Global Health Nursing Review Questions
Course Introduction
Global Health Nursing explores the role of nurses in promoting health and providing care across diverse populations and international settings. The course examines global health challenges such as infectious diseases, non-communicable diseases, maternal and child health, and health inequities influenced by socioeconomic, environmental, and cultural factors. Students learn about health systems, policies, and collaborative strategies to address global health issues, with an emphasis on ethical practice, cultural competence, and advocacy for vulnerable communities. Through case studies and evidence-based approaches, the course prepares nurses to contribute effectively to global health initiatives and interdisciplinary teams worldwide.
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Public Health Nursing Population Centered Health Care in the Community 9th Edition by Stanhope
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Chapter 1: Community and Prevention-Oriented,
Population-Focused Practice: The Foundation of
Specialization in Public Health Nursing
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Q1) Public health nursing is a specialty because:
A) it has a distinct focus and scope of practice.
B) it must be done by a registered nurse with a master's degree.
C) it is focused on disadvantaged citizens.
D) it performs interventions at the acute care level.
Answer: A
Q2) A nurse is using a population focus when providing public health nursing care.Which of the following statements best describes the care that is being provided?
A) Priority is given to the highest risk population.
B) Direct caregiving is limited to preventive measures, such as administration of immunizations.
C) Attention is given to the population or community as a whole, regardless of whether they do or do not access the health care system.
D) Only populations outside institutional settings are considered.
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: History of Public Health and Public and Community Health Nursing
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Q1) The document Visiting Nursing in the United States highlighted the fact that:
A) nurses were trained by Boards of Education.
B) trained nurses adequately covered less-densely populated areas.
C) visiting nurse services were concentrated in the northeastern United States.
D) nurses were curing diseases such as TB and typhoid fever.
Answer: C
Q2) A neighborhood health center is researching its origins.Which of the following legislative acts most likely provided funds for its development?
A) Emergency Maternity and Infant Care Act of 1943
B) Medicaid legislation
C) Social Security Act of 1935
D) Economic Opportunity Act
Answer: D
Q3) Lillian Wald's major contribution to public health nursing was:
A) founding the American Nurses Association.
B) developing the New York Training Hospital for Nurses.
C) creating the Public Health Service.
D) establishing the Henry Street Settlement.
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: The Changing USHealth and Public Health Care Systems
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Q1) What are some of the untoward events categorized in the Institute of Medicine (IOM)report about medical errors? (Select all that apply.)
A) Wrong-site surgery
B) Adverse drug events
C) Improper transfusions
D) Restraint related deaths
E) Poor staffing patterns
Answer: A,B,C,D
Q2) A nurse is entering the health care workforce.Which of the following expectations should the nurse have for the workforce? (Select all that apply.)
A) There is a shortage of nurses in the United States.
B) Schools of nursing turn away qualified applicants due to lack of faculty and limitations of clinical sites.
C) By 2016 there are expected to be 527,000 new nursing positions.
D) More students are choosing laboratory science, pharmacy technology, and radiology technology over nursing.
E) There is a shortage of physician specialists in the United States.
Answer: A,B,C
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Chapter 4: Perspectives in Global Health Care
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Q1) A nurse is working to manage the public health aspects of a bioterrorist event.Which of the following does the nurse need to understand? (Select all that apply.)
A) Medical management and public health measures
B) The names and descriptions of the agent/disease
C) The chemical features of the pathogens
D) How to address mental health concerns
E) The amount of risk that each type of event will have for the public
Q2) A nurse is providing education for a client who is living in an area of the world where malaria is endemic.Which of the following interventions would be appropriate to include?
A) Receive a dose of intravenous (IV) quinine
B) Avoid direct contact with individuals who have malaria
C) Use insecticide-treated bed nets
D) Apply dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) spray
Q3) Which health problem is in need of control in developed countries?
A) Hepatitis
B) Malaria
C) Polio
D) Smallpox
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Chapter 5: Economics of Health Care Delivery
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Q1) Which was considered the first national health insurance plan in the United States?
A) Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) Act
B) Marine Hospital Service
C) Medicare
D) Medicaid
Q2) When a health care organization's fees for delivery of services are not decided until after they are provided,it is called:
A) retrospective reimbursement.
B) prospective reimbursement.
C) fee-for-service.
D) capitation.
Q3) A nurse is examining the characteristics that affect one's health.Which of the following would be of greatest concern to the nurse?
A) Obesity
B) Marital status
C) Health insurance
D) Age
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Chapter 6: Application of Ethics in the Community
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Q1) A nurse who was working in the 1960s used the code of ethics to guide making an ethical decision.Which code of ethics would have been used?
