Community Health Nursing Exam Preparation Guide
Course Introduction
Community Health Nursing focuses on the principles and practices of providing comprehensive healthcare to individuals, families, and groups within a community setting. The course emphasizes the role of nurses in promoting health, preventing disease, and managing chronic conditions at the population level. Key topics include community assessment, health education, epidemiology, vulnerable populations, collaborative partnerships, and policy advocacy. Students learn to apply the nursing process in diverse community contexts, addressing social determinants of health and utilizing evidence-based interventions to improve community well-being and achieve health equity.
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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) Which factor is most responsible for differences in an individual's health?
A) Culture of the majority of the community's citizens
B) Individual's education and income
C) Number of physicians and other health care providers in the community
D) Quality of the community health agency and hospital in the community
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Historical Factors: Community Health Nursing in Context
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Q1) Which of the following diseases provided immunity to smallpox?
A) Cowpox
B) Measles
C) Mumps
D) Scarlet fever
Answer: A
Q2) Which of the following did Lillian Wald help establish?
A) Child employment centers with shortened work days
B) Daycare centers for preschool-aged children
C) Nurseries for infants of working mothers
D) School health nursing for school-aged children
Answer: D
Q3) Which of the following best describes the time period when communities began to agree on collective action to stay healthy?
A) When industrialization occurred
B) When large urban centers began to develop and the population expanded
C) When people gathered together to settle in villages
D) When people were nomads engaged in hunting and gathering
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Thinking Upstream: Nursing Theories and
Population-Focused Nursing Practice
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Q1) According to the critical theoretical perspective, which of the following should be held responsible for many of the illnesses of Americans today? (Select all that apply.)
A) Advertisers who market sugar- and fat-saturated food products
B) Alcoholic beverage manufacturers, marketers, and sellers
C) Manufacturers of products that increase morbidity and mortality
D) Corporations who modify their emission rates
E) Restaurants that attempt to keep meal costs low
F) Tobacco manufacturers who sponsor sports events
Answer: A, B, C, F
Q2) A nurse is using Milio's approach when caring for a client. Which of the following advantages will the nurse experience?
A) It will allow for care interventions outside the hospital system.
B) It will demonstrate the effectiveness of using a variety of community resources. .
C) It will encourage the assessment of the personal and societal resources of the client.
D) It facilitates open communication between the client and the nurse.
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Health Promotion and Risk Reduction
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Q1) Which of the following is the best definition of health?
A) A goal and a resource for living
B) A lack of disease or illness
C) Complete state of well-being
D) Freedom from pain or discomfort
Q2) Which of the following is the cause of most preventable deaths in the United States?
A) Alcohol
B) Drug addictions
C) Sexually transmitted diseases
D) Tobacco
Q3) Which of the following best describes why risk reduction is of such importance in the United States today?
A) Families suffer when family members die from avoidable causes.
B) Risk reduction activities will decrease insurance costs to individuals and their employers.
C) The leading causes of death are all related to lifestyle choices.
D) Risk reduction can decrease the ongoing rise in national health care expenditures.
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Chapter 5: Epidemiology
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Q1) In a particular community, the rate of new cases of diabetes and the rate of new cases of flu during the month of January were precisely the same. Which disease would have the higher prevalence rate?
A) As an acute condition, flu would have the higher prevalence rate.
B) As a chronic condition, diabetes would have the higher prevalence rate.
C) Flu would have the higher prevalence rate because people can get flu several times in one season.
D) Flu would have the higher prevalence rate because it is so contagious.
Q2) Which of the following is the most effective way to determine if Healthy People 2020 is improving the health of Americans?
A) Availability of relatable data on total population's health problems
B) Comprehensive and systematically collected surveillance data on the health status of various population groups
C) Increased financing to allow ongoing collation of information
D) Willingness of individuals to share health information with the federal government
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Chapter 6: Community Assessment
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Q1) Which of the following are considered the most important determinants of a healthy community? (Select all that apply.)
A) Child-friendly neighborhoods
B) Several different choices of houses of worship
C) Employment opportunities
D) Low crime rate
E) Safe food and water supplies
F) Varied housing choices
Q2) Which of the following is a major factor in determining which people or groups are most likely to be helpful to a particular individual?
