Population Health Exam Practice Tests
Course Introduction
Population Health examines the health outcomes of groups of individuals, including the distribution of such outcomes within the group. This course explores the various determinants of health such as social, economic, environmental, genetic, and behavioral factors and their impacts on health disparities among populations. Students will analyze methods for measuring population health, the role of public health policies, and strategies for improving health outcomes on a community and global scale. Emphasis will be placed on preventive measures, epidemiological approaches, and the importance of data-driven decision-making in shaping effective health interventions.
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Public Health Nursing Population Centered Health Care in the Community 9th Edition by Stanhope
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Chapter 1: Community and Prevention-Oriented,
Population-Focused Practice: The Foundation of
Specialization in Public Health Nursing
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Q1) The nurse is investigating environmental health problems caused by contaminated ground water.Which of the following types of nursing practice is being used?
A) Community-oriented
B) Community-based
C) Policy development
D) Tertiary care
Answer: A
Q2) A PHN collects data and monitors the health status of the population.Which of the following core public health functions is being implemented?
A) Assessment
B) Prevention
C) Assurance
D) Policy development
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: History of Public Health and Public and Community Health Nursing
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Q1) The impact of World War I on public health nursing included which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
A) Many communicable diseases were eradicated.
B) The ranks of PHNs depleted because many went off to war.
C) The feeling that the greatest patriotic duty was to stay at home.
D) Expanding nursing services in the community was limited by lack of funding.
E) More women entered the public health nursing workforce.
Answer: B,C,D
Q2) A nurse is providing public health education based on the teachings of Lillian Wald.Which of the following topics will the nurse most likely discuss?
A) Taking and recording blood pressures accurately
B) Safe and sanitary baby and child care
C) Environmental pollutants and their effects on lung disease
D) Time management: balancing factory work and the home
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: The Changing USHealth and Public Health Care Systems
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Q1) What are some of the untoward events categorized in the Institute of Medicine (IOM)report about medical errors? (Select all that apply.)
A) Wrong-site surgery
B) Adverse drug events
C) Improper transfusions
D) Restraint related deaths
E) Poor staffing patterns
Answer: A,B,C,D
Q2) A nurse is working with a community to decrease the occurrence of influenza.Which of the following U.S.Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS; or simply HHS)goals is being applied?
A) Strengthen Health Care
B) Advance the Health, Safety, and Well-being of the American People
C) Increase Efficiency, Transparency, Accountability, and Effectiveness of HHS Programs
D) Advance Scientific Knowledge and Innovation
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Perspectives in Global Health Care
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Q1) Which is a disease that was once isolated and rare but is now widespread throughout the world?
A) Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
B) Smallpox
C) Malaria
D) Measles
Q2) The key to achieving the goals of Health for All in the 21st Century (HEALTH21)is the worldwide:
A) cure of communicable disease.
B) technological development of all nations.
C) availability of health care insurance.
D) implementation of primary health care.
Q3) Which is referred to as a lesser-developed country?
A) France
B) Japan
C) Indonesia
D) Sweden
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Chapter 5: Economics of Health Care Delivery
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Q1) The allocation of scarce resources within the health care sector and the focus on resource allocation issues related to producing and distributing health care is called:
A) economics.
B) health economics.
C) public health economics.
D) microeconomic theory.
Q2) A nurse evaluates a smoking cessation program,the gained or increased financial income,the improvements in the community attributable to the program,and the costs that would result if the program was not offered.Which of the following best describes the action of the nurse?
A) Cost-effectiveness analysis
B) Cost-benefit analysis
C) Supply and demand
D) Microeconomic theory
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 growing multiculturalism of American society can contribute to ethnicity conflicts when:
A) providing care to different cultural groups.
B) individual values align with the cultural norms.
C) ethnic groups overburden the health care system.
D) the greater community's values are jeopardized by specific ethnic values.
Q2) Which statement about feminist ethics is correct?
A) Feminists include only women in their worldview.
B) Persons who ascribe to feminist ethics are passive and wish to pursue their ideals through the legislative process.
C) Feminists believe that men should not be nurses.
D) Women's thinking and moral experiences are important and should be taken into account.
