Population Health
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Course Introduction
Population Health explores the determinants and outcomes of health within and across groups of people, emphasizing how social, economic, environmental, and behavioral factors contribute to health disparities. The course examines epidemiological methods, health measurement tools, and public health interventions aimed at improving health outcomes on a broad scale. Students will analyze patterns of health and disease, review strategies for prevention and health promotion, and consider the roles of policy and healthcare systems in enhancing the well-being of populations.
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Community Public Health Nursing Promoting the Health of Populations 6th Edition by Nies
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Chapter 1: Health: A Community View
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Q1) Which variable has a major influence on a community's health?
A) Behavior choices made by persons in the community
B) Number of health care providers and hospitals in the community
C) Quality of the public safety officers (police officers, firefighters, etc.)
D) The number and credentials of public health officials in the community
Answer: A
Q2) A nurse who works on the surgical unit at the local hospital was asked by the home health unit to make a home visit to a patient who had been discharged the previous day and to give follow-up care (for overload pay). What kind of nursing would this nurse be doing?
A) Acute care hospital nursing
B) Community-based nursing
C) Community health nursing
D) Public health nursing
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Historical Factors: Community Health Nursing in Context
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Q1) What current emphases are focusing attention on public health? (Select all that apply.)
A) Cost containment and managed care models
B) Focus on disease prevention and health promotion
C) Increased funding for care of chronic diseases
D) Liberal politicians encouraging public health as part of a national health reform
E) Movies showing national disasters and government lack of preparedness
F) Shortage of the H1N1 flu vaccine
Answer: A, B
Q2) Which of the following statements best summarizes Wald and Brewster's approach to home nursing?
A) "All services all the time"
B) "Helping people to help themselves"
C) "One person, one family, at a time"
D) "Your home or ours"
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Thinking Upstream: Nursing Theories and
Population-Focused Nursing Practice
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Q1) A nurse is using Healthy People 2020 as a guide to improve the health and well-being of the community. Which of the following strategies would the nurse most likely implement?
A) Address the root causes of health problems
B) Choose one of the 28 focal areas for emphasis in funding and media attention
C) Concentrate on the goals of improving the quality of life
D) Continue funding expansion of the health care system
E) Expand efforts to put all medical records on electronic media
Answer: A
Q2) Which of the following best describes the primary purpose of nursing theory?
A) To improve nursing practice
B) To demonstrate that nursing is a profession
C) To organize nursing knowledge
D) To serve as a basis for ongoing nursing research
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Health Promotion and Risk Reduction
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Q1) A nurse is using Pender's model to explain what influences individuals to pursue health promotion activities. Which of the following factors would be examined? (Select all that apply.)
A) A belief that one can change one's behaviors
B) Environmental choices possible
C) Fear of negative consequences if action is not taken
D) The rewards one believes will result if action is taken
E) The threat of an early death if behavior is not changed
F) What one's family and peers believe should be done
Q2) During a health history, the client looked confused and said, "But everybody drinks, like at parties and such. How much drinking do you think is too much?" Which of the following would be most appropriate response by the nurse?
A) "Alcohol should be used only in moderation."
B) "It's okay as long as you don't binge, and you eat food with your drinks."
C) "Per day, no more than one drink for women and two drinks for men."
D) "Total abstinence is the only healthy choice."
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Chapter 5: Epidemiology
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Q1) A nurse wanted a screening test that was very sensitive in determining who might have a particular illness. What might be a problem with using such a sensitive test?
(Select all that apply.)
A) Many persons have true negative test results.
B) Persons who test negative are able to celebrate their healthy state.
C) Persons who do not have the illness are told that they might, which leads to anxiety, as well as time and cost of follow-up diagnostic tests.
D) Such a test may have lower specificity, so some persons with the disease are told they are disease free and hence do not receive care.
E) There is no problem; it is best to use the most sensitive screening test available.
F) Persons who have the disease are notified and receive treatment.
Q2) Which of the following would be the best method to increase the positive predictive value of a screening test?
