Public Health Nursing Review Questions
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 examines the roles and responsibilities of public health nurses in assessing community needs, developing and implementing health programs, and advocating for policies that improve health outcomes. Students will explore epidemiology, health education, prevention strategies, and culturally competent care, as well as interdisciplinary collaboration in diverse community settings. Emphasis is placed on leadership, ethical considerations, and evidence-based practices to reduce health disparities and promote overall community wellness.
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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) Why would a public health nurse want to know about morbidity and mortality statistics on the local, state, and national level?
A) To be able to share current trends in health problems with the community
B) To be able to observe the community's statistics over time and compare the community with other communities
C) To justify local budgets and the need for increased income from citizens
D) To publicize current health issues and suggest appropriate actions to citizens
Answer: B
Q2) What would be the proper term for the action of the school health nurse arranging for all the students in the elementary school to receive H1N1 immunizations?
A) Health education
B) Secondary prevention
C) Specific protection
D) Tertiary prevention
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: Historical Factors: Community Health Nursing in Context
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Q1) Which of the following best describes a modern public health practice that was originally developed as a means of self-protection from the Black Death (bubonic plague)?
A) Care in a hospital
B) Chemical intervention
C) Isolation and quarantine
D) Herbal remedies
Answer: C
Q2) 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
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Chapter 3: Thinking Upstream: Nursing Theories and
Population-Focused Nursing Practice
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Q1) A community health nurse is using the health belief model (HBM) as a basis for providing client care. Which of the following best describe the problems associated with using the HBM? (Select all that apply.)
A) It ignores the need to reduce health system barriers to action.
B) It is extremely difficult to change the client's belief system.
C) It is the nurse's responsibility to persuade clients to engage in the appropriate behavior.
D) Clients do not have the knowledge to correctly analyze the seriousness of the disease or their susceptibility to it.
E) Clients expect health professionals to take preventive actions for them.
F) The choice and the burden for acting are entirely with the client.
Answer: A, F
Q2) A nurse is using a macroscopic approach when providing care. Which of the following would the nurse most likely demonstrate?
A) Emphasizing behaviors that will help in healing
B) Examining the family's responses to illness
C) Explaining how these actions will help in healing
D) Providing testimony to legislators concerning proposed legislation
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Health Promotion and Risk Reduction
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Q1) A nurse is using the health belief model to help a client improve lifestyle choices. Which of the following interventions would the nurse most likely implement? (Select all that apply.)
A) Conduct an ongoing public information campaign to motivate people to take action
B) Emphasize how important it is to change behavior immediately
C) Examine the individual's perceptions of his or her health in relation to current lifestyle behavior choices
D) Review how lifestyle changes can reduce risk and improve the client's life
E) Share statistics regarding the probability of health problems and their seriousness if action is not taken
F) Use communication channels to send reminders of action currently needed
Q2) The nurse working with a client to change behavior to maximize health asked the client to bring his family to the next visit. Which of the following best describes why the nurse wants the family to come with the client?
A) To analyze the family's beliefs about health
B) To determine the family's support of the client
C) To establish the family's communication patterns
D) To evaluate the family's approval of the proposed changes
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Chapter 5: Epidemiology
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Q1) A client has developed pellagra because of a lack of certain B vitamins. Which of the following best describes the classification of the nutritional deficiency?
A) Relative risk factor
B) Agent factor
C) Environment factor
D) Host factor
Q2) A community health nurse determined exactly how many cases of a particular disease were currently occurring in the community. Which of the following actions should the nurse take before determining what interventions should be planned?
A) Analyze whether the disease was a priority to the nurse's agency
B) Compare the current rate with the previous rate of disease
C) Determine what resources are available to intervene
D) Share the findings with the public health agency leadership
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) Which of the following provides the most accurate way to explain community health nursing?
A) Being employed outside a medical center, such as in a physician's office
B) Focusing care on the community as a whole
C) Providing care within the community, rather than a hospital or extended-care facility
D) Working for a public health department
Q2) Which of the following activities would be most helpful to a person in whom a serious chronic illness has been diagnosed?
