Community NCLEX Questions Exam 1 questions with
correct answers
A, C, E Correct Answer-A community health nurse has conducted a
needs assessment in a rural community and established a diagnosis of
knowledge deficit related to IV drug use and HIV transmission. She
wants to implement an educational program to reduce the fear and
stigma surrounding IV drug use. Which of the following aggregates
within the community would be the most appropriate targets for this
program (select all that apply)?
A) police officers and first responders
B) certified nursing assistants at the local nursing home
C) parents of the local high school
D) kindergarten teachers within the school corporation
E) the nursing staff at the local clinic
A, B, E Correct Answer-A community health nurse has noticed an
increase in childhood obesity and a decrease in physical activity among
the local students. She wants to perform a needs assessment regarding
the local sidewalks and ability for kids to walk to school. Which forms
of data collection would be useful in her assessment (select all that
apply)?
A) interviewing parents on the condition of their neighborhoods, their
feeling of safety, and if they would allow their child to walk to school
B) initiating a community forum in which members of the community
are able to share their thoughts on the local sidewalks, physical activity,
and walking to school
,C) extracting data regarding the average family income of each
neighborhood
D) creating a focus group to determine cafeteria workers feel about the
lunches they serve
E) direct observation of the ways in which children get to school, and
the usage of sidewalks in the community
D Correct Answer-a nurse is hoping to implement a Syringe Access
Program into her community due to the recent increase in individual's
newly diagnosed with hepatitis C. She is experiencing pushback from
local officials. Which of the following is the best response to the
effectiveness of SAPs.
A) once we have made contact with users, it will be easy to convince
them to enter a treatment program
B) the addicts will find needles on their own, we might as well give
them clean ones
C) SAPs will increase the number of syringes in the community
D) SAPs are an example of harm reduction which proves to be effective
in preventing disease transmission and linking individuals to social
services and health care they might require
B Correct Answer-A nurse wants to assess a community's perspective
and concerns regarding health care needs in this community. What
would be the best first approach for the nurse to take to gather data about
the community?
A) hold a community forum to discuss concerns in the community
B) interview key informants in the community
,C) mail surveys to members of the community who were not willing to
talk in person
D) form focus groups to promote more interaction and expression of
ideas
C Correct Answer-A high school nurse is collaborating with the sexual
education instructor to educate young women on ways to prevent breast
cancer. Which of the following is an example of primary prevention?
A) perform a self breast exam every month
B) education on when to start getting routine mammograms
C) educate young girls on how to care for their own body
D) contact your primary health care provider if you notice an abnormal
lump during a self-breast exam
D Correct Answer-A community health nurse in paoli, IN has recently
launched a diabetes prevention program. The nurse wants to begin
nutrition classes for the elementary schools in Orange County. She plans
to assess the progress of the program in 1 year. Which of the following
would a nurse NOT use to evaluate the progress the community has
made toward the goal of the program?
A) construct benchmarks to gauge achievement of the program goal
B) compare data from the entire US to the data in Orange County
C) compare the current data to the baseline data
D) ask the parents to evaluate the progress of their children
, C Correct Answer-A student nurse is interested in how Indiana's tobacco
use compares to the national average tobacco use --what is the best
source to gather this data from?
A) conduct a windshield survey to collect first hand observation of
tobacco use among the community
B) twitter
C) use a reliable and up to date source such as CDC --National Center
for Health statistics to compare Indiana's tobacco prevalence among the
US
D) use MMWR (morbidity and mortality weekly report)
B, C, E Correct Answer-a research team at a hospital are about to open
up an online community forum to start their data collection --what are
some disadvantages to this approach that they must keep in mind when
analyzing their data? (select all that apply)
A) online forums decrease collaboration and engagement
B) online forums exclude some people such as those without access to a
computer and those who can't write or read
C) the lack of physical cues may lead to
misccomunication/misunderstanding
D) participants who may ordinarily feel embarrassed or nervous to
participate in discussion feel freed by the anonymity of the forum
E) participants may accidentally go off topic within a particular
discussion thread
A Correct Answer-a public health worker has completed a needs
assessment and determined the lack of access to nearby grocery stores
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A, C, E Correct Answer-A community health nurse has conducted a
needs assessment in a rural community and established a diagnosis of
knowledge deficit related to IV drug use and HIV transmission. She
wants to implement an educational program to reduce the fear and
stigma surrounding IV drug use. Which of the following aggregates
within the community would be the most appropriate targets for this
program (select all that apply)?
