NUR 412 advanced questions with
complete correct answers
planning phase - answer ✔✔-a nurse is working toward an objective to "increase at least 90%
the proportion of all pregnant women who receive first trimester prenatal care." during which
of the following phases of the nursing process would determination of the objective occur?
a) planning phase
b) assessment phase
c) evaluation phase
d) implementation phase
sanitation and other population-based prevention programs - answer ✔✔-which of the
following is responsible for the dramatic increase in life expectancy during the 20th century?
a) technology increases in the field of medical laboratory research
b) advances in surgical techniques
c) use of antibiotics to fight infection
d) sanitation and other population-based prevention programs
c) which groups are the greatest risk for problems? - answer ✔✔-a registered nurse was just
employed as a public health nurse. which question would be the most relevant for the nurse to
ask?
a) which patients should i see first as i begin my day?
b) with which physicians will i be most closely collaborating?
c)which groups are the greatest risk for problems?
,d) with which nursing assistants will i partner most with?
C) Assurance - answer ✔✔-Making sure that essential community-oriented health services are
available defines which of the core public health functions?
a. Policy development
b. Assessment
c. Assurance
d. Scientific knowledge-based care
c) high socioeconomic status in the community as a whole - answer ✔✔-A nurse is assessing a
community's openness to change. which of the following variables indicates the community is
ready?
a) long history of dependency on the community health agency and its health
b) commitment to current processes and policies
c) high socioeconomic status in the community as a whole
d) minimal level of participation by community members
a) driving through twice allows the nurse to see the community when many residents are at
work or school - answer ✔✔-a community health nurse drives through her assigned community
before visiting the community before visiting the community groups scheduled for the day. she
then drives through the community again that evening before going home. which of the
following describes the nurse's reason for driving through the community twice in the same
day?
a) driving through twice allows the nurse to see the community when many residents are at
work or school and then again when most are home
b) repeating the exercise ensures the nurse absorbed all relevant details
c) when leaving in the evening, the nurse has more time to write down the results of the earlier
assessment
d) on the second trip, the nurse can carefully confirm the results of the first assessment
,c) teaching anger management skills to a group of teenagers in a halfway house - answer ✔✔-
during which of the following activities is the nurse in community health acting as a partner in
change?
a) establishing an elder care center for older adults who live with family members who work
b) analyzing community problems to determine best interventions
c) teaching anger management skills to a group of teenagers in a halfway house
d) administering vaccines to preschoolers
d) a problem that is of high concern to the community - answer ✔✔-a new nurse is
overwhelmed with the needs of the community. which of the following should be the first
priority of the nurse?
a) a problem in an area in which the nurse has a great deal of exposure
b) a problem that affects the most disadvantaged residents in the community
c) a problem that is very easy and inexpensive to address
d) a problem that is of high concern to the community
d) the assess the needs of the homeless who live there - answer ✔✔-two new nurses plan to
walk under a huge downtown bridge where various homeless persons live. why would the
nurses go to such an unsafe area?
a) to demonstrate their courage and commitment
b) to distribute some of their own surplus of clothes to those who can use them
c) to share with various churches and other charities what is needed
d) the assess the needs of the homeless who live there
b) asking those with whom the nurse interacts in the course of daily living their perception of
the community (e.g. clerks in grocery stores or pharmacies)
d) attending community events such as festivals or fairs and interacting with participants -
answer ✔✔-a community health nurse is beginning to work with a newly assigned community.
, which of the following would be appropriate actions for the nurse to take to help ensure
acceptance? select all that apply
a) completing a comprehensive physical assessment on nearby neighbors
b) asking those with whom the nurse interacts in the course of daily living their perception of
the community (e.g. clerks in grocery stores or pharmacies)
c) becoming involved in and contributing to volunteer community organizations
d) attending community events such as festivals or fairs and interacting with participants
a) the needs of the aggregate rather than a few individuals - answer ✔✔-The nurse often has to
make resource allocation decisions. Which of the following best describes the criterion the
nurse should use in such cases?
a. The specific moral or ethical principle related to the situation
b. The cheapest, most economical approach
c. The most rational probable outcome
d. The needs of the aggregate rather than a few individuals
a) the expected effect or outcome of each possible intervention
b) how interested others are in helping with any particular intervention
d) the likelihood that the interventions will resolve the problem - answer ✔✔-A nurse is
deciding which alternative interventions should be implemented. Which of the following factors
must be considered by the nurse when making this decision? (Select all that apply.)
a.
The expected effect or outcome of each possible intervention
b.
How interested others are in helping in any particular intervention
c.
