Nursing Research in Community Settings
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Course Introduction
This course explores the principles and practices of nursing research within community settings, emphasizing the unique challenges and opportunities inherent in these environments. Students will learn how to design, implement, and evaluate research studies that address health issues at the community level, utilizing both qualitative and quantitative methods. Key topics include ethical considerations, community engagement, data collection strategies, and the application of evidence-based findings to improve health outcomes. Through case studies and field experiences, students will gain practical skills in conducting research that supports community health and informs nursing practice.
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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) Why would a public health nurse want to know about morbidity and mortality statistics on the local, state, and national level?
A) To be able to share current trends in health problems with the community
B) To be able to observe the community's statistics over time and compare the community with other communities
C) To justify local budgets and the need for increased income from citizens
D) To publicize current health issues and suggest appropriate actions to citizens
Answer: B
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 summarizes the view of nurses as seen in novels over the past 100 years?
A) Nurses are and have always been seen as very strong intelligent women.
B) For the past 50 years, nurses were primarily viewed as promiscuous women.
C) Nurses are controlling, almost sadistic women who enjoy their power over patients.
D) Nurses are obedient handmaidens to physicians, following whatever orders are given.
Answer: B
Q2) Which of the following best describes the achievement that Lemuel Shattuck is well known for in the United States?
A) Publishing the census of Boston, which demonstrated the effect of sanitary reforms
B) Demonstrating the usefulness of vital statistics by analyzing environmental data
C) Developing ideas about public health care reform, which were eventually adopted
D) Establishing a state board of health to deal with the problems he had noted
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Thinking Upstream: Nursing Theories and
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Q1) Which of the following statements best describes "thinking upstream"?
A) Focus on economic, political, and environmental factors
B) Prepare for your nursing career long-term goals by planning now
C) Seek causes of water and air pollution "upstream" from cities
D) Try to understand how or why someone got ill
Answer: A
Q2) A nurse is using the critical theoretical perspective in practice. Which of the following best describes how the nurse would respond when a client suggests that the physician prescribe a widely advertised medication for tension and anxiety? (Select all that apply.)
A) Can you tell me what is going on in your life right now?
B) Do you know anyone else who is suffering such tension and anxiety?
C) How does your family feel about you having so much tension and anxiety?
D) Would you consider using the generic equivalent of this medication?
E) What led you to believe this medication would be of help to you?
F) What have you tried in the past to relieve tension and anxiety?
Answer: A, F
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Chapter 4: Health Promotion and Risk Reduction
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Q1) 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
Q2) A nurse reviewed information before meeting with the community residents who were attending a program on healthful living. Which of the following best describes the action by the nurse?
A) Disease prevention
B) Health promotion
C) Health improvement
D) Specific protection
Q3) 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) 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.
Q2) Which of the following statements best describes why the incidence and prevalence of gonorrhea is unknown?
A) Gonorrhea is not a reportable condition.
B) Gonorrhea can vary in how long the infection remains in the body.
C) Gonorrhea can be cured with antibiotics, so people do not remain infected.
D) People are ashamed to admit they have gonorrhea.
Q3) Which of the following best describes the Tuskegee Syphilis Study?
A) It provided excellence in research design.
B) It used an extensive subject base leading to confirmed conclusions.
C) It developed information about the causes and treatment of syphilis.
D) It implemented unethical and racist treatment of uninformed subjects.
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Chapter 6: Community Assessment
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Q1) Which of the following best describes the aspects central to the definition of community? (Select all that apply.)
A) Geographic boundaries at a point in time
B) Whatever is most convenient for the nurse
C) Patterns of disease found
D) Persons who share common goals and interests
E) Persons who band together to address a shared problem
F) The name the people have given themselves
Q2) Which of the following best describes shoe leather epidemiology?
A) Implementing the wheel model of epidemiology
B) Engaging in extensive truth seeking like a detective in the community
C) Traveling throughout the community to absorb an overall impression of it
D) Facilitating sharing of the community's history by community leaders
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 is caring for an aggregate as his or her client. Which of the following tasks would the nurse complete first?
A) Determine the setting of the aggregate
B) Gain access into the aggregate
C) Identify the nurse's own strengths and preferences
D) Review the resources available to use in the community
Q2) 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.
