Nursing in the Community Final Test Solutions
Course Introduction
Nursing in the Community explores the roles and responsibilities of nurses in diverse community settings, emphasizing health promotion, disease prevention, and the provision of care outside traditional hospital environments. The course delves into the principles of community health nursing, cultural competence, public health policies, and epidemiology, while fostering skills in assessment, planning, and implementation of community-based interventions. Through the examination of case studies and field experiences, students learn to address the health needs of individuals, families, and populations, with particular attention to vulnerable and at-risk groups, collaboration with interdisciplinary teams, and advocacy for equitable health care access.
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Community Public Health Nursing Promoting the Health of Populations 6th Edition by Nies
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Chapter 1: Health: A Community View
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Q1) What is the community health nursing definition of health?
A) Health is a person's goal-directed purposeful process toward well-being or wholeness.
B) Health is an individual's physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
C) Health is the mutual adaptation between a person and his or her environment in meeting daily existence.
D) Health is families and aggregates choosing actions to ensure safety and well-being.
Answer: D
Q2) What would be the proper term for the action of the school health nurse arranging for all the students in the elementary school to receive H1N1 immunizations?
A) Health education
B) Secondary prevention
C) Specific protection
D) Tertiary prevention
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: Historical Factors: Community Health Nursing in Context
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Q1) Which of the following statements best describes the increase in life expectancy among Americans during the twentieth century?
A) Life expectancy increased by 30 years; the majority can be attributed to advances in medical technology.
B) Life expectancy increased by 30 years; the majority can be attributed to public health efforts.
C) Life expectancy increased by 30 years; the majority can be attributed to improved physician education.
D) Life expectancy increased by 30 years; the majority can be attributed to increased access to care.
Answer: B
Q2) Which of the following interventions was most helpful in assisting people become educated on healthful living in nineteenth-century England?
A) Brochures were distributed without charge in public places.
B) Health visitors joined nurses in providing care in the homes.
C) Nurses spent the majority of their time teaching families.
D) Schools set up health programs for neighborhood adults.
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Thinking Upstream: Nursing Theories and
Population-Focused Nursing Practice
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Q1) A nurse is using the critical theoretical perspective in daily nursing practice. Which of the following activities would the nurse most likely complete?
A) Criticize health insurance programs as a barrier to health care
B) Expose social values underlying the health care system
C) Promote individual freedom and decision making
D) Exert control over the client's environment
Answer: B
Q2) A nurse is using a macroscopic approach when providing care. Which of the following would the nurse most likely demonstrate?
A) Emphasizing behaviors that will help in healing
B) Examining the family's responses to illness
C) Explaining how these actions will help in healing
D) Providing testimony to legislators concerning proposed legislation
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Health Promotion and Risk Reduction
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Q1) A nurse was becoming frustrated. It had been 2 weeks, and although the client had verbalized that the best time of day to take a 15-minute walk was early in the morning, the client had not begun to exercise. Which of the following principles of the Transtheoretical Model had the nurse forgotten? (Select all that apply.)
A) A decision to act always occurs before action begins.
B) Behavior change is difficult and takes time.
C) Continuing to stress to the client how important exercise is will help the client decide to exercise.
D) Discussing with the client why he or she is not yet exercising may help the client recognize his or her own resistance.
E) The nurse should offer some reward if the person exercises for at least a week.
F) Verbalizing compassion for how difficult it is to change is a crucial intervention.
Q2) Which of the following is the best definition of health?
A) A goal and a resource for living
B) A lack of disease or illness
C) Complete state of well-being
D) Freedom from pain or discomfort
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Chapter 5: Epidemiology
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Q1) An epidemiologist has written a summary of a food poisoning outbreak, including its cause and ways to prevent it from occurring in the future. Which of the following best describes what has been done?