A) Test a large population at once
B) Test a group at high risk for the health problem
C) Use a very sensitive screening test
D) Use a very specific screening test
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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 is a major factor in determining which people or groups are most likely to be helpful to a particular individual?
A) Anyone who has time to be available
B) Environmental proximity
C) Same employment responsibilities
D) Similar religious faith
Q3) 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
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Chapter 7: Community Health Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation
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Q1) Which of the following best describes why it is important for the nurse to be knowledgeable about the community when providing care to individuals?
A) As nurses travel to meet with clients, they must know the community to find the client's residence.
B) On the basis of information from community assessment, community health nurses can be visible and vocal advocates for health care reform.
C) Community health nurses are expected to have information about the community to share with individual clients.
D) Individuals and families are strongly influenced by the community and environment around them.
Q2) Which of the following approaches has been suggested to improve the functioning of local and national health planning?
A) Increase nursing involvement.
B) Invite citizen participation in health care provision.
C) Invite more health professionals to be involved in health planning.
D) Increase community involvement among hospitals.
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Chapter 8: Community Health Education
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Q1) A very busy day is planned at a community health fair, and a nurse spends time greeting and meeting each person who walks in. Which of the following best describes the rationale for this action?
A) To distribute evaluation forms immediately so the participants can fill in the appropriate answers after each interaction with a professional
B) To immediately establish a friendly relationship and a level of trust
C) To make sure everyone knew who was sponsoring this free event
D) To most efficiently send the person to the area consistent with his or her apparent health need
Q2) Which of the following factors is found in the Health Belief Model (HBM) but not in Pender's Health Promotion Model (HPM)?
A) Individual perception
B) Likelihood of action
C) Personal threat as motivator
D) Self-efficacy
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Chapter 9: Case Management
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Q1) Which of the following best describes the purpose of case management from the client's perspective?
A) To help clients navigate a complex, fragmented, confusing health care system to obtain appropriate care
B) To help clients recognize that health care resources are limited and must be used wisely
C) To help clients understand their varied health problems and the best approach to maintain their health
D) To help clients obtain whatever care they need or desire
Q2) 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.
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Chapter 10: Policy, Politics, Legislation, and Community Health Nursing
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Q1) Which of the following best describes why it is so difficult to change the paradigm of health care from disease orientation to promoting health orientation?
A) The belief exists that those without insurance could obtain insurance if they worked hard enough.
B) People find it difficult to agree on what the ideal paradigm should be.
C) People realize the media have exaggerated the problems that result from lack of insurance.
D) Serious reallocation of resources would have to occur.
Q2) A nurse is employed by the state nursing association to serve as a lobbyist. Which of the following would be the most crucial task to achieve?
A) Be seen as a reliable and credible source of accurate information
B) Convince colleagues in nursing to join their local nursing organization and write to encourage legislators to vote according to nurses' goals
C) Offer to make large donations to the legislator who can forward nursing's agenda
D) Visit every single legislator so the nurse is recognized in this role
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Chapter 11: The Health Care System
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Q1) Which of the following best describes how complementary and alternative therapies differ from traditional health care? (Select all that apply.)
A) Alternative therapies have been documented as ineffective.
B) Complementary medicine is expanding because of paid media coverage.
C) Nurses rarely are involved in complementary or alternative therapies.
D) Providers vary in training and licensure.
E) Reimbursement is often unavailable.
F) Alternative therapies lack any research related to their effectiveness.
Q2) Which health care provider organization is seeing an increase in the demand for their services?
A) Physician practice
B) Hospice service
C) Hospitals
D) Long-term care facilities
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Chapter 12: Economics of Health Care
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Q1) Which of the following best describes how hospitals initially coped when Medicare reimbursement became based on diagnosis-related groups (DRGs)?
A) Charged more for patients whose care was paid by insurance
B) Decreased nursing staff to cut labor costs
C) Lobbied politicians to increase Medicare reimbursement to reflect actual costs
D) Refused to accept Medicare patients
Q2) Which of the following best describes what physicians did to compete with new competition from health maintenance organizations (HMOs)?
