Community Health -Exam 1 Questions With Complete
Solutions
A 50-year-old-woman comes to the clinic for her first
mammogram. Which of the following best describes the action
of this client? Correct Answers Health protection
A client has developed pellagra because of a lack of certain B
vitamins. Which of the following best describes the
classification of the nutritional deficiency? Correct Answers
Agent factor
A community health nurse determined exactly how many cases
of a particular disease were currently occurring in the
community. Which of the following actions should the nurse
take before determining what interventions should be planned?
Correct Answers Compare the current rate with the previous
rate of disease
A community health nurse has determined that the number one
priority is to help families in which one member has diabetes.
Which of the followinging actions would be most appropriate to
maximize services to persons with diabetes? Correct Answers
Mette wit ht e diabetic organization to see how the public health
department can augment what it is offering
A community health nurse wants to obtain an overview of the
community, but has limited time and resources. Which of the
following methods would the nurse most likely use to obtain this
information? Correct Answers Engage in a windshield survey
, A newspaper published an article stating that the athletic
banquet at the local high school had approximately 1000 family
members in attendance. Exactly 650 persons became ill within
24 hours, complaining of severe diarrhea, vomiting, and
cramping. Which of the following best describes the attack rate?
Correct Answers 650:1000
A nurse has assessed an aggregate, determined the priority
health needs, and decided on what intervention to offer. Which
of the following will best determine if the intervention will be
successful? Correct Answers Determination of the aggregate's
perspective of the need for the intervention
a nurse has determined that there is always a consistent level of
people in the population who experience pneumonia. Which of
the following best described the prevalence of this disease?
Correct Answers Endemic
A nurse is determining the needs of a selected aggregate. Eight
percent of the aggregate has diabetes. Which of the following
best describes the action that should be taken next to determine
if this should be a priority? Correct Answers Review the
literature to determine the national and state diabetic rate.
A public health nurse wanted statistics on the disability, illness,
and other health-related variables for the state. Which of the
following would be the best resource for the nurse to obtain the
most extensive data? Correct Answers The National Center for
Health Statistics
Solutions
A 50-year-old-woman comes to the clinic for her first
mammogram. Which of the following best describes the action
of this client? Correct Answers Health protection
A client has developed pellagra because of a lack of certain B
vitamins. Which of the following best describes the
classification of the nutritional deficiency? Correct Answers
Agent factor
A community health nurse determined exactly how many cases
of a particular disease were currently occurring in the
community. Which of the following actions should the nurse
take before determining what interventions should be planned?
Correct Answers Compare the current rate with the previous
rate of disease
A community health nurse has determined that the number one
priority is to help families in which one member has diabetes.
Which of the followinging actions would be most appropriate to
maximize services to persons with diabetes? Correct Answers
Mette wit ht e diabetic organization to see how the public health
department can augment what it is offering
A community health nurse wants to obtain an overview of the
community, but has limited time and resources. Which of the
following methods would the nurse most likely use to obtain this
information? Correct Answers Engage in a windshield survey
, A newspaper published an article stating that the athletic
banquet at the local high school had approximately 1000 family
members in attendance. Exactly 650 persons became ill within
24 hours, complaining of severe diarrhea, vomiting, and
cramping. Which of the following best describes the attack rate?
Correct Answers 650:1000
A nurse has assessed an aggregate, determined the priority
health needs, and decided on what intervention to offer. Which
of the following will best determine if the intervention will be
successful? Correct Answers Determination of the aggregate's
perspective of the need for the intervention
a nurse has determined that there is always a consistent level of
people in the population who experience pneumonia. Which of
the following best described the prevalence of this disease?
Correct Answers Endemic
A nurse is determining the needs of a selected aggregate. Eight
percent of the aggregate has diabetes. Which of the following
best describes the action that should be taken next to determine
if this should be a priority? Correct Answers Review the
literature to determine the national and state diabetic rate.
A public health nurse wanted statistics on the disability, illness,
and other health-related variables for the state. Which of the
following would be the best resource for the nurse to obtain the
most extensive data? Correct Answers The National Center for
Health Statistics
