Global Health Nursing Test Preparation
Course Introduction
Global Health Nursing explores the roles and responsibilities of nurses in addressing health disparities and improving health outcomes within a global context. The course examines key concepts such as social determinants of health, disease prevention, and health promotion across diverse populations, with a focus on low-resource settings. Students will study international health organizations, global health policies, and ethical considerations in healthcare delivery, while developing culturally competent approaches to care. Through case studies and collaborative projects, learners gain skills to assess, plan, and implement nursing interventions that contribute to global health equity and respond to health crises worldwide.
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Population and Community Health Nursing 6th Edition by Mary Jo Clark
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Chapter 1: Population Health and Nursing
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Q1) The nurse meets with members of the community in open forums to help determine ways to improve health. The nurse identifies health problems in the community based on the community input and the nurse's community assessment. In this situation, the nurse is practicing:
A) Public-health nursing.
B) Community-driven care.
C) Community-focused care.
D) Community-oriented care.
Answer: C
Q2) The population health nurse is helping a client identify alternative solutions for a health problem. In which focus and role is the nurse functioning in this situation?
A) Client-oriented and educator.
B) Delivery-oriented and case manager.
C) Client-oriented and counselor.
D) Population-oriented and counselor.
Answer: C
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Q1) The population health nurse is reviewing the concept of health-for-all with a group of new nurses. What should the nurse explain as the significance of the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion to population health nursing practice?
A) Created specific mechanisms to categorize nursing services.
B) Provided a mechanism for prospective payment for hospital services.
C) Identified assessment, policy formation, and assurance as key indicators for global health.
D) Focused on social, economic, and political reforms as strategies to improve global health.
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Epidemiology and Population Health Nursing
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Q1) After collecting information from patients about a health problem the population health nurse is analyzing the information to determine the natural history of the condition. What elements of the natural history should the nurse identify? (Select all that apply.)
A) Signs and symptoms of the health problem.
B) The effects that the health problem has on the body.
C) Length of time the health problem will affect the body.
D) Factors that contribute to the development of the health problem.
E) Outcomes and factors that affect the outcomes of the health problem.
Answer: A,B,D,E
Q2) The population health nurse is concerned that a group of lifeguards who refuse to use sunscreen might develop skin cancer. On what is the nurse focusing this concern? A) Risk.
B) Cases.
C) Mortality.
D) Morbidity.
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Environmental Influences on Population Health
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Q1) A coal-fired energy plant is built next to a residential area. Since the plant opened the population health nurse notes an increase in respiratory diseases in individuals who live close to the plant. What should the nurse use to explain this phenomenon?
A) Urban sprawl.
B) Poor land use mix.
C) The built environment.
D) The community ecological footprint.
Q2) During a health fair the population health nurse notes that a child of a family renovating an older home is demonstrating fatigue. What action should the nurse encourage the parents to take?
A) Eat more foods with protein.
B) Have the child go to bed earlier.
C) Screen the child for serum lead levels.
D) Screen the child for hearing difficulties.
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Chapter 5: Cultural Influences on Population Health
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Q1) The nurse is preparing to complete a cultural assessment of a group. Which components should the nurse include in this assessment? (Select all that apply.)
A) Ask personal questions about the group.
B) Look for similarities in one's own group.
C) Talk and interview members of the group.
D) Come prepared with prior research done on the group.
E) Acknowledge the group's reliance on alternative therapies.
Q2) During a home visit the nurse notes that a patient originally from Mexico seems passive during health teaching and follow-up questions about the home treatment plan. What should the nurse conclude about this patient's behavior?
A) The patient probably does not understand English.
B) The patient is not interested in what the nurse is doing.
C) There may be cultural factors that explain the patient's behavior.
D) The patient may be uncomfortable with having the nurse in the home.
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Chapter 6: Economic Influences on Population Health
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Q1) The population health nurse is explaining to a patient about the type of health services that are paid for by a third party such as private health insurance. What is the nurse explaining to this patient?
A) Capitation payment.
B) Deductible payment.
C) Prospective reimbursement.
D) Retrospective reimbursement.
Q2) The population health nurse providing care in an economically disadvantaged city is aware of many people receiving their health care through charity systems that are set up by local physicians. The nurse is concerned because this practice can contribute to rising health care costs by:
A) Utilizing hospital beds.
B) Affecting the consumer price index.
C) Increased use of technology in diagnostic tests.
D) Uncompensated care, which can lead to cost shifting.