A) Discuss it with a religious leader on a confidential, do-not-tell basis
B) Join a support group of others with the same illness
C) Share the diagnosis with coworkers and neighbors to gain sympathy and support
D) Tell extended family because many diseases have a genetic component
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 is the most important phase of the Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnership (MAPP) model?
A) Conduct assessments identifying strengths and current health status
B) Evaluate current local health care systems and forces for change
C) Guide the community toward long-range visioning
D) Mobilize the community to become involved
Q2) Which of the following best describes the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act? (Select all that apply.)
A) It provides free health insurance to all U. S. citizens.
B) It requires most U.S. citizens and legal residents to have health insurance.
C) It bans insurance companies from denying coverage because of pre-existing medical conditions.
D) It gradually decreases the number of health insurance options available to Americans.
E) It provides decreased expenses for families by capping out-of-pocket payments.
F) It requires all school-age children to have access to health care services.
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Chapter 8: Community Health Education
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Q1) Which of the following can be found in both the Health Belief Model (HBM) and Pender's Health Promotion Model? (Select all that apply.)
A) Cues to action
B) Demographics
C) Perceived barriers
D) Perceived benefits
E) Perceived severity
F) Perceived susceptibility
Q2) A nurse is teaching diabetic self-care in a small group. Which of the following is the most important action for the nurse to take?
A) Assess group needs each day before beginning
B) Create new and innovative teaching approaches for each session
C) Implement the most effective teaching methods
D) Listen carefully to understand participants' issues
Q3) Which of the following best describes the goal of participatory action research?
A) Analytical epidemiological findings
B) Careful descriptive research studies
C) Experimental studies using both experimental and control groups
D) Social change resulting from stakeholders' strategies
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Chapter 9: Case Management
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Q1) Which of the following best describes the goals of nursing case management regardless of setting? (Select all that apply.)
A) Ensure that all clients have a case manager
B) Contain costs and control use of services
C) Decrease duplication and fragmentation
D) Enhance client's quality of life
E) Focus on avoiding hospitalization or institutionalization
F) Maintain routine communication channels
Q2) 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."
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Chapter 10: Policy, Politics, Legislation, and Community Health Nursing
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Q1) Which of the following best describes the most important factor in legislation?
A) The amount of financing and lobbying behind each choice
B) The beliefs, attitudes, and values of the policy
C) The preferences of the majority of American voters
D) The president's ongoing encouragement for one particular choice
Q2) A nurse would like to influence an internal private health policy. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A) Build or join a private entrepreneurial practice to provide lower cost services to underserved groups
B) Participate in public discussions regarding quality and managed care
C) Support nursing research done that demonstrates positive clinical and economic outcomes
D) Write managed care organizations to request that nurses receive reimbursement for health services to clients
Q3) Which of the following is accomplished through the use of public policy?
A) Solutions to problems of public concern are developed.
B) A rational, logical problem-solving decision-making process is implemented.
C) Public safety nets for vulnerable populations are created.
D) Economic and business management principles are applied.
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Chapter 11: The Health Care System
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Q1) Which of the following statements best describes the significance of the Health Plan Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS)?
A) Data are publicized so consumers can make informed decisions about where to go for care.
B) Data are used to measure performance in the accreditation of managed care organizations (MCOs).
C) Obvious improvement in the provision of health care has resulted from requiring health care providers to collect and analyze such data.
D) Physicians and other health care providers can publicize the data to market their services to new clients.
Q2) Which of the following best describes the principal factor behind ongoing legislation on the federal level related to health care?
A) Change is needed to reflect differences in health needs today.
B) Efforts must be put in place to control constantly increasing costs.
C) There is a need to focus on the population as a whole.
D) Technological breakthroughs should be expanded.
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Chapter 12: Economics of Health Care
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Q1) Which of the following best describes a current trend related to health care services?
A) Nonprofit organizations are assuming responsibilities for service from for-profit organizations.
B) Health care organizations are offering services low in cost and higher in reimbursement.
C) Ways to minimize reimbursement using current procedural terminology (CPT) codes have been created.
D) Postponing computerized medical record programs increases profitability.
Q2) Which of the following actions would be the least expensive approach to treating chronic diseases?