A) Anyone who has time to be available
B) Environmental proximity
C) Same employment responsibilities
D) Similar religious faith
Q3) Which of the following best describes shoe leather epidemiology?
A) Implementing the wheel model of epidemiology
B) Engaging in extensive truth seeking like a detective in the community
C) Traveling throughout the community to absorb an overall impression of it
D) Facilitating sharing of the community's history by community leaders
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Chapter 7: Community Health Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation
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Q1) A nurse is determining the needs of a selected aggregate. Eight percent of the aggregate has diabetes. Which of the following best describes the action that should be taken next to determine if this should be a priority?
A) Ask the American Diabetes Association if 8% is a worrisome rate.
B) Discuss the findings with the head of the public health department.
C) Review the literature to determine the national and state diabetic rate.
D) Determine what the aggregate's diabetic rate has been in the past.
Q2) A nurse is caring for an aggregate as his or her client. Which of the following tasks would the nurse complete first?
A) Determine the setting of the aggregate
B) Gain access into the aggregate
C) Identify the nurse's own strengths and preferences
D) Review the resources available to use in the community
Q3) Which of the following is the most important component of the Planning Approach to Community Health (PATCH) model?
A) Ensuring that careful records of the decisions made were kept
B) Community participation throughout the process
C) Intensive planning by all professionals involved
D) Selection of professional outcome measures
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Chapter 8: Community Health Education
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Q1) Which of the following led to the creation of the Health Belief Model (HBM)?
A) Attempting to create an educational program that people would choose to attend
B) Attempting to explain why people acted as if they were immortal and immune from danger
C) Attempting to understand why people chose unhealthy and high-risk behaviors
D) Attempting to understand why people did not flock to free health care
Q2) Which of the following methods is most consistent with Freire's approach to empowerment?
A) Encouraging active participation and dialogue in critical reflection
B) Recognizing that the best resources to create change are found in powerful leaders
C) Reminding learners of their responsibility for their own learning
D) Using the "banking" approach with nurses sharing their expertise with patients
Q3) Which of the following best describes the goal of participatory action research?
A) Analytical epidemiological findings
B) Careful descriptive research studies
C) Experimental studies using both experimental and control groups
D) Social change resulting from stakeholders' strategies
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Chapter 9: Case Management
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Q1) Which of the following has the largest influence on the case manager's role?
A) Criteria of the program for accepting clients
B) Location of the program
C) Population served by the program
D) The specific program that employs the case manager
Q2) A health care provider has charged more than a managed care organization (MCO) typically pays for a procedure. Which of the following would most likely be the result?
A) Provider may be removed from the MCO's list of approved providers.
B) The MCO will re-examine the payment for that procedure.
C) Provider would get the typical payment instead of what was charged.
D) The MCO would be forced to increase its typical payment for that procedure.
Q3) 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
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Chapter 10: Policy, Politics, Legislation, and Community
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Q1) Which of the following statements best describes why the federal government is unable to do whatever politicians currently in power want?
A) The citizens would rise up in rebellion if actions were outrageous.
B) The lack of funds to implement actions are seen as unreasonable by a majority of voters.
C) Only the actions authorized by the Constitution are legitimate.
D) The states would rebel and withdraw from the union.
Q2) Which of the following best describes how the local government is provided authority?
A) Through the ability to tax local residents to meet local needs
B) Through the people themselves who band together to create the community
C) Power delegated from the federal level to the local level
D) Power delegated from the states
Q3) Which of the following best describes the most crucial step in policy formation?
A) Convincing both political parties and independents to support the proposed policy
B) Defining the issue and placing it on the agenda for possible action
C) Determining who has vested interest in what aspects of the policy
D) Trying to simplify the proposed legislation so the public will support it
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Chapter 11: The Health Care System
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Q1) Which of the following best describes a major problem faced by the U. S. health care system?
A) Inadequate number of licensed professional caregivers
B) Lack of sufficient clinics to serve all communities and neighborhoods
C) Ongoing increase in infections, such as nosocomial infections
D) Large number of underinsured and uninsured citizens
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 conclusions can be drawn from reviewing how health care costs are spread over a person's lifetime?
A) Health care expenditures increase with age.
