Leadership and Community Pre-Assessment Quiz
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A nurse is reviewing the guidelines for reporting nationally notifiable infectious diseases. Which of
the following diseases should the nurse plan to report to the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC)? - ANSWER-Lyme disease
A nurse is caring for four clients. After administering 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? - ANSWER-Check the client's vital signs.
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? - ANSWER-A client asking about his PCA pump that contains
morphine.
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? - ANSWER-Obtain vital signs.
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? - ANSWER-Nuclear family.
A nurse is teaching a class on torts. The nurse should include which of the following situations as an
example of negligence? - ANSWER-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 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). - ANSWER-Chlamydia
Gonorrhea
Chancroid
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? - ANSWER-"The client must provide
permission to share the records with you."
100% Accurate!!
A nurse is reviewing the guidelines for reporting nationally notifiable infectious diseases. Which of
the following diseases should the nurse plan to report to the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC)? - ANSWER-Lyme disease
A nurse is caring for four clients. After administering 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? - ANSWER-Check the client's vital signs.
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? - ANSWER-A client asking about his PCA pump that contains
morphine.
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? - ANSWER-Obtain vital signs.
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? - ANSWER-Nuclear family.
A nurse is teaching a class on torts. The nurse should include which of the following situations as an
example of negligence? - ANSWER-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 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). - ANSWER-Chlamydia
Gonorrhea
Chancroid
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? - ANSWER-"The client must provide
permission to share the records with you."
