Epidemiology for Nurses Test Questions
Course Introduction
This course offers an introduction to the basic principles and methods of epidemiology as applied to nursing practice. Students will explore concepts such as disease distribution, risk factors, outbreak investigation, and epidemiological study designs. Emphasis is placed on interpreting epidemiological data, understanding patterns of health and illness in populations, and applying evidence-based approaches to disease prevention and health promotion. By the end of the course, nursing students will be prepared to critically assess epidemiological research and incorporate population health perspectives into their clinical decision-making and community interventions.
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Foundations for Population Health in Community Public Health Nursing 5th Edition by Marcia
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Chapter 1: Community- and Prevention-Oriented Practice to Improve Population Health
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Q1) Which of the following is a basic assumption of public health efforts?
A) Health disparities among any groups are morally and legally wrong.
B) Health care is the most important priority in government planning and funding.
C) The health of individuals cannot be separated from the health of the community.
D) The government is responsible for lengthening the life span of Americans.
Answer: C
Q2) The public health nurse has a clear vision of what needs to be done and where to begin to improve the health of the community.Why would the nurse spend time meeting with community groups to discuss the most important task to be addressed first?
A) To increase the group's self-esteem
B) To maintain communication links with the groups
C) To make the groups feel good about their contribution
D) To work with the groups, not for the groups
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: The History of Public Health and Public and Community Health Nursing
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Q1) Why did American citizens become interested in establishing government-sponsored boards of health?
A) They were afraid of infectious diseases such as yellow fever.
B) The government could force the poverty-stricken to accept care.
C) Such boards could tax and thereby ensure adequate funds to pay for care.
D) Such a system would allow for accurate records of births and deaths.
Answer: A
Q2) A nurse is considering joining the American Public Health Association (APHA).What information about this organization should be considered when making this decision?
A) APHA focuses on the public health concerns of the medical profession.
B) APHA represents concerns of nursing specialty practices.
C) APHA provides a national forum for nurses to discuss their public health concerns.
D) APHA focuses on providing health promotion education to the public.
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: The Changing Ushealth and Public Health Care Systems
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Q1) Which of the following best describes ideal primary health care?
A) Based on a multidisciplinary group of health care providers that work as a team
B) Essential care available to all community members, which encourages self-management
C) Focused on health promotion and disease prevention for everyone enrolled in the health center
D) Local efforts to meet the Declaration of Alma Ata principles
Answer: B
Q2) A nurse is working at a state health department.Which of the following duties would most likely be completed in this setting?
A) Administering the Medicaid program
B) Assessing the health needs of the state's citizens
C) Employing and supervising school health nurses
D) Establishing and maintaining child immunization clinics
Answer: A,B
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Chapter 4: Ethics in Public and Community Health Nursing
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Q1) Some nurses are debating about the appropriate action to take in relation to a particular family.One member of the family is ill,and the other family members have chosen to continue working rather than take time off to care for the ill family member.One nurse states,"The whole family is being affected and will fall apart if they don't focus on their family's needs first before anything else." Which of the following ethical approaches is being used by this nurse?
A) Communitarianism
B) Deontology
C) Principlism
D) Utilitarianism
Q2) With which of the following ethical approaches are Gilligan and Noddings associated?
A) Distributive justice approach
B) Feminine ethic
C) Principlism approach
D) Virtue ethics
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Chapter 5: Cultural Influences in Nursing in Community Health
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Q1) A nurse states,"The best way to treat a client from another country is to care for them the same way we would want to be cared for.After all,we are all humans with the same wants and needs." What does this statement reflect in relation to culture?
A) Awareness
B) Blindness
C) Knowledge
D) Preservation
Q2) A nurse who is explaining to a Latino client why it is important to take medication states,"The medication takes a couple of weeks to be effective,but then you should feel better." When the client is next seen,no medication has been purchased.Which of the following is the most likely explanation?
A) The nurse emphasized that eventually the client would feel better, but the client needed to feel better immediately so didn't bother with the drug.
B) The medication required a trip to the pharmacy, and the client just hadn't had time to obtain the drug yet.
C) The medication was too expensive for the client's family.
D) The client really hadn't understood why the medication was important.
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Chapter 6: Environmental Health
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Q1) A high school student considering a job in the restaurant industry after graduation asks a nurse about workplace safety issues.Which of the following acts would the nurse most likely discuss with the student?