A) Analytic epidemiology
B) Descriptive epidemiology
C) Prospective cohort study
D) Retrospective cross-sectional survey
Q2) In a particular community, the rate of new cases of diabetes and the rate of new cases of flu during the month of January were precisely the same. Which disease would have the higher prevalence rate?
A) As an acute condition, flu would have the higher prevalence rate.
B) As a chronic condition, diabetes would have the higher prevalence rate.
C) Flu would have the higher prevalence rate because people can get flu several times in one season.
D) Flu would have the higher prevalence rate because it is so contagious.
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Chapter 6: Community Assessment
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Q1) An individual lives in a healthy community. Which of the following characteristics would this community most likely display?
A) Ability to adapt and respond to changes
B) Lack of environmental pollution
C) Low unemployment rate
D) Ongoing growth in population
Q2) Which of the following activities would be most helpful to a person in whom a serious chronic illness has been diagnosed?
A) Discuss it with a religious leader on a confidential, do-not-tell basis
B) Join a support group of others with the same illness
C) Share the diagnosis with coworkers and neighbors to gain sympathy and support
D) Tell extended family because many diseases have a genetic component
Q3) A nurse was debating about which approach to use to both obtain data about community needs and encourage community participation in their resolution. Which of the following approaches would be most effective in meeting both goals?
A) A community forum, open to all interested residents of the community
B) A community survey mailed to all residents
C) Establishing focus groups with selected participants
D) Conducting in-depth interviews with select community residents
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Chapter 7: Community Health Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation
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Q1) Which of the following best describes the first efforts at improving community health?
A) Environmental planning of water and sewer systems
B) Mass community immunizations
C) Passing laws requiring quarantine of infected persons
D) Segregation of ships from harbors until the harbormaster checked the sailors
Q2) Which of the following best describes the principal outcome of the Hill-Burton Act?
A) Increased number of hospital beds
B) Increased availability of high technology in health care
C) Reduced overall health care costs
D) Required certificates of need before expensive new construction is started
Q3) Which of the following best describes the primary purpose of the Heart Disease, Cancer, and Stroke Amendments of 1965?
A) To improve coordination and planning of health care
B) To increase the availability of high technology in health care
C) To reduce overall health care costs
D) To require certificates of need before expensive new construction or technologies are created
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Chapter 8: Community Health Education
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Q1) During a health education program, a nurse continues to ask questions and encourages attendees to contribute examples from their own lives relevant to the discussion. Which of the following best describes the rationale for the nurse's action?
A) To avoid having to prepare more material related to the topic
B) To let the participants feel appreciated and knowledgeable
C) To allow the participants to learn by doing through active participation
D) To apply Freire's principles of learning
Q2) A nurse is trying to improve on providing culturally effective care in the community. Which of the following behaviors would be most effective to meet this goal?
A) Being willing to change communication patterns to increase client comfort
B) Demonstrating expertise in recognizing physiological differences caused by ethnicity
C) Exhibiting sensitivity to individual differences resulting from culture and experiences
D) Expressing the importance of valuing diversity and differences
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Chapter 9: Case Management
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Q1) A nurse is explaining case management to a client. Which of the following statements would be the most appropriate for the nurse to make?
A) "We assess, plan, facilitate, and advocate to save money as much as possible."
B) "We coordinate your care so you obtain needed services without incurring undue costs."
C) "We seek the lowest cost provider to give you what care is necessary."
D) "We collaborate with you to coordinate your care for the best outcome."
Q2) Which of the following best describes why nurses are increasingly becoming case managers when social workers have historically been so successful in the role?
A) Because of the need for ongoing patient assessment.
B) Because of a shortage of licensed social workers.
C) Nurses seek such roles as being easier than direct clinical care.
D) Social workers expect higher salaries than nurses in the same role.
Q3) Which of the following has the largest influence on the case manager's role?
