Maternal and Child Health in the Community Final Exam Questions
Course Introduction
This course examines the principles, policies, and practices related to promoting and protecting the health of mothers and children within community settings. Students explore topics such as maternal and child morbidity and mortality, determinants of health, nutritional needs, immunization programs, reproductive health, and the prevention and management of common childhood illnesses. The course also covers strategies for effective health education, program planning, and evaluation, with an emphasis on culturally sensitive approaches and community participation. Through case studies and practical experiences, students gain the knowledge and skills to contribute to improving maternal and child health outcomes in diverse populations.
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Public Health Nursing Population Centered Health Care in the Community 9th Edition by Stanhope
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Chapter 1: Community and Prevention-Oriented,
Population-Focused Practice: The Foundation of
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Q1) The nurse manager makes sure that the staff members who work in a local clinic are competent in their job responsibilities.Which of the public health core functions is being demonstrated?
A) Assurance
B) Assessment
C) Prevention
D) Policy development
Answer: A
Q2) A nurse is conducting vision screenings on children in the school setting.Which type of nursing practice is the nurse performing?
A) Community-oriented
B) Public health
C) Community health
D) Community-based
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: History of Public Health and Public and Community Health Nursing
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Q1) A PHN became involved in health care reform.Which of the following best describes the purpose of this action?
A) Promote the nursing profession
B) Increase funding for public health nursing
C) Address the concerns of nurses
D) Improve health care access and reduce health care costs
Answer: D
Q2) A major provision of the Social Security Act of 1935 was the establishment of:
A) the FNS to provide nursing service to rural communities.
B) state and local community health services and training of personnel.
C) district nursing to provide home health care to sick people.
D) community-based settlement houses.
Answer: B
Q3) Local health departments were formed in urban areas in the late 1800s to:
A) target environmental hazards associated with crowded living conditions.
B) facilitate interdisciplinary efforts and promote "practical nursing."
C) provide immunizations and health care services to all citizens.
D) offer public health education to nurses who had finished basic training.
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: The Changing USHealth and Public Health Care Systems
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Q1) One of the goals of the World Health Organization (WHO)is to:
A) provide PHC services to everyone.
B) prevent outbreaks of disease.
C) prevent the transmittal of communicable disease among nations of the world.
D) provide humanitarian support in times of disaster.
Answer: A
Q2) In the United States,the majority of health care dollars are spent on:
A) prescription drugs.
B) hospital care.
C) physician services.
D) public health services (PHSs).
Answer: B
Q3) What are some of the untoward events categorized in the Institute of Medicine (IOM)report about medical errors? (Select all that apply.)
A) Wrong-site surgery
B) Adverse drug events
C) Improper transfusions
D) Restraint related deaths
E) Poor staffing patterns
Answer: A,B,C,D
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Chapter 4: Perspectives in Global Health Care
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Q1) Population health is an approach and perspective that focuses on:
A) control of the spread of the HIV virus worldwide.
B) the broad range of factors and conditions that influence health.
C) community-based care for all citizens.
D) prevention and diagnosis of disease worldwide.
Q2) A nurse is assessing a refugee who fled the genocide in Darfur.Which of the following disease/disorder should the nurse anticipate finding?
A) TB
B) Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
C) Chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD)
D) Malnutrition
Q3) A nurse is working to manage the public health aspects of a bioterrorist event.Which of the following does the nurse need to understand? (Select all that apply.)
A) Medical management and public health measures
B) The names and descriptions of the agent/disease
C) The chemical features of the pathogens
D) How to address mental health concerns
E) The amount of risk that each type of event will have for the public
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Chapter 5: Economics of Health Care Delivery
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Q1) A nurse is working with members of the community to assist them with acquiring health insurance.Which of the following individuals is most likely to be uninsured?
A) An 82-year-old woman with chronic medical problems
B) A 2-year-old whose mother is on welfare
C) A 50-year-old businessman who works for a large corporation
D) A 32-year-old man who works part-time at a small business
Q2) A nurse is promoting efficiency within the public health department.Which of the following describes the action the nurse would be taking?
A) Evaluating how well a program of service achieves what was intended
B) Trying new products provided by sales representatives
C) Using time wisely by delegating non-nursing tasks to unlicensed care providers
D) Setting up a clinic to look aesthetically pleasing to clients
Q3) Which was considered the first national health insurance plan in the United States?
A) Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) Act
B) Marine Hospital Service
C) Medicare
D) Medicaid
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Chapter 6: Application of Ethics in the Community
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Q1) According to Leininger and Watson,the moral ideal of nursing is:
A) caring.
B) advocacy.
C) responsibility.
D) accountability.
Q2) Which statement about feminist ethics is correct?
A) Feminists include only women in their worldview.
B) Persons who ascribe to feminist ethics are passive and wish to pursue their ideals through the legislative process.
C) Feminists believe that men should not be nurses.
D) Women's thinking and moral experiences are important and should be taken into account.
Q3) A nurse has used the steps of the ethical decision-making process when making a decision.Which of the following is most similar to this process?
A) Healthy People 2010
B) Deontology
C) The nursing process
D) Advocacy
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Chapter 7: Cultural Diversity in the Community
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Q1) The nurse labels a patient an alcoholic because of his ethnicity.Which of the following best describes this action by the nurse?
A) Stereotyping
B) Prejudice
C) Racism
D) Ethnocentrism
Q2) A city council discusses how former city laws promoted segregation in the community years ago.Which of the following was being demonstrated when segregation occurred?
A) Prejudice
B) Cultural imposition
C) Racism
D) Stereotyping
Q3) A nurse is unable to provide culturally competent care to a population within the community.Which of the following is an effect of this type of care?
A) Enhanced communication
B) Increased cost of health care
C) Achievement of health indicators
D) Improvement in client compliance
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Chapter 8: Public Health Policy
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Q1) When a school nurse reports suspected child abuse,there is a breach of confidentiality.Which of the following best describes why this breach is allowed?
A) Civil immunity
B) Sovereign immunity
C) Nurse practice act
D) Respondeat superior
Q2) The state orders a person newly diagnosed with tuberculosis to be quarantined.Which of the following best describes the type of law that allows the state to do this?
A) Constitutional
B) Common
C) Judicial
D) State
Q3) The Office of Homeland Security has a mission to rebuild the crumbling public health infrastructures of each state and provide:
A) vaccines for smallpox, anthrax, and plague.
B) regulation of nuclear weapons.
C) surveillance of bioterrorism threats.
D) regulation of foreign nurses entering the United States.
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Chapter 9: Population-Based Public Health Nursing
Practice: The Intervention Wheel
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Q1) A PHN is implementing the public health intervention of health teaching at the systems level of practice.Which of the following interventions is most likely being implemented by the nurse?
A) Participating in the "Great American Smokeout"
B) Working with a local employer to provide smoking cessation education
C) Providing one-on-one counseling to smokers
D) Advocating for increased taxes on tobacco products
Q2) A PHN is addressing the problem of obesity at the community level of practice.Which of the following nursing diagnoses would be most appropriate for the nurse to use?
A) Alteration in nutrition: More than body requirements
B) Need for increased knowledge of proper nutrition
C) Families at risk for obesity because of inactivity
D) Overweight child related to poor dietary habits
Q3) A PHN utilizes the nursing process at all levels of practice.Which of the following demonstrates how this is accomplished?
A) Including specific goals for community health nurses
B) Developing an accurate nursing diagnosis
C) Analyzing the needs of the community, systems, individuals, and families
D) Utilizing primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention
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Chapter 10: Environmental Health
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Q1) A nurse fulfills the environmental health competency of "assessment and referral." Which of the following actions has the nurse most likely completed?
A) Advocating for public policy changes
B) Understanding policy framework and major pieces of legislation
C) Completing an environmental health history
D) Describing the scientific principles about environmental health
Q2) Environmental health is important to nurses because chemical,biological,and radiological materials are:
A) a major cause of global warming.
B) often found in the air, water, and products we use.
C) frequently linked to the development of chronic illnesses.
D) products that nurses work with on a daily basis.
Q3) When would it be appropriate for a nurse to use a Geographic Information System (GIS)?
A) Recording client data collected at a foot clinic
B) Determining neighborhoods that have an increased incidence of lead poisoning
C) Evaluating effectiveness of a farm safety program
D) Scheduling health promotion programs in the community
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Chapter 11: Genomics in Public Health Nursing
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Q1) Which statement regarding mutations is true?
A) Mutations in the DNA sequence occur on a regular basis.
B) Mutagens are a result of a mutation.
C) Environmental factors can be linked to many mutations.
D) Spontaneous mutations occur because of environmental exposure.
Q2) A nurse is applying genetic and genomic knowledge when completing a client assessment.Which of the following actions is most likely being taken by the nurse?
