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Global Health Nursing explores the roles and responsibilities of nurses in addressing health challenges and disparities around the world. This course examines how social, economic, political, environmental, and cultural factors influence health outcomes in diverse populations. It covers topics such as communicable and non-communicable diseases, maternal and child health, disaster response, and the impact of globalization on healthcare delivery. Students learn strategies for collaboration, advocacy, and culturally competent care in international and resource-limited settings, preparing them to promote health equity and contribute to global health initiatives.
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Community Public Health Nursing Promoting the Health of Populations 6th Edition by Nies
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Chapter 1: Health: A Community View
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Q1) A new public health nurse carefully assessed all the local mortality and morbidity data in preparation for making appropriate planning suggestions at a meeting next week. What other action is crucial before the nurse can feel prepared?
A) Ask other nursing staff their perceptions of the community's needs
B) Assess the nurse's own assets, strengths, and ability to contribute
C) Meet members of the community to determine their culture and values
D) Review discussions and decisions from previous meetings
Answer: C
Q2) A nurse who works on the surgical unit at the local hospital was asked by the home health unit to make a home visit to a patient who had been discharged the previous day and to give follow-up care (for overload pay). What kind of nursing would this nurse be doing?
A) Acute care hospital nursing
B) Community-based nursing
C) Community health nursing
D) Public health nursing
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Historical Factors: Community Health Nursing in Context
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Q1) Which of the following statements best explains the continued incidence of infectious disease in the United States today?
A) Illness theory explains that there are many causes of illness resulting from environmental conditions.
B) No single theory adequately explains why a particular person gets a particular illness at a particular time.
C) The germ theory explains that a specific infection is caused solely by the invasion of particular bacteria.
D) The theory of susceptibility states that an individual only gets ill when there is extensive stress in his or her life.
Answer: B
Q2) Which of the following best describes the first measures used by large communities to ensure community health?
A) Building safe sewage disposal systems
B) Healthy food choices and exercise
C) Praying to the gods for preservation
D) Use of medicine and other herbal remedies
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Thinking Upstream: Nursing Theories and
Population-Focused Nursing Practice
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Q1) Which of the following statements best describes the major assumption of the health belief model (HBM)?
A) People will act if action is both easy and convenient.
B) People will act if exposed to fear messages stressing their vulnerability.
C) The major determinant of preventive health behavior is avoiding disease.
D) The major determinant of preventive behavior is providing proper health education.
Answer: C
Q2) A nurse has a broad, aggregate focus when providing care to clients. Which of the following best describes how this approach will help improve client outcomes? (Select all that apply.)
A) Ensures that collaborative efforts of many professionals will be used
B) Confirms the individual's responsibility for resolving the health problem
C) Empowers decision-making based on both individual and community goals, needs, and priorities
D) Enables the nurse to ask for assistance from other community professionals
E) Encourages allocation of time for population-focused preventive efforts
F) Upholds professional nursing standards of care
Answer: C, E
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Chapter 4: Health Promotion and Risk Reduction
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Q1) During a health history, the client looked confused and said, "But everybody drinks, like at parties and such. How much drinking do you think is too much?" Which of the following would be most appropriate response by the nurse?
A) "Alcohol should be used only in moderation."
B) "It's okay as long as you don't binge, and you eat food with your drinks."
C) "Per day, no more than one drink for women and two drinks for men."
D) "Total abstinence is the only healthy choice."
Q2) A nurse is using the health belief model to help a client improve lifestyle choices. Which of the following interventions would the nurse most likely implement? (Select all that apply.)
A) Conduct an ongoing public information campaign to motivate people to take action
B) Emphasize how important it is to change behavior immediately
C) Examine the individual's perceptions of his or her health in relation to current lifestyle behavior choices
D) Review how lifestyle changes can reduce risk and improve the client's life
E) Share statistics regarding the probability of health problems and their seriousness if action is not taken
F) Use communication channels to send reminders of action currently needed
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Chapter 5: Epidemiology
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Q1) A researcher has limited time and funds. Which of the following research designs would be most appropriate?