A) Criteria of the program for accepting clients
B) Location of the program
C) Population served by the program
D) The specific program that employs the case manager
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Chapter 10: Policy, Politics, Legislation, and Community Health Nursing
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Q1) The local nursing association and the local medical association disagreed vehemently on advanced practice nursing reimbursement. Which of the following best describes why the two groups agreed to join a coalition to send representatives to testify on a particular bill?
A) Although there was disagreement, both groups agreed to behave politely and professionally.
B) Both associations had formed a coalition to collaborate on a bill that would benefit patients.
C) Because the legislators had asked both groups to appear, the groups did not have a choice.
D) The two groups were sharing costs and expenses, but their testimony would give opposing viewpoints.
Q2) A nurse is employed by the state public health department. Which of the following activities would she most likely complete?
A) Set up a flu shot clinic at a neighborhood church
B) Lobby for health care reform to cover more preventive services
C) Monitor the incidence of influenza in the state
D) Serve as a volunteer for a state legislator's campaign
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Chapter 11: The Health Care System
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Q1) Which of the following best describes how voluntary health agencies fit into the overall health care system?
A) They fill in the gaps between services offered by private and public health systems.
B) They primarily serve as sources of financial aid for the underserved.
C) They supplement the effort of the public health care system.
D) They support research, education, and services for particular groups of patients.
Q2) Which of the following suggestions was made by the Health Professions Education report?
A) Expand efforts to increase enrollment in nursing education programs.
B) Interdisciplinary teams should use informatics to provide patient-centered care.
C) Primary care should be emphasized over education for specialty practice.
D) All health professions should be required to communicate and collaborate in patient education.
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Chapter 12: Economics of Health Care
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Q1) Why did employers decide to offer health insurance as an employee benefit?
A) Hospitals and physicians quit offering charity care to those who could not pay.
B) Society was focused on not having to pay for doctor visits and other needed health benefits.
C) Teachers were role models for unions to demand insurance as a benefit.
D) To obtain and retain the limited number of persons available to work when government rules prohibited raising wages, insurance was offered.
Q2) Which of the following statements best describes what happened to health care providers during the Great Depression?
A) The amount of charity care greatly increased.
B) Both hospitals and physicians went bankrupt.
C) Government funding was legislated to assist those in need.
D) Public health greatly expanded to care for those in need.
Q3) Which of the following is the best definition of economics?
A) Assets that can be traded for different assets
B) Income and outgo of monies
C) Science of allocation of resources
D) Study of goods, services, talents, and transportation
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Chapter 13: Cultural Diversity and Community Health Nursing
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Q1) A woman stood very close to the nurse and asked a question about her husband's condition. The nurse took a step back and shared the requested information. No other questions were asked. Was this a successful interaction?
A) No, because the nurse should not answer any questions about a client, even if the wife is the one asking
B) No, because the woman and the nurse had different perceptions of personal space
C) Obviously yes, because the woman sought information, received it, and had no further questions
D) Yes, because the nurse was knowledgeable and able to respond appropriately
Q2) A client, accompanied by her son, spoke only Spanish while the nurse did not. Which of the following actions should be taken by the nurse to best meet the client's need?
A) Ask the woman if it's OK if the son translates for her
B) Call until she finds a Spanish interpreter employed by the agency
C) Let the son translate because he's obviously informed about the problem
D) Use gestures and pantomime to make oneself clear
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Chapter 14: Environmental Health
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Q1) Which of the following statements supports why it is believed that the risks of various employment positions are inaccurate?
A) Companies refuse to share employee injury information.
B) Because factories reimburse employees directly, the injury is not reported.
C) Individuals assume it is a personal problem, not an employment issue.
D) Most employment positions do not have known risks.
Q2) Which of the following statements best describes what has happened to air quality since the United States outlawed the use of chlorofluorocarbons, halons, and carbon tetrachloride?
A) Air quality immediately improved.
B) Air quality is slowly improving.
C) Little change occurred because these chemicals remain in the atmosphere.
D) Nothing has happened because other countries worldwide continue to extensively use these products.
