Population Health
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Course Introduction
Population Health is an interdisciplinary course that explores the determinants of health outcomes in populations, focusing on the distribution of health, disease, and health equity across diverse groups. Students will examine how social, economic, environmental, genetic, and behavioral factors interact to shape health at the community and global levels. The course highlights strategies for disease prevention, health promotion, and policies that aim to reduce health disparities. Emphasis is placed on using data and evidence-based approaches to understand health trends and design interventions that improve population well-being.
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Public Health Nursing Population Centered Health Care in the Community 8th Edition by Marcia
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Chapter 1: Population-Focused Practice: The Foundation of Specialization in Public Health Nursing
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Q1) Making sure that essential community-oriented health services are available defines which of the core public health functions?
A) Policy development
B) Assessment
C) Assurance
D) Scientific knowledge-based care
Answer: C
Q2) Population-based preventive programs launched in the 1970s are responsible for increased:
A) Use of tobacco
B) Use of automobile safety restraints
C) Incidence of hypertension
D) Incidence of obesity
Answer: B
Q3) Public health practitioners prepared at the graduate level should be able to:
A) Teach public and community health nursing
B) Assess and intervene successfully at the aggregate level
C) Diagnose and treat disease and have prescriptive authority
D) Run for political office as experts in public health policy
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: History of Public Health and Community Health
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Q1) The original work of the National Organization for Public Health Nursing has influenced nursing practice today by:
A) Requiring that public health nurses have a baccalaureate degree in nursing
B) Standardizing public health nursing education
C) Developing nursing cooperatives
D) Opening the Henry Street Settlement
Answer: B
Q2) A colonist working in the public health sector in early colonial North America would likely have focused on:
A) Establishing schools of nursing
B) Developing vaccines to administer to large numbers of people
C) Collecting vital statistics and improving sanitation
D) Developing public housing and almshouses
Answer: C
Q3) Lillian Wald's major contribution to public health nursing was:
A) Founding the American Nurses Association
B) Developing the New York Training Hospital for Nurses
C) Creating the Public Health Service
D) Establishing the Henry Street Settlement
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Public Health and Primary Care Systems and
Health Care Transformation
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Q1) A nurse exploring a job opportunity at a community health center would expect that the center:
A) Would be located in a large metropolitan area
B) Provides care only to the economically disadvantaged
C) Offers comprehensive primary care services and supportive services
D) Is used for preventive services such as flu shots
Answer: C
Q2) In the United States,the majority of health care dollars are spent on:
A) Prescription drugs
B) Hospital care
C) Physician services
D) Public health services
Answer: B
Q3) Primary health care in the United States:
A) Has dramatically improved since the passage of the Declaration of Alma Ata
B) Focuses on the use of government-funded insurance programs
C) Lacks community participation and a multidisciplinary health care delivery team
D) Utilizes Preferred Provider Organizations to meet needs of the citizens
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Perspectives in Global Health Care
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Q1) One intervention that has been shown to be effective in improving the health status of a population is:
A) Decreasing the number of people who need outside resources
B) Increasing in the number of children who can attend school
C) Increasing the monetary resources that can be used to treat disease and illness
D) Improving the ability to pay debt to more developed countries
Q2) Which event would be considered the result of bioterrorism?
A) Outbreak of smallpox
B) Bombed historic buildings
C) Explosion of land mines
D) Threats of war
Q3) Which project would most likely receive funding from the World Bank?
A) Development of a sanitation system
B) Improvement of roads and bridges
C) Creation of a national health insurance plan
D) Recovery efforts following a hurricane
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Chapter 5: Economics of Health Care Delivery
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Q1) A Medicare recipient has elected to pay a monthly premium for Medicare that will cover expenses,such as laboratory services and equipment.This part of Medicare is called Medicare Part:
A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
Q2) Public health economics focuses on the:
A) Use of resources
B) Availability and usage of goods and services related to public health
C) Scarcity of resources in the health care industry
D) Management and use of monies to improve the health of populations
Q3) Medicare and Medicaid are:
A) Available to any citizen who wishes to enroll
B) Two federal programs that provide insurance to special groups
C) Private insurance providers
D) Funded by the state government
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Chapter 6: Application of Ethics in the Community
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Q1) The steps of the ethical decision making process are similar to the steps of:
A) Healthy People 2010
B) Deontology
C) The nursing process
D) Advocacy
Q2) When using the principles of virtue ethics in decision making,a nurse would:
A) Provide efficient and effective nursing care.
