Community Health Nursing Exam Review
Course Introduction
Community Health Nursing explores the principles and practices of nursing within the wider community context, emphasizing health promotion, disease prevention, and the management of health concerns across diverse populations. The course covers the assessment of community health needs, planning and implementation of public health interventions, and the role of the nurse in addressing environmental, social, and cultural factors that influence health outcomes. Students will learn to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, engage in health education, and utilize epidemiological data to support community well-being, with a focus on vulnerable and at-risk groups.
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Community Public Health Nursing Promoting the Health of Populations 6th Edition by Nies
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Chapter 1: Health: A Community View
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Q1) A community health nurse is overwhelmed with all that needs to be done in one day. Which task could most easily be postponed?
A) Reviewing the most recent hospital patient data collected by the local college of nursing
B) Deciding which of several possible new clinic options would be most effective in better meeting the needs of the local community
C) Evaluating the results of the most recent community-wide screening program before planning for the next community health program
D) Giving testimony to the state legislature on a new health and safety bill
Answer: A
Q2) A new public health nurse carefully assessed all the local mortality and morbidity data in preparation for making appropriate planning suggestions at a meeting next week. What other action is crucial before the nurse can feel prepared?
A) Ask other nursing staff their perceptions of the community's needs
B) Assess the nurse's own assets, strengths, and ability to contribute
C) Meet members of the community to determine their culture and values
D) Review discussions and decisions from previous meetings
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: Historical Factors: Community Health Nursing in Context
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Q1) A scholar during the Sanitary Revolution created medical topographies. What was the advantage of these surveys?
A) Citizens knew which wells were safe to use for drinking water.
B) People knew what housing areas to avoid.
C) Results demonstrated environmental factors related to regional disease.
D) The king could isolate areas of disease from safe areas.
Answer: C
Q2) Which of the following statements best summarizes the view of nurses as seen in novels over the past 100 years?
A) Nurses are and have always been seen as very strong intelligent women.
B) For the past 50 years, nurses were primarily viewed as promiscuous women.
C) Nurses are controlling, almost sadistic women who enjoy their power over patients.
D) Nurses are obedient handmaidens to physicians, following whatever orders are given.
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Thinking Upstream: Nursing Theories and
Population-Focused Nursing Practice
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Q1) Which of the following assumptions of the health belief model (HBM) is problematic?
A) People have both free will and access to health resources.
B) People listen to the advice given by health care professionals.
C) People are influenced by health messages given over media channels.
D) People make what they perceive as rational decisions in a given situation.
Answer: A
Q2) Which of the following assumptions makes Orem's theory difficult to use?
A) That nurses will always be caring for families and groups
B) That clients are able to control their environment
C) That clients recognize the need for nursing intervention
D) That teaching clients self-care is the primary goal of nursing practice
Answer: B
Q3) Which of the following health-related variables is examined by the critical theoretical perspective?
A) Cultural beliefs
B) Effect of history and tradition
C) Ethnic and racial differences
D) Social inequalities
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Health Promotion and Risk Reduction
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Q1) A nurse was becoming frustrated. She had given her client extensive information on his health problem, but the client continued to be noncompliant in making needed changes. Which of the following principles had the nurse forgotten?
A) A person may have a higher priority than improving his or her health.
B) Information, while necessary, will not motivate people to change.
C) People need repetition over time to be able to absorb information.
D) Physicians, not nurses, are perceived as experts in health.
Q2) Which of the following risk factors are least subject to modification?
A) Choice of lifestyle behaviors
B) Environmental exposure
C) Nutritional options
D) Recreational activities
Q3) The nurse working with a client to change behavior to maximize health asked the client to bring his family to the next visit. Which of the following best describes why the nurse wants the family to come with the client?
A) To analyze the family's beliefs about health
B) To determine the family's support of the client
C) To establish the family's communication patterns
D) To evaluate the family's approval of the proposed changes
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Chapter 5: Epidemiology
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Q1) Which of the following would be the best method to increase the positive predictive value of a screening test?
A) Test a large population at once
B) Test a group at high risk for the health problem
C) Use a very sensitive screening test
D) Use a very specific screening test
Q2) Which of the following has been determined to be a major variable in transmission of sexually transmitted infections?
A) The pathogenesis of the involved agents
B) The susceptibility of the host
C) The environment in which the hosts live
D) The amount of sex education provided in the schools
Q3) A researcher wanted to engage in the best possible research design to obtain reliable information about the possible cause(s) of a disease. Which of the following designs would the researcher choose?