Q3) Which of the following must be created before establishing the evaluation plan for a health project?
A) A clear set of both short-term and long-term goals
B) Decision as to who will collect the evaluation data
C) Observable and measurable objectives
D) Setting up a computer program to analyze the evaluation data
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Chapter 8: Community Health Education
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Q1) A nurse involved with a community group told peers that the group was learning networking, negotiating, lobbying, and information seeking. Which of the following provides the best explanation for why the nurse is not working toward a noticeable improvement in health status for the group? (Select all that apply.)
A) The nurse cannot improve the health of the group alone.
B) There are ways that these skills will be useful throughout the participants' life span.
C) The nurse is focused on teaching, not direct interventions.
D) There are no immediate solutions to the current health problems in most communities.
E) The nurse is still trying to obtain free health care for the group participants.
F) There are not enough resources to change the health status of the group.
Q2) A nurse is asked, "Why are you so rarely in the department office?" Which of the following would be the most appropriate response?
A) "I have to be where the people are."
B) "I prefer to write my reports in my car immediately after my intervention."
C) "I thought I was paid to be in the community, not the office."
D) "I try to avoid paperwork as much as possible."
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Chapter 9: Case Management
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Q1) A client has been referred to a case management program. Which of the following actions would the nurse most likely take first?
A) Admit the client for services.
B) Determine the appropriateness for inclusion in the program.
C) Contact the physician to determine if services are necessary.
D) Contact the most appropriate community agencies for additional assistance.
Q2) 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
Q3) 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.
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Chapter 10: Policy, Politics, Legislation, and Community Health Nursing
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Q1) Which of the following statements best describes why nurses should contribute whenever possible to their state nursing association political action committee (PAC)?
A) As PACs are a reality of political life, nursing needs to be heard.
B) Contributing money may result in a future political appointment.
C) Only money really has any influence on legislative votes.
D) PACs are being used to increase nursing salaries and working conditions.
Q2) 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.
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Chapter 11: The Health Care System
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Q1) Which of the following advanced nurses does not have advanced education in a clinical specialty?
A) Clinical nurse leader
B) Clinical nurse specialist
C) Nurse midwife
D) Nurse practitioner
Q2) Which of the following best describes a conclusion of the report Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care?
A) Disparities are found only in particular disease categories.
B) Lack of access in some neighborhoods is a primary cause of inequities.
C) Provider bias and stereotyping contribute to inequalities.
D) Physiological racial and ethnic differences lead to disparities in outcomes.
Q3) Which of the following levels of government primarily establishes regulations and provides funding for health care?
A) Federal government
B) Local health departments
C) Regional health districts
D) State health departments
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Chapter 12: Economics of Health Care
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Q1) Which of the following best describes how the federal government determines which projects are awarded special funding for health care?
A) Those that are consistent with societal priorities, such as 2020 Health Objectives
B) Those that are supported by legislators
C) Those that are written by health care organizations that have special needs
D) Those that are consistent with the state's long-term health goals
Q2) Who may receive benefits under Medicare? (Select all that apply.)
A) Federal employees
B) Persons aged 55 to 65 years who have bought into the system
C) Persons with end-stage renal disease
D) Those over 65 years of age, if eligible for Social Security benefits
E) Those who are dependents of elderly grandparents, usually because their parents are in prison as a result of drug abuse
F) Those with permanent disabilities
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Chapter 13: Cultural Diversity and Community Health
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Q1) The nurse made a follow-up appointment for a client at the clinic, but the client did not come. Two days later the client presented at the clinic explaining that a temporary job had come up and he could not come back until he had finished and been paid for that job. Which of the following actions should be taken by the nurse next?
A) Explain that patients are seen by appointment only, and set up another appointment for the client
B) Reinforce the need to plan ahead before arranging another appointment
C) Stress that health is the number one priority, and try to fit the client in sometime the same day
D) Understand that some clients are present oriented, and fit the client in so care can be given
Q2) A nurse became frustrated because after each interview question there was a long pause before the client responded. Which of the following actions should be taken by the nurse?
A) Accept the hesitation before receiving an answer
B) Ask the client what silence after a question means
C) Copy the client's behavior; insert a pause before asking the next question
D) Recognize that the client was distracted, and reschedule the home visit
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Chapter 14: Environmental Health
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Q1) What would be an appropriate term for intoxicated drivers, secondhand smoke, urban crowding, noise, and mechanization?
