Public Health Nursing
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Course Introduction
Public Health Nursing is a course designed to introduce students to the principles and practices of public health as they relate to the nursing profession. The course emphasizes the role of nurses in promoting and protecting the health of populations through community assessment, health education, disease prevention, and intervention strategies. Students will explore the social, economic, and environmental determinants of health, and learn to apply evidence-based practices to address health disparities within diverse communities. The curriculum covers epidemiology, policy development, program planning, and leadership skills essential for effective public health nursing practice across a variety of settings.
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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) How does community health nursing define community?
A) A group of persons living within specific geographic boundaries
B) A group of persons who share a common identity and environment
C) A group of persons who work together to meet common goals
D) Persons who form a group to resolve a common concern
Answer: B
Q2) Which ethical belief would be most helpful in the current health care crisis?
A) Emphasis should be on individual and corporation freedom in the marketplace.
B) Emphasis should be on individual autonomy and freedom of choice.
C) Emphasis should be on social justice and collective responsibility.
D) Emphasis should be on the effectiveness of technology in resolving problems.
Answer: C
Q3) Which factor is most responsible for differences in an individual's health?
A) Culture of the majority of the community's citizens
B) Individual's education and income
C) Number of physicians and other health care providers in the community
D) Quality of the community health agency and hospital in the community
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Historical Factors: Community Health Nursing in Context
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Q1) Which of the following tool(s) were used by Florence Nightingale to create change? (Select all that apply.)
A) Her incredible beauty and personality
B) Influence of all the nurses Nightingale trained
C) Political advocacy
D) Publication of treated soldiers' death rate changed from 42% to 2%
E) Use of statistics to demonstrate the effectiveness of her interventions
F) Wealth of her family and relatives
Answer: C, D, E
Q2) Which of the following best describes the first measures used by large communities to ensure community health?
A) Building safe sewage disposal systems
B) Healthy food choices and exercise
C) Praying to the gods for preservation
D) Use of medicine and other herbal remedies
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Thinking Upstream: Nursing Theories and
Population-Focused Nursing Practice
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Q1) A nurse has a broad, aggregate focus when providing care to clients. Which of the following best describes how this approach will help improve client outcomes? (Select all that apply.)
A) Ensures that collaborative efforts of many professionals will be used
B) Confirms the individual's responsibility for resolving the health problem
C) Empowers decision-making based on both individual and community goals, needs, and priorities
D) Enables the nurse to ask for assistance from other community professionals
E) Encourages allocation of time for population-focused preventive efforts
F) Upholds professional nursing standards of care
Answer: C, E
Q2) A client did not attend the clinic for required follow-up care after his extensive surgery. Which of the following would be the most appropriate conclusion for the nurse to make?
A) The client is noncompliant.
B) The client is suffering from self-neglect.
C) The health care system is not meeting the client's perceived needs.
D) The health care system is not accessible for the client.
E) The nurse has not motivated the client appropriately.
Answer: C
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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) Which of the following factors have a profound, if sometimes unrecognized, impact on one's health? (Select all that apply.)
A) Adequate resources to allow easy access to health services
B) Interpersonal relationships with family and friends
C) Local, state, and national policies
D) Number and quality of health care providers within transportation range
E) Physical neighborhood where one works and lives
F) Understanding the need for healthy lifestyle choices
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Chapter 5: Epidemiology
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Q1) Two brothers played with their cousin. One brother later became quite ill, whereas the other did not. Which of the following provides the best explanation for this occurrence?
A) Difference in length of time exposed
B) Difference in how actively the children played
C) Difference in genetic inheritance between the two brothers
D) Difference in lifestyle between the two brothers
Q2) In a particular community, the rate of new cases of diabetes and the rate of new cases of flu during the month of January were precisely the same. Which disease would have the higher prevalence rate?
A) As an acute condition, flu would have the higher prevalence rate.
B) As a chronic condition, diabetes would have the higher prevalence rate.
C) Flu would have the higher prevalence rate because people can get flu several times in one season.
