Community Health Nursing Practice Questions
Course Introduction
Community Health Nursing focuses on the principles and practices of promoting and protecting the health of populations using knowledge from nursing, social, and public health sciences. This course explores the roles and responsibilities of nurses in community settings, emphasizing health promotion, disease prevention, health education, and primary health care. Students learn how to assess community health needs, plan and implement interventions, and evaluate outcomes across diverse groups. The course also addresses ethical, cultural, and social factors influencing health, as well as strategies for collaboration with individuals, families, and community stakeholders to improve overall community well-being.
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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) As in Healthy People 2010, what are the two primary goals of Healthy People 2020? (Select all that apply.)
A) Eliminate health disparities
B) Expand health promotion activities in every community
C) Improve funding, including diverting funds from other priorities to health care
D) Improve health outcomes measures to be more consistent with other developed nations' outcomes
E) Increase quality and years of healthy life
F) Reduce mortality and morbidity figures nationwide
Answer: A, E
Q2) What historically have been public health nurses' two most important priorities? (Select all that apply.)
A) Establishing school nursing to improve care of children
B) Engaging in political activity to improve living conditions
C) Giving superb clinical bedside care in the home
D) Increasing funding to public health efforts
E) Teaching family members how to care for their family
F) Working with the community to confront health issues and poverty
Answer: B, F
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Chapter 2: Historical Factors: Community Health Nursing in Context
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Q1) Which of the following best describes a modern public health practice that was originally developed as a means of self-protection from the Black Death (bubonic plague)?
A) Care in a hospital
B) Chemical intervention
C) Isolation and quarantine
D) Herbal remedies
Answer: C
Q2) Which of the following of Nightingale's ideas were forgotten until recently? (Select all that apply.)
A) The need for education for women
B) The influence of environment on health
C) The importance of clinical practice for expertise to develop
D) The need to recognize gender role limitations
E) The problem-solving (nursing) process
F) The use of statistics and a sound research base
Answer: B, F
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Chapter 3: Thinking Upstream: Nursing Theories and
Population-Focused Nursing Practice
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Q1) A nurse is using the critical theoretical perspective in daily nursing practice. Which of the following activities would the nurse most likely complete?
A) Criticize health insurance programs as a barrier to health care
B) Expose social values underlying the health care system
C) Promote individual freedom and decision making
D) Exert control over the client's environment
Answer: B
Q2) 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
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Chapter 4: Health Promotion and Risk Reduction
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Q1) A nurse was becoming frustrated. It had been 2 weeks, and although the client had verbalized that the best time of day to take a 15-minute walk was early in the morning, the client had not begun to exercise. Which of the following principles of the Transtheoretical Model had the nurse forgotten? (Select all that apply.)
A) A decision to act always occurs before action begins.
B) Behavior change is difficult and takes time.
C) Continuing to stress to the client how important exercise is will help the client decide to exercise.
D) Discussing with the client why he or she is not yet exercising may help the client recognize his or her own resistance.
E) The nurse should offer some reward if the person exercises for at least a week.
F) Verbalizing compassion for how difficult it is to change is a crucial intervention.
Q2) Which of the following risk factors are least subject to modification?
A) Choice of lifestyle behaviors
B) Environmental exposure
C) Nutritional options
D) Recreational activities
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Chapter 5: Epidemiology
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Q1) Which of the following would be the best method to increase the positive predictive value of a screening test?
A) Test a large population at once
B) Test a group at high risk for the health problem
C) Use a very sensitive screening test
D) Use a very specific screening test
Q2) A nurse conducted a study of two skin lotions: (1) an inexpensive one and (2) an expensive one. The nurse found that there was a relative risk of 0.7 for skin sores using the inexpensive one and a relative risk of 1.2 using the expensive one. Which skin lotion should the nurse use?
A) Impossible to tell from the data given
B) It made no difference which lotion was used
C) The expensive lotion
D) The inexpensive lotion
Q3) Which of the following best describes the Tuskegee Syphilis Study?
A) It provided excellence in research design.
B) It used an extensive subject base leading to confirmed conclusions.
