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Global Health Nursing Final Exam
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Global Health Nursing explores the multifaceted role of nurses in addressing health issues that transcend national boundaries, emphasizing the social, economic, environmental, and political factors influencing health worldwide. This course provides students with an understanding of major global health challenges, such as infectious and chronic diseases, maternal and child health, health inequities, and the impact of globalization on health systems. Students will examine cultural competence, effective communication, and ethical considerations in nursing care across diverse populations. Through case studies, critical analysis, and collaborative projects, students develop skills to contribute to global health initiatives and promote health equity on an international scale.
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Foundations for Population Health in Community
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Public Health Nursing 5th Edition by Marcia Stanhope
Chapter 1: Community- and Prevention-Oriented Practice to Improve Population Health
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Q1) When talking to a women's group at the senior citizens' center,the nurse reminded them that the only way the center would be able to afford to provide transportation services for them would be for them to continue to write letters to their local city council representatives requesting funding for such a service.What was the nurse trying to accomplish through this action?
A) Ensure that the women did not expect the nurse to solve their problem.
B) Demonstrate that the nurse understood the women's concerns and needs.
C) Express empathy, support, and concern.
D) Help the women engage in political action.
Answer: D
Q2) Which of the following best describes community-based nursing?
A) A practice in which care is provided for individuals and families
B) Providing care with a focus on the group's needs
C) Giving care with a focus on the aggregate's needs
D) A value system in which all clients receive optimal care
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: The History of Public Health and Public and Community Health Nursing
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Q1) How did Florence Nightingale help bring about community health nursing?
A) She convinced socially prominent wealthy women to volunteer to give care.
B) She focused on all soldiers and their environment.
C) She interacted with each individual person, assessing his or her needs and acting to meet those needs.
D) She kept careful records on what was done and what were the results.
Answer: B,D
Q2) Why were nurses so unprepared for public health nursing in the early 20th century?
A) Public health nursing had not yet been created as a field.
B) No one would teach the nurses how to engage in public health activities.
C) Nightingale's textbook did not include content on public health nursing.
D) Nurses were educated in diploma schools, which focused on care of hospitalized clients.
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: The Changing Ushealth and Public Health Care Systems
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Q1) 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
Q2) 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
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Chapter 4: Ethics in Public and Community Health Nursing Practice
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Q1) From an ethical standpoint,what is the problem with the belief that everyone should receive his or her fair share,that life should always be fair,and that everyone should make his or her own decisions?
A) With this belief, the needs of society as a whole are ignored.
B) Insufficient resources exist to give everyone a fair share.
C) This belief leads to a propensity for some people to like to be taken care of.
D) Some people think they deserve more than others.
Q2) How can ethics be applied to public health nursing practice?
A) Ethics and actual nursing practice are not related.
B) Knowing ethics allows nurse to recognize the source of most problems.
C) Ethics is constantly involved in nurses' clinical decisions.
D) Although ethics is important, political and legal responsibilities are more important in practice.
Q3) 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) For a bedridden Muslim patient,the nurse rearranges the room and moves the bed so that it faces toward Mecca for the patient's daily prayers.Which of the following is the nurse demonstrating through these actions?
A) Accommodation
B) Awareness
C) Brokering
D) Imposition
Q2) A health care worker tells a nurse,"It does no good to try to teach those Medicaid clients about nutrition because they will just eat what they want to no matter how much we teach them." Which of the following is being demonstrated by this statement?
A) Cultural imposition
B) Ethnocentrism
C) Racism
D) Stereotyping
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Chapter 6: Environmental Health
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Q1) A nurse who works at the local hospital asks a public health nurse what might be causing her hands to become very sore and sensitive.Which of the following statements would be the most appropriate response by the public health nurse?
A) "Ask the staff in employee health if there have been any other complaints."
B) "Call the local health department about any recent problems at the hospital."
C) "Check the material safety data sheet on any chemicals you have used recently."
D) "See the nurse's health care provider for a complete work-up."
Q2) The nurse is examining blood lead levels in school-age children 1 year after a community-wide education intervention.Which of the following phases of the nursing process is being implemented?
A) Assessment
B) Diagnosis
C) Intervention
D) Evaluation
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Chapter 7: Government, The Law, and Policy Activism
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Q1) A nurse is testifying at a committee meeting about a health bill.Which of the following actions should be taken by the nurse?