A) Cross-sectional study
B) Descriptive study
C) Prospective study
D) Retrospective study
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Chapter 6: Community Assessment
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Q1) Which of the following is a central function unique to community health nursing? (Select all that apply.)
A) Being willing to travel to give care in an appropriate setting
B) Collaborating and cooperating with other health care team members
C) Gathering appropriate comprehensive assessment data on the community
D) Incorporating epidemiological approaches throughout the nursing process
E) Keeping accurate and detailed medical records on care given
F) Being willing to contribute to health policy development
Q2) A nurse begins to collect information about a particular health problem from community residents. Which of the following potential problems would most likely arise?
A) Residents might become suspicious about why the nurse needs this information.
B) Residents might believe the nurse is becoming intrusive in their personal lives.
C) Residents might wonder why they are being asked about the problem when previous surveys may also have asked about the same problem.
D) Residents might begin to expect service to be given to address the problem.
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Chapter 7: Community Health Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation
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Q1) Which of the following best describes where the majority of time is spent by a community health nurse?
A) Caring for individuals
B) Caring for families
C) Caring for groups
D) Caring for aggregates
Q2) Which of the following best describes why it is important for the nurse to be knowledgeable about the community when providing care to individuals?
A) As nurses travel to meet with clients, they must know the community to find the client's residence.
B) On the basis of information from community assessment, community health nurses can be visible and vocal advocates for health care reform.
C) Community health nurses are expected to have information about the community to share with individual clients.
D) Individuals and families are strongly influenced by the community and environment around them.
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Chapter 8: Community Health Education
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Q1) A nurse involved with a community group told peers that the group was learning networking, negotiating, lobbying, and information seeking. Which of the following provides the best explanation for why the nurse is not working toward a noticeable improvement in health status for the group? (Select all that apply.)
A) The nurse cannot improve the health of the group alone.
B) There are ways that these skills will be useful throughout the participants' life span.
C) The nurse is focused on teaching, not direct interventions.
D) There are no immediate solutions to the current health problems in most communities.
E) The nurse is still trying to obtain free health care for the group participants.
F) There are not enough resources to change the health status of the group.
Q2) A nurse is teaching diabetic self-care in a small group. Which of the following is the most important action for the nurse to take?
A) Assess group needs each day before beginning
B) Create new and innovative teaching approaches for each session
C) Implement the most effective teaching methods
D) Listen carefully to understand participants' issues
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Chapter 9: Case Management
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Q1) Which of the following elderly persons are often the targets of case management?
A) Those who are homebound and have multiple complex problems
B) Those who live alone without close relatives
C) Those who show clear evidence of mental and physical decline
D) Those with chronic long-term health problems needing pharmaceutical intervention
Q2) A hospital is going to start a care management program. Which of the following groups of clients would most likely be selected to first receive such services?
A) Clients who represent the most common diagnosis group to be admitted
B) Clients who request such services from their local hospital
C) Clients with chronic illnesses
D) Clients with the least education
Q3) Which of the following best describes the aftermath of the deinstitutionalization of mentally ill patients into the community during the 1970s?
A) Community health centers were created and gave care to such clients.
B) Families were eager to accept their family members back home.
C) Many mentally ill clients without social skills ended up in nursing homes.
D) Without follow-up care, many clients were readmitted to care.
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Chapter 10: Policy, Politics, Legislation, and Community Health Nursing
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Q1) Which of the following nurses fought to have American nursing controlled by nurses rather than physicians?
A) Clara Barton
B) Florence Nightingale
C) Lavinia Dock
D) Lillian Wald
Q2) Which of the following best describes who has the authority to act in every area except those specifically mentioned in the Constitution?
A) Any individual citizen
B) Federal government
C) Local government
D) State government
Q3) Which of the following best describes how the government controls conditions that individuals cannot?
A) Appeals to the common sense and good nature of the citizens
B) Establishes social mores that enable groups to control individuals' behaviors
C) Passes and enforces law
D) Uses fear reinforced by police power
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Chapter 11: The Health Care System
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Q1) Which of the following functions are responsibilities of the states? (Select all that apply.)
A) Delegating power to localities and holding them accountable for results
B) Creating managed health organizations to decrease state health care costs
C) Establishing and managing local health departments
D) Licensure of professional health care providers
E) Overseeing all insurance programs
F) Providing access to necessary health services
Q2) Which of the following best describes the primary conclusion of the report To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System?
A) Hospital staffing must be improved to focus on safety rather than cost containment.