C) It developed information about the causes and treatment of syphilis.
D) It implemented unethical and racist treatment of uninformed subjects.
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Chapter 6: Community Assessment
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Q1) An individual lives in a healthy community. Which of the following characteristics would this community most likely display?
A) Ability to adapt and respond to changes
B) Lack of environmental pollution
C) Low unemployment rate
D) Ongoing growth in population
Q2) Which of the following best describes how people typically respond when asked of what community are they a member?
A) Geographic community (neighborhood or city)
B) House of worship participants or members
C) Occupational or professional group
D) Those who are devoted to a particular craft or hobby
Q3) A nurse is helping a community develop its capacity to address future problems. Which of the following activities is the nurse most likely implementing?
A) Addressing problems in priority order
B) Promoting collaboration and team building
C) Developing community competence
D) Providing education about health issues
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Chapter 7: Community Health Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation
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Q1) Which of the following must be created before establishing the evaluation plan for a health project?
A) A clear set of both short-term and long-term goals
B) Decision as to who will collect the evaluation data
C) Observable and measurable objectives
D) Setting up a computer program to analyze the evaluation data
Q2) Which of the following best describes a flaw of many of the health care bills passed during the last four decades?
A) They avoided interfering with the current health care approach and did not improve problems of access or duplication of efforts.
B) They encouraged each state to do what was best for its residents without consideration of what was best for the nation as a whole.
C) They created new layers of bureaucracy in health care administration.
D) They did not include financing to pay for the suggested changes.
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Chapter 8: Community Health Education
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Q1) A nurse wants to make sure that the teaching materials and the communication channels being planned for use during an educational program will be effective. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A) Create materials based on the goals of the program, assuming a low literacy level
B) Determine the reading level of the audience and the materials to be distributed
C) Only use materials that have been professionally developed by a commercial group
D) Pretest the materials with members of the target group to obtain feedback
Q2) A nurse is trying to determine a client's reading level. Which of the following actions should be taken by the nurse?
A) Ask the client if he/she finds it useful to have someone help when receiving written materials from the physician.
B) Ask the client to assess his or her own health literacy and give examples.
C) Determine the number of years of formal education the client completed.
D) Use a literacy assessment tool, many of which are in the literature.
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Chapter 9: Case Management
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Q1) Which of the following best describes the goals of nursing case management regardless of setting? (Select all that apply.)
A) Ensure that all clients have a case manager
B) Contain costs and control use of services
C) Decrease duplication and fragmentation
D) Enhance client's quality of life
E) Focus on avoiding hospitalization or institutionalization
F) Maintain routine communication channels
Q2) A client has been referred to a case management program. Which of the following actions would the nurse most likely take first?
A) Admit the client for services.
B) Determine the appropriateness for inclusion in the program.
C) Contact the physician to determine if services are necessary.
D) Contact the most appropriate community agencies for additional assistance.
Q3) 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
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Chapter 10: Policy, Politics, Legislation, and Community
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Q1) Which of the following best describes the history of the State Child Health Improvement Act (SCHIP) of 1997?
A) The law included goals and programs but no funding to achieve them.
B) The law received extensive support by both Republicans and Democrats.
C) The law was extended, not renewed by the Bush administration, and then renewed by the Obama administration.
D) The law was passed by the majority of states but not by the federal government.
Q2) Which of the following best describes the purposes of professional societies such as the American Nurses Association (ANA)? (Select all that apply.)
A) Providing control and oversight of the occupation
B) Creating licensing laws to control entry into the profession
C) Determining appropriate requirements for education into the profession
D) Establishing standards for practice
E) Protecting the interests of the practitioners
F) Safeguarding the public trust
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Chapter 11: The Health Care System
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Q1) Which of the following federal agencies is responsible for the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program, food stamps, and school-based nutrition programs?
A) Aid to Dependent Children Department
B) Department of Agriculture
C) Department of Education
D) Department of Health and Human Services
Q2) Which of the following advanced nurses does not have advanced education in a clinical specialty?
A) Clinical nurse leader
B) Clinical nurse specialist
C) Nurse midwife
D) Nurse practitioner
Q3) Which of the following best describes the approach to health care used by states?
