Community Health Nursing Test Bank
Course Introduction
Community Health Nursing focuses on promoting and protecting the health of populations through the application of nursing principles and public health science. This course explores the roles and responsibilities of nurses in assessing community health needs, delivering preventive and curative services, and addressing environmental, social, and cultural determinants of health. Emphasis is placed on health education, epidemiology, communicable disease control, maternal and child health, and collaboration with interdisciplinary teams to design and implement community-based interventions. Students will develop skills in community assessment, program planning, policy advocacy, and evaluating the effectiveness of health initiatives aimed at improving overall community well-being.
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Community Public Health Nursing Practice 5th Edition by Frances A. Maurer
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Chapter 1: Responsibilities for Care in Communitypublic
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Q1) A nurse includes well-being in her definition of health.What will the focus be when the nurse provides care to a family confronting the imminent death of a family member?
A)Sharing the nurse's knowledge of the physiology behind the client's symptoms and the appropriate interventions for comfort
B)Administering pain medication so that the client can be kept comfortable
C)Reinforcing the need for the whole family to adapt to the impending death
D)Discussing the perceived meaning of life with the family
Answer: D
Q2) When a community/public health nurse cannot meet a need of the client,it is most appropriate for the nurse to
A)Encourage the client to pay someone to meet that need.
B)Inform the client that insurance will not pay for the care.
C)Refer the client to a person or agency that may be able to provide assistance.
D)Suggest that the client discuss the need with the physician.
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: Origins and Future of Communitypublic Health
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Q1) A community/public health nurse refers to Healthy People 2020 when providing community-based education.What is the significance of this document? (Select all that apply.)
A)It clarifies the importance of hospitals in community-based care.
B)It expands on what kinds of care the federal government is willing to fund.
C)It explains the federal goals for improved health of the nation.
D)It provides a guide for nurses when they speak with the public.
E)It specifies how federal health care funds will be spent.
F)It emphasizes appropriate nursing interventions when direct client care is provided.
Answer: C,D
Q2) A public health nurse is discussing disaster planning in relation to bioterrorism preparedness with members of the county board of health.Which of the following topics is likely to be addressed?
A)Selection of drugs that should be stockpiled for future use
B)Limited resources for managing bioterrorism and day-to-day expenses
C)Inconsistencies in systems for distributing supplies to areas of need
D)Need for ongoing education for public health professionals
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: The United States Health Care System
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Q1) A community/public health nurse educated a community group about the development of the national goals.Which of the following information would the nurse have included in this presentation?
A)Action plans are focused on changing lifestyles to reduce risks and prevent problems.
B)The goals emphasize improvement of health education in elementary and high schools.
C)The goals emphasize increasing the number of students in the health care professions.
D)Action plans are focused on aligning salaries for professionals among the health care disciplines.
Answer: A
Q2) A public health nurse is examining the effectiveness of a health care system.Which of the following data would be the most appropriate for the nurse to use?
A)The number of resources expended by the system
B)The health of the population served
C)The number of noncitizens who seek health care in the system
D)The typical cost of routine primary care
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Financing of Health Care: Context for Communitypublic
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Q1) What is the main problem with Medicare Part D?
A)The plan allows elderly persons to purchase medications from certain mail-order companies.
B)The plan covers generic,not brand-name,drugs.
C)Medicare recipients are confused by what the plan will or will not cover.
D)There is a coverage gap in which recipients have to pay full cost of drugs.
Q2) A nurse educator teaches community/public health nursing students about how health care is financed in the United States.Why is it important that nursing students receive this information?
A)Nurses are expected to help patients find funding sources to pay for their care.
B)Nurses have to restrict their care to services that are financially reimbursed.
C)Health care organizations must charge patients for all supplies consumed while care is given.
D)Health care organizations must notify patients of the exact cost of the nursing services rendered.
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Chapter 5: Global Health
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Q1) What were some of the "Top 10 Best Buys" of health interventions? (Select all that apply.)
