Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Review Questions
Course Introduction
This course explores the fundamental principles, strategies, and practices used in health promotion and disease prevention at both individual and community levels. Students will examine determinants of health, behavior change theories, and methods for assessing population health needs. The course covers the design, implementation, and evaluation of health promotion programs, with a focus on evidence-based interventions and addressing health disparities. Through case studies and real-world examples, students will learn to apply public health concepts to prevent disease, promote well-being, and create healthier environments across diverse populations.
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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 population health nurse is demonstrating behavior to be learned by a client and the family. In which focus and role is the nurse providing care?
A) Client-oriented and role model.
B) Delivery-oriented and educator.
C) Client-oriented and referral resource.
D) Population-oriented and collaborator.
Answer: A
Q2) The population health nurse reviews the standards for population-focused care prior to meeting with a group of patients. On which standards should the nurse focus to determine this population's risk for developing health problems related to obesity? (Select all that apply.)
A) Standard 1: Assessment.
B) Standard 2: Diagnosis.
C) Standard 8: Competency.
D) Standard 12: Ethics.
E) Standard 13: Evidence-based practice.
Answer: A,B,E
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Q1) The nurse is reviewing the evolution of national health care systems in countries throughout Europe and the United States for a school project. In which century should the nurse emphasize that national health insurance in the United States was first proposed?
A) Late 20th century.
B) Mid-20th century.
C) Early 20th century.
D) Mid-19th century.
Answer: C
Q2) The nurse is identifying events that can shape the future of population health nursing practice for a group of nursing students. Which event should the nurse emphasize?
A) International effort to eradicate smallpox.
B) Prospective payment for nursing services.
C) Surveillance of the CDC on population health.
D) Threat of terrorism to harm the public's health.
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Epidemiology and Population Health Nursing
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Q1) The population health nurse is planning to use a "web of causation" to explain the development of a health problem in a group of patients. What should the nurse use as an example of the web of causation?
A) Oil refinery, flare emissions, and asthma.
B) Mosquitoes, West Nile virus, and decreased mosquito spraying.
C) Adolescent pregnancy rate, lower socioeconomic status and education, and close friends with infants.
D) Access to alcohol, decreased enforcement of minors, and attractive media portrayal of alcohol that contributes to adolescent alcohol usage.
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Environmental Influences on Population Health
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Q1) An oil storage tank has leaked and the surrounding residential area has been saturated with the leaked oil. Which health precaution should the homeowner take?
A) Use a strong detergent to clean the yards.
B) Avoid planting vegetables in the contaminated soil.
C) Inform the local media regarding the contaminant spill.
D) Install smoke detectors in the home as a fire precaution.
Q2) The population health nurse is aware of many young couples with children purchasing and renovating older community homes. What prevention measure should the nurse implement to ensure the safety of these families?
A) Screen all members for lead levels.
B) Monitor lead levels in the family members.
C) Encourage the safe removal of lead-based paint in the homes.
D) Institute chelating measures for lead removal in the family members.
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Chapter 5: Cultural Influences on Population Health
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Q1) 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.
Q2) The health clinic staff is working on becoming culturally competent. Which strategies should the staff use when developing this competence? (Select all that apply.)
A) Increasing the diversity of the staff providing care.
B) Soliciting input from various cultural organizations.
C) Holding cultural training sessions for its staff members.
D) Developing a competence in the languages spoken by the patient population.
E) Concluding that their current method of care delivery needs little modification.
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Chapter 6: Economic Influences on Population Health
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Q1) During a home visit the population nurse learns that the family's father has recently lost his job, and the mother continues to be unemployed but takes care of the family's five children. The mother is concerned because charitable organizations are not eager to provide resources to help the family as they have in the past. What should the nurse explain as the primary reason for charitable organizations to have less funds to distribute?
A) Charitable organizations are going out of business.
B) Charitable giving decreases during hard economic times.
C) The family is viewed as having received the maximum support.
D) The parents' ability to work is negatively impacting the response from charities.
Q2) The population health nurse is creating a tool to assess the economic status of a small rural neighborhood. What should the nurse include in this tool? (Select all that apply.)
A) Number of members who are unemployed.
B) Average income of neighborhood members.
C) Number of members who are at poverty level.
D) Average education level of neighborhood members.
E) Ways in which health care is funded by the members.
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Chapter 7: Health System Influences on Population Health
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Q1) The nurse has been monitoring the community's rates of cardiac disease and sees that they are increasing. The nurse holds a community forum to address the impact of cardiac disease on the community's health. Those attending are given information about cardiac disease including interventions related to diet and exercise to decrease risk. Several church groups who attend the forum offer to host health fairs to provide additional information to the community as well as transportation to physician visits for older community members. Public health services exemplified in this situation include: (Select all that apply.)