A) Federal funding encourages experimentation in creating new programs.
B) Insurance regulations concerning reimbursement cross state lines.
C) Information about successful programs is known to legislators.
D) States frequently develop new programs as federal funds become available to pay for them.
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Chapter 12: Economics of Health Care
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Q1) Which of the following actions would be the least expensive approach to treating chronic diseases?
A) Choose healthy lifestyle behaviors to retain health
B) Continue media campaigns encouraging early detection and treatment
C) Encourage patients to seek care at a local neighborhood health clinic
D) Suggest self-therapies that have been demonstrated to be effective
Q2) Which of the following statements best summarizes all of the changes resulting from attempts to control costs?
A) Conflict between providers, patients, employer, and insurance plans raged.
B) Costs were controlled, at least temporarily.
C) Demand for health care drastically dropped.
D) Most employers discontinued their insurance plans for employees.
Q3) Which of the following best describes how providers can legally improve their profit under the current reimbursement process?
A) Accept more patients and work more hours so former high income is retained
B) Order the cheapest generic medications and treatments possible
C) Convince patients that they do not want expensive treatments
D) Practice conservatively to earn an incentive payment
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Chapter 13: Cultural Diversity and Community Health
Nursing
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Q1) A woman comes to the clinic, and the nurse believes that she is speaking French. She seems to understand English. A provider will need to complete a physical examination to confirm the health problem. Which of the following actions should be taken by the nurse?
A) Ask the client if she prefers a male or female provider
B) Ask a female provider to assume care
C) Ask the physician provider to see her immediately
D) Ask the secretary in the office who speaks French to assist in collecting a health history from the client
Q2) The clinic was seeing a great number of Hmong immigrants from the mountainous regions of the Far East. If the nurse could not obtain a translator, which of the following would be the next best action?
A) Require each patient to bring a family member fluent in English
B) Start teaching Hmong patients English on each clinic visit
C) Suggest Hmong patients might be more comfortable seeking care elsewhere
D) Try to make flash cards with common phrases used during clinic visits
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Chapter 14: Environmental Health
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Q1) Which of the following issues exists from communities using solid waste landfills to dispose of trash from private residences?
A) Landfills are too wasteful, as solid waste can be burned to produce energy.
B) Methane gas may move through the soil to cause fire or explosions nearby.
C) There is an ongoing need to purchase more land as landfills eventually fill up.
D) People do not use landfills but dump their garbage anywhere they will not be seen.
Q2) How does participatory action research differ from other research methods?
A) Participatory action research does not use a control group.
B) Participatory action research does not require randomization.
C) Participatory action research is not based on a predetermined hypothesis.
D) Participatory action research poses solutions to the problem.
Q3) 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
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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) Which of the following best describes how the United Nations (UN) is able to implement its decisions?
A) Asking for funding from all member nations to obtain appropriate resources
B) Through five permanent members of its security council
C) Sending military units to developing countries
D) Using its moral authority and world opinion
Q3) Which of the following strategies should be used to lower the risk of malaria among the world's population?
A) Distribute insecticide-treated nets and antimalarial medications
B) Educate people to keep their windows closed at night
C) Spray neighborhoods with insecticides to kill any mosquitoes present
D) Spread DDT on bodies of water to prevent larva growth
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Chapter 16: Child and Adolescent Health
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Q1) A school nurse has identified that there has been an increase in sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among the adolescents attending the school. Which of the following interventions should be completed by the nurse?
A) Arrange for the health department to come to the school to give information and treatment on a confidential basis
B) Encourage the athletic coaches to distribute condoms in such a way that a boy can obtain them in private
C) Have English teachers assign stories about the problems that result from adolescent pregnancy
D) Have the bus drivers put a comic book about sexuality, STIs, and preventive measures on each seat
Q2) Which of the following would be a source of care if families are employed at a salary above the poverty line, but at too low of an income for health insurance?
A) Local health department clinics that provide care on a sliding scale
B) Health care providers who donate time and pharmaceutical samples to free clinics
C) School health clinics
D) The state Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
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Chapter 17: Womens Health
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Q1) Which of the following are factors that have led to the decrease in mortality of some cancers? (Select all that apply.)