A) Nightingale Pledge
B) Code for Professional Nurses
C) Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements
D) International Council of Nurses (ICN) Code of Ethics for Nurses
Q2) A community health nurse is applying the Ethical Principles for Effective Advocacy.Which of the following best describes the action(s)of the nurse? (Select all that apply.)
A) Act in the health care provider's best interest
B) Keep the client (group, community) properly informed
C) Maintain client confidentiality
D) Carry out instructions with diligence and competence
E) Provide advice to all members of the community
Q3) According to Leininger and Watson,the moral ideal of nursing is:
A) caring.
B) advocacy.
C) responsibility.
D) accountability.
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Chapter 7: Cultural Diversity in the Community
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Q1) A nurse wants to obtain information on the alternative methods of health care her 45-year-old female client uses.Who would be the best person to ask about this?
A) The husband of the client
B) A community leader of the ethnic group
C) The client herself
D) The religious leader of the ethnic group
Q2) A nurse supports the use of traditional home remedies in conjunction with Western medicine to promote healthy behaviors.Which of the following is being demonstrated by the nurse?
A) Cultural accommodation
B) Cultural awareness
C) Cultural preservation
D) Cultural repatterning
Q3) Which of the following statements about race is true?
A) In the United States, children of biracial parents are usually assigned the race of the father.
B) Ethnicity and race are synonymous terms.
C) Individuals may be of the same race but of different cultures.
D) No social significance is usually placed on race.
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Chapter 8: Public Health Policy
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Q1) A nursing student is researching various health care services that are provided in prisons.Which of the following describes these services?
A) Funded by the DOD
B) Focus on health promotion interventions
C) Must be provided at an adequate level
D) Are available to those diagnosed with a chronic illness
Q2) A nurse is interested in census data.Which federal department's website would be a good place to start?
A) Department of Labor (DOL)
B) USDHHS
C) Commerce Department
D) World Health Organization (WHO)
Q3) States have certain continuing education requirements for persons to renew a nursing license.Which of the following best describes the type of law that is being used?
A) Constitutional law
B) Legislation and regulation
C) Judicial and common law
D) Police power
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Chapter 9: Population-Based Public Health Nursing
Practice: The Intervention Wheel
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Q1) What is the purpose of the color-coded wedges on the Intervention Wheel?
A) The interventions are grouped together in related wedges.
B) The wedges consist of referral information for each wedge.
C) The element of health teaching is the predominant feature of each wedge.
D) Coalition building must be implemented with each wedge.
Q2) A PHN is conducting a community assessment.Which of the following is the best example of this action?
A) Visiting an elderly person at home to assess and evaluate safety and fall risk
B) Developing diagnoses to identify nursing interventions at a health clinic
C) Evaluating services at an immunization clinic where a translator provides services
D) Compiling recent data from the county health department on child abuse cases
Q3) A PHN is developing a measurable outcome health status indicator that can be used at the individual level of practice.Which of the following would the nurse most likely use?
A) A 50-year-old woman receives annual mammograms
B) School absences in a community decline
C) Teachers have increased awareness of health problems
D) Those in poverty utilize the free mammogram program
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Chapter 10: Environmental Health
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Q1) A nurse fulfills the environmental health competency of "assessment and referral." Which of the following actions has the nurse most likely completed?
A) Advocating for public policy changes
B) Understanding policy framework and major pieces of legislation
C) Completing an environmental health history
D) Describing the scientific principles about environmental health
Q2) The basic science applied to understanding the health effects associated with chemical exposures is:
A) toxicology.
B) pharmacology.
C) chemistry.
D) environmental epidemiology.
Q3) Which environmental law sets basic structure for regulating pollutants to United States waters?
A) Safe Drinking Water Act
B) Toxic Substance Control Act
C) Clean Water Act
D) Pollution Prevention Act
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Chapter 11: Genomics in Public Health Nursing
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Q1) A nurse is studying the recent increase in Type I diabetes in the community.Which of the following factors should the nurse consider when examining the development of disease? (Select all that apply.)
A) Genetics
B) Lifestyle
C) Environment
D) Technology
E) Communication patterns
Q2) A PHN reports that she is able to demonstrate the minimum competencies set forth by the National Coalition of Health Professional Education in Genetics (NCHPEG).Which of the following describes the action that is taken by the nurse?