A) Cohort study
B) Incidence study
C) Longitudinal study
D) Retrospective study
Q2) A newspaper published an article stating that the athletic banquet at the local high school had approximately 1000 family members in attendance. Exactly 650 persons became ill within 24 hours, complaining of severe diarrhea, vomiting, and cramping.
Which of the following best describes the attack rate?
A) 650 persons
B) 1000 persons
C) 650:1000
D) 6.5%
Q3) Which of the following best describes the Tuskegee Syphilis Study?
A) It provided excellence in research design.
B) It used an extensive subject base leading to confirmed conclusions.
C) It developed information about the causes and treatment of syphilis.
D) It implemented unethical and racist treatment of uninformed subjects.
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Chapter 6: Community Assessment
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Q1) A nurse begins to collect information about a particular health problem from community residents. Which of the following potential problems would most likely arise?
A) Residents might become suspicious about why the nurse needs this information.
B) Residents might believe the nurse is becoming intrusive in their personal lives.
C) Residents might wonder why they are being asked about the problem when previous surveys may also have asked about the same problem.
D) Residents might begin to expect service to be given to address the problem.
Q2) A community health nurse has completed a community assessment and is now writing a community diagnosis for the problem. Which component of the diagnosis will be used to summarize the assessment data of the problem?
A) Identification of the health risk
B) Evidence supporting the choice of priority
C) The aggregate that needs the intervention
D) The cause of the identified health problem
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Chapter 7: Community Health Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation
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Q1) Which of the following important events related to health care occurred during the Reagan administration? (Select all that apply.)
A) Increase in national health planning and coordination of efforts
B) Decrease in both federal control and federal funding
C) Increase in state funding with concurrent control by local boards of health
D) Implementation of Medicare funding based on diagnosis-related groups
E) Suggestions to shift costs and reduce costs
F) Suggestions to mobilize the community to become involved
Q2) A nurse decided that a high-risk aggregate most needed education about diabetes. Which of the following would be the best approach when teaching the group?
A) Involve participants in small group activities applying the information.
B) Organize the information into a visual presentation such as a PowerPoint presentation.
C) Share the nurse's expertise directly with the group at a meeting for that purpose.
D) Use handouts and pamphlets with pictures consistent with the local cultural groups throughout.
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Chapter 8: Community Health Education
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Q1) A nurse is teaching diabetic self-care in a small group. Which of the following is the most important action for the nurse to take?
A) Assess group needs each day before beginning
B) Create new and innovative teaching approaches for each session
C) Implement the most effective teaching methods
D) Listen carefully to understand participants' issues
Q2) A very busy day is planned at a community health fair, and a nurse spends time greeting and meeting each person who walks in. Which of the following best describes the rationale for this action?
A) To distribute evaluation forms immediately so the participants can fill in the appropriate answers after each interaction with a professional
B) To immediately establish a friendly relationship and a level of trust
C) To make sure everyone knew who was sponsoring this free event
D) To most efficiently send the person to the area consistent with his or her apparent health need
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Chapter 9: Case Management
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Q1) A health care provider has charged more than a managed care organization (MCO) typically pays for a procedure. Which of the following would most likely be the result?
A) Provider may be removed from the MCO's list of approved providers.
B) The MCO will re-examine the payment for that procedure.
C) Provider would get the typical payment instead of what was charged.
D) The MCO would be forced to increase its typical payment for that procedure.
Q2) A client has been referred to a case management program. Which of the following actions would the nurse most likely take first?
A) Admit the client for services.
B) Determine the appropriateness for inclusion in the program.
C) Contact the physician to determine if services are necessary.
D) Contact the most appropriate community agencies for additional assistance.
Q3) Which of the following elderly persons are often the targets of case management?
