TEST BANK EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Which of the following statements about risk is true? Select all that apply.
A) Risk is the probability that a disease or unfavourable health condition will develop.
B) Risk means that the person who has the most negative influences will definitely
develop
the disease or unfavourable health condition.
C) Risk refers to positive and negative influences on a person's likelihood of
developing a
specific disease.
D) Risk can be measured using the relative risk ratio, which is based on the ratio of
incidence
in an exposed group to incidence rate in unexposed group.
E) Risk is unimportant when determining the most effective points for community
health
intervention. - Answer-Ans: A, C, D
Feedback:
Risk is the probability that a disease or unfavorable health condition will develop.
Risk also
refers to positive and negative influences on a person's likelihood of developing a
specific
disease. Relative risk ratio is a calculation of risk consisting of the ratio of incidence
in an
exposed group to incidence rate in unexposed group. Risk does not mean that the
person who has
the most negative influences will definitely develop the disease or unfavorable health
condition,
but it refers to the probability that the person will develop the disease or unfavorable
health
condition. The relative risk ratio assists in determining the most effective points for
community
health intervention in regard to particular health problems.
While visiting a family's home, the community health nurse finds out that the two
children in the
home were exposed to chickenpox. Assessment of the children reveals no signs of
fever or
lesions. The nurse determines that the children may be in which stage of the
disease?
A) Susceptibility
B) Subclinical disease
C) Clinical disease
D) Resolution - Answer-Ans: B
Feedback:
The children have been exposed but have not yet developed the signs of
chickenpox. Therefore,
,they are in the subclinical disease stage. During the susceptibility stage, the disease
is not present
and individuals have not been exposed. During the clinical stage, signs and
symptoms areDuring the clinical stage, signs and symptoms are
beginning to develop. During the resolution stage, the disease causes sufficient
anatomic or
functional changes to produce recognizable signs and symptoms.
During which stage of the natural history of a communicable disease would
quarantine be most
effective?
A) Susceptibility stage
B) Subclinical disease stage
C) Clinical disease stage
D) Resolution stage - Answer-Ans: A
Feedback:
Quarantine is the isolation of persons who are susceptible to a communicable
disease and have
been exposed to that communicable disease until the incubation period of the
subclinical disease
stage has passed. Quarantining persons during the susceptibility stage itself is not
indicated as
individuals have not been exposed. The proper action for persons who are in the
clinical disease
stage and beyond is isolation until the danger of spreading the communicable
disease has passed.
The nurse is reviewing actual census data for information for use in an epidemiologic
study.
Which of the following would the nurse be least likely to find?
A) Occupational status
B) Housing quality
C) Births recorded
D) Educational level - Answer-Ans: C
Feedback:
Vital statistic data provides information about the number of births recorded. Census
data
includes information about age, sex, race, ethnic background, type of occupation,
income
gradient, marital status, educational level, and other standards such as housing
quality. If the
nurse is reviewing actual census data, the nurse would be least likely to find births
recorded,
which is vital statistics.
A community health nurse is looking for data on the use of nursing home services
and the
common diagnoses of those using these services. Which source of information
would be most
appropriate for the nurse to investigate?
, A) National Center for Health Statistics
B) Consumer Product Safety Commission
C) Environmental Protection Agency
D) Cancer disease registries - Answer-ns: A
Feedback:
The National Center for Health Statistics furnishes valuable health prevalence data
from surveys
of Americans. Among the information available is the National Nursing Home
Survey, which
provides information on those who are using these services and the diagnoses and
other
characteristics. The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Environmental
Protection
Agency would provide information about environmental issues. Cancer disease
registries would
provide information specific to the diagnosis of cancer.
When developing community diagnoses, which of the following would the community
health
nurse do?
A) Focus primarily on deficits of the community
B) Use broad statements to guide a range of interventions
C) Employ a revised nursing diagnosis format
D) Substitute the terms client, family, group, or aggregate for the word patient -
Answer-D
During which stage of the health planning process would the community health nurse
create a
plan?
A) Assessment
B) Analysis and design
C) Implementation
D) Evaluation - Answer-Ans: B
Feedback:
During the health planning process, a community health nurse creates a plan during
the analysis
and design stage, which correlates to the planning phase of the nursing process.
Assessment
involves data collection, interpretation, and goal setting. Implementation involves
how to
operationalize the plan and a design for monitoring progress. Evaluation involves
examining the
costs and benefits, judging the potential outcomes, modifying the plan, presenting
the plan to the
sponsoring group or agency, and obtaining acceptance.
A community health nurse is engaged in evaluation of a health plan using a
formative evaluation.
The nurse would focus on which of the following?
