Community Health Nursing Test Bank
Course Introduction
Community Health Nursing focuses on the principles and practices of promoting and protecting the health of populations through organized community efforts. This course emphasizes a holistic and preventive approach to health care, covering topics such as health education, epidemiology, disease prevention, and the roles and responsibilities of the community health nurse. Students explore strategies for assessing community health needs, developing and implementing health programs, and collaborating with diverse groups to improve public health outcomes. The course integrates critical thinking and evidence-based practice to address health disparities and promote wellness across different community settings.
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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) Which action would probably result in the largest change in health care outcomes for Americans?
A) Establish large numbers of scholarships for education of nurses, physicians, and other health care providers
B) Fund a one-time extremely large stimulus to allow all health care providers and agencies to create and integrate computer network systems for client health care records
C) Increase funding for hospitals and medical centers to expand their neighborhood clinics
D) Redirect a large portion of federal funding from acute care to health promotion activities
Answer: D
Q2) Why are high-risk and vulnerable subpopulations identified by public health nurses before deciding on appropriate interventions?
A) It is easiest to make improvements among these groups.
B) Populations are not homogeneous, and resources are limited.
C) Such groups are most vocal about their needs and wants.
D) These groups are often recipients of special funding.
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Historical Factors: Community Health Nursing in Context
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Q1) A family living in England in 1860 was part of the community where district nursing was implemented. Who would most likely have seen this family?
A) A social worker and a nurse
B) A health teacher and a nurse
C) A nurse
D) A physician and a nurse
Answer: A
Q2) 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
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Chapter 3: Thinking Upstream: Nursing Theories and
Population-Focused Nursing Practice
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Q1) Which of the following statements best describes a weakness of early nursing theories?
A) Many nurses did not know or understand the theoretical basis of nursing practice.
B) Most nursing theories focused on microscopic individual concerns.
C) The theories did not reflect the actual world of nursing practice.
D) The theories had global applicability to nursing practice.
Answer: B
Q2) A nurse is using Milio's framework to promote healthy eating choices among members of the community. Which of the following interventions would the nurse most likely implement?
A) Provide community education about healthy food choices
B) Promote legislation to increase taxation on unhealthy food choices
C) Lobby for health insurance providers to pay for participation in health promotion programs
D) Encourage community members to be responsible for making healthy choices
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Health Promotion and Risk Reduction
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Q1) Which of the following actions have been effective in reducing problems related to alcohol use? (Select all that apply.)
A) Abstinence education programs in elementary schools
B) Enforcement of ban on sales of alcohol to minors
C) Increased taxes on alcoholic beverages
D) Media campaigns that show unpleasant behaviors such as vomiting after drinking
E) Stringent laws on accurate labeling of alcoholic content in beverages
F) Suggesting children be taught appropriate use of alcohol in the home
Q2) A nurse asks a client how she has been sleeping. Which of the following best describes the rationale behind this question? (Select all that apply.)
A) Accidents and injury may occur with the sleep-deprived client at fault.
B) Interventions for sleep problems are primarily common sense.
C) Many adults report sleep problems or occasional lack of sleep.
D) Many important functions occur during sleep.
E) Nurses can determine whether the patient has a sleep disorder.
F) A sleep assessment is easy and inexpensive to complete.
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Chapter 5: Epidemiology
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Q1) 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.
Q2) On the basis of findings related to elevated blood levels of cholesterol, a researcher wanted to determine whether a new drug would notably lower the blood levels of cholesterol in otherwise healthy persons. Which of the following studies would the researcher most likely use?
A) Cross-sectional study
B) Experimental study
C) Prospective study
D) Retrospective study
Q3) In which of the following circumstances would it be more helpful to use the wheel model of epidemiology than the epidemiological triangle model?
A) When factors outside the triangle model are involved
B) When there are multiple causes for a chronic disease
C) When research has not yet determined the exact cause
D) When trying to explain the situation to a lay person
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Chapter 6: Community Assessment
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Q1) All of the needed objective data on a specific health problem are available for the community health nurse. Which of the following best describes why the nurse would also interview community residents about the health problem?
