Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
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Course Introduction
This course explores the principles, strategies, and practices involved in promoting health and preventing disease at the individual, community, and population levels. Students will examine determinants of health, behavioral change theories, and evidence-based interventions aimed at reducing risk factors for chronic and infectious diseases. Topics include health education, policy development, environmental and social influences on health, screening, vaccination programs, and the role of public health systems. The course emphasizes the design and evaluation of effective health promotion campaigns and integrates interdisciplinary approaches to improving public health outcomes.
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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 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
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) A graduate nurse has scheduled an appointment with the director of the Center for Nursing Research within the National Institutes of Health. What types of research should the graduate nurse prepare to discuss during this meeting?
A) Medication compliance.
B) Reduction in sentinel events.
C) Health promotion and illness prevention.
D) Elimination of hospital-acquired infections.
Answer: C
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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) Mosquito control services have been reduced in the community and the population health nurse is concerned about the rise of mosquito-borne diseases. What secondary prevention intervention measures should the nurse suggest to community leaders? (Select all that apply.)
A) Instituting an education program about insect control.
B) Promoting ordinances that control insect breeding areas.
C) Monitoring the incidence of diseases caused by mosquitoes.
D) Installing sentinel chicken monitoring stations in local firehouses.
E) Promoting accessibility of diagnostic and treatment services for diseases caused by mosquitoes.
Q2) While making a home visit the population health nurse learns that the youngest child brought home a stray dog to be taken care of by the family members. What health risks does this child's action pose to the family? (Select all that apply.)
A) Bites.
B) Diseases from fleas.
C) Exposure to noroviruses.
D) Potential rabies exposure.
E) Risk for Clostridium perfringens.
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Chapter 5: Cultural Influences on Population Health
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Q1) A hospital in an urban area has been identified as delivering culturally competent care. What characteristic will be obvious when entering this organization?
A) Being aware of personal perspectives.
B) Treating all who utilize its services in the same manner.
C) Having conscious adaptation of care to the cultural context.
D) Providing services that are accepting and respectful of diverse populations.
Q2) A patient sees a physician for health needs as well as a practitioner of Chinese medicine. Which standards should the nurse identify are being met by the practitioner of Chinese medicine to ensure for the patient's safety? (Select all that apply.)
A) Causing no additional stress on the patient.
B) Nationwide certification in Chinese medicine.
C) USDA standards in the herbal preparations used.
D) Safety, efficacy, and quality in the Chinese medicine practice.
E) No adverse interactions between herbal preparations used and any prescription medications the patient might be on.
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Chapter 6: Economic Influences on Population Health
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Q1) The population health nurse learns that the state of practice received a block grant to address a health problem. Which problem should the nurse advocate to receive this grant?
A) Developing public education programs to address smoking.
B) Developing a research program to address causes of poverty.
C) Increasing coverage for those meeting qualifications for Medicaid coverage.
D) Opening statewide immunization centers to provide childhood immunization coverage.
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 population health nurse is comparing the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act with the National Health Service approach used in the United Kingdom. What feature of both health care coverage approaches has been identified as a need?
A) Promote efficiency.
B) Implement research.
C) Reduce chronic illnesses.
D) Limit caregiver autonomy.
Q2) The organizational structure of the United States health care delivery system can best be described by three subsystems:
A) Personal health system, popular health system, and scientific health system.
B) Popular health system, alternative health system, and scientific health system.
C) Scientific health system, complementary health system, and alternative health system.
D) Scientific health system, complementary health system, and popular health system.
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Chapter 8: Global Influences on Population Health
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Q1) A nurse in the maternity ward of a U.S. hospital has been asked to participate in a humanitarian mission to Haiti. What should the nurse do to support global health objectives in preparation for this mission?
A) Study the culture of Haiti.
B) Pack clothing appropriate for the climate of Haiti.
C) Contact the WHO office of Nursing and Midwifery.
D) Learn some common words and phrase that are used in Haiti.
Q2) A global health policy agenda should include which essential element?
A) Primary health care for all.
B) Eliminating all debt for developing countries.
C) Creating a centralized agency for health policy with all nations.
D) Supporting participation by the disadvantaged in health policy development.