B) Quality of care and medical error are not easily defined.
C) Patients must recognize that care providers are human and errors will occasionally be made.
D) System failures are resulting in an incredible amount of harm from medical errors.
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Chapter 12: Economics of Health Care
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Q1) Which of the following best describes a carve-out service?
A) A particular service that is offered only by a designated provider or group.
B) A particular procedure that receives limited reimbursement.
C) A particular treatment is not allowed within a particular diagnosis.
D) A particular prescription drug that is only available to those with certain conditions.
Q2) Who may receive benefits under Medicare? (Select all that apply.)
A) Federal employees
B) Persons aged 55 to 65 years who have bought into the system
C) Persons with end-stage renal disease
D) Those over 65 years of age, if eligible for Social Security benefits
E) Those who are dependents of elderly grandparents, usually because their parents are in prison as a result of drug abuse
F) Those with permanent disabilities
Q3) Which of the following best describes why large employers would decide to self-insure?
A) To claim to offer more benefits to employees
B) To have more control over health care providers
C) To be more effective at keeping employees happy
D) To reduce administrative costs charged by insurance companies
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Chapter 13: Cultural Diversity and Community Health
Nursing
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Q1) A nurse is caring for a client from a different culture. Which of the following actions would be the most helpful for the nurse to take?
A) Ask to have a nurse from that culture assigned to the patient even if the nurse must be obtained from a different clinical area
B) Be aware of cultural similarities and differences between the nurse and the client
C) Explain that the patient must follow the rules of the hospital while a patient
D) Verbalize the nurse's own discomfort, and ask for assistance with surmounting the cultural differences
Q2) Which of the following actions was taken by the federal government to help improve health disparities among minorities?
A) Created scholarships and traineeships only for minority applicants
B) Created the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities
C) Established grants that funded only minority health projects
D) Legislated funds to create new colleges for preparing health professionals in minority neighborhoods
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Chapter 14: Environmental Health
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Q1) Which of the following statements best describe why environmental health is more challenging than other variables related to an individual's health?
A) Environmental health affects susceptible individuals more than groups.
B) Environmental health demands that individuals be willing to change their beliefs.
C) Environmental health is dependent on social neighborhoods, as well as geography.
D) Environmental health requires social, economic, and political changes to improve.
Q2) Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between the environment and health?
A) Because of the large number of variables involved, the relationship between environment and health cannot be researched.
B) Because the environment has such long-term effects on health, research findings are not yet available.
C) Research shows that a healthy environment has limited impact on one's health.
D) Research shows that a healthy environment increases quality of life and years of healthy living.
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Chapter 15: Health in the Global Community
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Q1) Which of the following best describes how the United Nations (UN) is able to implement its decisions?
A) Asking for funding from all member nations to obtain appropriate resources
B) Through five permanent members of its security council
C) Sending military units to developing countries
D) Using its moral authority and world opinion
Q2) Which of the following statements best define epidemiological transition?
A) A change from morbidity due to a particular infectious disease to a different infectious disease
B) A change from mainly infectious diseases to chronic diseases
C) A change in infectious diseases caused by a difference in agent, host, or environment
D) A change in life spans of various age groups in a specific country
Q3) Which of the following would be the best example of service learning?
A) Student nurses collecting gloves and coats to distribute to the homeless
B) Student nurses distributing food on plates at a "feed the hungry" site
C) Student nurses employed as nursing assistants for minimum wage on the weekends
D) Student nurses volunteering at the free clinic doing health assessments
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Chapter 16: Child and Adolescent Health
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Q1) Which of the following individuals is most likely to be the victim of violent crime?
A) A 10-year-old white female
B) A 15-year-old black female
C) A 15-year -old black male
D) A10-year-old white male
Q2) A school nurse at a high school suggests that all students have an educational unit on newborn care in their required health class. Which of the following provides the best rationale for this suggestion?
A) Because all adults should be knowledgeable in basic child care
B) Because the first year of life is the most hazardous until old age
C) To help convince students not to engage in sexual intercourse
D) To demonstrate the incredible responsibilities in parenthood
Q3) Using a public health perspective, which of the following has responsibility for a child's health?
A) The child's family
B) The businesses in the community
C) The entire community
D) The school system
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Chapter 17: Womens Health
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Q1) A community health nurse suggested that a group of nursing students perform a diabetic screening at a location where groups of people meet. Which of the following sites would be best for the screening?