D) Flu would have the higher prevalence rate because it is so contagious.
Q3) Which of the following best describes the Tuskegee Syphilis Study?
A) It provided excellence in research design.
B) It used an extensive subject base leading to confirmed conclusions.
C) It developed information about the causes and treatment of syphilis.
D) It implemented unethical and racist treatment of uninformed subjects.
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Chapter 6: Community Assessment
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Q1) All of the needed objective data on a specific health problem are available for the community health nurse. Which of the following best describes why the nurse would also interview community residents about the health problem?
A) To confirm the accuracy of the previously collected data
B) To emphasize to residents the importance of the health problem
C) To obtain the residents' personal insights and beliefs about the problem
D) To update the previously collected data
Q2) A nurse is helping a community develop its capacity to address future problems. Which of the following activities is the nurse most likely implementing?
A) Addressing problems in priority order
B) Promoting collaboration and team building
C) Developing community competence
D) Providing education about health issues
Q3) Which of the following best describes what community members receive from each other?
A) Safe environment to live and work
B) Entertainment and recreational opportunities
C) Socialization and role fulfillment
D) Useful services such as physicians and medical centers
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Chapter 7: Community Health Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation
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Q1) Which of the following best describes why states will increasingly monitor and report on quality and cost of health care?
A) Citizens are increasingly complaining of high medical costs in a depressed economy.
B) Congress has been unsuccessful in reducing health care costs.
C) Taxation has decreased, resulting in fewer funds available for health care.
D) Hospitals and nursing homes are demanding increased funding.
Q2) Which of the following best describes the principal outcome of the Hill-Burton Act?
A) Increased number of hospital beds
B) Increased availability of high technology in health care
C) Reduced overall health care costs
D) Required certificates of need before expensive new construction is started
Q3) Which of the following best describes the purpose of the Assessment Protocol for Excellence in Public Health (APEX-PH)?
A) To improve the functioning of public agencies by peer evaluation
B) To provide intensive planning for all professionals involved in public health
C) An evaluation process involving both community and public organizations
D) A self-evaluation by all the groups involved in public health planning
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Chapter 8: Community Health Education
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Q1) A nurse is selecting goals for an educational program. Which of the following methods should be used?
A) Ask the formal leadership of a community what the learning needs are.
B) Interview informal leaders about the learning needs of the community.
C) Use the expertise of professional nurses skilled at assessing needs.
D) The target audience must determine their needs and priorities.
Q2) A nurse who is providing education spends more time being quiet than giving information. Which of the following best explains this behavior?
A) The nurse had previously reviewed the day's material.
B) The nurse is demonstrating respect for the participants.
C) The nurse is encouraging group discussion.
D) The nurse is listening to the group's dialogue to identify problems.
Q3) 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) A nurse is explaining case management to a client. Which of the following statements would be the most appropriate for the nurse to make?
A) "We assess, plan, facilitate, and advocate to save money as much as possible."
B) "We coordinate your care so you obtain needed services without incurring undue costs."
C) "We seek the lowest cost provider to give you what care is necessary."
D) "We collaborate with you to coordinate your care for the best outcome."
Q2) Which of the following best describes how a case manager identifies people who would benefit from case management services? (Select all that apply.)
A) Evidence-based criteria
B) Families who express doubt that the patient is receiving adequate care
C) Patient having setbacks from treatment
D) Referrals from health care providers or agencies
E) Risk identification from data management
F) Use of health risk screening tools
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Chapter 10: Policy, Politics, Legislation, and Community
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Q1) Which of the following statements best describes an effect of the Welfare Reform Act of 1996?
A) Individuals who were required to obtain employment lost their health coverage.
B) Many were happy to be off the government dole and self-supporting.
C) Persons sought and obtained employment that often included insurance benefits.
D) The food stamp program decreased in size.
Q2) Which of the following critical issues in health care were addressed by The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996? (Select all that apply.)