Q3) An orderly process that considers ethical principles,client values,and professional obligations is:
A) moral distress.
B) ethical decision making.
C) a value.
D) a code of ethics.
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Chapter 7: Cultural Diversity in the Community
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Q1) The nurse labels a patient an alcoholic because of his ethnicity.Which of the following best describes this action by the nurse?
A) Stereotyping
B) Prejudice
C) Racism
D) Ethnocentrism
Q2) A client comes into the clinic and tells the nurse he goes to an acupuncturist for pain.The nurse says he should take pain medication instead.Which of the following best describes the action taken by the nurse?
A) Cultural conflict
B) Cultural blindness
C) Cultural relativism
D) Cultural imposition
Q3) The tendency to ignore all differences between cultures and to act as though the differences do not exist is defined as:
A) cultural conflict.
B) culture shock.
C) cultural blindness.
D) cultural imposition.
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Chapter 8: Public Health Policy
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Q1) 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.
Q2) The Office of Homeland Security has a mission to rebuild the crumbling public health infrastructures of each state and provide:
A) vaccines for smallpox, anthrax, and plague.
B) regulation of nuclear weapons.
C) surveillance of bioterrorism threats.
D) regulation of foreign nurses entering the United States.
Q3) A nurse is interested in census data.Which federal department's website would be a good place to start?
A) Department of Labor (DOL)
B) USDHHS
C) Commerce Department
D) World Health Organization (WHO)
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Chapter 9: Population-Based Public Health Nursing
Practice: The Intervention Wheel
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Q1) A PHN is conducting an assessment of the community's health.Which of the following is being accomplished through this activity?
A) Define one problem that will be the focus for a year
B) Assess a social network of interacting individuals usually in a defined territory
C) Minimize the effects of health risks and hazards
D) Intervene at the population level by changing laws and regulations
Q2) PHNs across the United States implement similar types of interventions to improve the health of various groups.Which of the following explains why a common set of interventions is used?
A) Describe the proper order of implementation
B) Emphasize surveillance as the main focus of public health practice
C) Guide practice and generate agency protocols
D) Improve the health status of communities, systems, individuals, and families
Q3) What is the purpose of the color-coded wedges on the Intervention Wheel?
A) The interventions are grouped together in related wedges.
B) The wedges consist of referral information for each wedge.
C) The element of health teaching is the predominant feature of each wedge.
D) Coalition building must be implemented with each wedge.
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Chapter 10: Environmental Health
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Q1) The basic science applied to understanding the health effects associated with chemical exposures is:
A) toxicology.
B) pharmacology.
C) chemistry.
D) environmental epidemiology.
Q2) A nurse works at the individual level to reduce pollution in the environment.Which of the following actions would most likely be taken by the nurse?
A) Provide a tax incentive to factories that do not pollute
B) Make laws related to allowed levels of pollution in the area
C) Recycle paper, glass, cans, and plastic
D) Move to an area with less pollution
Q3) A city sets the standard of an acceptable level of emissions or a maximum contaminant level allowed for factories.Which of the following concepts is being applied?
A) Controlling pollution
B) Waste minimization
C) Land use planning
D) Environmental standard
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Chapter 11: Genomics in Public Health Nursing
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Q1) A nurse is applying genetic and genomic knowledge when completing a client assessment.Which of the following actions is most likely being taken by the nurse?
A) Constructing a pedigree from a collected family history
B) Identifying a client who may benefit from genetic counseling
C) Referring a client to specialized genetic services
D) Incorporating knowledge of genomic risk factors
Q2) A nurse is considering seeking employment in a career as a genomic nurse.Which of the following roles would be most important role of the nurse in this setting?
A) Direct caregiver
B) Educator
C) Advocate
D) Referral agent
Q3) Which statement regarding mutations is true?
A) Mutations in the DNA sequence occur on a regular basis.
B) Mutagens are a result of a mutation.
C) Environmental factors can be linked to many mutations.
D) Spontaneous mutations occur because of environmental exposure.
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Chapter 12: Epidemiology
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Q1) A nurse is studying the characteristics of an agent as part of the epidemiologic triangle.Which of the following is the nurse most likely studying?
