Community Health Nursing
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Course Introduction
Community Health Nursing focuses on the promotion, protection, and maintenance of health within communities and populations. This course emphasizes the roles and responsibilities of nurses in assessing community health needs, planning and implementing interventions, and evaluating outcomes in diverse environments. Students will explore principles of public health, epidemiology, health education, and preventative care, while developing skills to collaborate with various stakeholders and address social determinants of health. Through theoretical foundations and practical experiences, learners are prepared to contribute effectively to community empowerment, disease prevention, and the advancement of holistic 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) Which primary prevention would the school nurse choose to address the school's number of unwed pregnancies?
A) Create a class on parenting for both the moms-to-be and the dads-to-be
B) Convince the school board to allow sex education classes to include birth control measures
C) Employ the moms-to-be as 1-hour-a-day employees in the school day care center for children born to school students
D) Establish a class where all the unwed moms-to-be can learn infant care
Answer: B
Q2) Which of the following best describes the primary reason that Americans are concerned about health care?
A) Politicians are discussing how to improve health care.
B) The media has provided mixed messages about the health care system.
C) Our national health care costs keep increasing.
D) The new health care system offers free services to Americans.
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: Historical Factors: Community Health Nursing in Context
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Q1) Which of the following statements best summarizes Wald and Brewster's approach to home nursing?
A) "All services all the time"
B) "Helping people to help themselves"
C) "One person, one family, at a time"
D) "Your home or ours"
Answer: B
Q2) Which of the following statements best describes the increase in life expectancy among Americans during the twentieth century?
A) Life expectancy increased by 30 years; the majority can be attributed to advances in medical technology.
B) Life expectancy increased by 30 years; the majority can be attributed to public health efforts.
C) Life expectancy increased by 30 years; the majority can be attributed to improved physician education.
D) Life expectancy increased by 30 years; the majority can be attributed to increased access to care.
Answer: B
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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 the major assumption of the health belief model (HBM)?
A) People will act if action is both easy and convenient.
B) People will act if exposed to fear messages stressing their vulnerability.
C) The major determinant of preventive health behavior is avoiding disease.
D) The major determinant of preventive behavior is providing proper health education.
Answer: C
Q2) A nurse is using Milio's framework for prevention to improve the health of clients. Which of the following would the nurse most likely implement?
A) Create appropriate national health policies
B) Develop health programs that make healthy choices the easiest choices
C) Promote nationwide educational programs with information on making healthy choices
D) Stress that clients are responsible for their own health
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Health Promotion and Risk Reduction
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Q1) Some people believe that the air within their workplace makes them ill. Which of the following premises support this belief?
A) They consistently feel worse on workdays and weeks without holidays.
B) There has been media coverage of "sick buildings" where there is very little air exchange with fresh air outside.
C) Research has demonstrated that some buildings emit poisonous vapors that make anyone who works there ill.
D) When a small group of persons begins to believe something, the others in the larger group begin to believe it as well.
Q2) Which of the following best describes the reason why so many Americans are obese?
A) Culture requires eating at celebrations and holidays.
B) For many people, caloric intake is more than needed for their physical activity.
C) Physical education is no longer a required subject in most elementary and secondary schools.
D) The expected portion size in restaurants has vastly increased over time.
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Chapter 5: Epidemiology
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Q1) A researcher, interested in the onset of early menses, compared the life experiences and history of 1000 14-year-old girls, half of whom had monthly periods and half of whom did not, to determine what variables might be observed. Which of the following would be the most appropriate categorization of this study?
A) Cross-sectional study
B) Prospective study
C) Retrospective study
D) True experiment
Q2) An epidemiologist is gathering data to determine which factors may lead to disease. Which of the following data will be gathered? (Select all that apply.)
A) Demographic characteristics
B) Disease characteristics
C) Geographic data
D) Health protection measures taken
E) Length of the disease process
F) When disease struck the area
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Chapter 6: Community Assessment
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Q1) Which of the following best describes when a community health nurse would try to collect data on a health issue?
A) When available data exists
B) When data must be purchased from the agency that collects it
C) When there is no source of previously collected data
D) When the data previously collected is available to the public
Q2) The nurse is interviewing community members as part of a community assessment. Which of the following groups of people would the community health nurse most likely want to interview?
A) Bankers who could share economic data on the community
B) Long-time residents who were informal leaders in the community
C) Pastors and other religious leaders who share the faith of the community
D) Realtors who could share housing and living conditions in the community
Q3) Which of the following activities would be most helpful to a person in whom a serious chronic illness has been diagnosed?