A)Encouraging condom use and treating sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)
B)Enforcing traffic regulations and installing speed bumps
C)Giving nutrients to children and pregnant women
D)Imposing taxes on tobacco products
E)Providing insecticide-treated bed nets in malaria-endemic areas
F)Distributing prescription drugs for free to low-income persons
Q2) Which of the following is the leading cause of premature death in industrialized countries?
A)Alcohol-related illnesses
B)Automobile accidents
C)Tobacco-related illnesses
D)Malnutrition
Q3) According to the World Health Organization (WHO),which countries have the "best" health care in the world?
A)Australia,Great Britain,and New Zealand
B)France,Japan,and Great Britain
C)Spain,Italy,and Germany
D)United States and Canada
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Chapter 6: Legal Context for Communitypublic Health
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Q1) Which of the following is the best definition for "standard of care"?
A)What a reasonably prudent nurse would do in the same situation
B)What is currently being advocated in nursing textbooks
C)What has been outlined in the policies and procedures of the agency
D)What the customary traditional practices in the community are
Q2) A community/public health nurse offered to take a client to and from the pharmacy in the nurse's car as the client had no other means of getting her prescription medications.Which of the following statements would most likely be made by the nurse's supervisor?
A)"Please don't do that;other clients will start expecting the same service."
B)"That was very kind and considerate of you to spend your gas and time driving the client."
C)"You shouldn't start a habit like that;the client may expect transportation for other errands now."
D)"Your insurance as an employee may not cover doing personal errands for clients,so avoid taking clients in your personal car."
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Chapter 7: Epidemiology: Unraveling the Mysteries of
Disease and Health
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Q1) The community/public health nurse leads a support group for clients and their families who have been affected by cancer.Which of the following best describes this nursing intervention?
A)Specific protection
B)Primary prevention
C)Secondary prevention
D)Tertiary prevention
Q2) Which of the following is the rate most widely used to compare the health of populations across countries?
A)Birth rate
B)Crude mortality rate
C)Rate of death from human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)infection
D)Infant mortality rate
Q3) Which of the following data is collected by the U.S.Department of Commerce?
A)Health of businesses in America
B)Locations of all hospitals and clinics
C)Property values in each county and state
D)Growth in areas of the country
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Chapter 8: Communicable Diseases
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Q1) Why,after each hike,did the nurse insist on the scouts checking each other for ticks?
A)Ticks can carry noroviruses,which are then easily spread from person to person.
B)Ticks can carry hantavirus,which is 30% to 40% fatal.
C)Ticks can carry Lyme disease,which is the most common vector-borne disease in the United States.
D)Ticks can carry West Nile virus,which causes disease that is currently considered an epidemic.
Q2) Which of the following situations represents an accurate example of passive immunity?
A)The nurse who has received three doses of hepatitis B vaccine
B)The parents who took their child to a neighbor's house to expose the child to the mumps
C)The adult who received three doses of live antigen polio vaccine
D)The newborn who had not yet received any immunizations
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Chapter 9: Environmental Health Risks: At Home, at Work, and in
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Q1) A nurse wanted to increase the safety of a family with a small toddler.Which of the following would be a secondary prevention measure in relation to poisoning?
A)Assessing for hazardous materials in the home and suggesting that these materials be kept in a locked cabinet over the refrigerator
B)Encouraging the family to minimize the use of household chemicals and pesticides
C)Encouraging the family to use household chemicals only when proper ventilation is available
D)Printing stickers for the parents to attach to the phone with the telephone number of the nearest poison control center
Q2) A nurse was very concerned about an elderly client who took care of himself in his own apartment.On the basis of statistics,which behavior would cause the nurse to be most concerned about his safety?
A)The man frequently went on long walks through the neighborhood.
B)The man often ate at the "all you can eat" buffet,sometimes spending several hours there.
C)The man often tripped over the rug in front of the sink.
D)The man smoked from the time he got up until he went to bed.
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Chapter 10: Relevance of Culture and Values for
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Q1) Which of the following is the best definition of a family for a nurse to use when planning nursing care?