A) Briefly describe personal education, experience, and expertise in the area.
B) Discuss how the bill affects more than just nurses.
C) Include factual data and, if possible, statistical information in visual form.
D) Include the names of famous persons in the media who agree with you.
Q2) Which of the following statements best describes why the federal government has become involved in health care?
A) The states asked the federal level to become involved.
B) Because of rising costs to the states, the federal budget needed to be used to pay for necessary services.
C) The Constitution gives the federal government the power to promote the general welfare.
D) This step was necessary to standardize care on a national level.
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Chapter 8: Economic Influences
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Q1) A pregnant teenager has approached a nurse asking about ways to improve the health outcomes for her and her unborn child.Which of the following statements would be most appropriate for the nurse to make?
A) "Don't drop out of school."
B) "Sign up for childbirth classes."
C) "Sign up for the WIC program."
D) "Take your prenatal vitamins daily."
Q2) 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.
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Chapter 9: Epidemiological Applications
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Q1) Which of the following types of study should the nurse researcher choose if the goal is to identify the long-term benefits and risks of a particular nursing intervention for senior citizens living in the community?
A) Cross-sectional study
B) Ecological study
C) Clinical trial
D) Retrospective analysis
Q2) The nursing staff has attempted to screen the entire African American population in the community for diabetes.Which of the following would provide immediate verification of the success of the nursing staff's efforts?
A) An epidemic of diabetes will be recognized.
B) The incidence of diabetes will increase in the community.
C) The prevalence of diabetes will decrease in the community.
D) The risk for diabetes in the community will increase.
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Chapter 10: Evidence-Based Practice
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Q1) A nurse is familiar with evidence-based practice (EBP)and wants to implement it into the care of clients.Which of the following would present the biggest challenge?
A) Assessing one's current practice and accessing evidence-based resources
B) Convincing administration that EBP is beneficial
C) Distinguishing EBP from practice based on old standards
D) Showing clients that EBP will improve their health outcomes
Q2) A health care provider is concerned about the high number of clients with type 2 diabetes mellitus who have poor glucose control.What would be the best reference for the provider to implement evidence-based practice (EBP)in the management of this problem?
A) Published protocols
B) Current research findings
C) Opinions of colleagues
D) Nursing journals
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Chapter 11: Using Health Education and Groups in the Community
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Q1) The nurse gives a very informative and engaging presentation and then gives everyone in the audience a handout that outlines the presentation.Later,the nurse discovers that many of the handouts were thrown away before the audience left the building.Which of the following educational principles has the nurse forgotten?
A) Audiences expect PowerPoint or video presentations, not lectures.
B) Many Americans do not have a high reading level.
C) People want photographs and images, not wordy outlines.
D) The nurse gave them too much information too fast for them to want to cope with it all.
Q2) The nurse is scheduled to teach carbohydrate counting to middle-aged adults newly diagnosed with diabetes.Which of the following actions will the nurse need to take when teaching this population?
A) Appeal to the need for autonomy and choice.
B) Emphasize that anyone with diabetes must know this information.
C) Explain how to cope with being a guest at a dinner.
D) Recognize that this audience will depend on the instructor to set goals for learning.
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Chapter 12: Community Assessment and Evaluation
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Q1) A nurse is assessing the status of a community's health.Which of the following will the nurse examine?
A) Community awareness
B) Health facilities
C) Health care manpower
D) Vital statistics
Q2) A new nurse is overwhelmed with the needs of the community.Which of the following should be the first priority of the nurse?
A) A problem that affects the most disadvantaged residents in the community
B) A problem that is very easy and inexpensive to address
C) A problem that is of high concern to the community
D) A problem in an area in which the nurse has a great deal of expertise
Q3) A nurse wants to determine whether health problems have been improved and interventions have been appropriate and successful over a period of time.Which of the following data should the nurse examine?
A) Changes in staffing patterns in the health agency
B) Demographic data
C) Education and school statistics
D) Environmental factors
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Chapter 13: Case Management
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Q1) A client spends a great deal of his time on the Internet or reading articles related to diabetes and its long-term effects.One day the client asks why the nurse has not suggested a life care plan.Which of the following would be the best response by the nurse?
A) "Life care plans are only for young persons who are newly diagnosed."
B) "Life care plans are primarily used to determine long-term financial needs for legal reasons."
C) "You are receiving appropriate care for your diabetes without serious side effects, so a life care plan isn't really appropriate."