A) Discuss it with a religious leader on a confidential, do-not-tell basis
B) Join a support group of others with the same illness
C) Share the diagnosis with coworkers and neighbors to gain sympathy and support
D) Tell extended family because many diseases have a genetic component
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Chapter 7: Community Health Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation
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Q1) A community health nurse has determined that the number one priority is to help families in which one member has diabetes. Which of the following actions would be most appropriate to maximize services to persons with diabetes?
A) Ask friends with diabetes about what services they want improved.
B) Duplicate the diabetic organization's services, because not all patients with diabetes have yet received services.
C) Meet with the diabetic organization to see how the public health department can augment what it is offering.
D) Submit a request for funding so that the public health department can also offer services to patients with diabetes.
Q2) Which of the following approaches has been suggested to improve the functioning of local and national health planning?
A) Increase nursing involvement.
B) Invite citizen participation in health care provision.
C) Invite more health professionals to be involved in health planning.
D) Increase community involvement among hospitals.
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Chapter 8: Community Health Education
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Q1) A nurse is using the Framework for Developing Health Communications to create a health program in the community. Which of the following is the first step the nurse would take?
A) Determine factors related to the health problems, such as low socioeconomic status or educational level
B) Assess health resources available (e.g., money, staff, materials)
C) Establish goals and objectives that are prioritized and time specific
D) Target the program to meet the audience's learning needs as they perceive them
Q2) When handed the consent form to sign before treatment could be given, a client looked at the nurse and said, "I'm sorry; I forgot my glasses today." Which of the following actions should be taken by the nurse?
A) Ask if the client can use a magnifying glass to better see the form
B) Suggest the client bring his glasses or someone else with him to assist with the forms
C) Tell the patient why the form was necessary and point to where the patient should sign
D) Wonder if the patient might have difficulty with reading and therefore summarize the content of the form for the client
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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) A nurse is explaining case management to a client. Which of the following statements would be the most appropriate for the nurse to make?
A) "We assess, plan, facilitate, and advocate to save money as much as possible."
B) "We coordinate your care so you obtain needed services without incurring undue costs."
C) "We seek the lowest cost provider to give you what care is necessary."
D) "We collaborate with you to coordinate your care for the best outcome."
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Chapter 10: Policy, Politics, Legislation, and Community
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Q1) Which of the following best describes how the government controls conditions that individuals cannot?
A) Appeals to the common sense and good nature of the citizens
B) Establishes social mores that enable groups to control individuals' behaviors
C) Passes and enforces law
D) Uses fear reinforced by police power
Q2) It has been proposed that a new, better approach to health care be tested with a small group to evaluate its effectiveness. Which of the following best describes why this cannot be done?
A) Any employment in the project would be only temporary, so it would be difficult to find professionals to staff the program.
B) It is challenging to find appropriate sites located in the target area from which to offer the pilot project service.
C) No one wants to accept free services if they include being a guinea pig in a research project.
D) Offering a service establishes a precedent and a sense of entitlement, so it is difficult to discontinue the program.
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Chapter 11: The Health Care System
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Q1) Which of the following best describes how voluntary health agencies fit into the overall health care system?
A) They fill in the gaps between services offered by private and public health systems.
B) They primarily serve as sources of financial aid for the underserved.
C) They supplement the effort of the public health care system.
D) They support research, education, and services for particular groups of patients.
Q2) 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
Q3) Which health care provider organization is seeing an increase in the demand for their services?
A) Physician practice
B) Hospice service
C) Hospitals
D) Long-term care facilities
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Chapter 12: Economics of Health Care
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Q1) 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.
Q2) Which of the following statements best describes what was unfortunate about the original private health insurance plans that were developed? (Select all that apply.)
A) Because providers were paid for any service they gave, it was economically advantageous for them to give as much care as possible.
B) Health care costs increased very rapidly.
C) Health education and health promotion interventions were not included in the idea of health insurance.
D) It was immediately seen how much profit could be made by owning or managing an insurance company.
E) Patients wanted any and all care that might help, regardless of how expensive it was.
F) There was no limit on what care could be sought and given.
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Chapter 13: Cultural Diversity and Community Health
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Q1) Which of the following best describes the challenges when providing care to someone from a minority group? (Select all that apply.)
A) Communication, both words and gestures, may be unfamiliar.
B) Few members of the minority group are nurses themselves.
C) Immigrants will soon adapt to the mainstream culture, but in the meantime many are clinging to "the old ways."
D) So few patients are minority group members that it is difficult to remember how they prefer to receive care.