A)Related legally or by blood
B)Considered "family" by the legal system
C)Living in the same household
D)Any person the client reports as being family
Q2) A nurse was so angry at a family for not being home when the nurse arrived for their appointment that the nurse wanted to drop the family from the agency caseload.What would the agency supervisor need to point out to the nurse?
A)Clients can have emergencies that interfere with plans.
B)Communication about the time of the appointment may not have been clear.
C)Nurses expect promptness and compliance,but not all clients feel the same way.
D)Perhaps the nurse made an error in writing down the appointment date and time.
Q3) Which of the following is the best definition of culture?
A)An appropriate way to behave within a group
B)A choice of lifestyle behaviors by a group
C)Learned and shared beliefs,values,and lifeways of a group
D)Unconscious behaviors of a group
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Chapter 11: Home Visit: Opening the Doors for Family Health
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Q1) The supervisor suggested that a nurse use a contract to confirm goals and plans with an elderly man who had recently moved into a self-care halfway house.Which of the following is an advantage of such a contract?
A)It documents the cost of each nursing service.
B)It protects the nurse if the nurse is ever sued for malpractice.
C)It is legally binding for both parties.
D)It clarifies who will do what,when,where,and why.
Q2) As the nurse entered the house of an elderly couple and was invited to sit,three cats rubbed against the nurse's legs.Which of the following would be the most appropriate comment for the nurse to make?
A)"Are these cats hungry? Or do they want something else?"
B)"Cats can really cause health problems.Would you like me to call the animal shelter for you?"
C)"Would you like to introduce me to your cats?"
D)"Would you please lock up your cats until we're done?"
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Chapter 12: A Family Perspective in Communitypublic Health Nursing
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Q1) Why would a family strenuously resist the nurse's efforts to be helpful?
A)People have the tendency to want to stay the same.
B)The family as a system operates on the principle of equifinality.
C)The nurse crossed the family's coping boundary.
D)The family system is trying to achieve entropy.
Q2) When a home health nurse visits a family for the first time,what is the nurse's primary goal?
A)Complete physical examinations on as many family members as time allows.
B)Have the family complete as many assessment tools as time allows.
C)Make sure all records,including third-party payer information,are accurate.
D)Observe and interview the family to identify family strengths and needs.
Q3) The nurse is caring for a family who is very anxious and tense.Which of the following would be the most appropriate nursing intervention?
A)Being supportive as the family debates what should be done about the problems
B)Calmly discussing the family's perception of their problems and coping mechanisms
C)Sharing with the family the interventions to be made and the goal of the interventions
D)Telling the family what should be done to reduce their anxiety and fearfulness
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Chapter 13: Family Case Management
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Q1) The father of a family was told he had metastatic pancreatic cancer too advanced for any treatment.Which of the following is the most appropriate intervention for the nurse?
A)Assisting the family in finding a physician who can offer hope and possible treatment
B)Helping the family deal with anxiety and uncertainty
C)Sharing information about hospice and family needs at the end of life
D)Trying to help the family find meaning in their situation
Q2) What would be the most appropriate action for a nurse to take when helping a family who is in crisis when the husband/father of the family died suddenly? (Select all that apply.)
A)Assisting the family in reaching out to friends and neighbors for help
B)Being an emotional support for the family
C)Helping the family identify,recognize,and use their coping skills
D)Suggesting to the extended family that prepared food would be helpful
E)Recommending funeral homes in the community to the family
F)Volunteering to watch the children while the adults attend the funeral
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Chapter 14: Multiproblem Families
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Q1) Having completed an initial assessment,a nurse was overwhelmed with the current problems the family was facing.Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
A)Arranging for tangible sources of external support
B)Helping the family explore current and alternative coping mechanisms
C)Providing information on crisis management and the health issues that the family is facing
D)Recognizing sources of family resiliency and strength
Q2) What is the most important requirement in order for a community/public health nurse to continue to be effective when serving multiproblem families?