B) Premature newborns incur more costs than other children from birth through adulthood.
C) The majority of cost is incurred during middle age when chronic diseases strike.
D) Persons aged 85 years and above spend the most money on health care.
Q2) Which of the following best describes a current trend related to health care services?
A) Nonprofit organizations are assuming responsibilities for service from for-profit organizations.
B) Health care organizations are offering services low in cost and higher in reimbursement.
C) Ways to minimize reimbursement using current procedural terminology (CPT) codes have been created.
D) Postponing computerized medical record programs increases profitability.
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Chapter 13: Cultural Diversity and Community Health Nursing
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Q1) A nurse was responsible for setting up a health fair with free pizza being served during lunch. The nurse observed a few people who did not eat but just talked quietly during lunch. Which of the following actions should be taken by the nurse?
A) Assume it was a religious fast day, and not worry about it
B) Discuss with the supervisor what are traditional foods in that neighborhood
C) Offer to let those who did not eat take the leftover pizza home for a meal later in the day
D) Talk to the group, and ask what foods might have been more acceptable
Q2) A nurse felt very good about an Asian man who had responded positively to the instructions given to him. Later, the nurse heard him tell his wife that there was no way he could implement the suggestions. Which of the following best describes the problem that the client is experiencing?
A) Polite response may not equal agreement.
B) Men do not take instruction from women.
C) His culture may value harmonious relationships over expressing disagreement.
D) The nurse told him what to do but did not ask if he could do it.
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Chapter 14: Environmental Health
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Q1) What is meant by discriminatory land use?
A) Backlash against companies that do not protect the environment
B) Daily insults to people who live in a particular community
C) Locating industrial hazards in low-income communities
D) Political recognition that companies support a safe environment
Q2) Which of the following have been identified as part of the core environmental health competencies? (Select all that apply.)
A) Assurance
B) Assessment
C) Policy development
D) Management
E) Advocacy
F) Communication
Q3) How does critical theory differ from other nursing theories such as the health belief model or Orem's self-care deficit theory?
A) Critical theory can be used by professionals other than nurses.
B) Critical theory focuses on oppression and facilitates group action.
C) Critical theory is not directly related to health promotion.
D) Critical theory confronts changing an individual's beliefs.
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Chapter 15: Health in the Global Community
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Q1) What was the importance of the Lalonde Report, which proposed the "health field concept" in 1974?
A) It first called attention to the growing problem of air pollution.
B) It first emphasized the importance of basic hand washing.
C) It first emphasized influence of lifestyle and environment.
D) It was the first report that suggested a link between smoking and lung cancer.
Q2) In what way is the U.S. approach to primary health care inconsistent with the World Health Organization (WHO) approach?
A) Our primary health care system does not provide universal coverage to all citizens.
B) Most U.S. citizens can afford health care through employer insurance plans.
C) Tertiary care is preferred over primary care.
D) U.S. hospitals make maximum use of the newest and best technology.
Q3) Which of the following has been a common result in countries with a severe HIV/AIDS epidemic?
A) Birth rate is high, but life expectancy is only 35 to 40 years.
B) Free clinics have begun distributing condoms to stop the spread.
C) International aid has begun to lower the infection rates.
D) Missionaries are establishing orphanages within their churches.
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Chapter 16: Child and Adolescent Health
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Q1) Which of the following factors is the single largest threat to child health?
A) Child abuse
B) Obesity
C) Poor nutrition
D) Poverty
Q2) A school nurse is trying to determine health trends when making plans for health programming in the school for the upcoming school year. Which of the following would be the most appropriate action for the nurse to take?
A) Conduct a survey in the community
B) Do an online search of groups that might collect and analyze such data
C) Examine records in the school health office to determine trends
D) Interview local health officials regarding problems beginning to occur
Q3) Which of the following offers the best explanation as to why it is important for low-income women to seek prenatal care?
A) To provide the extra support from a nurse who listens
B) To begin the process of obtaining hospital care for delivery for a reduced cost
C) To have time to begin healthy behaviors to ensure a healthy infant
D) To obtain referrals for other helpful services
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Chapter 17: Womens Health
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Q1) Which of the following best explains how marriage customs have remained unchanged over the last couple decades?
