Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Review Questions
Course Introduction
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention explores the principles, strategies, and practices aimed at improving public health and reducing the burden of disease within communities. The course examines the social, behavioral, environmental, and policy factors that influence health outcomes, and emphasizes the design, implementation, and evaluation of effective health promotion interventions. Students will develop skills in assessing population health needs, planning evidence-based programs, and promoting healthy lifestyles across diverse populations. Special attention is given to the role of health education, community engagement, and preventive services in addressing major public health challenges such as chronic diseases, infectious diseases, and health disparities.
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Foundations of Nursing in the Community 4th Edition by Marcia Stanhope
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Chapter 1: Community-Oriented Nursing and
Community-Based Nursing
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Q1) The public health nurse has a clear vision of what needs to be done and where to begin to improve the health of the community. Why would the nurse spend time meeting with community groups to discuss the most important task to be addressed first?
A)To increase the group's self-esteem
B)To maintain communication links with the groups
C)To make the groups feel good about their contribution
D)To work with the groups, not for the groups
Answer: D
Q2) The nurse often has to make resource allocation decisions. Which of the following best describes the criterion the nurse should use in such cases?
A)The specific moral or ethical principle related to the situation
B)The cheapest, most economical approach
C)The most rational probable outcome
D)The needs of the aggregate rather than a few individuals
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: The History of Public Health and Public and Community Health Nursing
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Q1) The Elizabeth Poor Law of 1601 is similar to which current law?
A)Welfare
B)Food stamps
C)Medicaid
D)Medicare
Answer: C
Q2) A nurse is considering applying for a position as a public health nurse. Which of the following would be a reason this position would be appealing?
A)Its autonomy and independence
B)Its focus on acute care and immediately visible outcomes
C)Its collaboration with other health care professionals
D)Its flexibility and higher wages
Answer: A
Q3) Which client would have been most likely to receive care from the Frontier Nursing Service?
A)An injured soldier
B)A homebound, elderly male
C)A woman in labor
D)A child with measles
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: The Us Health and Public Health Care Systems
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Q1) A nurse is working at a state health department. Which of the following duties would most likely be completed in this setting? (Select all that apply.)
A)Administering the Medicaid program
B)Assessing the health needs of the state's citizens
C)Employing and supervising school health nurses
D)Establishing and maintaining free clinics for HIV-positive drug abusers
Answer: A, B
Q2) A public health agency is planning to implement the electronic health record. Which of the following is a benefit of this choice?
A)Facilitation of interprofessional care
B)Improved client compliance with medical regimens
C)Cost savings to the agency
D)Compliance with JCAHO standards
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Ethics in Community Health Nursing Practice
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Q1) Which of the following is the dominant issue in ethical debate around an issue such as continuing or withdrawing treatment in acute health care?
A)Doing what is best for the community
B)Doing what is best for the family
C)Obeying legal mandates
D)Upholding ethical principles
Q2) Which of the following would confirm that the nurse's advocacy has been truly successful or effective?
A)Audiences agree with the nurse who is serving as advocate.
B)Legislators discuss appropriate legislation to better allocate resources.
C)People verbalize that the disenfranchised should be better treated.
D)Systematic social changes are made to improve quality of life.
Q3) How are ethics and public policies similar?
A)Both are abstract principles that often differ in actual practice.
B)Both are best achieved by persons in high political office who can effect change.
C)Both strive for the public good.
D)Both use general principles in making decisions.
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Chapter 5: Cultural Influences in Nursing in Community Health
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Q1) A family from Mexico comes to the public health department. No one in the family speaks English, and nobody at the health department speaks Spanish. Which of the following actions should be taken by the nurse?
A)Attempt communication using an English-Spanish phrase book.
B)Call the local hospital and arrange a referral.
C)Emphatically state, "No hablo Español" (I don't speak Spanish).
D)Obtain an interpreter to translate.
Q2) The nurse practitioner (NP) discovered that an immigrant client is not taking the penicillin prescribed because his illness is "hot" and he believes that penicillin, a "hot" medicine, will not provide balance. Which of the following terms best describes the action taken by the NP when the client's prescription is changed to a different yet equally effective antibiotic?
A)Cultural awareness
B)Cultural brokering
C)Cultural knowledge
D)Cultural skill
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Chapter 6: Environmental Health
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Q1) Which of the following best describes the purpose of local health departments making unannounced inspections of local restaurants?