A)Ongoing graduate study
B)Supervision when requested
C)Support from other agency staff
D)Time for continuing education travel opportunities
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Chapter 15: Community Assessment
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Q1) Which of the following is an example of a phenomenologic community?
A)The employees of Delco Manufacturing
B)The Miami Valley region
C)The village of Yellow Springs
D)The United States Census Bureau census tract #1017
Q2) A community/public health nurse wants to use key informants to gather additional information.Which of the following actions would be useful to perform first?
A)Sending an e-mail message to all community residents
B)Conducting a focus group with informal leaders from the community
C)Publishing a survey in the local newspaper
D)Requesting that children's parents complete a survey
Q3) Why would a nurse be concerned when a community has relatively closed,rigid boundaries?
A)The community does not have an identity.
B)The community is probably resistant to change.
C)The nurse will not be able to share community resources.
D)The nurse may have limited access to the community.
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Chapter 16: Community Diagnosis, planning, and Intervention
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Q1) Which of the following actions is a nurse most likely to perform in an approach to community health planning with the community empowerment model?
A)Motivating bankers and financial advisers to help the community in its development
B)Obtaining the best experts available to help the community develop
C)Using a grassroots approach and democratic decision making
D)Writing grants to obtain money for the community and health care programs
Q2) A community/public health nurse employed by the local health department is told by the director to engage in health planning.Which of the following actions will the nurse perform?
A)Collecting and analyzing data
B)Serving vulnerable populations
C)Planning for health care needs of individuals
D)Applying the nursing process to community-based care
Q3) How might the social planning model best be defined?
A)A process of experts engaging in rational,deliberate problem solving
B)A process of group meetings that take place until everyone reaches consensus
C)A process of collaboration to write grants to fund health care programs
D)A process of using democratic decision making through a grassroots approach
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Chapter 17: Evaluation of Nursing Care With Communities
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Q1) A nurse is planning to involve the community in the evaluation process.Why is this a critical part of evaluation?
A)The nurse has completed her ethical,legal,and political responsibilities.
B)The agency retains state approval and national accreditation.
C)The community does not feel ignored by the agency.
D)The interventions helped community members make appropriate lifestyle changes.
Q2) A nurse in a particular community decided that the priority was to decrease the number of teenagers who smoke.Which of the following should the nurse measure first?
A)Percentage who currently smoke
B)Attitudes toward smoking
C)Prior experience with smoking cessation
D)Knowledge about the dangers of smoking
Q3) A nurse is determining the quality of care that is provided.Which of the following factors would the nurse examine?
A)Adequacy and appropriateness
B)Agency mission statements
C)Cost-benefit ratios
D)Personal feelings about the care
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Chapter 18: Health Promotion and Risk Reduction in the Community
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Q1) What is the primary goal of health promotion?
A)Discovering people who are at risk and helping them obtain appropriate health care
B)Enabling people to exercise control over their own well-being
C)Preventing further physiologic damage by early intervention and education
D)Reducing specific risks by early diagnosis and treatment
Q2) When a nurse plans educational programs appropriate for a population being served,which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A)Bill the employer for the actual cost of the health program.
B)Provide feedback and follow-up information to attendees.
C)Make handouts available to the audience.
D)Incorporate the latest technology into the presentation.
Q3) A nurse used a lifestyle assessment to measure health-promoting lifestyle behaviors of participants at a meeting.Which of the following actions should the nurse take when reviewing the results with each individual?
A)Arrange for the client to meet with a lifestyle coach.
B)Collaborate with the client in choosing what changes to make.
C)Explain ways that the client can engage in new behaviors.
D)Tell the client what to do to improve his or her health.
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Chapter 19: Screening and Referral
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Q1) Sensitivity is the ability of a screening test to accurately identify what aspect of the screening?
A)Persons who do not have the disease
B)Persons who have the disease
C)Persons with symptoms of the disease
D)Persons who now have a diagnosis of the disease
Q2) Which screening tests would be most useful at a health fair at a local YMCA that serves young adults? (Select all that apply.)