A) To confirm the accuracy of the previously collected data
B) To emphasize to residents the importance of the health problem
C) To obtain the residents' personal insights and beliefs about the problem
D) To update the previously collected data
Q2) 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
Q3) Which of the following best describes how care can be appropriately given in a community?
A) Provide individualized care to unique individuals as much as resources allow.
B) Consider the community itself as the "client."
C) Administer care according to the priorities of the local health department.
D) Prioritize care for the sickest populations first.
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Chapter 7: Community Health Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation
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Q1) 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
Q2) A nurse has completed a community health project. Which of the following actions must be performed by the nurse? (Select all that apply.)
A) Ask for media coverage of the project to maximize public relations
B) Ensure that adequacy and appropriateness of the intervention are measured
C) Be certain the efficiency and cost benefits are measured
D) Collect statistics for careful analysis
E) Communicate follow-up recommendations to the community
F) Write a comprehensive report on the project to be distributed to anyone interested
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Chapter 8: Community Health Education
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Q1) A nurse is helping clients to change their behavior. Which of the following would be most effective?
A) Counseling through the Ask, Advise, Assess, Assist, and Arrange approach
B) Encouraging them to interact with others who also need to change their behavior
C) Showing them how the inappropriate behavior is hurting their friends and family
D) Using subtle rewards when small steps are taken toward the appropriate behavior
Q2) Which of the following best describes why community health education programs are important?
A) It provides a way to reinforce voluntary behavior changes.
B) Health education is an area that has desperately needed improvement.
C) Health education prevents the occurrence of disease.
D) It is the most cost-effective way of improving health.
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) A nurse has been working as a case manager for the past 6 months and would like to become certified. Which of the following organizations should the nurse pursue certification through?
A) Case Management Society of America (CMSA)
B) American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
C) American Nurses' Association (ANA)
D) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS)
Q2) Which of the following best describes how a case manager identifies people who would benefit from case management services? (Select all that apply.)
A) Evidence-based criteria
B) Families who express doubt that the patient is receiving adequate care
C) Patient having setbacks from treatment
D) Referrals from health care providers or agencies
E) Risk identification from data management
F) Use of health risk screening tools
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Chapter 10: Policy, Politics, Legislation, and Community
Health Nursing
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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 statements best describe what happened to the hospitals built or expanded by Hill-Burton Act funds?
A) Many such hospitals have consolidated or closed.
B) Not needing to expand, hospitals have used the funds to upgrade their facilities.
C) They have continued to use such funds to expand.
D) When funding ceased, so did hospital expansion.
Q3) Which of the following is accomplished through the use of public policy?
A) Solutions to problems of public concern are developed.
B) A rational, logical problem-solving decision-making process is implemented.
C) Public safety nets for vulnerable populations are created.
D) Economic and business management principles are applied.
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Chapter 11: The Health Care System
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Q1) Which of the following statements best describes the significance of the Health Plan Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS)?
A) Data are publicized so consumers can make informed decisions about where to go for care.
B) Data are used to measure performance in the accreditation of managed care organizations (MCOs).
C) Obvious improvement in the provision of health care has resulted from requiring health care providers to collect and analyze such data.
D) Physicians and other health care providers can publicize the data to market their services to new clients.
Q2) Which of the following functions are responsibilities of the states? (Select all that apply.)
A) Delegating power to localities and holding them accountable for results
B) Creating managed health organizations to decrease state health care costs
C) Establishing and managing local health departments
D) Licensure of professional health care providers
E) Overseeing all insurance programs
F) Providing access to necessary health services
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Chapter 12: Economics of Health Care
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Q1) Which of the following best describes what was done by large industrial giants to stop the constant increase in their costs for health insurance for their employees?