A)To enforce local laws and regulations
B)To ensure compliance
C)To provide exposure to oversight
D)To monitor employee safety
Q2) A community citizen reports to the public health nurse that the city water in one neighborhood has had an unusual taste for the past few months. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
A)Check the most recent consumer confidence report.
B)Consult the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
C)Notify the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
D)Place a call to the poison control center.
Q3) A nurse wants to help keep the community environment safe. Which of the following is the most appropriate action for the nurse to take?
A)Conserve water by bathing less often.
B)Downsize to a smaller living space.
C)Reduce, reuse, and recycle.
D)Replace all his appliances with new energy-efficient ones.
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Chapter 7: Government, the Law, and Policy Activism
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Q1) A nurse is determining whether a hospital has the right to require infected patients to be isolated against their will. To which type of law will the nurse refer?
A)Common law
B)Constitutional law
C)Legislation and regulation
D)Judicial law
Q2) Which of the following best describes the importance of the World Health Organization (WHO) to the United States? (Select all that apply.)
A)Provides daily information on disease occurrences
B)Establishes international standards for antibiotics and vaccines
C)Creates international legislation regarding international cooperation
D)Supports national programs to fight disease
Q3) Which of the following describes the significance of the passage of The Public Health Threats and Emergencies Act? (Select all that apply.)
A)It funded ongoing activities of the public health system.
B)It led to improved water quality and food safety guidelines.
C)It included funding for public health activities.
D)It validated that the public health system was prepared for terrorism.
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Chapter 8: Economic Influences
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Q1) A nurse is providing care to a child whose parents do not receive health insurance as an employee benefit and who do not have the financial resources to pay for health care out of pocket. Which of the following resources should the nurse recommend to the family?
A)A managed care organization
B)An emergency department
C)Medicaid
D)Medicare
Q2) Which of the following individuals would most likely experience a barrier when accessing health care?
A)A 40-year-old female who speaks English
B)A 25-year-old female with health insurance
C)A 50-year-old male with hypertension
D)A 30-year-old male who is unemployed
Q3) Which of the following is most closely correlated with poor health?
A)Age and gender (i.e., older males)
B)Low socioeconomic status
C)Minority race status
D)High-risk lifestyle behaviors
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Chapter 9: Epidemiological Applications
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Q1) Which of the following explains why contagious infections are becoming a central focus of public health? (Select all that apply.)
A)Americans are fearful of terrorists using biological agents.
B)Awareness of human susceptibility to animal diseases has been publicized.
C)Drug-resistant strains of "old" diseases have evolved.
D)Media coverage exaggerates the dangers of exposure to crowds.
Q2) Two women seem to agree on almost everything from favorite music to favorite media stars to the best way to prepare a meal. Which of the following best explains this similarity in the two women?
A)They are both members of the same birth cohort.
B)They are close friends.
C)They attended the same school.
D)They both go the same church.
Q3) A nurse is using analytic epidemiology when conducting a research project. Which of the following projects is the nurse most likely completing?
A)Reviewing communicable disease statistics
B)Determining factors contributing to childhood obesity
C)Analyzing locations where family violence is increasing
D)Documenting population characteristics for healthy older citizens
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Chapter 10: Evidence-Based Practice
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Q1) A busy school health nurse concerned over the rising incidence of obesity wants to implement evidence-based practice (EBP) but faces barriers because of time constraints. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
A)Identify students who are obese so that they may be closely monitored for weight control success or failure.
B)Evaluate best practices to determine those that have the highest success rates for weight control in children.
C)Schedule physician appointments for obese children.
D)Develop an obesity management program for children whose body mass index exceeds normal.
Q2) Which of the following is the best way to increase the number of persons who come to their screening test appointments?
A)Reminding clients via telephone, e-mail, or mail
B)Emphasizing long life and happy family when conditions are caught early and treated successfully
C)Pointing out how inexpensive and convenient screening tests are
D)Stressing the dangerousness of the condition if not caught early
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Chapter 11: Using Health Education and Groups in the Community
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Q1) A nurse is using the technique of motivational interviewing when working with a client. Which of the following statements by the client indicates the client is ready to make the change?
A)"I should change."
B)"I am willing to change."
C)"It's important to change."