B) Identify the meaningful facts in the situation.
C) Seek ethical community support to enhance character development.
D) Plan ways to restructure the social practices that oppress women.
Q3) When nurses apply the knowledge and processes of ethics to the examination of ethical problems in health care,they are using:
A) Values
B) Morality
C) Ethics
D) Bioethics
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Chapter 7: Cultural Diversity in the Community
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Q1) To meet a client's needs,it is sometimes necessary to integrate into the client's care a culturally relevant practice that lacks scientific utility.This is known as cultural:
A) Accommodation
B) Brokering
C) Preservation
D) Repatterning
Q2) Nurses who strive to be culturally competent should:
A) Respect individuals from different cultures and value diversity.
B) Immerse themselves in different cultures.
C) Design care for special ethnic groups.
D) Give explicit instructions to avoid client decision making.
Q3) A nurse implements nursing interventions considering the uniqueness of the person's culture.The practice is called cultural:
A) Diversity
B) Knowledge
C) Competence
D) Awareness
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Chapter 8: Public Health Policy
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Q1) Nurses are available to provide health services for women and children due to the provisions of the:
A) Sheppard-Towner Act
B) Public Protection of Maternity and Infancy program
C) Early Periodic Screening and Developmental Testing ( EPSDT ) program
D) Women, Infants, and Children ( WIC ) program
Q2) Nurses working in hospice and home care settings need to be knowledgeable of health policy to:
A) Provide safe nursing care.
B) Prevent elder abuse.
C) Receive payment for the services provided.
D) Influence future legislation.
Q3) One effect of the use of block grants was a:
A) Reduction of federal expenditures
B) Decreased ability of states to spend money on programming
C) Guaranteed continuation of programs with demonstrated effectiveness
D) Shift from hospital-based to community-based nursing care
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Chapter 9: Population-Based Public Health Nursing
Practice: the Intervention Wheel
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Q1) A public health nurse utilizes the nursing process at all levels of practice by:
A) Including specific goals for community health nurses
B) Developing an accurate nursing diagnosis
C) Analyzing the needs of the community, system, and individuals and families
D) Utilizing primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention
Q2) Which statement is true about the origins of the Intervention Wheel?
A) A panel of nurses from Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin developed and refined the Intervention Wheel.
B) It was conceived by a group of international nurses from Norway, Kazakhstan, and Japan.
C) It was a result of a qualitative analysis carried out by the State Boards of Nursing.
D) It resulted from a grounded theory process carried out by public health consultants at the Minnesota Department of Health.
Q3) The levels of practice encompassed by the Intervention Wheel are:
A) Communities, individuals and families, and systems
B) Assessment, diagnosis, and evaluation
C) Primary, secondary, and tertiary
D) Communities, populations, and aggregates
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Chapter 10: Environmental Health
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Q1) A nurse is completing an exposure history using the mnemonic I PREPARE.What data would a nurse collect when asking questions about the first "P"?
A) Present work
B) Potential exposures
C) Personal protective equipment use
D) Problems with health
Q2) The greatest single source of air pollution in the United States is from:
A) Waste incineration
B) Power plants
C) Motor vehicles
D) Molds
Q3) Epidemiology:
A) Is a science that studies the poisonous effects of chemicals
B) Explains the association between learning disabilities and exposure to lead-based paint at the cellular level
C) Helps nurses understand the strength of the association between exposure and health effects
D) Is a method for tracking the prevalence of a disease
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Chapter 11: Genomics in Public Health Nursing
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Q1) While collecting a medical history,a client reports having a family history positive for Huntington's disease.However,the client states he does not want to have genetic testing performed.The nurse recognizes that one reason a client may refuse genetic testing is because of the:
A) Impact it may have on obtaining health insurance in the future
B) Legal consequences that may result
C) Inaccuracy of the results that are obtained
D) Decreased quality of life that may occur if the results are positive
Q2) When a nurse learns more about the Human Genome Project to better counsel families about the process of genetic testing,the nurse is learning about:
A) Genetics
B) Genomics
C) Genes
D) Genetic susceptibility
Q3) An example of a multifactorial disorder is:
A) Measles
B) Hepatitis B
C) Eczema
D) Type I diabetes
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Chapter 12: Epidemiology
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Q1) An example of primary prevention is:
A) Pap smear
B) Blood pressure screening
C) Diet and exercise
D) Physical therapy
Q2) The factors,exposures,characteristics,and behaviors that determine patterns of disease are described using:
A) Descriptive epidemiology
B) Analytic epidemiology
C) Distribution
D) Determinants
Q3) Which statement is true about mortality rates? Mortality rates:
A) Are informative only for fatal diseases
B) Provide information about existing disease in the population
C) Are calculated using a population estimate at year-end
D) Reveal the risk of getting a particular disease
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Chapter 13: Infectious Disease Prevention and Control
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Q1) A community health nurse investigates an outbreak of pinworm at a local day care center.What suggestions would the nurse give to the day care workers?