A) An increase in mortality rate among other cancers
B) Early detection through emphasis on routine screening
C) Fewer sexual partners with emphasis on monogamy
D) An increased awareness of influence of lifestyle choices
E) Legislation such as the Clean Air Act
F) A decrease in tobacco use and smoking among women
Q2) "I don't want to listen to another lecture on safe sex. Just give me my antibiotic and let me leave," said a defiant client. Which of the following would be the best response by the nurse?
A) "As you wish. But can you tell me why you still engage in unprotected sex?"
B) "Gonorrhea is becoming resistant to antibiotics. It's becoming difficult to treat you, and permanent damage to your body is occurring."
C) "Our policy requires that we review how to protect yourself even if you have heard the information before."
D) "These recurrent infections are damaging you inside; please consider using condoms."
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Chapter 18: Mens Health
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Q1) Which of the following statements is correct?
A) Males are more likely to have colorectal testing than females.
B) Males are more likely to receive dental care than females.
C) Males are more likely to have routine physicals than females.
D) Males are more likely to be eligible for primary care services than females.
Q2) Which of the following statements best explains why men are sicker on hospital admission than women?
A) Men do not have access to care.
B) Men do not seek treatment until they are very ill.
C) Men have chronic conditions more than women.
D) Men have more acute illnesses than women.
Q3) Which gender has higher morbidity rates with a higher prevalence of chronic diseases that cause disability and limitation of activities?
A) Females
B) Males
C) No difference between genders in chronic health problems
D) Prevalence of chronic diseases varies strongly by individuals more than gender.
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Chapter 19: Senior Health
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Q1) A woman said, "I've never been retired before. I didn't plan it but it's OK. I'm still doing what I used to do otherwise; I go to church, make quilts for charity, and babysit my grandkids. Do you think I should be trying to find another job for a few years?" Which of the following would be the most appropriate response by the nurse?
A) "For lots of people, retirement, even if unplanned, is much like life has always been."
B) "It's okay to slow down at your age; why look for problems?"
C) "You really need to get out of your house more and be more active, even if you don't get paid at the position."
D) "Without a job, you really don't have an identity. Have you been to the unemployment office?"
Q2) A nurse needed to do a quick assessment of a client's lifestyle behaviors to counsel appropriately. Which of the following strategies would be the easiest way to determine the elderly woman's nutritional status?
A) Ask the woman to keep a food diary for 2 weeks and bring it to the clinic
B) Have the clinic dietitian interview the woman about her eating habits
C) Quiz the woman verbally as to her usual meals during the day
D) Use the DETERMINE mnemonic
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Chapter 20: Family Health
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Q1) A family agreed to bring all the children in to the clinic at one time to begin to catch up on the children's immunizations, but they didn't keep their appointment. Which of the following conclusions by the nurse would be most accurate?
A) Obtaining immunizations might have been the nurse's goal, not the family's.
B) Some barrier or restraint interfered with the family's ability to come.
C) The family had other, more important priorities.
D) The nurse didn't adequately emphasize the importance of obtaining immunizations.
Q2) When making a home visit, a nurse is usually expected to focus attention on the ill family member. But whom would the nurse possibly focus on instead?
A) The children who are being affected by the stress of the situation
B) The ill family member's primary caregiver
C) The spouse of the ill family member
D) The neighbors of the family who may be able to help
Q3) What has research suggested is a barrier to college students eating healthy?
A) Lack of access to an exercise facility
B) Lack of access to a primary care provider
C) Lack of knowledge of the benefits of healthy eating
D) Lack of knowledge related to food preparation
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Chapter 21: Populations Affected by Disabilities
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Q1) Which of the following best describes why some advocacy groups have taken a strong stand against physician-assisted suicide?
A) Ethical belief that life is always preferable to death
B) Emphasis that there is always hope for a research breakthrough or discovery of a new treatment intervention
C) Fear that some persons may be "encouraged" to accept an early death merely because they are not valued by society for their contributions
D) Helping someone die is murder, plain and simple
Q2) Which of the following best describes the proportion of the U.S. population that is made up of persons with a long-lasting condition or disability?