D)"I want to change."
Q2) A nurse established an ongoing group meeting of teenagers with diabetes. In the early stages, the nurse was very directive in arranging location, providing low-carbohydrate drinks and snacks, steering the discussion, and trying to meet all the teenagers' needs. After the group had been meeting for about 3 months, the nurse noticed that the group members no longer simply accepted everything the nurse suggested. Instead, the teenagers began making decisions themselves, and eventually, the nurse no longer controlled the group. Which of the following most likely happened to cause this shift?
A)The group became cohesive enough to share leadership tasks.
B)Teenagers don't like feeling dependent on adults with power.
C)Teenagers often rebel against adult authority.
D)The nurse was overwhelmed and lost control of task process.
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Chapter 12: Community Assessment and Evaluation
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Q1) Persons often point out that smokers choose to light their cigarettes, alcoholics lift the glass to their mouth, and drug addicts inject or ingest their drugs. Which of the following statements best describes why nurses don't simply focus on helping persons who engage in poor health behaviors to behave appropriately?
A)Addicts don't have the willpower to change their behavior.
B)It is too rewarding to continue the behavior for a person to be able to change.
C)Laws and policies must reward good healthy behaviors and punish unhealthy behaviors to help individuals recognize the importance of change.
D)Society must offer healthy choices, offer support, and practice helpful policies.
Q2) A nurse is deciding which alternative interventions should be implemented. Which of the following factors must be considered by the nurse when making this decision? (Select all that apply.)
A)The expected effect or outcome of each possible intervention
B)How interested others are in helping in any particular intervention
C)The nurse's own interest in implementing each intervention
D)The likelihood that the intervention will resolve the problem
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Chapter 13: Case Management
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Q1) Which of the following is the primary goal of case management? (Select all that apply.)
A)To ensure that care coordination occurs across the continuum
B)To emphasize evidence-based clinical decision making
C)To manage resource use and control expenses
D)To stress the advantages and benefits of community-based care
Q2) A nurse reviews with the client what the client can expect during the next 3 days, as well as how the client should expect to feel each of those days. The client laughs and says, "You've got my care all mapped out." Which of the following tools is the nurse using to determine what will happen when?
A)Care planning
B)Critical pathway
C)Demand management
D)Use management
Q3) Which of the following Medicaid clients would most likely receive case management?
A)An elderly person
B)A person receiving rehabilitation following an injury
C)A person who has a high-cost chronic disease
D)A person with acute illness
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Chapter 14: Disaster Management
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Q1) A nurse learns about a huge disaster a few states away. Which of the following actions by the nurse would be most helpful in this situation?
A)Contributing funds to any charity that is assisting the victims
B)Driving over to the area and volunteering to assist
C)Sending clothes and food to the area for distribution
D)Training to become a Red Cross disaster volunteer
Q2) The local hospital, health department, and university together planned and implemented a mock casualty drill, with the university's theater and nursing students playing the injured victims. After the drill, which of the following would the nursing students most likely complete?
A)Volunteer as leaders in the next casualty drill
B)Evaluate the drill and offer recommendations for more effectiveness in the future
C)Recognize how to respond to a real disaster in the future
D)Write a report on their actions and how they felt during the drill
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Chapter 15: Surveillance and Outbreak Investigation
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Q1) Several children were hospitalized for severe vomiting and diarrhea. Which of the following best explains why the nurse would continue to pursue the cause of the illness even after the children have been discharged from the hospital?
A)So that the children's families know the public health department cared about them
B)So that action could be taken to avoid any such future episodes
C)Because the children's parents need to know whom to sue for their medical expenses
D)To confirm that the symptoms were due to an infectious disease
Q2) A child came to school coughing almost constantly. The next day, six other children in the same school room were coughing. Which of the following types of outbreak would the nurse suspect?
A)Common source
B)Mixed
C)Propagated
D)Intermittent
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Chapter 16: Program Management
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Q1) A nurse is conducting program evaluation. Which of the following would be the first action the nurse would take?
A)Choose the type of evaluation to be done
B)Determine who will be involved in the evaluation
C)Identify the goal and objectives for the evaluation
D)Obtain answers to specific questions related to the program being evaluated
Q2) A nurse checks health department records to compare the number of new teen clients presenting for birth control counseling and management in the 2 months before and after an education intervention program to decrease teen pregnancy. Which of the following steps of the evaluation process is being completed by the nurse?
