Public Health Nursing Exam Review
Course Introduction
Public Health Nursing focuses on the promotion and protection of the health of populations using knowledge from nursing, social, and public health sciences. This course explores the roles and responsibilities of public health nurses in assessing community health needs, planning and implementing interventions, and evaluating outcomes to improve the well-being of diverse populations. Emphasis is placed on health education, disease prevention, epidemiology, cultural competence, and collaboration with community organizations. Students will examine strategies for addressing health disparities and learn about current public health challenges, policy, and ethical considerations that influence nursing practice within the community setting.
Recommended Textbook
Family Health Care Nursing Theory Practice and Research 6th Edition by Kaakinen
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Chapter 1: Family Health Care Nursing: An Introduction
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Q1) The spouse of a client with complex care needs is unavailable to attend a care conference at 2 p.m. What should the nurse do to support family nursing care?
A) Have the client attend in place of the spouse
B) Schedule the conference when the spouse is available
C) Ask the spouse to telephone in during the time of the conference
D) Provide the spouse with outcomes determined during the meeting
Answer: B
Q2) The nurse stays with a client who is having chemotherapy for the first time until the family arrives. Which role is the nurse implementing with the client?
A) Surrogate
B) Researcher
C) Role model
D) Case manager
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Theoretical Foundations for the Nursing of Families
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Q1) The nurse works in an environment in which a family therapy theory serves as the model for assessing and planning care. Which data should the nurse expect when assessing the family?
A) Pathology
B) Health problem
C) Illness treatment
D) Normal trajectory
Answer: A
Q2) The nurse reviews the bioecological system theory before discussing this approach with a group of new graduate nurses. What should the nurse explain as the blueprint for the ecology of human and family development?
A) There is no one system that can serve as a blueprint.
B) Macrosystems contain mesosystems and exosystems.
C) The microsystem sets the stage for all future development.
D) Sociohistorical conditions determine developmental progress.
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Family Demography: Continuity and Change in
North American Families
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Q1) The nurse prepares an educational program on the living arrangements of young adults for a community health fair. What should the nurse explain as an important difference between the young adults of today and those of previous generations?
A) Young adults are marrying younger today than before.
B) Young adults are entering the military more than before.
C) Young adults are spending more years living with their parents than before.
D) Young adults are entering the workforce at younger ages than before.
Answer: C
Q2) The nurse notes that a preadolescent male with same-sex parents is scheduled for a wellness examination. Which of the following should the nurse keep in mind when caring for this client?
A) Most likely this client is less psychologically developed than his peers.
B) Most likely this client is less emotionally developed than his peers.
C) Most likely this client is at greater risk for emotional distress.
D) Most likely this client is cognitively delayed in school performance.
Answer: C
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Q1) The nurse refers to the determinants of health before assessing a family newly relocated to a community. Which should the nurse identify as behavioral determinants of health? Select all that apply.
A) Gender
B) Tobacco use
C) Ethnicity
D) Substance abuse
E) Physical activity
Q2) The nurse learns that a child being seen in the community clinic has health coverage through the State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). What does this coverage indicate to the nurse?
A) The child has a chronic disability.
B) The child receives special education.
C) The child is being raised in a single-parent family.
D) The child has no insurance and is not eligible for Medicaid.
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Chapter 5: Family Nursing Assessment and Intervention
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Q1) The nurse begins to assess a family. What best describes the family story?
A) The analysis of outcomes
B) The gathering of data from a variety of sources to see the whole picture of the family experience
C) The process of establishing intervention plans
D) The clustering of data into meaningful groups, identifying pertinent relationships between variables
Q2) The nurse plans to use the Family Assessment and Intervention Model. What is the purpose of this model? Select all that apply.
A) Health promotion
B) Family change strategies
C) Restoration of family stability and family functioning
D) Family reaction and instability at lines of defense and resistance
E) Large amount of information that may not relate to the family problem
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Chapter 6: Family Health Promotion
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Q1) Family empowerment is a process, outcome, and intervention. On what should the nurse focus when assisting a family to become more empowered? Select all that apply.