A) Chemical Safety Information, Site Security, and Fuels Regulatory Act
B) Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
C) Food Quality Protection Act
D) Occupational Safety and Health Act
Q2) Which of the following actions would a nurse take when serving as an advocate for the community?
A) Asking questions related to health implications at policy meetings
B) Calling the local health department to report problems at the hospital
C) Serving as a source of information at public meetings
D) Volunteering to serve on health-related committees
Q3) A nurse practitioner has established a mobile clinic to vaccinate adults against influenza.Which of the following phases of the nursing process is being implemented?
A) Assessment
B) Planning
C) Intervention
D) Evaluation
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Chapter 7: Government, The Law, and Policy Activism
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Q1) A client states to the nurse,"I have heard the Affordable Care Act is supposed to help improve the health care I receive,but so far I have seen no benefits from this legislation." Which of the following statements would be the best reply by the nurse?
A) "Maybe you have not directly seen the changes; however, several things have changed in health care because of this bill."
B) "It will take years to see any effects from the act because of the delays in implementation of the changes."
C) "This legislation will primarily improve care for the elderly and poor populations, so this is why you may not have seen any benefits."
D) "The way health care operates at the federal and state levels has changed, so most individuals will not see any direct impact."
Q2) Which of the following best defines the word politics?
A) The art of influencing others
B) The outcome of governmental policies
C) A provision of power for making decisions
D) The result of legislative action
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Chapter 8: Economic Influences
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Q1) A nurse would like to help members of the community focus on receiving primary preventive health care services.Which of the following interventions should be implemented by the nurse?
A) Publicize data on success of health promotion efforts, including cost savings.
B) Lobby for decreased reimbursement for secondary and tertiary care services.
C) Establish standards for appropriate screenings at specific intervals.
D) Encourage members of the military service to engage in appropriate healthy lifestyle behaviors.
Q2) Which of the following groups pays the largest amount for health care in the United States today?
A) Consumers
B) Federal and state government
C) Insurance companies and other third-party payers
D) Hospitals and health care providers
Q3) Which person is most likely to be uninsured?
A) An 82-year-old woman with chronic medical problems
B) A 2-year-old whose mother is on welfare
C) A 50-year-old business man who works for a large corporation
D) A 24-year-old man who works part-time at a small business
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Chapter 9: Epidemiological Applications
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Q1) Persons in an auditorium may have been exposed to a disease.If they are infected,it is crucial that they receive immediate treatment and not take the disease home to their families.Which of the following characteristics would be most important to consider when selecting the screening test to be used?
A) The negative predictive value
B) The positive predictive value
C) The sensitivity of the test
D) The specificity of the test
Q2) Several small communities have applied for grant funding from the state department of health to help decrease their teenage pregnancy rate.Which of the following communities should the nurse suggest receive funding first?
A) Community A-with 23 single teenage pregnancies in a city of 500
B) Community B-with 45 single teenage pregnancies in a city of 1000
C) Community C-with 90 single teenage pregnancies in a city of 2000
D) Community D-with 90 single teenage pregnancies in a city of 1500
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Chapter 10: Evidence-Based Practice
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Q1) Staff members have agreed to implement evidence-based practice; they have chosen a specific problem and searched the literature.The group has selected the interventions that seem the easiest to implement.Which of the following actions would the staff take next?
A) Assess the quality of the evidence in the literature.
B) Decide how best to orient the staff and community to the proposed changes.
C) Eliminate all nursing interventions that are not evidence based.
D) Choose another specific problem for the next literature search.
Q2) A busy school health nurse concerned over the rising incidence of obesity wants to implement evidence-based practice (EBP)but faces barriers because of time constraints.Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
A) Identify students who are obese so that they may be closely monitored for weight control success or failure.
B) Evaluate best practices to determine those that have the highest success rates for weight control in children.
C) Schedule physician appointments for obese children.
D) Develop an obesity management program for children whose body mass index exceeds normal.
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Chapter 11: Using Health Education and Groups in the Community
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Q1) A nurse planned a presentation about the latest trends in disaster planning for the senior nursing students at the local college.However,when the nurse began to share the information,the students were talking to one another and essentially ignoring the nurse.Which of the following actions should be taken by the nurse?
A) Ask the students why they are being so rude.