A)Engage stakeholders
B)Justify conclusions
C)Gather credible evidence
D)Focus on the evaluation design
Q3) Which of the following best describes the purpose of strategic planning?
A)To anticipate client needs now and in the future
B)To match client needs, provider strengths, and agency resources
C)To maximize effective use of agency resources
D)To utilize provider strengths and competencies
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Chapter 17: Managing Quality and Safety
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Q1) Which of the following describes the principal problem with early efforts at ensuring quality of care?
A)No one knows how to measure quality care.
B)Professionals resisted and sabotaged such efforts.
C)Standards emphasized structure, not process.
D)There were no standards as to what represented quality care.
Q2) The staff was informed that a PRO (Professional Review Organization) would be making an unannounced visit in a few hours. Which of the following would the hospital nurse expect the PRO team to examine?
A)Records of hospital admissions and scheduled procedures
B)Nursing care plans of patients with unexpected problems (infections, falls)
C)Discharge paperwork of patients discharged in the past 30 days
D)Documentation of adherence to nursing standards of care
Q3) Which of the components of the PDCA model and Donabedian's framework is the most crucial?
A)Standard
B)Outcome
C)Process
D)Structure
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Chapter 18: Family Development and Family Nursing Assessment
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Q1) In taking a family history, the nurse in community health finds that this is the second marriage for the previously divorced parents and that the male partner is the stepparent to the oldest child. For which of the following aspects of the family assessment is data being gathered?
A)Dynamics
B)Function
C)Structure
D)System
Q2) Which of the following theories views the family as a whole with boundaries that are affected by the environment?
A)Family developmental theory
B)Structural-functional theory
C)Family role theory
D)Family systems theory
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Chapter 19: Family Health Risks
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Q1) A home health nurse who is visiting a family for the first time asks, "Could we review your extended family and other persons or groups with whom you interact each week?"
Which of the following provides the best rationale for the nurse asking this question?
A)To assess the family's environment and social resources and risks
B)To communicate with relevant others as needed
C)To determine financial assets available to the family in case of serious need
D)To understand the extended family relationships
Q2) A family asks the nurse to please meet at their home rather than at the clinic. Which of the following best describes why the family prefers to meet in their home? (Select all that apply.)
A)The family won't have to travel.
B)It is cheaper for the family because of reimbursement requirements.
C)Meeting at home is much more convenient for the family.
D)The nurse won't be distracted by other clients or responsibilities.
E)It would save money for the nurse and the clinic.
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Chapter 20: Health Risks Across the Life Span
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Q1) Which of the following behaviors results in men being less healthy than women?
A)Concentration on sports, hunting, and other dangerous recreational choices
B)Employment in stressful positions more so than women
C)Preference to spend money on priorities other than health care
D)Reluctance to visit physicians
Q2) Which of the following adolescent(s) would receive care from the advanced practice nurse without parental consent? (Select all that apply.)
A)A 16-year-old who is living on his own (not with his parents)
B)A pregnant adolescent
C)An adolescent in an emergency situation
D)An adolescent whose diagnosis has a serious prognosis
Q3) An elderly person is in the last stages of dying. Which type of care would be the best for him?
A)Home health
B)Assisted living
C)Nursing home
D)Hospice
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Q1) A homeless family brought their father to the public health clinic after he reported bleeding when he went to the bathroom. Which of the following nursing actions would be most appropriate?
A)Begin tests to determine the cause of the bleeding while asking about other family concerns from nutrition to shelter for the night.
B)Refer the man to a urologist to address the urinary bleeding.
C)Suggest that the family take him to an urgent care center immediately.
D)Treat the urinary infection and give the man medication to take to prevent the return of infection.
Q2) Which statements by a nurse demonstrate understanding of the unique needs of vulnerable groups? (Select all that apply.)
A)"I always address the problem that the client believes is the most important."
B)"I avoid asking clients for income or financial information, because this is an invasion of privacy."
C)"I try to observe the client's cultural traditions as I probe for signs of abuse."
D)"I make sure to do a complete assessment, since we often don't know when the person will return to the clinic."
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Chapter 22: Rural Health and Migrant Health
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Q1) In addition to those barriers faced by many residents in rural areas, what additional barrier to health care is a Hispanic migrant farmworker likely to encounter?