A) Constructing a pedigree from a collected family history
B) Identifying a client who may benefit from genetic counseling
C) Referring a client to specialized genetic services
D) Incorporating knowledge of genomic risk factors
Q3) A clinic nurse working in the 1970s was employed by a primary care physician.Which of the following describes how the nurse would have applied genetic concepts?
A) Providing genetic counseling to those with genetic disorders
B) Educating clients about using genetic testing for risk identification
C) Explaining the purposes of the Human Genome Project to clients
D) Facilitating referrals for specialized genetic services for clients
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Chapter 12: Epidemiology
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Q1) A study that uses information on current health status,personal characteristics,and potential risk factors or exposures all at once is called:
A) cross-sectional.
B) ecological.
C) case-control.
D) cohort.
Q2) To understand the causes of health and disease,epidemiology studies:
A) individuals.
B) families.
C) groups.
D) populations.
Q3) A nurse who is studying chronic disease considers the multifactorial etiology of illness.What does this imply?
A) Genetics and molecular structure of disease is paramount.
B) Single organisms that cause a disease, such as cholera, must be studied in more detail
C) Focus should be on the factors or combinations and levels of factors contributing to disease.
D) The recent rise in infectious disease is the main focus.
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Chapter 13: Infectious Disease Prevention and Control
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Q1) A community health nurse has recently become involved in surveillance.Which of the following describes the situation that the nurse is in?
A) Educating clients about influenza immunizations
B) Collecting information about occurrence of measles
C) Evaluating the effectiveness of an HIV/AIDS prevention program
D) Advocating for changes in the national disease reporting requirements
Q2) The most common vector-borne disease in the United States is:
A) malaria.
B) yellow fever.
C) Lyme disease.
D) Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
Q3) Food intoxication is caused by:
A) toxins produced by bacterial growth and chemical contaminants.
B) bacterial, viral, or parasitic invasion of food.
C) overcooking of meat and produce.
D) adding too many spices or ingredients to food.
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Chapter 14: Communicable and Infectious Disease Risks
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Q1) Which type of hepatitis would likely be found where sanitation is inadequate?
A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
Q2) The most chronic blood-borne infection in the United States is:
A) hepatitis A.
B) hepatitis B.
C) hepatitis C.
D) HIV.
Q3) A nurse is educating intravenous (IV)drug users about sharing equipment.Which of the following information would be appropriate for the nurse to include in this education?
A) Tell the clients to throw away their equipment after one use
B) Educate the clients on using full-strength bleach on their drug paraphernalia for 30 seconds
C) Suggest limiting the number of people who share the equipment
D) Provide clean needles and syringes to whoever wants them
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Chapter 15: Evidence-Based Practice
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Q1) A nurse makes clinical judgments based upon trial and error and past clinical experiences.Which of the following problems can result from using these data sources in clinical decision making?
A) Not all sources of information are reliable.
B) Authority always leads to faulty decision making.
C) Ethical knowledge is not taken into account.
D) Trial and error has led to poor outcomes.
Q2) A summary of the research evidence that relates to a specific question and to the effects of an intervention is:
A) evidence-based practice.
B) meta-analysis.
C) systematic review.
D) narrative review.
Q3) A nurse providing care in the 1970s follows a process when making clinical decisions.Which of the following processes would have been used?
A) Evidence-based nursing practice
B) The science of medicine
C) Evidence-based medicine
D) Research utilization
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Chapter 16: Changing Health Behavior Using Health
Education with Individuals, Families, and Groups
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Q1) A nurse is implementing a community health education program at a local church.Which of the following educational principles should the nurse implement when providing this education?
A) Refer to trustworthy sources
B) Use an active voice
C) Create the best learning environment
D) Accentuate the positive health behaviors of the participants
Q2) A nurse recognizes the importance of group norms when planning community health education.Which of the following provides the best explanation for why this is important?
A) Allow for creativity and variety among group members
B) Influence members' perception of community
C) Are helpful in evaluating the effectiveness of the group
D) Maintain the group through various supports to members
Q3) Which Core Competency of communication is used by nurses engaged in group work?
A) Soliciting input from individuals and organizations
B) Using simple language when presenting information
C) Asking the group to develop the program of interest
D) Presenting material to lay audiences
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Chapter 17: Building a Culture of Health through Community
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Q1) The National Prevention Strategy provides:
A) recommendations on what can be done to improve population health.