A) Those who are homebound and have multiple complex problems
B) Those who live alone without close relatives
C) Those who show clear evidence of mental and physical decline
D) Those with chronic long-term health problems needing pharmaceutical intervention
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Chapter 10: Policy, Politics, Legislation, and Community Health Nursing
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Q1) The local nursing association and the local medical association disagreed vehemently on advanced practice nursing reimbursement. Which of the following best describes why the two groups agreed to join a coalition to send representatives to testify on a particular bill?
A) Although there was disagreement, both groups agreed to behave politely and professionally.
B) Both associations had formed a coalition to collaborate on a bill that would benefit patients.
C) Because the legislators had asked both groups to appear, the groups did not have a choice.
D) The two groups were sharing costs and expenses, but their testimony would give opposing viewpoints.
Q2) Which of the following best describes the most crucial step in policy formation?
A) Convincing both political parties and independents to support the proposed policy
B) Defining the issue and placing it on the agenda for possible action
C) Determining who has vested interest in what aspects of the policy
D) Trying to simplify the proposed legislation so the public will support it
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Chapter 11: The Health Care System
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Q1) Which of the following best describes the most common organization for receiving personal health care in the United States today?
A) A group of physicians all in a particular specialty group who share an office
B) Community health center that includes educational and social services
C) Fee for service by a physician in practice by himself or herself
D) Managed care organization with capitated payments to providers, both professionals and organizations
Q2) Who primarily provides care for military personnel, their families, and veterans, as well as Native Americans?
A) Federal government
B) Local health departments
C) Regional health districts
D) State health departments
Q3) Which of the following reports state that nurses should practice to the full extent of their education and training?
A) Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care
B) Keeping Patients Safe: Transforming the Work Environment
C) Priority Areas for National Action
D) The Future of Nursing
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Chapter 12: Economics of Health Care
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Q1) Which of the following best describes how hospitals initially coped when Medicare reimbursement became based on diagnosis-related groups (DRGs)?
A) Charged more for patients whose care was paid by insurance
B) Decreased nursing staff to cut labor costs
C) Lobbied politicians to increase Medicare reimbursement to reflect actual costs
D) Refused to accept Medicare patients
Q2) Which of the following best describes what was done by large industrial giants to stop the constant increase in their costs for health insurance for their employees?
A) Assembled their own health care programs
B) Established health promotion programs that employees were required to attend
C) Signed only certain providers to give care at a reduced rate in exchange for so many new patients
D) Suggested that employees seek only the most necessary services
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Chapter 13: Cultural Diversity and Community Health
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Q1) A nurse is called by a friend who complains of symptoms of a cold. Which of the following responses would be the most appropriate by the nurse?
A) Ask the friend what she usually does for a cold and suggest that be done
B) Tell her to go to the urgent care center for assistance
C) Suggest that she make an appointment to see her health care provider
D) Point out to her that nurses are unable to treat patients
Q2) Which of the following statements best defines Leininger's term "culture universal"?
A) The preference to be cared for by someone from their own cultural group for maximum ease and comfort
B) The commonalities of values, norms, and life patterns that are held in all cultures
C) The particular values, beliefs, and patterning of behavior that is universal within a particular culture
D) The health care roles, norms, and behaviors that are involved when illness or injury occurs
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Chapter 14: Environmental Health
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Q1) Which of the following actions should be taken by a small community group who hopes to accomplish goals against a large powerful corporation?
A) Appeal to the chief executive officer's conscience
B) Ask the corporation's employees to encourage change
C) Begin legal action to force the corporation to change
D) Form coalitions with other groups that have similar goals
Q2) The local stream was full of trash. The Boy Scouts had a cleanup day so they could again canoe on the stream. Which of the following actions should be taken by nurses in the local community?
A) Hold a dialogue with community members about the problem and its effects
B) Fight for stronger "do not trash" laws and harsher penalties
C) Lecture community organizations about the value of safe water for recreation
D) Put all personal trash in appropriate trash receptacles
Q3) Which of the following is a direct result of global warming?
