Community and Population Health Exam
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Course Introduction
Community and Population Health explores the principles, strategies, and practices that improve the health of groups and populations. The course examines the determinants of health, patterns of disease, and health disparities among different populations, with an emphasis on the social, environmental, and economic factors that influence health outcomes. Students will learn about public health interventions, epidemiological methods, health promotion strategies, and policies aimed at preventing disease and promoting well-being at the community and population levels. Through case studies and real-world examples, the course highlights collaborative approaches to health assessment, planning, and evaluation within diverse communities.
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Foundations of Nursing in the Community 4th Edition by Marcia Stanhope
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Chapter 1: Community-Oriented Nursing and Community-Based Nursing
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Q1) When talking to a women's group at the senior citizens' center, the nurse reminded them that the only way the center would be able to afford to provide transportation services for them would be for them to continue to write letters to their local city council representatives requesting funding for such a service. What was the nurse trying to accomplish through this action?
A)Ensure that the women did not expect the nurse to solve their problem
B)Demonstrate that the nurse understood the women's concerns and needs
C)Express empathy, support, and concern
D)Help the women engage in political action
Answer: D
Q2) Which of the following actions demonstrate(s) effective public health nursing practice in the community? (Select all that apply.)
A)Epidemiologic investigations examine the environment for health hazards.
B)New services are organized where particular vulnerable populations live.
C)Partnerships are established with community coalitions.
D)Staff members at the public health agency continue to increase in number.
Answer: A, B, C
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Chapter 2: The History of Public Health and Public and Community Health Nursing
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Q1) Which of the following nurses is famous for creating public health nursing in the United States?
A)Florence Nightingale
B)Frances Root
C)Lillian Wald
D)Mrs. Solomon Loeb
Answer: C
Q2) A nurse is reviewing the original work of the National Organization for Public Health Nursing. Which of the following accomplishments of today was started within this organization?
A)Requiring that public health nurses have a baccalaureate degree in nursing
B)Standardizing public health nursing education
C)Developing nursing cooperatives
D)Opening the Henry Street Settlement
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: The Us Health and Public Health Care Systems
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Q1) How does managed care attempt to control costs of care?
A)By encouraging families to use the point of service list of individual practice associates
B)By requiring families to choose a care provider from the MC network and not allowing access to other services without their provider's permission
C)By moving Medicaid-eligible families onto state Medicare enrollment
D)By refusing permission for families to use urgent care or emergency department services
Answer: B
Q2) A public health agency is planning to implement the electronic health record. Which of the following is a benefit of this choice?
A)Facilitation of interprofessional care
B)Improved client compliance with medical regimens
C)Cost savings to the agency
D)Compliance with JCAHO standards
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Ethics in Community Health Nursing Practice
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Q1) With which of the following ethical approaches are Gilligan and Noddings associated?
A)Distributive justice approach
B)Feminine ethic
C)Principled approach
D)Virtue ethics
Q2) Some nurses are debating about the appropriate action to take in relation to a particular family. The father is ill, and the other family members have chosen to continue working rather than take time off to care for the ill family member. One nurse states, "It is a wife's responsibility to care for an ill husband." Which of the following ethical approaches is being used by this nurse?
A)Consequentialism
B)Communitarianism
C)Deontological ethics
D)Principlism
Q3) Which of the following is considered the most important goal in nursing today?
A)Adapting to technological advances such as electronic medical records
B)Demonstrating caring as the basis of nursing practice
C)Distinguishing nursing care from medical care
D)Seeking evidence-based outcomes to demonstrate nursing's contribution to care
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Chapter 5: Cultural Influences in Nursing in Community Health
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Q1) A nurse recognizes that although a patient speaks English, the patient is from a culture with which the nurse is unfamiliar. Therefore, a cultural assessment should be attempted. Which of the following questions should the nurse ask? (Select all that apply.)
A)"Can you tell me where your family is from?"
B)"Do you practice a particular religious faith?"
C)"Have you ever been in an American hospital before?"
D)"Is there anything special we need to know about your food preferences?"
Q2) The nurse practitioner (NP) discovered that an immigrant client is not taking the penicillin prescribed because his illness is "hot" and he believes that penicillin, a "hot" medicine, will not provide balance. Which of the following terms best describes the action taken by the NP when the client's prescription is changed to a different yet equally effective antibiotic?
