Community Assessment and Planning
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This course introduces students to the principles and methods of community assessment and planning, focusing on the identification of community health needs and resources. Students will learn techniques for gathering and analyzing data, engaging stakeholders, and prioritizing issues within diverse populations. The course emphasizes the development of evidence-based strategies and action plans that promote sustainable community health improvements. Through case studies and project-based learning, students will gain practical experience in collaborating with community members and organizations to design, implement, and evaluate community health initiatives.
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Foundations for Population Health in Community Public Health Nursing 5th Edition by
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Marcia Stanhope
Chapter 1: Community- and Prevention-Oriented Practice to Improve Population Health
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Q1) When talking to a women's group at the senior citizens' center,the nurse reminded them that the only way the center would be able to afford to provide transportation services for them would be for them to continue to write letters to their local city council representatives requesting funding for such a service.What was the nurse trying to accomplish through this action?
A) Ensure that the women did not expect the nurse to solve their problem.
B) Demonstrate that the nurse understood the women's concerns and needs.
C) Express empathy, support, and concern.
D) Help the women engage in political action.
Answer: D
Q2) Which of the following public health nurses most clearly fulfills the responsibilities of this role?
A) The nurse who met with several groups to discuss community recreation issues
B) The nurse who spent the day attending meetings of various health agencies
C) The nurse who talked to several people about their particular health concerns
D) The nurse who watched the city council meeting on local cable television
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: The History of Public Health and Public and Community Health Nursing
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Q1) A public health nurse is compiling information about how to promote early detection of breast cancer in women.Which document would most likely provide useful information about this topic?
A) The Future of Public Health
B) Healthy People 2020
C) Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
D) Scope and Standards of Public Health Nursing Practice
Answer: B
Q2) Which client would have been most likely to receive care from the Frontier Nursing Service?
A) An injured soldier
B) A homebound, elderly male
C) A woman in labor
D) A child with a broken femur
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: The Changing Ushealth and Public Health Care Systems
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Q1) Which of the following best describes ideal primary health care?
A) Based on a multidisciplinary group of health care providers that work as a team
B) Essential care available to all community members, which encourages self-management
C) Focused on health promotion and disease prevention for everyone enrolled in the health center
D) Local efforts to meet the Declaration of Alma Ata principles
Answer: B
Q2) African American females have a higher mortality rate from breast cancer than white females.This is an example of:
A) projection.
B) disparity.
C) racism.
D) a sentinel event.
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Ethics in Public and Community Health Nursing Practice
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Q1) With which of the following ethical approaches are Gilligan and Noddings associated?
A) Distributive justice approach
B) Feminine ethic
C) Principlism approach
D) Virtue ethics
Q2) A nurse didn't know what to do when faced with a particular ethical dilemma because an option that would have a good outcome didn't seem possible.The nurse decided to talk to the agency supervisor and decide what action to take.Which of the following best describes the nurse's actions?
A) Appropriate, because the supervisor is responsible for the nurse's choices
B) Intelligent, because the supervisor has access to resource persons (clergy, physicians, administrators) who might know of options the nurse hadn't considered
C) Justified, because this provides an opportunity to discuss the issue but the nurse maintains responsibility for the decision
D) Wise, because the supervisor would be more knowledgeable concerning agency priorities and traditional practices
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Chapter 5: Cultural Influences in Nursing in Community Health
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Q1) A nurse gives detailed information on how to apply for Medicaid to a new mother who moved to the United States from Russia about 10 years ago.The nurse's next client is an African American mother of newborn twins who worked until the children were born.The nurse knows the woman is eligible to maintain her insurance after her employment was lost and does not discuss insurance options at all.Which of the following errors is being made by the nurse?
A) Covert intentional prejudice
B) Covert unintentional prejudice
C) Overt intentional prejudice
D) Overt unintentional prejudice
Q2) A nurse wishes to develop cultural competence.Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
A) Complete a survey of all the various ethnicities represented in the nurse's community.