A) The senior citizens center, which always welcomes students back
B) The shopping mall where many young adults go to save money
C) The YWCA/YMCA down the street
D) The Weight Losers group meeting at the church
Q2) Which of the following groups has the highest poverty rate in the United States?
A) Married couples with several children
B) Single female heads of household
C) Single male heads of household
D) Two adults cohabitating when one is unemployed
Q3) Which of the following best explains why lung cancer kills more women than breast cancer?
A) Early detection and cure of breast cancer has lowered the death rate.
B) Pap smears lead to early detection and often the cure of uterine cancers, hence avoiding breast metastasis.
C) There is no accepted treatment for lung cancer.
D) Women have begun smoking.
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Chapter 18: Mens Health
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Q1) Based on theory, which of the following are men most likely to do when they become ill?
A) Ask their female partner what action might be helpful
B) Ignore symptoms or refuse to see them as symptoms of illness and act tough
C) See their physician as soon as possible
D) Talk to other men about what would be the best action
Q2) Which of the following is most effective in helping males choose healthier lifestyle behaviors?
A) Educational programs that include both threat and reward
B) Involvement in team sports at school or at work
C) Physician prescription for a specific behavior change
D) Support from a female family member concerned about the man's well-being
Q3) Which gender perceives and reports having better health?
A) Females
B) Males
C) No difference between genders in perceived health status
D) Perceived health status varies strongly by individuals more than gender.
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Chapter 19: Senior Health
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Q1) "Do you have any advice?" a young woman asked. "I'm eating lunch with my dad but he can't hear and he won't wear his hearing aid." Which of the following suggestions should be made by the nurse?
A) Encourage your dad to wear his hearing aid-if only for you
B) Find a very quiet place with good lighting and very little background noise for lunch
C) Repeat yourself several times using exactly the same words and gestures
D) Talk very loudly while facing him directly
Q2) Which of the following is the most useful way to discuss aging?
A) By divisions-young-old, middle-old, old-old, and elite-old
B) Chronological age
C) Functional age
D) Number of chronic comorbidities
Q3) Which of the following is the primary source of income for elderly Americans?
A) Employment income
B) Pensions
C) Savings
D) Social Security
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Chapter 20: Family Health
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Q1) Which of the following is an appropriate conclusion to draw from research based on network therapy theory?
A) Nurses can help at-risk populations access or build support systems.
B) Problems in our health care system are worsened by specialization and fragmentation.
C) Social class places limitations on access to health care.
D) The family is culturally anchored in American beliefs.
Q2) Which of the following factors make family nursing particularly challenging? (Select all that apply.)
A) The health care system primarily focuses on care of individuals.
B) Insurance reimbursement focuses on illness care and treatment of individuals.
C) Family members are not always consistent in what they tell the nurse.
D) More variables to be considered when completing an assessment
E) Number of chronic comorbidities
F) Most theories focus on intervention with individuals.
Q3) What has research suggested is a barrier to college students eating healthy?
A) Lack of access to an exercise facility
B) Lack of access to a primary care provider
C) Lack of knowledge of the benefits of healthy eating
D) Lack of knowledge related to food preparation
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Chapter 21: Populations Affected by Disabilities
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Q1) When a person was brought into the clinic in a wheelchair, the new nurse asked the patient if he felt a need for a priest. Which of the following best explains why the nurse would ask about spiritual health during the intake assessment?
A) All patients have spiritual as well as physical needs.
B) Medical personnel have to collaborate with religious leaders.
C) People reach out for spiritual care when they have suddenly become ill.
D) Some people perceive disabilities as punishment for sin.
Q2) Which of the following was suggested by the National Healthcare Disparities Report of 2008 (NHDR) as one reason that there are such disparities in health care outcomes inside the health care system?
A) Care provider bias and poor communication exist.
B) Funding is inadequate to give appropriate care to persons with disabilities.
C) Many people do not seek care until it is almost too late.
D) There is a national shortage of care providers.
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Chapter 22: Homeless Populations
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Q1) Which of the following persons will have the most difficulty in obtaining adequate support services to find a long-term home?
A) An alcoholic homeless person
B) A homeless person who has a limited support system and is unemployed
C) A homeless person who has a mental illness and is an alcoholic
D) A mentally ill homeless person
Q2) Which of the following statements best reflects the model of justice U.S. health care is based on?
A) All people are entitled to minimum standards of care.
B) All people are responsible to help their neighbors.
C) All people have a right to whatever their own efforts allow them to purchase.
D) Like firefighting, police protection, libraries, and roads and highways, health care must be supported by tax money for the good of all who need such services.
