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Course Introduction
Public Health Nursing is a course designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the principles and practices involved in promoting and protecting the health of populations through nursing interventions. The course covers topics such as community assessment, health promotion, disease prevention, epidemiology, and the implementation of evidence-based strategies to address public health concerns. Students will explore roles and responsibilities of public health nurses in diverse settings, focusing on cultural competence, advocacy, and leadership in community health. Emphasis is placed on the integration of nursing theory and public health science to improve health outcomes across the lifespan and reduce health disparities.
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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 primary prevention would the school nurse choose to address the school's number of unwed pregnancies?
A) Create a class on parenting for both the moms-to-be and the dads-to-be
B) Convince the school board to allow sex education classes to include birth control measures
C) Employ the moms-to-be as 1-hour-a-day employees in the school day care center for children born to school students
D) Establish a class where all the unwed moms-to-be can learn infant care
Answer: B
Q2) What historically have been public health nurses' two most important priorities? (Select all that apply.)
A) Establishing school nursing to improve care of children
B) Engaging in political activity to improve living conditions
C) Giving superb clinical bedside care in the home
D) Increasing funding to public health efforts
E) Teaching family members how to care for their family
F) Working with the community to confront health issues and poverty
Answer: B, F
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Chapter 2: Historical Factors: Community Health Nursing in Context
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Q1) Which of the following interventions was the first step in controlling the incidence of tuberculosis (TB)?
A) Institutions were required to report TB cases.
B) Federal funding was devoted to seeking TB causes and cures.
C) Physicians began surveillance of TB cases.
D) States built large public hospitals to treat patients with TB.
Answer: A
Q2) Which of the following best describes an innovation introduced by the Romans?
A) Citizenship duties
B) Daily street cleaning
C) Hospitals and nursing homes
D) Daily exercise
Answer: C
Q3) Which of the following scientific beliefs or ideas eventually changed medical practice and decreased morbidity and mortality?
A) Bad fluids cause disease, which can be cured by their removal.
B) Specific contagious organisms cause disease.
C) Spontaneous generation theory-disease grows naturally.
D) The miasmic theory-environmental conditions cause disease.
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Thinking Upstream: Nursing Theories and
Population-Focused Nursing Practice
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Q1) Which of the following assumptions of the health belief model (HBM) is problematic?
A) People have both free will and access to health resources.
B) People listen to the advice given by health care professionals.
C) People are influenced by health messages given over media channels.
D) People make what they perceive as rational decisions in a given situation.
Answer: A
Q2) Which of the following is most closely associated with morbidity and mortality outcomes?
A) Number of physicians per capita
B) Insurance status
C) Crime rate
D) Personality traits
Answer: B
Q3) Which of the following statements best summarizes Lillian Wald's achievements?
A) She suggested new nursing specialties.
B) She demonstrated how to improve health in communities.
C) She gave expert clinical nursing care to her clients.
D) She was appointed a national nursing leader.
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Health Promotion and Risk Reduction
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Q1) A 50-year-old woman comes to the clinic for her first mammogram. Which of the following best describes the action of this client?
A) Disease prevention
B) Health improvement
C) Health protection
D) Primary health promotion
Q2) A nurse asks a client how she has been sleeping. Which of the following best describes the rationale behind this question? (Select all that apply.)
A) Accidents and injury may occur with the sleep-deprived client at fault.
B) Interventions for sleep problems are primarily common sense.
C) Many adults report sleep problems or occasional lack of sleep.
D) Many important functions occur during sleep.
E) Nurses can determine whether the patient has a sleep disorder.
F) A sleep assessment is easy and inexpensive to complete.
Q3) Which of the following risk factors are least subject to modification?
A) Choice of lifestyle behaviors
B) Environmental exposure
C) Nutritional options
D) Recreational activities
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Chapter 5: Epidemiology
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Q1) When trying to determine whether the swine flu outbreak was getting worse, which of the following rates should be carefully observed?
A) The crude death rate
B) The age-specific death rate
C) The swine flu incidence rate
D) The swine flu prevalence rate
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
Q3) Which of the following best describes the advantage of the web of causation model in comparison with the epidemiological triangle model?
A) The web of causation model is easier to understand and use.
B) The web of causation model is more widely known and publicized.