A) Decreased prevalence of infectious diseases
B) Increased water pollution from soil erosion
C) Decreased protection from the ozone layer
D) Increased number of parasites and insects
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Chapter 15: Health in the Global Community
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Q1) Which of the following best describes why a nurse working in a U.S. urban area should be knowledgeable about infectious diseases common to areas of Africa?
A) Nurses have an ethical commitment to care for others throughout the world.
B) Every infectious disease is just one airplane ride away.
C) Infection could occur if a nurse goes out in public.
D) Nurses meet people who may originally have been born elsewhere.
Q2) Which of the following would be the best example of service learning?
A) Student nurses collecting gloves and coats to distribute to the homeless
B) Student nurses distributing food on plates at a "feed the hungry" site
C) Student nurses employed as nursing assistants for minimum wage on the weekends
D) Student nurses volunteering at the free clinic doing health assessments
Q3) Which of the following best explains why many people decide to move to large urban areas?
A) To be eligible for social aid
B) To be with friends
C) To join family who are already there
D) To seek employment
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Chapter 16: Child and Adolescent Health
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Q1) Which of the following best describes why infant mortality rate is used as an international comparison of a country's health status?
A) Every country, regardless of other priorities, focuses on care of infants and their mothers.
B) It is easy to obtain and compare such data.
C) It reflects medical care quality and access and public health practice.
D) The World Health Organization requires these data be reported to them each year.
Q2) A school nurse is trying to determine health trends when making plans for health programming in the school for the upcoming school year. Which of the following would be the most appropriate action for the nurse to take?
A) Conduct a survey in the community
B) Do an online search of groups that might collect and analyze such data
C) Examine records in the school health office to determine trends
D) Interview local health officials regarding problems beginning to occur
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Chapter 17: Womens Health
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Q1) A nurse is on the treadmill exercising, when the woman next to her says, "You're a nurse. Explain to me how the scale says I've lost weight, but my waist and tummy just keep getting larger." Which of the following would be the most appropriate response by the nurse?
A) "I'm concerned. You need to see your health care provider to follow up on this."
B) "Muscle weighs more than fat so you're creating muscle while losing fat, but it takes a while for the body to redistribute the weight."
C) "Tell me what you've been eating in the last week or so."
D) "You're running so you're strengthening your legs and thighs, but to lose around your tummy, you have to exercise your abdominal muscles."
Q2) Which of the following groups of persons is most likely to be able to access health care?
A) Adults who work in large corporations
B) Many employed women
C) Older women on fixed incomes
D) Young adults, aged 16 to 24 years
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Chapter 18: Mens Health
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Q1) Which of the following is most effective in helping males choose healthier lifestyle behaviors?
A) Educational programs that include both threat and reward
B) Involvement in team sports at school or at work
C) Physician prescription for a specific behavior change
D) Support from a female family member concerned about the man's well-being
Q2) Why do some researchers believe data regarding health behaviors may be inaccurate in relation to men?
A) Men are not socialized to tell the truth when interviewed.
B) Men do not know when they are ill.
C) Most of the data are collected about and from women.
D) Most of the data are collected by women.
Q3) Which of the following questions would be a good opening to address health concerns with a male client?
A) "How do you know when you are ill?"
B) "What sort of health problems or illnesses do you have?"
C) "What are your usual physical activities?"
D) "What would your wife say about your health?"
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Chapter 19: Senior Health
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Q1) A nurse needed to do a quick assessment of a client's lifestyle behaviors to counsel appropriately. Which of the following strategies would be the easiest way to determine the elderly woman's nutritional status?
A) Ask the woman to keep a food diary for 2 weeks and bring it to the clinic
B) Have the clinic dietitian interview the woman about her eating habits
C) Quiz the woman verbally as to her usual meals during the day
D) Use the DETERMINE mnemonic
Q2) Which of the following situations best describes when a person would most likely be very unhappy and perhaps ill after retirement? (Select all that apply.)
