Nursing in the Community Review Questions
Course Introduction
Nursing in the Community explores the principles and practices of nursing within various community settings, emphasizing health promotion, disease prevention, and the provision of care to diverse populations outside of traditional hospital environments. This course examines the role of the community health nurse in assessing community needs, planning and implementing interventions, and evaluating outcomes to improve public health. Students will learn about epidemiology, environmental health, cultural competence, and interprofessional collaboration while addressing issues such as health disparities, vulnerable populations, and community empowerment. Practical experiences and case studies enable students to apply theoretical knowledge to real-world scenarios, preparing them to be effective advocates for community health and wellness.
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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) Which of the following best describes the primary reason that Americans are concerned about health care?
A) Politicians are discussing how to improve health care.
B) The media has provided mixed messages about the health care system.
C) Our national health care costs keep increasing.
D) The new health care system offers free services to Americans.
Answer: C
Q2) Which variable has a major influence on a community's health?
A) Behavior choices made by persons in the community
B) Number of health care providers and hospitals in the community
C) Quality of the public safety officers (police officers, firefighters, etc.)
D) The number and credentials of public health officials in the community
Answer: A
Q3) Why are high-risk and vulnerable subpopulations identified by public health nurses before deciding on appropriate interventions?
A) It is easiest to make improvements among these groups.
B) Populations are not homogeneous, and resources are limited.
C) Such groups are most vocal about their needs and wants.
D) These groups are often recipients of special funding.
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Historical Factors: Community Health Nursing in Context
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Q1) Which of the following best describes a modern public health practice that was originally developed as a means of self-protection from the Black Death (bubonic plague)?
A) Care in a hospital
B) Chemical intervention
C) Isolation and quarantine
D) Herbal remedies
Answer: C
Q2) Which of the following diseases provided immunity to smallpox?
A) Cowpox
B) Measles
C) Mumps
D) Scarlet fever
Answer: A
Q3) Which of the following did Lillian Wald help establish?
A) Child employment centers with shortened work days
B) Daycare centers for preschool-aged children
C) Nurseries for infants of working mothers
D) School health nursing for school-aged children
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Thinking Upstream: Nursing Theories and
Population-Focused Nursing Practice
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Q1) A nurse is using Milio's framework to promote healthy eating choices among members of the community. Which of the following interventions would the nurse most likely implement?
A) Provide community education about healthy food choices
B) Promote legislation to increase taxation on unhealthy food choices
C) Lobby for health insurance providers to pay for participation in health promotion programs
D) Encourage community members to be responsible for making healthy choices
Answer: B
Q2) Which of the following is most closely associated with morbidity and mortality outcomes?
A) Number of physicians per capita
B) Insurance status
C) Crime rate
D) Personality traits
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Health Promotion and Risk Reduction
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Q1) A 50-year-old woman comes to the clinic for her first mammogram. Which of the following best describes the action of this client?
A) Disease prevention
B) Health improvement
C) Health protection
D) Primary health promotion
Q2) During a health history, the client looked confused and said, "But everybody drinks, like at parties and such. How much drinking do you think is too much?" Which of the following would be most appropriate response by the nurse?
A) "Alcohol should be used only in moderation."
B) "It's okay as long as you don't binge, and you eat food with your drinks."
C) "Per day, no more than one drink for women and two drinks for men."
D) "Total abstinence is the only healthy choice."
Q3) Which of the following is the cause of most preventable deaths in the United States?
A) Alcohol
B) Drug addictions
C) Sexually transmitted diseases
D) Tobacco
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Chapter 5: Epidemiology
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Q1) One hundred women received notification that their screening tests suggested that they might have a serious health problem. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to ensure that they will complete follow-up testing?
A) Compliment them on their willingness to be tested and suggest an immediate appointment before they have too much time to think about the issue.
B) Imply that the test could be wrong; the testing materials may not be effective, but the only way to be sure is to be tested further.
C) Point out that screening is only suggestive and that not all positive screenings mean they actually have the health problem.