The nurse's own interest in implementing each intervention
complete correct answers
planning phase - answer ✔✔-a nurse is working toward an objective to "increase at least 90%
the proportion of all pregnant women who receive first trimester prenatal care." during which
of the following phases of the nursing process would determination of the objective occur?
a) planning phase
b) assessment phase
c) evaluation phase
d) implementation phase
sanitation and other population-based prevention programs - answer ✔✔-which of the
following is responsible for the dramatic increase in life expectancy during the 20th century?
a) technology increases in the field of medical laboratory research
b) advances in surgical techniques
c) use of antibiotics to fight infection
d) sanitation and other population-based prevention programs
c) which groups are the greatest risk for problems? - answer ✔✔-a registered nurse was just
employed as a public health nurse. which question would be the most relevant for the nurse to
ask?
a) which patients should i see first as i begin my day?
b) with which physicians will i be most closely collaborating?
c)which groups are the greatest risk for problems?
,d) with which nursing assistants will i partner most with?
C) Assurance - answer ✔✔-Making sure that essential community-oriented health services are
available defines which of the core public health functions?
a. Policy development
b. Assessment
c. Assurance
d. Scientific knowledge-based care
c) high socioeconomic status in the community as a whole - answer ✔✔-A nurse is assessing a
community's openness to change. which of the following variables indicates the community is
ready?
a) long history of dependency on the community health agency and its health
b) commitment to current processes and policies
c) high socioeconomic status in the community as a whole
d) minimal level of participation by community members
a) driving through twice allows the nurse to see the community when many residents are at
work or school - answer ✔✔-a community health nurse drives through her assigned community
before visiting the community before visiting the community groups scheduled for the day. she
then drives through the community again that evening before going home. which of the
following describes the nurse's reason for driving through the community twice in the same
day?
a) driving through twice allows the nurse to see the community when many residents are at
work or school and then again when most are home
b) repeating the exercise ensures the nurse absorbed all relevant details
c) when leaving in the evening, the nurse has more time to write down the results of the earlier
assessment
d) on the second trip, the nurse can carefully confirm the results of the first assessment
,c) teaching anger management skills to a group of teenagers in a halfway house - answer ✔✔-
during which of the following activities is the nurse in community health acting as a partner in
change?
a) establishing an elder care center for older adults who live with family members who work
b) analyzing community problems to determine best interventions
c) teaching anger management skills to a group of teenagers in a halfway house
d) administering vaccines to preschoolers
d) a problem that is of high concern to the community - answer ✔✔-a new nurse is
overwhelmed with the needs of the community. which of the following should be the first
priority of the nurse?
a) a problem in an area in which the nurse has a great deal of exposure
b) a problem that affects the most disadvantaged residents in the community
c) a problem that is very easy and inexpensive to address
d) a problem that is of high concern to the community
d) the assess the needs of the homeless who live there - answer ✔✔-two new nurses plan to
walk under a huge downtown bridge where various homeless persons live. why would the
nurses go to such an unsafe area?
a) to demonstrate their courage and commitment
b) to distribute some of their own surplus of clothes to those who can use them
c) to share with various churches and other charities what is needed
d) the assess the needs of the homeless who live there
b) asking those with whom the nurse interacts in the course of daily living their perception of
the community (e.g. clerks in grocery stores or pharmacies)
d) attending community events such as festivals or fairs and interacting with participants -
answer ✔✔-a community health nurse is beginning to work with a newly assigned community.
, which of the following would be appropriate actions for the nurse to take to help ensure
acceptance? select all that apply
a) completing a comprehensive physical assessment on nearby neighbors
b) asking those with whom the nurse interacts in the course of daily living their perception of
the community (e.g. clerks in grocery stores or pharmacies)
c) becoming involved in and contributing to volunteer community organizations
d) attending community events such as festivals or fairs and interacting with participants
a) the needs of the aggregate rather than a few individuals - answer ✔✔-The nurse often has to
make resource allocation decisions. Which of the following best describes the criterion the
nurse should use in such cases?
a. The specific moral or ethical principle related to the situation
b. The cheapest, most economical approach
c. The most rational probable outcome
d. The needs of the aggregate rather than a few individuals
a) the expected effect or outcome of each possible intervention
b) how interested others are in helping with any particular intervention
d) the likelihood that the interventions will resolve the problem - answer ✔✔-A nurse is
deciding which alternative interventions should be implemented. Which of the following factors
must be considered by the nurse when making this decision? (Select all that apply.)
a.
The expected effect or outcome of each possible intervention
b.
How interested others are in helping in any particular intervention
c.
The nurse's own interest in implementing each intervention