A) Close the day care until all surfaces are cleaned.
B) No action is necessary because it is easily treated with oral vermicides.
C) Using good hand washing is important to prevent the transmission.
D) Every child in the day care should be treated because they all are probably infected.
Q2) A nurse is providing information to a local newspaper about the presence of infectious diseases in the United States.Which statement by the nurse is accurate?
A) "It is the goal of the World Health Organization to prevent the transmission of the plague by avoiding direct contact with inflicted individuals."
B) "Rabies is easily spread by contact with animals."
C) "Polio has been eliminated in the United States since 1994."
D) "The onset of tularemia is characterized by a distinct skin lesion often called a bull's-eye lesion."
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Chapter 14: Communicable and Infectious Disease Risks
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Q1) What information would be appropriate for a nurse to share when educating IV drug users about sharing equipment?
A) Tell the clients to throw away their equipment after one use.
B) Educate the clients on using full-strength bleach on their drug paraphernalia for 30 seconds.
C) Report illegal activities to the authorities and confiscate the needles and syringes.
D) Give out needles and syringes to whoever wants them.
Q2) HIV transmission can occur through:
A) Exposure to blood
B) Insect bites
C) Sharing of school supplies
D) Toilets
Q3) Teaching a client with gonorrhea how to prevent reinfection and further spread is an example of _____ prevention.
A) Primary
B) Secondary
C) Tertiary
D) Primary health care
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Chapter 15: Evidence-Based Practice
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Q1) The term evidence-based was first used in:
A) Canada
B) Great Britain
C) The United States
D) Australia
Q2) A nurse working in a community setting should apply evidence-based practice methods that are described by:
A) Randomized clinical trials
B) Qualitative studies
C) Quantitative studies
D) Multiple research methods
Q3) What information will a nurse find when reading a systematic review?
A) Results of randomized controlled trials
B) A description of the methods used to search for evidence
C) Data compiled on a particular question
D) An in-depth review of the literature completed by one person
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Chapter 16: Using Health Education and Groups to Promote
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Q1) A nurse is teaching a client about how to complete a dressing change of a wound.The nurse knows that what conditions must be met before learning will occur?
A) Must be able to memorize the instructions, relay this information to a partner, and demonstrate the dressing change
B) Must master the dressing change at the time it is taught, repeat the demonstration for the nurse, and teach another person
C) Must be able to speak the language of the nurse, have time to practice the dressing change, and master the dressing change in a short time
D) Must have the necessary ability, a sensory image of how to carry out the dressing change, and an opportunity to practice the dressing change
Q2) Which statement about education is true?
A) It emphasizes the provider of knowledge and skills.
B) It emphasizes the recipient of knowledge and skills.
C) It is a process of gaining knowledge and expertise.
D) It results in behavioral change.
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Chapter 17: Promoting Healthy Communities Using Multilevel Participatory Strategies
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Q1) According to Leavell and Clark,primary prevention consists of:
A) Health promotion and rehabilitation
B) Health promotion and specific protection
C) Early diagnosis and prompt treatment
D) Health maintenance and early diagnosis
Q2) A public health nurse collaborates with local community leaders to develop a local campaign educating about the importance of wearing a seat belt.What client system of the integrative model does this describe?
A) Community
B) Aggregate
C) Family
D) Individual
Q3) A nurse utilizing a disease-oriented approach would:
A) Promote a greater level of positive health.
B) Teach about common disease processes.
