NURS 6100 Community Exam 2 Modules Questions With
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A child has been diagnosed with measles and excluded from
school until no longer contagious. A teacher asks the school
nurse why the child was infected since the child had received the
required immunization. The nurse's best response is based on
what fact about immunizations?
A Vaccines are produced according to the most common strain
of organism, so there will be some people who acquire the
disease.
B Vaccines are produced from the live organism, so there is a
small chance it will infect a noninfected person with the disease.
C Each person is unique, and occasionally a person who
receives a vaccine will not have a strong immune response and
will get the disease.
D Each vaccine can potentially infect the person who receives it,
even if the vaccine is made from non-live organisms. Correct
Answers C
A client seen at the health department has been diagnosed with a
communicable sexually transmitted disease. The nurse realizes
the client will need patient education. What is the best rationale
for this education?
A Communicable diseases cause death in those they infect and
must be treated early.
B Communicable diseases are infectious agents that spread
through direct contact with others.
C Communicable diseases are contagious and easily spread from
one person to another.
,D Communicable diseases are infections that are easily treated
with common antibiotics. Correct Answers C
A client who is employed at a local, large manufacturing plant
has an appointment at the clinic. What type of insurance plan
would the intake nurse expect the client to have?
A No insurance for a health care
B privately funded insurance
C publicly funded insurance
D publicly mandated, privately funded insurance Correct
Answers B
A community health nurse notices varicella outbreak and puts
together an awareness campaign to educate parents about the
importance of childhood immunizations.
What describes what the nurse has done for the patient?
A Health education
B Patient education
C Health promotion Correct Answers A
A community health nurse sees a patient diagnosed with a STI.
They explain how to take the medication to the patient.
What best describes what the nurse has done for the patient?
A Health education
B Patient education
C Health promotion Correct Answers B
A disease outbreak has been noted in one neighborhood. The
community nurse understands a number of actions may be taken
by the government to contain the outbreak. What actions could
be included for containment purposes? (Select all that apply.)
, A Setting up clinics for administration of passive immunity
measures
B Setting up decontamination shelters in the community
boundaries for uninfected members
C Providing information about signs and symptoms of the
illness to health care providers
D Moving nursing home residents in the infected area to the
local hospital
E Closing schools until the outbreak is over Correct Answers
A, C, E
A migrant farmworker was recently diagnosed with TB. What
would the nurse providing direct observed therapy for this client
know?
A This client population is likely to be nonadherent.
B Many factors contribute to unsuccessful treatment regimens
for this population.
C Once the client is in the health care system, complete recovery
is likely.
D If the client does not cooperate, you must report it to the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Correct Answers
B
A new client is inquiring about mental health services. The
client has recently been discharged from the military. What
reason might the client seek health care outside of the
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) services offered with post-
military discharge? (Select all that apply.)
A Extended wait times to be seen
B High cost of co-payments
C A person must apply for benefits
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A child has been diagnosed with measles and excluded from
school until no longer contagious. A teacher asks the school
nurse why the child was infected since the child had received the
required immunization. The nurse's best response is based on
what fact about immunizations?
A Vaccines are produced according to the most common strain
of organism, so there will be some people who acquire the
disease.
B Vaccines are produced from the live organism, so there is a
small chance it will infect a noninfected person with the disease.
C Each person is unique, and occasionally a person who
receives a vaccine will not have a strong immune response and
will get the disease.
D Each vaccine can potentially infect the person who receives it,
even if the vaccine is made from non-live organisms. Correct
Answers C
A client seen at the health department has been diagnosed with a
communicable sexually transmitted disease. The nurse realizes
the client will need patient education. What is the best rationale
for this education?
A Communicable diseases cause death in those they infect and
must be treated early.
B Communicable diseases are infectious agents that spread
through direct contact with others.
C Communicable diseases are contagious and easily spread from
one person to another.
,D Communicable diseases are infections that are easily treated
with common antibiotics. Correct Answers C
A client who is employed at a local, large manufacturing plant
has an appointment at the clinic. What type of insurance plan
would the intake nurse expect the client to have?
A No insurance for a health care
B privately funded insurance
C publicly funded insurance
D publicly mandated, privately funded insurance Correct
Answers B
A community health nurse notices varicella outbreak and puts
together an awareness campaign to educate parents about the
importance of childhood immunizations.
What describes what the nurse has done for the patient?
A Health education
B Patient education
C Health promotion Correct Answers A
A community health nurse sees a patient diagnosed with a STI.
They explain how to take the medication to the patient.
What best describes what the nurse has done for the patient?
A Health education
B Patient education
C Health promotion Correct Answers B
A disease outbreak has been noted in one neighborhood. The
community nurse understands a number of actions may be taken
by the government to contain the outbreak. What actions could
be included for containment purposes? (Select all that apply.)
, A Setting up clinics for administration of passive immunity
measures
B Setting up decontamination shelters in the community
boundaries for uninfected members
C Providing information about signs and symptoms of the
illness to health care providers
D Moving nursing home residents in the infected area to the
local hospital
E Closing schools until the outbreak is over Correct Answers
A, C, E
A migrant farmworker was recently diagnosed with TB. What
would the nurse providing direct observed therapy for this client
know?
A This client population is likely to be nonadherent.
B Many factors contribute to unsuccessful treatment regimens
for this population.
C Once the client is in the health care system, complete recovery
is likely.
D If the client does not cooperate, you must report it to the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Correct Answers
B
A new client is inquiring about mental health services. The
client has recently been discharged from the military. What
reason might the client seek health care outside of the
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) services offered with post-
military discharge? (Select all that apply.)
A Extended wait times to be seen
B High cost of co-payments
C A person must apply for benefits