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Chapter 7: Health System Influences on Population Health
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Q1) The client is experiencing nasal congestion from a cold. The client self-administers an over-the-counter cold product to alleviate symptoms. The best description of the health care system the client is using is:
A) Complementary health care.
B) Scientific health care.
C) Personal health care.
D) Popular health care.
Q2) While reviewing the indicators of healthy life the population health nurse decides that additional attention is needed on individuals in the community with specific health problems. On which community members should the nurse focus to help improve these indicators? (Select all that apply.)
A) Persons being treated for cancer.
B) Families with members identified with obesity.
C) Individuals who have had myocardial infarctions and strokes.
D) Individuals who continue to smoke after being advised to stop.
E) Individuals with arthritis who have received joint replacements.
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Chapter 8: Global Influences on Population Health
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Q1) One of the positive aspects of exporting U.S. technology globally has been to help improve the quality of health care through health innovations and information. A negative effect of introducing U.S. technology globally has:
A) Created inequities for health innovations.
B) Increased the spread of communicable diseases.
C) Marketed unhealthful products such as tobacco and fast foods to a new population.
D) Promoted economic growth and created job inequities.
Q2) The Gates Foundation is funding the development of a viable AIDS vaccine and the eradication of childhood diseases through immunization. Though based in the United States, this foundation is considered a:
A) Bilateral agency.
B) Sector-wide approach to health.
C) Unilateral agency.
D) Non-governmental organization.
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Chapter 9: Political Strategies
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Q1) After working many years as a population nurse, the nurse seeks appointment to a statewide board that is in charge of developing strategies to improve health outcomes in the state. This role is best described as:
A) Citizen.
B) Activist.
C) Politician.
D) Researcher.
Q2) The local homeless shelter has a policy that requires that residents have documentation regarding their tuberculosis exposure. A member of the community states that this violates an individual's right to privacy. What evaluation criterion would address this?
A) Resource needs.
B) Equity.
C) Quality.
D) Feasibility.
Q3) The most important criterion in evaluating health policy is its:
A) Ability to be implemented.
B) Ability to achieve the desired outcome on the target population.
C) Equitable distribution of the health care resources.
D) Effect on the target population.
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Chapter 10: Community Empowerment
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Q1) The population health nurse is working with a group trying to determine the best location for a new community center. The elderly representatives in the group are not participating in the discussions. The nurse should:
A) Respect their right to be silent and not encourage discussion from them.
B) Manipulate the discussion so that they must contribute.
C) Comment on the fact that they have not participated in the discussion and ask why.
D) Encourage more discussion from the younger representatives as that will encourage the elderly to join in the discussion.
Q2) A community recovering from a devastating tornado calls upon local communities for assistance and establishes emergency housing for displaced community members in the high school auditorium and church school facilities. Which domain of this community's empowerment has been effectively developed?
A) Resource mobilization.
B) Leadership development.
C) Problem assessment capacity.
D) Participation.
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Chapter 11: Health Promotion and Health Education Strategies
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Q1) The population nurse is evaluating a health promotion program for effectiveness. What should the nurse evaluate first?
A) The characteristics of holism were evident.
B) The cost of the program.
C) The number of people who participated in the program.
D) The extent that the program was empowering for the beneficiaries.
Q2) The population nurse is determining the level of health literacy for a group of community members. Which definition should the nurse use when assessing health literacy?
A) Members' ability to use the information and services to enhance health.
B) Members' ability to read and explain the health information.
C) Members' ability to read, write, and interpret the health information.
D) Members' ability to understand and act on health instructions.
Q3) The population health nurse is using a health promotion strategy that emphasizes changing negative behaviors to benefit the patient and society. Which strategy is the nurse using?
A) Empowerment.
B) Social marketing.
C) Health education.
D) Manipulation.
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Chapter 12: Case Management
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Q1) The population nurse case manager is preparing a case management plan for a client. What should the nurse remember about this type of plan when creating it for the client?
A) It is generic.
B) It is static.
C) It is time-limited.
D) It is outcomes-based.
Q2) A client who has asthma is being assisted by the case manager to achieve control of the disease. Which type of care is the case manager providing to the client?
A) Case management.
B) Disease management.
C) Multidisciplinary care.
D) Risk management.
Q3) The population nurse is reviewing goals with a newly hired case manager. Which goal should the nurse identify as being system-centered?
A) Reduced duplication of services.
B) Better coordination of care.
C) Access to affordable services.
D) Ability to function independently.