A) Risks of living style
B) Risks in the built environment
C) Personal health risks
D) Modern day health risks
Q2) Why are health care providers concerned over such social issues as mass transit, clean power, and the farming industry?
A) Because air pollutants are contributors to asthma and other health problems.
B) Clean power would reduce the pollution that results from burning of high-sulfur coal.
C) Manure runoff from industrial farming is polluting water and killing fish throughout the United States.
D) Mass transit would remove the problem of so many Americans being killed or injured by drunken or impaired drivers.
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Chapter 15: Health in the Global Community
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Q1) Which of the following strategies should be used to lower the risk of malaria among the world's population?
A) Distribute insecticide-treated nets and antimalarial medications
B) Educate people to keep their windows closed at night
C) Spray neighborhoods with insecticides to kill any mosquitoes present
D) Spread DDT on bodies of water to prevent larva growth
Q2) Which of the following statements best describes what tobacco companies have done to counter their losses resulting from U.S. efforts to decrease smoking tobacco?
A) Begun advertising in more subtle ways such as sponsoring sports programs or building and naming large sport arenas
B) Bought off more restrictions on tobacco through the tobacco settlement funds, which gave a large amount of money to each state
C) Increased international exports and targeted children
D) Rapidly decreased their tobacco components and focused on other products
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Chapter 16: Child and Adolescent Health
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Q1) According to the U. S. Department of Commerce, which of the following rules must be followed by makers of toy guns?
A) Darts from toy guns must be made of materials that will not penetrate skin.
B) Toy guns cannot contain parts made of lead or lead-based paint.
C) Reflective paint must be used on toy guns.
D) Toy guns must be distinguishable from real guns.
Q2) Which of the following offers the best explanation as to why it is important for low-income women to seek prenatal care?
A) To provide the extra support from a nurse who listens
B) To begin the process of obtaining hospital care for delivery for a reduced cost
C) To have time to begin healthy behaviors to ensure a healthy infant
D) To obtain referrals for other helpful services
Q3) Which of the following indicators would be most informative in assessing the health of a newborn?
A) Apgar score at birth
B) Birth weight and length of gestation
C) Mother's education and income from employment
D) When the mother began prenatal care at her local clinic
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Chapter 17: Womens Health
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Q1) Which of the following is the greatest single cause of absenteeism from school and work among young women?
A) A child's illness
B) Dysmenorrhea
C) Mental health disorders
D) Upper respiratory tract infection
Q2) 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.
Q3) Which of the following is the most common sexually transmitted disease (STD)?
A) Chlamydia
B) Gonorrhea
C) HIV
D) Syphilis
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Chapter 18: Mens Health
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Q1) Which of the following is a biological explanation for gender differences in health status?
A) Influence of hormones
B) Different treatment by parents
C) Random differences in genetic inheritance
D) Social expectations of appropriate gender behavior
Q2) Which gender has higher morbidity rates with a higher prevalence of chronic diseases that cause disability and limitation of activities?
A) Females
B) Males
C) No difference between genders in chronic health problems
D) Prevalence of chronic diseases varies strongly by individuals more than gender.
Q3) Based on theory, which of the following are men most likely to do when they become ill?
A) Ask their female partner what action might be helpful
B) Ignore symptoms or refuse to see them as symptoms of illness and act tough
C) See their physician as soon as possible
D) Talk to other men about what would be the best action
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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 an example of a nonstochastic theory of aging?
A) Cross-link theory
B) Error theory
C) Free radical theory
D) Immunologic theory
E) Somatic mutation theory
F) Wear and tear theory
Q3) Which of the following is the primary source of income for elderly Americans?
A) Employment income
B) Pensions
C) Savings
D) Social Security
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Chapter 20: Family Health
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Q1) 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."
Q2) Which of the following is a major barrier to a nurse caring for the family as a whole?
A) Families often don't want to know what is wrong with their loved one.
B) Nurses don't know how to care for families.
C) Reimbursement is paid only for services given to an individual.
D) The family often isn't available when the nurse is giving care.
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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) A family has recently learned that their child will be permanently disabled. The parents do not deny the disability, but do not fully realize its impact. Which of the following levels of adjustment are the parents experiencing?
