COMMUNITY HEALTH EXAM 3 2024/2025 QUESTIONS
WITH PRECISE AND FULLY SOLVED ANSWERS.
1) How would a community health nurse define vulnerable populations? *
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A. Those with higher mortality rates _ _ _ _
B. Individuals with lower life expectancy _ _ _ _
C. Those with increased risk for adverse health outcomes
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D. Individuals with chronic illness -- Correct Answer ✔✔ C. Those with
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increased risk for adverse health outcomes _ _ _ _ _
2) A community health nurse is applying the Behavioral Model for Vulnerable
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Populations when evaluating a local community. Which would the nurse include as
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an enabling factor? *
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A. insurance
B. acculturation
C. knowledge of disease _ _
D. marital status -- Correct Answer ✔✔ A. insurance
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3) When assessing a population's vulnerability, which would the community health
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nurse identify as a predisposing factor? *
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A. social support networks _ _
B. crime rates _
C. transportation
D. living conditions -- Correct Answer ✔✔ D. living conditions
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4) An instructor reviews the definition of homelessness according to the McKinney-
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Vento Homeless Assistance Act with a group of community health nursing
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students. The instructor determines that the students need clarification when
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they include which as homeless? *
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A. Someone living in a public shelter _ _ _ _ _
B. Someone living in a public park _ _ _ _ _
, C. Someone who is incarcerated _ _ _
D. Someone living in his or her car -- Correct Answer ✔✔ C. Someone who
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is incarcerated _
5) After reviewing statistics on homelessness, which would a community health
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nurse identify as the fastest growing segment of the homeless population? *
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A. Children under age 18 years _ _ _ _
B. Families headed by a female single parent _ _ _ _ _ _
C. Families headed by a male single parent _ _ _ _ _ _
D. Families with children -- Correct Answer ✔✔ D. Families with children
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6) When attempting to describe the characteristics of a typical rural population to a
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group of community health nurses, which characteristic would the nurse include?
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A. Older, with a lower income and less formal education
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B. Young minorities with a higher income and less formal education
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C. Wealthier, more highly educated, older White Americans _ _ _ _ _ _
D. A reflection of the population as a whole -- Correct Answer ✔✔ A. Older,
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with a lower income and less formal education
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7) When providing care for migrant workers, which of the following would be most
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appropriate for the community health nurse to do? *
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A. Maintain existing services _ _
B. Use standard methods of health care delivery
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C. Employ information tracking systems _ _ _
D. Use professionals for community outreach -- Correct Answer ✔✔ C.
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Employ information tracking systems _ _ _
8) T or F .
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The Vulnerable Populations Conceptual Model includes demographic, social, and
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health belief variables. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ False
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Rationale: The Vulnerable Populations Conceptual Model addresses
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resource availability, relative risk, and health status.
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9) T or F
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WITH PRECISE AND FULLY SOLVED ANSWERS.
1) How would a community health nurse define vulnerable populations? *
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A. Those with higher mortality rates _ _ _ _
B. Individuals with lower life expectancy _ _ _ _
C. Those with increased risk for adverse health outcomes
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
D. Individuals with chronic illness -- Correct Answer ✔✔ C. Those with
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
increased risk for adverse health outcomes _ _ _ _ _
2) A community health nurse is applying the Behavioral Model for Vulnerable
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Populations when evaluating a local community. Which would the nurse include as
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
an enabling factor? *
_ _ _ _
A. insurance
B. acculturation
C. knowledge of disease _ _
D. marital status -- Correct Answer ✔✔ A. insurance
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3) When assessing a population's vulnerability, which would the community health
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
nurse identify as a predisposing factor? *
_ _ _ _ _ _
A. social support networks _ _
B. crime rates _
C. transportation
D. living conditions -- Correct Answer ✔✔ D. living conditions
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
4) An instructor reviews the definition of homelessness according to the McKinney-
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Vento Homeless Assistance Act with a group of community health nursing
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
students. The instructor determines that the students need clarification when
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
they include which as homeless? *
_ _ _ _ _
A. Someone living in a public shelter _ _ _ _ _
B. Someone living in a public park _ _ _ _ _
, C. Someone who is incarcerated _ _ _
D. Someone living in his or her car -- Correct Answer ✔✔ C. Someone who
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
is incarcerated _
5) After reviewing statistics on homelessness, which would a community health
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
nurse identify as the fastest growing segment of the homeless population? *
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A. Children under age 18 years _ _ _ _
B. Families headed by a female single parent _ _ _ _ _ _
C. Families headed by a male single parent _ _ _ _ _ _
D. Families with children -- Correct Answer ✔✔ D. Families with children
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6) When attempting to describe the characteristics of a typical rural population to a
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
group of community health nurses, which characteristic would the nurse include?
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*
A. Older, with a lower income and less formal education
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
B. Young minorities with a higher income and less formal education
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
C. Wealthier, more highly educated, older White Americans _ _ _ _ _ _
D. A reflection of the population as a whole -- Correct Answer ✔✔ A. Older,
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with a lower income and less formal education
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
7) When providing care for migrant workers, which of the following would be most
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
appropriate for the community health nurse to do? *
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A. Maintain existing services _ _
B. Use standard methods of health care delivery
_ _ _ _ _ _
C. Employ information tracking systems _ _ _
D. Use professionals for community outreach -- Correct Answer ✔✔ C.
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Employ information tracking systems _ _ _
8) T or F .
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The Vulnerable Populations Conceptual Model includes demographic, social, and
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
health belief variables. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ False
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Rationale: The Vulnerable Populations Conceptual Model addresses
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resource availability, relative risk, and health status.
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9) T or F
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