A) Assembled their own health care programs
B) Established health promotion programs that employees were required to attend
C) Signed only certain providers to give care at a reduced rate in exchange for so many new patients
D) Suggested that employees seek only the most necessary services
Q2) Which of the following best describes how hospitals initially coped when Medicare reimbursement became based on diagnosis-related groups (DRGs)?
A) Charged more for patients whose care was paid by insurance
B) Decreased nursing staff to cut labor costs
C) Lobbied politicians to increase Medicare reimbursement to reflect actual costs
D) Refused to accept Medicare patients
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Chapter 13: Cultural Diversity and Community Health
Nursing
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Q1) A nurse was explaining a problem to the client so the client could make an informed decision about alternative treatment approaches. The client responded, "The doctor will choose the best treatment. Do whatever the doctor says." Which of the following actions should be taken next by the nurse?
A) Ask if the client would like to discuss the choices with her family
B) Explain that the client has to decide, and wait for the client's decision
C) Explain that physicians cannot decide; perhaps the client could just flip a coin?
D) Nothing; simply accept that some fatalistic-oriented clients literally do not know how to choose
E) Suggest that the client discuss the situation with her ancestors and wait for guidance
Q2) In a client's culture it is exceedingly rude to ask any questions about income or wealth. Which of the following actions should be taken by the nurse to draw conclusions about the client's socioeconomic status (SES)?
A) Ask about the client's education or employment position
B) Ask his or her religious leader to share such information with the nurse
C) Let the financial office deal with the problem
D) Refer the issue to the social worker who has better sources of information
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Chapter 14: Environmental Health
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Q1) Which of the following describe a problem with the U.S. water quality today? (Select all that apply.)
A) Companies demand high reimbursement when asked to stop dumping heavy metals into local water sources.
B) Many aquifers are contaminated with pesticides and fertilizers.
C) More than 45 million Americans drink untreated water.
D) Sediment from construction, agriculture, and deforestation is often present.
E) Underground water, if contaminated, cannot be cleansed.
F) Water-related diseases (cholera, typhoid, dysentery) frequently occur.
Q2) Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between the environment and health?
A) Because of the large number of variables involved, the relationship between environment and health cannot be researched.
B) Because the environment has such long-term effects on health, research findings are not yet available.
C) Research shows that a healthy environment has limited impact on one's health.
D) Research shows that a healthy environment increases quality of life and years of healthy living.
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Chapter 15: Health in the Global Community
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Q1) Which of the following groups makes up about 30% of the world's population?
A) Children
B) Elderly
C) Teenaged adolescents
D) Caucasians
Q2) Which of the following best explains why many people decide to move to large urban areas?
A) To be eligible for social aid
B) To be with friends
C) To join family who are already there
D) To seek employment
Q3) Which of the following aspects of a developed country would be most worthwhile to be copied by a developing country?
A) Education of health care professions
B) Health care reform policies to improve health care delivery
C) Advanced technology with its miracle interventions and cures
D) Our approach to rationing health care
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Chapter 16: Child and Adolescent Health
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Q1) Because of county need, a school nurse was transferred from a new suburban school to a large inner-city school in an older low-income neighborhood. Which of the following changes in role should be anticipated by the nurse? (Select all that apply.)
A) An increased absentee rate because of infectious diseases
B) Cooperating with the school meal program to be sure fruits and vegetables and other healthy choices are included
C) Regularly checking each child for visible signs of child abuse
D) Emphasizing to parents that their child cannot attend school until immunizations are done
E) Need for lead poisoning screening and education
F) Screening for head lice several times a year
Q2) A school nurse at a high school suggests that all students have an educational unit on newborn care in their required health class. Which of the following provides the best rationale for this suggestion?
A) Because all adults should be knowledgeable in basic child care
B) Because the first year of life is the most hazardous until old age
C) To help convince students not to engage in sexual intercourse
D) To demonstrate the incredible responsibilities in parenthood
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Chapter 17: Womens Health
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Q1) Which of the following best explains why cancer rates increase as people get older?
