Adult gerontology clinical nurse specialists are talking about the ability to produce an effect. What
term best describes what they are talking about?
a. Marketing.
b. Budget.
c. Reimbursement.
d. Efficacy. - correct answer ✔✔d. Efficacy
Efficacy is a concept that adult gerontology clinical nurse specialists should be aware of. The word
efficacy is used to describe the ability to produce an effect. More directly, it means the ability of an
intervention or medication to produce an expected outcome.
Frankie is a patient who has been diagnosed with pancreatitis. Which of the following test results is
most likely to be consistent with this diagnosis?
a. Lipase is lowered.
b. White blood count will be elevated if the pancreatitis is acute.
c. Bilirubin is grossly elevated.
d. Glucose may be severely decreased if pancreatitis is severe. - correct answer ✔✔b. White
blood count will be elevated if the pancreatitis is acute.
White blood count will be elevated if the pancreatitis is acute. Lipase is elevated in pancreatitis.
Bilirubin is mildly elevated in 20% of patients. Glucose may be increased in severe pancreatitis.
Creating a culture amenable to innovation is necessarily based on the relative understanding
and application of equity within an organizational framework. Equity is characterized by which
of the following?
a. It is morality-based.
b. It reflects delegatory authority.
c. It is comprised of vertical relationships.
A