Q3) A national health budget is developed to provide preventive health services to all segments of the population. The majority of the population lives in outlying rural areas. A dilemma for this health service is:
A) Reaching hard-to-serve populations.
B) Reconciling individual practice patterns with national standards and systems.
C) Balancing the need for regional and national coordination of health services.
D) Integration of primary care with hospital and specialty services.
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Chapter 9: Political Strategies
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Q1) A health policy is developed that allows for creating housing for homeless men during adverse weather, but no provision is made for homeless families. The evaluation criterion that would best reflect this policy inequity is:
A) Cost.
B) Equity.
C) Feasibility.
D) Appropriateness.
Q2) As part of a public hearing on amending health policy in the state, the nurse is asked to present identified health issues that directly impact the community and to assess the current health policy. In this role, the nurse is operating as a(n):
A) Citizen.
B) Activist.
C) Politician.
D) Researcher.
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 group of community activists is selecting its members, and identifying goals and purposes. These group tasks are congruent with which stages of the nursing process?
(Select all that apply.)
A) Assessment.
B) Diagnosis.
C) Planning.
D) Implementation.
E) Evaluation.
Q2) The population nurse is completing a community assessment. In which way should the nurse use this information that supports the second general purpose of this assessment?
A) Information for change.
B) Stimulus for change.
C) Data needed for the change.
D) Information for empowerment.
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Chapter 11: Health Promotion and Health Education Strategies
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Q1) When presenting health information the population health nurse wants to create a climate where the participants do not feel threatened. Which topic and nursing action will help create this type of climate?
A) Exercise, where the nurse begins the first session with a description of the difficulties the nurse sometimes finds in trying to exercise.
B) Stress, where the nurse plays soft music throughout the first session.
C) Good nutrition, where the nurse provides a meal for the first session.
D) Diabetes, where the nurse asks a group of diabetics to talk to the class during the first session.
Q2) 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.
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Chapter 12: Case Management
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Q1) The population health nurse case manager is determining a client's need for case management. Which indicators should the nurse identify as being social? (Select all that apply.)
A) History of drug abuse.
B) Homelessness.
C) Lack of insurance.
D) History of family violence.
E) Single parenthood.
Q2) The population health nurse case manager addresses the client's holistic needs when managing the care of the client. What actions should the nurse expect to perform when adhering to this case management principle? (Select all that apply.)
A) Discuss ways to eliminate smoking.
B) Encourage to schedule an appointment for a mammogram.
C) Review the current medication regimen for type 2 diabetes mellitus.
D) Strategize ways to overcome feelings of inadequacy with unemployment.
E) Methodically review the steps to take to improve compliance with a low-fat diet.
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Chapter 13: Home Visits As a Population Health Nursing Strategy
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Q1) The population health nurse is reviewing the long- and short-term criteria for a home visit to a client. The nurse completes this evaluation because it:
A) Indicates whether reimbursement will be provided to the agency.
B) Allows for tracking utilization of supplies for home visits.
C) Determines the effectiveness and appropriateness of the interventions and the client's response.
D) Determines whether the interventions are at the primary, secondary, or tertiary level.
Q2) The home care nurse is using OASIS information to evaluate outcome measurements for client care. Which data should the nurse use for this evaluation?
A) Client's Braden Skin Assessment score is 12)
B) Client has a stage 2 pressure ulcer on the sacrum.
C) Client admission paperwork completed within 24 hours.
D) Client self-administers insulin and changes foot wound dressing independently.
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Chapter 14: Care of Families
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Q1) 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.
Q2) 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.
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Chapter 15: Care of Communities and Target Populations
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Q1) During a discussion about factors affecting the health of population groups the nurse discusses the shorter life spans of Native Americans as compared to the rest of the population. Which determinant is the nurse explaining?
A) Sociocultural determinant.
B) Behavioral determinant.
C) Biological determinant.
D) Health system determinant.
Q2) Twelve new cases of the measles have been diagnosed last week in a particular county. In that same county, 20 children are currently under treatment for the measles. What should the population nurse identify as being the incidence rate of the measles infection?
A) 8.
B) 12.
C) 20.
D) Unknown.
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Chapter 16: Care of Child and Adolescent Populations
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Q1) The population health nurse is designing a program to educate parents of 12-year-old children. The nurse plans to explain the usual behavioral expectations of most 12-year-olds. The best description of this teaching would be that it involves:
A) Anticipatory guidance.