A) Organizing a meeting to discuss the care of cystic fibrosis clients
B) Making a referral to a genetics specialist
C) Advocating for legislation to support stem cell research
D) Educating a client about the results of genetic testing
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Chapter 12: Epidemiology
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Q1) A nurse is considering the potential for selection bias.Which of the following best describes the situation that is the nurse has encountered?
A) Determining the population to be studied
B) Considering how the participants will enter the study
C) Studying cause and effect relationships
D) Documenting results of the study
Q2) A nurse states that she has been reading about an epidemic that has been occurring in the world.Which of the following is she most likely referring to?
A) "Bird" flu in China
B) Adult obesity in the United States
C) An isolated case of smallpox in Africa
D) The nursing shortage in the United States
Q3) The factors,exposures,characteristics,and behaviors that determine patterns of disease are described using:
A) descriptive epidemiology.
B) analytic epidemiology.
C) distribution.
D) determinants.
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Chapter 13: Infectious Disease Prevention and Control
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Q1) A nurse is working in a health department when a patient arrives who has been traveling to South America and has been diagnosed with malaria.Which of the following considerations should be made by the nurse?
A) The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report should be consulted to investigate the rate of malaria in the United States.
B) This is a disease that must be reported to the state health department.
C) The nurse should take precautions to wear a mask and gown to avoid exposure.
D) The patient is very ill and should be sent to the hospital immediately.
Q2) A public health nurse (PHN)understands that the emergence of new infectious diseases is influenced by the:
A) increased availability of immunizations.
B) globalization of food supplies.
C) decreased use of child care facilities.
D) creation of sanitation systems in third world countries.
Q3) The most common vector-borne disease in the United States is:
A) malaria.
B) yellow fever.
C) Lyme disease.
D) Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
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Chapter 14: Communicable and Infectious Disease Risks
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Q1) A nurse is examining the route of HIV transmission for a newly diagnosed HIV client.Which of the following would most likely be discovered by the nurse?
A) Having contact with an HIV-positive individual who is coughing
B) An infant receiving breast milk from an HIV-positive mother
C) Receiving a mosquito bite while in Africa
D) Being near an HIV-positive individual who is sneezing
Q2) A nurse is uncomfortable discussing such topics as sexual behavior and sexual orientation when counseling clients and avoids this topic with clients.Which of the following is the most likely outcome of this avoidance?
A) Potential risks and risky behaviors will not be identified.
B) Transmission of STDs will remain unchanged.
C) Clients will develop a trusting relationship with health care providers.
D) The nurse will be violating the laws in several states.
Q3) The most common reportable infectious disease in the United States is:
A) gonorrhea.
B) syphilis.
C) herpes.
D) chlamydia.
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Chapter 15: Evidence-Based Practice
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Q1) A nurse is grading the strength of evidence when critiquing a research study.Which of the following domains will the nurse need to consider?
A) Randomness, sample size, and blinding
B) Selection, variables, and description
C) Nursing, medicine, and physiology
D) Quality, quantity, and consistency
Q2) A nurse who is working in a community setting applies evidence-based practice when planning community health education.Which of the following should the nurse use in order to enrich the application of this evidence?
A) Randomized clinical trials
B) Qualitative studies
C) Quantitative studies
D) Multiple research methods
Q3) Which type of research is defined as the gold standard of evidence in evidence-based practice?
A) Clinical expertise
B) Randomized controlled trials
C) Case studies
D) Systematic review
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Chapter 16: Changing Health Behavior Using Health
Education with Individuals, Families, and Groups
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Q1) When a nurse is evaluating the components of an educational program.Which of the following best describes the action that is being taken by the nurse?
A) Short-term evaluation
B) Educational product
C) Process evaluation
D) Long-term evaluation
Q2) A client diagnosed with diabetes reports to the nurse that she has been learning more about controlling her blood sugars by reading information found on the Internet.Which of the following statements by the nurse would be appropriate?
A) "Looking at the date the content was posted on the website is important."
B) "The Internet is an unreliable source of information and should not be used."
C) "The best sources of information are found on pharmaceutical websites."
D) "Your physician will provide you better information than the Internet."
Q3) Which statement about education is true?
A) It emphasizes the provider of knowledge and skills.
B) It emphasizes the recipient of knowledge and skills.
C) It is a process of gaining knowledge and expertise.
D) It results in behavioral change.
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Chapter 17: Building a Culture of Health through
Community Health Promotion
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Q1) A nurse is utilizing a disease-oriented approach when providing care to a client.Which of the following interventions will the nurse most likely provide?