B) Consider how the nurse's own personal beliefs and decisions are reflective of his or her culture.
C) Invite a family from another culture to join the nurse for an event.
D) Study the beliefs and traditions of persons living in other cultures.
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Chapter 6: Environmental Health
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Q1) A nurse practitioner has established a mobile clinic to vaccinate adults against influenza.Which of the following phases of the nursing process is being implemented?
A) Assessment
B) Planning
C) Intervention
D) Evaluation
Q2) Which of the following statements about children and environmental hazards is correct?
A) The prevalence of autism is directly related to the increase in environmental toxins.
B) Children are more susceptible to environmental toxins because of their smaller size.
C) The incidence of asthma among children has been decreasing.
D) Children are more susceptible to cancer if they have a family history of the disease.
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Chapter 7: Government, The Law, and Policy Activism
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Q1) Which of the following statements best describes the law in relation to clinical practice by nursing students?
A) Students are considered certified until licensure is obtained.
B) Students are expected to meet the same standard of care as the professional nurse.
C) Students are not legally liable for errors because they practice under the license of their instructor.
D) Students have a scope of practice determined by the nurse practice act.
Q2) Which of the following describe the significance of the passage of The Public Health Threats and Emergencies Act?
A) It funded ongoing activities of the public health system.
B) It led to improved water quality and food safety guidelines.
C) It included funding for public health activities.
D) It validated that the public health system was prepared for terrorism.
Q3) Who is responsible for determining the scope of practice for registered nurses?
A) American Nurses Association
B) Federal legislators
C) State legislators
D) US Department of Health and Human Services
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Chapter 8: Economic Influences
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Q1) A public health nurse is counseling a client who is trying to determine if a health maintenance organization (HMO)or preferred provider organization (PPO)will provide the better health care coverage.Which of the following best describes one main difference between these two types of coverage?
A) HMOs provide comprehensive care to members for a fixed fee.
B) PPOs designate providers that members can choose.
C) PPOs provide one model of care delivery.
D) HMOs provide financial incentives to encourage members to select HMO providers.
Q2) A pregnant teenager has approached a nurse asking about ways to improve the health outcomes for her and her unborn child.Which of the following statements would be most appropriate for the nurse to make?
A) "Don't drop out of school."
B) "Sign up for childbirth classes."
C) "Sign up for the WIC program."
D) "Take your prenatal vitamins daily."
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Chapter 9: Epidemiological Applications
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Q1) Between 2010 and 2015,1000 of 10,000 young women age 17 to 20 years at a university tested positive for a sexually transmitted infection (STI).Of the 1000 diagnosed STIs,300 were gonorrhea and 500 were chlamydia.Which of the following statements best summarizes these findings?
A) The proportion of cases of gonorrhea to all STIs was 300:1300.
B) The proportion of cases of gonorrhea to chlamydia was 300:500.
C) The proportion of cases of gonorrhea to all STIs was 50%.
D) The proportion of STIs to the total population was 100:1000.
Q2) A nurse believes a new mouth care procedure (MCP)is causing more mouth problems than it is helping to avoid.Which of the following must be present for the nurse to go to administration with confidence that the MCP is causing problems?
A) A plausible explanation of how the new MCP could cause harm
B) A strong feeling that the MCP is the cause
C) Consistently seeing mouth inflammation in many of the patients who have received the MCP
D) Documentation from patient records that mouth inflammation in clients did not occur until after the new procedure was implemented
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Chapter 10: Evidence-Based Practice
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Q1) After finding several studies related to the clinical problem,a nurse knows the studies must be evaluated.Which of the following characteristics should be present in the literature?
A) Federally supported multiagency clinical studies
B) Multiple high-quality studies with large sample sizes and consistent findings
C) Research studies done by multidisciplinary teams in multiple settings
D) Controlled clinical trials
Q2) Staff members have agreed to implement evidence-based practice; they have chosen a specific problem and searched the literature.The group has selected the interventions that seem the easiest to implement.Which of the following actions would the staff take next?
