Test Bank Primary Care The Art and Science of Advanced
Practice Nursing An Interprofessional Approach by Lynne M
Dunphy, Jill E Winland-Brown, Brian O Porter, and Debera J
Thomas with Solution Updated 2025/2026
What is the goal of nursing research?
A. Make decisions regarding nursing education based on published literature B.
Determine topics that could develop nursing knowledge
C. Gather information from published literature to make decisions about
application to clinical practice
D. Conduct studies to develop a body of nursing knowledge
Conduct studies to develop a body of nursing knowledge.
Which of the following is a primary prevention measure for a 76-year-old man
newly diagnosed with a testosterone deficiency?
A. Calcium supplementation
B. Testicular self-examination
C. Bone density test
D. Digital rectal examination
Calcium supplementation for a 76-year-old man newly diagnosed with a
testosterone deficiency.
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,Which of the following is an example of secondary prevention in a 50-year-old
woman?
A. Yearly mammogram
B. Low animal-fat diet
C. Use of seat belt
D. Daily application of sunscreen
Yearly mammogram for a 50-year-old woman.
Which of the following is an example of tertiary prevention in a patient with
chronic renal failure?
A. Fluid restriction
B. Hemodialysis 4 days a week
C. High-protein diet
D. Maintenance of blood pressure at 120/80
Hemodialysis 4 days a week for a patient with chronic renal failure.
Immunizations are an example of which type of prevention?
A. Primary
B. Secondary
C. Tertiary
D. Quaternary
An example of primary prevention.
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,The nurse is speaking to a patient regarding endemic diseases. Which of these
choices describes an endemic statistic?
A. The typical incidence of influenza in a country
B. The surprise outbreak of malaria in new regions
C. Higher levels of Ebola in a country when compared to the previous year
D. Abnormal outbreak of measles in pockets of a country
The typical incidence of influenza in a country.
The nurse is reviewing old and current trends in disease history. Which of these
would be considered an example of a sporadic outbreak? Downloaded by Vanessa
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A. The number of people diagnosed with rabies virus in 2017
B. The number of people diagnosed with chlamydia in Texas over a 1-month
period
C. The number influenza cases diagnosed from 1918 to 1919
D. The number of common cold cases diagnosed in Washington between October
2016 and March 2017
The number of people diagnosed with rabies virus in 2017.
Which accurately defines incidence rate?
A. The number of old cases of a disease at a point in time
B. The number of cases of a disease at a point in time divided by the percentage
of the population at a point in time
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, C. The number of total cases of a disease total diagnosed at a point in time
D. The number of new cases of a disease diagnosed at a point in time
The number of new cases of a disease diagnosed at a point in time.
What describes a pandemic?
A. An event more than epidemic magnitude affecting a single community or
country over a long period of time
B. An event of epidemic magnitude affecting a single community or country in a
short period of time
C. An event of epidemic magnitude affecting multiple communities and countries
in a short period of time
D. An event less than epidemic magnitude affecting multiple communities and
countries over a long period of time
An event of epidemic magnitude affecting multiple communities and countries in
a short period of time.
Which test of health literacy can be completed quickly and provide results
comparable to more time-consuming tests?
A. Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults (TOFHLA)
B. Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9)
C. Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine-Short Form (REALM-SF)
D. Newest Vital Sign (NVS)
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Practice Nursing An Interprofessional Approach by Lynne M
Dunphy, Jill E Winland-Brown, Brian O Porter, and Debera J
Thomas with Solution Updated 2025/2026
What is the goal of nursing research?
A. Make decisions regarding nursing education based on published literature B.
Determine topics that could develop nursing knowledge
C. Gather information from published literature to make decisions about
application to clinical practice
D. Conduct studies to develop a body of nursing knowledge
Conduct studies to develop a body of nursing knowledge.
Which of the following is a primary prevention measure for a 76-year-old man
newly diagnosed with a testosterone deficiency?
A. Calcium supplementation
B. Testicular self-examination
C. Bone density test
D. Digital rectal examination
Calcium supplementation for a 76-year-old man newly diagnosed with a
testosterone deficiency.
1
,Which of the following is an example of secondary prevention in a 50-year-old
woman?
A. Yearly mammogram
B. Low animal-fat diet
C. Use of seat belt
D. Daily application of sunscreen
Yearly mammogram for a 50-year-old woman.
Which of the following is an example of tertiary prevention in a patient with
chronic renal failure?
A. Fluid restriction
B. Hemodialysis 4 days a week
C. High-protein diet
D. Maintenance of blood pressure at 120/80
Hemodialysis 4 days a week for a patient with chronic renal failure.
Immunizations are an example of which type of prevention?
A. Primary
B. Secondary
C. Tertiary
D. Quaternary
An example of primary prevention.
2
,The nurse is speaking to a patient regarding endemic diseases. Which of these
choices describes an endemic statistic?
A. The typical incidence of influenza in a country
B. The surprise outbreak of malaria in new regions
C. Higher levels of Ebola in a country when compared to the previous year
D. Abnormal outbreak of measles in pockets of a country
The typical incidence of influenza in a country.
The nurse is reviewing old and current trends in disease history. Which of these
would be considered an example of a sporadic outbreak? Downloaded by Vanessa
() lOMoARcPSD|9729925
A. The number of people diagnosed with rabies virus in 2017
B. The number of people diagnosed with chlamydia in Texas over a 1-month
period
C. The number influenza cases diagnosed from 1918 to 1919
D. The number of common cold cases diagnosed in Washington between October
2016 and March 2017
The number of people diagnosed with rabies virus in 2017.
Which accurately defines incidence rate?
A. The number of old cases of a disease at a point in time
B. The number of cases of a disease at a point in time divided by the percentage
of the population at a point in time
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, C. The number of total cases of a disease total diagnosed at a point in time
D. The number of new cases of a disease diagnosed at a point in time
The number of new cases of a disease diagnosed at a point in time.
What describes a pandemic?
A. An event more than epidemic magnitude affecting a single community or
country over a long period of time
B. An event of epidemic magnitude affecting a single community or country in a
short period of time
C. An event of epidemic magnitude affecting multiple communities and countries
in a short period of time
D. An event less than epidemic magnitude affecting multiple communities and
countries over a long period of time
An event of epidemic magnitude affecting multiple communities and countries in
a short period of time.
Which test of health literacy can be completed quickly and provide results
comparable to more time-consuming tests?
A. Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults (TOFHLA)
B. Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9)
C. Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine-Short Form (REALM-SF)
D. Newest Vital Sign (NVS)
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