NSG 505 FINAL EXAM 2026/2027 | NURSING STUDY GUIDE,
EXAM REVIEW & PRACTICE QUESTIONS
After completing an assessment, the nurse discusses with the family some actions that need to
be taken and refers to the wife in the family as an incredible organizer. Which of the following
goals is the nurse trying to achieve by making this statement? - Correct answer ✔✔ Reinforcing
for the family some of the strengths of one of their family members
Which of the following would be the priority when a nurse is completing a home visit? - Correct
answer ✔✔ Unless a medical emergency, whatever the client believes is most important
Which of the following would be the best definition of a community? - Correct answer ✔✔
People with a sense of belonging or common identity
A public health nurse makes a regularly scheduled home visit to a young pregnant woman with
the intention of discussing prenatal nutrition. Upon entering the home, the nurse finds the
client very anxious and distraught over losing her job. She is afraid she will not be able to pay
her rent. Which of the following theoretical frameworks would best assist the nurse in adjusting
her plan for the home visit? - Correct answer ✔✔ Maslow's hierarchy of needs
Using the community as partner model, assessment begins at the community core. Select the
types of data sources that would be most useful to determine the characteristics and internal
functions of the community for your assessment. (2) - Correct answer ✔✔ Community history,
community culture and values
As a part of a public health clinical practicum experience, nursing students are required to
complete a community assessment. Students notice that many clients are overweight or obese
and decide to investigate the problem further. Several staff members tell the students that
clients are overweight because they are unmotivated and not interested in improving their
health. Which of the following should the students do next to complete their assessment? (2) -
, Correct answer ✔✔ Conduct a medical record review to determine how many clients are
overweight, interview several clients to better understand how they view the problem
Which of the following data sources is the most reliable objective indicator of the health status
of a community? - Correct answer ✔✔ Morbidity and mortality data
Which of the following activities are examples of assurance? (2) - Correct answer ✔✔ Link
to/provide care, enforce laws
A nurse is advocating for local leaders to place a newly approved community health clinic in an
area of the city that has fewer resources than other areas. The nurse is advocating for the
leaders to uphold which of the following ethical principles? - Correct answer ✔✔ Distributive
justice
Which of the following is the best way for a nurse to determine a client's ethnicity? - Correct
answer ✔✔ Querying, "How do you identify yourself?"
Which source of data could be used to identify the interests, problems, and strengths of a
geopolitical community? - Correct answer ✔✔ Interview the key informants
Nursing students have been invited to a local health center to provide a health promotion
intervention for older adults. What is the first step in planning an intervention? - Correct answer
✔✔ Assessing needs and interests of representative clients served by the agency
Which of the following data would be more typical of an acute care diagnosis than a
community/public health nursing diagnosis? - Correct answer ✔✔ A child in the school system
admitted for insulin overdose
Which of the following would be the nurse's primary goal during the first visit to homebound
clients? - Correct answer ✔✔ To establish rapport with the clients and work with them to define
mutually agreeable goals
EXAM REVIEW & PRACTICE QUESTIONS
After completing an assessment, the nurse discusses with the family some actions that need to
be taken and refers to the wife in the family as an incredible organizer. Which of the following
goals is the nurse trying to achieve by making this statement? - Correct answer ✔✔ Reinforcing
for the family some of the strengths of one of their family members
Which of the following would be the priority when a nurse is completing a home visit? - Correct
answer ✔✔ Unless a medical emergency, whatever the client believes is most important
Which of the following would be the best definition of a community? - Correct answer ✔✔
People with a sense of belonging or common identity
A public health nurse makes a regularly scheduled home visit to a young pregnant woman with
the intention of discussing prenatal nutrition. Upon entering the home, the nurse finds the
client very anxious and distraught over losing her job. She is afraid she will not be able to pay
her rent. Which of the following theoretical frameworks would best assist the nurse in adjusting
her plan for the home visit? - Correct answer ✔✔ Maslow's hierarchy of needs
Using the community as partner model, assessment begins at the community core. Select the
types of data sources that would be most useful to determine the characteristics and internal
functions of the community for your assessment. (2) - Correct answer ✔✔ Community history,
community culture and values
As a part of a public health clinical practicum experience, nursing students are required to
complete a community assessment. Students notice that many clients are overweight or obese
and decide to investigate the problem further. Several staff members tell the students that
clients are overweight because they are unmotivated and not interested in improving their
health. Which of the following should the students do next to complete their assessment? (2) -
, Correct answer ✔✔ Conduct a medical record review to determine how many clients are
overweight, interview several clients to better understand how they view the problem
Which of the following data sources is the most reliable objective indicator of the health status
of a community? - Correct answer ✔✔ Morbidity and mortality data
Which of the following activities are examples of assurance? (2) - Correct answer ✔✔ Link
to/provide care, enforce laws
A nurse is advocating for local leaders to place a newly approved community health clinic in an
area of the city that has fewer resources than other areas. The nurse is advocating for the
leaders to uphold which of the following ethical principles? - Correct answer ✔✔ Distributive
justice
Which of the following is the best way for a nurse to determine a client's ethnicity? - Correct
answer ✔✔ Querying, "How do you identify yourself?"
Which source of data could be used to identify the interests, problems, and strengths of a
geopolitical community? - Correct answer ✔✔ Interview the key informants
Nursing students have been invited to a local health center to provide a health promotion
intervention for older adults. What is the first step in planning an intervention? - Correct answer
✔✔ Assessing needs and interests of representative clients served by the agency
Which of the following data would be more typical of an acute care diagnosis than a
community/public health nursing diagnosis? - Correct answer ✔✔ A child in the school system
admitted for insulin overdose
Which of the following would be the nurse's primary goal during the first visit to homebound
clients? - Correct answer ✔✔ To establish rapport with the clients and work with them to define
mutually agreeable goals