A) police officers and first responders
B) certified nursing assistants at the local nursing home
C) parents of the local high school
D) kindergarten teachers within the school corporation
E) the nursing staff at the local clinic
A, B, E Correct Answer-A community health nurse has noticed an
increase in childhood obesity and a decrease in physical activity among
the local students. She wants to perform a needs assessment regarding
the local sidewalks and ability for kids to walk to school. Which forms
of data collection would be useful in her assessment (select all that
apply)?
A) interviewing parents on the condition of their neighborhoods, their
feeling of safety, and if they would allow their child to walk to school
B) initiating a community forum in which members of the community
are able to share their thoughts on the local sidewalks, physical activity,
and walking to school
,C) extracting data regarding the average family income of each
neighborhood
D) creating a focus group to determine cafeteria workers feel about the
lunches they serve
E) direct observation of the ways in which children get to school, and
the usage of sidewalks in the community
D Correct Answer-a nurse is hoping to implement a Syringe Access
Program into her community due to the recent increase in individual's
newly diagnosed with hepatitis C. She is experiencing pushback from
local officials. Which of the following is the best response to the
effectiveness of SAPs.
A) once we have made contact with users, it will be easy to convince
them to enter a treatment program
B) the addicts will find needles on their own, we might as well give
them clean ones
C) SAPs will increase the number of syringes in the community
D) SAPs are an example of harm reduction which proves to be effective
in preventing disease transmission and linking individuals to social
services and health care they might require
B Correct Answer-A nurse wants to assess a community's perspective
and concerns regarding health care needs in this community. What
would be the best first approach for the nurse to take to gather data about
the community?
A) hold a community forum to discuss concerns in the community
B) interview key informants in the community
,C) mail surveys to members of the community who were not willing to
talk in person
D) form focus groups to promote more interaction and expression of
ideas
C Correct Answer-A high school nurse is collaborating with the sexual
education instructor to educate young women on ways to prevent breast
cancer. Which of the following is an example of primary prevention?
A) perform a self breast exam every month
B) education on when to start getting routine mammograms
C) educate young girls on how to care for their own body
D) contact your primary health care provider if you notice an abnormal
lump during a self-breast exam
D Correct Answer-A community health nurse in paoli, IN has recently
launched a diabetes prevention program. The nurse wants to begin
nutrition classes for the elementary schools in Orange County. She plans
to assess the progress of the program in 1 year. Which of the following
would a nurse NOT use to evaluate the progress the community has
made toward the goal of the program?
A) construct benchmarks to gauge achievement of the program goal
B) compare data from the entire US to the data in Orange County
C) compare the current data to the baseline data
D) ask the parents to evaluate the progress of their children
, C Correct Answer-A student nurse is interested in how Indiana's tobacco
use compares to the national average tobacco use --what is the best
source to gather this data from?
A) conduct a windshield survey to collect first hand observation of
tobacco use among the community
B) twitter
C) use a reliable and up to date source such as CDC --National Center
for Health statistics to compare Indiana's tobacco prevalence among the
US
D) use MMWR (morbidity and mortality weekly report)
B, C, E Correct Answer-a research team at a hospital are about to open
up an online community forum to start their data collection --what are
some disadvantages to this approach that they must keep in mind when
analyzing their data? (select all that apply)
A) online forums decrease collaboration and engagement
B) online forums exclude some people such as those without access to a
computer and those who can't write or read
C) the lack of physical cues may lead to
misccomunication/misunderstanding
D) participants who may ordinarily feel embarrassed or nervous to
participate in discussion feel freed by the anonymity of the forum
E) participants may accidentally go off topic within a particular
discussion thread
A Correct Answer-a public health worker has completed a needs
assessment and determined the lack of access to nearby grocery stores