A)Measurements of blood pressure,blood glucose level,and cholesterol level
B)Measurements of height and weight
C)Mammography and prostate examination
D)Purified protein-derivative skin test (PPD)and review of immunizations
E)Stool for occult blood and sigmoidoscopy
F)Vision and hearing
Q3) Any screening test must absolutely be
A)Accurate in its conclusion.
B)Capable of being administered in a quiet area.
C)Equally effective with both children and adults.
D)Inexpensive and easy to perform.
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Chapter 20: Health Teaching
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Q1) How can nurses best help expand availability of health education programs?
A)Being entrepreneurs and asking patients to pay what they think the educational program was worth
B)Suggesting to their friends and neighbors that they lobby local health organizations to provide such health education programs
C)Teaching health education programs as unpaid volunteers in the community
D)Working politically to influence public policy regarding funding health education programs
Q2) Toward which individuals and their families are health education programs primarily aimed?
A)Those who are acutely ill and need information to help them recover and avoid further problems
B)Those who are healthy and can support each other in maintaining healthy lifestyles
C)Those who must cope with an ongoing chronic disease
D)Those who have defined health problems and who can support each other in maintaining healthy lifestyles
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Chapter 21: Vulnerable Populations
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Q1) Which of the following is the primary reason that only a small percentage of those eligible participate in COBRA insurance?
A)COBRA is too costly for most eligible people.
B)They do not think it is important to have health care insurance.
C)Medicaid is a more effective choice to obtain health care.
D)They are healthy and are willing to not carry insurance.
Q2) The middle-aged white woman seemed unable to relate to the staff in any meaningful way or to behave in an appropriate manner in the emergency department,where the police officer had brought her as a result of inappropriate behavior at a public gathering.Which of the following would best describe this woman?
A)A public nuisance
B)An unfortunate drain on society
C)Extremely mentally and physically ill
D)Psychologically and socially decompensated
Q3) What is the single most crucial variable associated with health status?
A)Cultural background
B)Ethnic group
C)Race
D)Socioeconomic class
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Chapter 22: Disaster Management: Caring for Communities in an Emergency
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Q1) Floods have hit a small town on the Mississippi many times.The last time,a levee broke,and there was extensive property damage,as well as several deaths.What should be the first preparation that the nurse should make before another flood hits?
A)Create child care centers.
B)Establish morgue facilities.
C)Plan for a parking area for rescue workers.
D)Practice the nurse's personal family response plan.
Q2) The Mississippi River floods a small riverside town.A few citizens decide to stay even after the flood hits the town.Assuming flooding overwhelms city services,which of the following is the most dangerous problem?
A)Inability to drink safe water from the flooded city water pipes
B)Inability to eat because of food spoilage from lack of electrical service to refrigerators
C)Inability to relax,which would result in anxiety and tension
D)Inability to sleep because furniture will be wet
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Chapter 23: Violence: A Social and Family Problem
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Q1) Members of the community state they are afraid of being attacked,robbed,beaten,or killed by a stranger.What would be an appropriate response by the nurse?
A)"All Americans must band together to protect our families and our neighborhoods."
B)"As the media clearly report,violence in our country is on the increase."
C)"Most violent acts are committed by family and friends."
D)"You are right to be concerned.There are many actions you can take to protect yourself."
Q2) The school nurse suspects that a child has been abused after observing several bruises.What action should the nurse take next?
A)The nurse should contact protective services as a mandatory reporter.
B)The nurse should contact the classroom teacher to collect additional information.
C)The nurse should not contact anyone and keep the information private.
D)The nurse should contact the family for an explanation of the child's bruises.
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Chapter 24: Adolescent Sexual Activity and Teenage Pregnancy
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Q1) In relation to ethnic groups,which of the following statements concerning teenage pregnancies is true?
A)African American teenagers have the highest number of pregnancies and births.
B)Asian or Pacific Islander teenagers have the highest number of pregnancies and births.