B) Explain why the information is crucial to their current clinical practice.
C) Nothing; let the instructor of the course handle the problem.
D) Tell a joke to get the students' attention.
Q2) A nurse is providing an educational program about testicular self-examination (TSE).Which of the following would be the best learning objective for this program?
A) Each participant will state why TSE is important and explain how to do it.
B) Each participant will describe how to do TSE and discuss the dangers of testicular cancer.
C) 90% of the men will correctly demonstrate testicular self-examination.
D) 100% of the men will do a testicular examination correctly on a model.
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Chapter 12: Community Assessment and Evaluation
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Q1) During which of the following activities is the nurse in community health acting as a partner in change?
A) Administering vaccinations to preschoolers
B) Analyzing community problems to determine the best interventions
C) Establishing an elder-care center for older adults living with family members who work
D) Teaching anger management skills to a group of teens in a halfway house
Q2) Which of the following activities are considered to be part of the core competencies for public health professionals?
A) Defining variables relevant to current public health problems
B) Obtaining and interpreting information regarding risks and benefits to the community
C) Implementing nursing care and subsequent evaluation outcomes
D) Maintaining public health departments throughout the United States
Q3) Which of the following is the best brief definition of community?
A) A geographic area or political division under common leadership
B) A group sharing a common bond such as a profession or occupation
C) A group working together to confront a common problem
D) A social group with common goals within a geographic area
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Chapter 13: Case Management
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Q1) A case manager advocates for a client by helping an insurer understand the client's needs and desires and by helping the client understand programs and benefits offered by the insurer.What role is the nurse?
A) Arbitrator
B) Systems allocator
C) Mediator
D) Negotiator
Q2) A case manager implements a primary prevention activity.Which of the following actions would the nurse most likely complete?
A) Advocating for the client whose values conflict with those of the medical service provider
B) Collaborating between nursing and occupational health personnel
C) Educating a group regarding community services that are available if ever needed
D) Resolving conflict between a primary-care clinic and a tertiary health care facility
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Chapter 14: Disaster Management
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Q1) A nurse is focused on mitigation of disasters at the international level.Which of the following activities would the nurse most likely complete?
A) Provide community educational programs and training on how to prepare for disasters.
B) Request donations be sent to the affected area.
C) Develop a notification procedure to be used by the international disaster relief office.
D) Recruit volunteers to be a part of the disaster team that will travel to the afflicted area.
Q2) A community health nurse has invited several agencies in the community to a meeting to discuss the disaster plan for the community.Which of the following best describes the purpose of this meeting?
A) To increase stability in the community
B) To improve overall community functioning
C) To manage response to disasters in the community
D) To enhance communication among agencies in the community
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Chapter 15: Surveillance and Outbreak Investigation
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Q1) Several children were hospitalized for severe vomiting and diarrhea.Which of the following best explains why the nurse would continue to pursue the cause of the illness even after the children have been discharged from the hospital?
A) So that the children's families know the public health department cared about them
B) So that action could be taken to avoid any such future episodes
C) Because the children's parents need to know whom to sue for their medical expenses
D) To confirm that the symptoms were due to an infectious disease
Q2) A public health department becomes aware of an impending health problem before any problem is reported to the agency.Which of the following has most likely occurred within the community?
A) Doctors are feeling rushed as they interact with each patient.
B) Emergency departments are notably busier than usual.
C) Nurses are calling in ill to the local hospital.
D) Pharmacists are discussing the increase in medication purchases.
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Chapter 16: Program Management
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Q1) A nurse is assessing a community to determine the feasibility of implementing a new program on bike safety for youth in the community.Which of the following aspects should the nurse investigate to make this determination?
A) Whether the community, especially agency clients, desire a program
B) Whether local politicians support the agency's idea for a program
C) Whether agency professionals think a program is needed
D) Whether all involved support the need for such a program
Q2) Which of the following best describes the steps in program management?
A) Assess, plan, implement, evaluate
B) Identify, initiate, implement
C) Organize, operationalize, mobilize, subsidize
D) Substantiate, negotiate, evaluate
Q3) A nurse is conducting a needs assessment but has a limited budget.Which of the following data sources would the nurse most likely eliminate?
