Deck 6: Authoring Scholarly Slide Presentations

Question 1

A nurse educator is developing a presentation on renal failure. As the educator adds media and images to the presentation, the nurse educator is considering that the images correctly convey the content and are appropriate for the audience. What principles of presentation is the nurse educator using?

A) Extraneous cognitive load
B) Visual literacy
C) Culture literacy
D) Intrinsic cognitive load

Answer 1

Visual literacy

Question 2

Which presentation mode will allow the audience to participate in the lecture in real-time?

A) Prezi
B) Embedded polling
C) Lessig style
D) PechaKucha style

Answer 2

Embedded polling

Question 3

When inserting a video clip in a slide presentation, a clip of which duration would be most effective?

A) 15 to 30 seconds
B) 30 to 45 seconds
C) 45 to 60 seconds
D) 60 to 75 seconds

Answer 3

45 to 60 seconds

Question 4

A nurse manager is creating a slide presentation for a staff meeting. The nurse manager wishes to look at several of the slides at once, checking the organization and order of presentation. Which view would be best for the nurse manager to use?

A) Normal view mode
B) Slide sorter
C) Notes view
D) Slide show view

Question 5

A nurse is developing a slide presentation and is in the process of choosing a background for the slides. When selecting a background, which principle would be best to follow?

A) Select a dark background if the room will be light
B) Choose a light background for a dark room
C) Have the background match the lighting in the room
D) Opt for a background that matches the tone of the presentation

Question 6

When creating a slide show, which font size would be best to use?

A) 12 point
B) 16 point
C) 20 point
D) 24 point

Question 7

A group of nursing students are working on a slide presentation. Which text formatting will maximize readability of the slides for the audience? Select all that apply.

A) Arial
B) Font 24
C) Font 12
D) Garamond
E) Verdana

Question 8

A nurse is creating a slide presentation to support a discussion planned for a local community health promotion fair. When preparing the slides, which formatting would be most appropriate?

A) Using no more than three font styles in the presentation
B) Avoiding using the color red for any of the text
C) Using similar colors for the text and background
D) Selecting at least seven different colors for the presentation

Question 9

A nurse manager is preparing a slide presentation for a skills refresher course and plans to insert several video clips into the presentation. The clips will be spaced intermittently throughout the presentation. When selecting appropriate clips, a clip of which duration would be most appropriate for the nurse manager to choose? Select all that apply.

A) 15 seconds in length
B) 30 seconds in length
C) 45 seconds in length
D) 60 seconds in length
E) 75 seconds in length

Question 10

During an in-service slide show, each slide fades into view. This is called:

A) Transition.
B) Animation.
C) Storyboarding.
D) Progressive disclosure.

Question 11

When planning a slide show presentation for a group of fellow nurses about a disease condition, the nurse also plans to supply the audience with handouts. Which style of handout would be best?

A) A copy of the slides in the presentation
B) Copies of slides with room for note taking
C) Word-processed outline of the presentation
D) A notes-based outline with illustrations

Question 12

The end of a slide presentation includes a slide containing summary points. To ensure retention by the audience, a maximum of how many points would be included?

A) 8
B) 7
C) 6
D) 5

Question 13

When creating a slide show, which step would be completed first?

A) Select a layout
B) Choose a background
C) Enter text
D) Insert graphics

Question 14

When selecting colors for slide presentation, which action will enhance readability?

A) Using smooth contrast in colors to assist color blind viewers
B) Choosing the color purple will create a sense of passion
C) Applying black on red makes an object appear closer
D) Selecting colors on opposite side of the color wheel improves visualization

Question 15

While planning a slide presentation for a local health fair, the nurse is putting the ideas and visuals into an organized framework. The nurse is performing which step?

A) Creating handouts
B) Storyboarding
C) Developing animations
D) Determining transitions

Question 16

A nurse demonstrates intermediate-level skills by doing which actions? Select all that apply.

A) Applying a template
B) Adding shapes to a slide
C) Moving and resizing objects
D) Editing photos for fit and resolution
E) Designing on-screen navigation

Question 17

Which consideration would be most effective in ensuring that a slide presentation is effective? Select all that apply.

A) Using similar colors for text and background
B) Using the slideshow view to show the presentation to the audience
C) Allowing more time for reading if text is italicized
D) Using a sans serif font
E) Never using any commercial clip art or web image that is copyrighted

Question 18

A nurse is presenting a slide presentation on diabetes to a group of newly diagnosed clients with diabetes. When starting the presentation, the nurse uses which view?

A) Normal
B) Slide sorter
C) Slideshow
D) Outline

Question 19

A nurse is creating a slide presentation and is using a predesigned combination of colors, font style, size, and position of place keepers. The nurse is using a:

A) Lecture support model.
B) Content layer.
C) Layout layer.
D) Theme.

Question 20

A nurse is creating a slide presentation using a newer presentation style and slide design instead of the standard slide title and bullet design. The nurse understands that this type of design primarily:

A) Reduces cognitive load.
B) Improves learning.
C) Limits availability on mobile devices.
D) Minimizes visual stimulation.

Question 21

A nurse is creating a slide presentation that uses only images that are visible for 20 seconds. The nurse is using which presentation slide design?

A) TED-style
B) Evidence assertion order
C) PechaKucha
D) Lessig

Question 22

A group of nurses are creating a slide presentation for a group of clients about heart failure. The nurses ask the nursing informatics specialist for assistance in developing the presentation using the free version of the software, Prezi. After describing this type of presentation, the specialist determines that the nurses have a firm grasp of this style when they state:

A) "We need to limit the information on the slides to just graphics."
B) "The presentation will be able to be shared privately with others."
C) "The navigation through the presentation is not linear."
D) "We should plan to spend 15 seconds on each slide."

Question 23

A nurse is creating a slide presentation using the lecture replacement model. The nurse would need to integrate which knowledge when developing the presentation? Select all that apply.

A) The slideshow must be able to stand alone.
B) Learning objectives need not be explicit.
C) Information must be highly detailed.
D) The presentation will provide for self-learning.
E) Voice-over narration may be needed for more explanation.

Question 24

A nurse is creating a slide presentation and wants to include sound in the presentation. Which sound file formats would the nurse use as uncompressed? Select all that apply.

A) MP3
B) WMA
C) WAV
D) AIFF
E) Ogg

Question 25

A nurse is creating a slide presentation for a group of newly hired nurses. After creating the title slide, the nurse moves onto the next slide. Which placeholder in the layout would the nurse expect to find?

A) Title and subtitle
B) Bulleted text
C) Images
D) Animations