A) Choose healthy lifestyle behaviors to retain health
B) Continue media campaigns encouraging early detection and treatment
C) Encourage patients to seek care at a local neighborhood health clinic
D) Suggest self-therapies that have been demonstrated to be effective
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) After being given negative news about a health problem, the client, with tears running down her face, asks, "Why did this happen to me?" Which of the following is the most appropriate response by the nurse?
A) "Could someone have cursed you?"
B) "Do you feel your life is out of balance?"
C) "God has a plan for each of us even if we do not understand it."
D) "Why do you think it might have happened?"
Q2) When a nurse visited a client's home, it was apparent that the client had not begun to implement the needed exercise program. Rather, the client had been doing drawings about his illness experience. Which of the following actions would be most appropriate for the nurse to take next?
A) Express admiration for his artistic ability, and do not schedule future visits because the patient is noncompliant
B) Point out the negative consequences that will ensue if the client does not begin exercising
C) Review with the client why exercise is so crucial to his recovery
D) Suggest drawing might be more forceful after exercising
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Chapter 14: Environmental Health
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Q1) Which of the following have been identified as part of the core environmental health competencies? (Select all that apply.)
A) Assurance
B) Assessment
C) Policy development
D) Management
E) Advocacy
F) Communication
Q2) Which of the following describe a problem with the U.S. water quality today? (Select all that apply.)
A) Companies demand high reimbursement when asked to stop dumping heavy metals into local water sources.
B) Many aquifers are contaminated with pesticides and fertilizers.
C) More than 45 million Americans drink untreated water.
D) Sediment from construction, agriculture, and deforestation is often present.
E) Underground water, if contaminated, cannot be cleansed.
F) Water-related diseases (cholera, typhoid, dysentery) frequently occur.
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Chapter 15: Health in the Global Community
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Q1) Which of the following best describes why a nurse working in a U.S. urban area should be knowledgeable about infectious diseases common to areas of Africa?
A) Nurses have an ethical commitment to care for others throughout the world.
B) Every infectious disease is just one airplane ride away.
C) Infection could occur if a nurse goes out in public.
D) Nurses meet people who may originally have been born elsewhere.
Q2) Which of the following statements best describes how the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) differs from its many peer agencies?
A) It focuses primarily on prevention.
B) It is a uniquely American approach to problem resolution.
C) It responds to health emergencies.
D) It uses years of experience as the basis for its actions.
Q3) What was the importance of the Lalonde Report, which proposed the "health field concept" in 1974?
A) It first called attention to the growing problem of air pollution.
B) It first emphasized the importance of basic hand washing.
C) It first emphasized influence of lifestyle and environment.
D) It was the first report that suggested a link between smoking and lung cancer.
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Chapter 16: Child and Adolescent Health
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Q1) A mother was concerned about her child dying of some childhood disease, because that is how some of her siblings died before her family came to the United States. Which of the following would be the most appropriate response by the nurse?
A) "You should see your doctor immediately if you ever think your child is ill."
B) "Your child has been immunized, so the biggest danger is from accidents."
C) "You have made sure your child has all the right immunizations so you can quit worrying."
D) "You're right to be concerned, since susceptibility runs in families."
Q2) A nurse is developing a community education program about how to prevent sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Which of the following information would be included in the presentation? (Select all that apply.)
A) Always place a baby on his or her back to sleep.
B) Use a semi-firm sleep surface.
C) Allow the baby to sleep in a position that provides the most comfort.
D) Allow the baby to sleep with a favorite toy or blanket.
E) Do not let the baby get too hot during sleep.
F) Avoid exposing the baby to cigarette or cigar smoke.
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Chapter 17: Womens Health
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Q1) "Stand up straight, mom," a young woman said to an older woman in the grocery store checkout line. Which of the following would be the most appropriate action by the nurse who is standing next to them in line?
A) Do nothing; the nurse is not expected to act as a nurse when not at work.
B) Say to the older woman, "You need to start treating that osteoporosis."
C) Say, "Older women who don't get much calcium, vitamin D, or exercise can often have trouble standing up straight. Keep reminding yourselves."