A) Better prevention programs are available for cardiac disease, so cardiac disease rates are decreasing, making cancer rates increase.
B) It is harder to screen for cancer than for other fatal diseases, so the rates are increasing because of the inability to detect the cancer at an early stage.
C) Poor lifestyle choices, environmental exposures, and increased life expectancy have all caused cancer rates to increase.
D) Other causes of death are decreasing, so it appears that cancer rates are increasing.
Q2) Which of the following is the greatest single cause of absenteeism from school and work among young women?
A) A child's illness
B) Dysmenorrhea
C) Mental health disorders
D) Upper respiratory tract infection
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Chapter 18: Mens Health
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Q1) 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.
Q2) 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.
Q3) Which single action has been most influential in changing men's health behaviors?
A) Establishing well-man clinics during evening hours
B) Legislative action
C) Peer-reviewed journals such as the American Journal of Men's Health
D) Running men's health ads during sports events
E) The male consumer movement: seen in The National Organization for Changing Men
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Chapter 19: Senior Health
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Q1) A son explained to the home health nurse that since his mother died, his father did not seem to have any interest in life and had even told his son he was considering suicide. Which of the following would be the most appropriate response by the nurse?
A) "If he really wants to kill himself, he will, and there really isn't anything you can do to stop him."
B) "If you talk to him about it, you're strengthening the idea."
C) "People who talk about suicide rarely do it, so don't worry."
D) "Suicide is a serious concern; let's talk to his doctor about what you've noticed."
Q2) Which of the following would be a problem for an older adult with a hearing loss? (Select all that apply.)
A) Difficulty in finding a hearing aid that is unobtrusive
B) Embarrassment at having to wear a hearing aid
C) Hearing is not part of a routine health screening
D) Long delays in getting an appointment to see an audiologist or otolaryngologist
E) Medicare does not cover the costs of hearing aids
F) The adult may withdraw, become isolated, and depressed
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Chapter 20: Family Health
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Q1) Which of the following is an appropriate conclusion to draw from research based on network therapy theory?
A) Nurses can help at-risk populations access or build support systems.
B) Problems in our health care system are worsened by specialization and fragmentation.
C) Social class places limitations on access to health care.
D) The family is culturally anchored in American beliefs.
Q2) Which of the following best describe why it is crucial that nurses who focus on the care of individual patients also be able to work with families? (Select all that apply.)
A) Anytime a person is ill, his or her whole family is affected.
B) By understanding the family, understanding of the individual is improved.
C) Families often are very demanding if they feel their loved one isn't receiving the best care possible.
D) Individuals depend on their families for care and support.
E) Most important decisions are made by families as a whole, not individuals.
F) Risks caused by genetics or environment affect the whole family, not just the individual.
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Chapter 21: Populations Affected by Disabilities
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Q1) Which of the following best describes the problem with the viewing disability based on the Nagi model?
A) Functional limitations are used to determine if an individual is disabled.
B) Functional limitations are not easily objectified and measured.
C) The model does not distinguish between genetic limitations and limitations imposed by injury or illness.
D) Persons are or are not limited according to choices they make.
Q2) A nurse came limping into work with a huge cast on her right leg and asked to have an assignment for a week or two that did not require driving. The nurse said, "I never realized how difficult it is to get some places without two good legs. Now I know how persons with disabilities must feel!" Which of the following would be the most appropriate response from the nursing supervisor?
A) "I'm sure you'll be even more understanding and supportive now."
B) "Not really; you'll be out of that cast in a few weeks."
C) "What a great opportunity to attend some support groups for people with disabilities and share with us which ones are most helpful."
D) "Why don't you just take some sick leave rather than try to work with that leg cast?"
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Chapter 22: Homeless Populations
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Q1) Which of the following best describes the term "literally homeless"? (Select all that apply.)