A) Portability of insurance coverage
B) COBRA, maintaining coverage for those who lose their jobs
C) Insurance companies having a total monopoly in a certain geographic area
D) Insurance companies setting limits on coverage of longer than 12 months
E) Insurance companies charging seriously ill persons more than healthy persons
F) Insurance companies paying the same for mental health coverage as for physical illnesses
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Chapter 11: The Health Care System
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Q1) Which of the following advanced nurses does not have advanced education in a clinical specialty?
A) Clinical nurse leader
B) Clinical nurse specialist
C) Nurse midwife
D) Nurse practitioner
Q2) Which of the following describe current legislation acts that limit what managed care organizations (MCOs) are allowed to do? (Select all that apply.)
A) Allowing patients to see a specialist without having to obtain approval from their primary care provider
B) Allowing patients to go to the emergency department without first telephoning for approval
C) Allowing patients the right to choose a physician
D) Requiring the MCO to fulfill expectations of the national patients' rights bill
E) Requiring the MCO to accept any provider who meets plan requirements
F) Requiring the MCO to accept advanced practice nurses as primary care providers
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Chapter 12: Economics of Health Care
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Q1) Which of the following best describes the first government step in trying to stop constantly rising costs?
A) Insurance companies were told to cease adding new members to their plan.
B) Payment reimbursement was based on diagnosis and client characteristics rather than on treatment given.
C) Physicians were limited to a maximum amount that would be paid for any particular service.
D) Reimbursement was based on prospective payment; that is, in advance of admittance for care.
Q2) Which of the following statements best summarizes all of the changes resulting from attempts to control costs?
A) Conflict between providers, patients, employer, and insurance plans raged.
B) Costs were controlled, at least temporarily.
C) Demand for health care drastically dropped.
D) Most employers discontinued their insurance plans for employees.
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Chapter 13: Cultural Diversity and Community Health Nursing
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Q1) A nurse is caring for a client from a different culture. Which of the following actions would be the most helpful for the nurse to take?
A) Ask to have a nurse from that culture assigned to the patient even if the nurse must be obtained from a different clinical area
B) Be aware of cultural similarities and differences between the nurse and the client
C) Explain that the patient must follow the rules of the hospital while a patient
D) Verbalize the nurse's own discomfort, and ask for assistance with surmounting the cultural differences
Q2) Which of the following statements best describes how the population of the United States is changing?
A) Growth will occur because of a decrease in the death rate.
B) Growth will occur because of ongoing immigration.
C) Growth will occur because of an increase in the birth rate.
D) Growth will occur because of lengthening of the normal life span.
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Chapter 14: Environmental Health
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Q1) Which of the following statements best describes what has happened to air quality since the United States outlawed the use of chlorofluorocarbons, halons, and carbon tetrachloride?
A) Air quality immediately improved.
B) Air quality is slowly improving.
C) Little change occurred because these chemicals remain in the atmosphere.
D) Nothing has happened because other countries worldwide continue to extensively use these products.
Q2) How does participatory action research differ from other research methods?
A) Participatory action research does not use a control group.
B) Participatory action research does not require randomization.
C) Participatory action research is not based on a predetermined hypothesis.
D) Participatory action research poses solutions to the problem.
Q3) The local stream was full of trash. The Boy Scouts had a cleanup day so they could again canoe on the stream. Which of the following actions should be taken by nurses in the local community?
A) Hold a dialogue with community members about the problem and its effects
B) Fight for stronger "do not trash" laws and harsher penalties
C) Lecture community organizations about the value of safe water for recreation
D) Put all personal trash in appropriate trash receptacles
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Chapter 15: Health in the Global Community
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Q1) Which of the following nongovernment organizations (NGOs) is active in improving health on a global scale?
A) Carter Center
B) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
C) Pan American Health Organization
D) UNICEF
Q2) Which of the following aspects of a developed country would be most worthwhile to be copied by a developing country?
A) Education of health care professions
B) Health care reform policies to improve health care delivery
C) Advanced technology with its miracle interventions and cures
D) Our approach to rationing health care
Q3) Which of the following would be the best example of service learning?