A)Cultural awareness
B)Cultural brokering
C)Cultural knowledge
D)Cultural skill
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Chapter 6: Environmental Health
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Q1) A public health nurse is assisting the community in dealing with the effects of lead paint poisoning. Which of the following activities would the nurse most likely complete?
(Select all that apply.)
A)Administering medications to those with signs of lead poisoning
B)Assessing community members for any health problems
C)Setting up a blood screening program with the local health department
D)Encouraging local landlords to improve the condition of their housing
Q2) A nurse practitioner has established a mobile clinic to vaccinate noninstitutionalized adults against influenza. Which of the following phases of the nursing process is being implemented?
A)Assessment
B)Planning
C)Intervention
D)Evaluation
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Chapter 7: Government, the Law, and Policy Activism
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Q1) Which of the following describes the significance of the passage of The Public Health Threats and Emergencies Act? (Select all that apply.)
A)It funded ongoing activities of the public health system.
B)It led to improved water quality and food safety guidelines.
C)It included funding for public health activities.
D)It validated that the public health system was prepared for terrorism.
Q2) A nurse is advocating for the public health department to increase the number of public health nurses that it employs. Which of the following factors should the nurse emphasize?
A)Providing disease investigation training
B)Providing research opportunities
C)Providing leadership experiences
D)Providing salaries commensurate with responsibilities
Q3) Which of the following best describes the importance of the World Health Organization (WHO) to the United States? (Select all that apply.)
A)Provides daily information on disease occurrences
B)Establishes international standards for antibiotics and vaccines
C)Creates international legislation regarding international cooperation
D)Supports national programs to fight disease
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Chapter 8: Economic Influences
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Q1) A nurse is discussing how health care rationing occurs in the United States. Which of the following would most likely be discussed as the criterion that is used to ration health care?
A)Clinic operating hours
B)Ability to pay for services
C)Availability of local provider services
D)Transportation availability
Q2) Which of the following best explains how the government inadvertently encourages low-income persons to use emergency departments as their primary care provider?
A)A huge amount of paperwork is required when Medicaid clients go to a physician's office.
B)Government regulations require Medicaid clients to use emergency departments when their primary health care provider is unavailable.
C)Legally, emergency departments must see clients even if clients can't pay.
D)Physicians' limited office hours make them unavailable during evenings and weekends.
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Chapter 9: Epidemiological Applications
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Q1) A nurse is planning to host a health screening at a large urban mall. Which of the following variables will help the nurse determine which screenings should be included? (Select all that apply.)
A)Adequate space for persons to lie down after testing until side effects are reduced
B)Health problems for which the specific population is at risk
C)Whether adequate privacy can be obtained for the invasive or embarrassing procedures
D)Whether health care providers are available to follow up on any positive screening results
Q2) A nurse is examining the various factors that lead to disease and suggests several areas where nurses could intervene to reduce future incidence of disease. Which of the following models would the nurse most likely use?
A)Epidemiologic triangle
B)Health promotion
C)Levels of prevention
D)Web of causality
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Chapter 10: Evidence-Based Practice
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Q1) A busy school health nurse concerned over the rising incidence of obesity wants to implement evidence-based practice (EBP) but faces barriers because of time constraints. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
A)Identify students who are obese so that they may be closely monitored for weight control success or failure.
B)Evaluate best practices to determine those that have the highest success rates for weight control in children.
C)Schedule physician appointments for obese children.
D)Develop an obesity management program for children whose body mass index exceeds normal.
Q2) Which of the following groups is pressuring clinicians the most to use evidence-based practice (EBP)?
A)Administrators
B)Insurance companies
C)Nurses
D)Physicians
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Chapter 11: Using Health Education and Groups in the Community
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Q1) A man says, "I just can't get myself to leave the house and go for a 30-minute walk each day. I wish I could think of some way to motivate myself." Which of the following would be the best action for the nurse to take?
A)Establish a written contract between him and his employer that states walking is required each day.
B)Recognize the reasons why 30 minutes of walking each day is one of the best health promotion activities he can choose.
