TEST BANK FOR ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING OF ADULTS IN ACUTE CARE, 1ST EDITION, JANET G. WHETSTONE FOSTER, SUZANNE S. PREVOST

Chapter 01: Advanced Practice Nursing: Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) Practice Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. ____ 1. Which of the following is not part of the requirements for an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN)? A. Bachelor’s degree B. Clinical experience C. Graduate-level education D. Passing a national certification examination ____ 2. An advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) uses evidence-based clinical practice guidelines to guide screening and diagnosis. This is a component of which competency? A. Collaboration B. Consultation C. Direct Care D. Systems Leadership ____ 3. Skillful guidance and teaching to advance the care of patients, families, groups of patients, and the profession of nursing is referred to as which competency? A. Coaching B. Consultation C. Direct Care D. Systems Leadership ____ 4. Nurses must be valued and committed partners in making policy, directing and evaluating clinical care, and leading organizational operations. The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses refers to this standard as: A. appropriate staffing. B. authentic leadership. C. effective decision making. D. skilled communication. ____ 5. Which model of evidence-based practice dissemination uses internal and external factors to determine which approach should be taken from an education, practice, and research perspective? A. CURN B. Iowa C. Johns Hopkins D. Stetler ____ 6. Which of the following is not among the top 10 psychosocial activities of expertise of a clinical nurse specialist (CNS)? A. Depression therapy B. Home health-care management C. Marriage counseling D. Substance abuse therapy ____ 7. According to a 1999 Institute of Medicine (IOM) report, how many deaths occur each year in hospitals because of medical error? A. Less than 45,000 B. Between 45,000 and 98,000 C. Between 100,000 and 150,000