QUESTIONS AND THE CORRECT ANSWERS Graded
questions with answers
A community health nurse (chn) is conducting a needs assessment of a community. the nurse
should ID that which method will yield direct data - - correct ans- -Informant interviews
A home health nurse (hhn) is evaluating a caregiver's technique for providing care to a client
who has a chronic tracheostomy. - - correct ans- -I will use tap water to clean the inner cannula
a nurse is assessing the risks and benefits of a meal delivery services for an older adult client
who lives alone and has no transportation. Which ethical principle - - correct ans- -beneficence
A chn suspects an outbreak of scabies in the local area. Which action should the nurse take first -
- correct ans- -determine incidence rate
A case manager at a home health agency is obtaining equipment for a client's home use. Which
action is a violation of confidentiality - - correct ans- -left a clipboard with prescription info face
up on office desk
a chn is planning a presentation for adults who have a fam hx of Alzheimer's disease. Which
behavior should the nurse include as an early manifestation of Alzheimer's - - correct ans- -
Forgetting the location of common objects
An occupational health nurse in a factory is performing a routine TB screening and ID an
employee who has a positive Mantoux tuberculin test. Which action should the nurse plan to
take - - correct ans- -Instruct the employee that they will need to obtain a chest x-ray
,A public health nurse is participating in a disaster preparedness planning committee for a local
community that is at risk for hurricanes. Which info should the nurse contribute to the plan - -
correct ans- -A list of areas w/in the community where residents speak multiple languages
A hospice nurse is teaching about expected grief reactions with the family of a client who has
end-stage pancreatic cancer. Which info should the nurse include - - correct ans- -a component
of healthy grieving is the ability to openly express your anger
A nurse is planning to teach a community group about the meningococcal vaccine. the nurse
should ID that which client should receive the vaccine? - - correct ans- -client who is moving into
a college dorm
A nurse is preparing community edu program bout health care needs during pregnancy. The
nurse should include that which vaccine is safe to admin to a client who is pregnant - - correct
ans- -Tdap
A chn is caring for an adolescent who is seeking help for an unplanned pregnancy. Which action
should the nurse take first - - correct ans- -Help the client obtain a provider for prenatal care
A nurse in a community center is preparing to administer a tuberculin skin test to multiple
clients to screen for TB. Which action should the nurse take - - correct ans- -Inject 0.1mL of
purified protein derivative
A school nurse is notified that a school-age child has pertussis. Action should nurse take - -
correct ans- -1) Instruct the parent to keep child at home for 2wks after initial symptoms first
present
2) Encourage family members to obtain prophylactic tx
3) Check the immunization status of the child's classmates
A public health nurse is lobbying Congress to increase funding for healht screenings provided to
migrant farm workers. Which concepts is the nurse demonstrating? - - correct ans- -Advocacy
, Community leaders have requested a meeting with a chn to discuss creating a mobile meals
program. - - correct ans- -the need for the program
a nurse is giving a presentation about family violence at a local community center. - - correct ans-
-Child maltreatment is more common in homes where partner violence is present
An adult child of a client who is terminally ill and at the end of life approaches a hospice nurse
and asks,"What can I do to help relieve my father's pain?" - - correct ans- -Give your father brief
hand massages
A nurse is developing an edu program about bioterrorism and smallpox. - - correct ans- -face
A community health nurse is working with community where the incidence of violence has
increased - - correct ans- -Provide victims of violence with referral info to crisis lines
A chn is working in a mobile health care clinic. which of the following clients should the nurse
assess first - - correct ans- -new onset of confusion
Nurse is assessing a new client at a public health clinic. Which of the following areas should the
nurse address as part of the cultural assessment - - correct ans- -illness practices
a nurse is conducting a home visit for an older adult client. - - correct ans- -taking outdated
prescriptions
a chn is made aware that several children, who are from the same family and did not receive
immunizations, have contracted measles. - - correct ans- -Report this information to the state
health department