A) Promotion of a greater level of positive health
B) Education about common disease processes
C) Acute care management of chronic disease
D) Education about medication compliance
Q2) A nurse is using Anderson and McFarlane's model to complete a community health assessment.Which of the following information about the community would the nurse be collecting?
A) Resources available to promote health
B) Interactions among subsystems
C) Physical environment
D) Demographics
Q3) The biomedical model defines health as the:
A) avoidance of illness.
B) absence of disease.
C) promotion of healthy behaviors.
D) protection from illness and disease states.
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Chapter 18: Community as Client: Assessment and Analysis
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Q1) A community health nurse is conducting informant interviews in a small community.Which of the following would the nurse most likely contact?
A) The state department of health for death records
B) A local priest for congregation information
C) Surrounding communities for crime comparison
D) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for illnesses in the area
Q2) The main characteristics of partnership are:
A) awareness, flexibility, and distribution of power.
B) rights, responsibilities, and consensus.
C) commitment, participation, and articulation.
D) collaboration, advocacy, and utility.
Q3) Change for the community as a client must often occur at several levels because:
A) health problems caused by lifestyle are multidimensional.
B) most individuals can change their habits alone.
C) aggregates are responsible for social change.
D) geographic areas often have health risks that the nurse must identify.
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Chapter 19: Population-Centered Nursing in Rural and Urban Environments
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Q1) A nurse administrator is educating her new nursing staff about the use of health care by rural residents.Which of the following statements is she most likely to include in her presentation?
A) "Rural adults are less likely to identify a particular medical provider."
B) "Rural adults are more likely to see general practitioners and advanced practice nurses than their urban counterparts."
C) "Rural adults are more likely to seek medical treatment from a specialist than those in urban areas."
D) "Rural adults usually have to travel an average of 60 minutes to see a provider."
Q2) A nurse is providing care for at-risk minority groups in rural America.Which of the following health care needs are appropriate for the nurse to address? (Select all that apply.)
A) Field sanitation
B) Infectious diseases
C) Maternal care services
D) Oral/dental care
E) Chronic diseases
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Chapter 20: Promoting Health Through Healthy
Communities and Cities
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Q1) A nurse is implementing interventions to improve the health of the community.Which of the following approaches should be taken by the nurse?
A) A top-down approach with rational-empirical problem solving
B) A top-down approach with community practice planned by experts
C) A bottom-up approach with facilitation of communication
D) A bottom-up approach with multisectoral planning and action for health
Q2) When the Healthy Communities and Cities concept was brought to the United States:
A) the cities chosen for the initial work were Los Angeles and New York City.
B) Canada adopted the program at the same time for continuity across borders.
C) the same strict guidelines that were implemented in Europe were used.
D) smaller communities and localities were targeted instead of large cities.
Q3) What principles were used in the creation of the Healthy Cities movement? (Select all that apply.)
A) Primary care
B) Equity in health promotion
C) Community participation
D) High technologic environments
E) Relationship building
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Chapter 21: The Nurse-led Health Center: A Model for Community Nursing Practice
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Q1) A nurse is presenting information to community members about the potential development of a retail care clinic in the neighborhood.Which of the following information would the nurse include in this presentation?
A) These clinics are typically staffed by physicians.
B) These clinics are usually located in community centers.
C) These clinics focus on providing information related to health promotion.
D) These clinics are often owned by for-profit organizations.
Q2) A nurse is employed by a nursing center.Which of the following types of services will be provided here?
A) Illness-oriented care
B) Direct access to nursing services
C) Free services
D) Physician diagnosis of health problems
Q3) Individuals,families,groups,organizations,policy makers,and staff who are involved in community collaboration are known as:
A) nursing center workers.
B) policy makers.
C) stakeholders.
D) diversity.
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Chapter 22: Case Management
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Q1) A case manager supports a client's decision to return home after having a total hip replacement rather than go to a skilled nursing facility.Which of the following phases of the nursing process is being used?
A) Assessment
B) Planning/outcome
C) Implementation
D) Evaluation
Q2) The nurse is involved in a conflict resolution situation with the parents of a 2-year-old boy.The parents are deciding if "spanking" the child is a disciplinary method that they will employ.The mother says,"I do not believe in spanking.I see it as abusive and demeaning." Which of the following best describes the statement by the mother?
A) Cooperation
B) Assertiveness
C) Bargaining
D) Collaboration
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Chapter 23: Public Health Nursing Practice and the Disaster Management Cycle
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Q1) A nurse is working with an older person following a disaster.Which of the following emotions of the client should be anticipated by the nurse?