A) Assess the quality of the evidence in the literature.
B) Decide how best to orient the staff and community to the proposed changes.
C) Eliminate all nursing interventions that are not evidence based.
D) Choose another specific problem for the next literature search.
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Chapter 11: Using Health Education and Groups in the Community
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Q1) A patient tells a nurse,"I know all about this already.I read about it on the Internet." The patient then summarizes what he has learned.Because some of this information seems incorrect,what questions would be effective for the nurse to ask?
A) Were you able find what you wanted easily on the website?
B) Did the website say when the information was updated?
C) Did the website state who was responsible for the information?
D) Did you enjoy reading the material on the website?
Q2) A nurse established an ongoing group meeting of teenagers with diabetes.In the early stages,the nurse was very directive in arranging location,providing low-carbohydrate drinks and snacks,steering the discussion,and trying to meet all the teenagers' needs.After the group had been meeting for about 3 months,the nurse noticed that the group members no longer simply accepted everything the nurse suggested.Instead,the teenagers began making decisions themselves,and eventually,the nurse no longer controlled the group.Which of the following most likely happened to cause this shift?
A) The group became cohesive enough to share leadership tasks.
B) Teenagers don't like feeling dependent on adults with power.
C) Teenagers often rebel against adult authority.
D) The nurse was overwhelmed and lost control of task process.
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Chapter 12: Community Assessment and Evaluation
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Q1) A nurse is deciding which alternative interventions should be implemented.Which of the following factors must be considered by the nurse when making this decision?
A) The expected effect or outcome of each possible intervention
B) How interested others are in helping in any particular intervention
C) The nurse's own interest in implementing each intervention
D) The likelihood that the intervention will resolve the problem
Q2) Before beginning to survey the community to assess its health needs and strengths,the nurse reviews various documents,including local statistical data and the minutes of the previous meeting of the health care agency.Which of the following best explains why the nurse would start with this activity?
A) To avoid confronting the community until the nurse is thoroughly oriented
B) To become familiar with previous goals and priorities of the agency
C) To help get a better understanding of the assigned community
D) To save time and effort and perhaps have new insights
Q3) Which of the following is the best brief definition of community?
A) A geographic area or political division under common leadership
B) A group sharing a common bond such as a profession or occupation
C) A group working together to confront a common problem
D) A social group with common goals within a geographic area
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Chapter 13: Case Management
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Q1) The case manager explains to two disagreeing parties that coming to an agreement will save personnel costs for both of them.Which of the following terms best describes this action?
A) Assertiveness
B) Collaboration
C) Cooperation
D) Compromising
Q2) Which of the following best describes case management?
A) A tool of health maintenance organizations
B) Targeted toward a specific segment of the population
C) Implemented with individual clients
D) Used to monitor the health status, resources, and outcomes for an aggregate
Q3) Which of the following best describes why planning care for an individual is so challenging in today's health care system?
A) Because today's clients have high expectations of the health care system
B) Because multiple providers, payers, and settings have to be coordinated
C) Because of the new high technology constantly being created and used for client treatment
D) Because so many different health care providers are in the acute care setting today
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Chapter 14: Disaster Management
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Q1) Which of the following levels of prevention is being used by a nurse who is helping to develop a community-wide disaster management plan?
A) Primary prevention
B) Secondary prevention
C) Tertiary prevention
D) All prevention levels
Q2) A nurse was the first on the scene of a disaster and saw people with injuries ranging from minor to serious.Some of those with minor injuries were helping others.Which of the following injured persons would the nurse assist first?
A) Those with life-threatening head and chest injuries
B) Those who have life-threatening abdominal injuries
C) Those who have serious injuries of limbs
D) Those who are hurt but still mobile and functioning
Q3) Which of the following best describes countries that bear the greatest burden of disasters?