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Which of the following statements about risk is true? Select all that apply.
A) Risk is the probability that a disease or unfavourable health condition will develop.
B) Risk means that the person who has the most negative influences will definitely
develop
the disease or unfavourable health condition.
C) Risk refers to positive and negative influences on a person's likelihood of
developing a
specific disease.
D) Risk can be measured using the relative risk ratio, which is based on the ratio of
incidence
in an exposed group to incidence rate in unexposed group.
E) Risk is unimportant when determining the most effective points for community
health
intervention. - Answer-Ans: A, C, D
Feedback:
Risk is the probability that a disease or unfavorable health condition will develop.
Risk also
refers to positive and negative influences on a person's likelihood of developing a
specific
disease. Relative risk ratio is a calculation of risk consisting of the ratio of incidence
in an
exposed group to incidence rate in unexposed group. Risk does not mean that the
person who has
the most negative influences will definitely develop the disease or unfavorable health
condition,
but it refers to the probability that the person will develop the disease or unfavorable
health
condition. The relative risk ratio assists in determining the most effective points for
community
health intervention in regard to particular health problems.
While visiting a family's home, the community health nurse finds out that the two
children in the
home were exposed to chickenpox. Assessment of the children reveals no signs of
fever or
lesions. The nurse determines that the children may be in which stage of the
disease?
A) Susceptibility
B) Subclinical disease
C) Clinical disease
D) Resolution - Answer-Ans: B
Feedback:
The children have been exposed but have not yet developed the signs of
chickenpox. Therefore,
,they are in the subclinical disease stage. During the susceptibility stage, the disease
is not present
and individuals have not been exposed. During the clinical stage, signs and
symptoms areDuring the clinical stage, signs and symptoms are
beginning to develop. During the resolution stage, the disease causes sufficient
anatomic or
functional changes to produce recognizable signs and symptoms.
During which stage of the natural history of a communicable disease would
quarantine be most
effective?
A) Susceptibility stage
B) Subclinical disease stage
C) Clinical disease stage
D) Resolution stage - Answer-Ans: A
Feedback:
Quarantine is the isolation of persons who are susceptible to a communicable
disease and have
been exposed to that communicable disease until the incubation period of the
subclinical disease
stage has passed. Quarantining persons during the susceptibility stage itself is not
indicated as
individuals have not been exposed. The proper action for persons who are in the
clinical disease
stage and beyond is isolation until the danger of spreading the communicable
disease has passed.
The nurse is reviewing actual census data for information for use in an epidemiologic
study.
Which of the following would the nurse be least likely to find?
A) Occupational status
B) Housing quality
C) Births recorded
D) Educational level - Answer-Ans: C
Feedback:
Vital statistic data provides information about the number of births recorded. Census
data
includes information about age, sex, race, ethnic background, type of occupation,
income
gradient, marital status, educational level, and other standards such as housing
quality. If the
nurse is reviewing actual census data, the nurse would be least likely to find births
recorded,
which is vital statistics.
A community health nurse is looking for data on the use of nursing home services
and the
common diagnoses of those using these services. Which source of information
would be most
appropriate for the nurse to investigate?
, A) National Center for Health Statistics
B) Consumer Product Safety Commission
C) Environmental Protection Agency
D) Cancer disease registries - Answer-ns: A
Feedback:
The National Center for Health Statistics furnishes valuable health prevalence data
from surveys
of Americans. Among the information available is the National Nursing Home
Survey, which
provides information on those who are using these services and the diagnoses and
other
characteristics. The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Environmental
Protection
Agency would provide information about environmental issues. Cancer disease
registries would
provide information specific to the diagnosis of cancer.
When developing community diagnoses, which of the following would the community
health
nurse do?
A) Focus primarily on deficits of the community
B) Use broad statements to guide a range of interventions
C) Employ a revised nursing diagnosis format
D) Substitute the terms client, family, group, or aggregate for the word patient -
Answer-D
During which stage of the health planning process would the community health nurse
create a
plan?
A) Assessment
B) Analysis and design
C) Implementation
D) Evaluation - Answer-Ans: B
Feedback:
During the health planning process, a community health nurse creates a plan during
the analysis
and design stage, which correlates to the planning phase of the nursing process.
Assessment
involves data collection, interpretation, and goal setting. Implementation involves
how to
operationalize the plan and a design for monitoring progress. Evaluation involves
examining the
costs and benefits, judging the potential outcomes, modifying the plan, presenting
the plan to the
sponsoring group or agency, and obtaining acceptance.
A community health nurse is engaged in evaluation of a health plan using a
formative evaluation.
The nurse would focus on which of the following?
