RN COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING
ELABORATED EXAM FINAL PAPER 2026
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Diet teaching for adolescents:
1. Calories/day for 15 yr old male & female=
2. Adolescents have an increased need for...
3. Adolescents require at least ____/day of Calcium
Teach them: Answer: 1. 2000 for female, 4000 for male
2. Iron (11-15 mg extra/day)
3. 1300 mg
Teach: don't skip meals, eat more calcium, nutrient-dense snacks (fruit,
pretzels, smoothies, cheese)
⩥ identify agent factors in the epidemiological triangle: Answer:
Chemical agents: drugs and toxins
Physical agents: noise and temp
Infectious agents: viruses and bacteria
Agent is the animate/inanimate object that causes the disease
,⩥ Using web-based info: Answer: -must be credible, avoid .com (use
.gov)
-must use appropriate terminology (no layman terms)
-EBSCO, CDC, NICBH are good sources
⩥ Providing information on immunizations is a part of the... Answer:
primary prevention
⩥ Calculating prevalence proportion: Answer: # of existing cases in the
population at a specific time
divided by
population total= _____per 1000
⩥ Caregiver burden responses: Answer: fatigue
difficulty sleeping
illness
⩥ PTSD interventions Answer: -therapeutic relationship w/client
-assess for suicide idealization & use precautions if necessary
-use multiple strategies to reduce anxiety
-allow time to express feelings
,⩥ rationalization Answer: coming up with reasons that avoid the true
reason (i.e. I got cancer of the liver because its in my genes not because I
drink to excess every day)
⩥ Providing teaching to a patient who speaks a different language than
the nurse: Answer: -interpreters should not be family members
-interpreters should have knowledge of health care terminology
-client preferences should be considered when choosing the age and sex
of interpreters
-interpreters should not be from the same community as the client
-health teaching materials should be available in the client's primary
language
⩥ Exposure to anthrax: Answer: -IV cipro prophylactically
-abx to stop disease progression
s/s:
-headache
-fever
-muscle aches
-chest discomfort
-severe dyspnea
-shock
, ⩥ Pertussis education: Answer: -droplet precautions
-whooping cough
-incubation 7-10 days
-common cold s/s
-antibiotics
⩥ Women's health after menopause: Answer: -increase iron
-vitamin B12
-lots of fluids
-mammogram every year to 2 years
-colon cancer screening
-regular dr visits
-skin assessment
-immunizations
-vision checks
⩥ HIV/AIDs targets CD4+ T-lymphocytes, decreased count... Answer:
determines stage of disease, lower the count the worse the disease.
⩥ Tests for HIV/AIDS Answer: ELISA
Western blot
ELABORATED EXAM FINAL PAPER 2026
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Diet teaching for adolescents:
1. Calories/day for 15 yr old male & female=
2. Adolescents have an increased need for...
3. Adolescents require at least ____/day of Calcium
Teach them: Answer: 1. 2000 for female, 4000 for male
2. Iron (11-15 mg extra/day)
3. 1300 mg
Teach: don't skip meals, eat more calcium, nutrient-dense snacks (fruit,
pretzels, smoothies, cheese)
⩥ identify agent factors in the epidemiological triangle: Answer:
Chemical agents: drugs and toxins
Physical agents: noise and temp
Infectious agents: viruses and bacteria
Agent is the animate/inanimate object that causes the disease
,⩥ Using web-based info: Answer: -must be credible, avoid .com (use
.gov)
-must use appropriate terminology (no layman terms)
-EBSCO, CDC, NICBH are good sources
⩥ Providing information on immunizations is a part of the... Answer:
primary prevention
⩥ Calculating prevalence proportion: Answer: # of existing cases in the
population at a specific time
divided by
population total= _____per 1000
⩥ Caregiver burden responses: Answer: fatigue
difficulty sleeping
illness
⩥ PTSD interventions Answer: -therapeutic relationship w/client
-assess for suicide idealization & use precautions if necessary
-use multiple strategies to reduce anxiety
-allow time to express feelings
,⩥ rationalization Answer: coming up with reasons that avoid the true
reason (i.e. I got cancer of the liver because its in my genes not because I
drink to excess every day)
⩥ Providing teaching to a patient who speaks a different language than
the nurse: Answer: -interpreters should not be family members
-interpreters should have knowledge of health care terminology
-client preferences should be considered when choosing the age and sex
of interpreters
-interpreters should not be from the same community as the client
-health teaching materials should be available in the client's primary
language
⩥ Exposure to anthrax: Answer: -IV cipro prophylactically
-abx to stop disease progression
s/s:
-headache
-fever
-muscle aches
-chest discomfort
-severe dyspnea
-shock
, ⩥ Pertussis education: Answer: -droplet precautions
-whooping cough
-incubation 7-10 days
-common cold s/s
-antibiotics
⩥ Women's health after menopause: Answer: -increase iron
-vitamin B12
-lots of fluids
-mammogram every year to 2 years
-colon cancer screening
-regular dr visits
-skin assessment
-immunizations
-vision checks
⩥ HIV/AIDs targets CD4+ T-lymphocytes, decreased count... Answer:
determines stage of disease, lower the count the worse the disease.
⩥ Tests for HIV/AIDS Answer: ELISA
Western blot