A) Lesbian and homosexual adults are adopting children.
B) Women are usually responsible for the children following a divorce.
C) Single adults are adopting children.
D) Women are trying to avoid spinsterhood.
E) Women seek to marry at a young age.
Q2) "Stand up straight, mom," a young woman said to an older woman in the grocery store checkout line. Which of the following would be the most appropriate action by the nurse who is standing next to them in line?
A) Do nothing; the nurse is not expected to act as a nurse when not at work.
B) Say to the older woman, "You need to start treating that osteoporosis."
C) Say, "Older women who don't get much calcium, vitamin D, or exercise can often have trouble standing up straight. Keep reminding yourselves."
D) Say, "You both may have some problems. Have you both ever been checked for osteoporosis?"
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Chapter 18: Mens Health
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Q1) Which of the following strategies would most likely increase attendance at a clinic aiming to improve men's health in the community? (Select all that apply.)
A) Employing male nurses
B) Having male-friendly space for socialization
C) Having evening and weekend hours
D) Having male-accepted nibbles and drinks (pretzels and light beer)
E) Including lectures on male health each evening
F) Providing male-accepted and respected activities such as poker
Q2) Which of the following is a biological explanation for gender differences in health status?
A) Influence of hormones
B) Different treatment by parents
C) Random differences in genetic inheritance
D) Social expectations of appropriate gender behavior
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) A family member tells the nurse that she is worried about her grandmother driving. Which of the following would be most appropriate for the nurse to suggest? (Select all that apply.)
A) Avoid rush hour traffic.
B) Buy and drive a very large heavy car.
C) Do not converse with any passengers.
D) Drive more slowly.
E) Drive only during daylight.
F) Leave the radio turned off.
Q2) A man stated, "I used to work out at the exercise room at work, but now that I'm retired I sit and watch TV. My wife keeps nagging me to do something. What do you think I should be doing at my age?" Which of the following would be the most appropriate response by the nurse?
A) "I think you should try to please your wife. What is it she wants you to do?"
B) "It's okay to slow down at your age; why look for problems?"
C) "You should try to exercise just as you did before. Is there a YMCA or club nearby?"
D) "You've worked all your life; you have a right to rest now."
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Chapter 20: Family Health
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Q1) The nurse has started to complete a family health tree. Which of the following questions would be most helpful as the nurse works with the family to promote their health?
A) "Can you tell me the cause of death of your older relatives back several generations?"
B) "Do you know of any chronic health problems any of your relatives or their spouses have had?"
C) "What concerns do you have about your family's health?"
D) "What do your family members do to keep in shape and handle stress?"
Q2) A nurse asked of a family, "Could each of you tell me what you typically do during the week?" Which of the following would the nurse most likely say to follow up such an open-ended question?
A) "Could you tell me about what you do at your job?"
B) "Do you believe those choices are the best use of your free time?"
C) "How do you feel about those activities?"
D) "Is there anything you would like to do differently?"
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Chapter 21: Populations Affected by Disabilities
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Q1) A young man rolled his wheelchair up the ramp into the clinic to the desk where the intake nurse greeted him. After welcoming him to the clinic, which of the following should be the initial question asked by the nurse?
A) "Are you a vet home from the war?"
B) "Can I help you into the treatment room to see the nurse practitioner?"
C) "Do you have any family with you to help today?"
D) "What brings you to the clinic today?"
Q2) Which of the following problems depends on the responses of other people and therefore cannot be measured?
A) Disability
B) Handicap
C) Impairment
D) Injury
Q3) The mother confided in the nurse, "I don't think my child is improving." Which of the following statements would be the best response by the nurse?
A) "My assessment shows your child is improving."
B) "The children seem to be playing with and accepting your child."
C) "The teacher reported to me that your child is doing much better."
D) "What is causing your concern?"
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Chapter 22: Homeless Populations
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Q1) Which of the following are the most frequent problems suffered by the chronically homeless?
A) Chronic conditions such as hypertension, bronchitis, and emphysema
B) HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases, tuberculosis, and hepatitis C
C) Respiratory infections, trauma, and skin disorders
D) Severe mental illness and substance abuse disorders
Q2) Which of the following best describes a downstream intervention to solve the problem of homelessness?