Q3) Which of the following is a direct result of global warming?
A) Decreased prevalence of infectious diseases
B) Increased water pollution from soil erosion
C) Decreased protection from the ozone layer
D) Increased number of parasites and insects
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Chapter 15: Health in the Global Community
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Q1) Which of the following statements best describes how the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) differs from its many peer agencies?
A) It focuses primarily on prevention.
B) It is a uniquely American approach to problem resolution.
C) It responds to health emergencies.
D) It uses years of experience as the basis for its actions.
Q2) Which of the following would be the best example of service learning?
A) Student nurses collecting gloves and coats to distribute to the homeless
B) Student nurses distributing food on plates at a "feed the hungry" site
C) Student nurses employed as nursing assistants for minimum wage on the weekends
D) Student nurses volunteering at the free clinic doing health assessments
Q3) Which of the following best describes how the United Nations (UN) is able to implement its decisions?
A) Asking for funding from all member nations to obtain appropriate resources
B) Through five permanent members of its security council
C) Sending military units to developing countries
D) Using its moral authority and world opinion
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Chapter 16: Child and Adolescent Health
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Q1) Which of the following groups of children is at the highest risk to have poor health?
A) African American children living in a suburb
B) Asian children living in an outer urban area
C) Hispanic children living in the inner city
D) White children living in a rural area
Q2) When considering the benefits for the recipients, which is more beneficial: Medicaid or private insurance?
A) Private insurance, because it is accepted by all providers, whereas Medicaid is not
B) Private insurance, because it gives its beneficiaries more benefits than Medicaid gives
C) Medicaid, because it includes early and periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment services
D) Medicaid, because it is available for all children
Q3) Which of the following factors is the single largest threat to child health?
A) Child abuse
B) Obesity
C) Poor nutrition
D) Poverty
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Chapter 17: Womens Health
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Q1) A nurse has recently learned of the death of a 22-year-old female friend. Which of the following would be the most likely cause of death?
A) Complications of childbirth
B) Accident or unintentional injury
C) Cancer
D) Cardiovascular disease
Q2) Which of the following best explains why some community health nurses find nursing models inappropriate for use in their clinical practice?
A) Models are almost always based on meeting the needs of individuals, not groups.
B) Models are too theoretical and not realistic.
C) Models, developed for the middle class, do not fit low-income families.
D) Models taught in nursing school are not remembered by nurses in practice.
Q3) Which of the following is the leading cause of disability in the United States?
A) Arthritis
B) Car accident
C) Falls
D) Heart disease
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Chapter 18: Mens Health
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Q1) A man has been off work because of a recent illness. Which of the following would be the most useful action for the employer to take to support this man?
A) Encourage the man to return to work as soon as possible, possibly at something less physically demanding
B) Reassure the man that he may have as much time off as he needs
C) Share the man's need with other employees so that they may donate unused or unneeded sick time to him
D) Suggest that other male employees visit the man at his home to help keep his spirits up and demonstrate he is not forgotten
Q2) Which of the following statements is correct?
A) Males are more likely to have colorectal testing than females.
B) Males are more likely to receive dental care than females.
C) Males are more likely to have routine physicals than females.
D) Males are more likely to be eligible for primary care services than females.
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Chapter 19: Senior Health
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Q1) A wife explained to the nurse that her husband was becoming awfully forgetful, and now he's started getting lost on the way home from the golf club. She's scared he may be getting Alzheimer's disease. Which of the following would be most appropriate action for the nurse to take?
A) Ask the husband to explain why he thinks he got lost coming home
B) Explain that all elderly persons get a little forgetful and not to worry
C) Ask the husband to count backwards by 7 from 100
D) Hand the husband pencil and paper and ask him to draw a clock
Q2) Which of the following would be a problem for an older adult with a hearing loss?
(Select all that apply.)