C) Provide acute care management of chronic disease.
D) Direct care toward disease prevention.
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Chapter 18: Community As Client: Assessment and Analysis
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Q1) When writing a community-level diagnosis,"Among" refers to the:
A) Specific problem or health risk faced by the community
B) Characteristics of the community
C) Community client experiencing the risk or problem
D) Likelihood that the problem will be solved
Q2) When a nurse focuses intervention strategies on the structural dimension of community health,they are directed toward:
A) Health services
B) Primary prevention
C) Health promotion
D) Secondary prevention
Q3) Which nursing diagnosis is written at the community-level?
A) Risk of hypertension related to poor diet and sedentary lifestyle
B) Risk of obesity among school-age children related to lack of opportunities to engage in physical activity
C) Risk of ineffective health maintenance among individuals who do not have access to a primary care provider
D) Ineffective coping related to multiple stressors as evidenced by client crying and stating she has no support system
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Chapter 19: Population-Centered Nursing in Rural and Urban Environments
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Q1) A nurse administrator is educating her new nursing staff about the use of health care by rural residents.Which statement is she most likely to include in her presentation?
A) "Rural adults are less likely to identify a particular medical provider."
B) "Rural adults are more likely to see general practitioners and advanced practice nurses than their urban counterparts."
C) "Rural adults are more likely to seek medical treatment from a specialist than those in urban areas."
D) "Rural adults usually have to travel an average of 60 minutes to see a provider."
Q2) A nurse visits a client living on a farm residency.Which area did the nurse visit?
A) A region that has fewer than six persons per square mile
B) A home outside areas zoned as "city limits"
C) A county in a metro area with fewer than 1 million people
D) An area adjacent to a highly populated city
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Chapter 20: Promoting Health Through Healthy
Communities and Cities
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Q1) A nurse is leading a team responsible for evaluating the health of a community using the Community Health Promotion Model.Based on this model,which step would you expect the nurse to complete?
A) Ensuring high technological access before the plan can be implemented
B) Soliciting the consent of every member of the community
C) Assessing the community
D) Restructuring the public health policy in the community
Q2) According to the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion,the areas for health promotion action include (select all that apply):
A) Creating supportive environments
B) Developing personal skills
C) Building healthy public policy
D) Reorienting health services
E) None of above
Q3) When the Healthy Communities and Cities concept was brought to the United States:
A) The cities chosen for the initial work were Los Angeles and New York City.
B) Canada adopted the program at the same time for continuity across borders.
C) The same strict guidelines that were implemented in Europe were used.
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D) Smaller communities and localities were targeted instead of large cities.
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Chapter 21: The Nursing Center: A Model for Nursing
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Q1) A nurse is performing the role of researcher in a nurse center.Which type of data would most likely be collected by a nurse in this setting? Select all that apply.
A) Client use of services
B) Trends in community characteristics
C) Staff compliance with HIPAA
D) Client satisfaction
Q2) Which characteristic is common among all nursing centers?
A) Provision of community-based culturally competent care
B) Services provided by physicians and health care providers
C) Focus on the biological factors contributing to the development of disease
D) Fee-for-service reimbursement model
Q3) A nurse executive would like to hire a neighborhood resident who is trained in community outreach to work at the nursing center.What would be the title of this position?
A) Community health worker
B) Support staff member
C) Clinical specialist
D) Specialty care provider
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Chapter 22: Case Management
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Q1) Why must a nurse who is using population management be able to work with integrated care delivery systems?
A) Management has shifted from inpatient care to primary care providers as points of entry.
B) Emphasis is on episodic illness care for individuals rather than on population management.
C) Care management services and programs do not provide access and accountability, as provided by case management services.
D) Assessment of the needs of the population is no longer necessary.
Q2) Which type of management would be most appropriate for a nurse to use when helping clients improve their health status?
A) Utilization management
B) Case management
C) Disease management
D) Demand management
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Chapter 23: Public Health Nursing and the Disaster Management Cycle
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Q1) What is anticipated to happen in the future with disaster management?
A) Vague and unorganized future because constant emergence of new disasters
B) Increasing sophistication in technology and surveillance
C) Lack of involvement by national and state officials
D) Decreasing need for public health workers to provide care
Q2) Following a disaster,what is the priority of the disaster response?