A) Anger
B) Fear of loss of independence
C) Violence
D) Regression
Q2) A nurse is working in a community that is experiencing the Honeymoon Phase after a disaster.Which of the following is characteristic of this phase?
A) First responders work tirelessly to save others.
B) Survivors share their stories.
C) Medical personnel experience exhaustion.
D) Community organizations rebuild the community.
Q3) What is the purpose of the National Incident Management System (NIMS)?
A) Create a new branch of government that deals with bioterrorism
B) Establish a way for the Red Cross to carry out its mission
C) Develop a nationwide all-hazards approach to domestic incident management
D) Extend presidential power to act quickly upon acts of bioterrorism
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Chapter 24: Public Health Surveillance and Outbreak Investigation
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Q1) A hospital is using surveillance.Which of the following describes the rationale for this action?
A) To protect the public against isolated patients
B) To eliminate pathogens from the environment
C) To improve quality of care and outcomes
D) To decrease the incidence of ventilator-acquired pneumonia
Q2) What was the purpose of the CDC creating the first list of standard case definitions for notifiable diseases?
A) Some diseases were underreported and others were overreported.
B) There was no central office to collect data.
C) Some people refused to notify officials when diseases were seen.
D) No one knew where to report the information that was collected.
Q3) Which are the objectives of a disease investigation? (Select all that apply.)
A) Enhance the knowledge of the nurse working in public health
B) Control and prevent disease or death
C) Identify factors that contribute to the disease outbreak/event occurrence
D) Implement measures to prevent occurrences
E) Participate in the core functions of public health
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Chapter 25: Program Management
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Q1) A nurse matches client needs,provider strengths and competence,and agency resources.Which of the following types of planning is being used?
A) Strategic planning
B) Program planning
C) Management planning
D) Process planning
Q2) It is projected that the incidence of diabetes will increase in the future and therefore creates a need for more diabetic health educators.Which of the following approaches was used to identify this need?
A) Preactive
B) Reactive
C) Inactive
D) Interactive
Q3) What is a benefit of systematic planning?
A) Allowing nurses to be in charge of materials presented
B) Ensuring that resources are used to address the needs of the community
C) Linking local politicians with the community
D) Educating student nurses about public health nursing
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Chapter 26: Quality Management
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Q1) A nurse implements the Institute of Medicine's definition of quality health care when providing care.Which of the following describes this care?
A) Licensed-all health care workers must have a license
B) Safe-avoiding injuries to patients from the care intended to help them
C) Timely-no waiting or delay for health care
D) Innovative-new innovations must be used when they become available
Q2) What is the purpose of implementing total quality management (TQM)?
A) Provide quality care within an organization
B) Provide cost-efficient care across all age groups
C) Provide necessary care to clients in a cost-effective system
D) Provide efficient systems of primary care
Q3) A student has obtained a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree.Which of the following describes why the student must be licensed as a registered nurse before beginning practice?
A) To formally recognize the student as a competent professional
B) To define the scope of professional practice
C) To control the quality of professional practice
D) To establish standards for educational programs
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Chapter 27: Working with Families in the Community for Healthy Outcomes
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Q1) The nurse asks,"What has changed between you and your spouse since your child's head injury?" Which of the following focuses of the family is being used?
A) The context
B) The client
C) A system
D) A component of society
Q2) Nurses analyze family developmental changes and stressors when studying family: A) demographics.
B) functions.
C) structure.
D) nursing.
Q3) A nurse is demonstrating how a family relates to the other units in the community.Which of the following assessment instruments would be appropriate for the nurse to use?
A) Family intervention
B) Family assessment
C) Genogram
D) Ecomap
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Chapter 28: Family Health Risks
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Q1) A nurse uses the term family policy.Which of the following explains what the nurse is describing?
A) Anything that is done by the government that directly or indirectly affects families
B) Laws that affect families and family living
C) Requirements for immunizations for the entire family
D) Healthy People 2020 guidelines for healthy families
Q2) Which health risk category is one of the foremost predictors of health?
A) Biological
B) Economic
C) Lifestyle
D) Social
Q3) A nurse is assessing the health risks of a family.Which of the following health risks would the family be most likely to voluntarily assume?
A) Newly built power plant
B) Smoking cigarettes
C) Speeding vehicles near playground
D) Industrial pollution
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Chapter 29: Child and Adolescent Health
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Q1) Which statement about sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)is true?
A) SIDS occurs most often in female infants.
B) Maternal cigarette smoking increases risk.
C) Most deaths occur between 2 and 8 months of age.
D) Most victims had a previous episode of cyanosis or apnea.