A) Lacking a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence
B) Lacking a family residence
C) Living in a place not typically used for human sleeping
D) Living in a temporary living accommodation such as a hotel
E) Living full-time in a recreational vehicle
F) Sleeping in an extended-care facility or hospital
Q2) Which of the following best describes what happens when persons who work full-time and receive the typical minimum wage seek an apartment?
A) Few clean and decent low-rent apartments exist.
B) People do not like to rent to low-income persons.
C) To afford housing, they need a job that pays at least three times minimum wage.
D) There are not many trailer parks near their employment.
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 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
Q2) Which of the following best explains why companies do not build work places in rural areas where people are anxious to find full-time employment?
A) Employers need highly educated and skilled employees.
B) Managers do not want to be transferred into a rural area where they will not fit in and will not be comfortable.
C) Rural persons do not work as hard as urban dwellers.
D) Smells emanating from farms are unacceptable to persons working inside.
Q3) Which of the following is most likely to provide public health services to Americans residing in a rural community?
A) Public health nurse
B) Public health physician
C) Epidemiologist
D) Nurse practitioner
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Chapter 24: Populations Affected by Mental Illness
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Q1) Which of the following mental illnesses is most frequently diagnosed among adults in the United States?
A) Acute stress disorder
B) Bipolar disorder
C) Depression
D) Schizophrenia
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
Q3) Which of the following females would be at greatest risk for developing bulimia nervosa?
A) A 13-year-old who is constantly snacking on food from her backpack all day
B) A 14-year-old student who is known as a nerd
C) A 15-year-old cheerleader who wants to be a professional ballerina
D) An 11-year-old student with the highest Grade Point Average (GPA) in the school
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Chapter 25: Communicable Disease
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Q1) Which of the following best explains why the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) was originally legislated? (Select all that apply.)
A) To ensure that data are used to educate health care professionals on proper vaccine administration
B) To conduct media campaigns to help convince parents to bring their children in to receive appropriate immunizations
C) To determine whether changes should be made in procedures or biological agents
D) To illustrate, using actual data, that vaccines are widely given to healthy people with almost no side effects
E) To monitor actual and potential vaccine-related problems. To provide assistance to families who experience a vaccine-related injury
Q2) 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 of the following best explains what experts believe is the causative factor in the decline in total alcohol consumption?
A) Americans prefer less dangerous mood-altering substances.
B) Increased "sin" taxes on alcohol and tobacco nationwide
C) Less social tolerance and no-drinking-while-driving campaigns
D) So many movies about teenaged drinking make alcohol look adolescent.
Q2) Which of the following preventable health problems is the cause of more deaths, illnesses, and disabilities than any other?
A) Use of tobacco
B) Obesity
C) Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)
D) Substance abuse
Q3) Which of the following is the drug of choice for treating persons with alcohol withdrawal?
A) Antabuse
B) Benzodiazepines
C) Methadone
D) Naltrexone
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Chapter 27: Violence
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Q1) For which of the following groups is homicide the leading cause of death in the United States?
A) Black males aged 15 to 34 years
B) Black children aged 1 to 14 years
C) White children aged 1 to 14 years
D) White males aged 15 to 34 years
Q2) Which of the following best explains why more nurses do not report violence against themselves to authorities?
A) Assumption that the nurse somehow "asked for it" by not being cautious enough or alert enough to avoid it
B) Assumption that nothing would be done about the situation anyway
C) Assumption that nurses can accept anything, from taking blame to being scapegoats for when outcomes are not positive
D) Assumption that patients and families cannot be held responsible; being assaulted is part of the job
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Chapter 28: Natural and Man-Made Disasters
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Q1) A friend who was raped and beaten appeared to be coping well. However, she recently dropped out of school and shared with the nurse that she is having nightmares where it happens all over again, and these nightmares are becoming impossible to live with. Which of the following would be the concern of the nurse?
A) A late psychological reaction of despair and hopelessness
B) Depression that no one rescued her and saved her from the traumatic event
C) Guilt and concern over what she could possibly have done to invite such an event
D) Posttraumatic stress syndrome disorder (PTSD)
Q2) Which of the following types of maps is crucial to be included in any disaster plan?