A) Clean up the environment.
B) Handle the stress reaction of the victims.
C) Bring in as many aid workers and nurses as possible.
D) Reestablish sanitary barriers and focus on basic needs.
Q3) Which is an example of a natural disaster?
A) Transportation accident
B) Pollution
C) Communicable disease epidemic
D) Fire
Q4) An example of community preparedness for a disaster is:
A) Assembling emergency supplies
B) Understanding the workplace disaster plan
C) Taking a disaster training course
D) Developing an evacuation plan to remove individuals from danger
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Chapter 24: Public Health Surveillance and Outbreak Investigation
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Q1) If a person returns from overseas and it is determined that he has cholera,what must occur?
A) This is not a disease that is on the notifiable list: nothing need be reported.
B) The case must be reported to the state and local health departments.
C) The patient must be isolated immediately.
D) The patient will probably die, so it is not reportable.
Q2) Which source would a nurse use to collect morbidity data?
A) Vital statistics reports
B) Birth records
C) Death certificates
D) Specialized disease registries
Q3) A staff nurse has demonstrated the ability to be competent as a participant in surveillance and investigation activities.What skills would you expect that nurse to possess? Select all that apply.
A) The ability to identify appropriate data sources
B) The ability to communicate effectively using written reports
C) The ability to collaborate with community agencies
D) The ability to create a budget
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Chapter 25: Program Management
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Q1) To increase the immunization rates among children in the community,a nurse manager considering holding immunization clinics on Saturdays one month before school begins.This is an example of:
A) Assessing
B) Planning
C) Organizing
D) Evaluating
Q2) When a nurse implements basic program planning,what would most likely occur during the formulating stage?
A) The client and provider analyze available solutions.
B) The best plan for funding is presented to administrators.
C) The provider group identifies solutions.
D) The client identifies problems.
Q3) A nurse collects data about productivity of staff members in order to evaluate a program.Which type of study is the nurse completing?
A) Cost-accounting study
B) Cost-benefit study
C) Cost-effectiveness study
D) Cost-efficiency study
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Chapter 26: Quality Management
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Q1) In which situations would a nurse use a clinical practice guideline? Select all that apply.
A) When recommending the administration of the influenza vaccination to a client
B) When creating agency policies and procedures
C) When developing a program targeting obesity prevention
D) When researching interventions that would improve care for a tuberculosis client
Q2) A student has obtained a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree.Why must the student be licensed as a registered nurse before beginning practice?
A) To formally recognize the student as a competent professional
B) To define the scope of professional practice
C) To control the quality of professional practice
D) To establish standards for educational programs
Q3) A nurse records the number of clients seen daily as well as the mode of transportation and miles driven.What type of record is being used?
A) Clinical record
B) Provider service record
C) Financial record
D) Central index system
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Chapter 27: Family Development and Family Nursing Assessment
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Q1) Government actions that have a direct or indirect effect on families are called _____ policy.
A) Social
B) Family
C) Public
D) Financial
Q2) A nurse considers how the environment outside of the family influences the development of a child is using which theory?
A) Bioecological systems theory
B) Family systems approach
C) Family developmental theory
D) Interactionist theory
Q3) Which assessment instrument would be most appropriate for a nurse when demonstrating how a family relates to the other units in the community?
A) Family intervention
B) Family assessment
C) Genogram
D) Ecomap
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Chapter 28: Family Health Risks
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Q1) Which situation is considered a family crisis?
A) Husband loses job and family is now homeless.
B) Child dies and parents go to grief counseling.
C) Mother is hospitalized for two weeks and neighbors help care for the children.
D) Nurse goes to home to give chemotherapy to child with cancer.
Q2) Which is an example of an internal family coping strategy that would be best used following a family crisis?
A) Asking a distant relative for a loan
B) Talking to relatives about stresses and worries
C) Attending a local worship service
D) Using public assistance to obtain food stamps
Q3) A nurse assessing a family recognizes that which behaviors are learned within the family structure?
A) Smoking habits and heart disease
B) Health values and health habits
C) Chronic illness and disease risk
D) Societal norms and values
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Chapter 29: Child and Adolescent Health
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Q1) Which statement about sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)is true?
A) SIDS occurs most often in female infants.
B) Maternal cigarette smoking increases risk.
C) Most deaths occur between 2 and 8 months of age.