A) Accepted employment directly under the insurance company
B) Organized preferred provider organizations (PPOs) to negotiate with insurance companies
C) Created private practices with colleagues within hospital medical complexes
D) Decided to strike and refused to work in the new HMOs
Q3) Which of the following best describes a flaw of indemnity plans?
A) Blue Cross and Blue Shield had a great idea, but they went bankrupt.
B) Cost sharing was expected of Blue Cross and Blue Shield enrollees.
C) Enrollees could not choose their provider or manage their own care.
D) Plans lacked any incentives to contain costs.
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Chapter 13: Cultural Diversity and Community Health
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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) At a military base, a family from Qatar, a Muslim Arabic country, came in to the prenatal clinic because the wife believed she was pregnant. Which of the following providers would be the most appropriate choice for this client?
A) A male obstetrician, expert in high-risk pregnancies
B) The female nurse midwife
C) The male obstetrician with a female nurse always in the room with the wife
D) Whichever provider was on duty until the pregnancy was confirmed
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Chapter 14: Environmental Health
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Q1) Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between the environment and health?
A) Because of the large number of variables involved, the relationship between environment and health cannot be researched.
B) Because the environment has such long-term effects on health, research findings are not yet available.
C) Research shows that a healthy environment has limited impact on one's health.
D) Research shows that a healthy environment increases quality of life and years of healthy living.
Q2) Which of the following issues exists from communities using solid waste landfills to dispose of trash from private residences?
A) Landfills are too wasteful, as solid waste can be burned to produce energy.
B) Methane gas may move through the soil to cause fire or explosions nearby.
C) There is an ongoing need to purchase more land as landfills eventually fill up.
D) People do not use landfills but dump their garbage anywhere they will not be seen.
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Chapter 15: Health in the Global Community
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Q1) Which of the following best explains why many people decide to move to large urban areas?
A) To be eligible for social aid
B) To be with friends
C) To join family who are already there
D) To seek employment
Q2) Which of the following best describes how the United Nations (UN) is able to implement its decisions?
A) Asking for funding from all member nations to obtain appropriate resources
B) Through five permanent members of its security council
C) Sending military units to developing countries
D) Using its moral authority and world opinion
Q3) Most of a country's citizens have died from malnutrition or as the result of violence. Which of the following conclusions can be drawn?
A) Their country has a problem with an adequate water supply for agriculture.
B) They live in a country where weather interferes with food crops.
C) They live in a developed country involved in a war.
D) They live in a developing country.
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Chapter 16: Child and Adolescent Health
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Q1) A school nurse is developing a health education program for third grade students about how to play safely. Which of the following provides the best rationale for this nursing action?
A) The kids were playing chicken in front of the school buses each day.
B) The students are at the age when they begin to engage in risky behaviors.
C) Toys can have unexpected hazards from lead paint to small swallowable parts.
D) Without proper head protection, many sports can lead to traumatic brain injury (TBI).
Q2) A mother explained that she had just dropped her 3-year-old off at her own mother's so she could come in for the required examination for her new job. She excitedly shared her hopes that she would be able to afford a used car rather than having to ride a bus all the time. Which of the following would be the most appropriate response by the nurse?
A) "I'm sure the exam won't show any problems. I'm so excited for you."
B) "Don't forget to buy a child's seat when you get your car."
C) "How do you think your child will adapt to you being at work all day?"
D) "It's fantastic that you have a new job in this rough economy. Will your mother be able to continue to babysit?"
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Chapter 17: Womens Health
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Q1) Which of the following groups has the highest poverty rate in the United States?
A) Married couples with several children
B) Single female heads of household
C) Single male heads of household
D) Two adults cohabitating when one is unemployed
Q2) Which of the following is the leading cause of death for women in their first trimester?
A) Anesthesia
B) Ectopic pregnancy
C) Hemorrhage
D) Pulmonary embolism
Q3) Which of the following is the most common cause of death among women after age 75?