D) "I was waiting for you to express interest in having a life care plan."
Q2) A nurse is completing a case management advocacy activity which corresponds to the implementation phase of the nursing process.Which of the following activities would the nurse most likely use?
A) Asking the client what is most important
B) Seeking appropriate referrals for the client
C) Assuring the client that his wishes will be supported
D) Determining the order in which actions will occur
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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) The local hospital,health department,and university together planned and implemented a mock casualty drill,with the university's theater and nursing students playing the injured victims.After the drill,which of the following would the nursing students most likely complete?
A) Volunteer as leaders in the next casualty drill
B) Evaluate the drill and offer recommendations for more effectiveness in the future
C) Recognize how to respond to a real disaster in the future
D) Write a report on their actions and how they felt during the drill
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Chapter 15: Surveillance and Outbreak Investigation
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Q1) A rural public health nurse is spending time reviewing death certificates.Which of the following best explains the purpose of this activity?
A) To ensure that local causes of death are consistent with national causes of death
B) To confirm that no local health problems are beginning
C) To evaluate effectiveness of health promotion programs
D) To obtain mortality data for the local area
Q2) Which of the following types of surveillance systems is being used when case reports are routinely sent to local health departments by health care providers and laboratories,where the data are then summarized and forwarded to those responsible for monitoring such reports?
A) Active
B) Passive
C) Sentinel
D) Special
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Chapter 16: Program Management
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Q1) A nurse is conducting program evaluation.Which of the following would be the first action the nurse would take?
A) Choose the type of evaluation to be done
B) Determine who will be involved in the evaluation
C) Identify the goal and objectives for the evaluation
D) Obtain answers to specific questions related to the program being evaluated
Q2) A committee concludes that a program's objectives were met and that activities received positive ratings from the community; yet the program will be discontinued because cost was triple the amount anticipated.Which of the following program evaluation measures created a problem?
A) Adequacy
B) Effectiveness
C) Impact
D) Sustainability
Q3) Which of the following best describes the purpose of strategic planning?
A) To anticipate client needs now and in the future
B) To match client needs, provider strengths, and agency resources
C) To maximize effective use of agency resources
D) To utilize provider strengths and competencies
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Chapter 17: Managing Quality and Safety
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Q1) The nurse admits uncertainty over how to address the needs of a group of clients.The long-term nurse in the area suggests that the nurse review published evidence-based clinical guidelines.How can the nurse know these guidelines are reliable?
A) Because the agency supports their use.
B) Because the guidelines have been published.
C) Because the long-term nurse trusts them.
D) Because they are based on research and expert opinion.
Q2) A nurse is invited to join the utilization review team to help the agency avoid giving unnecessary care.Which of the following difficulties would the nurse most likely confront as client records are reviewed?
A) Alternative care options rather than agency care are often encouraged.
B) Not all clients fit the pattern and need more care than guidelines suggest.
C) The nurse suggests the agency provide guidelines to professionals giving care.
D) The agency is now accountable to its clients and their families.
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Chapter 18: Family Development and Family Nursing Assessment
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Q1) The hospital-based nurse has worked with a client at some length regarding appropriate diet.Based on the family systems theory,which of the following will most likely occur when the client returns home?
A) The family member who prepares food will probably suggest the newly discharged member eat the meals everyone in the family enjoys.
B) The family member who prepares food will probably try to modify family meals without obvious change for the family as a whole.
C) The family member who prepares food will probably prepare meals based on the diet plan for all the family.
D) The family member who prepares food will probably prepare special meals for the newly discharged member.
Q2) A nurse considers how the environment outside of the family influences the development of a child when planning care for a family.Which of the following theories is being used by the nurse?
A) Bioecological systems theory
B) Family systems approach
C) Family developmental theory
D) Family nursing theory
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Chapter 19: Family Health Risks
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Q1) A nurse is conducting a health risk appraisal.Which of the following activities is the nurse assessing when using this tool?
A) Health promotion activities
B) Illness prevention activities
C) Risk reduction activities
D) Unhealthy activities
Q2) 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
Q3) Which of the following factor(s)may help determine how many home visits are made to a particular family?
A) Agency's policies regarding eligibility for services
B) Family's feelings about the home visit and willingness to continue
C) Nurse's perception of the amount of time needed to complete required tasks
D) Reimbursement policies of third-party payers
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Chapter 20: Health Risks Across the Life Span
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Q1) Which of the following factors has the largest impact on health disparities among all populations?
