Population Health NCLEX questions (PCA) 100%
CORRECT!!
Several small communities have applied for grant funding from the state department of health to
help decrease their teenage pregnancy rate. Which of the following communities should the
nurse suggest receive funding first?
a. Community A - with 23 single teenage pregnancies in a city of 500
b. Community B - with 45 single teenage pregnancies in a city of 1000
c. Community C - with 90 single teenage pregnancies in a city of 2000
d. Community D - with 90 single teenage pregnancies in a city of 1500 correct answers d.
Community D - with 90 single teenage pregnancies in a city of 1500
A nurse advises a client with cardiovascular disease to reduce the amount of sodium in their diet
to daily. Which of the following levels of prevention is being used by the nurse?
a. Primary prevention
b. Secondary prevention
c. Tertiary prevention
d. Treatment, but not prevention correct answers c. Tertiary prevention
The community health nurse asks a client "Have you ever been exposed to any radiation or
chemical liquids, dust, mists, or fumes?" The nurse is conducting an:
a. Environmental advocacy activity
b. Environmental compliance activity
c. Environmental health assessment
d. Environmental risk communication correct answers c. Environmental health assessment
The community health nurse asks a client "Have you ever been exposed to any radiation or
chemical liquids, dust, mists, or fumes?" The nurse is conducting an:
a. Environmental advocacy activity
b.Environmental compliance activity
c. Environmental health assessment
d.Environmental risk communication correct answers c. Environmental health assessment
A newly hired public health nurse is familiarizing himself with the levels of disaster
management. Which of the following actions is a component of disaster prevention?
a.Outlining specific roles of community agencies
b.Prioritizing care of individuals
c.Providing stress counseling
d.Identifying community vulnerabilities correct answers d.Identifying community vulnerabilities
A community is experiencing the Honeymoon phase following a disaster. Which of the
following is most likely to occur in the community?
a.First responders work tirelessly to save others
b.Survivors share their stories
c.Medical personnel experience exhaustion
, d.Community organizations rebuild the community correct answers b.Survivors share their
stories
True or False: The timing of a disaster does not influence the types of injuries that will occur.
correct answers False
A nurse wants to find information about environmental threats that are present in the community.
Which of the following would be the best source of data for the nurse?
a. CINAHL
b.National Library of Medicine
c. State health department
d. Closest local library correct answers b.National Library of Medicine
A nurse is preparing an educational program on cultural perspectives in nursing. The nurse
should include that which of the following are influenced by an individual's culture? (SELECT
ALL THAT APPLY)
a.Nutritional practices
b.Family structure
c.Health care interactions
d.Biological variations
e.Views about illness correct answers a.Nutritional practices
b.Family structure
c.Health care interactionse.
e.Views about illness
A nurse is caring for a client of another culture. Which of the following actions would be most
appropriate for the nurse to take?
a.Alter personal nonverbal behaviors to reflect the cultural norms of the client.
b.Keep all behaviors culturally neutral to avoid misinterpretation.
c.Rely on friendly gestures to communicate caring for the client.
d.Avoid any pretense of prejudice by treating the client in the same way as any other client.
correct answers a.Alter personal nonverbal behaviors to reflect the cultural norms of the client.
A male nurse had a habit of sitting with the lower part of one leg resting over the knee of his
opposite leg when collecting a client's history. He stopped doing this around Muslim clients after
being told that Muslims were offended when he exposed the sole of his foot (shoe) to their face.
Which of the following was exhibited by the nurse when he changed his behavior?
a.Cultural accommodation
b.Cultural imposition
c.Cultural repatterning
d.Cultural skill correct answers d.Cultural skill
CORRECT!!
Several small communities have applied for grant funding from the state department of health to
help decrease their teenage pregnancy rate. Which of the following communities should the
nurse suggest receive funding first?
a. Community A - with 23 single teenage pregnancies in a city of 500
b. Community B - with 45 single teenage pregnancies in a city of 1000
c. Community C - with 90 single teenage pregnancies in a city of 2000
d. Community D - with 90 single teenage pregnancies in a city of 1500 correct answers d.
Community D - with 90 single teenage pregnancies in a city of 1500
A nurse advises a client with cardiovascular disease to reduce the amount of sodium in their diet
to daily. Which of the following levels of prevention is being used by the nurse?
a. Primary prevention
b. Secondary prevention
c. Tertiary prevention
d. Treatment, but not prevention correct answers c. Tertiary prevention
The community health nurse asks a client "Have you ever been exposed to any radiation or
chemical liquids, dust, mists, or fumes?" The nurse is conducting an:
a. Environmental advocacy activity
b. Environmental compliance activity
c. Environmental health assessment
d. Environmental risk communication correct answers c. Environmental health assessment
The community health nurse asks a client "Have you ever been exposed to any radiation or
chemical liquids, dust, mists, or fumes?" The nurse is conducting an:
a. Environmental advocacy activity
b.Environmental compliance activity
c. Environmental health assessment
d.Environmental risk communication correct answers c. Environmental health assessment
A newly hired public health nurse is familiarizing himself with the levels of disaster
management. Which of the following actions is a component of disaster prevention?
a.Outlining specific roles of community agencies
b.Prioritizing care of individuals
c.Providing stress counseling
d.Identifying community vulnerabilities correct answers d.Identifying community vulnerabilities
A community is experiencing the Honeymoon phase following a disaster. Which of the
following is most likely to occur in the community?
a.First responders work tirelessly to save others
b.Survivors share their stories
c.Medical personnel experience exhaustion
, d.Community organizations rebuild the community correct answers b.Survivors share their
stories
True or False: The timing of a disaster does not influence the types of injuries that will occur.
correct answers False
A nurse wants to find information about environmental threats that are present in the community.
Which of the following would be the best source of data for the nurse?
a. CINAHL
b.National Library of Medicine
c. State health department
d. Closest local library correct answers b.National Library of Medicine
A nurse is preparing an educational program on cultural perspectives in nursing. The nurse
should include that which of the following are influenced by an individual's culture? (SELECT
ALL THAT APPLY)
a.Nutritional practices
b.Family structure
c.Health care interactions
d.Biological variations
e.Views about illness correct answers a.Nutritional practices
b.Family structure
c.Health care interactionse.
e.Views about illness
A nurse is caring for a client of another culture. Which of the following actions would be most
appropriate for the nurse to take?
a.Alter personal nonverbal behaviors to reflect the cultural norms of the client.
b.Keep all behaviors culturally neutral to avoid misinterpretation.
c.Rely on friendly gestures to communicate caring for the client.
d.Avoid any pretense of prejudice by treating the client in the same way as any other client.
correct answers a.Alter personal nonverbal behaviors to reflect the cultural norms of the client.
A male nurse had a habit of sitting with the lower part of one leg resting over the knee of his
opposite leg when collecting a client's history. He stopped doing this around Muslim clients after
being told that Muslims were offended when he exposed the sole of his foot (shoe) to their face.
Which of the following was exhibited by the nurse when he changed his behavior?
a.Cultural accommodation
b.Cultural imposition
c.Cultural repatterning
d.Cultural skill correct answers d.Cultural skill