C)White teenagers have the highest number of pregnancies and births.
D)Hispanic teenagers have the highest number of pregnancies and births.
Q2) With regard to the ages of the fathers,the majority of the fathers involved in teenage pregnancies are
A)About the same age as the teenage mother.
B)Several years older than the teenage mother.
C)Undetermined;studies have not yet determined this information.
D)Younger than the teenage mother.
Q3) An adolescent is faced with a choice of engaging in sexual activity.Which of the following is the most important factor in this decision?
A)Parents' beliefs and values
B)Peer pressure and the need to belong to a group of peers
C)Educational programs presented in the school
D)Religious beliefs
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Chapter 25: Substance Use Disorders
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Q1) What is the most commonly abused illicit (illegal)substance?
A)Cocaine
B)Methamphetamine
C)Heroin
D)Marijuana
Q2) A nurse is counseling the wife of a substance abuser,who states that she may be co-dependent.Which of the following behaviors would most likely be reported?
A)Limiting the harmful consequences of the user's behavior
B)Helping the user obtain the substance needed
C)Establishing trust with the user in the family
D)Referring the user to a treatment program
Q3) Which of the following is a sign of drug use in the workplace?
A)Improved reactions
B)Irritability
C)Improved productivity
D)Nervousness
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Chapter 26: Rehabilitation Clients in the Community
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Q1) Which of the following statements regarding persons with disabilities is accurate?
(Select all that apply.)
A)Adults are more likely to have mental or developmental impairments than are children.
B)Veterans who are disabled are eligible for job placement through vocational rehabilitation programs.
C)Children typically become disabled after auto accidents.
D)The rate of disability increases with age.
E)More men than women become disabled.
F)Those with hearing difficulties are more likely to be employed than those with visual difficulties.
Q2) When was the idea conceived that functional rehabilitation was more than just treating injuries?
A)After a famous medical conference held in New York in 1955
B)During the Korean War,when so many married men were drafted and hurt
C)During the Vietnam War,when so many young men were injured
D)During Dr.Howard Rusk's treatment of World War II convalescents
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Chapter 27: Children in the Community
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Q1) Which of the following interventions is an example of primary prevention?
A)Assessing the neighborhood children for lead paint poisoning
B)Encouraging use of car seats and bicycle helmets
C)Facilitating a support group for divorced parents with children
D)Screening all the children for scoliosis at the local school
Q2) What should a nurse know about American children?
A)Any child younger than 21 years must have parental consent to receive health care.
B)Children with significant disabilities are cared for primarily in institutions.
C)Almost one per five children lives in poverty,especially if living with a single parent.
D)Since the early 1900s,infection has been the primary cause of death among children.
Q3) What must a child achieve to legally become an adult?
A)Demonstrate adequate maturity and judgment.
B)Join the military.
C)Meet state law requirements based on chronologic age.
D)Obtain a driver's license or otherwise demonstrate responsibility.
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Chapter 28: Older Adults in the Community
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Q1) Which of the following is an appropriate primary nursing intervention to help meet the health care needs of elderly people?
A)Advocacy by lobbying for appropriate community resources
B)Case management with the client and family in setting goals
C)Teaching the family how to care for the elderly person in the family
D)Screening applications for nursing home placement
Q2) What percentage of the total population in the United States is older than 65 years?
A)0% to 5%
B)6% to 10%
C)11% to 15%
D)16% to 20%
Q3) On whom does most of the burden for family caregiving fall?
A)Middle-aged family members
B)Paid,nonprofessional caregivers
C)Paid,professional individuals
D)Professional caregiving organizations
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Chapter 29: State and Local Health Departments
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Q1) A nurse is employed by a local health department.Which of the following would be a core responsibility of this role?
A)Assessment and surveillance of the health status of its residents
B)Providing direct care to vulnerable populations in the community
C)Using marketing strategies to educate citizens about healthy lifestyle choices
D)Implementing quality assurance methods at local care facilities
Q2) When asked,"What does your state health department do for you?" the average citizen might well respond,"Nothing." What does such a response illustrate?
