NURS 441 TEST 2 EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
What are nursing actions to consider related to culture? - answer- Being open to the
client's ideas and way of life
Exhibit respect and patience
Being aware of your own culture
What are the properties of culture? - answer- -dynamic, not static
-shared, not private
-learned, not inherited
Definition of cultural competence - answer- an attitude of openness to, respect for,
and curiosity about different cultural values and traditions, and ideally includes a
broader critical analysis of power relations affecting health disparities
Definition of cultural humility - answer- An acknowledgment that everyone's views
are culturally influenced, that our own are not inherently better than those of our
clients, and that our clients can teach us
Definition of ethnocentric - answer- Others believe or behave as the dominant culture
does
What is the role of a case manager? (SATA) - answer- - Clinical care coordination
- Continuity/transition management
- Utilization/financial management
- Performance and outcomes management
- Psychosocial management
- Research and practice development
What is a hospital based agency? - answer- developed in last 25 years to save
money and maintain control of costs. Objective is to maintain levels of quality and
increase collaboration as part of the care continuum
Criteria for eligibility of Home Health - answer- - Homebound (has to be at home, not
out and about - haircut and church that's it)
- Plan of care (goals and objectives)
- Skilled needs (wound packed, pic line, iv abx)
- Intermittent care needs (24/7 care= not eligible. Usually come in 1-2x/week)
- Necessity (necessary for patient to transition)
Within _______ hours of patient transition to home, the home care nurse has to
______ them - answer- 24, SEE
, During the In-Home Visit, the nurse needs to assess which areas that are the most
common risk for falls? - answer- - Living room
- Bedroom
What is the Calgary Family Assessment Model? - answer- - A multidimensional
model comprised of three assessment categories: structure, function, and
development
What is the definition of Ecomap? - answer- a diagram used to identify the direction
and intensity of family relationships between members and/or community institutions
of importance to the family.
What is the CARE act? - answer- Hospitals are required by law to interface with
families before the client is discharged/transitioned (VA does not have this)
What is the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)? - answer- Legislation that affords the
family member to STAY with their loved one and their job is protected.
How do disasters vary? - answer- - The type of onset
- The duration of the immediate crisis
- The magnitude or scope of the incident
The extent to which the event affects the community
Definition of Terrorism - answer- - A criminal act committed with the intent to cause
death or serious injury with the purpose of promoting terror, intimidating a population,
and compelling a government to abstain from doing anything.
What is the main goal of Terrorism? - answer- to create fear, cause casualty, and
render a site unusable
What is a Nurse's role in disaster? - answer- -Public health nurses as first
responders
-Assess community needs as events unfold
-Conduct surveillance for communicable disease
-Prevent and control spread of disease
-Maintain communication channels
-Organize and manage PODs
-Provide on‐site triage as needed
-Manage behavioral responses to stress
-Ensure health and safety of self, colleagues, and public
-Document events and interventions
What are the two preventative processes of Mitigation - answer- 1. - mitigation is an
effort to prevent identified risks from causing a disaster.
2. mitigation involves efforts to lessen the impact of a disaster by initiating measures
to limit damage, disease, disability and the loss of a life.
points of distribution (PODs) - answer- Centralized locations where the public picks
up emergency supplies following a disaster
AND ANSWERS
What are nursing actions to consider related to culture? - answer- Being open to the
client's ideas and way of life
Exhibit respect and patience
Being aware of your own culture
What are the properties of culture? - answer- -dynamic, not static
-shared, not private
-learned, not inherited
Definition of cultural competence - answer- an attitude of openness to, respect for,
and curiosity about different cultural values and traditions, and ideally includes a
broader critical analysis of power relations affecting health disparities
Definition of cultural humility - answer- An acknowledgment that everyone's views
are culturally influenced, that our own are not inherently better than those of our
clients, and that our clients can teach us
Definition of ethnocentric - answer- Others believe or behave as the dominant culture
does
What is the role of a case manager? (SATA) - answer- - Clinical care coordination
- Continuity/transition management
- Utilization/financial management
- Performance and outcomes management
- Psychosocial management
- Research and practice development
What is a hospital based agency? - answer- developed in last 25 years to save
money and maintain control of costs. Objective is to maintain levels of quality and
increase collaboration as part of the care continuum
Criteria for eligibility of Home Health - answer- - Homebound (has to be at home, not
out and about - haircut and church that's it)
- Plan of care (goals and objectives)
- Skilled needs (wound packed, pic line, iv abx)
- Intermittent care needs (24/7 care= not eligible. Usually come in 1-2x/week)
- Necessity (necessary for patient to transition)
Within _______ hours of patient transition to home, the home care nurse has to
______ them - answer- 24, SEE
, During the In-Home Visit, the nurse needs to assess which areas that are the most
common risk for falls? - answer- - Living room
- Bedroom
What is the Calgary Family Assessment Model? - answer- - A multidimensional
model comprised of three assessment categories: structure, function, and
development
What is the definition of Ecomap? - answer- a diagram used to identify the direction
and intensity of family relationships between members and/or community institutions
of importance to the family.
What is the CARE act? - answer- Hospitals are required by law to interface with
families before the client is discharged/transitioned (VA does not have this)
What is the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)? - answer- Legislation that affords the
family member to STAY with their loved one and their job is protected.
How do disasters vary? - answer- - The type of onset
- The duration of the immediate crisis
- The magnitude or scope of the incident
The extent to which the event affects the community
Definition of Terrorism - answer- - A criminal act committed with the intent to cause
death or serious injury with the purpose of promoting terror, intimidating a population,
and compelling a government to abstain from doing anything.
What is the main goal of Terrorism? - answer- to create fear, cause casualty, and
render a site unusable
What is a Nurse's role in disaster? - answer- -Public health nurses as first
responders
-Assess community needs as events unfold
-Conduct surveillance for communicable disease
-Prevent and control spread of disease
-Maintain communication channels
-Organize and manage PODs
-Provide on‐site triage as needed
-Manage behavioral responses to stress
-Ensure health and safety of self, colleagues, and public
-Document events and interventions
What are the two preventative processes of Mitigation - answer- 1. - mitigation is an
effort to prevent identified risks from causing a disaster.
2. mitigation involves efforts to lessen the impact of a disaster by initiating measures
to limit damage, disease, disability and the loss of a life.
points of distribution (PODs) - answer- Centralized locations where the public picks
up emergency supplies following a disaster