E) The nurse may have to confront personal values and beliefs.
Q2) Which of the following helps to balance the fact that poverty is typically a major factor in certain groups having poorer health?
A) A strong community health center in the neighborhood
B) Intact families where fathers are married to children's mothers
C) Strong family and community support for healthy behaviors
D) The large number of programs available to be of assistance in fighting poverty
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Chapter 14: Environmental Health
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Q1) Which of the following best explains why it is difficult to get others interested in environmental health?
A) Environmental problems just are not interesting or dramatic.
B) It's difficult to get media interested.
C) People respond more to an acute crisis than chronic environmental problems.
D) People respond more to an individual asking for help than a community asking for help.
Q2) Which of the following statements supports why it is believed that the risks of various employment positions are inaccurate?
A) Companies refuse to share employee injury information.
B) Because factories reimburse employees directly, the injury is not reported.
C) Individuals assume it is a personal problem, not an employment issue.
D) Most employment positions do not have known risks.
Q3) Which of the following actions should be taken by a small community group who hopes to accomplish goals against a large powerful corporation?
A) Appeal to the chief executive officer's conscience
B) Ask the corporation's employees to encourage change
C) Begin legal action to force the corporation to change
D) Form coalitions with other groups that have similar goals
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Chapter 15: Health in the Global Community
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Q1) 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
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 is one of the biggest threats faced by developing countries that are trying to grow economically and make a better life for their citizens?
A) Lack of education and knowledge
B) Political unrest
C) Environmental hazards
D) Large population
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Chapter 16: Child and Adolescent Health
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Q1) Which of the following statements best describes how the United States compares with other countries on infant mortality rate?
A) Best of all the industrialized nations
B) About in the middle of the industrialized nations
C) Near the bottom of the industrialized nations
D) Gradually improving among the industrialized nations
Q2) Which of the following individuals is most likely to be the victim of violent crime?
A) A 10-year-old white female
B) A 15-year-old black female
C) A 15-year -old black male
D) A10-year-old white male
Q3) Which of the following factors is the single largest threat to child health?
A) Child abuse
B) Obesity
C) Poor nutrition
D) Poverty
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Chapter 17: Womens Health
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Q1) Which of the following is the most common cause of death among women after age 75?
A) Accidents and unintentional injuries
B) Cancer
C) Cardiovascular disease (CVD)
D) Diabetes and its complications
Q2) A nurse is called by her sister, who tells her how wonderful it is that she knows the exact date her baby is coming because her doctor scheduled her for a C-section before his vacation. Which of the following would be the most appropriate response by the nurse?
A) "A C-section is major surgery. Do you remember what the doctor shared were the risks for yourself and your baby?"
B) "How marvelous to know the date; I'll plan to visit you in the hospital."
C) "I'm so pleased. I know exactly when I'm going to be an aunt."
D) "Why not wait until after your doctor comes back from his vacation?"
Q3) Which of the following is the leading cause of disability in the United States?
A) Arthritis
B) Car accident
C) Falls
D) Heart disease
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Chapter 18: Mens Health
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Q1) Which of the following questions would be a good opening to address health concerns with a male client?
A) "How do you know when you are ill?"
B) "What sort of health problems or illnesses do you have?"
C) "What are your usual physical activities?"
D) "What would your wife say about your health?"
Q2) 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.
Q3) Based on theory, which of the following are men most likely to do when they become ill?
A) Ask their female partner what action might be helpful
B) Ignore symptoms or refuse to see them as symptoms of illness and act tough
C) See their physician as soon as possible
D) Talk to other men about what would be the best action
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Chapter 19: Senior Health
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Q1) 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."
Q2) "My health problems are too much to handle," said an elderly woman at her annual clinical checkup. "What's most important for me to do?" Which of the following would be the most appropriate response by the nurse?
A) "Focus on eating properly and staying active."
B) "Get the shingles immunization along with your flu shot this year."
C) "Keep active mentally-do you do crossword puzzles or Sudoku puzzles?"
D) "Stay involved with others. Do you ever go to the senior citizens center?"
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Chapter 20: Family Health
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Q1) A family came in to discuss a problem with one of their children. Which of the following family behaviors would be concerning to the nurse?
A) Each family member made supportive comments about each other.
B) Every Sunday the family attends religious services together.
C) Family members made humorous comments about their life together.
D) The family seemed to rather quickly determine priorities for action.
E) The family wanted the nurse to decide what they should do.