C) The web of causation model is more recent and current.
D) The web of causation model shows the relationships among variables.
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Chapter 6: Community Assessment
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Q1) An individual lives in a healthy community. Which of the following characteristics would this community most likely display?
A) Ability to adapt and respond to changes
B) Lack of environmental pollution
C) Low unemployment rate
D) Ongoing growth in population
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) A community health nurse is trying to determine the success of a planned intervention. Which of the following would the community health nurse most likely examine?
A) Changes in funding made available to the agency to continue their efforts
B) An increase or decrease in the number of persons asking for assistance
C) Current problem data to compare with original baseline data
D) Feedback from community residents
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Chapter 7: Community Health Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation
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Q1) A nurse assessed carefully and created a comprehensive intervention plan including primary, secondary, and tertiary care for individuals and families. Which of the following factors may the nurse have overlooked?
A) Are other staff members interested in such a project?
B) Are there adequate resources for such a project?
C) Is there support from the administration for the project?
D) Does the nurse have adequate energy and time for such a project?
Q2) 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.
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Chapter 8: Community Health Education
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Q1) During a health education program, a nurse continues to ask questions and encourages attendees to contribute examples from their own lives relevant to the discussion. Which of the following best describes the rationale for the nurse's action?
A) To avoid having to prepare more material related to the topic
B) To let the participants feel appreciated and knowledgeable
C) To allow the participants to learn by doing through active participation
D) To apply Freire's principles of learning
Q2) A nurse is teaching a coworker about effective strategies to use when providing health education. Which of the following suggestions would most likely be included?
(Select all that apply.)
A) Be encouraging and give positive feedback for helpful comments
B) Include details about each aspect of the information
C) Decide what the client needs to know
D) Review and summarize the key points at periodic intervals
E) Incorporate demonstrations, illustrations, and real-life examples
F) Use medical terminology so clients can look up more information later
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Chapter 9: Case Management
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Q1) A nurse has been working as a case manager for the past 6 months and would like to become certified. Which of the following organizations should the nurse pursue certification through?
A) Case Management Society of America (CMSA)
B) American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
C) American Nurses' Association (ANA)
D) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS)
Q2) 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
Q3) Which of the following has the largest influence on the case manager's role?
A) Criteria of the program for accepting clients
B) Location of the program
C) Population served by the program
D) The specific program that employs the case manager
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Chapter 10: Policy, Politics, Legislation, and Community Health Nursing
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Q1) 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.
Q2) Which of the following statements best describes why the federal government is unable to do whatever politicians currently in power want?
A) The citizens would rise up in rebellion if actions were outrageous.
B) The lack of funds to implement actions are seen as unreasonable by a majority of voters.
C) Only the actions authorized by the Constitution are legitimate.
D) The states would rebel and withdraw from the union.
Q3) Which of the following best describes what happened after the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 was enacted?
A) Additional restrictions in coverage were imposed.
B) Experimental treatments were approved for reimbursement.
C) Reimbursement procedures became more efficient.
D) A prescription drug benefit was added.
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Chapter 11: The Health Care System
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Q1) 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.
Q2) Which of the following conclusions were made when Congress asked for a report on the federal government's quality enhancement process on the care the federal government gave? (Select all that apply.)
A) A clear responsibility at the federal level is to lead by example.
B) Computerized clinical data have enabled practice guidelines to be written.
C) Federally sponsored education and training programs have a strong impact.
D) Quality assurance information has been consistent and useful in improvement.
E) The quality of federal health care was very good.
F) Writing regulations influences nonfederal health care providers and organizations.
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Chapter 12: Economics of Health Care
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Q1) Why did employers decide to offer health insurance as an employee benefit?
A) Hospitals and physicians quit offering charity care to those who could not pay.
B) Society was focused on not having to pay for doctor visits and other needed health benefits.
C) Teachers were role models for unions to demand insurance as a benefit.
D) To obtain and retain the limited number of persons available to work when government rules prohibited raising wages, insurance was offered.
Q2) Which of the following is the best definition of economics?
A) Assets that can be traded for different assets
B) Income and outgo of monies
C) Science of allocation of resources
D) Study of goods, services, talents, and transportation
Q3) A client living in the 1920s received health care services. Which of the following would have been the most likely form of payment?
