ANCC Non-Clinical Quizzes
Questions& Answers.,
A difficult aspect of determining occupational exposure to disease is the:
A. confidentiality of the information within company records.
B. inaccuracy of occupational disease reporting.
C. long latency period between exposure and disease development.
D. reliance on workers' memories. - CORRECT ANSWER>>C. the long latency
period between exposure and disease development
A patient who sustained a myocardial infarction comes to the clinic for a refill
of atorvastatin calcium (Lipitor). The family nurse practitioner recognizes that
the medication is prescribed for:
A. cancer prevention
B. primary prevention
C. secondary prevention
D. tertiary prevention. - CORRECT ANSWER>>D. tertiary prevention
Clinical practice guidelines are designed to:
A. increase variations in clinical care
B. mandate practice decisions
C. protect nurses from legal liability
D. serve as a handbook for best practice. - CORRECT ANSWER>>
The family nurse practitioner participates in a hospital-based quality
improvement project. The nurse practitioner reviews four charts per month
of a nurse practitioner colleague to ensure diabetes protocols are met. This
process is a:
A. core competency
B. force field analysis
, C. peer review
D. risk analysis - CORRECT ANSWER>>C. Peer review
A 55-year-old male patient who is Chinese has a follow-up appointment after
cardiac bypass surgery. The patient brings his father with him into the
examination room. How does the family nurse practitioner provide culturally
sensitive care?
A. Asks the patient's father first if he has any questions regarding his son's
care
B. Asks the patient's father to leave the room due to confidentiality issues
C. Performs the examination without speaking to the patient's father
D. Provides the patient's father an informational packet to read while
performing the examination - CORRECT ANSWER>>A. Asks the patient's
father first if he has any questions regarding his son's care
The family nurse practitioner observes an increase in chlamydia diagnoses in
a small rural community and suspects patients are not notifying their
partners of their diagnosis and, thereby, delaying treatment. The nurse
practitioner decides to conduct a small research study. Which type of
hypothesis does the nurse practitioner apply?
a. Complex hypothesis
B. Deductive hypothesis
C. Inductive hypothesis
D. Non-directional hypothesis. - CORRECT ANSWER>>C. Inductive hypothesis
The family nurse practitioner exhibits professional leadership by:
A. adding clinical protocols to the nurse practitioner scope of practice
B. comparing the workplace roles of the registered nurse and the nurse
practitioner
C. creating a task force to address scope-of-practice concerns
D. lobbying to eliminate continuing education requirements. - CORRECT
ANSWER>>C. creating a task force to address scope-of-practice concerns
Questions& Answers.,
A difficult aspect of determining occupational exposure to disease is the:
A. confidentiality of the information within company records.
B. inaccuracy of occupational disease reporting.
C. long latency period between exposure and disease development.
D. reliance on workers' memories. - CORRECT ANSWER>>C. the long latency
period between exposure and disease development
A patient who sustained a myocardial infarction comes to the clinic for a refill
of atorvastatin calcium (Lipitor). The family nurse practitioner recognizes that
the medication is prescribed for:
A. cancer prevention
B. primary prevention
C. secondary prevention
D. tertiary prevention. - CORRECT ANSWER>>D. tertiary prevention
Clinical practice guidelines are designed to:
A. increase variations in clinical care
B. mandate practice decisions
C. protect nurses from legal liability
D. serve as a handbook for best practice. - CORRECT ANSWER>>
The family nurse practitioner participates in a hospital-based quality
improvement project. The nurse practitioner reviews four charts per month
of a nurse practitioner colleague to ensure diabetes protocols are met. This
process is a:
A. core competency
B. force field analysis
, C. peer review
D. risk analysis - CORRECT ANSWER>>C. Peer review
A 55-year-old male patient who is Chinese has a follow-up appointment after
cardiac bypass surgery. The patient brings his father with him into the
examination room. How does the family nurse practitioner provide culturally
sensitive care?
A. Asks the patient's father first if he has any questions regarding his son's
care
B. Asks the patient's father to leave the room due to confidentiality issues
C. Performs the examination without speaking to the patient's father
D. Provides the patient's father an informational packet to read while
performing the examination - CORRECT ANSWER>>A. Asks the patient's
father first if he has any questions regarding his son's care
The family nurse practitioner observes an increase in chlamydia diagnoses in
a small rural community and suspects patients are not notifying their
partners of their diagnosis and, thereby, delaying treatment. The nurse
practitioner decides to conduct a small research study. Which type of
hypothesis does the nurse practitioner apply?
a. Complex hypothesis
B. Deductive hypothesis
C. Inductive hypothesis
D. Non-directional hypothesis. - CORRECT ANSWER>>C. Inductive hypothesis
The family nurse practitioner exhibits professional leadership by:
A. adding clinical protocols to the nurse practitioner scope of practice
B. comparing the workplace roles of the registered nurse and the nurse
practitioner
C. creating a task force to address scope-of-practice concerns
D. lobbying to eliminate continuing education requirements. - CORRECT
ANSWER>>C. creating a task force to address scope-of-practice concerns