B) assistance in interpreting Healthy People 2020.
C) a basis for public health nursing practice.
D) health risk appraisal instruments.
Q2) A public health nurse (PHN)collaborates with local community leaders to develop a local campaign educating about the importance of wearing a seat belt.Which of the following client systems of the integrative model does this describe?
A) Community
B) Aggregate
C) Family
D) Individual
Q3) The Framingham Heart Study was successful in:
A) providing information on the effectiveness of risk-reduction interventions.
B) documenting the relationship between social variables and heart disease.
C) identifying factors contributing to the development of coronary heart disease (CHD).
D) demonstrating the effects of mass media in modifying high-risk behavior.
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Chapter 18: Community as Client: Assessment and Analysis
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Q1) A nurse is investigating the structure of the community.Which of the following indicators would the nurse most likely collect data about?
A) Infant mortality rate
B) Effective communication
C) Crime rate
D) Emergency room utilization
Q2) A nurse is writing a nursing diagnosis at the community level using the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA)system as a guide.Which of the following diagnoses would most likely be developed?
A) Risk of hypertension related to poor diet and sedentary lifestyle
B) Risk of obesity among school-age children related to lack of opportunities to engage in physical activity
C) Risk of ineffective health maintenance among individuals who do not have access to a primary care provider
D) Ineffective coping related to multiple stressors, as evidenced by client crying and stating she has no support system
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Chapter 19: Population-Centered Nursing in Rural and Urban Environments
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Q1) A nurse is practicing in a rural environment.Which of the following opportunities exist for in the nurse's practice?
A) Variety/diversity in clinical experiences
B) Slower pace
C) Direct collaborative practice opportunities
D) Abundant resources
Q2) Which group is over-represented in rural areas when compared with urban areas?
A) African Americans
B) Asian-Pacific Islanders
C) Caucasians
D) Native Americans
Q3) A nurse is planning to conduct research in a rural setting.Which of the following areas of research may be of most importance to rural nursing practice?
A) Information about residents living in the intermountain and Midwestern regions
B) Information on the stressors and rewards of rural practice
C) Studies related to moving from rural environments to urban ones
D) Studies about the effects of air pollution
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Chapter 20: Promoting Health Through Healthy
Communities and Cities
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Q1) The wearing of seat belts is required in many communities.Children of a certain age must be restrained in a car seat or seat belt when riding in a car.Which of the following best describes what has happened in this community?
A) Unilateral action of lawmakers
B) Participation in health fairs
C) Healthy public policy
D) Media interest in protecting the public
Q2) A nurse is involved in implementing the Community Health Promotion Model.Which of the following best describes the action being taken by the nurse?
A) Changing public policy
B) Establishing a team to plan and coordinate the work
C) Providing nursing diagnoses for the community
D) Revising an objective for Healthy People 2020
Q3) The goal of the Healthy Communities and Cities initiative is to:
A) promote health through community participation.
B) reorganize the current health care system.
C) maximize the cost-benefit ratio of health care.
D) improve the quality of care in communities.
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Chapter 21: The Nurse-led Health Center: A Model for Community Nursing Practice
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Q1) Which type of nursing center operates under a service model?
A) Free-standing center
B) Affiliated center
C) Comprehensive primary care center
D) Proprietary
Q2) A nurse is working with a group and would like to facilitate successful collaboration.Which of the following would be the most important factor for the nurse to consider?
A) Focus of the group
B) Planned change that will occur
C) Decisions made by executive director
D) Open and frequent communication
Q3) A nursing student would like to become involved by working at a nursing center.Which of the following would be an appropriate role for a nursing student?
A) Leader
B) Follower
C) Advocate
D) Researcher
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Chapter 22: Case Management
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Q1) A bachelor's prepared nurse is providing case management services.Which of the following activities would most likely be provided by this nurse?
A) Working with community aggregates
B) Working with systems of disease
C) Working with individuals
D) Working with outcomes management processes
Q2) What are the six "rights" of case management?
A) Care, time, provider, setting, price, and outcomes
B) Patient, medication, route, time, documentation, and evaluation
C) Place, setting, patient, plan, outcomes, and documentation
D) Disease process, time, place, beneficence, advocate, and care provider
Q3) A nurse is working with an individual who pursues neither his concerns nor another's concerns.Which of the following conflict management behaviors is being used?