A) Monitoring health status to identify health problems.
B) Diagnosing and investigating health problems and hazards.
C) Informing, educating, and empowering people regarding health issues.
D) Mobilizing community partnerships to identify and solve health problems.
E) Engaging physicians to see older community members.
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Chapter 8: Global Influences on Population Health
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Q1) As part of the NAFTA trade agreement, sister cities in Mexico and the United States have had cultural exchanges to learn and share health practices and treatments. This could best be described as an effort of:
A) Global health concerns.
B) International health.
C) Bilateral assistance.
D) Border protection.
Q2) The population nurse is reviewing the purpose of multilateral health agencies, such as the World Health Organization (WHO). What should the nurse identify as this organization's major purpose?
A) Direct and coordinate global health efforts and work with countries to strengthen their health programs.
B) Work on set programs with selected countries to improve health efforts.
C) Improve health outcomes in Third World countries.
D) Coordinate health programs and efforts with other United Nations Assembly members.
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Chapter 9: Political Strategies
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Q1) Amendments to the Nurse Practice Act in the state where the nurse is licensed now require that Advanced Practice Registered Nurses be board certified through a nationally recognized accrediting agency. Enforcement of this amendment is done through:
A) Administrative decision.
B) Legislation.
C) Judicial decision.
D) Regulation.
Q2) 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.
Q3) The nurse stays informed of events that impact the community by going to public forums to learn more about various issues. The nurse also joins the state nursing organization. In this role, the nurse is a(n):
A) Citizen.
B) Activist.
C) Politician.
D) Researcher.
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Chapter 10: Community Empowerment
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Q1) The population health nurse assists a homeless adolescent with a substance abuse problem enroll in school, to find work, and to enroll in a recovery program. Recognizing that empowerment may occur at a variety of levels, what best describes the higher end of the continuum in relation to this scenario? The nurse assists:
A) A community organization to link with legal advocates and others to promote legislation to protect the civil rights of homeless adolescents.
B) A group of homeless adolescents to form a support group.
C) In creating an organization composed of homeless adolescents and members of the social services community to address the health care needs of homeless adolescents.
D) In organizing local housing for homeless adolescents.
Q2) The community health nurse is focusing on the use of families, friends, and neighbors within the community to help in resolving community problems. This best describes the:
A) Community Organization model.
B) Natural Helpers model.
C) Community Action model.
D) Planned Approach to Community Health model.
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Chapter 11: Health Promotion and Health Education Strategies
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Q1) The nurse is using the premise that attitudes to a health-related behavior reflect a person's attitudes to the expected consequences of the behavior. The nurse is using the:
A) Theory of Reasoned Action model.
B) Pender Health Promotion model.
C) Precaution Adoption Process model.
D) Health Belief model.
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 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.
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Chapter 12: Case Management
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Q1) 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.
Q2) 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.
Q3) A client being case managed has become unstable. What should the nurse case manager do?
A) Delegate the care to assistive personnel.
B) Refuse to continue care.
C) Retain care of the client.
D) Make an automatic referral.
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Chapter 13: Home Visits As a Population Health Nursing Strategy
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Q1) The nurse receives a referral to visit a client who neighbors fear is being abused by a spouse. The client allows the nurse inside but is obviously reluctant to have the nurse in the home. The nurse could best address the client's concerns by: (Select all that apply.)
A) Tactfully communicating the reason for the visit.
B) Establishing appropriate expectations for the visit for the client and nurse.
C) Starting to establish a rapport with the client.
D) Stating that the neighbors made the referral.
E) Informing the client that her name has been given to a local women's shelter.
Q2) The population health nurse is planning to terminate continuing home visits with a community member. Which actions should the nurse take to prepare the client for this termination? (Select all that apply.)
A) Review goals accomplished with the client.
B) Make referrals for continuing care if needed.
C) Plan for termination beginning with the first visit.
D) Explain to the client the length of time visits that will be provided.
E) Establish mutual goals with the client to meet identified needs.
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Chapter 14: Care of Families
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Q1) The nurse suspects that a family is experiencing a developmental crisis. What is occurring within the family for the nurse to make this clinical decision?
A) Oldest daughter getting married.
B) Grandfather diagnosed with an illness.
C) Uncle recently passed away.
D) The home was damaged by a tornado a week ago.
Q2) The nurse is educating the family regarding general needs for adequate nutrition, rest, and physical activity. Which type of care is the nurse providing to this family?
A) Health promotion.
B) Health protections.