C)Join a group that walks early each morning.
D)Set up rewards for himself, such as a nice snack after he gets back from walking.
Q2) A nurse planned a presentation about the latest trends in disaster planning for the senior nursing students at the local college. However, when the nurse began to share the information, the students were talking to one another and essentially ignoring the nurse. Which of the following actions should be taken by the nurse?
A)Ask the students why they are being so rude.
B)Explain why the information is crucial to their current clinical practice.
C)Nothing; let the instructor of the course handle the problem.
D)Tell a joke to get the students' attention.
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Chapter 12: Community Assessment and Evaluation
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Q1) Which of the following objectives is most appropriate for the development of a community-oriented nursing care plan?
A)All monitored patients will receive abortive therapy for lethal dysrhythmias within 3 minutes of dysrhythmia recognition.
B)Of mothers receiving nutrition counseling, 80% will identify five sources of calcium by the end of class.
C)95% of children will be immunized by 1 year of age.
D)There will be a 25% reduction in health disparities by 2015.
Q2) Which of the following activities are considered to be part of the core competencies for public health professionals? (Select all that apply.)
A)Defining variables relevant to current public health problems
B)Obtaining and interpreting information regarding risks and benefits to the community
C)Implementing nursing care and subsequent evaluation outcomes
D)Maintaining public health departments throughout the United States
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Chapter 13: Case Management
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Q1) The case manager explains to two disagreeing parties that coming to an agreement will save personnel costs for both of them. Which of the following terms best describes this action?
A)Assertiveness
B)Collaboration
C)Cooperation
D)Compromising
Q2) A case manager implements a primary prevention activity. Which of the following actions would the nurse most likely complete?
A)Advocating for the client whose values conflict with those of the medical service provider
B)Collaborating between nursing and occupational health personnel
C)Educating a group regarding community services that are available if ever needed
D)Resolving conflict between a primary care clinic and a tertiary health care facility
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Chapter 14: Disaster Management
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Q1) Which of the following levels of prevention is being used by a nurse who is helping to develop a community-wide disaster management plan?
A)Primary prevention
B)Secondary prevention
C)Tertiary prevention
D)All prevention levels
Q2) A nurse is focused on mitigation of disasters at the international level. Which of the following activities would the nurse most likely complete?
A)Provide community educational programs and training on how to prepare for disasters.
B)Request donations be sent to the affected area.
C)Develop a notification procedure to be used by the international disaster relief office.
D)Recruit volunteers to be a part of the disaster team that will travel to the afflicted area.
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Chapter 15: Surveillance and Outbreak Investigation
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Q1) A nurse attends a conference to learn more about public health surveillance. Why is it so important that the nurse be knowledgeable about this topic?
A)Because nurses are employed in public health agencies
B)Because nurses are often the first to recognize and respond to a problem
C)Because nurses are responsible for ensuring that action is taken when necessary
D)Because nurses are typically the ones to interact with the public and the media
Q2) A child came to school coughing almost constantly. The next day, six other children in the same school room were coughing. Which of the following types of outbreak would the nurse suspect?
A)Common source
B)Mixed
C)Propagated
D)Intermittent
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Chapter 16: Program Management
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Q1) A community is examining which programs are needed within the community, the populations they will target, and how they will be funded. Which of the following would be the least risky decision for the community to make?
A)Choose whichever option is the least expensive of agency resources
B)Choose to do nothing
C)Choose whatever the agency administration prefers
D)Choose whatever the majority of clients prefer
Q2) Which of the following best describes the purpose of strategic planning?
A)To anticipate client needs now and in the future
B)To match client needs, provider strengths, and agency resources
C)To maximize effective use of agency resources
D)To utilize provider strengths and competencies
Q3) A nurse is conducting a needs assessment but has a limited budget. Which of the following data sources would the nurse most likely eliminate?
A)Community forums
B)Examination of community indicators
C)Focus groups
D)Surveys
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Chapter 17: Managing Quality and Safety
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Q1) An agency is beginning to implement a general approach for quality improvement. Which of the following activities would the agency most likely implement?
A)Customer satisfaction is assessed through the use of surveys provided to the client after each appointment.
B)The health maintenance organization (HMO) provides incentives to personnel who complete in-house programs on customer service.