A) Student nurses collecting gloves and coats to distribute to the homeless
B) Student nurses distributing food on plates at a "feed the hungry" site
C) Student nurses employed as nursing assistants for minimum wage on the weekends
D) Student nurses volunteering at the free clinic doing health assessments
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Chapter 16: Child and Adolescent Health
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Q1) A school nurse at a high school suggests that all students have an educational unit on newborn care in their required health class. Which of the following provides the best rationale for this suggestion?
A) Because all adults should be knowledgeable in basic child care
B) Because the first year of life is the most hazardous until old age
C) To help convince students not to engage in sexual intercourse
D) To demonstrate the incredible responsibilities in parenthood
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 best explains why lung cancer kills more women than breast cancer?
A) Early detection and cure of breast cancer has lowered the death rate.
B) Pap smears lead to early detection and often the cure of uterine cancers, hence avoiding breast metastasis.
C) There is no accepted treatment for lung cancer.
D) Women have begun smoking.
Q2) Which of the following outcomes for the infant and mother have occurred because of fetal monitoring?
A) Improved outcomes for both infant and mother
B) No difference for the infant but improved outcomes for the mother
C) No difference for the mother but improved outcomes for the infant
D) No difference in outcomes for the infant but increased risk for the mother
Q3) Which of the following is the most likely reason for adult women to be injured?
A) Automobile accidents
B) Domestic violence
C) Falling
D) Stranger violence (theft, rape)
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Chapter 18: Mens Health
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Q1) Which of the following strategies would be most helpful to implement with adolescent males at a high school? (Select all that apply.)
A) A short required course on how to be a good parent
B) Assistance in learning how to control emotions and behaviors
C) Classes in male physiology, self-screenings, and influence of nutrition and exercise
D) Encouragement to be involved in organized team sports involving both genders
E) Recognition of reality factors such as the need to be employed after school hours
F) Interpersonal communication with a male school nurse
Q2) Which gender has higher morbidity rates with a higher prevalence of chronic diseases that cause disability and limitation of activities?
A) Females
B) Males
C) No difference between genders in chronic health problems
D) Prevalence of chronic diseases varies strongly by individuals more than gender.
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Chapter 19: Senior Health
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Q1) A woman admitted, "I did fall once, but it was an accident that I'm sure won't happen again." Which of the following responses would be most appropriate for the nurse? (Select all that apply.)
A) "Are you getting lots of calcium and vitamin D? Are you drinking milk or taking calcium pills?"
B) "Do you have a couple glasses of wine each evening to relax you before you go to bed?"
C) "Do you live in a one-story house and are your floors even without rugs to trip you up?"
D) "Let me give you some balance and leg muscle exercises to practice at home each day."
E) "Remember that if you start to fall, fall sideways if you can to minimize injury."
F) "Review what medications you are taking."
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) A young son was so physically fidgety that his mother was seriously embarrassed by his inability to be quiet and involved in the interview. Which of the following comments by the nurse would be the most helpful?
A) "Isn't it marvelous how much energy your son has?"
B) "Is there something your son could be doing for you that would use some of that energy?"
C) "Is your son always so fidgety? Have you discussed his behavior with his pediatrician?"
D) "Why don't you let your son go to his room until we're finished?"
Q2) 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%
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Chapter 21: Populations Affected by Disabilities
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Q1) Which of the following best describes why some advocacy groups have taken a strong stand against physician-assisted suicide?
A) Ethical belief that life is always preferable to death
B) Emphasis that there is always hope for a research breakthrough or discovery of a new treatment intervention
C) Fear that some persons may be "encouraged" to accept an early death merely because they are not valued by society for their contributions
D) Helping someone die is murder, plain and simple
Q2) Which of the following best describes the proportion of the U.S. population that is made up of persons with a long-lasting condition or disability?
A) The number is about 5% and increasing.
B) The number is about 10% and stable.
C) The proportion is about 15% and stable.