C) Injury prevention.
D) Illness prevention.
Q3) The nurse learns that a client is married and has no children living at home. Which type of family should the nurse document for this client?
A) Extended.
B) Nuclear.
C) Childless.
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 identified the members of the planning group for the community health program. The next step the nurse should take is to:
A) Prioritize the issues.
B) Analyze the issue.
C) Develop the program.
D) Start the evaluation.
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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) After attending a community meeting the population health nurse learns that 15 children in the community have terminal illnesses. What action should the nurse take to support the care of these children?
A) Review the recommendations for each child's ongoing care.
B) Explain the importance of screening for illnesses early in a child's life.
C) Analyze family environments to reduce the risk of illness development.
D) Ensure palliative and hospice care is available to the children and families.
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Chapter 17: Care of Men
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Q1) A male client is complaining of not being able to achieve and maintain an erection sufficient for sexual activity. The population health nurse realizes this client is experiencing a change in which determinant of health?
A) Biological.
B) Psychological.
C) Environmental.
D) Sociocultural.
Q2) The nurse is talking with a male client who is on a regimen of antihypertensive medications. The nurse knows that there are side effects that affect masculine roles associated with these medications. Those side effects include:
A) Impotence and hyperglycemia.
B) Impotence and dizziness.
C) Decreased tolerance for physical activity and tremors.
D) Erectile dysfunction and hoarseness.
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Chapter 18: Care of Women
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Q1) 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%.
Q2) A female client experiencing manifestations of menopause asks for nonpharmacological ways to help manage the symptoms. What should the population health nurse suggest to this client? (Select all that apply.)
A) Yoga.
B) Tai chi.
C) Qi gong.
D) Acupuncture.
E) Artificial hormones.
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Chapter 19: Care of the Older Population
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Q1) The population health nurse is advocating for a screening service for older adults. Which type of activity is the nurse supporting for this population?
A) Health promotion.
B) Illness and injury prevention.
C) Problem resolution.
D) Health restoration.
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.
Q3) The nurse is comparing and contrasting examples from the psychological and sociological theories. Which should the nurse identify as a psychological theory?
A) Error theory.
B) Mutually exclusive theory.
C) Jung's theory.
D) Disengagement theory.
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Chapter 20: Care of the Glbt Population
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Q1) A therapist who works primarily with gay and lesbian couples is aware that the same kinds of stress that affect heterosexual relationships also affect gay and lesbian relationships. But the therapist knows that the stress is different with respect to:
A) Extended family involvement.
B) Inequalities of power.
C) Disparity in income.
D) Coming out.
Q2) A client who identifies with the GLBT community tells the nurse that the only thing that makes him a male is having a penis and testosterone in the bloodstream. The population health nurse realizes that this client is using which perspectives to describe gender? (Select all that apply.)
A) Hormonal.
B) Behavioral.
C) Anatomical.
D) Chromosomal.
E) Psychological.
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Chapter 21: Care of Poor and Homeless Populations
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Q1) A family has been able to earn enough money to raise their overall income level from the federal poverty guidelines. Health restoration strategies to maintain their income at this level would be to: (Select all that apply.)
A) Assist the family in making and adhering to a budget.
B) Explore the factors that led to the family earning less money before.
C) Join a local cooperative to help buying efforts to stretch their income farther.
D) Refer the family to a local social service agency for emergency funds should they need them.
E) Encourage family members to seek higher income employment.
Q2) 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.
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Chapter 22: Care of School Populations
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Q1) The nurse at the local high school is aware that students are particularly vulnerable during this developmental stage to many health challenges. What is an appropriate priority topic to support student self-development?
A) Educate about sexually transmitted diseases.
B) Provide strategies to minimize stress and promote self-esteem.
C) Hold in-service programs for teachers to identify students at risk.
D) Collaborate with the local mental health agency to refer students at risk.
Q2) The school nurse is beginning an evaluation of the school-based health center as part of a school district annual report. Which tools should the nurse use that includes the eight components of the CDC model of a coordinated school health program? (Select all that apply.)
A) School Health Index (SHI).
B) Healthy School Report Card.
C) Health People 2020 objectives.
D) Health Education Curriculum Analysis Tool.
E) Physical Education Curriculum Analysis Tool.
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Chapter 23: Care of Employee Populations
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Q1) The owner of a small business wants to improve the health of all employees. Which actions should the owner consider to meet this goal?
A) Drop health insurance for employees.
B) Provide on-site health care for employees.
C) Mandate that all vacation days are taken each year.
D) Reduce the number of sick days offered as a benefit.