A) If their family total income is now less than when he or she was employed
B) If the retirement was involuntary
C) If the person's self-image was based on job role and status
D) If the person has no outside interests or leisure activities
E) If his or her spouse did not appreciate input into their schedules or activities
F) If the person believes others are now taking credit for his or her achievements
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Chapter 20: Family Health
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Q1) Which of the following is an appropriate conclusion to draw from research based on network therapy theory?
A) Nurses can help at-risk populations access or build support systems.
B) Problems in our health care system are worsened by specialization and fragmentation.
C) Social class places limitations on access to health care.
D) The family is culturally anchored in American beliefs.
Q2) When making a home visit, a nurse is usually expected to focus attention on the ill family member. But whom would the nurse possibly focus on instead?
A) The children who are being affected by the stress of the situation
B) The ill family member's primary caregiver
C) The spouse of the ill family member
D) The neighbors of the family who may be able to help
Q3) Which of the following statements best describes how a family can meet the needs of society?
A) By living and existing in the wider community
B) By meeting the needs of the individual family members
C) Through procreation and socialization
D) Through productivity seen in employment positions
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Chapter 21: Populations Affected by Disabilities
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Q1) A nurse came limping into work with a huge cast on her right leg and asked to have an assignment for a week or two that did not require driving. The nurse said, "I never realized how difficult it is to get some places without two good legs. Now I know how persons with disabilities must feel!" Which of the following would be the most appropriate response from the nursing supervisor?
A) "I'm sure you'll be even more understanding and supportive now."
B) "Not really; you'll be out of that cast in a few weeks."
C) "What a great opportunity to attend some support groups for people with disabilities and share with us which ones are most helpful."
D) "Why don't you just take some sick leave rather than try to work with that leg cast?"
Q2) Which of the following best describes how many households with at least one child with a disabling condition would a school nurse working in an elementary school expect to see?
A) About 5%
B) About 10%
C) About 15%
D) About 20%
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Chapter 22: Homeless Populations
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Q1) Which of the following best describes how health care professionals are involved in the problem of homelessness?
A) Homeless persons make everyone uncomfortable when they beg for handouts.
B) Homeless persons often live in emergency departments and clinics.
C) Poverty leads to crimes, and health care professionals can be attacked and robbed outside health care facilities.
D) Serious illnesses or disability creates high medical bills, which may lead to homelessness.
Q2) Which of the following factors are most likely to contribute to homelessness?
A) Domestic violence and substance abuse
B) Scarcity of support systems and recent job loss
C) Shortage of affordable housing and insufficient income
D) Substance abuse and serious mental illness
Q3) Which of the following groups of people is most likely to experience homelessness?
A) Those who have a supportive family
B) Those who have recently become unemployed
C) Those who have substance abuse problems
D) Those who frequently change jobs
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Chapter 23: Rural and Migrant Health
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Q1) From which of the following causes are rural residents twice as likely to die from in comparison with urban residents?
A) Chronic diseases, especially cardiac problems and cancers
B) Diabetes from the higher incidence of obesity
C) Respiratory diseases (from pesticides and herbicides)
D) Unintentional injuries
Q2) Which of the following statements best describes how firearm injuries are different in rural areas as compared with urban areas?
A) In rural areas, firearm deaths occur more frequently because of purposeful, rather than accidental, shooting.
B) In rural areas, firearm injuries occur more frequently in the home.
C) In rural areas, firearm injuries occur more frequently during official hunting season, whereas the frequency does not vary in urban areas.
D) In rural areas, firearm injuries are more frequently fatal than in urban areas.
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Chapter 24: Populations Affected by Mental Illness
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Q1) Which of the following best describes how people with mental illness are viewed by the general public?
A) Individuals in need of assistance
B) Criminals who need to be institutionalized
C) Lazy, weak, and immoral
D) Contributing members of society
Q2) A nurse is working in a community setting caring for persons with mental health problems and their families. Which of the following is the most important and critical task for this nurse?