A) Accidents and unintentional injuries
B) Cancer
C) Cardiovascular disease (CVD)
D) Diabetes and its complications
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Chapter 18: Mens Health
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Q1) Which of the following statements is correct?
A) Males are more likely to have colorectal testing than females.
B) Males are more likely to receive dental care than females.
C) Males are more likely to have routine physicals than females.
D) Males are more likely to be eligible for primary care services than females.
Q2) Which of the following questions would be a good opening to address health concerns with a male client?
A) "How do you know when you are ill?"
B) "What sort of health problems or illnesses do you have?"
C) "What are your usual physical activities?"
D) "What would your wife say about your health?"
Q3) Which of the following 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
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Chapter 19: Senior Health
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Q1) "I don't understand," a woman said. "I know I'm eligible for Medicare part A and it's free. Part B isn't free. When will I ever use it?" Which of the following would be the most appropriate response by the nurse?
A) "Part A is only for hospital bills. Most care is given on an outpatient basis. Part B pays a large portion of those costs."
B) "Part A is a benefit because you paid into Social Security for more than 10 years. In comparison, part B is optional if you want that additional insurance."
C) "Part B is easy to pay for; they take the cost out of your Social Security check each month."
D) "Researchers have found that people don't waste health care resources if they have to pay a bit for them."
Q2) 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) Which of the following best describes what proportion of children live in a single-parent family?
A) Fewer than 10%
B) 11%-15%
C) 16%-20%
D) 21%-26%
E) More than 30%
Q2) Which of the following questions is crucial to ask very early in a family interview?
A) "Do you see any way this problem could have been avoided-so future problems could be prevented?"
B) "What do you all, as a famil,y hope to achieve during your time with me?"
C) "What would you like me to do for you today?"
D) "Would you like to know my perception of what our goals together should be?"
Q3) Which of the following statements best describes how a family can meet the needs of society?
A) By living and existing in the wider community
B) By meeting the needs of the individual family members
C) Through procreation and socialization
D) Through productivity seen in employment positions
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Chapter 21: Populations Affected by Disabilities
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Q1) Which of the following describes the most important need of every school-aged child with a disability?
A) A teacher who understands the child's needs
B) An advocate within the school system
C) An assessment with comparison with developmental milestones
D) An individualized education plan (IEP)
Q2) A young man rolled his wheelchair up the ramp into the clinic to the desk where the intake nurse greeted him. After welcoming him to the clinic, which of the following should be the initial question asked by the nurse?
A) "Are you a vet home from the war?"
B) "Can I help you into the treatment room to see the nurse practitioner?"
C) "Do you have any family with you to help today?"
D) "What brings you to the clinic today?"
Q3) The mother confided in the nurse, "I don't think my child is improving." Which of the following statements would be the best response by the nurse?
A) "My assessment shows your child is improving."
B) "The children seem to be playing with and accepting your child."
C) "The teacher reported to me that your child is doing much better."
D) "What is causing your concern?"
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Chapter 22: Homeless Populations
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Q1) Which of the following persons will have the most difficulty in obtaining adequate support services to find a long-term home?
A) An alcoholic homeless person
B) A homeless person who has a limited support system and is unemployed
C) A homeless person who has a mental illness and is an alcoholic
D) A mentally ill homeless person
Q2) Which of the following best describes the term "literally homeless"? (Select all that apply.)
A) Lacking a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence
B) Lacking a family residence
C) Living in a place not typically used for human sleeping
D) Living in a temporary living accommodation such as a hotel
E) Living full-time in a recreational vehicle
F) Sleeping in an extended-care facility or hospital
Q3) Which of the following groups of people is most likely to experience homelessness?
A) Those who have a supportive family
B) Those who have recently become unemployed
C) Those who have substance abuse problems
D) Those who frequently change jobs
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Chapter 23: Rural and Migrant Health
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Q1) Which of the following best describes why there are more long-term consequences (such as death) to a driver injured in a truck accident in a rural area than a driver injured in a truck accident in an urban area? (Select all that apply.)