D) Reassurance is not therapeutic; reality must be faced. Emphasize the need for immediate treatment.
Q2) Which of the following groups should be used to determine the community's pregnancy rate?
A) All persons between 15 and 45 years old in the community
B) The total population of the community
C) The total population of women in the community
D) Women between 15 and 45 years old in the community
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Chapter 6: Community Assessment
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Q1) A public health nurse wanted statistics on the disability, illness, and other health-related variables for the state. Which of the following would be the best resource for the nurse to obtain the most extensive data?
A) State health department records
B) State department of vital statistics
C) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
D) The National Center for Health Statistics
Q2) Which of the following best describes how people typically respond when asked of what community are they a member?
A) Geographic community (neighborhood or city)
B) House of worship participants or members
C) Occupational or professional group
D) Those who are devoted to a particular craft or hobby
Q3) 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
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Chapter 7: Community Health Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation
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Q1) A nurse had all the details carefully arranged for a project: location, speaker, seating arrangement, refreshments, handouts, visual aids, and students to distribute and collect evaluation sheets. Which of the following aspects of the project may be a problem?
A) The administrator's greetings went over time.
B) The environment was so comfortable that no one listened to the presentation.
C) Something totally unexpected and unplanned for happened.
D) A student lost the evaluation sheets.
Q2) A nurse decided that a high-risk aggregate most needed education about diabetes. Which of the following would be the best approach when teaching the group?
A) Involve participants in small group activities applying the information.
B) Organize the information into a visual presentation such as a PowerPoint presentation.
C) Share the nurse's expertise directly with the group at a meeting for that purpose.
D) Use handouts and pamphlets with pictures consistent with the local cultural groups throughout.
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Chapter 8: Community Health Education
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Q1) A nurse is planning a health education program in the community. Which of the following considerations must be made by the nurse?
A) The listed priorities of Healthy People 2020
B) The skills and abilities of the nurse educator
C) The sociopolitical cultural context of the community's environment
D) What learning materials have already been created and are available for use
Q2) Which of the following variables are missing from both the Health Belief Model (HBM) and Health Promotion Model (HPM)? (Select all that apply.)
A) Ignoring the impact of being socially and politically disenfranchised
B) Inaccessibility of health services
C) Nurse's responsibility to give power and control to the individual and the community
D) Omitting the influence of social, structural, and physical environmental factors
E) Reality of negative outcomes if appropriate behavioral changes are not made
F) Recognizing the influence of families on the individual's decisions
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Chapter 9: Case Management
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Q1) Which of the following clients may be eligible for hospital-based, disease-specific case management support? (Select all that apply.)
A) Those who have high-cost conditions
B) Those with physicians who request such intervention for their patients
C) Those who may be maintained in a stable condition in their home environment
D) Those who have access to private insurance plans
E) Those who have requested such services
F) Those whose hospital has a collaborative agreement with a home health nursing agency
Q2) Which of the following best describes the goals of nursing case management regardless of setting? (Select all that apply.)
A) Ensure that all clients have a case manager
B) Contain costs and control use of services
C) Decrease duplication and fragmentation
D) Enhance client's quality of life
E) Focus on avoiding hospitalization or institutionalization
F) Maintain routine communication channels
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Chapter 10: Policy, Politics, Legislation, and Community Health Nursing
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Q1) What was the poverty guideline for a family of four in mainland United States in 2013?
A) Below $23,550
B) Below $25,250
C) Below $28,550
D) Below $32,250
Q2) The forces for the proposed bill are roughly as persuasive, powerful, and well financed as the forces against the proposed bill. Which of the following describes the most likely outcome?
A) The bill will be debated through a public hearing.
B) The bill will fail.
C) The bill will pass.
D) The bill will remain in the legislature until one side or the other has a majority of votes.
Q3) Which of the following best describes how the government controls conditions that individuals cannot?
A) Appeals to the common sense and good nature of the citizens
B) Establishes social mores that enable groups to control individuals' behaviors
C) Passes and enforces law
D) Uses fear reinforced by police power
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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 has led to the more recent focus on cooperation between the state and the federal level in relation to public health?