A) Patients paid out of their pockets for whatever care the provider charged.
B) Public health employees gave care to those who needed it.
C) There was little health care to be had, regardless of a person's wealth.
D) Workers who belonged to a union had their bills paid by insurance.
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Chapter 13: Cultural Diversity and Community Health Nursing
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Q1) A nurse was responsible for setting up a health fair with free pizza being served during lunch. The nurse observed a few people who did not eat but just talked quietly during lunch. Which of the following actions should be taken by the nurse?
A) Assume it was a religious fast day, and not worry about it
B) Discuss with the supervisor what are traditional foods in that neighborhood
C) Offer to let those who did not eat take the leftover pizza home for a meal later in the day
D) Talk to the group, and ask what foods might have been more acceptable
Q2) Which of the following actions was taken by the federal government to help improve health disparities among minorities?
A) Created scholarships and traineeships only for minority applicants
B) Created the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities
C) Established grants that funded only minority health projects
D) Legislated funds to create new colleges for preparing health professionals in minority neighborhoods
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Chapter 14: Environmental Health
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Q1) Which of the following is the leading cause of lung cancer among nonsmokers?
A) Secondhand smoke
B) Living near a nuclear power plant
C) Exposure to pesticides
D) Radon gas
Q2) Which of the following is a direct result of global warming?
A) Decreased prevalence of infectious diseases
B) Increased water pollution from soil erosion
C) Decreased protection from the ozone layer
D) Increased number of parasites and insects
Q3) 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 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 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
Q3) Which of the following groups makes up about 30% of the world's population?
A) Children
B) Elderly
C) Teenaged adolescents
D) Caucasians
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Chapter 16: Child and Adolescent Health
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Q1) Which of the following groups of children is at the highest risk to have poor health?
A) African American children living in a suburb
B) Asian children living in an outer urban area
C) Hispanic children living in the inner city
D) White children living in a rural area
Q2) Which of the following best explains why an employer would care about the health needs of local children?
A) The children are the employer's future workforce.
B) The employer needs positive media coverage and no scandals.
C) The community will provide greater support to employers that have family-based policies.
D) Staying home to take care of sick children will impact the productivity of the workplace.
Q3) What proportion of U.S. citizens are children?
A) 12%
B) 16%
C) 20%
D) 24%
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Chapter 17: Womens Health
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Q1) A nurse has just been told by a friend that her physician has recommended a hysterectomy for fibroids in her womb. Which of the following would be the most appropriate response by the nurse?
A) "Hysterectomies are the most common surgical procedure done on women; you'll be fine."
B) "Tell your doctor to remove your ovaries as well so you will never have to worry about ovarian cancer."
C) "There are other alternatives. Why don't you seek a second opinion just to be sure a hysterectomy is best for you?"
D) "Uterine fibroids are very common so don't feel badly; you've already had your children, so there's no reason to keep your uterus."
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
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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) Why do some researchers believe data regarding health behaviors may be inaccurate in relation to men?
A) Men are not socialized to tell the truth when interviewed.
B) Men do not know when they are ill.
C) Most of the data are collected about and from women.
D) Most of the data are collected by women.
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Chapter 19: Senior Health
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Q1) Which of the following is the most common reason for visual impairment in older adults?
A) Cataracts
B) Glaucoma
C) Macular degeneration
D) Presbyopia
Q2) Which of the following is an example of a nonstochastic theory of aging?
A) Cross-link theory
B) Error theory
C) Free radical theory
D) Immunologic theory
E) Somatic mutation theory
F) Wear and tear theory
Q3) An ambulance medic reported a client was on the way with a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Which of the following symptoms would the nurse expect this client to display?
A) Blurred vision and a headache
B) Hypotension and tachycardia
C) Irregular heart rate
D) Fecal incontinence
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Chapter 20: Family Health
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Q1) A family came in to discuss a problem with one of their children. Which of the following family behaviors would be concerning to the nurse?
A) Each family member made supportive comments about each other.
B) Every Sunday the family attends religious services together.
C) Family members made humorous comments about their life together.
D) The family seemed to rather quickly determine priorities for action.
E) The family wanted the nurse to decide what they should do.
Q2) The nurse has started to complete a family health tree. Which of the following questions would be most helpful as the nurse works with the family to promote their health?