A) Rural drivers are more likely to speed over long distances than urban drivers.
B) Rural drivers are not as skilled with vehicles as urban drivers, so they are more severely injured in a crash.
C) The urban driver is taken immediately for care, whereas the rural driver might be injured on an isolated field and not found by anyone for hours.
D) Urban drivers are more likely to use their seat belts than rural drivers.
E) Urban drivers are probably rushed to an emergency department, whereas the rural driver lives far away from emergency services, often over bad roads and possibly through severe weather.
F) Urban drivers trade their vehicles in rather frequently, whereas rural drivers keep their vehicles for as long as they can make them run, so the vehicles are much less roadworthy.
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Chapter 24: Populations Affected by Mental Illness
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Q1) Which of the following events occurred in 1965?
A) State mental hospitals were created.
B) The mentally ill were deinstitutionalized.
C) Electroconvulsive therapy was discovered to help depression.
D) Community mental health centers for outpatient care were established.
Q2) A family was very pleased with how well their child was doing now that he was on medication. They congratulated the nurse on getting their child help and said they were so impressed that the nurse was able to cure him. Which of the following would be the most appropriate response by the nurse?
A) Congratulate them on being so supportive to their child through this ordeal.
B) Stress that the medication is controlling the symptoms and their child will continue to need their support.
C) Thank them for their recognition of the role you-and all nurses-play in promoting health.
D) Verbalize your observations of how well their child is doing.
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Chapter 25: Communicable Disease
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Q1) Which of the following groups is especially at risk for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)?
A) Recently divorced adults
B) Single young women between 19 and 24 years of age
C) Teenaged girls
D) Young males between the ages of 15 and 19 years
Q2) A case of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) was diagnosed immediately on signs of illness at a tourist site in China. Which of the following actions should be taken to protect the badly needed income from tourist dollars?
A) Close the airports and refuse to let the tourists in the area leave
B) Begin to immunize everyone in the immediate area with protective vaccine as soon as possible
C) Quarantine the ill person and use isolation techniques when providing care
D) Screen everyone in the area by requiring a blood and urine sample
Q3) Which of the following infections continues to increase in the United States?
A) Measles
B) Pertussis
C) Hepatitis A, B, and C
D) Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)
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Chapter 26: Substance Abuse
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Q1) A family was dependent on the dad for financial support, and now he is in treatment for alcoholism. The wife asks you how long this will take. Which of the following would be the most appropriate response by the nurse?
A) "Don't worry about length of time. Focus on helping him avoid alcohol."
B) "It all depends on how badly he wants to hold the family together as opposed to enjoying the relief of drinking again."
C) "Once an alcoholic, always an alcoholic. He'll have to avoid liquor the rest of his life."
D) "Remaining in treatment is crucial; it must last long enough to produce stable behavioral changes."
Q2) Which legislation has increased funding for treatment and rehabilitation for substance abuse?
A) Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act
B) Anti-Drug Abuse Acts of 1986 and 1988
C) Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act
D) Harrison Narcotic Act of 1914
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Chapter 27: Violence
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Q1) A 4-year-old child is seen in the emergency department with a spiral fracture of the right arm. X-ray examination shows previously broken and healed bones. Which of the following is the immediate responsibility of the nurse?
A) Call social services to immediately set up foster care for the child
B) Provide information about parenting and anger management classes
C) Report the child abuse to the local legal authorities
D) Try to establish rapport and trust with the child's family
Q2) Which of the following must be involved for an act to be considered a terrorist act?
A) A commitment to a political or religious belief
B) An attempt to force compliance with a particular set of religious or political beliefs and behaviors
C) Fear, intimidation, and violence
D) Violence resulting in plural deaths
Q3) Where is youth violence most likely to occur?
A) At home
B) At recreational facilities
C) In inner city schools
D) In fast-food facilities where young adults are employed
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Chapter 28: Natural and Man-Made Disasters
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Q1) An earthquake has hit and buildings are knocked down; people are injured and crying for help. Looters have already started grabbing essential resources. Which of the following actions should the community take first?