A) Difficulty in finding a hearing aid that is unobtrusive
B) Embarrassment at having to wear a hearing aid
C) Hearing is not part of a routine health screening
D) Long delays in getting an appointment to see an audiologist or otolaryngologist
E) Medicare does not cover the costs of hearing aids
F) The adult may withdraw, become isolated, and depressed
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Chapter 20: Family Health
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Q1) Which of the following best describes what is meant by cohabitation?
A) A living arrangement in which one adult is employed and the other is unemployed
B) A living arrangement in which an unmarried couple in a long-term relationship lives together
C) A living arrangement between two members of the same sex
D) A living arrangement between two single mothers with children
Q2) A man had been in an extended-care facility for five weeks and was now home. His wife tells the nurse, "He's trying to take up where he left off but we've adapted to not having him home. He keeps thinking things will be just as they were when he left, but they aren't." Which of the following would be the most appropriate response by the nurse?
A) "Are the changes making him uncomfortable or are the rest of you uncomfortable?"
B) "Do you want me to talk to him and try to explain?"
C) "How can we make things as they were before he left?"
D) "You all adapted to running the house without him; it will be challenging now to adapt back."
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Chapter 21: Populations Affected by Disabilities
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Q1) A young man rolled his wheelchair up the ramp into the clinic to the desk where the intake nurse greeted him. After welcoming him to the clinic, which of the following should be the initial question asked by the nurse?
A) "Are you a vet home from the war?"
B) "Can I help you into the treatment room to see the nurse practitioner?"
C) "Do you have any family with you to help today?"
D) "What brings you to the clinic today?"
Q2) Which of the following best describes the proportion of the U.S. population that is made up of persons with a long-lasting condition or disability?
A) The number is about 5% and increasing.
B) The number is about 10% and stable.
C) The proportion is about 15% and stable.
D) The proportion is almost 20% and increasing.
Q3) Which of the following describes the most important need of every school-aged child with a disability?
A) A teacher who understands the child's needs
B) An advocate within the school system
C) An assessment with comparison with developmental milestones
D) An individualized education plan (IEP)
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Chapter 22: Homeless Populations
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Q1) Which of the following persons will have the most difficulty in obtaining adequate support services to find a long-term home?
A) An alcoholic homeless person
B) A homeless person who has a limited support system and is unemployed
C) A homeless person who has a mental illness and is an alcoholic
D) A mentally ill homeless person
Q2) Which of the following are the most frequent problems suffered by the chronically homeless?
A) Chronic conditions such as hypertension, bronchitis, and emphysema
B) HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases, tuberculosis, and hepatitis C
C) Respiratory infections, trauma, and skin disorders
D) Severe mental illness and substance abuse disorders
Q3) Which of the following factors are most likely to contribute to homelessness?
A) Domestic violence and substance abuse
B) Scarcity of support systems and recent job loss
C) Shortage of affordable housing and insufficient income
D) Substance abuse and serious mental illness
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Chapter 23: Rural and Migrant Health
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Q1) Which of the following best describes how Migrant Health Centers (MHCs) under the Migrant Health Program are often different from other clinics?
A) Care is restricted to those who can document that they are employed in agriculture.
B) They are much better funded than typical rural clinics.
C) Staff are typically bilingual and bicultural.
D) They welcome illegal immigrants to receive care.
Q2) Which of the following facts is noteworthy about adolescent males who are driving without a license in the countryside?
A) Most had driver's education classes but have not yet earned the money to pay for their driver's license test.
B) Most were Hispanic or black from a rural area.
C) Most were practiced in driving large farm machinery and were just going from one section of the farm to another section.
D) Most were practicing their driving skills with their parent in the car.
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Chapter 24: Populations Affected by Mental Illness
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Q1) Which of the following best explains why having parity in insurance coverage does not always help persons with depression?
A) Many persons find that the medications do not relieve symptoms.
B) Most depressed persons do not seek treatment.
C) Most depression is situational, and having insurance does not change the situation.