D) Say, "You both may have some problems. Have you both ever been checked for osteoporosis?"
Q2) In a college health course, the question arose as to when a woman needs to see her health care provider for a Pap smear. Which of the following would be the most appropriate response by the nurse?
A) "After you begin having intercourse or reach age 21, whichever is sooner"
B) "Before having sexual intercourse, when you go to obtain your birth control"
C) "If your periods change at all, go to see your health care provider."
D) "If you have a vaginal discharge that's unusual, go right in for a Pap smear."
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Chapter 18: Mens Health
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Q1) 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
Q2) A male client reports that he is unable to change his health behaviors and adopt a healthier lifestyle. Which of the following is the most likely reason for his difficulty?
A) Lack of financial resources
B) Lack of transportation
C) Lack of programs
D) Lack of motivation
Q3) Which of the following actions would improve a man's probability of obtaining health screenings and health-promoting education?
A) Being active in organized sports
B) Joining the military
C) Seeking an andrology specialist physician
D) Working for an employer that requires employees to have an annual physical exam
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Chapter 19: Senior Health
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Q1) Which of the following is the most useful way to discuss aging?
A) By divisions-young-old, middle-old, old-old, and elite-old
B) Chronological age
C) Functional age
D) Number of chronic comorbidities
Q2) A nurse needed to do a quick assessment of a client's lifestyle behaviors to counsel appropriately. Which of the following strategies would be the easiest way to determine the elderly woman's nutritional status?
A) Ask the woman to keep a food diary for 2 weeks and bring it to the clinic
B) Have the clinic dietitian interview the woman about her eating habits
C) Quiz the woman verbally as to her usual meals during the day
D) Use the DETERMINE mnemonic
Q3) A nurse completed the health assessment but needed to use the elderly woman's bathroom. The nurse noticed perineal pads under the sink. Which of the following questions would the nurse most likely ask the woman?
A) "Can you tell me why you need to have perineal pads?"
B) "Do you know how to do Kegel exercises to help control your urine?"
C) "Does another woman live with you or visit often?"
D) "Why do you have perineal pads? Are you bleeding down there?"
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Chapter 20: Family Health
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Q1) Which of the following best describes an unexpected result of the decrease in funding to traditional public and private forms of health care?
A) Emergency departments where patients can't be turned away are overwhelmed with patients needing nonemergency care.
B) Grants are increasingly being requested to pay for care.
C) More people don't receive needed health care in a timely manner.
D) Programs are developed as a result of community efforts.
Q2) A nurse was teaching a class on good hygiene at a local day care center when one child volunteered, "I have two mommies." Which of the following would be the most appropriate response by the nurse?
A) "Don't tell anyone; that's a secret."
B) "That's nice-why did you share that?"
C) "Yes, some children have two mommies, some have a mommy and a daddy, and some just have daddies. Some people only have one grown-up to love them."
D) "Which mommy is your real mommy?"
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Chapter 21: Populations Affected by Disabilities
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Q1) A nurse eagerly explained to a long-term disabled male client the most recent relevant research related to his care. The client, rather than express appreciation, said, "I prefer to have my care given this way." The nurse explained that research suggested an alternative approach was more clinically effective, but the client said, "I am more comfortable during the day if my care is given this way." Which of the following actions should be taken by the nurse?
A) Accept that the client knows what works best
B) Ask the nursing supervisor to review the research with the client
C) Give evidence-based care according to current research findings
D) Negotiate a compromise between patient preferences and research-based approach to care
Q2) 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) A nurse is using an upstream intervention when working with the homeless population. Which of the following public health interventions will the nurse most likely use?
A) Case management
B) Outreach
C) Surveillance
D) Community organizing
Q2) On the basis of all the work done by social scientists, approximately how many homeless persons should be expected and tolerated in our society?
A) No more than 5%
B) No more than 10%
C) No more than 15%
D) There should not be homeless persons in America.
Q3) Which of the following best describes a major difference between women who have always had shelter and women who have been homeless?