A)Citizens are woefully uninformed about health and health care.
B)Citizens resent being asked personal questions.
C)Health is not a priority for Americans.
D)Most direct services are provided by local health departments.
Q3) Under the U.S.Constitution,which level of government has primary responsibility for health care of American citizens?
A)County/district level of government
B)Federal level of government
C)State level of government
D)Town/city/village level of government
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Chapter 30: School Health
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Q1) Why would a school nurse encourage the school district to create a violence prevention program?
A)A government-endorsed teaching unit that focused on this topic is available.
B)Additional funds are being offered in the state to provide this educational program.
C)The prevalence of violence,including homicide,among adolescents is recognized.
D)High-risk behaviors are common among adolescents.
Q2) What might be a school health nurse's concern regarding the No Child Left Behind Act?
A)The law does not meet local needs as the school boards perceive them.
B)The law is based on erroneous assumptions.
C)The law meets the needs of urban states but not rural ones.
D)The law will divert funds from health services and physical education.
Q3) In addition to being licensed as a registered nurse to practice in that state,what academic preparation is recommended for a school nurse?
A)A baccalaureate degree in any academic subject
B)A baccalaureate degree in nursing
C)A master's degree in nursing
D)An associate degree plus a certificate in school nursing
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Chapter 31: Home Health Care
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Q1) Besides professional home health care,what other kind of home care may be needed?
A)Community health home care,based on care needed in a community
B)Public health home care,based on principles of caring for aggregates
C)Technologic home health care,based on reimbursement guidelines
D)Technical home health care,based on a need for a piece of medical equipment
Q2) Which of the following is an example of a customer of home care?
A)An agency that employs and pays the nurse
B)A group of colleagues who evaluate the nurse's care
C)A client for whom the nurse is caring
D)A physician who refers a client to the home care agency
Q3) Why will home health care continue to expand? (Select all that apply.)
A)Complex care can be more efficiently provided in the home setting.
B)Cost-containment measures are being implemented at all levels of government.
C)Insurance companies are requiring increased use of generic medications.
D)The public is demanding quality health care services in the home.
E)The public is exerting pressure to receive care in the most comfortable setting.
F)Technologic advances are occurring.
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Chapter 32: Rural Health
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Q1) What is the poverty rate in rural areas?
A)10%
B)20%
C)30%
D)40%
Q2) Why are rural residents considered a group at high risk for health problems? (Select all that apply.)
A)They are very self-sufficient and self-reliant.
B)Few health care providers are locally available.
C)The residents are exposed to high-powered machinery,extensive sun,and chemicals.
D)They have difficulty accessing affordable insurance if they are self-employed.
E)They must travel long distances to obtain specialized services.
F)They work in dangerous occupations (farming and ranching).
Q3) A new female family nurse practitioner employed at the rural health clinic became very frustrated.What might be cause for complaint?
A)"I can't survive on this salary with the high cost of living here!"
B)"I make this incredible salary,but there is nowhere here to spend it."
C)"The men seem to make all the health decisions."
D)"The clients keep asking me when I'm going to get married."
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Chapter 33: Community Mental Health
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Q1) A community/public health nurse has contacted her legislator to discuss a bill that would enact the provisions of Timothy's Law in the state where she lives.Which of the following statements would the nurse most likely make during this conversation?
A)"Timothy's Law suggests that foster care is often the only workable approach to children in trouble."
B)"Timothy's Law encourages an increase in the amount of support and counseling available in schools."
C)"Timothy's Law demonstrates how helpful it is for families to have insurance coverage."
D)"Timothy's Law shows off the success of local collaboration to address the inequities in mental health coverage."
Q2) What was one of the suggestions given to President Carter in the 1970s when the mental health needs of the nation were reassessed?
A)Decrease support for mental health research.
B)Establish national health insurance that includes coverage for mental health services.
C)Require private insurance carriers to include mental health coverage.
D)Return responsibility for mental health from the states to the federal level.
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