Q2) Record data demonstrated that there were a very large number of children in the school district whose insurance plan was the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Which of the following conclusions would be accurate for the nurse to make?
A) There are a large number of parents who know how to abuse government programs.
B) There are a large number of homeless families.
C) There are a large number of unemployed poverty-stricken families.
D) There are a large number of working, low-income parents.
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Chapter 21: Populations Affected by Disabilities
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Q1) A man came for follow-up care to the free clinic, explaining that he had applied for a job based on his education and years of previous work experience, but, being in a wheelchair, he was turned down. Which of the following responses would be most appropriate for the nurse?
A) "If you know you can do the job, go to the free legal aid clinic for assistance. The employer may not know the law."
B) "No one would want to hire a handicapped person, so you can continue to come here for free care."
C) "Because it can be expensive to obtain the necessary equipment to help you do that job, the employer has every right to refuse to hire you."
D) "The law says, if a handicapped person applies, he or she has to get hired even if an able-bodied person also applies."
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
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Chapter 22: Homeless Populations
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Q1) Which of the following best describes how the Continuum of Care (CoC) concept determines the number of homeless? (Select all that apply.)
A) By asking local police departments to visit areas where the homeless hide and report the number of people found there each March
B) By conducting a point-in-time (PIT) homeless persons count every other January
C) By making an educated guess based on anecdotal data
D) By completing a statistical analysis of the Census Bureau data
E) By reporting the number of homeless persons who use emergency shelters or transitional housing during the year
F) By sending CoC personnel into the community to try to find hidden homeless
Q2) 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
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Chapter 23: Rural and Migrant Health
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Q1) Which of the following best describes why for-profit managed care organizations (MCOs) have not begun to move into rural areas to increase the number of persons served? (Select all that apply.)
A) High startup and administrative costs are needed.
B) A large number of elderly are on Medicare or Medicaid, which results in low reimbursement.
C) Managed care has not yet had time to go beyond major population centers.
D) MCOs are waiting until federal reimbursements for underserved rural health areas become higher.
E) The population is too small and too spread out.
F) Rural health areas are too geographically unattractive and lack any recreational possibilities for managers to want to work there.
Q2) 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) 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 summarizes the symptoms of a person with bipolar disorder?
A) Chronic, unrealistic, and exaggerated worry about life
B) Ongoing hallucinations and delusions
C) Changes in mood from depression to mania
D) A persistent abnormally elevated or irritable mood
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Chapter 25: Communicable Disease
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Q1) Which of the following statements best explains how infectious diseases are different from any other health problem?
A) Infectious diseases are easier to treat by using pharmaceuticals.
B) Infectious diseases are more prevalent now than in the past.
C) Infectious diseases are acute illnesses that catch clients unprepared.
D) Infectious diseases have the potential to spread, creating a community emergency.
Q2) Which of the following would be one of the first steps in attempting to control a disease?
A) Create an appropriate screening test for widespread use
B) Define what the disease looks like in confirmed or probable cases
C) Determine the disease's portal of entry and portal of exit
D) Measure the extent of its spread geographically
Q3) Which of the following best describes why clinical areas are so careful to ensure sanitization of surfaces and equipment between each patient?
A) To avoid direct patient-to-patient transmission of infection
B) To provide a clean environment for clients and staff
C) To decrease transmission by fomites
D) To decrease transmission by vectors
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Chapter 26: Substance Abuse
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Q1) An African American male was addicted to drugs, received treatment, and now needs to resist abusing drugs again. Which of the following barriers exist for this individual? (Select all that apply.)
A) Being arrested when caught rather than receiving treatment
B) Difficulty obtaining employment
C) Easy access to illegal drugs in the community
D) Economic rewards for selling or distributing drugs to others
E) Family demands, including children being physically active and noisy
F) Pressure from drug-using friends to join them in social events
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
Q3) Which of the following trends in drug use is being seen among young adults?
A) Decrease in the use of illegal cocaine derivatives
B) Expansion in the misuse of prescription drugs
C) Large increase in the use of steroids and methamphetamines
D) Increase in the overall use of all types of drugs
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Chapter 27: Violence
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Q1) A woman is in the emergency department for the fifth time this year, each time with more severe injuries. Which of the following is the primary responsibility of the nurse?
A) Insist she be discharged to a safe shelter where the perpetrator cannot find her
B) Provide information regarding safe shelters and sources of support
C) Report the assault and battery to the local police department so the perpetrator is arrested for the crime
D) Treat the injuries and inform the woman she may be killed if she stays with the perpetrator
Q2) Where is youth violence most likely to occur?
