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NCPD TEST QUESTIONS
LEARNING OUTCOME: Seventy-five percent of participants will demonstrate knowledge of preoperative optimization programs and the role of orthopaedic nurse navigators by achieving a minimum score of 70% on the outcomes-based posttest.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: After completing this continuing professional development activity, the participant will apply knowledge gained to:
1. Recognize the characteristics of the participants in the study of preoperative optimization programs and the role of orthopaedic nurse navigators.
2. Select the results of the study that offer insight to orthopaedic clinicians planning and implementing similar programs.
3. Identify the background information that informed the study.
1. The majority of institutions where the participants in the study worked were
a. tertiary care centers.
b. in suburban settings.
c. certified by The Joint Commission.
2. The U.S. region representing the location of the greatest number of the participants' institutions was the
a. West.
b. South.
c. Northeast.
3. Timing of initial contacts with total joint arthroplasty patients and the length of time allotted for optimization were both reportedly affected by the
a. type of surgery.
b. timing of preoperative testing.
c. preferences of the primary care providers.
4. How many of the participating nurse navigators mentioned recent or ongoing efforts to change surgical scheduling to allow more time to facilitate patient optimization?
a. one tenth
b. one fifth
c. one third
5. About one third (32%) of the nurse navigators
a. used online or app-based patient education platforms.
b. could not refer patients to social work prior to admission.
c. met patients in the hospital during the perioperative period.
6. Of the nurse navigators that were consulted, 40%
a. had full-time, salaried positions.
b. worked with advanced practice providers.
c. had greater autonomy because they were nurse practitioners.
7. The resources the nurse navigators most frequently referenced were from
a. the National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses.
b. the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
c. The Joint Commission's arthroplasty certification guidelines.
8. According to Dlott et al. (2020), implementation of preoperative optimization programs driven by nurse navigators have been shown to provide all three types of support-clinical, educational, and
a. emotional.
b. economic.
c. social.
9. Jones et al. (2022) reported that the joint classes nurse navigators gave were a means of achieving cost savings via
a. prevention of emergency department visits.
b. less need for preoperative anxiolytics.
c. reduced length of stay.
10. The results of the authors' literature search indicated that nurse navigators
a. help develop and implement protocols.
b. plan rehabilitation regimens.
c. prescribe treatment.