B) Behavior-focused teaching.
C) Developmental psychology.
D) Community-driven teaching.
Q2) During a home visit the population nurse determines that a child with type 1 diabetes mellitus is activity participating in self-management. What did the nurse observe to come to this conclusion?
A) Mother makes the child lunch.
B) Child measure capillary blood glucose.
C) Brother waits to play with the child outdoors.
D) Older sister takes the child to the playground.
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Chapter 17: Care of Men
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Q1) The population health nurse is working in a community health clinic and is planning a program to resolve health problems in male clients. One such example could be a program:
A) That eliminates high-risk behaviors.
B) Related to diabetes prevention.
C) That encourages blood pressure screening.
D) That explains adult immunizations.
Q2) The population health nurse is working with a community who is devoting a month to men's health. Which information should be included on marketing material for this event?
A) Men have lower rates of sexually transmitted diseases as compared to women.
B) Men are less likely to die from cancer as are women.
C) Men develop heart disease earlier and die more frequently than do women.
D) Worldwide, the most frequent cause of death in young and middle adult men is prostate cancer.
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Chapter 18: Care of Women
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Q1) The population health nurse is preparing a presentation for perimenopausal and postmenopausal female clients. Which statement by the nurse correctly describes health promotion needs of this population?
A) Calcium supplementation does not affect risk of fractures.
B) Dietary vitamin D supplementation is discouraged among this population.
C) Women should be encouraged to limit alcohol intake because it increases calcium excretion.
D) Smoking decreases calcium excretion.
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) A client is experiencing changes of aging to the musculoskeletal and nervous system. What should the nurse expect to assess in this client?
A) Loss of verbal ability and increased urine flow.
B) Decreased walking speed and increase in verbal memory.
C) Decreased reaction times and declining strength.
D) Slowed reaction time and loss of skeletal muscle.
Q2) The population health nurse is teaching a group of elderly clients. What action should the nurse take to circumvent hearing loss?
A) Using a higher-pitched voice.
B) Employing verbal teaching techniques.
C) Facing the listener while speaking.
D) Using background music.
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 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.
Q2) During an assessment the population health nurse believes that a client who identifies with the GLBT community is a gender nonconforming individual. What did the nurse assess to make this clinical determination?
A) Prefers to have sexual relations with both sexes.
B) Does not confirm to societal gender expectations.
C) Client states being a woman trapped in a man's body.
D) Self-perceived gender is congruent with assigned birth gender.
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Chapter 21: Care of Poor and Homeless Populations
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Q1) In addressing factors that contribute to poverty, homelessness, and the health of the community, the nurse should assess:
A) Employment and home environment.
B) Lack of affordable housing and social support.
C) Mental illness and social support.
D) Mobility and age of client.
Q2) There is a low unemployment rate in a community that has experienced a large growth in gentrification. Yet, many community residents live in motels and campgrounds because there is a lack of affordable housing for lower-income residents. The population health nurse realizes that these residents could be considered:
A) To be very close to poverty.
B) To have problems with substance abuse.
C) Homeless due to their transitory lodgings.
D) An easily mobile workforce.
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Chapter 22: Care of School Populations
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Q1) A local nursing program has contracted with an elementary school to conduct health teaching. As the school year closes, the nursing students plan to do one last health teaching program. What would be the most appropriate topic the nursing students should choose?
A) Alcohol and nutritional supplements.
B) Hand washing and hygiene.
C) Sun, bike, and outdoor safety.
D) Sexually transmitted diseases.
Q2) The school nurse is completing a Continuous Quality Improvement Tool for School-based Health Centers. What should the nurse identify as sentinel events for high school students? (Select all that apply.)
A) Alcohol use.
B) Depression risk.
C) Risk for violence.
D) Sexually transmitted infections (STI).
E) After school employment hours.
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Chapter 23: Care of Employee Populations
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Q1) 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.
Q2) The nurse who monitors the health of employees in a modern office building will need to be alert to what issue?
A) Air quality from the ventilation system.
B) Noise levels from the outside.
C) Injuries sustained from weekend activities.
D) The distance employees walk from the parking area to the building.