A) Human population distribution
B) Salmonella
C) Genetic susceptibility
D) Climate
Q2) A nurse is investigating an outbreak of a gastrointestinal illness from a food-borne pathogen.Which of the following terms is being applied?
A) Attack rate
B) Point epidemic
C) Secular trend
D) Event-related cluster
Q3) A nurse is investigating a serious epidemic of influenza.Which of the following best describes the amount of cases that are being examined?
A) 50 cases
B) 100 cases
C) 500 cases
D) Unable to determine
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Chapter 13: Infectious Disease Prevention and Control
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Q1) Requirements for disease reporting in the United States are mandated by:
A) the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
B) federal laws.
C) state laws and regulations.
D) the World Health Organization (WHO).
Q2) A nurse is working in a health department when a patient arrives who has been traveling to South America and has been diagnosed with malaria.Which of the following considerations should be made by the nurse?
A) The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report should be consulted to investigate the rate of malaria in the United States.
B) This is a disease that must be reported to the state health department.
C) The nurse should take precautions to wear a mask and gown to avoid exposure.
D) The patient is very ill and should be sent to the hospital immediately.
Q3) A nurse is discussing the role of a vector in the spread of disease.Which of the following is the nurse most likely referring to?
A) Contaminated water
B) A tick
C) A dirty needle
D) An infected person
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Chapter 14: Communicable and Infectious Disease Risks
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Q1) The case rate of new TB is highest among which ethnicity in the United States?
A) African American
B) Native American
C) White American
D) Asian American
Q2) A nurse is utilizing the provisions created by the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act.Which of the following interventions is the nurse most likely performing?
A) Increasing AIDS awareness in the community
B) Determining available health care services for HIV-infected individuals
C) Preventing the transmission of AIDS to children from their mothers
D) Allowing persons in the final stages of HIV to die with dignity
Q3) The most common reportable infectious disease in the United States is:
A) gonorrhea.
B) syphilis.
C) herpes.
D) chlamydia.
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Chapter 15: Evidence-Based Practice
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Q1) A nurse is looking for evidence-based practice to support the methods used to facilitate smoking cessation.Which of the following types of evidence would be the best for the nurse to examine?
A) Scientific literature found in systematic reviews
B) Double-blind randomized controlled trial
C) Quasi-experimental studies
D) Expert opinion
Q2) Evidence-based public health (EBPH)is:
A) an integration of the best available nursing expertise.
B) derived from community principles to fit the area where it is practiced.
C) a health endeavor that makes informed use of evidence.
D) comprised of only public health records.
Q3) A summary of the research evidence that relates to a specific question and to the effects of an intervention is:
A) evidence-based practice.
B) meta-analysis.
C) systematic review.
D) narrative review.
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Chapter 16: Changing Health Behavior Using Health
Education with Individuals, Families, and Groups
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Q1) A nurse is using basic educational principles when conducting an effective educational program.Which of the following principles would the nurse most likely be using? (Select all that apply.)
A) Use a clear, succinct style
B) Use an active voice
C) Refer to Internet sources
D) Use aids to highlight key points
E) Repeat information several times
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.
Q3) The nurse is teaching a new diabetic client how to give himself an insulin injection.Which of the following domains would be used?
A) Developmental
B) Cognitive
C) Affective
D) Psychomotor
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Chapter 17: Building a Culture of Health through
Community Health Promotion
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Q1) A PHN collaborates with a physician's clinic to increase the number of infants and toddlers who receive lead screening.According to the integrative model,what client system and focus of care are being addressed?
A) Aggregate level health promotion
B) Aggregate level illness prevention
C) Family level illness care
D) Individual level health promotion
Q2) A community is searching for additional funding so that a bike trail can be built in the community.Which of the following best describes this example?
A) Health promotion
B) Illness prevention
C) Specific protection
D) Health protection
Q3) The Framingham Heart Study was successful in:
A) providing information on the effectiveness of risk-reduction interventions.
B) documenting the relationship between social variables and heart disease.
C) identifying factors contributing to the development of coronary heart disease (CHD).
D) demonstrating the effects of mass media in modifying high-risk behavior.