A) At home
B) At recreational facilities
C) In inner city schools
D) In fast-food facilities where young adults are employed
Q3) Which of the following best describes the typical perpetrator of homicide?
A) A person trying to engage in rape with the woman fighting back
B) A person who wanted money and she refused to give it to him
C) A stranger
D) An intimate partner
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Chapter 28: Natural and Man-Made Disasters
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Q1) As a nurse and a citizen, what is the nurse's additional responsibility in relation to disasters?
A) Assume the nurse will be asked to volunteer to assist the American Red Cross with helping care for disaster victims
B) Be aware if there is an unusual increase in the number of people seeking care with similar symptoms
C) Expect and plan for the possibility of being called to report to work for additional work efforts in caring for the sick and injured
D) Expect to be a role model in preparing for and reacting to a disaster
Q2) A hospital emergency department received a call that multiple casualties were on their way, primarily burns from a large factory fire. Which of the following actions should the hospital take immediately?
A) Ask the governor of the state to declare the area a disaster area so state help can be obtained
B) Call surrounding hospitals to set up burn units, because there will be too many patients for one hospital to manage
C) Call in physicians and nursing staff who are experts in burn care
D) Get in touch with the American Red Cross to assist families of the victims
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Chapter 29: School Health
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Q1) Which of the following best describes why the numbers of children seen by the school health nurse is increasing?
A) Higher expectations for performance by parents and school administrators
B) Increasing school enrollments
C) Lack of another source of regular health care
D) Overcrowding within the community
Q2) 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
Q3) Which of the following health problems has been reduced in school-aged and adolescent children?
A) Chronic diseases (such as asthma or diabetes)
B) Contagious diseases
C) Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)
D) Stomach flu (viral gastroenteritis)
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Chapter 30: Occupational Health
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Q1) Which of the following responsibilities does the occupational health nurse (OHN) have in relation to an injured employee and the Workers' Compensation Act?
A) To assist the employee in obtaining legal representation to negotiate a financial settlement
B) To assist the employer to work out a settlement with the employee to avoid legal suits against the employer
C) To file a claim for the employee with Workers' Compensation to ensure continued full salary until the employee is able to return to work
D) To work with the employee to keep the employee informed, limit disability, and provide opportunity for rapid return to employment
Q2) An occupational health nurse (OHN) works in a state that requires continuing education units per year for renewing a nursing license. Which of the following courses would probably be most helpful in the role?
A) Diversity and Human Caring
B) Ergonomics and Toxicology
C) Evaluating Risks and Personnel Management
D) Health Assessment and Home Health Care
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Chapter 31: Forensic and Correctional Nursing
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Q1) 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
Q2) 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
Q3) 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
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Chapter 32: Faith Community Nursing
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Q1) The faith community nurse (FCN) finds the faith community's needs overwhelming. Which of the following best describes how the nurse can best meet the community's many needs?
A) Discover appropriate resources already existing in the community
B) Help the community members meet their own needs independently of the nurse or other assistance
C) Recruit, train, and direct volunteers to implement needed programs
D) Suggest the faith community recruit more parish nurses to help
Q2) Which of the following best describes when faith communities first began to be involved with health and healing?
A) In 1998, when parish nursing was first officially recognized
B) In the time of Jesus and similar religious leaders of the early years AD
C) Throughout history, faith communities provided basic health care
D) When parish nursing began in the Lutheran Church in the 1980s
Q3) As a health advocate, which of the following does the faith community nurse (FCN) need to know?
A) Community resources available in the community
B) Educational needs of the community
C) Recruitment strategies
D) Understanding of spirituality
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Chapter 33: Home Health and Hospice
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Q1) In which of the following ways is a hospice nurse different from any other nurse who provides care to a client in the context of their family and home environment? (Select all that apply.)
A) Hospice nurses approach care in a holistic fashion.
B) Hospice nurses continue to support the family after the client has died.
C) Hospice nurses focus more on care and comfort than cure and control.
D) Hospice nurses are expert in both physical and psychosocial care.
E) Hospice nurses are more skilled at pharmaceutical pain management.
F) Some hospice nurses see patients at home and others in institutions.
Q2) Which of the following created the original expansion of home health care agencies? (Select all that apply.)
A) Changes that decreased reimbursement for hospital-based care
B) Cost containment in a managed care environment
C) Meeting clients' preference for care in their homes, not institutions
D) Offering new career opportunities for nurses who are tired of hospital nursing
E) The requirement of third-party payers for care to be given in homes
F) So they could serve as a profitable revenue source
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