A) Send in ambulances to transport injured persons to medical facilities
B) Send in media personnel to share the event and begin efforts to obtain donations for the injured
C) Send in medical personnel to administer first aid and triage the injured
D) Send in law officials to secure the area and ensure the safety of the victims
Q2) Which of the following do terrorists hope to accomplish by causing mass destruction and violence toward innocent persons going about their daily lives?
A) Create fear to intimidate and coerce to accomplish a political goal
B) Encourage others with similar beliefs to join them and their cause
C) Obtain publicity for themselves and their goals
D) Obtain increased negotiating power and respect
Q3) Which of the following actions should be taken during a biological attack?
A) Close doors and windows and turn off all ventilation
B) Seek medical attention if you become sick
C) Develop a family emergency plan
D) Keep a written record of everything that you have eaten
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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 health problems has been reduced in school-aged and adolescent children?
A) Chronic diseases (such as asthma or diabetes)
B) Contagious diseases
C) Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)
D) Stomach flu (viral gastroenteritis)
Q3) Which of the following health problems continues to increase in school-aged and adolescent children?
A) Contagious diseases
B) Obesity and related problems (diabetes)
C) Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)
D) Stomach flu (viral gastroenteritis)
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Chapter 30: Occupational Health
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Q1) Which of the following led to a vast increase in the number of occupational health nurses?
A) Increasing autonomy and salaries of nurses in that role
B) Increasing industrialization of all societies
C) Society demanding improvements in safety for all workers
D) The health of workers involved in manufacturing during World War II was crucial
Q2) Which of the following best describes when the nurse can share confidential information about an employee's health with others? (Select all that apply.)
A) If needed for workers' compensation documents
B) If a life-threatening emergency occurs
C) If authorized by the employee to specific recipients, such as insurance companies or health care providers
D) If requested by the employer for management purposes
E) In compliance with governmental laws and regulation
F) In educational programs so others can avoid similar injuries and risks
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Chapter 31: Forensic and Correctional Nursing
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Q1) With whom would the forensic nurse primarily interact during the day in addition to clients? (Select all that apply.)
A) Case managers
B) Officers of the court
C) Physicians
D) Police officers
E) Psychologists
F) Social workers
Q2) Which of the following causes of death on a death certificate would need correction by the forensic nurse?
A) Accident
B) Homicide
C) Natural
D) Suicide
E) Untimely
Q3) Which of the following are most likely to physically abuse elderly Americans?
A) A partner or spouse
B) A caregiver
C) A stranger
D) An adult child
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Chapter 32: Faith Community Nursing
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Q1) Which of the following interventions would be appropriate for a faith community nurse who bases care on the CIRCLE Model of Spiritual Care? (Select all that apply.)
A) Giving a mini sermon based on the specific client problem
B) Listening and showing respect without any actual intervention
C) Suggesting to the client what would be an appropriate response to the situation
D) Showing love and empathy toward the client and the situation
E) Calling the client by name during the conversation
F) Allowing time for prayer during the client interaction
Q2) Which of the following symptoms would the faith community nurse (FCN) expect to see when caring for a client with the diagnosis of spiritual distress?
A) Hopelessness, isolation, and loneliness
B) Intense need for prayer and support
C) Loss of faith
D) Withdrawal from stress and the environment
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Chapter 33: Home Health and Hospice
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Q1) A client was quite ill and the family was doing their best. After careful assessment and diagnosis, the home health nurse was setting priorities for care. Which of the following should be the basis for deciding which intervention to implement first?
A) Address the problem that is easiest to fix first so the client and family could see some success fairly quickly
B) Address the most serious problem first for the client's long-term health
C) Address the problem that is partly causing other problems first
D) Address the problem that the client and family think should be addressed first
Q2) Which of the following is the most important task to be accomplished during the initial home visit?
A) Assess the client and the family
B) Discuss social topics
C) Educate the client and the family regarding the health problem
D) Establish rapport and trust
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