D) Most victims had previous episode of cyanosis or apnea.
Q2) A nurse is conducting a developmental screening to assess for domain-specific development,including gross and fine motor skills.Which developmental screening tool would the nurse most likely use?
A) Pediatric Symptom Checklist
B) Ages and Stages Questionnaire
C) Parents' Evaluation of Developmental Status
D) Denver II
Q3) Which child is most likely to live in poverty?
A) A child who has poor academic performance
B) A child whose parents have a college education
C) A child of Caucasian descent
D) A child living in a single-parent household
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Chapter 30: Major Health Issues and Chronic Disease
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Q1) An elderly person is living independently in a single room in a full-service life care community.This living arrangement is described as:
A) Adult day care
B) Home care
C) Nursing home
D) Assisted living
Q2) Which goal does the nurse plan to obtain when providing contraceptive counseling to a female?
A) Encourage the individual to choose abstinence.
B) Ensure the individual is educated to make an informed choice about reproduction.
C) Advocate for increased funding for reproductive services.
D) Reduce the health risks of the individual.
Q3) Which situation may indicate elder abuse?
A) A daughter refuses to visit her mother due to work commitments
B) A child runs around a grandparent's house breaking items
C) A young man repeatedly steals money from his grandmother
D) An older person demands that the family come for dinner
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Chapter 31: Special Needs Populations
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Q1) Which role is being performed when the nurse speaks on behalf of others who are unable to speak for themselves?
A) Advocate
B) Caregiver
C) Coordinator
D) Collaborator
Q2) What factors should a nurse take into consideration when planning nursing interventions for disabled individuals living in poverty? Select all that apply.
A) This population may have difficulty securing employment.
B) This population may have less access to health care.
C) This population is better able to use community resources.
D) This population may make healthier lifestyle choices.
Q3) A client who has been diagnosed with a substance abuse disorder and bipolar disorder has a:
A) Disability
B) Dual diagnosis
C) Handicap
D) Functional limitation
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Q1) Which vulnerable group would be most sensitive to adverse effects?
A) Pregnant teenager living with her parents for financial support
B) Poor, older woman with no means of transportation
C) Two-year-old boy of underinsured parents
D) Recently unemployed father of five
Q2) Which interventions are completed as a nurse "sets the stage" when assessing members of vulnerable population groups? Select all that apply.
A) Creating a comfortable, non-threatening environment
B) Providing culturally and linguistically competent assessment
C) Collaborating with others as appropriate
D) Providing financial and legal advice
Q3) A nurse caring for a homeless population recognizes that those who are homeless:
A) Need more nursing care than other vulnerable groups
B) Have no desire to seek medical care
C) Have even fewer resources than poor people who have adequate housing
D) Are living in despair with no hope or resilience
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Chapter 33: Poverty and Homelessness
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Q1) What action should a nurse take in order to provide effective nursing care to poor persons,families,and populations in a variety of settings?
A) Move to the area where people are living to understand their plight.
B) Understand the concept of poverty on many levels.
C) Take a trip abroad to see how poverty exists in other countries.
D) Become fully immersed in the concept of poverty for at least a year.
Q2) Which statement about poverty is true?
A) All cultures view poverty as a pitiful existence.
B) Most cultures want to improve the plight of the poor.
C) Dangerous environments are present in all cultures.
D) Western cultures view poverty negatively.
Q3) Why would a nurse refer to federal income guidelines?
A) To determine financial eligibility for government assistance programs
B) To calculate statistical occurrences in the community
C) To identify those with inadequate resources for basic needs
D) To provide guidelines for reform of social programs
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Chapter 34: Migrant Health Issues
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Q1) Which statement is true about health care services for migrant workers?
A) Clinics are usually found within walking distance from work.
B) Undocumented workers fear deportation when using clinics.
C) Health care records are kept by workers to allow for continuation of services.
D) Clinics are most often open on weekends and keep evening hours.
Q2) Which disorder has been identified as an occupational health risk for agricultural workers?
A) Stroke
B) Heart disease
C) Diabetes
D) Cancer
Q3) A nurse is caring for a migrant farm worker who has been working in the agricultural industry for the past 10 years.When questioned about environmental hazards,the client reports regular exposure to pesticides.The nurse recognizes that this client is at increased risk for developing:
A) Cancer
B) Memory loss
C) Skin rashes
D) Headaches
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Chapter 35: Teen Pregnancy
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Q1) Which are therapeutic approaches for the nurse to use in working with adolescent clients? Select all that apply.
