TEST BANK
Advanced Practice Nursing of Adults in Acute Care
Janet G. Foster, and Suzanne S. Prevost
1st Edition
,Table of Contents
Chapter 01 Advanced Practice Nursing-Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) Practice 1
Chapter 02 Phenomena of Concern to the Clinical Nurse Specialist 5
Chapter 03 Pain 8
Chapter 04 Health Problems Associated with Aging 12
Chapter 05 Palliative and End-of-Life Care 15
Chapter 06 Psycho-Social Health Problems 19
Chapter 07 Skin Problems and Wound Care 23
Chapter 08 Neurological Problems 26
Chapter 09 Cardiovascular Problems 30
Chapter 10 Pulmonary Problems 34
Chapter 11 Endocrine Problems 37
Chapter 12 Gastrointestinal Problems 40
Chapter 13 Renal Problems 44
Chapter 14 Hematology and Oncology Problems 47
Chapter 15 Immune Problems 50
Chapter 16 Genitourinary-Gynecological Problems 53
Chapter 17 Musculoskeletal Problems 56
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Test Bank - Advanced Practice Nursing of Adults in Acute Care, 1st Edition (Foster, 2013)
Chapter 01: Advanced Practice Nursing: Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) Practice
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following is not part of the requirements for an advanced practice registered
nurse (APRN)?
A. Bachelor’s degree
B. Clinical experience
C. Graduate-level education
D. Passing a national certification examination
ANS: A PTS: 1
2. An advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) uses evidence-based clinical practice
guidelines to guide screening and diagnosis. This is a component of which competency?
A. Collaboration
B. Consultation
C. Direct Care
D. Systems Leadership
ANS: C PTS: 1
3. Skillful guidance and teaching to advance the care of patients, families, groups of patients,
and the profession of nursing is referred to as which competency?
A. Coaching
B. Consultation
C. Direct Care
D. Systems Leadership
ANS: A PTS: 1
4. Nurses must be valued and committed partners in making policy, directing and evaluating
clinical care, and leading organizational operations. The American Association of
Critical-Care Nurses refers to this standard as:
A. appropriate staffing.
B. authentic leadership.
C. effective decision making.
D. skilled communication.
ANS: C PTS: 1
5. Which model of evidence-based practice dissemination uses internal and external factors to
determine which approach should be taken from an education, practice, and research
perspective?
A. CURN
B. Iowa
C. Johns Hopkins
D. Stetler
ANS: C PTS: 1
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6. Which of the following is not among the top 10 psychosocial activities of expertise of a
clinical nurse specialist (CNS)?
A. Depression therapy
B. Home health-care management
C. Marriage counseling
D. Substance abuse therapy
ANS: B PTS: 1
7. According to a 1999 Institute of Medicine (IOM) report, how many deaths occur each year in
hospitals because of medical error?
A. Less than 45,000
B. Between 45,000 and 98,000
C. Between 100,000 and 150,000
D. More than 150,000
ANS: B PTS: 1
8. Which occupation does not come under the umbrella of advance practice registered nursing?
A. Clinical nurse specialist
B. Nurse anesthetist
C. Nurse midwife
D. Physician’s assistant
ANS: D PTS: 1
9. How many medical errors are classified as hospital acquired conditions or never events?
A. 7
B. 14
C. 21
D. 28
ANS: D PTS: 1
10. The word never in reference to never events means:
A. these events never occur.
B. these events should never occur.
C. advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) are never responsible for these
events.
D. physicians are never responsible for these events.
ANS: B PTS: 1
11. Which body continues to be a source of driving quality within health-care institutions?
A. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
B. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
C. U.S. Department of Health
D. The Joint Commission on Hospital Accreditation (The is part of the official name
hence TJC)
ANS: D PTS: 1
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Test Bank - Advanced Practice Nursing of Adults in Acute Care, 1st Edition (Foster, 2013)
12. Hildegard Peplau developed the first master’s program focused on the advanced training of
psychiatric clinical nurse specialists (CNSs) in:
A. 1934.
B. 1944.
C. 1954.
D. 1964.
ANS: C PTS: 1
13. The National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists (NACNS) was established in:
A. 1975.
B. 1985.
C. 1995.
D. 2005.
ANS: C PTS: 1
14. A clinical nurse specialist (CNS) is skilled in using which theory to develop and evaluate
programs, and assure implementation of evidence-based practices?
A. Change
B. Game
C. Number
D. Relativity
ANS: A PTS: 1
15. Which type of power is not commonly used among clinical nurse specialists (CNSs)?
A. Charismatic
B. Coercive
C. Expert
D. Referent
ANS: B PTS: 1
16. Which of the following is one reason why it might be difficult for advanced practice
registered nurses (APRNs) to move from one state to another?