A) Providing information
B) Problem-solving for the family
C) Encouraging family participation in goal setting
D) Providing encouragement and support
E) Using strategies to increase family strength
Q2) A health care system is planning to implement telehealth in all facilities. Which outcome should the nurse expect when this approach to care is fully implemented?
A) Reduced incidences of chronic disease development
B) Improved health care access, quality, and efficiency
C) Decreased time for diagnosing health problems
D) Elimination of the need for face-to-face interactions with care providers
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Chapter 7: Nursing Care of LGBTQ Families
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Q1) The nurse learns that a homosexual male has waited more than 2 months before seeking treatment for a sexually transmitted infection. What should the nurse consider as a reason for this client to delay seeking treatment? Select all that apply.
A) Lack of access to care
B) Lack of insurance coverage
C) Confusion regarding the symptoms
D) History of overt discrimination
E) Negative experience with the health care system
Q2) During a health assessment a middle-aged homosexual male asks the nurse not to document his sexual preference because his primary health care provider is not aware. What should this request indicate to the nurse?
A) Fear of not receiving required care
B) Fear of having to pay more for care
C) Fear that family members will be discriminated against
D) Fear of not having anyone to help as aging occurs
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Chapter 8: Genomics and Family Nursing Across the Life
Span
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Q1) A female learns of a genetic predisposition to breast cancer. What should the nurse identify as being the first line of defense for this person to be?
A) More frequent mammograms to detect early cell changes
B) Radical mastectomy to prevent the development of cancer
C) Counseling to consider adoption to decrease the spread of breast cancer
D) Grief and end-of-life counseling for family members experiencing breast cancer
Q2) The nurse is preparing a unit-based in-service on genetic diseases. Which key ethical concept should the nurse emphasize during this in-service?
A) Grieving
B) Caring
C) Caregiving
D) Confidentiality
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Chapter 9: Families Living With Chronic Illness
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Q1) The nurse prepares to assess a family with a member who has a chronic illness. On what should the nurse focus during this assessment? Select all that apply.
A) Sibling needs
B) Core processes
C) Nutritional needs
D) Economic restraints
E) Developmental milestones
Q2) The nurse plans to use an empowerment model to plan care for a family who has a member with a chronic illness. Which type of care will the nurse use to support this family? Select all that apply.
A) Problem-based
B) Strength-based
C) Evidence-based
D) Patient-centered
E) Spiritually relevant
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Chapter 10: Families in Palliative and End-of-Life Care
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Q1) The family of a client with a terminal illness hesitates to agree to palliative care because of not wanting to give up on a possible cure. How should the nurse respond while also including a principle of palliative care?
A) "Most people don't realize that palliative care means there is no cure."
B) "There will not be another opportunity if palliative care is refused now."
C) "The client can continue to receive treatment intended to cure the disease."
D) "Palliative care and curative treatments cannot be provided at the same time."
Q2) The family of a client nearing end-of-life asks if they can leave to get dinner. Which client observation causes the nurse to suggest that the family wait a while longer before leaving the client?
A) Cheyne-Stokes respiration pattern
B) Apneic periods of 15 to 30 seconds
C) Shallow respirations at 30 per minute
D) Use of neck and shoulder muscles to breathe
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Chapter 11: Trauma and Family Nursing
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Q1) The nurse cares for a toddler recovering from injuries received by an abusive parent. Which findings indicate that this client is experiencing failure to develop healthy attachments? Select all that apply.
A) Poor appetite
B) Ignoring toys
C) No eye contact
D) Watching television
E) Withdrawing from touch
Q2) The nurse suspects that an adult client experienced domestic violence as a child. Which observations caused the nurse to come to this conclusion? Select all that apply.
A) Several arrests for armed robbery
B) Meets with friends once a week to play poker
C) Red-flagged for suicide precautions when incarcerated
D) Repeatedly admitted to a rehabilitation facility for heroin use
E) Worked for a company for 2 years and then sought new employment
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Chapter 12: Family Nursing With Childbearing Families
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Q1) The nurse plans care to address the communication pattern within a family with a new infant. What intervention should the nurse select for this family?