A) Be an advocate by writing letters to legislators demanding more resources for care for the mentally ill
B) Encourage all those involved to fight the community's tendency to stigmatize the mentally ill and their families
C) Establish supportive interpersonal relationships with all those involved
D) Lobby for increased funding for care of the mentally ill
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Chapter 25: Communicable Disease
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Q1) During an outbreak in the hospital, all staff members were given immunoglobulin if they were not already immune to the disease. Which of the following types of immunity will the staff who received the immunoglobulin have?
A) Active immunity
B) Long-lasting immunity
C) Natural immunity
D) Passive immunity
Q2) Which of the following best describes what is happening with infectious diseases in the United States?
A) There is a continuing decrease in vector-borne infections.
B) There is a continuing increase in food-borne and waterborne infections.
C) Many airborne diseases are being spread by bioterrorists.
D) The rate of infection varies extensively by income and ethnic groups.
Q3) Which of the following would be one of the first steps in attempting to control a disease?
A) Create an appropriate screening test for widespread use
B) Define what the disease looks like in confirmed or probable cases
C) Determine the disease's portal of entry and portal of exit
D) Measure the extent of its spread geographically
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Chapter 26: Substance Abuse
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Q1) A woman was bragging about her 12-year-old son who was quiet and spent a lot of his time in his room building model airplanes, gluing and painting pieces. Which of the following may be concerning to the nurse?
A) Being preadolescent, he needs education on sexual growth and development.
B) He may be inhaling fumes from the aerosol paints and glues.
C) Twelve-year-olds are not usually quiet; he needs a mental health consult.
D) Twelve-year-olds need physical exercise, and he is not getting any sitting around.
Q2) "I don't understand," the woman said. "It's my husband who is the alcoholic, not me. Why are you asking me to get involved in his treatment?" Which of the following is the most appropriate response by the nurse?
A) "You are codependent. You will need to learn how to function independently."
B) "You are an enabler covering up for your husband, and you have to learn how not to do that."
C) "You are as ill as he is, just in a different way. You also need treatment."
D) "You have been hurt by his drinking; you will need support as you try to help your husband stop drinking"
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Chapter 27: Violence
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Q1) For which of the following groups is homicide the leading cause of death in the United States?
A) Black males aged 15 to 34 years
B) Black children aged 1 to 14 years
C) White children aged 1 to 14 years
D) White males aged 15 to 34 years
Q2) Which of the following best explains why more nurses do not report violence against themselves to authorities?
A) Assumption that the nurse somehow "asked for it" by not being cautious enough or alert enough to avoid it
B) Assumption that nothing would be done about the situation anyway
C) Assumption that nurses can accept anything, from taking blame to being scapegoats for when outcomes are not positive
D) Assumption that patients and families cannot be held responsible; being assaulted is part of the job
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Chapter 28: Natural and Man-Made Disasters
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Q1) A man walked to the staging area after an earthquake crying that he was hurt. A triage nurse noted he had cuts, abrasions, and an open (bone was seen) fractured arm. Which of the following actions should be taken next?
A) Put a green tag on his shirt and he can get in line to wait his turn for medical treatment
B) Put a yellow tag on his shirt and then await transport to a medical facility
C) Put a black tag on his shirt and give him a chair to rest in until something can be done
D) Put a green tag on his shirt and ask him to use his good arm to help others make it to the staging area
Q2) Which of the following actions should be taken during a biological attack?
A) Close doors and windows and turn off all ventilation
B) Seek medical attention if you become sick
C) Develop a family emergency plan
D) Keep a written record of everything that you have eaten
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Chapter 29: School Health
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Q1) The new principal stopped the school nurse in the hall and said, "I need to get oriented here. We seem to have a lot of handicapped children. Please make me a copy of their medical records so I can be prepared to meet with the parents if they come in."
