Health & Healing IV (3005) - Evolve
Questions (Ch. 1,2,4,6,8,9,13) - TEST 1
A breast cancer screening program screened 8 000 women and discovered cancer in 35
women who had previously been diagnosed with breast cancer and in 20 women with no
previous history of breast cancer. What is the prevalence rate of breast cancer in this scenario?
A. Current and past breast cancer events in this population of women
B. Newly diagnosed cases of breast cancer in this population of women
C. Past breast cancer events in this population of women
D. Population of women who had no evidence of breast cancer - ANS -A. Current and past
breast cancer events in this population of women
\A business executive develops symptoms of the flu one day after returning by air from a
cross-Atlantic business trip that ran for two consecutive, stressful 10-hour days. What
relationships are illustrated by this development of flu symptoms?
A. Person, place, and time
B. Host, agent, and environment
C. Risk and causality
D. Morbidity and disease - ANS -B. Host, agent, and environment
\A CHN in a resort town is working to develop a program about skin cancer prevention for the
camping, beach and parks visitor centres. The focus will be on secondary prevention strategies.
What information tips should be included in the program to focus on secondary prevention?
A. Have a pigmented lesion biopsied
B. Wear sunscreen
C. Stay out of the sun between 1000 and 1400
D. Wear a hat on sunny days - ANS -A. Have a pigmented lesion biopsied
\A CHN is invited to work with a coalition of churches to address safety concerns regarding
children in the local community. The nurse provides training in problem-solving skills, manages
conflict, and facilitates which implementation role?
,A. Change agent
B. Change partner
C. Group leader
D. Data collector - ANS -B. Change partner
\A CHN is working with a group of 7th grade girls to plan a health promotion program
concerning body awareness (including primary prevention of eating disorders and body shaming
during their teen years). The nurse would concentrate on which aspect(s) of health promotion in
the program?
Select all that apply.
A. Working with the girls to closely monitor their weight
B. Discussion about media and social influences on about body image
C. Working with the girls' parents to monitor their daughters' weight and access to media
D. Discussion and skills development in supportive communication and relationships for teen
girls
E. Working with the school counselors to establish a weigh in system to closely monitor the girls'
weights at school and to establish social media "diet" programs
F. Providing information and activities to help the girls accept and appreciate their bodies and
feel good about themselves
G. Working with phy - ANS -B. D. F.
\A CHN provides free, community-based influenza immunization clinics during the months of
October and November. This is an example of which of the following concepts that is basic to
community health nursing practice?
A. Community capacity
B. Community as client
C. Community as partner
D. Community development - ANS -B. Community as client
\A CHN teaches a client with asthma to recognize and avoid exposure to asthma triggers and
assists the family in implementing specific protection strategies, such as removing carpets and
avoiding pets. What level of intervention is represented by this practice?
A. Assessment
B. Primary prevention
C. Secondary prevention
, D. Tertiary prevention - ANS -B. Primary prevention
\A description of health-related patterns in a population should take into account which
information?
A. The size of the population at risk during a specified time period
B. The annual number of cases of the health-related event
C. The ratio of the number of cases to the frequency of the health event
D. The simple count of cases in the general population - ANS -A. The size of the population at
risk during a specified time period
\A Filipino outreach program works with the CHN to train lay Filipino health care workers to
provide basic services and education within the local Filipino community. Which concept that is
basic to community health nursing practice is best described by this intervention?
A. Community
B. Community client
C. Community health
D. Community partnership - ANS -D. Community partnership
\A group member is frequently late for meetings and does not have the expected work
completed. This is delaying the group's ability to achieve its goals and represents an example of
a lack of which group dimension?
A. Group cohesion
B. Group interaction
C. Group involvement
D. Group productivity - ANS -C. Group involvement
\A group of health professionals and community members has been meeting to address a
health and safety issue. Thoughts and feelings are being expressed by some group members,
and it appears that they are "testing" each other as they begin to work on the real issues and
tasks. This group is in which stage of group development?