A) Improved use of community resources
B) Increased employment opportunities
C) Increased affordable housing
D) Improved treatment of mental illness
Q3) Which of the following best describes the recent trends in homelessness?
A) The number of homeless individuals in school is decreasing.
B) The number of homeless individuals is increasing.
C) The number of people in homeless families is increasing.
D) The number of people in homeless families is decreasing.
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Chapter 23: Rural and Migrant Health
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Q1) Which of the following are particularly prevalent in rural areas (more so than in urban areas) of the South?
A) Falls and motor vehicle accidents
B) Less use of seatbelts and more drinking of alcohol
C) Obesity and sedentary lifestyle
D) Suicide and homicide
Q2) Which of the following do expert rural nurses report as benefits of their work? (Select all that apply.)
A) Ability to develop close relationships and give holistic care
B) Being able to practice in the community where one lives
C) Constant challenges
D) Continual growth as an expert generalist
E) Higher salary than in urban areas
F) Intensity of purpose
Q3) Which of the following compositional factors influences rural health needs?
A) Demographics of the people living in an area
B) Local environment
C) The geography of the area
D) The political and social institutions in the community
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Chapter 24: Populations Affected by Mental Illness
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Q1) A nurse is working in a community setting caring for persons with mental health problems and their families. Which of the following is the most important and critical task for this nurse?
A) Be an advocate by writing letters to legislators demanding more resources for care for the mentally ill
B) Encourage all those involved to fight the community's tendency to stigmatize the mentally ill and their families
C) Establish supportive interpersonal relationships with all those involved
D) Lobby for increased funding for care of the mentally ill
Q2) 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
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Chapter 25: Communicable Disease
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Q1) 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
Q2) During an outbreak in the hospital, all staff members were given immunoglobulin if they were not already immune to the disease. Which of the following types of immunity will the staff who received the immunoglobulin have?
A) Active immunity
B) Long-lasting immunity
C) Natural immunity
D) Passive immunity
Q3) Which of the following infections continues to increase in the United States?
A) Measles
B) Pertussis
C) Hepatitis A, B, and C
D) Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)
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Chapter 26: Substance Abuse
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Q1) Which legislation has increased funding for treatment and rehabilitation for substance abuse?
A) Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act
B) Anti-Drug Abuse Acts of 1986 and 1988
C) Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act
D) Harrison Narcotic Act of 1914
Q2) Which of the following best describes why it is crucial to never use the label of "addiction"?
A) Labeling invites ridicule by other people.
B) Labeling someone avoids actually taking action to correct the behavior.
C) Labels have a tendency to remain throughout the person's life.
D) Labels influence self-perception, and behavior will begin to fulfill the label.
Q3) Which of the following is the most commonly used illegal mood-altering substance?
A) Cocaine or crack ecstasy
B) Heroin
C) Marijuana
D) Methamphetamine or speed
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Chapter 27: Violence
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Q1) A 4-year-old child is seen in the emergency department with a spiral fracture of the right arm. X-ray examination shows previously broken and healed bones. Which of the following is the immediate responsibility of the nurse?
A) Call social services to immediately set up foster care for the child
B) Provide information about parenting and anger management classes
C) Report the child abuse to the local legal authorities
D) Try to establish rapport and trust with the child's family
Q2) Which of the following best describes why hate crimes involving violence are often considered worse than other crimes involving violence?
A) Because hate crimes cannot be avoided because one cannot change one's race or religious or sexual orientation
B) Because hate crimes often are committed by groups rather than individuals
C) Because more damage is typically done in a hate crime than in a typical assault and battery
D) Because the crime is personal, attacking the victim's identity
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Chapter 28: Natural and Man-Made Disasters
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Q1) Which of the following disasters would most likely cause the most long-lasting mental health concerns for its victims?
A) For the fourth year in a row a flood hit an area, demolishing several houses, but families heard the warning siren and evacuated in time.
B) A forest fire was deliberately set but was not a major concern until the fire suddenly changed direction and people attempting to evacuate at the last minute were burned in their cars.
C) A tsunami hit the beach with unbelievable force, water sweeping over the entire harbor, although most boats had been moved to deep water.