A) The number is about 5% and increasing.
B) The number is about 10% and stable.
C) The proportion is about 15% and stable.
D) The proportion is almost 20% and increasing.
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Chapter 22: Homeless Populations
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Q1) Which of the following underlying factors most likely contributes to homelessness?
A) Substance abuse
B) Unemployment
C) Posttraumatic stress syndrome (PTSD)
D) Severe mental illness
Q2) Which of the following best describes how health care professionals are involved in the problem of homelessness?
A) Homeless persons make everyone uncomfortable when they beg for handouts.
B) Homeless persons often live in emergency departments and clinics.
C) Poverty leads to crimes, and health care professionals can be attacked and robbed outside health care facilities.
D) Serious illnesses or disability creates high medical bills, which may lead to homelessness.
Q3) Which of the following individuals would be described as being "doubled up"?
A) An individual who has two chronic conditions
B) An individual who has recently been released from prison
C) An individual who maintains two jobs to avoid being homeless
D) An individual who is forced to live with friends
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Chapter 23: Rural and Migrant Health
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Q1) Which of the following 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) A nurse was becoming very frustrated at the ongoing stream of farmworkers with respiratory problems each spring. Which of the following actions should be taken by the nurse?
A) Provide community education on herbicides and other chemicals spread each spring with information on self-protective measures, such as respirators.
B) Fight to get farmers to quit spreading chemicals on their fields each spring.
C) Suggest that farmers spray water on the fields immediately after the chemicals are spread to reduce dust in the air.
D) Tell farm workers to obtain different employment.
E) Try to get farmers to reduce the amount of chemicals used on their fields.
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Chapter 24: Populations Affected by Mental Illness
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Q1) Which of the following best describes how people with mental illness are viewed by the general public?
A) Individuals in need of assistance
B) Criminals who need to be institutionalized
C) Lazy, weak, and immoral
D) Contributing members of society
Q2) Which of the following females would be at greatest risk for developing anorexia nervosa?
A) A young woman who had been badly hurt in a car accident and is now living with her grandparents but managing to retain her high school Grade Point Average (GPA)
B) A young woman who is a fantastic athlete but acts out and does what she feels is best, regardless of what others think
C) A "good girl," obedient to her parents' wishes, who always agrees with peers in her clique and strives to do everything perfectly
D) A student under a lot of stress from family events at home but who has good coping skills and recognizes that she is coping with major life changes
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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) A female client develops a fungal vaginal infection after being treated with antibiotics for strep throat. Which of the following components of the epidemiological triangle is primarily responsible?
A) Agent
B) Environment
C) Host
D) Interaction of agent and environment
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) In which of the following ways is methamphetamine different from and more dangerous than other mood-altering substances?
A) The drug itself is highly combustible, so both makers and users have suffered severe burns when injecting it.
B) Methamphetamine helps users become more productive and energetic so people find it helpful at work and home and want to continue using it.
C) It provides more pleasurable effects more quickly than other mood-altering drugs, so persons become addicted more quickly.
D) Severe neurological changes occur in the brain very quickly, often even with the first dose.
Q2) Which of the following has shown a significant increase in usage among young people during the past five years?
A) Use of marijuana
B) Use of cigarettes
C) Use of smokeless tobacco
D) Use of alcohol
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Chapter 27: Violence
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Q1) A 6-month-old infant was brought in unresponsive by both parents. X-ray examination showed evidence of shaken baby syndrome. Which of the following persons is most likely responsible?
A) The babysitter
B) The dad
C) The grandparents
D) The mom
Q2) A woman was seen in the emergency department with a greenstick broken arm and chest bruises. She explained she fell up a staircase at home while carrying laundry to the bedrooms. Besides assessing for other injuries, which of the following actions should be taken by the nurse?