A) Accommodating
B) Collaborating
C) Avoiding
D) Compromising
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Chapter 23: Public Health Nursing Practice and the Disaster Management Cycle
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Q1) Community preparedness is being used to plan for a disaster.Which of the following tasks is being implemented?
A) Assembling emergency supplies
B) Understanding the workplace disaster plan
C) Taking a disaster training course
D) Developing an evacuation plan to remove individuals from danger
Q2) A nurse is participating in the preparedness stage of disaster management.Which of the following describes what is happening?
A) Heightened inspection and increased security in the community
B) Incorporation of provision of pets into local disaster plans
C) Purchase of personal protective equipment for all citizens
D) Assembly of disaster kits for the home, workplace, and car
Q3) A nurse is developing and coordinating an emergency response plan for a community.With which of the following organizations would the nurse collaborate?
A) American Red Cross (ARC)
B) National Disaster Medical System (NDMS)
C) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
D) Emergency Management Agency (EMA)
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Chapter 24: Public Health Surveillance and Outbreak Investigation
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Q1) A nurse is collecting morbidity data.Which of the following would be the source that the nurse would use?
A) Vital statistics reports
B) Birth records
C) Death certificates
D) Specialized disease registries
Q2) A large amount of data related to hypertension rates is collected in a community.The data is analyzed.Which of the following describes the next step in the surveillance process?
A) Collecting data from multiple valid sources
B) Evaluating the impact on the surveillance system
C) Interpreting the data and disseminating it to decision makers
D) Asking political officials to finance a hypertension clinic
Q3) What occurs during biological terrorism?
A) The intentional release of hazardous chemicals into the environment
B) Environmental and occupational exposure to biological toxins
C) Immunity to toxins related to repeated exposures
D) An intentional release of viruses, bacteria, or other toxins
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Chapter 25: Program Management
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Q1) For the purpose of obtaining information about services needed to meet community needs,business leaders within a community were interviewed.Which of the following describes this method of obtaining needs assessment data?
A) Community forum
B) Key informant interview
C) Survey of existing agencies
D) Indicators approach
Q2) A provider and a client consider the possibilities of solving a problem using one of the solutions identified.Which of the following phases of the program planning process is being used?
A) Conceptualizing
B) Detailing
C) Implementing
D) Evaluating
Q3) What is the purpose of developing objectives for a program?
A) Give the speaker specific topics to cover
B) Provide direction for conducting the program
C) Provide an enriching experience for participants
D) Formulate a mission statement
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Chapter 26: Quality Management
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Q1) Which statement about the quality assurance process is accurate?
A) Processes are implemented to maintain quality.
B) Community needs are assessed while implementing quality programs.
C) Accountability of the provider is the primary concern.
D) Standards for care are established and evaluated.
Q2) What is the purpose of the National Health Quality Report (NHQR)?
A) Report on the Agency for Health care Research and Quality's goals for the year
B) Describe the yearly activities of the agency
C) Ensure national quality of services
D) Document whether health care quality is stable, improving, or declining over time
Q3) A nurse is profiling the clients who are served by an agency as well as documenting services requested and provided.Which of the following describes the type of record that would be appropriate to use?
A) Clinical record
B) Provider service record
C) Financial record
D) Central index system
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Chapter 27: Working with Families in the Community for Healthy Outcomes
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Q1) A nurse examines family interactions.Which of the following describes the theory that is being applied?
A) Bioecological systems
B) Family systems
C) Family developmental and life cycle
D) Capacity -building model
Q2) A nurse is making an appointment with a family for a nursing visit.Which of the following best describes a barrier that the nurse may experience when trying to schedule this appointment?
A) The assessment cannot be done unless the extended family is present.
B) It may be difficult to find a convenient time for all family members to be present.
C) Nurses have limited time to do home visits.
D) Families are often scattered over a large area, making access difficult.
Q3) Which statement about divorce rates is correct?
A) The divorce rate is increasing.
B) The divorce rate is decreasing.
C) The divorce rate is difficult to measure due to the increase in cohabitation.
D) The divorce rate has leveled off and remains relatively constant.
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Chapter 28: Family Health Risks
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Q1) Which statement is true about transitions?
A) Transitions are stressful events for all families.
B) Transitions require coping skills, which must be taught to some families.
C) Transitions address the family skills necessary to meet developmental goals.
D) Transitions present new situations and demands for families.
Q2) The process of assessing the presence of specific factors within each category that have been identified as being associated with an increased likelihood of an illness or an unhealthy event is called health:
A) risk reduction.