C)The institution has received accreditation through The Joint Commission.
D)The total quality improvement (TQI) team meets to examine how to make the registration process more efficient.
Q2) A nurse is invited to join the utilization review team to help the agency avoid giving unnecessary care. Which of the following difficulties would the nurse most likely confront as client records are reviewed?
A)Alternative care options rather than agency care are often encouraged.
B)Not all clients fit the pattern and need more care than guidelines suggest.
C)The nurse suggests the agency provide guidelines to professionals giving care.
D)The agency is now accountable to its clients and their families.
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Chapter 18: Family Development and Family Nursing Assessment
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Q1) Which of the following must be firmly established before beginning a family assessment? (Select all that apply.)
A)Why the data are needed
B)How best to interview each individual in the family
C)The most convenient time for you to visit the family
D)The rationale or purpose of the visit
Q2) A nurse is making an appointment with a family for a nursing visit. Which of the following describes a potential barrier the nurse may encounter?
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 of the following factors must be considered before deciding on an appropriate plan of action?
A)Family agrees to the nurse's plan.
B)Family is capable of the required actions.
C)Family will learn better coping skills from the nurse's plan.
D)Nurse has informed family how to complete the required actions.
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Chapter 19: Family Health Risks
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Q1) A nurse is drawing a genogram. Which of the following would the nurse use to demonstrate a marriage relationship between two individuals?
A)A broken line
B)A dashed line
C)A solid line
D)Two parallel lines
Q2) The nurse and the family have agreed on an ambitious goal to improve family functioning, but as the family later expresses with some dismay, they have not been able to change their behavior as easily and quickly as they had hoped. Which of the following must be remembered throughout this process? (Select all that apply.)
A)A reassessment of resources should be done if the plan does not work.
B)Individual family members must all be willing to make the plan their first priority.
C)Goals must be realistic and feasible.
D)Ongoing negotiation is central to the process.
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Chapter 20: Health Risks Across the Life Span
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Q1) Which of the following is of the greatest concern for the nurse who works with high school students?
A)Alcohol use
B)Motor vehicle accidents
C)Sports-related injuries
D)Unprotected sex
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 health care provider is working with elderly clients who have ongoing chronic disease. Which of the following strategies can best assist them with healing? (Select all that apply.)
A)Advocating for increased support for elderly persons
B)Eliminating signs and symptoms of disease
C)Managing any chronic diseases to prevent complications and delay deterioration
D)Maximizing self-care capacity
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Q1) A large financial grant was being offered to whichever health facility wanted to accept the responsibility for giving care to local vulnerable populations. Which of the following actions would most likely be taken by the local medical centers?
A)Agree to collaboratively apply for the funds in a cooperative proposal.
B)Individually compete eagerly for the additional funds now available.
C)Reach out enthusiastically to this previously underserved population group.
D)Strongly consider not applying, because this population will be expensive to treat.
Q2) Which of the following bills would the nurse lobbyist, who believes strongly in social justice, encourage legislators to support?
A)A bill that establishes policies requiring all persons to pay the same cost for services regardless of income
B)A bill that promotes universal health insurance coverage
C)A bill that requires all health care providers to give care to uninsured persons without charge
D)A bill that requires health care workers to report undocumented immigrants who present for treatment
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Chapter 22: Rural Health and Migrant Health
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Q1) A nurse is caring for a migrant farm worker who has been working in the agricultural industry for the past 10 years. When questioned about environmental hazards, the client reports regular exposure to pesticides. Which of the following disorders is the client most at risk to develop?
A)Cancer
B)Memory loss
C)Skin rashes
D)Headaches
Q2) A nurse is working with Mexican immigrants. Which of the following behaviors would most likely lead to a positive interaction for the nurse?
A)Avoiding touching the client except when necessary as part of the physical examination
B)Calling the client by name, socializing before addressing the problem, and being very respectful
C)Keeping all interactions direct, to the point, and targeted on the reason for presentation
D)Maintaining a non-confrontational relationship by avoiding any disagreement even if the nurse does disagree with what the client is saying
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Chapter 23: Poverty, Homelessness, Mental Illness, and Teen Pregnancy
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Q1) Which of the following statements best describes why health care of the homeless is so expensive to the community?