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Chapter 13: Home Visits As a Population Health Nursing Strategy
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Q1) A client receiving telephonic care visits with a population health nurse asks why a home visit is needed after hospitalization. What should the population health nurse explain to the client?
A) Home care is a subspecialty of population health care.
B) The home care nurse reports to the population health nurse.
C) A home visit is the only way that the population health nurse will be paid.
D) The client is extremely ill and the population health nurse needs someone to make an assessment.
Q2) The population health care is planning to make a visit to the home of a new community member who is recovering from major surgery. What observations should the nurse identify as advantages to making this home visit? (Select all that apply.)
A) Client's home is neat, clean, and cheerful.
B) Client and spouse sit together in the living room.
C) Client ambulates safely with the use of a walker.
D) Client requests no further visits because the neighbors will know.
E) Client states that no care is needed because insurance won't cover it.
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Chapter 14: Care of Families
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Q1) The population health nurse is advocating with local police for adequate protection for a woman and her children. Which family intervention is the nurse implementing?
A) Health promotion.
B) Illness prevention.
C) Injury prevention.
D) Problem resolution.
Q2) The nurse is completing an assessment on a 5-year-old child. One of the questions the nurse asks the mother is how many people live together in the house. The mother states that the father, two aunts, one uncle, three children, a nd she live together in the house. On the basis of the mother's answer, how should the nurse describe this family type?
A) Nuclear.
B) Extended.
C) Stepfamily.
D) Blended.
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Chapter 15: Care of Communities and Target Populations
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Q1) The nurse is identifying a nursing diagnosis applicable to a specific population. What should the nurse include when making this diagnosis determination? (Select all that apply.)
A) Population at risk.
B) Potential adverse risk.
C) Factors contributing to the risk.
D) Evidence to support the risk.
E) Population competencies.
Q2) The nurse is creating program objectives to address a population's health problem. Which program objective should the nurse provide the planning committee?
A) 75% of program participants will lose weight.
B) 32% of program participants will demonstrate how to administer insulin by the end of the third week.
C) 100% of program participants will understand the new food pyramid by the end of the second week.
D) 50% of program participants will quit smoking.
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Chapter 16: Care of Child and Adolescent Populations
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Q1) The nurse is teaching a class to recent nursing graduates who have decided to work in the area of pediatrics. The nurse explains that the most common cause of delayed motor development in this population is:
A) Lead poisoning.
B) Physical abuse.
C) Cerebral palsy.
D) Alcohol use during the third trimester.
Q2) The mother asks the nurse when her infant should be screened for tuberculosis (TB). The nurse should explain that routine screening for TB usually occurs initially:
A) At birth.
B) At four months of age.
C) At three years of age.
D) When the child starts school.
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Chapter 17: Care of Men
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Q1) The population health nurse realizes that behavioral factors seem to make a greater contribution to men's health status as compared to women. This is most likely because:
A) Men are more apt to perform healthful behaviors.
B) Men are more reliant on others.
C) Men are more educated about health issues.
D) Men are generally more likely to engage in high-risk behaviors.
Q2) The population health nurse is using the six-point HEALTH program intended to facilitate creation of health care services that better meet the health promotion needs of men in the community. When using this program, what should be done for the letter T in the acronym?
A) Typical.
B) Transfer.
C) Tailor.
D) Temperature.
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Chapter 18: Care of Women
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Q1) The nurse is planning a class to promote women's health. It would be appropriate to include:
A) The leading cause of death among women in the United States is heart disease.
B) The risk of breast cancer decreases with age.
C) Rheumatoid arthritis is the most common chronic condition in women.
D) Women with disabilities report less symptoms than men with disabilities.
Q2) The population health nurse is identifying health restoration interventions for a female client with multiple sclerosis. Which intervention would be the most appropriate for this client?
A) Discuss methods to reduce unwanted pregnancy.
B) Analyze ways to address self-concept and eating disorders.
C) Provide names of companies who install chair lifts in the home.
D) Examine options to reduce the risk of sexually transmitted infections.
Q3) A woman, age 22, is admitted to the hospital in labor. She admits to having no prenatal care. She is among what percentage of pregnancies in the United States that have late or no prenatal care?
A) 6%.
B) 10%.
C) 15%.
D) 20%.
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Chapter 19: Care of the Older Population
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Q1) The population health nurse is assessing a 72-year-old client's ability to perform the basic activities of daily living (BADLs). For which activities is the nurse assessing? (Select all that apply.)
A) Walk at least 12 steps.