A) Ask about and educate regarding intimate partner violence (IPV)
B) Assess for use of alcohol or other drugs that might have been a causative factor in the fall
C) Get the patient an x-ray examination to determine location and severity of the break
D) Immediately apply ice and immobilize in a sling
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Chapter 28: Natural and Man-Made Disasters
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Q1) Eight patients were burned in a factory fire. Shortly thereafter, four firefighters were seen with possible smoke inhalation problems. Which of the following best describes how these patients are different from the first patients to arrive?
A) Burn patients probably have skin damage, whereas the firefighters have lung damage.
B) Burn patients will need extensive care over time, whereas the firefighters can probably stay the night with oxygen treatment and then be discharged.
C) The burn patients were direct victims, whereas the firefighters are indirect victims.
D) The second set of victims may have scarring, shortness of breath, and persistent hoarseness for the next few days.
Q2) Who is responsible for ensuring the safety and welfare of communities?
A) Federal government
B) Federal Emergency Management Agency
C) Local government
D) State government
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Chapter 29: School Health
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Q1) Which of the following variables create differences from school to school regarding the health services that are available? (Select all that apply.)
A) Community resources
B) National statistics on health problems
C) School leadership preferences
D) State legislative requirements
E) Students' needs
F) Teacher preferences
Q2) In a nationwide survey, which of the following was identified by school health nurses as the most crucial research priority for their specialty?
A) Emergency preparedness
B) Health education
C) Obesity and nutrition
D) Role of the school health nurse
Q3) In addition to their homes, where are children most likely to be injured?
A) At entertainment sites (theaters, amusement parks)
B) At school, especially on playgrounds
C) At their part-time job settings
D) Transportation (automobiles, school buses)
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Chapter 30: Occupational Health
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Q1) Which of the following is a current challenge for occupational health nurses? (Select all that apply.)
A) Changes in employee demographics including gender, ethnicity, and age
B) Expansion in sites offering care using new, creative approaches
C) Increased affordability of health care services
D) Increase in managed care plans with need for case managers
E) Moving from large manufacturing facilities to smaller, service-based businesses
F) Ongoing need to demonstrate cost-effectiveness of services rendered
Q2) Which of the following entities has been most active in creating change and alternative approaches in health care delivery?
A) Consumers
B) Corporations
C) Health care professionals
D) State legislators
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Chapter 31: Forensic and Correctional Nursing
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Q1) Which of the following best describe how the prevalence of violence and violent crimes has changed the professional practice of health care providers?
A) Vulnerable groups are now assessed for evidence of abuse.
B) The focus has now shifted from patient care toward more personal safety.
C) It is now recognized that new specialties continue to be created.
D) Each patient is now routinely screened for violence.
Q2) Which of the following describes a responsibility of the forensic psychiatric nurse?
A) Assisting with the deposition
B) Collecting evidence to be used in future legal proceedings
C) Judging intent or diminished capacity of the client during the incident
D) Preparing to testify in court
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) A nurse was a volunteer in a faith community when a police officer asked for specific information related to a member's behavior and mental health. The faith community nurse (FCN) told the police officer, "I'm a part-time volunteer; I'm not paid. Besides, I have client-professional privileges so I can't share information with you." Which of the following will most likely be the outcome of this encounter?
A) The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) will require the nurse to maintain confidentiality.
B) The matter will be referred to the faith community leader for resolution.
C) The nurse is still accountable and has no legal right not to disclose information requested by a legal authority.
D) The police officer will have to accept the nurse's refusal to share information.
Q2) Which of the following symptoms would the faith community nurse (FCN) expect to see when caring for a client with the diagnosis of spiritual distress?
A) Hopelessness, isolation, and loneliness
B) Intense need for prayer and support
C) Loss of faith
D) Withdrawal from stress and the environment
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Chapter 33: Home Health and Hospice
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Q1) 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.
Q2) A client was quite ill and the family was doing their best. After careful assessment and diagnosis, the home health nurse was setting priorities for care. Which of the following should be the basis for deciding which intervention to implement first?
A) Address the problem that is easiest to fix first so the client and family could see some success fairly quickly
B) Address the most serious problem first for the client's long-term health
C) Address the problem that is partly causing other problems first
D) Address the problem that the client and family think should be addressed first
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