A) Community forums
B) Examination of community indicators
C) Focus groups
D) Surveys
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Chapter 17: Managing Quality and Safety
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Q1) A wealthy factory owner says,"I don't care about the poor.I just want the best care available for me and my family.Why should I care whether other people get health care or not?" Which of the following would be the most appropriate response by the nurse?
A) "If your employees are ill, who will do the work in your factory?"
B) "You might catch a contagious disease from one of your employees."
C) "You have a moral obligation to help those less fortunate."
D) "Your personal insurance and tax costs will go up if your employees have to use community resources when they're ill."
Q2) An agency is beginning to implement a general approach for quality improvement.Which of the following activities would the agency most likely implement?
A) Customer satisfaction is assessed through the use of surveys provided to the client after each appointment.
B) The health maintenance organization (HMO) provides incentives to personnel who complete in-house programs on customer service.
C) The institution has received accreditation through The Joint Commission.
D) The total quality improvement (TQI) team meets to examine how to make the registration process more efficient.
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Chapter 18: Family Development and Family Nursing Assessment
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Q1) A nurse asks a family member,"What has changed between you and your spouse since your child's head injury?" Which of the following focuses of the family is the nurse assessing?
A) The context
B) The client
C) A system
D) A component of society
Q2) Which of the following factors must be considered before deciding on an appropriate plan of action?
A) Family agrees to the nurse's plan.
B) Family is capable of the required actions.
C) Family will learn better coping skills from the nurse's plan.
D) Nurse has informed family how to complete the required actions.
Q3) Which of the following statements best explains why family functions and structures create unique challenges in family nursing?
A) Function and structure change over time.
B) Function and structure do not apply to all family units.
C) Some clients do not have families.
D) Traditional families are rare in society.
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Chapter 19: Family Health Risks
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Q1) Which of the following best describes a normative life event that can increase the risk for illness?
A) A family is involved in a motor vehicle crash.
B) A group of teens experiment with recreational drugs.
C) A woman is pregnant with her first child.
D) The family wage earner is laid off from his job.
Q2) A nurse is appraising health risks.Which of the following questions would most likely be asked by the nurse?
A) "Does your 4-year-old have a booster seat in the car?"
B) "Have you noticed any physical problems as you go about your daily routine?"
C) "What concerns do you have today?
D) "Why did you decide to come in for a checkup?"
Q3) A nurse is drawing a genogram.Which of the following would the nurse use to demonstrate a marriage relationship between two individuals?
A) A broken horizontal line
B) An X through a circle
C) A solid horizontal line
D) A solid vertical line
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Chapter 20: Health Risks Across the Life Span
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Q1) A mother says,"My son wants me to let him buy a car.I must admit,I certainly get tired of driving him around to all his sports and other activities.Do you think I should let him have a car?" Which of the following statements would be the best response by the nurse?
A) "Absolutely, it will help him recognize the cost of gas and maintenance."
B) "Certainly. Most young men want their own car, and peer pressure can be painful."
C) "It depends on whether you trust your son to drive safely."
D) "No, adolescent males cannot be trusted with an automobile."
Q2) Which of the following is of the greatest concern for the nurse who works with high school students?
A) Alcohol use
B) Motor vehicle accidents
C) Sports-related injuries
D) Unprotected sex
Q3) Which of the following is the best way to ensure good nutrition in infants?
A) Breastfeeding only
B) Feed them brand-name baby foods
C) Feed them only homemade cereals
D) Supplement breastfeeding with brand-name formulas
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Q1) Which statements by a nurse demonstrate understanding of the unique needs of vulnerable groups?
A) "I always address the problem that the client believes is the most important."
B) "I avoid asking clients for income or financial information, because this is an invasion of privacy."
C) "I try to observe the client's cultural traditions as I complete my assessment."
D) "I make sure to do a complete assessment, since we often don't know when the person will return to the clinic."
Q2) Which of the following terms is used to describe aggregates who are at high risk for having poor health outcomes because of limited resources?
A) Disadvantaged families
B) Multiproblem families
C) Resilient populations
D) Vulnerable populations
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Chapter 22: Rural Health and Migrant Health
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Q1) A nurse is caring for Mexican migrant farmworkers.Which of the following conditions are of greatest importance for the nurse to assess?
A) Cholera
B) Hepatitis
C) High blood level of lead
D) Malaria
Q2) A migrant farmworker presents to the clinic reporting an acute onset of severe abdominal pain,nausea,vomiting,diarrhea,and headache with difficulty concentrating.Which of the following conditions would cause such symptoms?