D) The proportion is almost 20% and increasing.
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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 problem with the Section 8 housing program?
A) Direct access to an apartment in a public housing facility is faster and easier.
B) Most renters prefer the program to make direct payment to apartment owners willing to rent to them.
C) Section 8 housing is essentially slum housing, and no one wants to live there.
D) Supply is vastly less than the demand.
Q3) Which of the following factors are most likely to contribute to homelessness?
A) Domestic violence and substance abuse
B) Scarcity of support systems and recent job loss
C) Shortage of affordable housing and insufficient income
D) Substance abuse and serious mental illness
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Chapter 23: Rural and Migrant Health
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Q1) Which of the following best explains why there are so few hospitals in rural areas?
A) Few nurses and physicians enjoy the rural lifestyle.
B) Historically, hospitals began in large urban areas and have slowly expanded outward but have not yet reached all rural areas.
C) Rural areas have very low population density.
D) Rural residents do not trust hospitals, preferring to receive care from neighbors and friends.
Q2) Which of the following statements best describes how working on a farm is different from working in a factory?
A) Factories have more dangerous dust than farming dust.
B) Farm chemicals are more immediately fatal than most industrial chemicals.
C) The worksite and the home are the same.
D) Workers on farms, unlike those in factories, can bring dangerous substances home on their clothing, which expose their families.
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Chapter 24: Populations Affected by Mental Illness
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Q1) A person with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) knows the ritual is senseless, but is unable to stop. Which of the following best explains why he does not quit doing the ritual?
A) As rituals become habit, others will worry about the person if he or she suddenly stops engaging in the ritual behavior.
B) Engaging in rituals allows the individual to feel in control.
C) If the compulsion is resisted, anxiety increases.
D) Rituals, even if nonsensical, are comforting and reassuring.
Q2) Which of the following was required by the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008?
A) That alcoholism be recognized as a disease and treatment be given in residential facilities
B) That drug addiction be accepted as a mental health diagnosis and addicts be treated rather than jailed when caught
C) That health insurance must cover treatment for mental illness on the same terms and conditions as physical illness
D) That community clinics must treat clients for mental illness just as they treat prisoners who have a physical illness
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Chapter 25: Communicable Disease
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Q1) Which of the following would be one of the first steps in attempting to control a disease?
A) Create an appropriate screening test for widespread use
B) Define what the disease looks like in confirmed or probable cases
C) Determine the disease's portal of entry and portal of exit
D) Measure the extent of its spread geographically
Q2) One child in a kindergarten room had a slight fever and did not eat lunch. Otherwise, the child seemed OK. Three days later, several children were absent from kindergarten. Which of the following best describes what happened?
A) Another nursery school was offering the same child care at a much lower price.
B) Infectious diseases can be contagious before any diagnostic symptoms occur.
C) No way to tell; there are many reasons why parents keep children home.
D) Parents chose to protect their children from the child with a fever, so they kept their children home for a few days.
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Chapter 26: Substance Abuse
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Q1) Which of the following is the most commonly used illegal mood-altering substance?
A) Cocaine or crack ecstasy
B) Heroin
C) Marijuana
D) Methamphetamine or speed
Q2) Which of the following age groups has the highest prevalence of binge drinking and heavy drinking?
A) Adults aged 45 to 65 years
B) Adult business persons, aged 25 to 45 years
C) Both genders of depressed elderly, aged 65 years and up
D) Young adults aged 18 to 25 years
Q3) Which of the following best explains why most states have the legal drinking age set at 21 years old?
A) At 21 years of age, most Americans consider a person an adult.
B) College is completed, and employment has begun by 21 years of age.
C) Most 21-year-olds are self-supporting and no longer dependent on parents.
D) The alcohol-related death rate rose alarmingly when drinking age was lowered to 18 years.
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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) 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
Q3) 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
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Chapter 28: Natural and Man-Made Disasters
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Q1) A man walked to the staging area after an earthquake crying that he was hurt. A triage nurse noted he had cuts, abrasions, and an open (bone was seen) fractured arm. Which of the following actions should be taken next?