A) Ethnicity
B) Education level
C) Lifestyle choices
D) Poverty
Q2) Which of the following children is most at risk for being abused?
A) A 1-year-old
B) A 6-year-old
C) A 9-year-old
D) A teenager
Q3) Which statement about eating disorders is correct?
A) Individuals with anorexia frequently complain about weight loss.
B) Purging is associated with anorexia.
C) Most women with bulimia are concerned with the shape and weight of their body.
D) Bulimia is considered to have more medical complications than anorexia.
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Q1) A large financial grant was being offered to whichever health facility wanted to accept the responsibility for giving care to local vulnerable populations.Which of the following actions would most likely be taken by the local medical centers?
A) Agree to collaboratively apply for the funds in a cooperative proposal.
B) Individually compete eagerly for the additional funds now available.
C) Reach out enthusiastically to this previously underserved population group.
D) Strongly consider not applying, because this population will be expensive to treat.
Q2) Which of the following statements best describes an outcome of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997?
A) Additional funding was provided to the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).
B) Individuals were able to keep their health insurance when moving from one place to another.
C) Patient privacy and security of health information was enhanced.
D) A prospective payment system for home health services was created.
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Chapter 22: Rural Health and Migrant Health
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Q1) 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
Q2) Which of the following conditions of the rural environment provides increased opportunities for teaching?
A) Increased interaction among residents due to neighbors visiting neighbors on the family farms
B) Involvement in rural community activities provides more contact with community residents than in urban areas
C) Nursing responsibilities in these areas stress the importance of primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention
D) Increased illnesses and injuries of rural residents require that they see nurses more often
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Chapter 23: Poverty, Homelessness, Teen Pregnancy, and Mental Illness
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Q1) A nurse is concerned about stress related to the heavy caregiving burden assumed by adult children of older clients.Which of the following actions by the nurse demonstrates the use of secondary prevention to limit caregiver stress?
A) Asking caregivers how they are doing and suggesting coping strategies
B) Encouraging caregivers to periodically leave the house for a couple of hours
C) Establishing support groups for caregivers of older parents
D) Referring some activities to neighbors and friends
Q2) Which of the following groups is most at risk for suicide?
A) Adolescents under age 20
B) Men over age 85
C) Females 25 to 45 years of age
D) Women over age 65
Q3) The nurse who works at a homeless clinic wants to improve healing of chronic wounds in clients living on the streets.Which of the following would be the best action to take to improve client outcomes?
A) Provide antibiotics to all homeless persons with chronic, nonhealing wounds
B) Offer daily access to a room with soap, water, and bandages
C) Hand out free bandaging supplies following each clinic visit
D) Perform regular monitoring of the client's wound condition
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Chapter 24: Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Problems in the Community
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Q1) Three women were brought to the emergency department by ambulance after a two-car accident at a busy intersection.Which of the following tests should automatically be done under such circumstances?
A) Alcohol blood level
B) Cardiac workup
C) Pregnancy test
D) STD tests
Q2) A nurse is reviewing with a client the importance of the diabetic diet to maintaining control of blood glucose levels.The client states,"I went to the classes and learned how to count carbohydrates.I have even started to write down what I eat for each meal." Which of the following would be most appropriate response from the nurse?
A) "I'm so glad you're beginning to recognize the need to control your blood sugar."
B) "Now you just have to make sure you don't give that habit up!"
C) "Sounds like you're not ready to really plan your eating yet."
D) "That is great. You've started to take action and make changes."
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Chapter 25: Violence and Human Abuse
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Q1) A nurse is working with a family to reduce the incidence of home violence.Which of the following actions by the nurse would most likely have a positive effect?
A) Being assertive and taking control of decisions because family members cannot be expected to have this ability
B) Focusing attention on family weaknesses that need to be fixed before healing can begin
C) Pointing out things that victims should do differently to avoid antagonizing the abuser
D) Soliciting ideas from the family regarding what they feel will improve their situation
Q2) A nurse is concerned about the possibility of suicide in a teenage boy.Which of the following characteristics has the boy most likely displayed?
A) He has threatened harm to his school peers.
B) He is between the ages of 15 and 19.
C) He is depressed and has a history of being sexually abused.
D) He has been accused of abusing an animal.