A) The emphasis of Healthy People 2020
B) The ongoing continued restriction of financial resources
C) The new presidential administration's goals
D) The threat of bioterrorism
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Chapter 12: Economics of Health Care
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Q1) Which of the following best describes how having health insurance has affected lifestyle behaviors?
A) Health promotion disease prevention programs are attended because they are reimbursable.
B) Health education is widespread, because insurance companies promote such education.
C) Medications and medical treatment are relied on for cure.
D) Screening is widespread because of insurance sponsorship.
Q2) 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
Q3) Which of the following best describes a flaw of indemnity plans?
A) Blue Cross and Blue Shield had a great idea, but they went bankrupt.
B) Cost sharing was expected of Blue Cross and Blue Shield enrollees.
C) Enrollees could not choose their provider or manage their own care.
D) Plans lacked any incentives to contain costs.
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Chapter 13: Cultural Diversity and Community Health Nursing
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Q1) The clinic was seeing a great number of Hmong immigrants from the mountainous regions of the Far East. If the nurse could not obtain a translator, which of the following would be the next best action?
A) Require each patient to bring a family member fluent in English
B) Start teaching Hmong patients English on each clinic visit
C) Suggest Hmong patients might be more comfortable seeking care elsewhere
D) Try to make flash cards with common phrases used during clinic visits
Q2) A woman comes to the clinic, and the nurse believes that she is speaking French. She seems to understand English. A provider will need to complete a physical examination to confirm the health problem. Which of the following actions should be taken by the nurse?
A) Ask the client if she prefers a male or female provider
B) Ask a female provider to assume care
C) Ask the physician provider to see her immediately
D) Ask the secretary in the office who speaks French to assist in collecting a health history from the client
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Chapter 14: Environmental Health
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Q1) What is meant by discriminatory land use?
A) Backlash against companies that do not protect the environment
B) Daily insults to people who live in a particular community
C) Locating industrial hazards in low-income communities
D) Political recognition that companies support a safe environment
Q2) Which of the following describe a problem with the U.S. water quality today? (Select all that apply.)
A) Companies demand high reimbursement when asked to stop dumping heavy metals into local water sources.
B) Many aquifers are contaminated with pesticides and fertilizers.
C) More than 45 million Americans drink untreated water.
D) Sediment from construction, agriculture, and deforestation is often present.
E) Underground water, if contaminated, cannot be cleansed.
F) Water-related diseases (cholera, typhoid, dysentery) frequently occur.
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) What was the importance of the Lalonde Report, which proposed the "health field concept" in 1974?
A) It first called attention to the growing problem of air pollution.
B) It first emphasized the importance of basic hand washing.
C) It first emphasized influence of lifestyle and environment.
D) It was the first report that suggested a link between smoking and lung cancer.
Q2) Which of the following aspects of a developed country would be most worthwhile to be copied by a developing country?
A) Education of health care professions
B) Health care reform policies to improve health care delivery
C) Advanced technology with its miracle interventions and cures
D) Our approach to rationing health care
Q3) 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.
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Chapter 16: Child and Adolescent Health
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Q1) Which of the following statements best describes how the United States compares with other countries on infant mortality rate?
A) Best of all the industrialized nations
B) About in the middle of the industrialized nations
C) Near the bottom of the industrialized nations
D) Gradually improving among the industrialized nations
Q2) How do the policies on children's health in the United States differ from the policies on children's health in other industrialized nations?
A) Most industrialized nations, including the United States, have similar policies.
B) U.S. policies are more market based and less social justice based.
C) U.S. policies are voluntary, whereas in most countries they are required by law.
D) Although industrialized nations have policies on children's health, the United States does not.
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Chapter 17: Womens Health
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Q1) A woman with two young children is debating if she should try to work using child care or stay at home and care for her children. Based on the current trends, which decision is she most likely to make?
A) Enter the work force
B) Invite a relative to live with them to care for the children
C) Negotiate with her husband so he stays home with the children
D) Stay home with the children
Q2) Which of the following groups has the highest poverty rate in the United States?