A) Communication map showing telephone wires and cell phone towers
B) Geographic map showing, for example, roads, highways, and train routes
C) Resource map showing potential resources in persons and supplies
D) Response maps showing sites of first responders, such as fire stations and police stations
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Chapter 29: School Health
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Q1) Which of the following is the most commonly used illegal drug among children and adolescents in the United States?
A) Inhalants
B) Marijuana
C) Methamphetamine
D) Cocaine
E) Steroids
Q2) Everyone is talking about the disaster that has been widely seen on the news programs. Which of the following suggestions would be most appropriate for the nurse to make at this time?
A) That this opportunity should be used to discuss how to be brave in a crisis.
B) That programs in collaborative problem solving should be created for students and staff.
C) That the staff should reassure students that such a disaster would not occur here.
D) That the school should develop an emergency management plan.
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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 arguments would the occupational health nurse (OHN) use when trying to convince a large employer of the need for a breast cancer education program?
A) It will be excellent media coverage for the employer, especially if the public is invited.
B) A large number of female employees of childbearing age may be interested.
C) This program would help balance all the male-oriented programs.
D) Women employees who believe their employers are interested in their well-being are more productive and satisfied.
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Chapter 31: Forensic and Correctional Nursing
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Q1) The correctional nurse was completing an admission physical for a newly incarcerated prisoner. The nurse realized the prisoner was talking to someone other than the nurse. Which of the following does the nurse need to remember?
A) Cell phones, including those with ear phones, are commonplace among everyone.
B) It is common for persons to talk to themselves or think out loud.
C) Prisons have become the residence for a very large number of persons who have mental illnesses.
D) Prisoners get very lonely and often talk to mirrors or inanimate objects.
Q2) Which of the following best describes how a legal nurse consultant (LNC) would best prepare for testifying in court as an expert witness? (Select all that apply.)
A) By carefully analyzing the client's medical record and related documents
B) By creating a PowerPoint slide presentation to help educate the jury
C) By helping to examine all the witnesses in preparation for the court trial
D) By personally doing or observing the autopsy on the deceased
E) By preparing charts and tables illustrating the important legal points
F) By summarizing the literature regarding the standard of care
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Chapter 32: Faith Community Nursing
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Q1) On the basis of what a faith community nurse (FCN) believed was best practice, she wanted to share various methods of dealing with infertility. However, the tradition of the church was that childbirth was in the hands of God and it was inappropriate to use artificial means of becoming pregnant. Which of the following actions should be taken by the nurse?
A) Ask to be excused from the situation if a couple wants to obtain information inconsistent with the church's teaching
B) Follow the teaching of the church and keep quiet; there are worse fates in life than infertility
C) Suggest that a client consider adoption and suggest an appropriate adoption agency
D) Tell the client all the various methods used in cases of infertility
Q2) On which of the following levels of care do most faith community nurses (FCNs) focus?
A) Hospice care
B) Primary
C) Secondary
D) Tertiary
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Chapter 33: Home Health and Hospice
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Q1) A nurse is going to visit a client who needs assistance with personal hygiene and feeding. Which of the following suggestions should be made to the family?
A) "I'll teach you how to care for your family member to keep him comfortable or, if you can afford it, you can employ an aide."
B) "It's important that he try to take care of himself and, if he can't or won't, he'll have to deal with the consequences."
C) "Reimbursement is available for a nurse to come to the house each day if you would like this assistance."
D) "You can always have your family member readmitted to the hospital for care."
Q2) A nurse shared information with a family concerning a community resource, including a brochure with telephone number. The family agreed to follow up. Which of the following demonstrates to the nurse that the family wants to use those resources?
A) If the agency calls the nurse to share that they will be offering services to the family
B) If the family always agrees with the nurse's suggestions
C) If the family asks the nurse to please call and set up the service
D) If the family calls and sets up the service
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