A) Arid regions that are prone to drought
B) Developing countries with limited resources
C) Industrialized countries with much to lose
D) Water-boundary regions that are prone to floods and hurricanes
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Chapter 15: Surveillance and Outbreak Investigation
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Q1) Several children were hospitalized for severe vomiting and diarrhea.Which of the following best explains why the nurse would continue to pursue the cause of the illness even after the children have been discharged from the hospital?
A) So that the children's families know the public health department cared about them
B) So that action could be taken to avoid any such future episodes
C) Because the children's parents need to know whom to sue for their medical expenses
D) To confirm that the symptoms were due to an infectious disease
Q2) A public health department becomes aware of an impending health problem before any problem is reported to the agency.Which of the following has most likely occurred within the community?
A) Doctors are feeling rushed as they interact with each patient.
B) Emergency departments are notably busier than usual.
C) Nurses are calling in ill to the local hospital.
D) Pharmacists are discussing the increase in medication purchases.
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Chapter 16: Program Management
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Q1) After completing a needs assessment,the nurse is confident that he has identified the highest priority health programming need within the community.He presents his ideas at a community interest meeting,and the attendees show essentially no interest in being involved.Knowing that the health problem must be addressed he proceeds with implementation as planned.Which of the following is the most likely outcome of the program?
A) Community members will become increasingly positive about the new program.
B) Others will recognize the importance of the program and become involved.
C) The public health agency will both publicize and expand the program.
D) The program will fail because of the community's lack of interest.
Q2) Based on projected increases in the number of older US citizens,a planning committee wants to establish a day care program for the community's older adult population.During which stage is the need for this program being assessed?
A) Inactive stage
B) Interactive stage
C) Preactive stage
D) Reactive stage
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Chapter 17: Managing Quality and Safety
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Q1) A nurse is invited to join the utilization review team to help the agency avoid giving unnecessary care.Which of the following difficulties would the nurse most likely confront as client records are reviewed?
A) Alternative care options rather than agency care are often encouraged.
B) Not all clients fit the pattern and need more care than guidelines suggest.
C) The nurse suggests the agency provide guidelines to professionals giving care.
D) The agency is now accountable to its clients and their families.
Q2) The quality improvement team reviews the records of clients on a monthly basis to determine whether protocols for pain assessment were followed.Which of the following best describes the major drawback to the team's approach?
A) The client is no longer under the agency's care.
B) It is difficult to compare documentation of care to standards of care.
C) Records can be inaccurate or incomplete.
D) Team members may disagree on whether the standards of care were met.
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Chapter 18: Family Development and Family Nursing Assessment
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Q1) Which of the following factors must be considered before deciding on an appropriate plan of action?
A) Family agrees to the nurse's plan.
B) Family is capable of the required actions.
C) Family will learn better coping skills from the nurse's plan.
D) Nurse has informed family how to complete the required actions.
Q2) A nurse is using the provisions of the Family Medical Leave legislation.Which of the following actions is the nurse most likely to take?
A) Resigning from employment, but retaining health insurance
B) Sharing family information with colleagues
C) Providing Medicaid to a family who cannot afford health insurance
D) Taking a defined time off of work for family events without fear of job loss
Q3) In comparison with traditional norms,which family functions have become increasingly important in modern American society?
A) Conferring appropriate social status
B) Educating the younger members
C) Ensuring physical and mental health
D) Fostering interpersonal relationships and support
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Chapter 19: Family Health Risks
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Q1) A nurse wants to empower the family of a mother who has been newly diagnosed with breast cancer.Which of the following actions would the nurse most likely take?
A) Apply for emergency financial assistance on the family's behalf.
B) Arrange for community members to assist with child care.
C) Invite the mother to join a cancer support group.
D) Teach the family how to navigate the health care system.
