Test Generator Questions, Chapter 1, Ambulatory Nursing: An Overview

1. The nurse has recently made a career change from an acute care hospital to a local urgent care center. Which factor will the nurse be able to point out as the most important difference between the two healthcare environments?

A. The individual is in charge of the treatment regimen.

B. Ambulatory care is less demanding.

C. Acute care requires round-the-clock coverage.

D. The individual’s needs are less demanding.

Learning Objective: 2

Cognitive Level: Understand

Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance

Integrated Process: Nursing Process

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2. A hospital has started sending a mobile unit out into the local rural communities with no healthcare facilities to offer basic care on a routine basis. Which factor might the public health nurses find to be common among the walk-up individuals?

A. Many have no primary care physician.

B. The need for more staff to handle the crowds

C. Individuals asking for an urgent care facility in these communities

D. High school students inquiring about starting a career in the medical field

Learning Objective: 3

Cognitive Level: Understand

Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care

Integrated Process: Caring

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3. The nurse has witnessed many changes in the continuum of care offered at the healthcare provider’s office over the years. Which factor has most likely contributed to an increased and more satisfying level of involvement of the nurse in individual care over the past 10 years?

A. Changes in Medicare reimbursement

B. Increased certification opportunities

C. Increased population in the area needing care

D. Opportunity to specialize in ambulatory care

Learning Objective: 4

Cognitive Level: Understand

Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care

Integrated Process: Nursing Process

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4. The student nurse is surprised to learn that the RN office manager at the ambulatory clinic is in the process of introducing some new evidence-based practice (EBP) to the staff. Which factor is the RN reinforcing for this student with this action?

A. The need for professional excellence

B. The use of EBP improves reimbursement.

C. It is an expected action of the office manager’s job description.

D. The utilization of EBP is not just for acute care.

Learning Objective: 5

Cognitive Level: Understand

Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance

Integrated Process: Teaching/Learning

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5. A new individual has arrived at the urgent care with complaints of ongoing midabdominal pain and occasional nausea and vomiting. Which action should the nurse prioritize during this visit?

A. Evaluate the individual’s total healthcare status.

B. Concentrate care on the individual’s GI complaints.

C. Reschedule a follow-up appointment after laboratory testing is complete.

D. Request permission from the individual to gather records from previous healthcare providers.

Learning Objective: 6

Cognitive Level: Understand

Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care

Integrated Process: Nursing Process

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