A) Encourage talking when the baby is sleeping
B) Hold the baby while talking with each other
C) Teach how to recognize and respond to the baby's cues
D) Keep voice tone low when discussing a difficult situation
Q2) The nurse learns that a family has not planned a space for an expected infant. For which reason should the nurse assess the family about this lack of planning? Select all that apply.
A) Denying that the birth is pending
B) Viewing a birth as a routine occurrence that does not need special planning
C) A cultural belief that space planning occurs after the birth of a healthy infant
D) Too busy with other responsibilities to allow time to plan for the baby's space
E) Inability to please all members of the family regarding the location of the space
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Chapter 13: Family Child Health Nursing
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Q1) The nurse prepares health promotion information for a family with a toddler. Which intervention will the nurse recommend to the parents?
A) Placing the child on the back to sleep
B) Providing head gear when playing outside
C) Placing medications in a locked cabinet
D) Instructing about the dangers of drinking and driving
Q2) The nurse prepares material for a group of new staff members. How should the nurse describe family careers?
A) Normative events that occur in all families
B) Parents' occupation across the life span from marriage to old age
C) Predictable developmental stages that occur in most families in the United States
D) Unique events that occur in families that affect family development and processes
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Chapter 14: Family Nursing in Acute Care Adult Settings
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Q1) What type of communication from nurses do families find as being the most helpful?
A) Brief
B) Honest
C) Vague
D) Limited
Q2) The nurse provides care to a client who is experiencing an acute illness. What information about family-centered care should the nurse keep in mind when planning this client's care?
A) Visiting hours should be strictly enforced.
B) Care conferences serve little purpose.
C) Families influence client recovery.
D) Discharge planning begins when the client stabilizes.
Q3) Which emotion might a family experience when a family member is in the intensive care unit (ICU)? Select all that apply.
A) Fear
B) Peace
C) Relief
D) Sadness
E) Helplessness
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Chapter 15: Family Health in Mid- and Later Life
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Q1) The nurse notes that a large number of older clients are living longer. What could be the reason for this?
A) Decreased birth rates
B) Increased family care of older adults by family members
C) Improved social and community support systems
D) Overhospitalization and prescription drug use
Q2) The nurse suspects that a family is experiencing ambivalence. To what does this term refer in the family?
A) The ability to avoid stress over time
B) Conflicting emotions regarding relationships with older adults
C) The level of harmony with extended family members over time
D) Maintaining a stable level of balance in the midst of changes
Q3) Changes result in stress. Which type of change is found to be the most stressful for an older adult?
A) Normative
B) Nonnormative
C) Normative and nonnormative
D) Neither normative nor nonnormative
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Chapter 16: Family Mental Health Nursing
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Q1) The nurse learns that a family is providing care to a client with bipolar disorder. What should the nurse do to support this family? Select all that apply.
A) Offer support
B) Be noncritical
C) Remain nonjudgmental
D) Assure that cures are available
E) Provide honest information
Q2) A spouse plans to provide care at home to a client with a mental health condition. Which common tasks should the nurse instruct the spouse to expect to perform when providing care? Select all that apply.
A) Providing companionship
B) Offering emotional support
C) Performing behavioral therapy
D) Monitoring symptoms
E) Attending group therapy
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Chapter 17: Families and Community and Public Health Nursing
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Q1) Which action should the nurse take to reduce health inequities within a community? Select all that apply.
A) Develop families' skills
B) Improve access to resources
C) Increase the use of home care services
D) Reduce the cost for health care services
E) Increase participation in family care processes
Q2) The nurse compares the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion with the Population Health Promotion Model. Which is a major difference between these two approaches to population care?
A) The Ottawa Charter focuses on social issues.
B) The Ottawa Charter uses determinants of health as a key assumption.
C) The Population Health Promotion Model focuses on issues that place a population at risk.
D) The Population Health Promotion Model uses strategies for families to improve their health.
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