FULL TEST BANK FOR NURSING INTERVENTIONS & CLINICAL SKILLS, 7TH EDITION
BY POTTER ALL CHAPTERS WELL ELABORATED A+
,Contents
Chapter 01: Using Evidence in Nursing Practice ...............................................................................3
Chapter 02: Communication and Collaboration ...............................................................................8
Chapter 03: Documentation and Informatics ................................................................................. 18
Chapter 04: Patient Safety and Quality Improvement .................................................................... 25
Chapter 05: Infection Control........................................................................................................ 39
Chapter 06: Disaster Preparedness ............................................................................................... 51
Chapter 07: Vital Signs .................................................................................................................. 57
Chapter 08: Health Assessment .................................................................................................... 69
Chapter 09: Specimen Collection................................................................................................... 84
Chapter 10: Diagnostic Procedures................................................................................................ 95
Chapter 11: Bathing and Personal Hygiene .................................................................................. 106
Chapter 12: Care of the Eye and Ear ............................................................................................ 116
Chapter 13: Promoting Nutrition ................................................................................................ 124
Chapter 14: Parenteral Nutrition................................................................................................. 141
Chapter 15: Pain Management ................................................................................................... 145
Chapter 16: Promoting Oxygenation ........................................................................................... 156
Chapter 17: Safe Patient Handling............................................................................................... 169
Chapter 18: Exercise, Mobility, & Immobilization Devices ............................................................ 180
Chapter 19: Urinary Elimination .................................................................................................. 188
Chapter 20: Bowel Elimination .................................................................................................... 200
Chapter 21: Ostomy Care ............................................................................................................ 210
Chapter 22: Preparation for Safe Medication Administration ....................................................... 216
Chapter 23: No parenteral Medications ...................................................................................... 226
Chapter 24: Parenteral Medications ............................................................................................ 239
Chapter 25: Wound Care and Irrigation ....................................................................................... 254
Chapter 26: Pressure Injury Prevention and Care......................................................................... 267
Chapter 27: Dressings, Bandages, and Binders............................................................................. 280
Chapter 28: Intravenous Therapy ................................................................................................ 291
Chapter 29: Pre-Operative and Post-Operative Care .................................................................... 304
Chapter 30: Emergency Measures for Life Support ...................................................................... 319
Chapter 31: End-of-Life Care ....................................................................................................... 331
Chapter 32: Home Care Safety .................................................................................................... 342
,Chapter 01: Using Evidence in Nursing Practice
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A nursing educator is explaining how the best clinical practices are determined. Which
statement best explains the purpose of evidence-based practice? a. It ensures that all patients
receive holistic care.
b. It provides a definite reason for providing care in a specific manner.
c. It prevents errors when care is being delivered.
d. It guarantees that care delivered is based on research.
ANS:B
Evidence-based practice is the use of the current best evidence in making patient care decisions. It
applies to all types of health care professionals. Currently there is no method that can ensure that all
patients receive holistic care, that all errors can be prevented, or that a guarantee exists that care given
is based on research.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding OBJ: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment TOP: Nursing
Process: Implementation
2. Which question is a problem-focused trigger for initiating the evidence-based practice method
in nursing care?
a. What is known about reduction of urinary tract infections in the older adult with
diabetes?
b. How can chronic pain best be described when the patient is nonverbal?
c. How long can an IV catheter remain in place in a patient with obesity?N
d. What measures can the nurse take to reduce the rising incidence of urinary tract infections on
the older adult care unit?
ANS:D
Evidence-based practice (EBP) questions tend to arise from two sources: recurrent problems or new
knowledge. In the correct option, the increase in urinary tract infections indicates a trend or recurring
problem in a specific group of patients. The other questions are general information questions, not
based on what is happening in a specific area or to a group of specific patients in an area or relating to
an observed trend.
, DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying OBJ: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment TOP: Nursing Process:
Implementation
3. What does the “I” indicate in a “PICO” question?
a. Intervention of interest
b. Incorporation of concepts
c. Implementation by nursing
d. Interest of personnel
ANS:A
The “I” stands for intervention of interest, meaning what the nurse hopes to use in practice and believes
is worthwhile or valuable. This could be a treatment for a specific type of wound or an approach on how
to teach food preparation for a patient with impaired sight.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering OBJ: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment TOP: Nursing
Process: Implementation
4. Who will the clinical research nurse contact to search relevant databases in preparation for an
upcoming study?