Q2) Which of the following best describes a normative life event that can increase the risk for illness?
A) A family is involved in a motor vehicle crash.
B) A group of teens experiment with recreational drugs.
C) A woman is pregnant with her first child.
D) The family wage earner is laid off from his job.
Q3) A nurse enters a family's home for the first time.Which of the following goals should the nurse have?
A) Assessing each family member in detail both physically and psychologically
B) Collaborating with the family to establish goals and a plan for meeting them
C) Determining the exact relationship between each member of the family
D) Exploring the family's perception of their problems and needs
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Chapter 20: Health Risks Across the Life Span
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Q1) A health care provider is working with elderly clients who have ongoing chronic disease.Which of the following strategies can best assist them with healing?
A) Advocating for increased support for elderly persons
B) Eliminating signs and symptoms of disease
C) Managing any chronic diseases to prevent complications and delay deterioration
D) Maximizing self-care capacity
Q2) A nurse is providing preconceptual counseling to a young woman.Which of the following supplements would the nurse most likely recommend?
A) Iron
B) Calcium
C) Folic acid
D) Vitamin C
Q3) Which of the following is the best way to ensure good nutrition in infants?
A) Breastfeeding only
B) Feed them brand-name baby foods
C) Feed them only homemade cereals
D) Supplement breastfeeding with brand-name formulas
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Q1) A nurse is working as a case manager with a vulnerable population.Which of the following actions should the nurse do when providing care?
A) Be willing to enter into a long-term relationship with families.
B) Direct and control the client's care because the nurse knows what is most needed.
C) Encourage families to become self-sufficient and less dependent on nursing personnel for advice and referrals.
D) Rotate assignments periodically to prevent attachment and codependency.
Q2) A community health nurse is implementing a tertiary prevention activity related to tuberculosis.Which of the following interventions is the nurse most likely completing?
A) Administration of skin tests to identify persons who have been infected with tubercle bacilli
B) Assessing for signs and symptoms of active tuberculosis
C) Directly observing clients with active tuberculosis as they take their antitubercular medications
D) Interpretation of tuberculosis skin test findings
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Chapter 22: Rural Health and Migrant Health
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Q1) Which of the following best describes a health professional shortage area (HPSA)?
A) An area with inadequate health care facilities for residents
B) An isolated area of underserved populations within an urban region
C) A region with insufficient numbers of health care providers
D) A rural region of the United States with a population density of less than 10,000
Q2) A nurse is implementing a tertiary prevention strategy related to pesticide exposure.Which of the following activities would the nurse complete?
A) Observe farmworkers for evidence of unsafe handling of pesticides.
B) Provide teaching on how to handle pesticides to avoid or decrease exposure.
C) Teach farmworkers how to recognize signs and symptoms of pesticide poisoning.
D) Treat a client who has pesticide exposure to prevent complications.
Q3) A nurse is caring for Mexican migrant farmworkers.Which of the following conditions are of greatest importance for the nurse to assess?
A) Cholera
B) Hepatitis
C) High blood level of lead
D) Malaria
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Chapter 23: Poverty, Homelessness, Teen Pregnancy, and Mental Illness
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Q1) A teenager who has just come in for her prenatal visit appears to be about 6 months pregnant.Which of the following best describe why the teenage girl has waited so long to come in for prenatal care?
A) Her friends were suggesting ways to make the problem go away.
B) She knew she could not be pregnant because her boyfriend said he used a condom.
C) She was afraid her parents would pressure her to terminate the pregnancy.
D) She kept hoping the pregnancy would just go away.
Q2) A nurse is trying to decrease the risk for depression among older adults.Which of the following interventions should the nurse implement?
A) Encourage moving to a nursing home where others of the same age reside.
B) Monitor for signs and symptoms of depression.
C) Organize an exercise and health promotion program at the local senior citizen center.
D) Teach older clients to focus on their strengths rather than their weaknesses.