D) Psychotherapists will not accept the low reimbursement offered by insurance plans.
Q2) Which of the following would be most upsetting for American families when their loved one, after serving in Iraq or some other battlefield, returns home?
A) Many families, especially those with children, do not want guns in the house.
B) Reabsorbing them into the family structure is challenging and difficult.
C) The suicide rate is twice as high as among nonveteran adults.
D) They must use the Veterans Affairs medical system for medical care.
Q3) Which of the following best describes how brain imaging scans are being used?
A) To deliver electroconvulsive therapy to high-risk individuals
B) To help detect and diagnose medical disorders and illnesses
C) To help determine treatment options for mental disorders
D) To help determine the effects of psychotherapy
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Chapter 25: Communicable Disease
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Q1) The nurse could not find a vaccine in the refrigerator. The unopened vaccine vial had been put in a storage cabinet with the other medications. The nurse drew up the appropriate dose in the syringe and then put the vial of vaccine in the refrigerator. Which of the following would be the most likely result?
A) The client will have immunity to the disease after the vaccination
B) Primary vaccine failure
C) Secondary vaccine failure
D) The injection will not feel so cold to the client
Q2) A day care center asked the nurse to come because they had several children out as a result of chickenpox. Which of the following statements should the nurse make to the staff?
A) "Chickenpox has low infectivity so few children will get sick."
B) "Chickenpox has low pathogenicity so the children won't be sick enough to stay home if the parents really need to go to work."
C) "Chickenpox has low virulence so the children will be back at the day care center in a week or so."
D) "Adults never catch chickenpox, so the staff are safe and may continue working."
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Chapter 26: Substance Abuse
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Q1) Which of the following trends in drug use is being seen among young adults?
A) Decrease in the use of illegal cocaine derivatives
B) Expansion in the misuse of prescription drugs
C) Large increase in the use of steroids and methamphetamines
D) Increase in the overall use of all types of drugs
Q2) Which of the following mood-altering substances are considered acceptable to use by current Western society?
A) Alcohol
B) Amphetamines
C) Barbiturates
D) Nicotine
Q3) Which of the following has shown a significant increase in usage among young people during the past five years?
A) Use of marijuana
B) Use of cigarettes
C) Use of smokeless tobacco
D) Use of alcohol
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Chapter 27: Violence
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Q1) Which of the following actions would public health professionals want to use as primary prevention against widespread community violence? (Select all that apply.)
A) Women seen in emergency departments should be asked about abuse
B) Courses for prisoners about avoiding violence and resolving conflict
C) Classes on parenting and supportive follow-up for new parents
D) Courses on anger management and conflict resolution
E) Community media campaigns to decrease acceptance of violence
F) Home visits to elderly clients should include screening for elder abuse
Q2) A woman was seen in the emergency department with a greenstick broken arm and chest bruises. She explained she fell up a staircase at home while carrying laundry to the bedrooms. Besides assessing for other injuries, which of the following actions should be taken by the nurse?
A) Ask about and educate regarding intimate partner violence (IPV)
B) Assess for use of alcohol or other drugs that might have been a causative factor in the fall
C) Get the patient an x-ray examination to determine location and severity of the break
D) Immediately apply ice and immobilize in a sling
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Chapter 28: Natural and Man-Made Disasters
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Q1) A hospital emergency department received a call that multiple casualties were on their way, primarily burns from a large factory fire. Which of the following actions should the hospital take immediately?
A) Ask the governor of the state to declare the area a disaster area so state help can be obtained
B) Call surrounding hospitals to set up burn units, because there will be too many patients for one hospital to manage
C) Call in physicians and nursing staff who are experts in burn care
D) Get in touch with the American Red Cross to assist families of the victims
Q2) Which of the following types of maps is crucial to be included in any disaster plan?