A)Absence of culturally competent care
B)Availability of specialists
C)Distance of health care facilities from the place of residence
D)High cost of health care
Q2) A nurse tells her nursing supervisor that her family is moving from the urban area where they both live to a rural area to be near her spouse's parents, who are becoming less independent. Which of the following suggestions would the nursing supervisor provide to the nurse? (Select all that apply.)
A)"Community members will probably hold you in higher regard and will look up to you."
B)"Expect to have less autonomy in a small town than you have working as a nurse in a medical center."
C)"You may feel like an isolated outsider, because the community may not immediately accept you."
D)"You will have to be very sensitive about the differences in the rural lifestyle."
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Chapter 23: Poverty, Homelessness, Mental Illness, and Teen Pregnancy
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Q1) A nurse would like to increase the accessibility to health care services for mentally ill homeless clients in the community. Which of the following actions should be taken by the nurse?
A)Apply for a grant to fund a mobile clinic to take health care to the clients.
B)Distribute flyers to the homeless that detail the location of various types of health care services.
C)Refer homeless clients to areas that provide temporary housing.
D)Solicit donations for food and clothing to be distributed to the homeless.
Q2) A nurse is trying to decrease the risk for depression among older adults. Which of the following interventions should the nurse implement?
A)Encourage moving to a nursing home where others of the same age reside.
B)Monitor for signs and symptoms of depression.
C)Organize an exercise and health promotion program at the local senior citizen center.
D)Teach older clients to focus on their strengths rather than their weaknesses.
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Chapter 24: Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Problems in the Community
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Q1) A man is addicted to alcohol. In which of the following scenarios is a family member enabling the man to continue drinking?
A)The wife asks the nurse to explain why her husband's continued drinking is dangerous.
B)The son threatens to leave home because he finds the father's behavior embarrassing.
C)The teenage daughter turns to a favorite teacher for emotional support.
D)The wife tells her husband's boss that her husband is sick when he is actually inebriated.
Q2) A home health client has been taking 50 mg of meperidine, a narcotic analgesic, every 4 hours for pain. Which of the following statements made by a nurse to the client's physician indicates a need for further education on narcotics?
A)"You need to decrease the time interval between doses to every 3 hours so that my client will maintain pain relief."
B)"You need to discontinue that order before my client becomes addicted."
C)"You need to increase the meperidine so that my client will achieve adequate pain relief."
D)"You need to give my client something in addition to the meperidine."
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Chapter 25: Violence and Human Abuse
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Q1) A mother confides to the nurse that her live-in boyfriend knocked down her 2-year-old child because he was crying too much. She begs the nurse not to tell anyone because her boyfriend has agreed to take anger management classes. Which of the following actions should be taken by the nurse?
A)Abide by the mother's wishes because this information was provided in confidence.
B)Arrange for counseling for the boyfriend at the earliest possible availability.
C)Encourage the mother to take the child and find alternate housing right away.
D)Report the incident to child protective services or other appropriate legal authority.
Q2) A nurse is concerned about the possibility of suicide in a teenage boy. Which of the following characteristics has the boy most likely displayed?
A)He has threatened harm to his school peers.
B)He is between the ages of 15 and 19.
C)He is depressed and has a history of being sexually abused.
D)He has been accused of abusing an animal.
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Chapter 26: Infectious Disease Prevention and Control
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Q1) During an outbreak of hepatitis A, nurses are giving injections of hepatitis A immunoglobulin to selected susceptible persons. Which of the following best describes the type of immunity that will follow the administration of these injections?
A)Active immunity
B)Long-lasting immunity
C)Natural immunity
D)Passive immunity
Q2) An instructor is reviewing Salmonella infections with her class. Which of the following comments indicates that the student needs further review on how Salmonella is spread?
A)"Certain pets and farm animals may be Salmonella carriers."
B)"It is possible to transmit Salmonella by person-to-person contact."
C)"Salmonella may be spread by spores that form once contaminated blood is exposed to the air."
D)"Salmonella outbreaks are usually due to contaminated meat, poultry, and eggs."
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Chapter 27: HIV Infection, Hepatitis, Tuberculosis, and
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Q1) Which of the following best describes the characteristic appearance of lesions of human papillomavirus (HPV)?