A) Appendicitis
B) Bacterial gastroenteritis
C) Pesticide poisoning
D) Viral illness
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Chapter 23: Poverty, Homelessness, Teen Pregnancy, and Mental Illness
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Q1) A nurse is concerned about a teenage mother who does not seem to know how to play with an infant.Which of the following behaviors would the nurse want to role-model as good parenting behaviors?
A) Allow the baby to cry for 10 or 15 minutes before reacting so that the infant can learn to self-soothe.
B) Cuddle and hold the baby while smiling and gazing into the baby's eyes.
C) Teach the mother to keep her face about 4 or 5 inches from the baby and to gently blow on the infant's face.
D) Sing to baby with different melodies until baby seems to listen and shows a preference for certain tunes.
Q2) A nurse is providing care to a pregnant teenager.Which of the following principles is the most important for the nurse to consider when providing care?
A) All teen pregnancies are considered high-risk.
B) Limited self-care knowledge can lead to pregnancy complications.
C) Pregnant teens are likely to receive prenatal care late in the pregnancy.
D) Pregnant teens may have limited financial resources to pay for care.
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Chapter 24: Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Problems in the Community
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Q1) A client requests help to stop smoking.Which of the following methods would be the best for the nurse to suggest to the client?
A) A combination of interventions, beginning with changing the environment
B) Acupuncture to reduce the nicotine cravings
C) Behavior modification through hypnosis
D) Nicotine replacement products
Q2) A male IV drug abuser admits to the nurse that he has no desire to stop using drugs,so rather than lecture him on the dangers of drug addiction,the nurse counsels him on how to sterilize his needles.Which of the following prevention efforts is the nurse attempting to achieve?
A) Primary prevention by educating about safe injections
B) Primary prevention by avoidance of future legal complications
C) Secondary prevention to reduce the risk for infection or other complications
D) Tertiary prevention to reduce the transmission of blood-borne diseases
Q3) Which of the following is an accurate concern about the use of marijuana?
A) Marijuana has painful withdrawal symptoms.
B) Marijuana may damage the respiratory tract.
C) Marijuana can often reduce pain but physicians refuse to prescribe it.
D) Marijuana quickly leads to psychological and physiological dependence.
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Chapter 25: Violence and Human Abuse
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Q1) Which of the following statements best explains the primary reason why violence is so high among young African-American men?
A) Men tend to be more violent than women.
B) They are young and thus lack maturity.
C) Unemployment is higher in this population.
D) Violent tendencies are transferred genetically along racial lines.
Q2) Which of the following is the top risk factor for intimate partner homicide?
A) There is a gun in the house.
B) The husband has made threats against wife before.
C) The wife has previously called 911 because of husband's beating her.
D) The woman's young daughter also lives with them.
Q3) A teacher asks the school health nurse to assess a child for neglect.Which of the following assessment findings could indicate neglect?
A) Bruises in various stages of healing
B) Failure of parent to attend parent-teacher conferences or return teacher phone calls
C) Lack of weight gain and wearing dirty clothes
D) Lice in the hair
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Chapter 26: Infectious Disease Prevention and Control
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Q1) Which of the following public health actions has been particularly instrumental in reducing childhood infectious diseases in the United States?
A) Answering parents' questions about the safety and importance of vaccines today
B) Educational campaigns to all health care providers about the importance of immunizations whenever a child is seen
C) "No shots, no school" legislation, which legally requires children be immunized before school
D) Offering all immunizations to all children free of any charge
Q2) Which of the following components of the epidemiologic triangle contributes most to a female client developing a vaginal infection caused by fungi after successful treatment of her strep throat with antibiotics?
A) Agent
B) Environment
C) Host
D) Agent and host
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Chapter 27: HIV Infection, Hepatitis, Tuberculosis, and Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Q1) A school nurse asks a class about the ways HIV can be transmitted.Which of the following comments by a student indicates a need for additional teaching?
A) "I wouldn't sit next to someone with HIV."
B) "Having unprotected sex with someone who is infected spreads HIV."
C) "Sharing needles when shooting up drugs spreads HIV."
D) "Transfusions of blood products that are contaminated can spread HIV."