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Chapter 18: Community as Client: Assessment and Analysis
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Q1) A community has residents who provide information to the city council so that decisions can be made about the health of the community.Which of the following characteristics is being displayed?
A) Active partnerships
B) Passive partnerships
C) Gatekeeping
D) Focus groups
Q2) A nurse is engaging in the evaluation phase of community health program planning.Which of the following would be part of effective completion of this phase?
A) Demonstrate the ability to improve the health of the participants
B) Develop measureable objectives and goals before implementation
C) Encourage full participation by community members
D) Improve the health of the population through the program
Q3) A nurse is completing a community assessment.Which of the following actions would be most likely for the nurse to complete?
A) Identify community needs and clarify problems
B) Determine the weaknesses of a community
C) Perform the core functions of public health nursing
D) Assess individual needs within a community
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Chapter 19: Population-Centered Nursing in Rural and Urban Environments
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Q1) Which of the following describes a barrier to obtaining care in a rural area?
A) Readily available transportation
B) Inadequate provider understanding about rural health needs
C) Short distances to health care facilities
D) Available specialists
Q2) In comparison with urban adults,rural adults:
A) seek medical care more often.
B) have poorer overall health status.
C) are less likely to identify a usual source of medical care.
D) are usually seen by a specialist rather than a general practitioner.
Q3) A client is suffering from stress related to the depressed lumber industry in his county.Which of the following best describes this client's condition?
A) Manic-depression
B) Psychosis
C) Anticipatory grieving
D) Farm stress
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Chapter 20: Promoting Health Through Healthy
Communities and Cities
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Q1) A nurse performs a community assessment as part of the Community Health Promotion Model.Which of the following best describes the rationale for this action?
A) To become more acquainted with the multiple factors that influence health status
B) To survey the citizens in the community about their wants and needs
C) To allow special interest groups a say in health policy
D) To provide a narrow focus for the committee work
Q2) What principles were used in the creation of the Healthy Cities movement? (Select all that apply.)
A) Primary care
B) Equity in health promotion
C) Community participation
D) High technologic environments
E) Relationship building
Q3) The goal of the Healthy Communities and Cities initiative is to:
A) promote health through community participation.
B) reorganize the current health care system.
C) maximize the cost-benefit ratio of health care.
D) improve the quality of care in communities.
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Chapter 21: The Nurse-led Health Center: A Model for Community Nursing Practice
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Q1) A nurse needs to make the final decision about establishing a nursing center in the local community.Which of the following factors would be the most important for the nurse to consider?
A) Legal and regulatory considerations
B) Community involvement
C) Nursing interest
D) Potential grant funding
Q2) A nurse executive would like to hire a neighborhood resident who is trained in community outreach to work at the nursing center.Which of the following would most likely be the title of this position?
A) Community health worker
B) Support staff member
C) Clinical specialist
D) Specialty care provider
Q3) 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
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Chapter 22: Case Management
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Q1) A case manager uses effective collaboration and team strategies to make arrangements for services.Which of the following roles is being applied?
A) Broker
B) Negotiator
C) Liaison
D) Facilitator
Q2) A nurse would like to take action to reduce the risk of liability.Which of the following interventions should be used by the nurse? (Select all that apply.)
A) Provide accurate documentation of client visits
B) Inform clients of their rights of appeal
C) Refer clients to the providers of their choice
D) Utilize care planning whenever possible
E) Promote strong community partnerships
Q3) The first stage of collaboration is:
A) trust building.
B) consensus.
C) collegiality.
D) awareness.
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Chapter 23: Public Health Nursing Practice and the Disaster Management Cycle
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Q1) A nurse is working in a community that is experiencing the Honeymoon Phase after a disaster.Which of the following is characteristic of this phase?
A) First responders work tirelessly to save others.
B) Survivors share their stories.
C) Medical personnel experience exhaustion.
D) Community organizations rebuild the community.
Q2) Community preparedness is being used to plan for a disaster.Which of the following tasks is being implemented?
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
Q3) A nurse is volunteering on a disaster medical assistant team as a first responder.Which of the following tasks would the nurse be prepared to perform?
