CLINICAL SKILLS CHAPTER #9 TEST
BANK QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A school nurse is developing a primary prevention strategy for school-aged children.
Which of the following interventions would the nurse most likely implement?
A. Developing individualized exercise programs for overweight children
B. Drafting policy for increases in noncompetitive physical activity programs
C. Monitoring body mass index (BMI) in children to identify elevations before they
become difficult to manage
D. Notifying parents and/or guardians of their child's height-weight scale in
comparison with national norms - Answer-B. Drafting policy for increases in
noncompetitive physical activity programs
Which of the following is the best way to increase the number of persons who come
to their screening test appointments?
A. Reminding clients via telephone, e-mail, or mail
B. Emphasizing long life and happy family when conditions are caught early and
treated successfully
C. Pointing out how inexpensive and convenient screening tests are
D. Stressing the dangerousness of the condition if not caught early - Answer-A.
Reminding clients via telephone, e-mail, or mail
A nurse manager wants to facilitate incorporation of evidence-based practice (EBP)
in the clinical setting. Which of the following would be the best strategy to accomplish
this goal?
A. Eliminate all protocols and standards that are not evidence based.
B. Encourage group reflection on the ideals and expectations of nursing care.
C. Refer agency nurses to Internet sources of research findings.
D. Support nurses using practice-oriented research findings in decision-making. -
Answer-D. Support nurses using practice-oriented research findings in decision-
making.
A nurse has decided to increase the evidence base of current nursing practice in an
agency. Which of the following describes a barrier that could be encountered by the
nurse? (Select all that apply.)
A. Colleagues who do not know how to search the literature or critique research
B. Dedication to the history and tradition of the agency
C. Little or no research published in the clinical area of concern
D. Several meta-analyses in the literature with inconsistent results
E. The agency is unable to provide sufficient funds to support the plan - Answer-A.
Colleagues who do not know how to search the literature or critique research
B. Dedication to the history and tradition of the agency
C. Little or no research published in the clinical area of concern
BANK QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A school nurse is developing a primary prevention strategy for school-aged children.
Which of the following interventions would the nurse most likely implement?
A. Developing individualized exercise programs for overweight children
B. Drafting policy for increases in noncompetitive physical activity programs
C. Monitoring body mass index (BMI) in children to identify elevations before they
become difficult to manage
D. Notifying parents and/or guardians of their child's height-weight scale in
comparison with national norms - Answer-B. Drafting policy for increases in
noncompetitive physical activity programs
Which of the following is the best way to increase the number of persons who come
to their screening test appointments?
A. Reminding clients via telephone, e-mail, or mail
B. Emphasizing long life and happy family when conditions are caught early and
treated successfully
C. Pointing out how inexpensive and convenient screening tests are
D. Stressing the dangerousness of the condition if not caught early - Answer-A.
Reminding clients via telephone, e-mail, or mail
A nurse manager wants to facilitate incorporation of evidence-based practice (EBP)
in the clinical setting. Which of the following would be the best strategy to accomplish
this goal?
A. Eliminate all protocols and standards that are not evidence based.
B. Encourage group reflection on the ideals and expectations of nursing care.
C. Refer agency nurses to Internet sources of research findings.
D. Support nurses using practice-oriented research findings in decision-making. -
Answer-D. Support nurses using practice-oriented research findings in decision-
making.
A nurse has decided to increase the evidence base of current nursing practice in an
agency. Which of the following describes a barrier that could be encountered by the
nurse? (Select all that apply.)
A. Colleagues who do not know how to search the literature or critique research
B. Dedication to the history and tradition of the agency
C. Little or no research published in the clinical area of concern
D. Several meta-analyses in the literature with inconsistent results
E. The agency is unable to provide sufficient funds to support the plan - Answer-A.
Colleagues who do not know how to search the literature or critique research
B. Dedication to the history and tradition of the agency
C. Little or no research published in the clinical area of concern