B) risk appraisal.
C) risk factors.
D) life-event risk.
Q3) A nurse is using a genogram when assessing a family risk.Which of the following types of risks is being assessed?
A) Biological
B) Economic
C) Lifestyle
D) Social
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Chapter 29: Child and Adolescent Health
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Q1) A community health nurse is working with adolescents.Which of the following characteristics would most likely be displayed by an adolescent who is at increased risk to engage in risk-taking behavior?
A) Poor academic performance
B) High self-esteem
C) Middle-class income
D) Involvement in extracurricular activities
Q2) A nurse is caring for a client who has a medical home.Which of the following best describes what is being used by the client?
A) A building that houses multiple primary care providers and specialists
B) A partnership between a community health nurse, a client, and a family
C) A system that meets the needs of the individual, family, and community
D) A collaboration of care provided by an interprofessional team
Q3) The group with the lowest injury death rate is:
A) infants.
B) toddlers and preschoolers.
C) school-age children.
D) adolescents.
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Chapter 30: Major Health Issues and Chronic Disease
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Q1) An elderly person is living independently in a single room in a full-service life care community.Which of the following terms best describes this living arrangement?
A) Adult daycare
B) Home care
C) Nursing home
D) Assisted living
Q2) Which of the following factors has the largest impact on health disparities among all populations?
A) Ethnicity
B) Education level
C) Lifestyle choices
D) Poverty
Q3) A nurse is educating a client about reducing her risk factors for the development of colorectal cancer.Which of the following lifestyle changes should the nurse recommend?
A) Increase in consumption of dairy products
B) Reduction in consumption of processed meats
C) Decrease in exposure to the sun
D) Increase in sedentary lifestyle
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Chapter 31: Disability Health Care Across the Life Span
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Q1) Which of the following conditions may contribute to disability? (Select all that apply.)
A) Violence
B) Tobacco use
C) Lack of access to health care
D) Unsanitary living conditions
E) Extended family living arrangements
Q2) A nurse is caring for a client who,according to the Social Security Administration,is considered disabled.Which of the following best describes the client?
A) A wheelchair-bound person
B) A person unable to engage in any gainful activity because of a medical impairment
C) A handicapped person
D) A person who has had a stroke or has lost the use of a lower extremity
Q3) How does Healthy People 2020 address persons with disabilities?
A) Suggests specific therapies and techniques for working with this population
B) Recognizes disabled individuals as productive citizens
C) Recommends the development of community health centers
D) Emphasizes increased access to services for this population
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Q1) A nurse is working with a 17-year-old pregnant cocaine addict who is homeless.Which of the following best describes this client?
A) At risk
B) A special population
C) A Healthy People 2020 target group
D) A vulnerable individual
Q2) A set of actions one undertakes on behalf of another is:
A) social justice.
B) advocacy.
C) resilience.
D) risk.
Q3) A nurse is working with multiple vulnerable groups.Which of the following would be most sensitive to adverse effects?
A) Pregnant teenager living with her parents for financial support
B) Poor, older woman with no means of transportation
C) 2-year-old boy of underinsured parents
D) Recently unemployed father of five
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Chapter 33: Poverty and Homelessness
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Q1) A nurse is analyzing the media images that influence society's beliefs about poor persons.Which of the following is the nurse most likely to see? (Select all that apply.)
A) Poor persons are often cast as lazy, shiftless folk.
B) Poor people are shown receiving food at soup kitchens.
C) Criminals are portrayed as poor, desperate persons.
D) Homeless people are seen sleeping on park benches.
E) Criminals are seen as individuals who have been discriminated against.
Q2) A nurse is conducting a community assessment in a poor neighborhood.Which of the following is the nurse most likely to find?
A) Fewer minority groups
B) Increased exposure to environmental hazards
C) More available health care services
D) Lower rates of crime and substance abuse
Q3) Which factor influences the growing number of poor persons in the United States?
A) Increase in company earnings
B) Changes in the labor force
C) Better access to quality education
D) Adequate welfare benefits
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Chapter 34: Migrant Health Issues
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Q1) A nurse is assessing a client who has had an acute exposure to a pesticide.Which of the following symptoms is the client most likely to display?
A) Memory loss
B) Musculoskeletal problems
C) Cancer
D) Infertility
Q2) Which of the following disorders has been identified as an occupational health risk for agricultural workers?