A) Set up immunization clinics
B) Assist in triaging disaster victims
C) Provide all the medical care for disaster victims
D) Complete a needs assessment of the community
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Chapter 24: Public Health Surveillance and Outbreak Investigation
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Q1) A college student goes to the Student Health Center with an extremely swollen neck.The advanced practice nurse determines that he has mumps.His roommate also is experiencing malaise and a sore throat.Which of the following defines these two students?
A) Mixed outbreak
B) Common source
C) Point source
D) Propagated outbreak
Q2) Which is a feature of public health surveillance?
A) Sharing of the results with others
B) Defining public health policy
C) Evaluating interventions
D) Planning national programs
Q3) A public health nurse (PHN)is investigating an outbreak of salmonellosis in a community.Which type of surveillance system is being used?
A) Active
B) Passive
C) Sentinel
D) Special
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Chapter 25: Program Management
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Q1) What question should be answered through a program evaluation?
A) Did the audience enjoy the program?
B) Is a process evaluation also necessary?
C) Are the problems it was designed to solve being solved?
D) Was enough information given to change policy?
Q2) Focus groups are used to determine the method of cleanup for contaminated groundwater in a neighborhood.Which of the following is a disadvantage of this needs assessment tool?
A) Technically demanding
B) Expensive
C) Bias of leaders
D) Time consuming
Q3) A nurse matches client needs,provider strengths and competence,and agency resources.Which of the following types of planning is being used?
A) Strategic planning
B) Program planning
C) Management planning
D) Process planning
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Chapter 26: Quality Management
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Q1) Which statement about the quality assurance process is accurate?
A) Processes are implemented to maintain quality.
B) Community needs are assessed while implementing quality programs.
C) Accountability of the provider is the primary concern.
D) Standards for care are established and evaluated.
Q2) Which of the following monitors access to care,the cost of care,and protects the Medicare Trust?
A) Professional Review Organizations (PROs)
B) Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)
C) National Health Quality Improvement Act
D) Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs)
Q3) A nurse is implementing plan-do-check-act.Which of the following actions is the nurse going to perform?
A) Documentation of client care
B) Obtain certification in a specialty area
C) Review data after changing practice
D) Provide equal access to care
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Chapter 27: Working with Families in the Community for Healthy Outcomes
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Q1) A nurse considers how the environment outside of the family influences the development of a child.Which of the following theories is being used?
A) Bioecological systems
B) Family systems
C) Family developmental and life cycle
D) Capacity -building model
Q2) A nurse examines family interactions.Which of the following describes the theory that is being applied?
A) Bioecological systems
B) Family systems
C) Family developmental and life cycle
D) Capacity -building model
Q3) Which theory views the family as a whole with boundaries that are affected by the environment?
A) Family developmental and life cycle theory
B) Bioecological systems theory
C) Microsystems
D) Family systems theory
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Chapter 28: Family Health Risks
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Q1) A nurse is in the beginning phase of contracting with a family.Which of the following activities will most likely occur during this phase?
A) Mutual division of responsibilities
B) Mutual development of a plan
C) Mutual setting of time limits
D) Mutual implementation of the plan
Q2) A nurse is completing an initial home visit with a family.Which of the following nursing actions is most important to include?
A) Explore the client's ideas and perceptions about the purpose of the visits
B) Identify with the client the contradictions in the client's words and health behaviors
C) Refer the client to others in the health team
D) Teach the client about solutions to his or her problems
Q3) A nurse is using an ecomap.Which of the following best describes the situation that the nurse is experiencing?
A) Assessing a family's biological risks
B) Considering a family's economic risks
C) Discussing a family's lifestyle risks
D) Examining a family's social risks
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Chapter 29: Child and Adolescent Health
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Q1) Which statement is true about the role of nurses in community health?
A) The nurse provides direct services to children and their families.
B) A major role of community health nurse is the provision of immunizations.
C) Children are not the primary focus of community health, since they are often acutely ill.
D) Complementary therapies and environmental toxins are often the focus of the health care of children.
Q2) A nurse is actively participating in efforts to reduce gun violence among young people.Which of the following actions is most likely being taken by the nurse?