Q2) A mother felt very guilty that her baby was born HIV positive.When the nurse suggested the usual DPT and MMR immunizations,the mother was extremely upset."Don't you know HIV children are immunosuppressed?" she exclaimed.Which of the following would be the nurse's best response?
A) "All children have to have these immunizations before they can attend school."
B) "Being HIV positive, your child is more likely to catch an infection and be very ill if not immunized."
C) "I'm so sorry; I forgot for a moment your child was HIV positive."
D) "The American Pediatric Association requires all health care providers to offer these immunizations to all parents; it is your choice whether or not to accept them."
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Chapter 28: Nursing Practice at the Local, State, and
National Levels in Public Health
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Q1) A nurse is employed at the state department of public health.Which of the following is a fundamental principle guiding his practice?
A) Decisions are made at the federal level, disseminated at the state level, and carried out at the community level.
B) Health of populations is only as good as the health of individuals that live and work in the community.
C) Oversight of community health departments is the most important function.
D) The interaction of the local-state-federal partnership is critical to success.
Q2) Which of the following is a core competency required of public health nurses?
A) Knowledge in the use of high-technology diagnostics
B) Knowledge of the implementation of electronic medical records
C) Skill in the physical assessment of complex clients
D) Skill in developing policy and planning programs
Q3) Which of the following factors is causing nursing to change so quickly?
A) Economic issues
B) Increases in medical and nursing knowledge
C) Legislative issues
D) Technology changes
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Chapter 29: The Faith Community Nurse
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Q1) A family shared their concerns,including sexual issues,in strictest confidence with a faith community nurse.When the nurse returned to the church office,the pastor asked why the family wanted to see her.Which of the following statements would be the best response by the nurse?
A) "Because you are my supervisor, I will summarize what was said for you."
B) "I will include that information in my report to our church's wellness committee."
C) "They just wanted me to assess their health needs and make some suggestions."
D) "The family had some issues they wanted to discuss in confidence, which I will keep in confidence."
Q2) A nurse is considering accepting the parish nursing position within his congregation.Which of the following educational preparation is crucial for the nurse to have received?
A) Baccalaureate education including community health nursing experience
B) Graduate education in community health nursing
C) Passing the national certifying exam for parish health nursing
D) Worship experiences for the process of ministry
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Chapter 30: The Nurse in Home Health and Hospice
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Q1) A home health nurse asks a client with arthritis to attend a demonstration in which an assistive device is used to put on shoes.Which phase of the nursing process is the nurse's current focus?
A) Outcome identification
B) Planning
C) Implementation
D) Evaluation
Q2) A hospital nurse wants to know why home health nurses often take more time with assessment than nurses do in the hospital.Which of the following is the best explanation for this?
A) Home care assessment includes not only the client but the supplies and equipment the family may have available for use.
B) The home environment is less organized and equipped for the nurse's use.
C) Family members must also be assessed for possible problems that could interfere with the primary client's recovery.
D) To be effective, the home health nurse must earn the family's trust and work in partnership with them.
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Chapter 31: The Nurse in the Schools
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Q1) Which of the following activities are expectations for a school health nurse?
A) Ensuring that children with health problems are accepted by their peers
B) Driving children home if parents can't pick them up
C) Giving emergency care in the school or during school events
D) Giving medications as needed if children are ill
Q2) Which of the following is most important for school nurses to master in order to prepare for health care delivery in the future?
A) Complementary and alternative therapies
B) Computer and technology use
C) Psychoanalytical techniques
D) Self-defense techniques
Q3) A school nurse is demonstrating the use of a peak flow meter to help children with chronic asthma recognize when they need to use a rescue inhaler.Which of the following levels of prevention is being used by the nurse?
A) Primary
B) Secondary
C) Tertiary
D) Both primary and secondary
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Chapter 32: The Nurse in Occupational Health
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Q1) An occupational health nurse wants to know the NAICS code of a prospective employer.Which of the following best explains why the nurse would be interested in this information?
A) To assess how others have rated the company in relation to employment there
B) To compare the prospective employer's injury rate with similar employers' rates
C) To learn more about the usual processes and products of the company as well as typical hazards
D) To learn how employees feel about the employer
Q2) An employee in a laboratory drops a flask,resulting in a chemical splash into the employee's eyes,which in turn results in burns to the eyes.Which of the following would be considered the agent?
A) The chemical
B) The employee
C) The flask
D) The laboratory
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