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Chapter 24: Care of Correctional Populations
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Q1) A health restoration intervention the nurse can implement at a correctional setting is advocacy for:
A) Long-term care for inmates when discharged.
B) Effective prerelease planning for all inmates.
C) Medical parole and arrange for follow-up care.
D) Use of advance directives when discharged.
Q2) Many inmates in correctional facilities have communicable diseases. The most important consideration for the nurse who works in a correctional facility is to:
A) Control the spread of communicable diseases through client education.
B) Advocate for programs that decrease the spread of communicable disease.
C) Use universal precautions when handling blood and body fluids.
D) Ensure that inmate immunizations are current.
Q3) As an inmate population ages, a consideration must be made for long-term care planning. One intervention for long-term care would be to:
A) Arrange for Medicare coverage for the inmate.
B) Have the inmate plan advance directives.
C) Provide symptom control.
D) Arrange for use of assistive devices as needed.
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Chapter 25: Care of Clients in Disaster Settings
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Q1) The population health nurse is reviewing a disaster response plan. For which principles should the nurse evaluate this plan? (Select all that apply.)
A) Be written so specifically that they are not easily changed.
B) Be based on knowledge about how people generally behave in emergency situations.
C) Enlist the support and coordinate the efforts of the entire community.
D) Account for primarily the physical health needs of victims and helpers.
E) Be kept confidential until executed.
Q2) The nurse is using a map to show a group of community members that several pockets of vulnerable populations are located in areas that are likely to be affected by flooding. This type of map is called a community:
A) Resource map.
B) Disaster map.
C) Population map.
D) Risk map.
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Chapter 26: Communicable Diseases
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Q1) There is an epidemic of influenza in a small, rural community. The leaders of the community are so concerned about the epidemic that they canceled all planned public events. This is an example of:
A) Social distancing.
B) Quarantine.
C) Isolation.
D) Restricting.
Q2) The population health nurse came to work in the nursery after being sick for 24 hours with an elevated temperature and diarrhea. After working the 12-hour shift, several of the newborns showed the same symptoms. This best describes a(n):
A) Communicable disease.
B) Epidemic.
C) Outbreak.
D) Nosocomial infection.
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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 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 is caring for a client newly diagnosed with schizophrenia. The client asks if his son is at risk for the same health problem. On what should the nurse base a response to this client?
A) The client's son does not have a greater risk of developing schizophrenia.
B) Schizophrenia skips a generation so the client's son will not have a greater risk of developing schizophrenia.
C) The son has a 10% to 15% greater risk for developing schizophrenia.
D) Only the client's daughters have a greater risk for developing schizophrenia.
Q2) The population health nurse is concerned that a client is at risk for developing a mental health disorder. Which psychological risk factors did the nurse assess to make this clinical determination? (Select all that apply.)
A) Ninth grade education.
B) Short-tempered with staff.
C) Critical of health care workers.
D) Recently lost both parents to death.
E) Employed as a food service worker.
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Chapter 29: Substance Abuse
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Q1) The population health nurse suspects that a client has psychoactive substance dependence. Which assessment made the nurse most suspicious?
A) Decreased tolerance to the substance.
B) Lack of the characteristic withdrawal symptoms.
C) Decreased substance use to decrease withdrawal symptoms.
D) Increased time spent recovering from the effects.
Q2) A mother is concerned that her son is demonstrating some behaviors that place him at risk for substance abuse. Which behavior should the population health nurse explain that contributes to problems of substance abuse?
A) Conformity.
B) Patience with failure.
C) Easily acknowledging feelings.
D) Tolerance of deviant behavior.
Q3) The population health nurse is working in a methadone clinic. What type of intervention does this best describe?
A) Health promotion.
B) Health restoration.
C) Illness prevention.
D) Pharmacological intervention therapy.
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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) Advocating for available shelter and other resources and having a safety plan addresses which health restoration goal?
A) Provide treatment for victims of violence.
B) Identify persons at risk for violence.
C) Identify episodes of violence.
D) Provide safe environments.
Q3) What should a population health approach to provide treatment for violent persons include?
A) Advocate for availability of treatment services and facilities.
B) Referral for necessary services.
C) Educate the public about factors that contribute to the risk of violence.
D) Remove victims of abuse to safe environments as needed.
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