A) Identifying populations at risk for violence
B) Passing legislation to support gun control
C) Searching lockers at school looking for weapons and contraband
D) Caring for clients who have sustained gunshot wounds
Q3) A nurse is working with a child who lives in poverty.Which of the following best describes this child?
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) Which type of cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States?
A) Gastrointestinal
B) Prostate
C) Skin
D) Testicular
Q2) The nurse is caring for an elderly client who has written advanced medical directives.Which of the following best describes what this means?
A) The client has made decisions regarding treatment if he becomes incapacitated.
B) The client has a living will.
C) The client has a Do Not Resuscitate order.
D) The client's family has decided on a medical treatment regimen.
Q3) A nurse is caring for a client who is considered obese.Which of the following best describes this client?
A) An individual with a body mass index (BMI) of 15
B) An individual with a BMI of 20
C) An individual with a BMI of 30
D) An individual with a BMI of 25
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Chapter 31: Disability Health Care Across the Life Span
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Q1) A nurse is providing care to a family who has a child with a disability.Which of the following individuals would most likely report high levels of stress,anxiety,and depression?
A) Mother
B) Father
C) Teacher
D) Home health nurse
Q2) A nurse is working with a client who has been diagnosed with a substance abuse disorder and bipolar disorder.Which of the following terms best describes what is being experienced by the client?
A) Disability
B) Dual diagnosis
C) Handicap
D) Functional limitation
Q3) Which of the following statements about disabilities is true?
A) Disability includes sickness.
B) Almost everyone will experience disability at some time during life.
C) Disabilities are limited to physical impairments.
D) Most disabled individuals require assistance with ADLs.
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Q1) A nurse is working with a vulnerable group experiencing multiple risk factors.Which of the following best describes this group?
A) Smokers who use chewing tobacco as well as cigarettes
B) Substance abusers who test positive for HIV
C) Persons with limited access to care because they live in a rural area
D) New mothers needing information about baby and child care
Q2) A nurse is developing a one-stop service to meet the needs of a vulnerable group.Which of the following would the nurse most likely create?
A) Wrap-around services where mental services are linked
B) Giving all immunizations on a single clinic visit
C) Providing multiple services during a single clinic visit
D) Providing free services to the medically indigent
Q3) The wide variations in health services and health status between certain population groups are called:
A) vulnerable population groups.
B) health disparities.
C) disadvantaged populations.
D) risk markers.
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Chapter 33: Poverty and Homelessness
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Q1) A nurse is providing care to populations who are from different socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds.Which of the following barriers should the nurse be aware of that may prevent full engagement in a relationship?
A) Fears and misconceptions related to poverty
B) Lack of tangible and emotional resources
C) Lack of knowledge about people who live in poverty
D) Perception that the poor don't need to be poor
Q2) A community health nurse is caring for an individual who is experiencing crisis poverty.Which of the following characteristics would this individual most likely display?
A) Episodic homelessness
B) Physical disability
C) Mental disability
D) Drug abuse
Q3) Which statement regarding the effects of homelessness on health is accurate?
A) Peripheral vascular disease and hypertension are lessened by this lifestyle.
B) The incidence and virulence of infections are decreasing.
C) Trauma is a significant cause of death and disability.
D) Crowded living conditions result in decreased risk for exposure to infections.
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Q1) A nurse plans to collect data about morbidity and mortality among migrant workers in a community.Which of the following barriers is the nurse most likely to encounter?
A) Difficulty securing a stable population
B) Lack of resources
C) Unwilling participants
D) Fear of deportation
Q2) A nurse is assessing a client who has had an acute exposure to a pesticide.Which of the following symptoms is the client most likely to display?
A) Memory loss
B) Musculoskeletal problems
C) Cancer
D) Infertility
Q3) Which statement about migrant and seasonal farm workers is true?
A) The economic status of migrant workers has improved over the last decade.
B) This is a transient population that does not need nursing care.
C) Most migrant workers are eager to accept health care services.
D) Availability of food in the United States depends on these individuals.
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Chapter 35: Teen Pregnancy
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Q1) A nurse is providing education to teenagers about prevention of unintended pregnancy.Which of the following principles should the nurse understand as to why some of these teenagers may get pregnant?