A) Communication map showing telephone wires and cell phone towers
B) Geographic map showing, for example, roads, highways, and train routes
C) Resource map showing potential resources in persons and supplies
D) Response maps showing sites of first responders, such as fire stations and police stations
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Chapter 29: School Health
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Q1) Which of the following is the single leading preventable cause of death in the United States?
A) Alcohol
B) Firearms (guns)
C) Overweight and obesity
D) Tobacco use
Q2) Which of the following best describes why the numbers of children seen by the school health nurse is increasing?
A) Higher expectations for performance by parents and school administrators
B) Increasing school enrollments
C) Lack of another source of regular health care
D) Overcrowding within the community
Q3) In a nationwide survey, which of the following was identified by school health nurses as the most crucial research priority for their specialty?
A) Emergency preparedness
B) Health education
C) Obesity and nutrition
D) Role of the school health nurse
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Chapter 30: Occupational Health
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Q1) An occupational health nurse (OHN) realizes that an injured employee is going to be temporarily disabled. Which of the following actions can the nurse take to avoid the employee having disability syndrome? (Select all that apply.)
A) Analyze the physical requirements necessary for doing specific jobs within the workplace
B) Collaborate with the legal consultant to ensure that the employer cannot be held responsible for the employee's injury
C) Facilitate appropriate equipment or process changes necessary for the employee to be able to engage in temporary work functions
D) Implement and monitor the employee's health to prevent adverse health effects from the injury
E) Negotiate with workers' compensation to gradually decrease benefits to encourage the employee to return to employment as soon as possible
F) Collaborate with the primary care provider to identify potential barriers in the employee's return-to-work process
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Chapter 31: Forensic and Correctional Nursing
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Q1) Which of the following causes of death on a death certificate would need correction by the forensic nurse?
A) Accident
B) Homicide
C) Natural
D) Suicide
E) Untimely
Q2) An emergency department nurse was not sure whether there was enough evidence one way or the other to suspect child abuse with a child client, because there was not much evidence of physical harm. The forensic nurse agreed to see the child. Which of the following would be the forensic nurse's primary focus?
A) Ask the child whether the family has any secrets
B) Assess for old injuries or injuries in the process of healing
C) Observe the child's appearance and behavior and how the child interacted with other children and adults
D) Question the parents concerning the child and any discipline problems
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Chapter 32: Faith Community Nursing
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Q1) Which of the following best describes how the faith community nurse, as a health educator, decides which educational programs to offer the faith community?
A) Based on feedback from the local public health department nursing professionals
B) Based on what will help implement the Healthy People 2020 goals
C) Based on what is consistent with the health laws of scripture or holy books
D) Based on the health status and needs of faith community members
Q2) Which of the following interventions would be appropriate for a faith community nurse who bases care on the CIRCLE Model of Spiritual Care? (Select all that apply.)
A) Giving a mini sermon based on the specific client problem
B) Listening and showing respect without any actual intervention
C) Suggesting to the client what would be an appropriate response to the situation
D) Showing love and empathy toward the client and the situation
E) Calling the client by name during the conversation
F) Allowing time for prayer during the client interaction
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Chapter 33: Home Health and Hospice
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Q1) In which of the following ways is a hospice nurse different from any other nurse who provides care to a client in the context of their family and home environment? (Select all that apply.)
A) Hospice nurses approach care in a holistic fashion.
B) Hospice nurses continue to support the family after the client has died.
C) Hospice nurses focus more on care and comfort than cure and control.
D) Hospice nurses are expert in both physical and psychosocial care.
E) Hospice nurses are more skilled at pharmaceutical pain management.
F) Some hospice nurses see patients at home and others in institutions.
Q2) Which of the following is the major assumption of Albrecht's conceptual model?
A) Nurses are the only appropriate case managers for home health patients.
B) Quality is best measured by using data from assessments, interventions, and outcomes.
C) Patient outcomes depend primarily on the education and experience of the nurse.
D) The most important outcome measure is the cost-effectiveness of the care given.
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