a. The physician whose patients may be involved in the study
b. The medical librarian
c. The nurse manager of the unit where the study will be conducted
d. The director of nursing of the facility
ANS:B
The medical librarian is most knowledgeable regarding databases relevant to a study. The other
individuals do not have the knowledge regarding relevant databases.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding OBJ: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment TOP: Nursing
Process: Implementation
5. Which database contains summaries of clinical guidelines and their development?
a. MEDLINE
b. CINAHL
c. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
d. The National Guideline Clearinghouse
ANS:D
The National Guideline Clearinghouse is a database supported by the Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality. It contains summaries of clinical guidelines for practice. MEDLINE is a database for studies
BY POTTER ALL CHAPTERS WELL ELABORATED A+
,Contents
Chapter 01: Using Evidence in Nursing Practice ...............................................................................3
Chapter 02: Communication and Collaboration ...............................................................................8
Chapter 03: Documentation and Informatics ................................................................................. 18
Chapter 04: Patient Safety and Quality Improvement .................................................................... 25
Chapter 05: Infection Control........................................................................................................ 39
Chapter 06: Disaster Preparedness ............................................................................................... 51
Chapter 07: Vital Signs .................................................................................................................. 57
Chapter 08: Health Assessment .................................................................................................... 69
Chapter 09: Specimen Collection................................................................................................... 84
Chapter 10: Diagnostic Procedures................................................................................................ 95
Chapter 11: Bathing and Personal Hygiene .................................................................................. 106
Chapter 12: Care of the Eye and Ear ............................................................................................ 116
Chapter 13: Promoting Nutrition ................................................................................................ 124
Chapter 14: Parenteral Nutrition................................................................................................. 141
Chapter 15: Pain Management ................................................................................................... 145
Chapter 16: Promoting Oxygenation ........................................................................................... 156
Chapter 17: Safe Patient Handling............................................................................................... 169
Chapter 18: Exercise, Mobility, & Immobilization Devices ............................................................ 180
Chapter 19: Urinary Elimination .................................................................................................. 188
Chapter 20: Bowel Elimination .................................................................................................... 200
Chapter 21: Ostomy Care ............................................................................................................ 210
Chapter 22: Preparation for Safe Medication Administration ....................................................... 216
Chapter 23: No parenteral Medications ...................................................................................... 226
Chapter 24: Parenteral Medications ............................................................................................ 239
Chapter 25: Wound Care and Irrigation ....................................................................................... 254
Chapter 26: Pressure Injury Prevention and Care......................................................................... 267
Chapter 27: Dressings, Bandages, and Binders............................................................................. 280
Chapter 28: Intravenous Therapy ................................................................................................ 291
Chapter 29: Pre-Operative and Post-Operative Care .................................................................... 304
Chapter 30: Emergency Measures for Life Support ...................................................................... 319
Chapter 31: End-of-Life Care ....................................................................................................... 331
Chapter 32: Home Care Safety .................................................................................................... 342
,Chapter 01: Using Evidence in Nursing Practice
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A nursing educator is explaining how the best clinical practices are determined. Which
statement best explains the purpose of evidence-based practice? a. It ensures that all patients
receive holistic care.
b. It provides a definite reason for providing care in a specific manner.
c. It prevents errors when care is being delivered.
d. It guarantees that care delivered is based on research.
ANS:B
Evidence-based practice is the use of the current best evidence in making patient care decisions. It
applies to all types of health care professionals. Currently there is no method that can ensure that all
patients receive holistic care, that all errors can be prevented, or that a guarantee exists that care given
is based on research.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding OBJ: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment TOP: Nursing
Process: Implementation
2. Which question is a problem-focused trigger for initiating the evidence-based practice method
in nursing care?
a. What is known about reduction of urinary tract infections in the older adult with
diabetes?
b. How can chronic pain best be described when the patient is nonverbal?
c. How long can an IV catheter remain in place in a patient with obesity?N
d. What measures can the nurse take to reduce the rising incidence of urinary tract infections on
the older adult care unit?
ANS:D
Evidence-based practice (EBP) questions tend to arise from two sources: recurrent problems or new
knowledge. In the correct option, the increase in urinary tract infections indicates a trend or recurring
problem in a specific group of patients. The other questions are general information questions, not
based on what is happening in a specific area or to a group of specific patients in an area or relating to
an observed trend.
, DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying OBJ: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment TOP: Nursing Process:
Implementation
3. What does the “I” indicate in a “PICO” question?
a. Intervention of interest
b. Incorporation of concepts
c. Implementation by nursing
d. Interest of personnel
ANS:A
The “I” stands for intervention of interest, meaning what the nurse hopes to use in practice and believes
is worthwhile or valuable. This could be a treatment for a specific type of wound or an approach on how
to teach food preparation for a patient with impaired sight.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering OBJ: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment TOP: Nursing
Process: Implementation
4. Who will the clinical research nurse contact to search relevant databases in preparation for an
upcoming study?
a. The physician whose patients may be involved in the study
b. The medical librarian
c. The nurse manager of the unit where the study will be conducted
d. The director of nursing of the facility
ANS:B
The medical librarian is most knowledgeable regarding databases relevant to a study. The other
individuals do not have the knowledge regarding relevant databases.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding OBJ: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment TOP: Nursing
Process: Implementation
5. Which database contains summaries of clinical guidelines and their development?
a. MEDLINE
b. CINAHL
c. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
d. The National Guideline Clearinghouse
ANS:D
The National Guideline Clearinghouse is a database supported by the Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality. It contains summaries of clinical guidelines for practice. MEDLINE is a database for studies