B) Dress oneself.
C) Bathe oneself.
D) Feed oneself.
E) Use the telephone.
Q2) The intervention that would be most appropriate for the client with functional incontinence would be to encourage the client:
A) To empty the bladder every two hours while awake.
B) Not to drink any liquids after 5:00 p.m. each evening.
C) To call for assistance when the urge to urinate is felt.
D) To wear an adult-type diaper during the daytime hours.
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Chapter 20: Care of the Glbt Population
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Q1) The nurse is working with a group of lesbian, bisexual, and transgender women. What statements should the nurse be most concerned about regarding psychological considerations in working this group of clients? (Select all that apply.)
A) "I do not live my life openly, but I never fear someone will find out I am a lesbian."
B) "I constantly monitor everything I say and do for fear my mother will find out I am a lesbian."
C) "I constantly feel negative feelings about my sexual preference."
D) "I am coming out and sometimes I have contradictory feelings of excitement and relief."
E) "The excitement of coming out is overwhelming."
Q2) The population health nurse is asked by a member of the GLBT community for information on how to prevent the onset of illnesses. What should the nurse recommend to this client? (Select all that apply.)
A) Recommend hormone therapy.
B) Strengthen partner relationships.
C) Practice safe sex to prevent HIV.
D) Attend smoking cessation classes.
E) Receive hepatitis A and B immunizations.
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Chapter 21: Care of Poor and Homeless Populations
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Q1) The population health nurse becomes politically involved in supporting a bill that is being debated in the state legislature. This bill would raise the minimum wage in the state and offer programs for reemployment in other job sectors. This is considered:
A) Health promotion.
B) Disease prevention
C) Health restoration.
D) Injury prevention.
Q2) The population health nurse learns that efforts to improve the health of the poor and homeless in a community have not been effective. What should the nurse do to change this outcome going forward?
A) Campaign to change the hours of community health clinics.
B) Seek assistance from city council to meet the needs of the poor and homeless.
C) Work with the school district to improve the nutritional status of students in the community.
D) Focus programs on the national health objectives related to low-income individuals and families.
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Chapter 22: Care of School Populations
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Q1) The nurse performs vision and hearing screening at the school to identify students who may need referrals for further testing. A responsibility of the nurse in screening is to:
A) Monitor that students who need glasses wear them.
B) Send letters home to parents reminding the students to wear the glasses.
C) Follow up on referrals made to determine outcomes for those students with vision or hearing problems.
D) Ask the teachers if they are aware of any other problems with students in the classroom.
Q2) After receiving a report from a teacher regarding a student who was previously outgoing and doing well in the classroom but is now appearing withdrawn, the nurse assesses the student. The nurse becomes aware that there is a possibility that abuse is happening in the home and notifies the appropriate agencies. In this example, the nurse is:
A) Making an appropriate referral to ensure the health and safety of the student.
B) Refusing to become involved in a domestic affair.
C) Acting outside of the scope of practice.
D) Releasing any further obligation to the student.
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Chapter 23: Care of Employee Populations
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Q1) The nurse is employed by a white collar business in which the majority of the work is done on computers. Potential health and safety hazards include:
A) Computers that are obsolete in their design and function.
B) Workers who sit all day and become overweight.
C) Poor ergonomic designs of workspace leading to back and carpal tunnel injuries.
D) Insufficient break times that create pressure in employees and lead to stress.
Q2) A local company is attempting to decrease its insurance costs and embarks on several changes in its corporate attitude about health. It institutes low fat, heart-healthy food selections in the cafeteria, employs a fitness consultant for the workforce, and encourages the staff to use the stairs rather than the elevators for anything less than two floors. The scope of the company's changes would be considered:
A) Health promotion.
B) Eliminating hazardous conditions.
C) Comprehensive.
D) Family-oriented.
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Chapter 24: Care of Correctional Populations
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Q1) Upon incarceration, female inmates should be asked for:
A) Their gynecologic history.
B) The names of their children.
C) The date of their last menstrual period.
D) The date of their last mammogram.
Q2) Inmates can develop terminal illnesses while incarcerated and medical parole may not be indicated. Health restoration interventions for this population include:
A) Assistance from a personal care attendant.
B) Monitor for adverse effects of treatment.
C) Provide emotional and spiritual support.
D) Monitor treatment compliance.
Q3) The population health nurse is providing care to inmates. This provision of care protects constitutional rights of inmates and:
A) Saves taxpayer monies as compared to providing transportation to health care services outside the facility.