A. Forming
B. Norming
C. Performing
Questions (Ch. 1,2,4,6,8,9,13) - TEST 1
A breast cancer screening program screened 8 000 women and discovered cancer in 35
women who had previously been diagnosed with breast cancer and in 20 women with no
previous history of breast cancer. What is the prevalence rate of breast cancer in this scenario?
A. Current and past breast cancer events in this population of women
B. Newly diagnosed cases of breast cancer in this population of women
C. Past breast cancer events in this population of women
D. Population of women who had no evidence of breast cancer - ANS -A. Current and past
breast cancer events in this population of women
\A business executive develops symptoms of the flu one day after returning by air from a
cross-Atlantic business trip that ran for two consecutive, stressful 10-hour days. What
relationships are illustrated by this development of flu symptoms?
A. Person, place, and time
B. Host, agent, and environment
C. Risk and causality
D. Morbidity and disease - ANS -B. Host, agent, and environment
\A CHN in a resort town is working to develop a program about skin cancer prevention for the
camping, beach and parks visitor centres. The focus will be on secondary prevention strategies.
What information tips should be included in the program to focus on secondary prevention?
A. Have a pigmented lesion biopsied
B. Wear sunscreen
C. Stay out of the sun between 1000 and 1400
D. Wear a hat on sunny days - ANS -A. Have a pigmented lesion biopsied
\A CHN is invited to work with a coalition of churches to address safety concerns regarding
children in the local community. The nurse provides training in problem-solving skills, manages
conflict, and facilitates which implementation role?
,A. Change agent
B. Change partner
C. Group leader
D. Data collector - ANS -B. Change partner
\A CHN is working with a group of 7th grade girls to plan a health promotion program
concerning body awareness (including primary prevention of eating disorders and body shaming
during their teen years). The nurse would concentrate on which aspect(s) of health promotion in
the program?
Select all that apply.
A. Working with the girls to closely monitor their weight
B. Discussion about media and social influences on about body image
C. Working with the girls' parents to monitor their daughters' weight and access to media
D. Discussion and skills development in supportive communication and relationships for teen
girls
E. Working with the school counselors to establish a weigh in system to closely monitor the girls'
weights at school and to establish social media "diet" programs
F. Providing information and activities to help the girls accept and appreciate their bodies and
feel good about themselves
G. Working with phy - ANS -B. D. F.
\A CHN provides free, community-based influenza immunization clinics during the months of
October and November. This is an example of which of the following concepts that is basic to
community health nursing practice?
A. Community capacity
B. Community as client
C. Community as partner
D. Community development - ANS -B. Community as client
\A CHN teaches a client with asthma to recognize and avoid exposure to asthma triggers and
assists the family in implementing specific protection strategies, such as removing carpets and
avoiding pets. What level of intervention is represented by this practice?
A. Assessment
B. Primary prevention
C. Secondary prevention
, D. Tertiary prevention - ANS -B. Primary prevention
\A description of health-related patterns in a population should take into account which
information?
A. The size of the population at risk during a specified time period
B. The annual number of cases of the health-related event
C. The ratio of the number of cases to the frequency of the health event
D. The simple count of cases in the general population - ANS -A. The size of the population at
risk during a specified time period
\A Filipino outreach program works with the CHN to train lay Filipino health care workers to
provide basic services and education within the local Filipino community. Which concept that is
basic to community health nursing practice is best described by this intervention?
A. Community
B. Community client
C. Community health
D. Community partnership - ANS -D. Community partnership
\A group member is frequently late for meetings and does not have the expected work
completed. This is delaying the group's ability to achieve its goals and represents an example of
a lack of which group dimension?
A. Group cohesion
B. Group interaction
C. Group involvement
D. Group productivity - ANS -C. Group involvement
\A group of health professionals and community members has been meeting to address a
health and safety issue. Thoughts and feelings are being expressed by some group members,
and it appears that they are "testing" each other as they begin to work on the real issues and
tasks. This group is in which stage of group development?
A. Forming
B. Norming
C. Performing