A)Solitary growth with elevated borders and a central depression
B)Elevated growths with a "cauliflower" appearance
C)Thin-walled pustules that rupture to form honey-colored crusts
D)Vesicles that ulcerate and crust within 1 to 4 days
Q2) A client was clearly very relieved when an HIV test came back negative. "Thank goodness. I've had sex several times without a condom, and when one of my friends said he was sick, I think I panicked." Which of the following would be most important to emphasize to the client immediately?
A)Abstinence is the only way to be certain you are HIV-free.
B)Sex should be restricted to one partner.
C)The test could be wrong and the client might still have an HIV infection.
D)The test would not cover any recent infection, so if the client has had recent unprotected sex, the test should be repeated in 3 months.
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Chapter 28: Nursing Practice at the Local, State, and
National Levels in Public Health
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Q1) A nurse at a migrant clinic assists clients with completing the application process to receive supplemental food assistance. Which of the following roles of the nurse is being used?
A)Advocate
B)Case manager
C)Outreach worker
D)Primary caregiver
Q2) Which of the following factors is causing nursing to change so quickly?
A)Economic issues
B)Increases in medical and nursing knowledge
C)Legislative issues
D)Technology changes
Q3) Which of the following best describes the primary reason life spans have notably lengthened over the past 100 years?
A)Advances in hospital care and procedures
B)Advances in medicine and medical research
C)Advances in nursing practice
D)Advances in public health
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Chapter 29: The Faith Community Nurse
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Q1) Which of the following principles is central to the role of the parish nurse?
A)Advanced nursing practice education and skills
B)Faith consistent with the community and its leadership
C)Spiritual dimension of care
D)Willingness to serve anyone in need
Q2) Which of the following best describes the primary difference between parish nursing and all other nursing positions?
A)Affiliation with a church or congregation
B)Incorporation of spiritual aspects into nursing care
C)Provision of holistic nursing care
D)Residence within the community of service
Q3) Which of the following best describes why it is helpful to be a member of a faith community?
A)Belief and traditions help with coping.
B)Members can ask others in the group for help.
C)It is a social outlet.
D)Members are able to get others to contribute to the causes they support.
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Chapter 30: The Nurse in Home Health and Hospice
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Q1) Which of the following comments was most likely stated by a home health nurse?
A)"Every time I see a client, it costs $80."
B)"Health care costs are killing our economy."
C)"I can't believe how much clients are charged for things."
D)"Medicaid costs are such a large portion of our state's budget."
Q2) A hospital nurse wants to know why home health nurses often take more time with assessment than nurses do in the hospital. Which of the following is the best explanation for this?
A)Home care assessment includes not only the client but the supplies and equipment the family may have available for use.
B)The home environment is less organized and equipped for the nurse's use.
C)Family members must also be assessed for possible problems that could interfere with the primary client's recovery.
D)To be effective, the home health nurse must earn the family's trust and work in partnership with them.
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Chapter 31: The Nurse in the Schools
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Q1) The school nurse has arranged for volunteers to help check each child's hearing and vision. Any child that the volunteers feel did not "pass" will be sent to the nurse for follow-up. The nurse will then send a note to the parents that a physician should be seen. Which of the following levels of prevention is being implemented?
A)Primary
B)Secondary
C)Tertiary
D)Both primary and secondary
Q2) A school health nurse is requested by the board of education to assist in choosing new playground equipment for an elementary school that meets safety standards. Which of the following best describes the nurse's role in this scenario?
A)Case manager
B)Consultant
C)Counselor
D)Health educator
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Chapter 32: The Nurse in Occupational Health
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Q1) In which of the following settings have nurses most often reported being the victims of violence, especially by patients and their families?
A)Acute care inpatient settings
B)Community clinics and physicians' offices
C)Emergency departments and psychiatric units
D)In homes during home health visits
Q2) A nurse who works for a hospital in employee health notes that several nurses from one unit have missed work after contracting a communicable disease from a patient. Which of the following best describes the host factor?
A)Each sick nurse
B)The communicable disease
C)The hospital
D)The patient
Q3) Which of the following best describes the mission of OSHA?
A)To create an inspection system to avoid preventable loss of life
B)To ensure safe and healthful working conditions
C)To establish rules for employee safety
D)To share factory illness and injury rates with the public
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