A)Health conditions of the homeless require increased preventive services.
B)Homeless clients typically make more clinic visits for multiple health problems.
C)Homeless people spread contagious diseases to those they pass on the street.
D)Most care to homeless people takes place in hospital emergency departments.
Q2) The nurse is making a postpartum visit to a teenage mother and her month-old infant. Which of the following assessments would be most important?
A)Assessing for mother's ability to fulfill her own growth and development tasks
B)Assessing for mother's knowledge about normal infant growth and development
C)Assessing how much the teenage mother's own mother is helping her cope with child care
D)Assessing whether the baby's father is being helpful to the mother
Q3) Which of the following groups is most at risk for suicide?
A)Adolescents under age 20
B)Men over age 85
C)Females 25 to 45 years of age
D)Women over age 65
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Chapter 24: Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Problems in the Community
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Q1) A nurse is helping a client's family prepare to have an intervention that hopefully will encourage the alcoholic father to realize the need for change. Which of the following instructions by the nurse to the client's family members would be most effective? (Select all that apply.)
A)"Express your love and your belief that he can change."
B)"Point out that his behavior is his choice and his responsibility."
C)"Let him know that you understand how much he loves being with his drinking pals and that you agree that their friendship is important."
D)"Remind him that entering treatment is better than going to prison."
Q2) A teacher sends a student to the school nurse because the student does not seem to be thinking clearly. The nurse notes that the student is having palpitations, as well as elevated pulse, blood pressure, temperature. Which of the following would most likely cause these symptoms?
A)Alcohol
B)Ecstasy (MDMA)
C)Heroin
D)Marijuana
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Chapter 25: Violence and Human Abuse
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Q1) A mother confides to the nurse that her live-in boyfriend knocked down her 2-year-old child because he was crying too much. She begs the nurse not to tell anyone because her boyfriend has agreed to take anger management classes. Which of the following actions should be taken by the nurse?
A)Abide by the mother's wishes because this information was provided in confidence.
B)Arrange for counseling for the boyfriend at the earliest possible availability.
C)Encourage the mother to take the child and find alternate housing right away.
D)Report the incident to child protective services or other appropriate legal authority.
Q2) A teacher asks the school health nurse to assess a child for neglect. Which of the following assessment findings could indicate neglect?
A)Bruises in various stages of healing
B)Failure of parent to attend parent-teacher conferences or return teacher phone calls
C)Lack of weight gain and wearing dirty clothes
D)Lice in the hair
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Chapter 26: Infectious Disease Prevention and Control
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Q1) Which of the following places best describes where the incidence of Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA) and methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) is currently rising?
A)Areas where people share dressing or bathing facilities
B)Daycare centers and schools
C)Long-term care facilities
D)Senior citizen centers
Q2) The advanced practice nurse explains that the client has an upper respiratory infection (URI) and suggests several measures that might make the client more comfortable. Which of the following best describes why the nurse doesn't just prescribe antibiotics as the client repeatedly requests? (Select all that apply.)
A)Antibiotics are expensive, whereas the support measures would be almost free of cost.
B)Viral diseases are not affected by antibiotics.
C)Clinics cannot afford to continually give antibiotics to anyone who asks for them.
D)The more antibiotics are prescribed, the more infectious agents develop resistance to such drugs.
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Chapter 27: HIV Infection, Hepatitis, Tuberculosis, and
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Q1) When a nurse discovers that a woman has been treated for cervical cancer, the nurse asks the woman whether she has ever been tested for HIV or other STDs. The woman is offended and asks why the nurse would ask her such a thing. Which of the following statements would be the best response from the nurse?
A)"Cervical cancer treatments may decrease immunity, so that it is easier to acquire STDs."
B)"Cervical cancer usually is caused by HPV, and often the presence of one STD is accompanied by other STDs."
C)"The presence of an STD in women with cervical cancer may lead to congenital defects in offspring."
D)"The presence of an STD in a woman with a history of cervical cancer has been associated with a relapse of the cancer after treatment."
Q2) Which of the following statements best explains why many health care providers are more afraid of getting hepatitis B than HIV?
A)Everyone would assume the person infected with hepatitis B is a drug user.