A) Married couples with several children
B) Single female heads of household
C) Single male heads of household
D) Two adults cohabitating when one is unemployed
Q3) Which of the following provides the best explanation for the importance of the "Go Red" and "The Heart Truth" campaigns?
A) Because heart disease is so prevalent, we all need to know the usual symptoms so we may seek help quickly.
B) Few people are aware of how to prevent chronic diseases such as cancer.
C) We need to increase awareness of the genetic component in chronic disease.
D) Women have different symptoms and require different treatment than men.
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Chapter 18: Mens Health
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Q1) Which gender perceives and reports having better health?
A) Females
B) Males
C) No difference between genders in perceived health status
D) Perceived health status varies strongly by individuals more than gender.
Q2) Which of the following questions would be a good opening to address health concerns with a male client?
A) "How do you know when you are ill?"
B) "What sort of health problems or illnesses do you have?"
C) "What are your usual physical activities?"
D) "What would your wife say about your health?"
Q3) Which of the following actions would improve a man's probability of obtaining health screenings and health-promoting education?
A) Being active in organized sports
B) Joining the military
C) Seeking an andrology specialist physician
D) Working for an employer that requires employees to have an annual physical exam
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Chapter 19: Senior Health
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Q1) "My health problems are too much to handle," said an elderly woman at her annual clinical checkup. "What's most important for me to do?" Which of the following would be the most appropriate response by the nurse?
A) "Focus on eating properly and staying active."
B) "Get the shingles immunization along with your flu shot this year."
C) "Keep active mentally-do you do crossword puzzles or Sudoku puzzles?"
D) "Stay involved with others. Do you ever go to the senior citizens center?"
Q2) Which of the following is the most common reason for visual impairment in older adults?
A) Cataracts
B) Glaucoma
C) Macular degeneration
D) Presbyopia
Q3) Which of the following is the most useful way to discuss aging?
A) By divisions-young-old, middle-old, old-old, and elite-old
B) Chronological age
C) Functional age
D) Number of chronic comorbidities
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Chapter 20: Family Health
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Q1) Record data demonstrated that there were a very large number of children in the school district whose insurance plan was the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Which of the following conclusions would be accurate for the nurse to make?
A) There are a large number of parents who know how to abuse government programs.
B) There are a large number of homeless families.
C) There are a large number of unemployed poverty-stricken families.
D) There are a large number of working, low-income parents.
Q2) Which of the following best describes why a nurse would ask about the meals of all family members, rather than focus on a nutritional history for the post-myocardial infarction patient?
A) It is assumed that all family members eat the same food at the same time each day.
B) Lifestyle choices among family members are usually consistent.
C) Many parents eat whatever their children don't rather than throw away good food, so the nurse should know what the children eat.
D) The nurse was afraid to assume that whoever cooked would only prepare one meal for everyone to share.
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Chapter 21: Populations Affected by Disabilities
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Q1) Which of the following insights is being stressed by advocacy groups regarding persons with disabilities today?
A) Disability results when physical and social barriers in the environment prevent a person from taking equal part in community life.
B) Handicapped persons have as much right to social support as nonhandicapped persons.
C) It is recognized that an individual may be limited by an environmental barrier in society.
D) Impairment is a result of society's reaction more than mental or physical condition.
Q2) Which of the following best describes the current perspective on how communities should treat persons with disabilities (PWDs)?
A) Be supportive of PWDs and try to reduce environmental barriers
B) Maximize opportunities for PWDs to work and otherwise contribute to community life
C) PWDs have civil rights just as other citizens do.
D) Recognize that PWDs deserve our support both financially and otherwise
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Chapter 22: Homeless Populations
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Q1) Which of the following best describes a major difference between women who have always had shelter and women who have been homeless?
A) Educational opportunities and attainment
B) History of gender relationships (marriages, divorces)
C) Level of involvement with physical and/or sexual abuse
D) Skills necessary for paid employment
Q2) A family will most likely lose their primary nighttime residence within the next week. Which of the following terms best describes their situation in relation to homelessness?