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Chapter 24: Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Problems in the Community
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Q1) A school health nurse is asked by a parent group to explain risk factors for alcoholism.Which of the following information should the nurse include?
A) Alcoholism is determined primarily by the family environment.
B) Alcoholism is determined partly by genetic factors.
C) Persons who are alcoholics are usually women.
D) Persons born with fetal alcohol syndrome are alcoholics from birth.
Q2) A nurse is developing a community-based activity aimed at preventing substance abuse in the community.Which of the following interventions would the nurse most likely implement?
A) Support an increase in the availability of recreational facilities.
B) Lobby to state legislators to approve a higher cigarette tax.
C) Educate preschoolers about the long-term side effects of drugs and alcohol.
D) Provide general screenings for substance abuse.
Q3) Which of the following is an accurate concern about the use of marijuana?
A) Marijuana has painful withdrawal symptoms.
B) Marijuana may damage the respiratory tract.
C) Marijuana can often reduce pain but physicians refuse to prescribe it.
D) Marijuana quickly leads to psychological and physiological dependence.
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Chapter 25: Violence and Human Abuse
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Q1) Which of the following statements,made by a caregiver of an older client,should alert the nurse to assess for evidence of elder abuse?
A) "Mom is always into something and can't seem to stay still, so I've been giving her half a Valium to get her to relax so I can get some rest."
B) "Mom wanted to stay at her home, but we were scared for her safety, so we moved some of her personal things into our home and brought her to live with us."
C) "She has not been having incontinence problems since we have been taking her to the toilet every 2 to 3 hours when she is awake."
D) "We have to feed Mom baby food now because she has trouble chewing and swallowing regular food."
Q2) Which of the following factors may lead to increased violence?
A) Adequate social support
B) Feelings of powerlessness
C) Violence shown in the media
D) Living in a crowded environment
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Chapter 26: Infectious Disease Prevention and Control
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Q1) Which of the following biological warfare agents poses the greatest bioterrorism threat to a community?
A) Anthrax
B) Botulism
C) Smallpox
D) Tularemia
Q2) Which of the following data would most likely be collected in a syndromic surveillance system?
A) Incidence of bioterrorism attacks
B) Number of air travelers
C) Incidence of school absenteeism
D) Number of influenza vaccines administered
Q3) A student comes to the college health clinic with typical cold symptoms of fever,sneezing,and coughing,but the nurse also notes small white spots on the inside of the student's cheeks.Which of the following actions should be taken by the college health nurse?
A) Inform all students, staff, and faculty of a possible rubella epidemic.
B) Inform all students, staff, and faculty of a possible measles epidemic.
C) Reassure the student that it is just a bad cold and will soon pass.
D) Tell the student to take two acetaminophen and drink lots of fluids.
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Chapter 27: HIV Infection, Hepatitis, Tuberculosis, and Sexually Transmitted
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Q1) A nurse is providing education to a client about the use of PrEP.Which of the following statements would the nurse include as part of this teaching?
A) "Side effects of PrEP include extreme lethargy and joint pain."
B) "PrEP has been shown to be effective in preventing transmission of the disease from sharing needles."
C) "The effectiveness of PrEP will depend on your adherence to the medication regimen."
D) "PrEP will prevent you from contracting HIV and Hepatitis B."
Q2) In which of the following cases would the school nurse be correct to advise the parents of an HIV-infected child to keep the child home from school?
A) The child develops allergies with sneezing.
B) The child persists in biting behavior or is unable to control body secretions.
C) The nurse is not comfortable with being responsible for the child.
D) There is an outbreak of chickenpox in the school.
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Chapter 28: Nursing Practice at the Local, State, and
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Q1) A public health nurse has reviewed the objectives of Healthy People 2020.Which of the following should be the focus for programming in the community related to communicable diseases?