Q2) A nurse is educating parents about sports safety.Which of the following information would be included in the education? (Select all that apply.)
A) Grouping children according to weight, size, and skill level
B) Providing adequate supervision by competent teenagers if adults are not available
C) Using appropriate-size equipment
D) Encouraging attendance at events by medical personnel
E) Having an automated external defibrillator (AED) onsite
Q3) A nurse is working with a child who lives in poverty.Which of the following best describes this child?
A) A child who has poor academic performance
B) A child whose parents have a college education
C) A child of Caucasian descent
D) A child living in a single-parent household
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Chapter 30: Major Health Issues and Chronic Disease
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Q1) A nurse advises a client who has HIV not to donate blood,plasma,or organs.Which of the following levels of prevention is being used?
A) Primary prevention
B) Secondary prevention
C) Tertiary prevention
D) Health promotion
Q2) A nurse is providing contraceptive counseling to a female.Which of the following goals does the nurse plan to obtain?
A) Encourage the individual to choose abstinence
B) Ensure the individual is educated to make an informed choice about reproduction
C) Advocate for increased funding for reproductive services
D) Reduce the health risks of the individual
Q3) 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
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Chapter 31: Disability Health Care Across the Life Span
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Q1) Which of the following statements about disabilities is true?
A) Disability includes sickness.
B) Almost everyone will experience disability at some time during life.
C) Disabilities are limited to physical impairments.
D) Most disabled individuals require assistance with ADLs.
Q2) A nurse is caring for a client who,according to the Social Security Administration,is considered disabled.Which of the following best describes the client?
A) A wheelchair-bound person
B) A person unable to engage in any gainful activity because of a medical impairment
C) A handicapped person
D) A person who has had a stroke or has lost the use of a lower extremity
Q3) A congressional mandate for the addition of folic acid to cereals in the United States to reduce neural tube defects in infants has been implemented.Which of the following levels of prevention has been addressed?
A) Primary prevention
B) Secondary prevention
C) Tertiary prevention
D) Assessment
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Q1) A client is self-employed as a mechanic and has no health insurance coverage.Which of the following best describes the legislation that will assist this client in obtaining health insurance?
A) Balanced Budget Act
B) Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
C) Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)
D) Social Security Act
Q2) Resilience refers to the:
A) resistance of certain groups to risk factors.
B) increased susceptibility to cumulative risk factors among vulnerable groups.
C) variability in the effects of stressors according to socioeconomic status.
D) increased sensitivity of the very young and the very old to risk factors.
Q3) A nurse is working with multiple vulnerable groups.Which of the following would be most sensitive to adverse effects?
A) Pregnant teenager living with her parents for financial support
B) Poor, older woman with no means of transportation
C) 2-year-old boy of underinsured parents
D) Recently unemployed father of five
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Chapter 33: Poverty and Homelessness
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Q1) Which statement about poor people living in the seventeenth century is accurate?
A) They were likely alcoholics or prostitutes.
B) They were ashamed to be living in poverty.
C) They traveled from community to community for food and shelter.
D) They would be given assistance by their community.
Q2) A nurse is planning to assist homeless clients at a local shelter with finding community resources to meet their health care needs.Which of the following actions should the nurse take before interacting with this population?
A) Change personal views about homelessness
B) Understand the concepts of homelessness
C) Receive special training about where to locate homeless people
D) Have experience in mental health nursing and counseling
Q3) Which factor influences the growing number of poor persons in the United States?
A) Increase in company earnings
B) Changes in the labor force
C) Better access to quality education
D) Adequate welfare benefits
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Chapter 34: Migrant Health Issues
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Q1) A nurse is caring for a migrant farm worker who has been working in the agricultural industry for the past 10 years.When questioned about environmental hazards,the client reports regular exposure to pesticides.Which of the following is the client at increased risk of developing?
A) Cancer
B) Memory loss
C) Skin rashes
D) Headaches
Q2) A nurse is assessing a client who has had an acute exposure to a pesticide.Which of the following symptoms is the client most likely to display?
A) Memory loss
B) Musculoskeletal problems
C) Cancer
D) Infertility
Q3) Which statement about migrant and seasonal farm workers is true?
A) There are more than 10 million working in the United States.
B) The majority are Mexican.
C) Most are employed in the Northeastern states.
D) Thirty-five percent are undocumented workers.
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Chapter 35: Teen Pregnancy
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Q1) Many teenagers who give birth:
A) are from middle-class families.
B) are honor students.
C) planned to get pregnant.
D) see few advantages in delaying pregnancy.