Q2) The occupational health nurse works in a company that provides immunization services, postexposure prophylaxis for communicable disease exposures, modifies or eliminates risk factors in the work environment, and conducts stress reduction/management education for employees. Which type of activities is the nurse conducting within this organization?
A) Health promotion.
B) Illness prevention.
C) Injury prevention.
D) Violence prevention.
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Chapter 24: Care of Correctional Populations
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Q1) An advanced population health nurse in a correctional setting can best utilize this role to:
A) Provide basic care to inmates.
B) Counsel inmates about health promotion activities.
C) Formulate health care policy for inmates and evaluate the effects of the facility health care program.
D) Treat disease and injuries that occur in this setting.
Q2) 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.
Q3) Inmates who are admitted to a long-term correctional facility should be:
A) Tested for hepatitis B.
B) Screened for mental health problems.
C) Assessed for HIV symptomatology.
D) Screened and tested for tuberculosis (TB).
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Chapter 25: Care of Clients in Disaster Settings
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Q1) The population health nurse is preparing a presentation on the roles of the public health care system in preparing for a disaster. The best example of one of these roles would be to:
A) Inspect shelters.
B) Identify disaster risks.
C) Assist in the prevention of injury.
D) Coordinate the provision of emergency health care.
Q2) A family learns that there is a strong potential for a severe storm but does not go to the storm cellar. In which stage of a disaster is this family functioning?
A) Nondisaster stage.
B) Predisaster stage.
C) Impact stage.
D) Emergency stage.
Q3) The nurse is working in a clinic that provides counseling for victims of a recent flood. Which type of care is the nurse providing?
A) Health promotion.
B) Illness prevention.
C) Health restoration.
D) Mental health care.
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Chapter 26: Communicable Diseases
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Q1) The population health nurse is reviewing reporting requirements for communicable diseases. In which class should the nurse place the reporting of the common cold?
A) Extremely urgent.
B) Urgent.
C) To be reported in the next cycle.
D) Not to be reported.
Q2) 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.
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Chapter 27: Chronic Physical Health Problems
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Q1) The population health nurse is discussing the effects of obesity with a group of adolescents. Information the nurse should share with the group includes: (Select all that apply.)
A) Obesity may exacerbate the effects of arthritis.
B) Obesity can contribute to heart disease.
C) Obesity is associated with increased disability among people with chronic illnesses.
D) Obesity is decreasing among the younger population.
E) Obesity decreases with age.
Q2) The population health nurse has been working with a family caring for a client with dementia. Which action by a family member indicates that interventions to promote caregiver health restoration have been effective?
A) Spouse drops membership in a civic organization.
B) Spouse begins attending caregiver support group in the community.
C) Spouse changes from full-time to part-time employment to provide more care at home.
D) Family's oldest son and daughter move and get an apartment several miles from home.
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Chapter 28: Mental Health and Mental Illness
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Q1) The population health nurse becomes aware of a client being stigmatized after receiving treatment for a mental illness. Which actions should the nurse take to help with this client's health restoration? (Select all that apply.)
A) Monitoring adherence to treatment.
B) Assisting the client with treatment side effects.
C) Discussing ways for the client to deal with the stigma.
D) Contacting local lawmakers to support antidiscrimination laws.
E) Conducting a community program on mental health and illness.
Q2) A student is teaching a class on the impact of mental health on the community. The student should include which of the following information in the presentation?
A) An estimated 25% of the population of the United States will experience a diagnosable mental illness in any given year.
B) The incidence of depression is expected to decrease within the next ten years.
C) Mental illness is an increasing problem only in the more populated areas of the world.
D) Post-traumatic stress disorder is the most common of the anxiety disorders.
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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 population health nurse is planning approaches to help community students cope with substance use. Which approaches should the nurse use to meet this goal? (Select all that apply.)
A) Teach a class on coping strategies.
B) Control access to abusive substances.
C) Educate students on substance use risks.
D) Implement a program for effective coping skills.
E) Discuss incorporating coping strategies into the school curriculum.
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Chapter 30: Societal Violence
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Q1) The population health nurse is assisting a community member with ways to reduce stress. What should the nurse recommend for this client? (Select all that apply.)
A) Referral to sources of assistance.
B) Develop or expand social support networks.
C) Assist with employment and other social needs.
D) Arrange for respite care as needed.
E) Assist in developing a community response plan to stress.
Q2) What should the population health nurse recommend to prevent suicide clusters and copycat murders in a community?
A) Assist family members who are affected work through feelings of guilt and grief.
B) Advocate for services to address victims and perpetrators of violence.
C) Assist in developing community response plans to these events.
D) Reduce the sources that contribute to suicide or homicide.
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