Which of the following is the most appropriate response by the nurse?
A) "I'd be happy to help you get oriented to our students. I'll prepare a summary of our special students' needs and problems for you."
B) "I'm so happy to hear of your interest; I'll get those records to you immediately."
C) "I'm glad you're interested. Student health records are confidential, but I'll give you a schoolwide overview without any identifying data."
D) "Let me check our school board policies regarding sharing of information and get back to you."
Q2) Which of the following is one of the most frequent health complaints of school-aged children?
A) Anxiety over grades
B) Dental caries
C) Headaches in response to stress
D) Stomachaches
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Chapter 30: Occupational Health
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Q1) Which of the following responsibilities do occupational health nurses (OHNs) have that are different from the responsibilities of most clinical nurses? (Select all that apply.)
A) Completing expert physical assessments and health histories
B) Coordinating site disaster planning
C) Evaluating resources and vendors for case management
D) Knowing relevant federal, state, and local regulations
E) Managing budgets
F) Performing cost-benefit analysis and outcomes monitoring
Q2) Which of the following best explains why occupational health nurses (OHNs) felt a need to create the Factory Nurses Conference?
A) All the other specialties in nursing had created their own conferences and groups.
B) Creating their own group would be less expensive to maintain membership than joining the American Nurses Association (ANA).
C) Funding was made available by large employers for the nurses to meet.
D) Most OHNs practiced alone and wanted to be able to interact with peers.
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Chapter 31: Forensic and Correctional Nursing
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Q1) A 14-year-old was found guilty of beating and raping a 73-year-old neighbor. The prosecutor had successfully argued for the child to be tried as an adult. The jury is considering a long adult prison term. Which of the following would the nurse most likely suggest when called on as an expert witness?
A) The child must be mentally ill to have done such a thing and should be in a mental hospital.
B) The child should be in a juvenile facility to avoid the high risk of sexual assaults, beatings, and suicide in adult prison.
C) The child should be given a long adult prison sentence to protect society from such a predator.
D) The child must be given an opportunity to complete high school while incarcerated in the adult prison.
Q2) Which of the following best describe how the prevalence of violence and violent crimes has changed the professional practice of health care providers?
A) Vulnerable groups are now assessed for evidence of abuse.
B) The focus has now shifted from patient care toward more personal safety.
C) It is now recognized that new specialties continue to be created.
D) Each patient is now routinely screened for violence.
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Chapter 32: Faith Community Nursing
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Q1) Which of the following best explains why the name of parish nursing was changed to faith community nursing by the American Nurses Association (ANA)?
A) To allow nurses to use the title "congregational nurse" or "church nurse" rather than "parish nurse"
B) To allow nurses who were not religious to accept practice positions
C) To decrease the emphasis on the church
D) To emphasize the community setting of the specialty
E) To reflect the diversity now found in the specialty
Q2) Which of the following symptoms would the faith community nurse (FCN) expect to see when caring for a client with the diagnosis of spiritual distress?
A) Hopelessness, isolation, and loneliness
B) Intense need for prayer and support
C) Loss of faith
D) Withdrawal from stress and the environment
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Chapter 33: Home Health and Hospice
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Q1) A client was admitted to home care and was dismayed to find the nurse discussing such uncomfortable topics as advance directives, living will, and durable power of attorney. Which of the following is the most appropriate response by the nurse?
A) "Don't be concerned; this is just routine."
B) "I'm sorry, but the state law says I have to ask you to fill out these forms."
C) "You get to make decisions about your care, but if, for any reason, you can't do this, these forms will tell us what you want us to do."
D) "Your physician asked us to discuss these with you."
Q2) Which of the following is the best use of the nurse's time while en route to the client's home?
A) Assess the surrounding neighborhood and the exterior of the client's home
B) Begin the client record using a computer or oral recording device
C) Look for appropriate places to obtain food, fuel, or rest stops for the nurse
D) Consider if another home health agency would be closer to the client's home
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