Q3) Which of the following individuals would be described as being "doubled up"?
A) An individual who has two chronic conditions
B) An individual who has recently been released from prison
C) An individual who maintains two jobs to avoid being homeless
D) An individual who is forced to live with friends
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Chapter 23: Rural and Migrant Health
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Q1) Which of the following best explains why companies do not build work places in rural areas where people are anxious to find full-time employment?
A) Employers need highly educated and skilled employees.
B) Managers do not want to be transferred into a rural area where they will not fit in and will not be comfortable.
C) Rural persons do not work as hard as urban dwellers.
D) Smells emanating from farms are unacceptable to persons working inside.
Q2) Which of the following factors would cause a geographic area to be called a frontier area?
A) Arbitrary distinction recognizing the Great Plains, Intermountain areas, and Alaska
B) Geographically located in the West, specifically the Great Plains states
C) High death rate from use of guns (homicide or suicide)
D) Population of fewer than six persons per square mile
Q3) Which of the following employment opportunities are among the most dangerous?
A) Food processing, textiles, and transportation
B) Highway construction, ranching, and public utilities
C) Large mechanized factory positions
D) Mining, forestry, and fishing
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Chapter 24: Populations Affected by Mental Illness
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Q1) Which of the following best describes how people with mental illness are viewed by the general public?
A) Individuals in need of assistance
B) Criminals who need to be institutionalized
C) Lazy, weak, and immoral
D) Contributing members of society
Q2) Which of the following provides the best description of severe mental illness (SMI)?
A) Having been clearly diagnosed with at least two mental health disorders within the past year
B) Having a diagnosable mental disorder with moderate functional behavior in a specific area of lifestyle at any time during the past year
C) Being unable to function in society due to a mental illness
D) Being convicted of several impulsive crimes during the past year
Q3) Which of the following best describes how brain imaging scans are being used?
A) To deliver electroconvulsive therapy to high-risk individuals
B) To help detect and diagnose medical disorders and illnesses
C) To help determine treatment options for mental disorders
D) To help determine the effects of psychotherapy
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Chapter 25: Communicable Disease
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Q1) A case of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) was diagnosed immediately on signs of illness at a tourist site in China. Which of the following actions should be taken to protect the badly needed income from tourist dollars?
A) Close the airports and refuse to let the tourists in the area leave
B) Begin to immunize everyone in the immediate area with protective vaccine as soon as possible
C) Quarantine the ill person and use isolation techniques when providing care
D) Screen everyone in the area by requiring a blood and urine sample
Q2) The daily patrons of a local town restaurant became ill with nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Without knowing the cause, which of the following actions should be taken immediately to help avoid future problems?
A) Establish a series of cooking classes for all citizens
B) Have a citywide campaign to cover your mouth when sneezing
C) Use bleach to clean the entire restaurant
D) Strongly emphasize the importance of proper hand washing to staff
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Chapter 26: Substance Abuse
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Q1) Which of the following scenarios involves a student who may be susceptible to problems secondary to substance dependence? (Select all that apply.)
A) As soon as the student stepped outside the classroom, she lit a cigarette and inhaled deeply.
B) The athlete was very proud of all the medals he had won in wrestling, even if he was worried about managing his anger outside of the gym.
C) The car proceeded into the college parking lot, slowed, and stopped; the driver leaned out and vomited onto the street, then shut the door and proceeded into a parking space.
D) The student had a splitting headache so took two aspirins out of the "care package" his mom had sent him over the holidays.
E) The students met each night in a dorm room and proceeded to share several "herbal" cigarettes.
F) The young woman in the student cafeteria ordered a third large cup of coffee and, hands shaking, continued to study for her examination.
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Chapter 27: Violence
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Q1) Which of the following actions should a nurse take to ensure personal safety when engaging in home visits? (Select all that apply.)
A) Always sit between the client and the exit, and, when in doubt, leave the situation
B) Be sure of the correct address and always have a GPS system
C) Carry a cell phone and drive in a well-maintained car with a full gas tank
D) Have enough money that you can buy your way out of trouble
E) Only accept assignments within a few blocks of your own home
F) Take self-protection courses such as karate and carry a weapon for your own defense
Q2) In which of the following clinical areas are nurses most at risk for workplace violence? (Select all that apply.)
A) Acute care/intensive care units
B) Community health clinics
C) Emergency departments
D) Geriatric units
E) Psychiatric units
F) Rehabilitation units
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Chapter 28: Natural and Man-Made Disasters
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Q1) A friend who was raped and beaten appeared to be coping well. However, she recently dropped out of school and shared with the nurse that she is having nightmares where it happens all over again, and these nightmares are becoming impossible to live with. Which of the following would be the concern of the nurse?