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Chapter 26: Infectious Disease Prevention and Control
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Q1) Which of the following data would most likely be collected in a syndromic surveillance system?
A) Incidence of bioterrorism attacks
B) Number of air travelers
C) Incidence of school absenteeism
D) Number of influenza vaccines administered
Q2) During an outbreak of hepatitis A,nurses are giving injections of hepatitis A immunoglobulin to selected susceptible persons.Which of the following best describes the type of immunity that will follow the administration of these injections?
A) Active immunity
B) Acquired immunity
C) Natural immunity
D) Passive immunity
Q3) Which of the following best represents an example of infectious disease spreading via a vector?
A) Being bitten by an infected mosquito
B) Disease spreading from infected mother to infant via the placenta
C) A group of partygoers hugging and shaking hands
D) Two persons, one of whom is infected, sharing a glass of soda
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Chapter 27: HIV Infection, Hepatitis, Tuberculosis, and Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Q1) 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."
Q2) In the United States,which group is most affected by a new HIV diagnosis?
A) Women having heterosexual relationships
B) White IV drug abusers
C) Young Black gay and bisexual men
D) Men who have sex with other men
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Chapter 28: Nursing Practice at the Local, State, and
National Levels in Public Health
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Q1) The public health administrator is in the process of hiring a new public health nurse.Which of the following statements made by an applicant would most likely result in the applicant not being hired?
A) "I like to be the only person working on a project because individuals in teams have their own ideas and plans and the resulting debate slows progress."
B) "I prefer to work in teams because no single person has too much responsibility because the burden is shared."
C) "Teamwork is better than work done by individuals because teamwork incorporates different perspectives."
D) "Whether teamwork is better than work done by individuals depends on the nature of the work being performed."
Q2) What did events after September 11,2001,clearly demonstrate?
A) A strong public health structure ready to respond effectively to a crisis
B) Public health's need for additional funding and resources
C) The unrecognized importance of nurses in lowering health care costs
D) Lack of adequate vaccines to meet community's needs
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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) Which of the following comments was most likely stated by a home health nurse?
A) "Every time I see a client, it costs $80."
B) "Health care costs are killing our economy."
C) "I can't believe how much clients are charged for things."
D) "Medicaid costs are such a large portion of our state's budget."
Q2) A family member asks a home health nurse to explain the concept of hospice care.Which of the following would the nurse need to include as the fundamental underlying philosophy of hospice?
A) Enabling the client to die at home
B) Ensuring that the client's living will is upheld
C) Placing experts in the position of power of attorney
D) Providing comfort measures before death
Q3) In the agency,one of the nurses spent all available time visiting a group of persons with mental health problems who were trying to remain functional in the community.Which of the following types of assignments did the nurse most likely have?
A) Home-based primary care
B) Population-focused home care
C) Proprietary home care
D) Transitional care
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Chapter 31: The Nurse in the Schools
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Q1) Which of the following statements best explains why many school nurses are not able to ensure that all children receive needed health care in the schools?
A) There is a shortage of baccalaureate-prepared nurses with national school health nurse certification.
B) Most nurses prefer to be employed in hospitals giving direct care.
C) Most school districts are unable to afford a nurse in every school.
D) School districts and taxpayers see no need for nurses in schools.
Q2) A child has multiple disabilities,and caring for the child has been both expensive and time consuming for the school.Once the child turns 16,which of the following actions should be taken by the nurse?
A) As an adult, the child is no longer eligible for school services without charge.
B) The school must continue to provide needed appropriate education for the child.
C) The school can exclude the child from any extracurricular activities.
D) The school should prepare an updated individualized education plan.
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Chapter 32: The Nurse in Occupational Health
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Q1) A nurse who works for a hospital in employee health notes that several nurses from one unit have missed work after contracting a communicable disease from a patient.Which of the following best describes the host factor?
A) Each sick nurse
B) The communicable disease
C) The hospital
D) The patient
Q2) Which of the following best describes the mission of OSHA?
A) To create an inspection system to avoid preventable loss of life
B) To ensure safe and healthful working conditions
C) To establish rules for employee safety
D) To share factory illness and injury rates with the public
Q3) Which of the following interventions regarding worker safety would be the least effective?
A) Using job rotation and workplace monitoring
B) Designing equipment so that employee exposure to hazards is minimized
C) Having employees use safety measures and personal protective equipment
D) Designing the environment to encourage employees to follow workplace procedures
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