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Health Practice Quiz
A nurse is providing psychological counseling at a community center for families whose loves ones died
in a fire. After learning that both of their children died in the fire, two parents express disbelief at the
loss of their children. One parent states, "How willI make it through this?" Which of the following is an
appropriate response by the nurse? - ANSWER✔✔✨---"Are you feeling overwhelmed right now?"
Reasoning:
In this response, the nurse uses the therapeutic communication skill of restatement to encourage the
clients to further express their feelings.
A community health nurse is planning a study with the goal of improving the environmental
health of a community. Identify the sequence the nurse should follow when conducting the
research. (Move the steps into the box on the right, placing them in the selected order of
performance. Use all the steps.) - ANSWER✔✔✨---1. Formulate the research question.
2. Review related literature.
3. Design the study.
4. Analyze the findings.
A community health nurse is preparing a disaster preparedness plan about smallpox. Which of the
following groups of people should the nurse include in the plan to inoculate? - ANSWER✔✔✨---
Mortuary Workers
Reasoning: Smallpox is an extremely contagious, disfiguring, and deadly disease caused by the variola
virus. The nurse should plan to provide prophylaxis through
immunization to mortuary workers, who have a high risk of exposure to smallpox. The nurse should plan
to only provide immunization to the other client groups
, following a direct exposure because they have increased risk of complications following immunization.
A home health nurse is performing an assessment of an older adult client's home. Which of the
following findings should the nurse recognize as a potential hazard? - ANSWER✔✔✨---Wires to the
television tunneled under the carpet
Reasoning: The nurse should recognize that wires tunneled under the carpet are a fire hazard.
A nurse is responding to a community-wide request for health care providers to come to the scene of an
explosion. When using the North Atlantic Treaty Organization triage system, the nurse should put which
of the following tags on a client who is unresponsive and has third-degree burns over 75% of her body? -
ANSWER✔✔✨---Black
Reasoning: The nurse should put a black tag on clients who have extensive injuries to indicate a minimal
chance of survival, such as a client who is unresponsive and has third-degree burns over 75% of her
body.
A nurse is caring for several clients who have become ill after a company picnic. After extensive
interviews and a review of the food handling practices, the nurse determines that the most likely cause
of the illnesses was a poultry dish that had been allowed to cool for several hours before being served.
The nurse is performing which of the following steps in the epidemiological process? -
ANSWER✔✔✨---Assessing
Reasoning: This step in the epidemiological process identifies the problem and provides the information
necessary to plan interventions designed to prevent future outbreaks of food borne illnesses.
A nurse is performing a community assessment in a rural setting. Which of the following types of health
care should the nurse recognize is most
likely to be absent in this setting? - ANSWER✔✔✨---Tertiary Care
Reasoning: Tertiary care, or specialized care through consultation, is usually obtained following a
referral from a primary care provider. Specialists provide tertiary care and
typically work in large medical centers that have personnel and facilities for special procedures. This
level of care is not readily available in most rural settings.
Health Practice Quiz
A nurse is providing psychological counseling at a community center for families whose loves ones died
in a fire. After learning that both of their children died in the fire, two parents express disbelief at the
loss of their children. One parent states, "How willI make it through this?" Which of the following is an
appropriate response by the nurse? - ANSWER✔✔✨---"Are you feeling overwhelmed right now?"
Reasoning:
In this response, the nurse uses the therapeutic communication skill of restatement to encourage the
clients to further express their feelings.
A community health nurse is planning a study with the goal of improving the environmental
health of a community. Identify the sequence the nurse should follow when conducting the
research. (Move the steps into the box on the right, placing them in the selected order of
performance. Use all the steps.) - ANSWER✔✔✨---1. Formulate the research question.
2. Review related literature.
3. Design the study.
4. Analyze the findings.
A community health nurse is preparing a disaster preparedness plan about smallpox. Which of the
following groups of people should the nurse include in the plan to inoculate? - ANSWER✔✔✨---
Mortuary Workers
Reasoning: Smallpox is an extremely contagious, disfiguring, and deadly disease caused by the variola
virus. The nurse should plan to provide prophylaxis through
immunization to mortuary workers, who have a high risk of exposure to smallpox. The nurse should plan
to only provide immunization to the other client groups
, following a direct exposure because they have increased risk of complications following immunization.
A home health nurse is performing an assessment of an older adult client's home. Which of the
following findings should the nurse recognize as a potential hazard? - ANSWER✔✔✨---Wires to the
television tunneled under the carpet
Reasoning: The nurse should recognize that wires tunneled under the carpet are a fire hazard.
A nurse is responding to a community-wide request for health care providers to come to the scene of an
explosion. When using the North Atlantic Treaty Organization triage system, the nurse should put which
of the following tags on a client who is unresponsive and has third-degree burns over 75% of her body? -
ANSWER✔✔✨---Black
Reasoning: The nurse should put a black tag on clients who have extensive injuries to indicate a minimal
chance of survival, such as a client who is unresponsive and has third-degree burns over 75% of her
body.
A nurse is caring for several clients who have become ill after a company picnic. After extensive
interviews and a review of the food handling practices, the nurse determines that the most likely cause
of the illnesses was a poultry dish that had been allowed to cool for several hours before being served.
The nurse is performing which of the following steps in the epidemiological process? -
ANSWER✔✔✨---Assessing
Reasoning: This step in the epidemiological process identifies the problem and provides the information
necessary to plan interventions designed to prevent future outbreaks of food borne illnesses.
A nurse is performing a community assessment in a rural setting. Which of the following types of health
care should the nurse recognize is most
likely to be absent in this setting? - ANSWER✔✔✨---Tertiary Care
Reasoning: Tertiary care, or specialized care through consultation, is usually obtained following a
referral from a primary care provider. Specialists provide tertiary care and
typically work in large medical centers that have personnel and facilities for special procedures. This
level of care is not readily available in most rural settings.