A) A late psychological reaction of despair and hopelessness
B) Depression that no one rescued her and saved her from the traumatic event
C) Guilt and concern over what she could possibly have done to invite such an event
D) Posttraumatic stress syndrome disorder (PTSD)
Q2) Who should create a disaster plan including emergency supplies and where to meet in case of an emergency?
A) All families
B) All government officials
C) All public health employees
D) Members of Congress and the Supreme Court
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Chapter 29: School Health
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Q1) In a nationwide survey, which of the following was identified by school health nurses as the most crucial research priority for their specialty?
A) Emergency preparedness
B) Health education
C) Obesity and nutrition
D) Role of the school health nurse
Q2) Which of the following best describes how Lillian Wald helped encourage the idea of school nurses in the schools?
A) She brought political pressure to bear on school boards through her political action movement.
B) She persuaded very wealthy women to convince their husbands to fund such positions.
C) She demonstrated that school nurses decreased absenteeism by 50%.
D) She used volunteer nurses until school boards were persuaded to fund such positions.
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Chapter 30: Occupational Health
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Q1) Which of the following best describes what the Code of Federal Regulations, especially Title 29, requires of the occupational health nurse (OHN)?
A) All employees must be trained in first aid.
B) Postwork-related injuries, illnesses, and death records must be recorded yearly.
C) The OHN must serve as an emergency warden, helping employees to the emergency exit in a safe manner.
D) The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) inspector must make a worksite inspection on an annual basis.
Q2) In which of the following ways are occupational health nurses (OHNs) role models of good community health nursing? (Select all that apply.)
A) The majority of OHNs are prepared at the baccalaureate level or higher.
B) OHNs actively influence policy in health and safety within a particular area.
C) OHNs are skilled at assessing both people and their home environment.
D) OHNs focus on health promotion and avoidance of injury or disease.
E) OHNs plan and implement health programs for populations of employees.
F) OHNs work closely with physicians in planning and implementing care for individuals and families.
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Chapter 31: Forensic and Correctional Nursing
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Q1) With whom would the forensic nurse primarily interact during the day in addition to clients? (Select all that apply.)
A) Case managers
B) Officers of the court
C) Physicians
D) Police officers
E) Psychologists
F) Social workers
Q2) A prisoner was bleeding where another inmate had attacked him with a fork. Which of the following would be the correctional nurse's first and most crucial responsibility?
A) Perform a complete physical assessment, specifically looking for internal injuries
B) Maintain an escape route to help ensure personal safety
C) Report the incident to administration, indicating who was responsible for injuring the inmate
D) Stop the bleeding, apply an antibiotic, and bandage the wound
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Chapter 32: Faith Community Nursing
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Q1) Which of the following ethical issues is often a concern to a faith community nurse (FCN)?
A) The client's right to confidentiality if a client repents and confesses sin to the nurse
B) Following the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requirements
C) The nurse's legal responsibility to the faith community leader
D) Setting up appropriate medical records of care given in case of a later legal suit
Q2) Which of the following best describes how the faith community nurse, as a health educator, decides which educational programs to offer the faith community?
A) Based on feedback from the local public health department nursing professionals
B) Based on what will help implement the Healthy People 2020 goals
C) Based on what is consistent with the health laws of scripture or holy books
D) Based on the health status and needs of faith community members
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Chapter 33: Home Health and Hospice
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Q1) A hospice patient is taking rather strong narcotics with good pain control, but today the patient's family tells the nurse that the client does not want to become addicted. Which of the following is the best response by the nurse?
A) "But you're dying, what difference will it make if you become addicted?"
B) "You can try not to take so much so frequently if you are concerned."
C) "You may develop tolerance but you can't be addicted when you're using the medication for pain control."
D) "You need strong narcotics to control your pain; we want to keep you comfortable."
E) "We'll keep you comfortable using some nonnarcotic drugs if that is what you prefer."
Q2) Which of the following best describes why home health care has continued to grow until very recently? (Select all that apply.)
A) Consumers prefer home care, so they will personally pay for it.
B) Demographics-there are more elderly persons in U.S. society.
C) Home care does not cost much more than institutional care.
D) Insurance companies are encouraging home care.
E) Medicare is encouraging home care rather than institutional care.
F) Physicians prefer to visit clients in their homes rather than institutions.
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