NR442 COMMUNITY HEALTH EXAM 2 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
A nurse is performing a cultural assessment on a new client. Which of the
following pieces of information should the nurse include on the cultural portion
of the assessment?
A. food preference
b. employment status
c. history of illness
d. sexual orientation - ANSWER A. food preference
A nurse is preparing an educational program about influenza for a group of
community health nurses. Which of the following activities should the nurse ask
as an example of tertiary prevention?
a. Provide classes to elementary school teachers about handwashing.
b. Provide information to occupational nurses about the reasons employees
should not come to work.
c. administer antiviral meds within 48 hours to client who have manifestations
of influenza
d. provide immunixations at long-term care facilities - ANSWER c. administer
antiviral meds within 48 hours to clients who have manifestations of influenza
A nurse is collecting demographic data as part of a community assessment.
which of the following information should the nurse include?
a. racial discrimination
b. family genograms
,c. number of open water sources
d. presence of condemend buildings - ANSWER a. racial distribution
A community health nurse suspects an outbreak of scabies in the local area.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
a. determine the incidence rate
b. institute prophylactic treatment
c. educate the community about disease transmission
d. discuss treatment plans with clients' families - ANSWER a. determine the
incidence rate
A publich health nurse is planning care for four clients. Which of the following
interventions should the nurse recognize as tertiary prevention?
a. providing chemoprophylaxis for malaria to a client who is traveling to
mosquito-infester countires
b. administering antibiotics to a cleitn who has AIDs and was diagnosed with
pneumocystis jiroveci
c. performing a selogical screening for HIV for a client who is pregnant
d. participating in partner notification for a client who has an STI - ANSWER
b. administering antibiotics to a cleint who has AIDs and was diagnosied with
pneumocystis jioveci
A home health nurse is performing an assessment on an older adult client who is
receiving captopril for heart failure. Which of the following findings should the
nurse recognize as an adverse effect of this medication? a. dry cough b. weight
gain c. ataxia d. photophobia - ANSWER a. dry cough
, A home health nurse is caring for a client who has breast cancer. Which of the
following assessment findings should the nurse recognize as a sign that the
client is coping effectively? a. Inability to concentrate b. Makes eye contact c.
Sleeping excessively d. Loss of interest in food - ANSWER b. makes eye
contact
A public health nurse is providing information to a client who has an alcohol
use disorder and is asking the nurse about treatment. Which of the following
statements by the client would the nurse recognize as indicating that the client
has understood the information provided? a. "I will not need to completely
abstain from drinking alcohol if I enter an inpatient treatment program."
b. "Once I make it through detoxification, I will be free of my addiction."
c. "I am not eligible for an outpatient program until I have completed an
inpatient program first."
d. "I can expect to get help with other aspects of my life while in treatment." -
ANSWER d. "I can expect to get help with other aspects of my life while in
treatment"
The hospice nurse is approached by the daughter of a terminally ill, end-of-life
client who asks what she can do to help relieve her father's pain. Which of the
following interventions should the nurse recommend? a. Providing the client
with brief hand massages b. Increasing the light in the room c. Applying a warm
cloth to the client's forehead.
d. Administer citalopram when the client is agitated. - ANSWER a. give the
client brief hand massage
A community health nurse is developing a plan of care for a client who is
hispanic. which of the following actions should the nurse include in the plan?
a. maintain direct eye contact when speaking with the client
b. avoid using hand gestures when working with the client
AND ANSWERS
A nurse is performing a cultural assessment on a new client. Which of the
following pieces of information should the nurse include on the cultural portion
of the assessment?
A. food preference
b. employment status
c. history of illness
d. sexual orientation - ANSWER A. food preference
A nurse is preparing an educational program about influenza for a group of
community health nurses. Which of the following activities should the nurse ask
as an example of tertiary prevention?
a. Provide classes to elementary school teachers about handwashing.
b. Provide information to occupational nurses about the reasons employees
should not come to work.
c. administer antiviral meds within 48 hours to client who have manifestations
of influenza
d. provide immunixations at long-term care facilities - ANSWER c. administer
antiviral meds within 48 hours to clients who have manifestations of influenza
A nurse is collecting demographic data as part of a community assessment.
which of the following information should the nurse include?
a. racial discrimination
b. family genograms
,c. number of open water sources
d. presence of condemend buildings - ANSWER a. racial distribution
A community health nurse suspects an outbreak of scabies in the local area.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
a. determine the incidence rate
b. institute prophylactic treatment
c. educate the community about disease transmission
d. discuss treatment plans with clients' families - ANSWER a. determine the
incidence rate
A publich health nurse is planning care for four clients. Which of the following
interventions should the nurse recognize as tertiary prevention?
a. providing chemoprophylaxis for malaria to a client who is traveling to
mosquito-infester countires
b. administering antibiotics to a cleitn who has AIDs and was diagnosed with
pneumocystis jiroveci
c. performing a selogical screening for HIV for a client who is pregnant
d. participating in partner notification for a client who has an STI - ANSWER
b. administering antibiotics to a cleint who has AIDs and was diagnosied with
pneumocystis jioveci
A home health nurse is performing an assessment on an older adult client who is
receiving captopril for heart failure. Which of the following findings should the
nurse recognize as an adverse effect of this medication? a. dry cough b. weight
gain c. ataxia d. photophobia - ANSWER a. dry cough
, A home health nurse is caring for a client who has breast cancer. Which of the
following assessment findings should the nurse recognize as a sign that the
client is coping effectively? a. Inability to concentrate b. Makes eye contact c.
Sleeping excessively d. Loss of interest in food - ANSWER b. makes eye
contact
A public health nurse is providing information to a client who has an alcohol
use disorder and is asking the nurse about treatment. Which of the following
statements by the client would the nurse recognize as indicating that the client
has understood the information provided? a. "I will not need to completely
abstain from drinking alcohol if I enter an inpatient treatment program."
b. "Once I make it through detoxification, I will be free of my addiction."
c. "I am not eligible for an outpatient program until I have completed an
inpatient program first."
d. "I can expect to get help with other aspects of my life while in treatment." -
ANSWER d. "I can expect to get help with other aspects of my life while in
treatment"
The hospice nurse is approached by the daughter of a terminally ill, end-of-life
client who asks what she can do to help relieve her father's pain. Which of the
following interventions should the nurse recommend? a. Providing the client
with brief hand massages b. Increasing the light in the room c. Applying a warm
cloth to the client's forehead.
d. Administer citalopram when the client is agitated. - ANSWER a. give the
client brief hand massage
A community health nurse is developing a plan of care for a client who is
hispanic. which of the following actions should the nurse include in the plan?
a. maintain direct eye contact when speaking with the client
b. avoid using hand gestures when working with the client