A) Put a green tag on his shirt and he can get in line to wait his turn for medical treatment
B) Put a yellow tag on his shirt and then await transport to a medical facility
C) Put a black tag on his shirt and give him a chair to rest in until something can be done
D) Put a green tag on his shirt and ask him to use his good arm to help others make it to the staging area
Q2) Which of the following statements best describes how a disaster is the same as or different from an emergency?
A) A disaster is personal, whereas an emergency is communitywide.
B) An emergency is personal, whereas a disaster is communitywide.
C) Both emergencies and disasters are devastating.
D) Both emergencies and disasters are failures resulting in extensive insurance claims.
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Chapter 29: School Health
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Q1) 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)
Q2) In addition to their homes, where are children most likely to be injured?
A) At entertainment sites (theaters, amusement parks)
B) At school, especially on playgrounds
C) At their part-time job settings
D) Transportation (automobiles, school buses)
Q3) Which of the following legislation marked the first entry of the federal government into school health?
A) The Drug-Free Schools and Community Act
B) The Education for the Handicapped Act
C) The National School Lunch Program
D) The Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities Act
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Chapter 30: Occupational Health
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Q1) Which of the following responsibilities do occupational health nurses (OHNs) have that are different from the responsibilities of most clinical nurses? (Select all that apply.)
A) Completing expert physical assessments and health histories
B) Coordinating site disaster planning
C) Evaluating resources and vendors for case management
D) Knowing relevant federal, state, and local regulations
E) Managing budgets
F) Performing cost-benefit analysis and outcomes monitoring
Q2) Which of the following is one of the most challenging areas for the occupational health nurse (OHN)?
A) Allocating time between direct service to employees and management tasks
B) Collaborating with other worksite professionals and retaining leadership in the arena of employee health
C) Managing ethical conflicts between responsibilities to management and responsibilities to employees
D) Maintaining competence through attending conferences and maintaining services when the nurse (sole provider) is absent
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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 skills can a forensic nurse, serving in the elected office of coroner, bring to the situation compared with other professionals?
A) Extensive knowledge of medicine
B) Knowledge of the law
C) Previous experience in testifying in court
D) Superb communication and empathy skills
Q3) Which of the following are the most common forms of elder abuse?
A) Emotional abuse by caregivers
B) Financial abuse when resources are used without the elder's consent
C) Neglect by self or caregivers
D) Physical mistreatment resulting in injuries
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Chapter 32: Faith Community Nursing
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Q1) Which of the following best explains why the name of parish nursing was changed to faith community nursing by the American Nurses Association (ANA)?
A) To allow nurses to use the title "congregational nurse" or "church nurse" rather than "parish nurse"
B) To allow nurses who were not religious to accept practice positions
C) To decrease the emphasis on the church
D) To emphasize the community setting of the specialty
E) To reflect the diversity now found in the specialty
Q2) As a health advocate, which of the following does the faith community nurse (FCN) need to know?
A) Community resources available in the community
B) Educational needs of the community
C) Recruitment strategies
D) Understanding of spirituality
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Chapter 33: Home Health and Hospice
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Q1) Which of the following is the primary factor in how a hospice nurse makes decisions while giving care in the client's home, surrounded by the client's family?
A) To allow the patient a comfortable, pain-free death
B) To assure the caregiver and the whole family that they are not hastening the client's death by anything they do to keep the client comfortable
C) To encourage the family to grieve and confront the reality of the client being terminal
D) To prevent a decline in the caregiver's health
Q2) Which of the following best describes why home health care has continued to grow until very recently? (Select all that apply.)
A) Consumers prefer home care, so they will personally pay for it.
B) Demographics-there are more elderly persons in U.S. society.
C) Home care does not cost much more than institutional care.
D) Insurance companies are encouraging home care.
E) Medicare is encouraging home care rather than institutional care.
F) Physicians prefer to visit clients in their homes rather than institutions.
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