Q2) A nurse is assessing a pregnant teen's weight gain.Which of the following would be the appropriate nursing intervention to implement?
A) Advise the teen to pay close attention to weight gain
B) Encourage the teen to gain as much weight as possible
C) Recommend weight gain based on prepregnancy weight
D) Instruct about the benefits to the fetus by gaining 2 pounds per week
Q3) A young man has just learned that his partner is pregnant.Which of the following statements regarding his reaction to the pregnancy is true?
A) His reaction often depends on the nature of the relationship before the pregnancy.
B) Most young men believe that fathering a child can make them feel manly.
C) Most young men are not interested in their partner's pregnancy.
D) His reaction often includes blaming the partner.
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Chapter 36: Mental Health Issues
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Q1) According to the NIMH,which is the leading cause of disability among adults?
A) Schizophrenia
B) Major depression
C) Obsessive-compulsive disorder
D) Anxiety
Q2) A nurse is working with older adults and their caregivers.Which of the following would be the most appropriate intervention for the nurse to implement?
A) Work with legislators to advocate for policies that support families
B) Refer clients and families to community support groups to reduce stress
C) Involve clients and families in case management programs to coordinate care
D) Conduct depression screenings with clients and families on a regular basis
Q3) A nurse has specialized knowledge and skills in mental health illness and problems in order to provide effective nursing care for this population.Which of the following best describes the need for this knowledge and skills?
A) Services for people with mental disorders are inadequate.
B) The effects of mental health are universal.
C) Mental health disorders affect small sectors of the population.
D) Current health objectives can be met without the influence of nursing.
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Chapter 37: Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Problems
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Q1) How much alcohol can the liver metabolize in an hour?
A) 1 oz of whiskey
B) 3 oz of wine
C) 5 oz of wine
D) 12 oz of beer
Q2) A nurse is giving advice using the acronym FRAMES.Which of the following actions would most likely be taken by the nurse?
A) Offer a suggestion as to how the behavior should change
B) Provide clear guidance to change risky behavior
C) Refer the client to a local support group
D) Emphasize the need for others to support the client's change
Q3) A nurse is assessing the community for potential settings of drug experiences.Which of the following describes what the nurse would most likely identify?
A) A back alley or abandoned building where people are using crack
B) An area at the local high school where students are known to smoke cigarettes
C) The individuals using the drug, including that individual's expectations
D) The physical, social, and cultural environment within which the use occurs
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Chapter 38: Violence and Human Abuse
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Q1) A nurse working at a battered woman's shelter is counseling a pregnant woman who has just entered the shelter.When assessing the client's history,which information would the client most likely report?
A) A history of abuse before pregnancy
B) A history of child abuse
C) A history of multiple pregnancies
D) A history of substance abuse
Q2) Which statement about rape is true?
A) Rural areas are high-risk areas for rape to occur.
B) Most rapes occur in the winter.
C) Male victims suffer more emotional trauma than females.
D) College women are at high risk for experiencing rape.
Q3) A nurse is working with children who may be at risk for experiencing abuse.In which situation is child abuse most likely to occur?
A) When the parents have high expectations for their children
B) When the parents' sense of control is threatened
C) When the parents are sensitive to their children's needs
D) When the parents lack a social support network
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Q1) An APHN has been working with multiple agencies to establish a nursing center in the community.What is the purpose of creating a nursing center?
A) To provide opportunities for collaborative relationships
B) To offer specialized care for certain medical conditions
C) To promote the autonomy of NPs
D) To focus on primary prevention for the community
Q2) An advanced practice nurse has obtained certification.Which of the following provides the rationale for receiving certification?
A) To assure competence at an advanced level
B) To verify minimal competency levels of practice
C) To create a network for nurses to collaborate
D) To make it difficult to become a nurse
Q3) An APHN is working as an administrator.Which of the following would the nurse most likely be doing?
A) Engaging in consultation and problem solving with individuals, families, and the community
B) Providing direct authority and supervision over the staff and client care
C) Working with doctorate-prepared nurses on research projects
D) Educating the public on current health care practices
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Q1) A nurse manager is evaluating the performance of an organization.Which of the following actions would most likely be taken?
A) Examine best practices for organizational evaluation
B) Analyze how the core functions of public health have been implemented
C) Develop a standardized nursing language to be used within the organization
D) Review the standards held by accrediting bodies and the guidelines for practice
Q2) A nurse is functioning in the role of a community-oriented nurse manager.Which of the following interventions would most likely be performed?