A. Differences in job descriptions
B. Differences in licensure and regulation
C. Differences in hospitals
D. Differences in educational programs
ANS: B PTS: 1
17. What does the LACE model advocate for all advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs)?
A. National accreditation
B. National certification
C. National education
D. National licensing
ANS: B PTS: 1
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Test Bank - Advanced Practice Nursing of Adults in Acute Care, 1st Edition (Foster, 2013)
18. The process in which credentials are issued, demonstrating that educational and certifying
bodies have met or exceeded known standards of performance, is known as:
A. accreditation.
B. certification.
C. licensing.
D. registration.
ANS: A PTS: 1
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Advanced Practice Nursing of Adults in Acute Care
Janet G. Foster, and Suzanne S. Prevost
1st Edition
,Table of Contents
Chapter 01 Advanced Practice Nursing-Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) Practice 1
Chapter 02 Phenomena of Concern to the Clinical Nurse Specialist 5
Chapter 03 Pain 8
Chapter 04 Health Problems Associated with Aging 12
Chapter 05 Palliative and End-of-Life Care 15
Chapter 06 Psycho-Social Health Problems 19
Chapter 07 Skin Problems and Wound Care 23
Chapter 08 Neurological Problems 26
Chapter 09 Cardiovascular Problems 30
Chapter 10 Pulmonary Problems 34
Chapter 11 Endocrine Problems 37
Chapter 12 Gastrointestinal Problems 40
Chapter 13 Renal Problems 44
Chapter 14 Hematology and Oncology Problems 47
Chapter 15 Immune Problems 50
Chapter 16 Genitourinary-Gynecological Problems 53
Chapter 17 Musculoskeletal Problems 56
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Test Bank - Advanced Practice Nursing of Adults in Acute Care, 1st Edition (Foster, 2013)
Chapter 01: Advanced Practice Nursing: Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) Practice
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following is not part of the requirements for an advanced practice registered
nurse (APRN)?
A. Bachelor’s degree
B. Clinical experience
C. Graduate-level education
D. Passing a national certification examination
ANS: A PTS: 1
2. An advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) uses evidence-based clinical practice
guidelines to guide screening and diagnosis. This is a component of which competency?
A. Collaboration
B. Consultation
C. Direct Care
D. Systems Leadership
ANS: C PTS: 1
3. Skillful guidance and teaching to advance the care of patients, families, groups of patients,
and the profession of nursing is referred to as which competency?
A. Coaching
B. Consultation
C. Direct Care
D. Systems Leadership
ANS: A PTS: 1
4. Nurses must be valued and committed partners in making policy, directing and evaluating
clinical care, and leading organizational operations. The American Association of
Critical-Care Nurses refers to this standard as:
A. appropriate staffing.
B. authentic leadership.
C. effective decision making.
D. skilled communication.
ANS: C PTS: 1
5. Which model of evidence-based practice dissemination uses internal and external factors to
determine which approach should be taken from an education, practice, and research
perspective?
A. CURN
B. Iowa
C. Johns Hopkins
D. Stetler
ANS: C PTS: 1
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Test Bank - Advanced Practice Nursing of Adults in Acute Care, 1st Edition (Foster, 2013)
6. Which of the following is not among the top 10 psychosocial activities of expertise of a
clinical nurse specialist (CNS)?
A. Depression therapy
B. Home health-care management
C. Marriage counseling
D. Substance abuse therapy
ANS: B PTS: 1
7. According to a 1999 Institute of Medicine (IOM) report, how many deaths occur each year in
hospitals because of medical error?
A. Less than 45,000
B. Between 45,000 and 98,000
C. Between 100,000 and 150,000
D. More than 150,000
ANS: B PTS: 1
8. Which occupation does not come under the umbrella of advance practice registered nursing?
A. Clinical nurse specialist
B. Nurse anesthetist
C. Nurse midwife
D. Physician’s assistant
ANS: D PTS: 1
9. How many medical errors are classified as hospital acquired conditions or never events?
A. 7
B. 14
C. 21
D. 28
ANS: D PTS: 1
10. The word never in reference to never events means:
A. these events never occur.
B. these events should never occur.
C. advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) are never responsible for these
events.
D. physicians are never responsible for these events.
ANS: B PTS: 1
11. Which body continues to be a source of driving quality within health-care institutions?
A. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
B. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
C. U.S. Department of Health
D. The Joint Commission on Hospital Accreditation (The is part of the official name
hence TJC)
ANS: D PTS: 1
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Test Bank - Advanced Practice Nursing of Adults in Acute Care, 1st Edition (Foster, 2013)
12. Hildegard Peplau developed the first master’s program focused on the advanced training of
psychiatric clinical nurse specialists (CNSs) in:
A. 1934.
B. 1944.
C. 1954.
D. 1964.
ANS: C PTS: 1
13. The National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists (NACNS) was established in:
A. 1975.
B. 1985.
C. 1995.
D. 2005.
ANS: C PTS: 1
14. A clinical nurse specialist (CNS) is skilled in using which theory to develop and evaluate
programs, and assure implementation of evidence-based practices?
A. Change
B. Game
C. Number
D. Relativity
ANS: A PTS: 1
15. Which type of power is not commonly used among clinical nurse specialists (CNSs)?
A. Charismatic
B. Coercive
C. Expert
D. Referent
ANS: B PTS: 1
16. Which of the following is one reason why it might be difficult for advanced practice
registered nurses (APRNs) to move from one state to another?
A. Differences in job descriptions
B. Differences in licensure and regulation
C. Differences in hospitals
D. Differences in educational programs
ANS: B PTS: 1
17. What does the LACE model advocate for all advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs)?
A. National accreditation
B. National certification
C. National education
D. National licensing
ANS: B PTS: 1
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Test Bank - Advanced Practice Nursing of Adults in Acute Care, 1st Edition (Foster, 2013)
18. The process in which credentials are issued, demonstrating that educational and certifying
bodies have met or exceeded known standards of performance, is known as:
A. accreditation.
B. certification.
C. licensing.
D. registration.
ANS: A PTS: 1
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