A) Stroke
B) Heart disease
C) Diabetes
D) Cancer
Q3) A nurse is assessing the occupational health risks of a migrant farm worker.Which health risk is the nurse most likely to find?
A) Denial of care when going to the emergency room
B) Difficulty obtaining affordable health insurance
C) Increased exposure to chemicals and work-related injuries
D) Episodic violence from farm owners and employers
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Chapter 35: Teen Pregnancy
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Q1) A nurse is counseling an adolescent female about prevention of iron deficiency anemia.Which of the following would be the most appropriate nursing intervention?
A) Provide information about appropriate weight gain during puberty
B) Educate about consuming foods containing vitamin C
C) Instruct on drinking at least eight glasses of water each day
D) Emphasize the need to follow up with a dietician
Q2) According to the 2013 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System,fewer teens reported engaging in which behavior?
A) Riding in a car with a driver who had been drinking
B) Current alcohol usage
C) Trying marijuana
D) Episodic heavy drinking
Q3) What is the cause of teen pregnancy?
A) Changing moral attitudes
B) Sexual code
C) Economic circumstances
D) No uniform reason
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Chapter 36: Mental Health Issues
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Q1) A nurse is referring a client with a mental illness to a community group for additional information and support.Where would the nurse most likely refer a client? (Select all that apply.)
A) Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
B) Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation
C) Schizophrenics Anonymous
D) Anxiety Disorders Association of America
E) Salvation Army
Q2) A nurse considers the effects of biology and environment,or nature and nurture,on the development of mental illness when providing care for clients with mental illness.Which nursing model/theory is being applied?
A) Community mental health model
B) Holistic model
C) Systems theory
D) Diathesis-stress model
Q3) Which factor has influenced the advancement in the treatment of mental illness?
A) The movement of clients out of mental institutions to the community
B) A better understanding of the neurobiology of mental illness
C) More interest in helping persons with mental illness
D) A change in the culture about what constitutes mental illness
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Chapter 37: Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Problems
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Q1) The use of any substance that threatens a person's health or impairs his or her social or economic functioning is:
A) drug dependence.
B) substance abuse.
C) drug addiction.
D) illegal.
Q2) Which statement about nicotine and smoking is accurate?
A) Cigars contain higher doses of nicotine than cigarettes.
B) Tolerance to nicotine takes days to develop.
C) Sidestream smoke contains more toxic compounds than mainstream smoke.
D) The harsher smoke of pipes and cigars is more hazardous than cigarette smoke.
Q3) A nurse lobbies with legislators for the passage of legislation to prohibit smoking of tobacco products in public places.Which of the following levels of prevention is being implemented?
A) Primary
B) Secondary
C) Tertiary
D) Health promotion
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Q1) A child has reported to the school nurse that he is being bullied.Which of the following is most likely happening to this child?
A) Difficulty talking to the guidance counselor
B) Inclusion in group activities
C) Intimidation by a peer
D) Discipline from parents at home
Q2) A nurse is providing tertiary prevention.Which of the following interventions should be included?
A) Education
B) Prevention
C) Referral
D) Detection
Q3) A nurse is providing care to a child who has been abused.Which characteristics are most likely present in this child's family? (Select all that apply.)
A) The parents are unemployed.
B) There is no support network willing to offer assistance.
C) The parents are not knowledgeable about child development.
D) The mother seems frightened of her partner.
E) There is no primary caregiver in the home.
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Chapter 39: The Advanced Practice Nurse in the Community
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Q1) A registered nurse (RN)would like to become an NP.Which level of education is required?
A) Bachelor of science in nursing degree
B) Master's or higher degree in nursing and NP education
C) Bachelor of science in nursing degree and completion of a formal NP program
D) Master's degree with a specialty in public health nursing
Q2) Which statement about advanced public health nurses (APHNs)and nurse practitioners (NPs)is correct?
A) They often work in similar settings.
B) They have identical educational preparation.
C) Their practices have become more similar during the past decade.
D) The clinical nurse specialist role always involves prescriptive practice.
Q3) An APHN is offering classes on breast self-exam.Which of the following levels of prevention is being implemented?
A) Primary prevention
B) Secondary prevention
C) Tertiary prevention
D) Assessment
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Chapter 40: The Nurse Leader in the Community
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Q1) A community health center engages in a partnership with similar organizations agreeing to use common practices and share data when providing care for diabetic clients.Which of the following is being implemented?
A) Collaborative
B) Registry
C) Partnership
D) Contract
Q2) Which skills will be demonstrated by a nurse who has effective communication? (Select all that apply.)
