HESI Community (C)
A female client makes routine visits to a neighborhood community health center. The nurse
notes that this client often presents with facial bruising, particularly around the eyes. The nurse
discusses prevention of domestic violence with the client even though the client does not admit
to being battered. What level of prevention has the nurse applied in this situation? - ANS -
secondary prevention
\A 16-year old female client returns to the clinic because she is pregnant for the third time by a
new boyfriend. Which vaccine should the nurse plan to administer? - ANS - hepatitis B
\A charge nurse gets a report about a lot of concerns, which one is most important - ANS - water
spill on the floor.
\A charge nurse will intervene if she notices - ANS - a clerk taking (telephone) orders from the
MD
\A client is suspected of being poisoned and presents with symmetric, descending flaccid
paralysis, blurred vision, double vision, and dry mouth. The nurse should consider these
findings consistent with which potential bioterrorism agent? - ANS - botulism toxin
\A community health nurse is conducting a neighborhood discussion group about disaster
planning. What information regarding transmission of anthrax should the nurse provide to the
group? - ANS - infection is acquired when anthrax spores enter a host
\A hospital is thinking about getting new equipment, what is cost efficient for the hospital to
consider - ANS - can other units in the hospital use the equipment
\A nurse & social worker talking loudly about a pt referral but there are no patients around the
nurse's station - ANS - tell them to go to a private work station to talk
\A nurse does a community health fair about cardio, how can the nurse determine if the
teachings were effective upon an assessment 6 months later - ANS - 10% reduction in cardiac
death
\A nurse forgot her glasses at home and she lives a hour away - ANS - send her home to get
her glasses
\A nurse is giving a test to detect influenza, the test is 99% accurate. The test has a high rate of
- ANS - sensitivity
\A nurse is referring a patient with Acanthosis nigricans to a family doctor - ANS - body mass
index
\A nurse observes a wife of a pt in bed with the pt - ANS - close the door and give them privacy
\A nurse tells a UAP to collect a sputum sample, the nurse should first - ANS - determine if UAP
is capable of doing the task & if she's done it before
\A nurse took a sleeping pill 4 hours ago - ANS - send her home
\A nurse wants to do research on infant death rate, where would she go - ANS - Bureau of vital
statistics
\A pt tells the nurse that she doesn't want a male nurse - ANS - reassign the nurse
\A school nurse wants to do a program about children's health risks, what should she consider -
ANS - Height and weight
A female client makes routine visits to a neighborhood community health center. The nurse
notes that this client often presents with facial bruising, particularly around the eyes. The nurse
discusses prevention of domestic violence with the client even though the client does not admit
to being battered. What level of prevention has the nurse applied in this situation? - ANS -
secondary prevention
\A 16-year old female client returns to the clinic because she is pregnant for the third time by a
new boyfriend. Which vaccine should the nurse plan to administer? - ANS - hepatitis B
\A charge nurse gets a report about a lot of concerns, which one is most important - ANS - water
spill on the floor.
\A charge nurse will intervene if she notices - ANS - a clerk taking (telephone) orders from the
MD
\A client is suspected of being poisoned and presents with symmetric, descending flaccid
paralysis, blurred vision, double vision, and dry mouth. The nurse should consider these
findings consistent with which potential bioterrorism agent? - ANS - botulism toxin
\A community health nurse is conducting a neighborhood discussion group about disaster
planning. What information regarding transmission of anthrax should the nurse provide to the
group? - ANS - infection is acquired when anthrax spores enter a host
\A hospital is thinking about getting new equipment, what is cost efficient for the hospital to
consider - ANS - can other units in the hospital use the equipment
\A nurse & social worker talking loudly about a pt referral but there are no patients around the
nurse's station - ANS - tell them to go to a private work station to talk
\A nurse does a community health fair about cardio, how can the nurse determine if the
teachings were effective upon an assessment 6 months later - ANS - 10% reduction in cardiac
death
\A nurse forgot her glasses at home and she lives a hour away - ANS - send her home to get
her glasses
\A nurse is giving a test to detect influenza, the test is 99% accurate. The test has a high rate of
- ANS - sensitivity
\A nurse is referring a patient with Acanthosis nigricans to a family doctor - ANS - body mass
index
\A nurse observes a wife of a pt in bed with the pt - ANS - close the door and give them privacy
\A nurse tells a UAP to collect a sputum sample, the nurse should first - ANS - determine if UAP
is capable of doing the task & if she's done it before
\A nurse took a sleeping pill 4 hours ago - ANS - send her home
\A nurse wants to do research on infant death rate, where would she go - ANS - Bureau of vital
statistics
\A pt tells the nurse that she doesn't want a male nurse - ANS - reassign the nurse
\A school nurse wants to do a program about children's health risks, what should she consider -
ANS - Height and weight