A) "Can you tell me the cause of death of your older relatives back several generations?"
B) "Do you know of any chronic health problems any of your relatives or their spouses have had?"
C) "What concerns do you have about your family's health?"
D) "What do your family members do to keep in shape and handle stress?"
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Chapter 21: Populations Affected by Disabilities
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Q1) A professional strongly encouraged institutionalization so the parents could focus on care of their other family members. Which of the following suggestions would be appropriate for the nurse to make to the parents?
A) As the expert pointed out, institutionalization will reduce family stress.
B) The child has a right to an education in the least-restrictive setting.
C) The child will eventually adapt to whatever choice the parents make.
D) The choice of what to do is entirely the parents'.
Q2) Which of the following was suggested by the National Healthcare Disparities Report of 2008 (NHDR) as one reason that there are such disparities in health care outcomes inside the health care system?
A) Care provider bias and poor communication exist.
B) Funding is inadequate to give appropriate care to persons with disabilities.
C) Many people do not seek care until it is almost too late.
D) There is a national shortage of care providers.
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Chapter 22: Homeless Populations
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Q1) The male home health nurse parked his marked car in preparation for visiting the next client when a young female walked over to the car and asked him if he would like to have some fun. Which of the following provides the best explanation for this behavior?
A) The girl was skipping school and wanted money for entertainment.
B) The male nurse was extremely young and attractive and looked like he had money.
C) The girl may have hoped a nurse would give her enough money to eat.
D) Young girls often engage in thrilling, if high-risk, behaviors.
Q2) A family will most likely lose their primary nighttime residence within the next week. Which of the following terms best describes their situation in relation to homelessness?
A) Homeless under other federal statutes
B) Literally homeless
C) Imminent risk of homelessness
D) Fleeing/attempting to flee domestic violence (DV)
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Chapter 23: Rural and Migrant Health
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Q1) Which of the following employment opportunities are among the most dangerous?
A) Food processing, textiles, and transportation
B) Highway construction, ranching, and public utilities
C) Large mechanized factory positions
D) Mining, forestry, and fishing
Q2) Which of the following factors would cause a geographic area to be called a frontier area?
A) Arbitrary distinction recognizing the Great Plains, Intermountain areas, and Alaska
B) Geographically located in the West, specifically the Great Plains states
C) High death rate from use of guns (homicide or suicide)
D) Population of fewer than six persons per square mile
Q3) Which of the following best describes the practical importance of the classifications of metropolitan, micropolitan, and noncare areas?
A) Classifications are used for congressional policy-making and funding decisions.
B) Metropolitan areas gained importance because of their large population.
C) Micropolitan areas are now recognized for their crucial role in society.
D) The new system emphasizes the extent of rural (noncare) areas.
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Chapter 24: Populations Affected by Mental Illness
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Q1) A nurse is picking up her child from nursery school when the day care teacher says to her, "One of the boys we care for does not seem able to sit still and listen, but is always running around and getting into things. His parents are not worried. His mother said her brother was the same way when he was a kid. Since you are a nurse, do you have any ideas on how I can calm him down?" Which of the following would be the most appropriate response by the nurse?
A) "I'm not a pediatric nurse; I really don't know what to tell you."
B) "I'm sorry you're concerned, but being impulsive and very physically active is quite normal for 3- to 4-year-old children."
C) "Tell the parents he has to see the doctor as he's not doing well in nursery school."
D) "Why not suggest that it's time for him to have a complete assessment and suggest the physician call you for an update on how he is doing in nursery school?"
Q2) Which of the following best describes how brain imaging scans are being used?
A) To deliver electroconvulsive therapy to high-risk individuals
B) To help detect and diagnose medical disorders and illnesses
C) To help determine treatment options for mental disorders
D) To help determine the effects of psychotherapy
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Chapter 25: Communicable Disease
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Q1) 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.
Q2) A day care center asked the nurse to come because they had several children out as a result of chickenpox. Which of the following statements should the nurse make to the staff?
A) "Chickenpox has low infectivity so few children will get sick."
B) "Chickenpox has low pathogenicity so the children won't be sick enough to stay home if the parents really need to go to work."
C) "Chickenpox has low virulence so the children will be back at the day care center in a week or so."