A) Encouraging community members to engage in healthy behaviors
B) Identifying high-risk sexual behaviors among community members
C) Monitoring the sexual activity of adolescents
D) Providing information about the hazards of multiple sexual partners
Q2) Which of the following best describes the role of nursing in community health?
A) Application of nursing and public health theory in promoting, preserving, and maintaining health of individuals, families, or communities
B) Health care provision offered in primary and secondary institutions or in the client's home
C) Provision of health care services in institutions located in the community but outside the hospital
D) Use of the nursing process and evidence-based practice to meet Healthy People 2020 objectives for community health improvement
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Chapter 29: The Faith Community Nurse
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Q1) Which of the following statements best describes how clients and parish nurses typically perceive spiritual health?
A) It exists at the point that cure is attained.
B) It has a tangential relation to well-being.
C) It is part of an ongoing dynamic process.
D) It is usually unchanging across the life span.
Q2) A faith community nurse is partnering with a local public health department to develop programs for primary,secondary,and tertiary prevention activities.Which of the following should be used as the primary guide for development?
A) Contemporary articles in nursing journals
B) Evidence-based practice guidelines for treatment of disease
C) Healthy People 2020 goals and objectives
D) Preferences of partners who are funding the programs
Q3) Which of the following principles is central to the role of the parish nurse?
A) Advanced nursing practice education and skills
B) Faith consistent with the community and its leadership
C) Spiritual dimension of care
D) Willingness to serve anyone in need
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Chapter 30: The Nurse in Home Health and Hospice
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Q1) Which of the following events led to the emphasis on home care nurses caring for acutely ill clients and the increased demands for extensive documentation?
A) Advances in medical technology and pharmacology
B) Increased number of lawsuits for substandard care
C) Introduction of Medicare
D) Social Security Act of the 1930s
Q2) A home health nurse is caring for a client who has right-sided paresis secondary to a stroke.Which of the following would be the best approach for the nurse to take?
A) Arrange for private duty nurses to assist the client with daily needs.
B) Assist the client with activities of daily living.
C) Teach the client to participate in self-care activities.
D) Teach the family how to care for the client.
Q3) Which of the following is the primary focus of hospice care?
A) Curing or controlling the client's chronic disease
B) Decreasing the waste of acute care (hospital) resources
C) Providing palliative care to maintain comfort until death
D) Teaching the client and family how to care for themselves
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Chapter 31: The Nurse in the Schools
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Q1) Which of the following is the leading cause of children being absent from school because of a chronic illness?
A) Allergies
B) Asthma
C) Diabetes
D) Upper respiratory infections
Q2) Which of the following would be the best way for the school nurse to fulfill his or her responsibilities in an emergency situation?
A) Tell all staff to call 911 if the nurse is not in the building.
B) Arrange to always be available, even if only by phone.
C) Create and share an emergency plan with all teachers and staff.
D) Wear a pager so that the nurse can come as soon as humanly possible.
Q3) Which of the following supplies or equipment should a nurse have available in the school health office?
A) Cervical spine collars
B) Complete emergency kit that fulfills American Hospital Association requirements
C) Epinephrine autoinjector kit
D) Material for splints
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Chapter 32: The Nurse in Occupational Health
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Q1) Which of the following is the most common disabling condition when measured by days away from work?
A) Bruises
B) Cuts and lacerations
C) Mental illnesses
D) Sprains and strains
Q2) Which of the following would most likely be one of the first steps taken in employer disaster planning?
A) All employees are invited to attend sessions on disaster planning.
B) Employers stress the importance of disaster drills and encourage active participation.
C) Exhaustive inventory of chemicals and industrial hazards is completed.
D) Written disaster plans are distributed to each employee and each worksite.
Q3) Which of the following interventions regarding worker safety would be the least effective?
A) Using job rotation and workplace monitoring
B) Designing equipment so that employee exposure to hazards is minimized
C) Having employees use safety measures and personal protective equipment
D) Designing the environment to encourage employees to follow workplace procedures
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