N580 EXAM STUDY GUIDE
1. The Advanced Practice Nurse is examining a patient with a history of hypertension.
The patient is currently feeling well. The blood pressure is 120/078 and the patient is taking
a beta blocker daily for hypertension. The JNC 8 guidelines recommend treating
hypertension with a diuretic, or an ACE inhibitor. The APN should: Answer Make no
changes
2. The hypertensive patient is receiving health promotion education from the APN. The
patient is being instructed on the need to increase activity and walk thirty minutes a day.
This is an example of Answer Tertiary prevention
3. The office is notified by the CDC of a sudden surge in flu in this geographic location,
this is an example of Answer An Epidemic
4. Which of the following are parts of evidence-based practice? Answer All of the above
5. Which is the most important question to ask in nursing research? Answer how will the
findings be used?
6. Nursing research should be utilized by: Answer Nurses at all levels of practice
7. Applying evidence at the point of care requires: Answer Readily available evidence-
based resources
1. The Advanced Practice Nurse is examining a patient with a history of hypertension.
The patient is currently feeling well. The blood pressure is 120/078 and the patient is taking
a beta blocker daily for hypertension. The JNC 8 guidelines recommend treating
hypertension with a diuretic, or an ACE inhibitor. The APN should: Answer Make no
changes
2. The hypertensive patient is receiving health promotion education from the APN. The
patient is being instructed on the need to increase activity and walk thirty minutes a day.
This is an example of Answer Tertiary prevention
3. The office is notified by the CDC of a sudden surge in flu in this geographic location,
this is an example of Answer An Epidemic
4. Which of the following are parts of evidence-based practice? Answer All of the above
5. Which is the most important question to ask in nursing research? Answer how will the
findings be used?
6. Nursing research should be utilized by: Answer Nurses at all levels of practice
7. Applying evidence at the point of care requires: Answer Readily available evidence-
based resources