A) Creating a caring and understanding atmosphere
B) Using neutral words in eliciting symptoms
C) Insisting that teens use appropriate terminology when expressing their concerns
D) Paying attention to what the teen verbalizes and fails to verbalize
Q2) At the primary level of prevention related to teen pregnancy,what can the community health nurse do?
A) Teach well-baby classes to new mothers.
B) Teach young people about sexual practices that will prevent untimely pregnancy.
C) Provide services for pregnancy detection.
D) Counsel a young couple about abortion and adoption.
Q3) Many teenagers who give birth:
A) Are from middle class families
B) Are honor students
C) Planned to get pregnant
D) See few advantages in delaying pregnancy
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Chapter 36: Mental Health Issues
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Q1) An example of primary prevention concerning mental health is:
A) Group psychotherapy
B) Stress reduction education
C) Case management
D) Monitoring illness symptoms
Q2) Which factor has influenced the advancement in the treatment of mental illness?
A) The movement of clients out of mental institutions to the community
B) A better understanding of the neurobiology of mental illness
C) More interest in helping persons with mental illness
D) A change in the culture about what constitutes mental illness
Q3) A nurse is using Healthy People 2020 as a guide to develop community programming for mental health.Which objectives for mental health would be found in this document? Select all that apply.
A) Reduce suicide rates.
B) Increase employment of persons with severe mental illness.
C) Increase the proportion of children treated for mental health problems.
D) Decrease the number of juvenile facilities that screen new admissions for mental health problems.
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Chapter 37: Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Problems
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Q1) The use of any substance that threatens a person's health or impairs his or her social or economic functioning is:
A) Drug dependence
B) Substance abuse
C) Drug addiction
D) Illegal
Q2) The most widely used illicit drug in the United States is:
A) Alcohol
B) Heroin
C) Cocaine
D) Marijuana
Q3) Which stage of change is a client experiencing when a commitment to take action has not yet been made?
A) Precontemplation
B) Contemplation
C) Preparation
D) Action
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Chapter 38: Violence and Human Abuse
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Q1) A nurse anticipates that a woman who has been battered for a number of years has most likely seen an increase in:
A) Self-blame
B) Remorse by the man
C) Severity of the abuse
D) Emotional strength
Q2) A child who lives in extreme poverty is at greatest risk for which type of abuse?
A) Sexual abuse
B) Emotional neglect
C) Physical neglect
D) Child abuse
Q3) A community health nurse visits a home and notices multiple bruises on a 4-year-old child.The mother reports that her husband is an alcoholic and is currently sleeping.What is the most appropriate action for the nurse to take?
A) Question the mother about sexual abuse.
B) Initiate interventions directed at family violence.
C) Report the case of suspected child abuse to authorities.
D) Refer the mother to a social worker or Al-Anon group.
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Q1) An advanced practice nurse who uses knowledge and physical,psychosocial,and environmental assessment skills to respond to common health and illness problems is referred to as a(n):
A) Advanced practice nurse
B) Advanced public health nurse
C) Nurse practitioner
D) Clinical nurse specialist
Q2) Which activity is more likely to be performed by a nurse practitioner than by an advanced public health nurse?
A) Disease prevention activities
B) Deciding on a treatment plan
C) Identifying needs of populations at risk
D) Identifying health needs of the community
Q3) A nurse practitioner is employed in a primary health care setting.Which services are most likely provided in this setting?
A) Primary health services and prison medicine services
B) Public health and primary care services
C) Family practice and geriatrics care
D) Home health and school health services
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Q1) Which is an example of a clinical microsystem?
A) Evidence-based practices
B) Managed care organizations
C) Electronic health records
D) Registries
Q2) A nurse leader seeks input from staff nurses on a regular basis and allows for changes in practice to improve client outcomes with minimal barriers.This is an example of:
A) Decision making
B) Critical thinking
C) Empowerment
D) Delegation
Q3) Which action is the nurse most likely to take to effectively manage time?
A) Prioritize goals.
B) Arrive at the site early in the morning.
C) Be available to others.