B)Having HBV would mean no further employment in health care.
C)The fatality rate is higher and occurs sooner with HBV.
D)There is no treatment for HBV, which can be a very serious illness.
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Chapter 28: Nursing Practice at the Local, State, and
National Levels in Public Health
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Q1) A nurse is working at a local health department. Which of the following would most likely be completed by this agency?
A)Enforcement of laws and regulations related to public health nationwide
B)Filing of a certificate for any birth or death in a community
C)Providing experts in various specialties to answer questions and respond as needed
D)Surveying the state's public health needs
Q2) Which of the following factors is causing nursing to change so quickly?
A)Economic issues
B)Increases in medical and nursing knowledge
C)Legislative issues
D)Technology changes
Q3) Which of the following best describes the primary reason life spans have notably lengthened over the past 100 years?
A)Advances in hospital care and procedures
B)Advances in medicine and medical research
C)Advances in nursing practice
D)Advances in public health
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Chapter 29: The Faith Community Nurse
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Q1) A young woman had been away from home several years before she returned home sick and disheartened. Her mother called a nurse to help. Which of the following behaviors would suggest that the caregiver who arrived was a parish nurse?
A)Advanced nursing practice education and skills
B)Compassionate, skilled, dedicated touch
C)Offered a prayer with the daughter and mother
D)Willingness to do whatever was needed by mother or daughter
Q2) Which of the following principles is central to the role of the parish nurse?
A)Advanced nursing practice education and skills
B)Faith consistent with the community and its leadership
C)Spiritual dimension of care
D)Willingness to serve anyone in need
Q3) Which of the following statements best describes how clients and parish nurses typically perceive spiritual health?
A)It exists at the point that cure is attained.
B)It has a tangential relation to well-being.
C)It is part of an ongoing dynamic process.
D)It is usually unchanging across the life span.
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Chapter 30: The Nurse in Home Health and Hospice
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Q1) Which of the following best explains why the home health nurse would essentially repeat the same information given to the client by the nurse in the hospital?
A)Clients find it difficult to learn in the midst of the stress of the acute care setting and often don't remember what the hospital nurse taught.
B)Hearing something from a different person, using different words and examples, can help ensure that learning is retained.
C)Home health nurses often don't know what hospital-based nurses have already taught.
D)Learning depends on receiving information more than once.
Q2) Which of the following events led to the emphasis on home care nurses caring for acutely ill clients and the increased demands for extensive documentation?
A)Advances in medical technology and pharmacology
B)Increased number of lawsuits for substandard care
C)Introduction of Medicare
D)Social Security Act of the 1930s
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Chapter 31: The Nurse in the Schools
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Q1) A school nurse has developed a special class for pregnant teens to teach them everything from anticipated body changes to methods for managing common pregnancy-associated problems. The classes also allow the nurse to be in close frequent contact with the students to monitor their health status. Which of the following levels of prevention is being used by the nurse?
A)Primary prevention
B)Secondary prevention
C)Tertiary prevention
D)Both primary and secondary prevention
Q2) Which of the following best explains why the federal government is beginning to fund school-based health centers? (Select all that apply.)
A)These centers help young children avoid becoming addicted to drugs while still in elementary school.
B)Attendance and learning are higher in schools with health clinics.
C)These centers help keep children in school longer by distributing birth control and thus avoiding pregnancies.
D)Many children have no other source of health care services.
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Chapter 32: The Nurse in Occupational Health
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Q1) A nurse is interviewing a person who has stated on her entry health form that she is retired. Which of the following is the most crucial question for the nurse to ask?
A)"Have you had any problems since leaving your employment?"
B)"How do you spend your time now?"
C)"What has retirement been like for you?"
D)"Where were you previously employed and what did you do there?"
Q2) A nurse is completing a health history on a client during a routine physical exam. Which of the following questions, which is often omitted, should be asked by the nurse?
A)"How is your family doing?"
B)"What problems have you been having?"
C)"What health concerns do you have today?"
D)"Where do you work and what do you do there?"
Q3) Which of the following is the most common disabling condition when measured by days away from work?
A)Bruises
B)Cuts and lacerations
C)Mental illnesses
D)Sprains and strains
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