A) Self-actualization
B) Normalization
C) Ostrich phase
D) Special designation
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Chapter 22: Homeless Populations
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Q1) Which of the following individuals would be described as being "doubled up"?
A) An individual who has two chronic conditions
B) An individual who has recently been released from prison
C) An individual who maintains two jobs to avoid being homeless
D) An individual who is forced to live with friends
Q2) Which of the following best describes how the Continuum of Care (CoC) concept determines the number of homeless? (Select all that apply.)
A) By asking local police departments to visit areas where the homeless hide and report the number of people found there each March
B) By conducting a point-in-time (PIT) homeless persons count every other January
C) By making an educated guess based on anecdotal data
D) By completing a statistical analysis of the Census Bureau data
E) By reporting the number of homeless persons who use emergency shelters or transitional housing during the year
F) By sending CoC personnel into the community to try to find hidden homeless
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Chapter 23: Rural and Migrant Health
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Q1) Which of the following best describes how the federal government tries to both encourage and support rural health clinics under the Community Health Centers (CHC) program?
A) Allowing tax deductions for charitable contributions to rural health clinics (RHCs)
B) Donating equipment and supplies to establish such clinics
C) Reimbursing both Medicare and Medicaid at a higher rate than otherwise
D) Requiring recipients to serve in a rural health clinic for 3 years in exchange for financial assistance while in school
Q2) 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.
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Chapter 24: Populations Affected by Mental Illness
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Q1) Which of the following best summarizes the symptoms of a person with bipolar disorder?
A) Chronic, unrealistic, and exaggerated worry about life
B) Ongoing hallucinations and delusions
C) Changes in mood from depression to mania
D) A persistent abnormally elevated or irritable mood
Q2) Which of the following mental illnesses is most frequently diagnosed among adults in the United States?
A) Acute stress disorder
B) Bipolar disorder
C) Depression
D) Schizophrenia
Q3) A patient had a distorted thought pattern, which led to very uncomfortable feelings and inappropriate behaviors. Which of the following types of therapy would most likely be successful?
A) Behavioral therapy
B) Cognitive-behavioral therapy
C) Family therapy
D) Group therapy
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Chapter 25: Communicable Disease
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Q1) Which of the following would be one of the first steps in attempting to control a disease?
A) Create an appropriate screening test for widespread use
B) Define what the disease looks like in confirmed or probable cases
C) Determine the disease's portal of entry and portal of exit
D) Measure the extent of its spread geographically
Q2) Which of the following best explains why the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) was originally legislated? (Select all that apply.)
A) To ensure that data are used to educate health care professionals on proper vaccine administration
B) To conduct media campaigns to help convince parents to bring their children in to receive appropriate immunizations
C) To determine whether changes should be made in procedures or biological agents
D) To illustrate, using actual data, that vaccines are widely given to healthy people with almost no side effects
E) To monitor actual and potential vaccine-related problems. To provide assistance to families who experience a vaccine-related injury
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Chapter 26: Substance Abuse
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Q1) A female student was extremely upset over her test results. She thought she had studied thoroughly, but her test grade would be totally unacceptable to her parents. Her friend said, "Come on, it's just the first course test. You'll do better on the next one. Let's go out and have a drink. You'll feel much better." After the first drink, how will the upset student most likely feel?
A) A bit nauseous
B) More relaxed and comfortable
C) Ready to have a second
D) Very thirsty
Q2) 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
Q3) 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.
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Chapter 27: Violence
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Q1) Which of the following best explains why more nurses do not report violence against themselves to authorities?
A) Assumption that the nurse somehow "asked for it" by not being cautious enough or alert enough to avoid it
B) Assumption that nothing would be done about the situation anyway
C) Assumption that nurses can accept anything, from taking blame to being scapegoats for when outcomes are not positive
D) Assumption that patients and families cannot be held responsible; being assaulted is part of the job
Q2) 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
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Chapter 28: Natural and Man-Made Disasters
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Q1) Which of the following best describes the mission of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)?
A) To consolidate all existing agencies, groups, and organizations into a single department
B) To distribute federal financial aid to disaster-stricken areas
C) To enable appropriate response to assist a state having a disaster
D) To protect against and respond to threats and hazards to the nation
Q2) As a nurse and a citizen, what is the nurse's additional responsibility in relation to disasters?