A) They often feel invincible and do not recognize risks related to their behaviors.
B) They enjoy engaging in sexual activity and want children.
C) They influence each other and succumb to peer pressure.
D) They have realistic attitudes about school, work, parenting, and socializing.
Q2) A parent has requested access to his child's medical records at a school-based health clinic.Which of the following statements about access and release of a minor's medical record is correct?
A) Reproductive information is protected by the Health Insurance Portability and Accounting Act (HIPAA).
B) A minor cannot get birth control without parental consent.
C) Medical records are available to anyone who wishes to access them.
D) Parents can legally access all medical records of a minor child.
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Q1) A nurse categorizes mental illness as a biopsychosocial disorder.What is meant by this classification?
A) Mental illness is an abnormal brain vasculature that can be detected with angiography.
B) Antipsychotic drugs can be used for all types of mental illness.
C) Experience and psychosocial factors affect the etiology and treatment of mental illness.
D) Mental illness can be cured with the right drugs and therapy.
Q2) A client who was deinstitutionalized during the 1960s experienced difficulties living in the community.Which of the following best describes why this difficulty existed?
A) Insufficient community mental health services
B) Difficulties connecting with community resources
C) Lack of affordable housing
D) Increased cost of care
Q3) 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
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Chapter 37: Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Problems
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Q1) A nurse is providing care for a family in which a nonaddict is experiencing a stress-induced preoccupation with an addict's life,leading to extreme dependence on the addict.Which of the following best describes what is happening?
A) Obsession
B) Codependency
C) Enabling
D) Addiction
Q2) Why must nurses examine their attitudes about alcohol,tobacco,and other drug (ATOD)abuse and addiction before working with individuals with this health problem?
A) Working with clients who have addiction problems often puts the nurse at risk for violence.
B) The population of persons with drug and alcohol addiction is found in low-income neighborhoods.
C) To be therapeutic, a nurse must develop a trusting nonjudgmental relationship with clients.
D) Nurses are the primary persons who treat addiction problems.
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Q1) 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
Q2) A nurse working at a battered woman's shelter is counseling a pregnant woman who has just entered the shelter.When assessing the client's history,which information would the client most likely report?
A) A history of abuse before pregnancy
B) A history of child abuse
C) A history of multiple pregnancies
D) A history of substance abuse
Q3) Homicide is the second leading cause of death among which population?
A) Individuals between 15 and 24 years of age
B) Native American infants
C) Caucasian women between 25 and 34 years of age
D) African American children between 15 and 19 years of age
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Chapter 39: The Advanced Practice Nurse in the Community
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Q1) Which is most likely to be a major stressor for an APHN?
A) Autonomy of practice
B) Professional isolation
C) Flexible work hours
D) Collaboration
Q2) Which functions are shared by APHNs and NPs? (Select all that apply.)
A) Leadership
B) Research
C) Comprehensive assessment
D) Systems focus
E) Community assessment
Q3) An APHN has been working with multiple agencies to establish a nursing center in the community.What is the purpose of creating a nursing center?
A) To provide opportunities for collaborative relationships
B) To offer specialized care for certain medical conditions
C) To promote the autonomy of NPs
D) To focus on primary prevention for the community
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Chapter 40: The Nurse Leader in the Community
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Q1) Which skills will be demonstrated by a nurse who has effective communication? (Select all that apply.)
A) Active listening
B) Restatement of the main points
C) Use simple, direct words
D) Maintain eye contact
E) Speak slowly
Q2) A nurse considers interdependence among organizations when planning health interventions for the community.Which of the following categories of theories is being applied?
A) Structural contingency
B) Organizational
C) Resource dependence
D) Systems
Q3) A nurse is working with a clinical microsystem.Which of the following best describes what the nurse is working with?
A) Evidence-based practices
B) Managed care organizations
C) Electronic health records
D) Registries
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Chapter 41: The Nurse in Home Health, Palliative Care, and Hospice
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Q1) A home care nurse is employed by a proprietary agency.What does this mean?
A) The agency is exempt from federal income taxes.
B) The agency is governed by a board of directors.
C) The agency is a profit-making agency.
