Answer: C
Rationale: Using your clinical expertise and
considering patients' cultures, values, and
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Techniques, 9th Edition
Perry, Potter & Ostendorf | 2017 | ISBN:
9780323482387 | Chapters 1-44
ABOUT THIS RESOURCE
This comprehensive test bank is based on the 9th
Edition of Clinical Nursing Skills & Techniques by
Anne Griffin Perry, Patricia A. Potter, and Wendy R.
Ostendorf . The textbook is organized into 44
chapters across 15 units, covering foundational to
advanced nursing skills . This bundle includes 200+
practice questions with correct answers and detailed
rationales for all chapters .
Textbook Units :
- Unit I: Supporting the Patient Through the Health
Care System (Ch. 1-4)
1
,- Unit II: Vital Signs and Physical Assessment (Ch.
5-6)
- Unit III: Special Procedures (Ch. 7-8)
- Unit IV: Infection Control (Ch. 9-10)
- Unit V: Activity and Mobility (Ch. 11-13)
- Unit VI: Safety and Comfort (Ch. 14-17)
- Unit VII: Hygiene (Ch. 18-19)
- Unit VIII: Medications (Ch. 20-22)
- Unit IX: Oxygenation (Ch. 23-28)
- Unit X: Fluid Balance (Ch. 29-30)
- Unit XI: Nutrition (Ch. 31-33)
- Unit XII: Elimination (Ch. 34-36)
- Unit XIII: Care of the Surgical Patient (Ch. 37-38)
- Unit XIV: Dressings and Wound Care (Ch. 39-41)
- Unit XV: Home Care (Ch. 42-44)
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,UNIT I: SUPPORTING THE PATIENT
THROUGH THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
Chapter 01: Using Evidence in Practice
Question 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
Answer: B
Rationale: The best evidence comes from well-
designed, systematically conducted research studies
described in scientific journals. Portions of a
3
, textbook often become outdated by the time it is
published. Many health care settings lack 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 .
Question 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
Answer: C
Rationale: Using your clinical expertise and
considering patients' cultures, values, and
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