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Public Health, Community Base, And Home Health Care

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Question 1
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Multiple Choice

The student learns that which is the best definition of a public health nurse?

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A

Works with the public

B

Works in public areas

C

Works with the greater community

D

Works with public funding

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Question 2
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A nurse is discharging a patient and is planning on what material to give the patient to take home. What action by the nurse is best?

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A

Assess the patient's ability to read and understand.

B

Determine if the patient wants to take written material home.

C

Give the patient the same material as other patients get.

D

Ask the patient if he/she has a need for written material.

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Question 3
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A nurse is planning primary prevention activities. Which activity would the nurse include in this plan?

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A

Safer sex education for teens

B

Mammogram screening

C

Medication compliance

D

Annual physical exams

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Question 4
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Multiple Choice

A nurse wants to volunteer for a community group providing secondary prevention. What activity would the nurse attend?

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A

Stroke rehabilitation support group

B

Blood pressure screening at the mall

C

Bicycle safety class at the elementary school

D

Drop by nutrition station at the grocery store

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Question 5
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A nurse is orienting to a new job in a home health care agency and is told that most of her patients need tertiary prevention. What activity does the nurse plan to include in the daily routine?

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A

Household safety checks

B

Well-baby checkups

C

Antibiotic administration

D

Monthly blood pressure assessments

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Question 6
Multiple Choice

A nurse is interested in epidemiology. What work activity would best fit this role?

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A
Studying census data to determine common causes of death
B
Researching population variables that contribute to disease
C
Developing sanitary measures to prevent foodborne illness
D
Designing research to determine the connection between pollution and cancer
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Question 7
Multiple Choice

The student studying community health nursing learns that vulnerable populations can be best assisted by which activity?

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A
Researching their genetic risk for health problems
B
Working with the community to decrease health risks
C
Studying vital statistics to determine their causes of death
D
Making sure the population maintains immunizations
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Question 8
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A nurse is completing an OASIS assessment on a patient. What data would be most important for the nurse to assess?

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A
Presence of grocery stores nearby
B
Safety concerns within the home
C
Number and kind of pets
D
Proximity to a health care facility
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Question 9
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A community was devastated by a tornado several months ago. What nursing diagnosis would be most appropriate for the nurse to consider?

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A
Social isolation
B
Deficient community resources
C
Ineffective community coping
D
Deficient community health
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Question 10
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When planning interventions for a community, what action by the nurse is best?

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A
Involve community leaders in planning.
B
Create a plan of action addressing priorities.
C
Determine what resources are available.
D
Attempt to find funding for the plan.
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Question 11
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A nurse has referred a patient to a community agency. When talking to the patient later, he states that he did not find the agency helpful. What action by the nurse is best?

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A
Determine what the patient would find helpful.
B
Review the agency's mission and scope.
C
Make another appointment with the agency.
D
Warn the patient that non-adherence affects payment.
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Question 12
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A nurse has assessed a community and has found many areas in which health can be improved. As a result, the nurse has multiple ideas for programming. What action by the nurse is best?

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A
Determine what the community thinks is most important
B
Use vital statistics to determine which is most important
C
See what other communities are focusing programming on
D
Choose the easiest problem to address first
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Question 13
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A home health care nurse is working with the family of a patient who has Alzheimer disease and requires 24-hour care. What assessment by the nurse indicates the family is meeting an important goal for caregiver role strain?

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A
Family eats dinner together every night.
B
Family uses respite care one night a week.
C
Family investigates research trials for patient.
D
Family verbalizes exhaustion from caregiving.
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Question 14
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The nurse has implemented a community-wide immunization program for seasonal influenza. Once the program has ended, what action by the nurse is best?

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A
Begin planning for next year's program.
B
Send mail surveys to participants.
C
Determine financial gains or losses.
D
Evaluate the program and outcomes.
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Question 15
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A nurse is wondering if home health care nursing is a good fit. What characteristic or ability does the experienced home health care nurse suggest is most important?

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A
Creativity
B
Organization
C
Assessment skills
D
Time management
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Question 16
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A nurse is a case manager for a home health care agency. The nurse often orders supplies for patients seen by the agency. What action by the nurse is best?

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A
Negotiate for cheaper prices from suppliers.
B
Investigate what each patient's insurance will cover.
C
Refer the patient to the closest supply source.
D
Use the same supplier for all patients' needs.
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Question 17
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The public health nurse volunteers for a missionary group caring for Ebola patients in Africa. The nurse is reviewing the data using analytic epidemiology methods. What information does the nurse collect as the priority?

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A
Cultural norms in burial practices
B
Genetic variables in disease acquisition
C
Statistics related to incidence and prevalence
D
Autopsy data on direct cause of death
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Question 18
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The student nurse learns the ANA's Scope and Standards of Practice for public health nursing include which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

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A
Ethical practice
B
Conducting research
C
Ethical behavior
D
Responsible resource use
E
Advocacy
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Question 19
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A nurse is assessing social determinants of health. Which does the nurse include in the assessment? (Select all that apply.)

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A
Vaccination compliance
B
Family structure
C
Communication patterns
D
Roles for women
E
Education
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Question 20
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A nurse is studying intrinsic factors that influence the development of asthma in a community. What factors does the nurse assess? (Select all that apply.)

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A
Socioeconomic status
B
Genetics
C
Pollution in the area
D
Water cleanliness
E
Immunization status
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