Leadership and Community Pre-Assessment Quiz
1.Lyme disease: A nurse is reviewing the guidelines for reporting
nationally notifi- able infectious diseases. Which of the following
diseases should the nurse plan to report to the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC)?
2.Check the client's vital signs.: A nurse is caring for four clients. After
adminis- tering morning medications, she realizes that nifedipine
prescribed for one client was inadvertently administered to another.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
3.Chlamydia
Gonorrhea
Chancroid: A community health nurse is reviewing information about
infectious diseases with the nurses on her team. The nurse should
remind the team that which of the following diseases are included in the
list of nationally notifiable infectious diseases? (select all that apply).
4.A client asking about his PCA pump that contains morphine.: A nurse
is assigned a group of clients at the start of the shift. Which of the
following clients should the nurse plan to care for first?
5.Obtain vital signs.: An assistive personnel (AP) reports to the nurse
that a client who is 3 days postoperative following an abdominal
hysterectomy has a dressing that is saturated with blood. Which of the
following tasks should the nurse delegate to the AP?
6.Nuclear family.: A nurse on a pediatric unit is caring for a child and his
family. His parents define family as a husband, wife, and child. This
definition is which type of family form?
7.A nurse identifies the absence of peripheral pulsation in a casted
extremity in the early morning and reports it to the provider in the early
afternoon.: A nurse is teaching a class on torts. The nurse should include
which of the following situations as an example of negligence?
8."The client must provide permission to share the records with you.": A
nurse is caring for a client whose family member requests to view the
client's medical record. Which of the following responses should the
nurse make?
9.Choose the highest level of protection equipment available.: A nurse is
among the first responders to a mass-casualty incident and does not
know what type of personal protective equipment (PPE) is needed.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
10.A client whose blood pressure at 0800 was 138/86 mm Hg and at 1200 is
106/60 mm Hg: A nurse is caring for four clients who are postoperative
from surgery 24 hr ago. At 1200 the nurses assesses the clients. Which
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of the following clients is the nurse's priority?
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1.Lyme disease: A nurse is reviewing the guidelines for reporting
nationally notifi- able infectious diseases. Which of the following
diseases should the nurse plan to report to the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC)?
2.Check the client's vital signs.: A nurse is caring for four clients. After
adminis- tering morning medications, she realizes that nifedipine
prescribed for one client was inadvertently administered to another.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
3.Chlamydia
Gonorrhea
Chancroid: A community health nurse is reviewing information about
infectious diseases with the nurses on her team. The nurse should
remind the team that which of the following diseases are included in the
list of nationally notifiable infectious diseases? (select all that apply).
4.A client asking about his PCA pump that contains morphine.: A nurse
is assigned a group of clients at the start of the shift. Which of the
following clients should the nurse plan to care for first?
5.Obtain vital signs.: An assistive personnel (AP) reports to the nurse
that a client who is 3 days postoperative following an abdominal
hysterectomy has a dressing that is saturated with blood. Which of the
following tasks should the nurse delegate to the AP?
6.Nuclear family.: A nurse on a pediatric unit is caring for a child and his
family. His parents define family as a husband, wife, and child. This
definition is which type of family form?
7.A nurse identifies the absence of peripheral pulsation in a casted
extremity in the early morning and reports it to the provider in the early
afternoon.: A nurse is teaching a class on torts. The nurse should include
which of the following situations as an example of negligence?
8."The client must provide permission to share the records with you.": A
nurse is caring for a client whose family member requests to view the
client's medical record. Which of the following responses should the
nurse make?
9.Choose the highest level of protection equipment available.: A nurse is
among the first responders to a mass-casualty incident and does not
know what type of personal protective equipment (PPE) is needed.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
10.A client whose blood pressure at 0800 was 138/86 mm Hg and at 1200 is
106/60 mm Hg: A nurse is caring for four clients who are postoperative
from surgery 24 hr ago. At 1200 the nurses assesses the clients. Which
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of the following clients is the nurse's priority?
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