RN Learning System Community Health Final Quiz (Answered)

RN Learning System Community Health Final Quiz A home health nurse and an assistive personnel (AP) are discussing the care needs of a client. Which of the following statements by the AP requires intervention by the nurse? a. "I will change the client's PICC line dressing on my next visit." b. "Bathing the client is something that I can do without assistance." c. "I assist the client in ambulating outdoors each time i visit." d. "Next time I visit, I plan to clean up the clutter in the client's bedroom." a. "I will change the client's PICC line dressing on my next visit." A home health nurse is prioritizing visits for four clients. Which of the following clients should the nurse plan to visit first? a. A client who has heart failure and reports a weight loss of 2.2kg (1 lb) over the past week. b. A client who has osteoarthritis of the knees and reports joint pain when ambulating. c. A client who has Alzheimer's disease and is not able to remember the current year. d. A client who has type 2 diabetes mellitus and reports a new fissure between her toes. d. A client who has type 2 diabetes mellitus and reports a new fissure between her toes. A community health nurse who works in a refugee center is evaluating children who are new arrivals that the client is in the 6th percentile for weight and the 40th percentile for height. The toddler has thin limbs, a protuberant abdomen, and dull, dry hair. This assessment should lead the nurse to suspect the child might have which of the following conditions? a. Chronic hypoxemia b. Anemia c. Protein deficit d. Fluid overload c. Protein deficit A school nurse is called to the scene of a large fight that just ended. The school security officers have called the police to the scene. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? a. Teach coping skills to the children who witnessed the fight. b. Triage the injured students. c. Provide support to help staff deal with the traumatic situation. d. Compare the response to the incident with school policies. b. Triage the injured students. A community health nurse at a family planning clinic is developing a program about adolescent sexuality. Which of the following is a developmental task of adolescence according to Erikson's theory of psychosocial development?