A) Active listening
B) Restatement of the main points
C) Use simple, direct words
D) Maintain eye contact
E) Speak slowly
Q3) Why are older adults in the community at high risk for medication errors?
A) They are not competent to take their own medications and need supervision.
B) They are often taking high-risk medications.
C) They are not motivated to take medications correctly.
D) They are in need of the assistance of community health nurses.
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Chapter 41: The Nurse in Home Health, Palliative Care, and Hospice
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Q1) Which are categories of classifying interventions according to the Omaha System Intervention Scheme? (Select all that apply.)
A) Health education
B) Case management
C) Treatments and procedures
D) Direct care services
E) Skilled nursing care
Q2) A home care nurse is employed by a proprietary agency.What does this mean?
A) The agency is exempt from federal income taxes.
B) The agency is governed by a board of directors.
C) The agency is a profit-making agency.
D) The agency is reimbursed primarily by tax funds.
Q3) A nurse has discovered that a client should be receiving Meals on Wheels.Which of the following steps of the nursing process is the nurse performing?
A) Diagnosis
B) Planning
C) Assessment
D) Implementation
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Chapter 42: The Nurse in the Schools
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Q1) A school nurse is preparing to administer a prescription medication to a student.Which of the following information is necessary for the nurse to have?
A) A copy of the prescription label on bottle
B) A small container for the medication
C) Signed consent parental consent form
D) A signed order from the physician
Q2) A nurse is employed in the school setting.Which of the following activities would the nurse most likely perform?
A) Care for children who are home sick from school
B) Coordinate the health education program of the school
C) Facilitate school attendance for students with communicable diseases
D) Schedule appointments to specialists for students with chronic disease
Q3) The leading cause of death in children and teenagers is:
A) leukemia.
B) injuries.
C) suicide.
D) diabetes.
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Chapter 43: The Nurse in Occupational Health
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Q1) An occupational health nurse is assessing the need for MSDSs at the worksite.Which of the following items would require an MSDS?
A) Hand soap
B) Eye goggles
C) Aprons
D) Earplugs
Q2) Which is a requirement of the Superfund Amendment and Reauthorization Act (SARA)?
A) Applying stricter rules to determine Superfund sites
B) Sharing written disaster plans with key resources in the community
C) Authorizing each industry to write their own disaster plan
D) Evaluating the effectiveness of a written disaster plan
Q3) The nurse is doing a walk-through to identify workplace hazards.Which of the following levels of prevention is being implemented?
A) Primary prevention
B) Secondary prevention
C) Tertiary prevention
D) Assessment
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Q1) A forensic nurse has collected trace evidence.Which of the following best describes what has been collected?
A) Fingerprints
B) Bloodstains
C) Hand gun
D) Autopsy report
Q2) A homicide has occurred in a community.To whom would this information need to be reported?
A) United States Public Health Service
B) World Health Organization (WHO)
C) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
D) National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS)
Q3) A forensic nurse plans to collaborate with another professional to provide care to the client.Which of the following professionals would the nurse be most likely to collaborate with?
A) Social worker
B) Corrections officer
C) Clinic manager
D) Dietician
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Chapter 45: The Nurse in the Faith Community
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Q1) A faith community nurse is available for health counseling with teens before and after youth activities.Which of the following levels of prevention is being implemented?
A) Primary prevention
B) Secondary prevention
C) Tertiary prevention
D) Assessment
Q2) A faith community nurse makes arrangements for Meals on Wheels for the homebound.Which of the following roles is the nurse implementing?
A) Counselor
B) Coordinator
C) Integrator of faith and health
D) Advocate
Q3) A nurse wants to know the functions of a faith community nurse.Which of the following resources would the nurse consult?
A) Board of Nursing
B) Scope and Standards
C) Health Cabinet
D) Individual faith community
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Q1) A PHN assists a client in identifying the services needed the most at the least cost.Which of the following best describes the role that the nurse is using?
A) Role model
B) Advocate
C) Counselor
D) Case manager
Q2) A PHN discusses with a client which services are appropriate to meet her needs.Which of the following best describes the role that the nurse is using?
A) Case manager
B) Advocate
C) Counselor
D) Role model
Q3) A nurse is working in a public health department.Which of the following would most likely be the focus of the care that is provided?
A) Home visiting and hospice care
B) Care of communicable diseases
C) Health maintenance and health promotion
D) Illness prevention
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