A) Educational opportunities and attainment
B) History of gender relationships (marriages, divorces)
C) Level of involvement with physical and/or sexual abuse
D) Skills necessary for paid employment
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Chapter 23: Rural and Migrant Health
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Q1) A public health nurse is working in a rural clinic. On the basis of risk, which of the following would be the priority group for care?
A) African American adults
B) Adolescents
C) Elderly women who live alone
D) Migrant and seasonal farmworkers (MSFW)
Q2) A nurse was trying to decrease the amount of respiratory illness in the community. Which of the following approaches should be used by the nurse?
A) Attend each farmworkers' meeting and listen to how they perceive and discuss their problems
B) Offer to teach the farmers' spouses how to protect their families, such as having the farmer shower and change clothes before coming into the house
C) Suggest the community work together to obtain a community college so farmworkers could be educated for other employment opportunities
D) Teach children in the school system the importance of seeking employment in cities rather than staying on the farm
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Chapter 24: Populations Affected by Mental Illness
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Q1) Which of the following best summarizes the symptoms of a person with bipolar disorder?
A) Chronic, unrealistic, and exaggerated worry about life
B) Ongoing hallucinations and delusions
C) Changes in mood from depression to mania
D) A persistent abnormally elevated or irritable mood
Q2) Which of the following best describes how people with mental illness are viewed by the general public?
A) Individuals in need of assistance
B) Criminals who need to be institutionalized
C) Lazy, weak, and immoral
D) Contributing members of society
Q3) Which of the following behaviors best represent the definition of mental health? (Select all that apply.)
A) Currently enjoys receiving unemployment benefits
B) Frequent dates, although most relationships are short term
C) Happily married and successful parent of three children
D) Just promoted with more responsibilities and increased salary
E) Lives alone in a small apartment
F) Set up a memorial fund for research after death of a family member
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Chapter 25: Communicable Disease
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Q1) A patient walks into a community clinic complaining of severe intestinal cramps and diarrhea. Which of the following actions can be taken to protect the staff at the clinic?
A) Refuse to see anyone that sick as clinics have a different mission than secondary and tertiary care of the obviously ill
B) Send the patient immediately to the closest hospital emergency department
C) Treat the patient with broad-spectrum antibiotics and lots of fluids
D) Use universal precautions with all patients regardless of the situation
Q2) A city that depended on tourist dollars had feedback that tourists were saying they were never returning because of the constant mosquito bites. Which of the following actions should be taken by the city?
A) Do not have any tourist events at dawn or dusk.
B) Have everyone in town search for and remove any standing stagnant water.
C) Give free bug repellent to each tourist.
D) Tell tourists to avoid wearing bright colors.
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Chapter 26: Substance Abuse
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Q1) 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.
Q2) A female student was extremely upset over her test results. She thought she had studied thoroughly, but her test grade would be totally unacceptable to her parents. Her friend said, "Come on, it's just the first course test. You'll do better on the next one. Let's go out and have a drink. You'll feel much better." After the first drink, how will the upset student most likely feel?
A) A bit nauseous
B) More relaxed and comfortable
C) Ready to have a second
D) Very thirsty
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Chapter 27: Violence
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Q1) Which of the following actions would public health professionals want to use as primary prevention against widespread community violence? (Select all that apply.)
A) Women seen in emergency departments should be asked about abuse
B) Courses for prisoners about avoiding violence and resolving conflict
C) Classes on parenting and supportive follow-up for new parents
D) Courses on anger management and conflict resolution
E) Community media campaigns to decrease acceptance of violence
F) Home visits to elderly clients should include screening for elder abuse
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 best describes the typical perpetrator of homicide?
A) A person trying to engage in rape with the woman fighting back
B) A person who wanted money and she refused to give it to him
C) A stranger
D) An intimate partner
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Chapter 28: Natural and Man-Made Disasters
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Q1) A friend who was raped and beaten appeared to be coping well. However, she recently dropped out of school and shared with the nurse that she is having nightmares where it happens all over again, and these nightmares are becoming impossible to live with. Which of the following would be the concern of the nurse?
A) A late psychological reaction of despair and hopelessness
B) Depression that no one rescued her and saved her from the traumatic event
C) Guilt and concern over what she could possibly have done to invite such an event
D) Posttraumatic stress syndrome disorder (PTSD)
Q2) When would the National Guard become involved in a disaster?
