Comprehensive TestBank With Complete Solutions
A mental health nurse is scheduling a home health appointment
with a client who has recently lost his partner to a motor vehicle
crash. Which of the following statements by the client indicates
a need for immediate nursing intervention?
Everything is going to be fine soon
A community health nurse encounters a client who has
suspected bioterrorism- related illness. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take?
Don PPE
1. A nurse is planning a primary prevention strategy for
reducing obesity in a community . Which of the following
strategies should the nurse use ?
educate children about nutrition and exercise at a daycare center
2. A community health nurse is developing health promotion
activities for a community . Which of the following is the
highest priority action ?
participate in community assessment to identify community
health problems
,3. A home health nurse is scheduling client visits for the day .
Which of the following clients should the nurse plan to visit first
?
clients a 79 - year - old client with an exacerbation of COPD
4. A state public health nurse is asked to determine which
country has the most people living in it with a diagnosis of
Alzheimer's disease . Which of the following measures will
determine this information ?
analytic epidemiology
5. A community health nurse is reviewing laboratory results for
his case load of clients . Which of the following is the highest
priority finding ?
a sputum specimen that is positive for tuberculosis
6. A nurse is triaging victims of a commuter train crash . Which
of the following clients should be transported to the Emergency
Department first ?
an ambulatory client whose nose is bleeding and who reports
feeling dizzy
7. A community health nurse is caring for clients in a culturally
diverse community . Which of the following actions
demonstrates accurate cultural knowledge about a specific
cultural group
include both hot and cold food items on a Hispanic client's menu
,8. A nurse is caring for a client who has questions about his
treatment plan . Which of the following should the nurse
perform as a client advocate ( select all that apply ) ?
provide education to the client about the diagnosis
inform the client about the provider's responsibility to provide
information assist the client in preparing questions for the
provider
9. A nurse is working with a client who is homeless . Which of
the following is the first step that the nurse should take to
advocate for this client ?
refer the client to a public homeless shelter
10. A nurse is providing education to a group of adolescents
who are pregnant and attending high school . Which of the
following information should the nurse include in this teaching ?
caffeinated beverages should be replaced with caffeine - free
11. A community health nurse is writing an emergency response
plan for a day care . Which of the following should be included
in the plan ?
immunization protocol for various biological agents
12. A community health nurse is preparing to teach accident and
injury prevention . Which of the following would be the priority
topic for a family with a 10 - year - old child ?
use if seat belts in automobiles
, 13. A child is brought to the school nurse by her teacher who
thinks the child may have contracted rubeola . Which of the
following findings supports this diagnosis ?
koplik spots in the oral mucosa
14. A home health nurse is performing an eye assessment and
vision screening on an older adult client recently assigned to her
care . Which of the following findings indicates a need for an
intervention ?
slightly yellow sclera
15. Which of the following is an example of the responsibilities
of public health nursing
informing state health officials of a potential meningitis
outbreak
16. A nurse is providing a staff development program on HIPPA
regulations to the staff at a community health clinic. Which of
the following comments by one of the attendees would indicate
a need for further teaching?
"Demographic data that identify a client can be released without
consent"
17. A nurse administers a tuberculin skin test to a client who is
HIV positive. Which of the following indicates a positive
reaction to the test?
Induration at infection site of 8 mm