A) Homeless under other federal statutes
B) Literally homeless
C) Imminent risk of homelessness
D) Fleeing/attempting to flee domestic violence (DV)
Q3) Which of the following persons would be called chronically homeless?
A) A person has been homeless for more than a year
B) A person who lives with a roommate when between jobs
C) A person who has been staying with friends or family for an extended period of time
D) A person has been residing each night in a homeless shelter for almost 3 months
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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 compositional factors influences rural health needs?
A) Demographics of the people living in an area
B) Local environment
C) The geography of the area
D) The political and social institutions in the community
Q3) A public health nurse is working in a rural clinic. On the basis of risk, which of the following would be the priority group for care?
A) African American adults
B) Adolescents
C) Elderly women who live alone
D) Migrant and seasonal farmworkers (MSFW)
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Chapter 24: Populations Affected by Mental Illness
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Q1) Which of the following was the primary recommendation of the New Freedom Commission on Mental Health report for the mental health service delivery system?
A) Advised the president to drastically increase funding for mental health
B) Increased scholarships and grants to health care professionals willing to specialize in care of the mentally ill
C) Suggested the federal government take over responsibility for mental health care for all citizens
D) Called for a shift from a fragmented nonsystem to an integrated comprehensive approach to care delivery
Q2) Which of the following provides the best description of severe mental illness (SMI)?
A) Having been clearly diagnosed with at least two mental health disorders within the past year
B) Having a diagnosable mental disorder with moderate functional behavior in a specific area of lifestyle at any time during the past year
C) Being unable to function in society due to a mental illness
D) Being convicted of several impulsive crimes during the past year
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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) Which of the following best describes why clinical areas are so careful to ensure sanitization of surfaces and equipment between each patient?
A) To avoid direct patient-to-patient transmission of infection
B) To provide a clean environment for clients and staff
C) To decrease transmission by fomites
D) To decrease transmission by vectors
Q3) Which of the following infections continues to increase in the United States?
A) Measles
B) Pertussis
C) Hepatitis A, B, and C
D) Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)
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Chapter 26: Substance Abuse
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Q1) Which of the following best explains why anyone would ever experiment with an illegal substance?
A) As a way of rebelling against parental authority
B) Because it is forbidden
C) For the thrill of it-without getting caught
D) Friends are encouraging it
Q2) Which of the following best explains why drug abusers so often relapse?
A) Drugs are widely available.
B) They lack a supportive environment.
C) They remember how fantastic they feel immediately after using.
D) Drugs make them feel better about life.
Q3) Which of the following best explains why health professionals and educators are stressing total abstinence of drugs instead of teaching appropriate social use?
A) Federal funds are available to schools if abstinence is stressed.
B) If students perceive a drug as harmful, fewer actually try it.
C) It is easier to avoid a substance altogether than to try to control the dose.
D) This education is consistent with our American culture.
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Chapter 27: Violence
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Q1) For which of the following groups is homicide the leading cause of death in the United States?
A) Black males aged 15 to 34 years
B) Black children aged 1 to 14 years
C) White children aged 1 to 14 years
D) White males aged 15 to 34 years
Q2) A male strong firearms advocate stressed his guns were for self-protection and he wanted all criminals to know his family had loaded guns in their home. Which of the following best explains why a nurse would not support his actions?
A) Criminals carry more powerful and illegal guns.
B) Guns in the home typically result in dead family members and friends.
C) His children may be less careful than the adults in the family.
D) Less trained individuals might think the guns were unloaded.
Q3) For which of the following groups is suicide the second leading cause of death?
A) People aged 15 to 24 years
B) People aged 25 to 34 years
C) People aged 35 to 65 years
D) People over age 65 years
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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 statements best describes how a disaster is the same as or different from an emergency?
A) A disaster is personal, whereas an emergency is communitywide.
B) An emergency is personal, whereas a disaster is communitywide.
C) Both emergencies and disasters are devastating.
D) Both emergencies and disasters are failures resulting in extensive insurance claims.