A) When the Federal Emergency Management Agency requests such assistance
B) When the local government requests help keeping order in the community
C) When the president has declared the area a national disaster
D) When the state has been asked to help an overwhelmed community
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) Which of the following best describes how schools can determine what their school health education priorities should include? (Select all that apply.)
A) Provide opportunities for students to practice decision-making skills
B) Choose priorities according to which behaviors lead to avoidable problems
C) Make priorities consistent with the six topics identified by Healthy People 2020
D) Determine priorities by the education and expertise of the local school nurse
E) Select priorities according to parent and student interests
F) Decide on priorities based on whatever funding sources are willing to fund
Q2) Which of the following screenings are typically administered in the school setting? (Select all that apply.)
A) Blood pressure
B) Chest x-ray
C) Cholesterol and blood glucose
D) Height and weight
E) Scoliosis
F) Visual and hearing acuity
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Chapter 30: Occupational Health
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Q1) Which of the following best explains why employers are putting more effort into ensuring a safe environment for their employees? (Select all that apply.)
A) To avoid National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) inspections
B) To be sure employees are "on the job"
C) To provide good public relations, which can be seen as being a good community citizen
D) Safety is an ethical and moral responsibility
E) To prevent expensive lawsuits when someone is hurt or injured
F) The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) can give penalties, fines, and sentences for safety violations
Q2) Which of the following entities has been most active in creating change and alternative approaches in health care delivery?
A) Consumers
B) Corporations
C) Health care professionals
D) State legislators
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Chapter 31: Forensic and Correctional Nursing
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Q1) Which of the following best describes how a legal nurse consultant (LNC) would best prepare for testifying in court as an expert witness? (Select all that apply.)
A) By carefully analyzing the client's medical record and related documents
B) By creating a PowerPoint slide presentation to help educate the jury
C) By helping to examine all the witnesses in preparation for the court trial
D) By personally doing or observing the autopsy on the deceased
E) By preparing charts and tables illustrating the important legal points
F) By summarizing the literature regarding the standard of care
Q2) If a forensic nurse was employed in the most widely recognized subspecialty in forensic nursing, which of the following would be the nurse's primary tasks?
A) Be employed by insurance companies to review and interpret medical records
B) Complete the death certificate, including causes of death
C) Do a history and physical assessment and collect evidence
D) Review the crime scene for insights with police officers
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 describes why it is crucial that the faith community nurse (FCN) have at least a baccalaureate degree, as well as several years of experience in clinical practice, in addition to formal education in the role?
A) To ensure continued prestige and relatively high salary for the role
B) To be autonomous with self-direction and independent decision making
C) To enable the FCN to assess the faith community and prioritize its needs
D) To function in varied settings from the religious building to the clients' homes
Q2) Which of the following realities would cause difficult ethical conflicts for a faith community nurse?
A) Best clinical practice may suggest behaviors contrary to the faith community's values and beliefs.
B) Individuals might pressure the nurse to make medical decisions for them.
C) Persons do not always follow the nurse's advice as to appropriate actions.
D) Some political maneuvers within the faith community have implications for the nurse's practice.
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Chapter 33: Home Health and Hospice
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Q1) A hospice patient is taking rather strong narcotics with good pain control, but today the patient's family tells the nurse that the client does not want to become addicted. Which of the following is the best response by the nurse?
A) "But you're dying, what difference will it make if you become addicted?"
B) "You can try not to take so much so frequently if you are concerned."
C) "You may develop tolerance but you can't be addicted when you're using the medication for pain control."
D) "You need strong narcotics to control your pain; we want to keep you comfortable."
E) "We'll keep you comfortable using some nonnarcotic drugs if that is what you prefer."
Q2) In addition to factual data such as name, address, and diagnosis, which of the following information is crucial to the nurse when a referral is received?
A) The amount of reimbursement the agency will receive for a visit
B) The family's reaction to the suggestion that a nurse visit in their home
C) The purpose of the referral for a home visit
D) The patient's agreement with the home visit referral
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