A) Assume the nurse will be asked to volunteer to assist the American Red Cross with helping care for disaster victims
B) Be aware if there is an unusual increase in the number of people seeking care with similar symptoms
C) Expect and plan for the possibility of being called to report to work for additional work efforts in caring for the sick and injured
D) Expect to be a role model in preparing for and reacting to a disaster
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Chapter 29: School Health
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Q1) 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
Q2) Which of the following does the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment (EPSDT) service include in its routine screening that may not be included in a typical private physician preschool physical?
A) Comprehensive health and developmental history
B) Immunizations
C) Laboratory testing
D) Lead toxicity screenings
E) Unclothed physical examination
Q3) In addition to their homes, where are children most likely to be injured?
A) At entertainment sites (theaters, amusement parks)
B) At school, especially on playgrounds
C) At their part-time job settings
D) Transportation (automobiles, school buses)
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Chapter 30: Occupational Health
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Q1) An occupational health nurse (OHN) is walking through a hospital. Which of the following observations would be concerning to the nurse? (Select all that apply.)
A) A nurse shares that the floor census is at capacity.
B) A wet floor without a warning sign or a dry walk area on one side
C) A nurse starts an IV without using gloves.
D) An electric bed gives a shock when touched.
E) Some biological substance on the floor and wall has not been cleaned.
F) Volume has been turned very high on several TV sets, necessitating very loud verbal interactions.
Q2) An employee had recently had a heart attack and was just discharged from the hospital. Which of the following would be an appropriate action for the nurse to take?
A) Plan a party for when the client is able to return to the workplace
B) Develop a program on exercise and nutrition for all employees
C) Determine appropriate temporary, perhaps part-time, responsibilities to ease the employee's reentry to the workplace
D) Advocate for improvements in the food being offered by the vending machines in the employees' lounge
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Chapter 31: Forensic and Correctional Nursing
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Q1) 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
Q2) A correctional nurse was preparing to give an inmate his psychotropic drug when the prisoner hit the nurse's arm, sending the medication flying, and yelled, "No more. I'm not taking that poison anymore!" The prisoner is obviously mentally ill. Which of the following actions should be taken by the nurse?
A) Inject the medication rather than debate taking the oral pill with the inmate
B) Recognize the prisoner's right to refuse treatment
C) Throw the medication away, obtain another pill, and try to persuade the prisoner to take the drug
D) Force the medication down the prisoner's throat with the assistance of two prison guards
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Chapter 32: Faith Community Nursing
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Q1) In which of the following areas would the faith community nurse (FCN) most desire more education to continue in the role?
A) Basic community health nursing practice, especially in finding and accessing resources
B) Spiritual assessment skills and acquiring theological knowledge
C) Use of spirituality in faith healing
D) Physical assessment, pathophysiology, and pharmacology
Q2) Which of the following best explains why the name of parish nursing was changed to faith community nursing by the American Nurses Association (ANA)?
A) To allow nurses to use the title "congregational nurse" or "church nurse" rather than "parish nurse"
B) To allow nurses who were not religious to accept practice positions
C) To decrease the emphasis on the church
D) To emphasize the community setting of the specialty
E) To reflect the diversity now found in the specialty
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Chapter 33: Home Health and Hospice
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Q1) A client needed a great deal of care. During a morning visit, the nurse shared information with the client's caregiver and demonstrated technical procedures. Which of the following is most important for the nurse to assess?
A) Client response to the procedures
B) How the client thought the goals were being achieved
C) If the client and the caregiver retained all the information the nurse gave
D) The skill and comfort level of the client's caregiver
Q2) A hospice patient is taking rather strong narcotics with good pain control, but today the patient's family tells the nurse that the client does not want to become addicted. Which of the following is the best response by the nurse?
A) "But you're dying, what difference will it make if you become addicted?"
B) "You can try not to take so much so frequently if you are concerned."
C) "You may develop tolerance but you can't be addicted when you're using the medication for pain control."
D) "You need strong narcotics to control your pain; we want to keep you comfortable."
E) "We'll keep you comfortable using some nonnarcotic drugs if that is what you prefer."
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