D) Complete all tasks.
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Chapter 41: The Nurse in Home Health and Hospice
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Q1) A nurse employed in home health nursing practice provides:
A) Intermittent nursing visits
B) Custodial care
C) Family caregiving
D) Palliative care
Q2) Which concepts are used to evaluate client outcomes when using the Omaha System Problem Rating Scale for Outcomes?
A) Problem, Intervention, and Outcome
B) Knowledge, Behavior, and Status
C) Knowledge, Skill, and Attitude
D) Problem, Category, and Modifiers
Q3) Which historical event caused dramatic changes in home care nursing?
A) Passage of Medicare legislation
B) Establishment of Visiting Nurse Associations
C) Creation of the Montefiore Hospital Home Care Program
D) Provision of funds by the Civil Works Administration
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Chapter 42: The Nurse in the Schools
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Q1) The nurse caring for children when they need health care is providing which level of prevention?
A) Primary prevention
B) Secondary prevention
C) Tertiary prevention
D) Health promotion
Q2) Which information is needed for the school nurse to administer a prescription medication to a student?
A) A copy of the prescription label on bottle
B) A small container for the medication
C) Signed consent parental consent form
D) A signed order from the physician
Q3) A nurse providing education to prevent health problems in children is performing:
A) Primary prevention
B) Secondary prevention
C) Tertiary prevention
D) Assessment
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Chapter 43: The Nurse in Occupational Health
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Q1) Secondary prevention in the occupational health arena may include:
A) Providing education on safety in the workplace to prevent injury
B) Working with chronically diabetic workers to ensure appropriate medications
C) Screening for hearing loss resulting from noise levels in the plants
D) Ensuring that a person with cardiovascular disease attends a rehab program
Q2) An occupational health has become a member of the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses (AAOHN).Why would a nurse join this organization? Select all that apply.
A) To promote the health and safety of workers
B) To lobby in Congress for safer work places
C) To advance the profession by supporting research
D) To promote and provide continuing education in the specialty
Q3) Which activity would be the primary role of an occupational health nurse?
A) Caring for employees and their families
B) Providing health promotion and emergency care
C) Updating the Material Safety Data Sheets
D) Reporting communicable diseases
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Q1) Which action would the forensic nurse most likely take when implementing Hammer's definition of caring?
A) Utilizing intuition when assessing a client
B) Providing self-care and care for the client
C) Assuring that the client's basic needs are met
D) Assessing the bio-psychosocial and spiritual characteristics of the client
Q2) What is the main purpose of the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control?
A) Assist victims of violence.
B) Maintain records of the incidence of injuries.
C) Coordinate the prevention of injuries, violence, and their consequences.
D) Encourage collaboration among professionals from various disciplines.
Q3) A forensic nurse assesses a child who has injuries that indicate possible abuse.What is the best way to document the assessment findings?
A) Tape recorded statements from the child
B) Digital photographs of injuries
C) Video recording to record statements and show injuries
D) Written documentation and photography
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Q1) A faith community nursing program is created in an individual community of faith.The nurse is accountable to the congregation and its governing body.Which model of faith community nursing is being used?
A) Congregational
B) Institutional
C) Pastoral care
D) Holistic care
Q2) Which person believed that congregations should play a key role in holistic health care and focused on implementing nurse-clergy teams to work with individuals and their families?
A) Pope John Paul
B) President Reagan
C) Rev. Granger Westburg
D) Lillian Wald
Q3) Which statement about faith community nurses is true? Faith community nurses:
A) Create caring congregations which support the holistic health of its members.
B) Work with clergymen to foster deeper spiritual beliefs.
C) Take care of a congregation of people in case of illness.
D) Provide holistic care and make decisions about congregational policies.
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Q1) When a public health nurse discusses with a client which services are appropriate to meet her needs,the public health nurse is functioning as a(n):
A) Case manager
B) Advocate
C) Counselor
D) Role model
Q2) Which event has the potential to weaken existing public health programs?
A) The shift in funding to support bioterrorism response efforts
B) The outbreaks of H1N1 influenza
C) The number of citizens with human immunodeficiency virus
D) The lack of public health nurses
Q3) Providing information about safe-sex practices is an example of which level of prevention?
A) Primary prevention
B) Secondary prevention
C) Tertiary prevention
D) Assessment
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