D) "Adults never catch chickenpox, so the staff are safe and may continue working."
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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 of the following best describes a professional enabler?
A) A spouse who has been enabling an abuser for several years
B) A physician who provides narcotic analgesics to patients on a regular basis
C) A clergyman who offers to take an abuser to an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting
D) A child who is a caretaker for her substance abusing mother
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Chapter 27: Violence
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Q1) The 7-year-old boy's hands were badly burnt; it was suspected that his mother had forced his hands into boiling hot water after she caught him masturbating. The staff did not want the mother to be allowed near the boy. Which of the following statements would be made by the nurse to encourage the staff to interact more objectively with the mother?
A) "If we won't let the mom near, who does the child have for support at this painful time?"
B) "Most abusers were themselves abused as children and need help to learn how to be a more effective parent."
C) "The child may feel responsible; we have to let the mother fix their relationship."
D) "We need to encourage the mother to continue parenting him or the boy will become a ward of the state."
Q2) For which of the following groups is homicide the leading cause of death in the United States?
A) Black males aged 15 to 34 years
B) Black children aged 1 to 14 years
C) White children aged 1 to 14 years
D) White males aged 15 to 34 years
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Chapter 28: Natural and Man-Made Disasters
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Q1) 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.
Q2) 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)
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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) 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
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Chapter 30: Occupational Health
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Q1) Which of the following responsibilities does the occupational health nurse (OHN) have in relation to an injured employee and the Workers' Compensation Act?
A) To assist the employee in obtaining legal representation to negotiate a financial settlement
B) To assist the employer to work out a settlement with the employee to avoid legal suits against the employer
C) To file a claim for the employee with Workers' Compensation to ensure continued full salary until the employee is able to return to work
D) To work with the employee to keep the employee informed, limit disability, and provide opportunity for rapid return to employment
Q2) An occupational health nurse (OHN) works in a state that requires continuing education units per year for renewing a nursing license. Which of the following courses would probably be most helpful in the role?
A) Diversity and Human Caring
B) Ergonomics and Toxicology
C) Evaluating Risks and Personnel Management
D) Health Assessment and Home Health Care
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Chapter 31: Forensic and Correctional Nursing
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Q1) Which of the following best explains why the infection rate of HIV and tuberculosis (TB) is so high among persons who are incarcerated? (Select all that apply.)
A) Fecal oral transmission because of lack of cleanliness and hygiene among inmates
B) Ignorance as to how infectious diseases are transmitted
C) Engagement in tattooing, drug use, and unprotected sexual intercourse
D) Lack of access to health care while incarcerated
E) Overcrowding, poor ventilation, and constant change in the population
F) Poor nutrition and lack of exercise while incarcerated
Q2) An emergency department nurse was not sure whether there was enough evidence one way or the other to suspect child abuse with a child client, because there was not much evidence of physical harm. The forensic nurse agreed to see the child. Which of the following would be the forensic nurse's primary focus?
A) Ask the child whether the family has any secrets
B) Assess for old injuries or injuries in the process of healing
C) Observe the child's appearance and behavior and how the child interacted with other children and adults
D) Question the parents concerning the child and any discipline problems
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Chapter 32: Faith Community Nursing
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Q1) The faith community nurse (FCN) finds the faith community's needs overwhelming. Which of the following best describes how the nurse can best meet the community's many needs?
A) Discover appropriate resources already existing in the community
B) Help the community members meet their own needs independently of the nurse or other assistance
C) Recruit, train, and direct volunteers to implement needed programs
D) Suggest the faith community recruit more parish nurses to help
Q2) Which of the following best describes how the practice of faith community nurses is different from the practice of other nurse specialists?
A) Advanced education is required before attempting such a challenging role.
B) Practice setting is in a building dedicated to a purpose other than health care.
C) The nurse is a member of the same community where the nurse practices.
D) The central focus of the practice is the spiritual dimension.
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Chapter 33: Home Health and Hospice
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Q1) Which of the following is required for an agency to receive reimbursement for care given from Medicare?
A) Application for recognition including signing a contract with the federal government
B) Application for reimbursement from Medicare using the appropriate federal forms
C) Demonstrating meeting federal quality standards for Medicare-covered services
D) Providing specialty care such as physical therapy
Q2) 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
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