A) Help personnel perform their responsibilities effectively and efficiently
B) Work with others to ensure a healthy community
C) Serve as an advocate for vulnerable and high-risk populations
D) Participate in establishing public and organizational policies
Q3) A nurse is working with a clinical microsystem.Which of the following best describes what the nurse is working with?
A) Evidence-based practices
B) Managed care organizations
C) Electronic health records
D) Registries
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Chapter 41: The Nurse in Home Health, Palliative Care, and Hospice
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Q1) After conducting a comprehensive client assessment,the nurse would organize information about the client's medication regimen into which domain of the Omaha System Problem Classification Scheme?
A) Environmental
B) Psychosocial
C) Physiological
D) Health-related behaviors
Q2) Official agencies are financed primarily by:
A) charities.
B) individual clients.
C) third-party payers.
D) tax funds.
Q3) A community health nurse is using the Omaha System.Which of the following best describes the rationale for using this system?
A) To define each health care provider's role
B) To use nursing diagnoses in community health nursing practice
C) To foster collaborative practice
D) To provide practitioners a method for communication
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Chapter 42: The Nurse in the Schools
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Q1) A nurse is providing education to prevent health problems in children.Which of the following levels of prevention is being used?
A) Primary prevention
B) Secondary prevention
C) Tertiary prevention
D) Assessment
Q2) A child's parents have requested that their child be exempt from obtaining the required immunizations for a religious reason.What action should a school nurse take related to this request in order to be compliant with the law?
A) Deny entry into school for children without the required immunizations
B) Educate the parents about the need for immunizations
C) Be aware of the state laws regarding acceptable reasons for exemption
D) Allow the student to attend school without the immunizations
Q3) The leading cause of death in children and teenagers is:
A) leukemia.
B) injuries.
C) suicide.
D) diabetes.
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Chapter 43: The Nurse in Occupational Health
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Q1) A nurse is assessing host factors as part of the epidemiologic triad.Which of the following factors would the nurse most likely assess?
A) Crowding
B) Shift work
C) Worker's family
D) Chemical exposure
Q2) Which was the first legislation that specifically required certain prevention programs for workers?
A) Occupational Safety and Health Act
B) NIOSH
C) Mine Safety and Health Act
D) SIC Code
Q3) An occupational health nurse is educating employees about work-related hazards.Which of the following hazards would the nurse most likely discuss in the presentation?
A) Workplace stress leading to hypertension and cardiovascular disease
B) Asbestos, plastics, lead, and solvents leading to dermatitis
C) Cement dust and metals leading to bronchitis
D) Hormones and nitroglycerine leading to reproductive effects
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Chapter 44: Forensic Nursing in the Community
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Q1) A homicide has occurred in a community.To whom would this information need to be reported?
A) United States Public Health Service
B) World Health Organization (WHO)
C) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
D) National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS)
Q2) Which setting is a forensic nurse most likely to be employed?
A) Physician's office
B) Urgent care center
C) School-based health center
D) Medical examiner's office
Q3) What is the extent of the economic burden of injuries in the United States?
A) It is extensive, including medical treatment and lost productivity.
B) It is minimal, as limited funds are spent treating injuries.
C) It varies depending on the extent of the injury.
D) It has been reduced through risk reduction strategies.
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Q1) A faith community nurse makes arrangements for Meals on Wheels for the homebound.Which of the following roles is the nurse implementing?
A) Counselor
B) Coordinator
C) Integrator of faith and health
D) Advocate
Q2) A faith community nurse would like to be certified in this specialty.Which of the following best describes the eligibility criteria for this exam?
A) Have served as a preceptor for faith community nurses
B) Have completed academic credits in the specialty area of faith community nursing
C) Have completed 1,000 practice hours in the specialty area of faith community nursing over the past 3 years
D) Have completed 20 hours of continuing education over the past 2 years
Q3) Where is faith community nursing practiced?
A) In all United States
B) Only in North America
C) In the United States and other countries
D) In every country in the world
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Q1) A PHN collaborates with agencies to address the problem of obesity in the community.Who would be the most appropriate people to include in this collaborative partnership? (Select all that apply.)
A) Local health department staff members
B) Restaurant owners
C) Parks and recreation department staff members
D) Church representatives
E) Appliance store managers
Q2) What is the goal of local public health departments?
A) To monitor communicable diseases
B) To improve the health status of communities
C) To offer services for the uninsured
D) To enforce environmental codes and laws
Q3) Which is an example of a federal agency? (Select all that apply.)
A) The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS)
B) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
C) The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
D) The Pentagon
E) The Congress
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