B) Ensures the inmate population is at its highest level of health.
C) Allows health problems to be diagnosed earlier.
D) Educates the inmate population about healthy behaviors.
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Chapter 25: Care of Clients in Disaster Settings
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Q1) The nurse is working with a group of elderly clients who were affected by the largest hurricane on record. The clients admit to many psychological responses, from confusion to hysteria. The nurse informs the group that the number of months it takes most people to psychologically recover from a disaster is:
A) Two to three.
B) Four to six.
C) Six to eight.
D) Six to twelve.
Q2) The nurse is determining the extent of the damage caused by a huge tornado. The number of deaths and injuries caused by the tornado is included in the assessment. What type of assessment does this best describe?
A) Predisaster assessment.
B) Rapid postdisaster assessment.
C) Postdisaster assessment.
D) Disaster assessment.
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Chapter 26: Communicable Diseases
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Q1) A four year old child is seen in the emergency department for multiple tick bites over the abdomen and lower extremities. The child is most at risk for developing which communicable disease?
A) Plague.
B) Malaria.
C) Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
D) Rabies.
Q2) The population health nurse is reviewing immunization records for a group of community members. For which clients should the nurse recommend an updated tetanus vaccination? (Select all that apply.)
A) Over the age of 65.
B) Smokes 1 ppd of cigarettes.
C) History of using injection drugs.
D) Being treated for type 2 diabetes.
E) Recovering from pacemaker insertion.
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Chapter 27: Chronic Physical Health Problems
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Q1) The population health nurse is preparing a community health program about women's health care issues. Which statement should the nurse include in the program?
A) Women have higher incidence rates for hypertension.
B) Women are more likely than men to die of chronic liver disease.
C) Women have a higher risk of death from stroke.
D) Women have a higher risk for arthritis than men.
Q2) The population health nurse is planning a program focusing on the societal effects of chronic kidney disease. The community members with which health problems should the nurse encourage attending this program? (Select all that apply.)
A) 64 year old male client with hypertension.
B) 17 year old male client being treated for asthma.
C) 78 year old female client diagnosed with osteoporosis.
D) 58 year old female client with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
E) 34 year old male client recovering from testicular cancer.
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Chapter 28: Mental Health and Mental Illness
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Q1) The population health nurse is working with a group of elderly clients who are being treated for major depression. The goals for this groups' care should include: (Select all that apply.)
A) Increase compliance with medications.
B) Improve level of function.
C) Improve quality of life.
D) Reduce suicide risk.
E) Improve appetite.
Q2) The population health nurse is reviewing a list of medications prescribed for a client with a mental illness. When reviewing this list the nurse should recall that most pharmacologic agents that are used in the treatment of mental disorders act by: (Select all that apply.)
A) Increasing the action of neurotransmitters in the brain.
B) Decreasing the action of neurotransmitters in the brain.
C) Slowing activity in the beta cells.
D) Decreasing metabolic activity.
E) Decreasing protein binding.
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Chapter 29: Substance Abuse
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Q1) The population health nurse suspects that a client is experiencing nicotine withdrawal. What manifestations did the nurse use to make this clinical decision? (Select all that apply.)
A) Anxiety.
B) Nervousness.
C) Disorientation.
D) Increased appetite.
E) Sleep disturbances.
Q2) The nurse manager of a community health clinic is designing a process to implement brief interventions when assisting a client to resolve a substance abuse issue. Which components should the nurse include in this process? (Select all that apply.)
A) Provide feedback.
B) Providing options to reduce use.
C) Importance of client responsibility.
D) Use an authoritative counseling style.
E) Focus on self-efficacy when setting goals.
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Chapter 30: Societal Violence
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Q1) How should providing care to families of homicide and suicide victims best be addressed on the population level?
A) Assist family members to work through feelings of grief and guilt.
B) Advocate for support services for families of victims.
C) Referral to assistance with legal and other tasks as needed.
D) Assist families to find positive ways to cope with loss.
Q2) The population health nurse is discussing child abuse with a group of new elementary teachers. One of the teachers asks who is most likely to be the perpetrator of child abuse. What should the nurse respond?
A) Strangers.
B) Babysitters.
C) Parents.
D) Siblings.
Q3) An important consideration for the population health nurse to address societal violence is to:
A) Assess for environmental factors that could lead to violence.
B) Ask all female members of the community if they have been abused.
C) Ensure that adolescent males in the community are aware of suicide risks.
D) Advocate for gun control in the community.
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