D) A volcano erupted and lava destroyed the main road to the village where several houses burned, but no one died in the eruption.
Q2) When would the National Guard become involved in a disaster?
A) When the Federal Emergency Management Agency requests such assistance
B) When the local government requests help keeping order in the community
C) When the president has declared the area a national disaster
D) When the state has been asked to help an overwhelmed community
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Chapter 29: School Health
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Q1) A school health nurse was concerned about the diagnosed eating disorders of three high school students. A nutrition and body image program was planned. Which of the following classes should receive the program first?
A) Elementary school grades 4, 5, and 6
B) Grades 7, 8, and 9
C) High school grades 10, 11, and 12
D) Kindergarten students
Q2) Everyone in a high school was very upset over the fact that one of the students had shot and killed another student. The nurse decided this was an appropriate time to establish a program to help prevent violence. Which of the following groups of students should receive the program first?
A) Elementary school grades 4, 5, and 6
B) Grades 7, 8, and 9
C) High school grades 10, 11, and 12
D) The students who knew the victim and his assailant
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Chapter 30: Occupational Health
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Q1) Which of the following responsibilities do occupational health nurses (OHNs) have that are different from the responsibilities of most clinical nurses? (Select all that apply.)
A) Completing expert physical assessments and health histories
B) Coordinating site disaster planning
C) Evaluating resources and vendors for case management
D) Knowing relevant federal, state, and local regulations
E) Managing budgets
F) Performing cost-benefit analysis and outcomes monitoring
Q2) Which of the following best describes what the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 requires?
A) All employees are eligible for a free health examination before beginning employment.
B) Employers are required to make suggestions on standards for improving worker safety.
C) Employers have the right to request an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) inspection for ways to improve worksite safety.
D) Employers must keep the worksite free from recognized hazards.
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Chapter 31: Forensic and Correctional Nursing
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Q1) Which of the following are most likely to physically abuse elderly Americans?
A) A partner or spouse
B) A caregiver
C) A stranger
D) An adult child
Q2) The legal nurse consultant (LNC) felt more than a little stressed after being cross-examined by both the prosecuting attorney and the defendant's attorney in intricate detail at a deposition. Which of the following actions should be taken next by the LNC?
A) Get together with friends and share the experience
B) Go out and have a stiff drink to relax and get over the stress
C) Pray the case does not go to trial when the LNC will have to go through all this again
D) Review the written transcript for accuracy
Q3) Which of the following are the most common forms of elder abuse?
A) Emotional abuse by caregivers
B) Financial abuse when resources are used without the elder's consent
C) Neglect by self or caregivers
D) Physical mistreatment resulting in injuries
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Chapter 32: Faith Community Nursing
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Q1) Which of the following realities would cause difficult ethical conflicts for a faith community nurse?
A) Best clinical practice may suggest behaviors contrary to the faith community's values and beliefs.
B) Individuals might pressure the nurse to make medical decisions for them.
C) Persons do not always follow the nurse's advice as to appropriate actions.
D) Some political maneuvers within the faith community have implications for the nurse's practice.
Q2) In which of the following areas would the faith community nurse (FCN) most desire more education to continue in the role?
A) Basic community health nursing practice, especially in finding and accessing resources
B) Spiritual assessment skills and acquiring theological knowledge
C) Use of spirituality in faith healing
D) Physical assessment, pathophysiology, and pharmacology
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Chapter 33: Home Health and Hospice
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Q1) Which of the following is the primary factor in how a hospice nurse makes decisions while giving care in the client's home, surrounded by the client's family?
A) To allow the patient a comfortable, pain-free death
B) To assure the caregiver and the whole family that they are not hastening the client's death by anything they do to keep the client comfortable
C) To encourage the family to grieve and confront the reality of the client being terminal
D) To prevent a decline in the caregiver's health
Q2) A new home health nurse realized that what was being observed and now being said by the client were very inconsistent with what had been documented while the client was hospitalized. Which of the following conclusions should be drawn by the nurse?
A) The amount of support available is different from what was stated earlier.
B) The client had difficulty distinguishing truth from falsehood.
C) The client had to admit the truth when it was obvious to the nurse.
D) The family was embarrassed by their living situation.
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