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Chapter 29: School Health
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Q1) Which of the following medications can a school nurse expect to most frequently administer?
A) Analgesics and antipyretics
B) Antibiotics
C) Antitussives
D) Anticonvulsants
E) Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medications
Q2) A female coach walks into your office and shares that one student concerns her. The student will not change into her gym clothes and does not seem to "move right." Which of the following actions would be most appropriate for the nurse to take next?
A) Call the student into your office and discuss the importance of physical education to one's health
B) Meet with the student and ask directly about sexual or physical abuse
C) Offer to attend the next physical education class and talk to the student
D) Point out how female adolescents are very concerned over body image and are usually embarrassed by their own lack of perfection, and suggest the coach be more understanding
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Chapter 30: Occupational Health
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Q1) Which of the following best explains why job opportunities for occupational health nurses (OHNs) have continued to expand?
A) Federal legislation has required an OHN at any site with more than 50 employees.
B) Legislation has required employers to engage in certain tasks, and nurses were the most expert at those tasks.
C) Nurses have done an excellent job of describing the role and its benefits to the media.
D) Nurses are able to document cost savings to employers.
Q2) If not at a meeting or giving an educational program, which of the following best describes why an occupational health nurse (OHN) would be absent from the health station during the nurse's employment hours?
A) The nurse is reviewing position descriptions in the main company office.
B) The nurse is in the management office to use the company computer.
C) The nurse planned a walk-through of the workplace.
D) The nurse is taking a quick bathroom break.
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Chapter 31: Forensic and Correctional Nursing
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Q1) Which of the following are most likely to physically abuse elderly Americans?
A) A partner or spouse
B) A caregiver
C) A stranger
D) An adult child
Q2) The legal nurse consultant (LNC) felt more than a little stressed after being cross-examined by both the prosecuting attorney and the defendant's attorney in intricate detail at a deposition. Which of the following actions should be taken next by the LNC?
A) Get together with friends and share the experience
B) Go out and have a stiff drink to relax and get over the stress
C) Pray the case does not go to trial when the LNC will have to go through all this again
D) Review the written transcript for accuracy
Q3) Which of the following describes a responsibility of the forensic psychiatric nurse?
A) Assisting with the deposition
B) Collecting evidence to be used in future legal proceedings
C) Judging intent or diminished capacity of the client during the incident
D) Preparing to testify in court
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Chapter 32: Faith Community Nursing
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Q1) Which of the following best describes when faith communities first began to be involved with health and healing?
A) In 1998, when parish nursing was first officially recognized
B) In the time of Jesus and similar religious leaders of the early years AD
C) Throughout history, faith communities provided basic health care
D) When parish nursing began in the Lutheran Church in the 1980s
Q2) The faith community nurse (FCN) finds the faith community's needs overwhelming. Which of the following best describes how the nurse can best meet the community's many needs?
A) Discover appropriate resources already existing in the community
B) Help the community members meet their own needs independently of the nurse or other assistance
C) Recruit, train, and direct volunteers to implement needed programs
D) Suggest the faith community recruit more parish nurses to help
Q3) On which of the following levels of care do most faith community nurses (FCNs) focus?
A) Hospice care
B) Primary
C) Secondary
D) Tertiary
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Chapter 33: Home Health and Hospice
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Q1) Which of the following best describes the documentation that the nurse should expect to complete during the home visit?
A) Creation of a carefully laid out nursing care plan for future visits
B) Documentation of assessment data and care given demonstrating the nurse's effectiveness
C) Necessary documentation will depend on the agency policies and forms
D) Completed Medicare forms per the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) regulations for reimbursement
Q2) Which of the following is the primary factor in how a hospice nurse makes decisions while giving care in the client's home, surrounded by the client's family?
A) To allow the patient a comfortable, pain-free death
B) To assure the caregiver and the whole family that they are not hastening the client's death by anything they do to keep the client comfortable
C) To encourage the family to grieve and confront the reality of the client being terminal
D) To prevent a decline in the caregiver's health
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