Community Health Nursing
COMMUNITY HEALTH EXAM 3 PRACTICE QUESTIONS
(UPDATED WITH CORRECT ANSWERS).
How would a community health nurse define vulnerable populations? *
A. Those with higher mortality rates
B. Individuals with lower life expectancy
C. Those with increased risk for adverse health outcomes
D. Individuals with chronic illness - ANSWER ✔ - C. Those with increased risk for adverse health
outcomes
A community health nurse is applying the Behavioral Model for Vulnerable Populations when
evaluating a local community. Which would the nurse include as an enabling factor? *
A. insurance
B. acculturation
C. knowledge of disease
D. marital status - ANSWER ✔ - A. insurance
When assessing a population's vulnerability, which would the community health nurse identify
as a predisposing factor? *
A. social support networks
B. crime rates
C. transportation
D. living conditions - ANSWER ✔ - D. living conditions
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An instructor reviews the definition of homelessness according to the McKinney-Vento Homeless
Assistance Act with a group of community health nursing students. The instructor determines
that the students need clarification when they include which as homeless? *
A. Someone living in a public shelter
B. Someone living in a public park
C. Someone who is incarcerated
D. Someone living in his or her car - ANSWER ✔ - C. Someone who is incarcerated
After reviewing statistics on homelessness, which would a community health nurse identify as
the fastest growing segment of the homeless population? *
A. Children under age 18 years
B. Families headed by a female single parent
C. Families headed by a male single parent
D. Families with children - ANSWER ✔ - D. Families with children
When attempting to describe the characteristics of a typical rural population to a group of
community health nurses, which characteristic would the nurse include? *
A. Older, with a lower income and less formal education
B. Young minorities with a higher income and less formal education
C. Wealthier, more highly educated, older White Americans
D. A reflection of the population as a whole - ANSWER ✔ - A. Older, with a lower income and
less formal education
When providing care for migrant workers, which of the following would be most appropriate for
the community health nurse to do? *
A. Maintain existing services
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COMMUNITY HEALTH EXAM 3 PRACTICE QUESTIONS
(UPDATED WITH CORRECT ANSWERS).
How would a community health nurse define vulnerable populations? *
A. Those with higher mortality rates
B. Individuals with lower life expectancy
C. Those with increased risk for adverse health outcomes
D. Individuals with chronic illness - ANSWER ✔ - C. Those with increased risk for adverse health
outcomes
A community health nurse is applying the Behavioral Model for Vulnerable Populations when
evaluating a local community. Which would the nurse include as an enabling factor? *
A. insurance
B. acculturation
C. knowledge of disease
D. marital status - ANSWER ✔ - A. insurance
When assessing a population's vulnerability, which would the community health nurse identify
as a predisposing factor? *
A. social support networks
B. crime rates
C. transportation
D. living conditions - ANSWER ✔ - D. living conditions
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, Community Health Nursing
An instructor reviews the definition of homelessness according to the McKinney-Vento Homeless
Assistance Act with a group of community health nursing students. The instructor determines
that the students need clarification when they include which as homeless? *
A. Someone living in a public shelter
B. Someone living in a public park
C. Someone who is incarcerated
D. Someone living in his or her car - ANSWER ✔ - C. Someone who is incarcerated
After reviewing statistics on homelessness, which would a community health nurse identify as
the fastest growing segment of the homeless population? *
A. Children under age 18 years
B. Families headed by a female single parent
C. Families headed by a male single parent
D. Families with children - ANSWER ✔ - D. Families with children
When attempting to describe the characteristics of a typical rural population to a group of
community health nurses, which characteristic would the nurse include? *
A. Older, with a lower income and less formal education
B. Young minorities with a higher income and less formal education
C. Wealthier, more highly educated, older White Americans
D. A reflection of the population as a whole - ANSWER ✔ - A. Older, with a lower income and
less formal education
When providing care for migrant workers, which of the following would be most appropriate for
the community health nurse to do? *
A. Maintain existing services
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