D) The agency is reimbursed primarily by tax funds.
Q2) A home care agency has applied for accreditation from the Joint Commission.What is the next step the agency will take?
A) Attend a conference to learn more about the accreditation process
B) Schedule a site visit with the Joint Commission
C) Complete a self-study of the agency
D) Improve methods of documentation of client visits
Q3) A nurse is implementing a population-focused model of home care delivery.Which of the following actions would most likely be taken by the nurse?
A) Use an assessment protocol when conducting visits
B) Collaborate with other disciplines
C) Provide care for a specific population
D) Apply high-intensity interventions
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Chapter 42: The Nurse in the Schools
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Q1) A school nurse reviews the standards of professional practice published by the NASN.Which professional standard will the school nurse rely upon when providing care?
A) Interact with interdisciplinary health team members
B) Communicate with teachers to effectively manage classrooms
C) Teach cardiopulmonary resuscitation to every member of the school staff
D) Do research on students at the school
Q2) A school nurse develops emergency plans for students who may need immediate care while at school.Which of the following elements should be included in this plan? (Select all that apply.)
A) When to call 911 for local emergency personnel
B) Education about standard precautions for staff members
C) Role children may play in providing basic first aid
D) How to maintain confidentiality and privacy of injured students
E) Where the shelter areas are located at the school
Q3) The leading cause of death in children and teenagers is:
A) leukemia.
B) injuries.
C) suicide.
D) diabetes.
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Chapter 43: The Nurse in Occupational Health
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Q1) An occupational health nurse is educating employees about work-related hazards.Which of the following hazards would the nurse most likely discuss in the presentation?
A) Workplace stress leading to hypertension and cardiovascular disease
B) Asbestos, plastics, lead, and solvents leading to dermatitis
C) Cement dust and metals leading to bronchitis
D) Hormones and nitroglycerine leading to reproductive effects
Q2) An occupational health nurse refers an employee to an employee assistance program.Which of the following problems would most likely be addressed?
A) Obesity
B) Smoking
C) Alcohol abuse
D) Lack of exercise
Q3) The nurse is doing a walk-through to identify workplace hazards.Which of the following levels of prevention is being implemented?
A) Primary prevention
B) Secondary prevention
C) Tertiary prevention
D) Assessment
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Chapter 44: Forensic Nursing in the Community
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Q1) A forensic nurse is implementing Hammer's definition of caring.Which of the following actions would the nurse most likely perform?
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) A nurse would like to obtain certification as a forensic nurse.Which specialty certifications are available for the forensic nurse? (Select all that apply.)
A) Legal Nurse Consultant
B) Death Investigator
C) Adolescent and adult SANE A
D) Forensic Consultant
E) Forensic nurse
Q3) A homicide has occurred in a community.To whom would this information need to be reported?
A) United States Public Health Service
B) World Health Organization (WHO)
C) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
D) National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS)
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Chapter 45: The Nurse in the Faith Community
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Q1) A nurse is working in a congregational community who gathers in a church and has common faith traditions.Which of the following best describes this community?
A) Health ministry
B) Faith community nursing
C) Faith community
D) Holistic care center
Q2) A nurse would like to engage in the role of a faith community nurse.According to the Faith Community Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice,which is the preferred minimum educational preparation for a nurse in this setting?
A) An associate's degree
B) A baccalaureate degree
C) A master's degree
D) Certification
Q3) Which dimension is central to the practice of parish nursing?
A) Physical
B) Psychological
C) Spiritual
D) Social
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Q1) A PHN assists a client in identifying the services needed the most at the least cost.Which of the following best describes the role that the nurse is using?
A) Role model
B) Advocate
C) Counselor
D) Case manager
Q2) A nurse is providing information about safe-sex practices.Which of the following levels of prevention is being implemented?
A) Primary prevention
B) Secondary prevention
C) Tertiary prevention
D) Assessment
Q3) A PHN is working with uninsured individuals.Which of the following is the most appropriate action for the nurse to take?
A) Providing direct care for this population in times of acute illness
B) Advocating for federal policy changes for this population
C) Assisting this population to access necessary health care services
D) Encouraging lifestyle changes for this population
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