RN Community Health Online Practice 2025
A Questions and Answers with complete
solution(Graded A+)
Client reports fever, fatigue, lack of appetite, and headache that started 2 days ago.
Today, client woke up with blister-like rash all over their face, chest, and back. Client
states, "It is beginning to itch and spread." Lung sounds clear to auscultation. S1,
S2, heard no murmur detected. Bowel sounds normoactive in all quadrants. Notified
provider of findings. - CORRECT ANSWERS When generating solutions, the
nurse should anticipate the client has varicella (chicken pox); therefore, the nurse
should place the client in a negative-pressure airflow room, wear an N95 mask when
caring for the client, designate a stethoscope to be used only on the client, and
request a prescription for an antipyretic. Varicella is transmitted by the air;
therefore, airborne isolation precautions need to be taken while caring for this
client.
A nurse is giving a presentation about family violence at a local community center.
Which of the following information should the nurse include? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Child maltreatment is more common in homes where partner
violence is present.
Child maltreatment is very common in homes where partner violence is present.
A school nurse is conducting hearing screening procedures in an elementary school.
Which of the following instructions should the nurse provide when performing the
Rinne test? - CORRECT ANSWERS "After I place this tuning fork behind your
ear, tell me when you no longer hear the sound."
This is the appropriate instruction for a Rinne test, a hearing evaluation that
compares air conduction and bone conduction of sound.
A nurse on the scene following a mass casualty explosion is triaging a client who
has a large, open occipital wound and the following findings: respiratory rate 6/min,
agonal pattern; capillary refill time 4.5 seconds; nonresponsive to painful stimuli.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Turn the client to left semi-Fowler's position and begin assessing the next client.
Principles of triage indicate that clients who have extensive injuries and a low
probability of survival do not receive treatment. Therefore, the nurse should provide
only comfort measures before moving on to assess the next client.
, RN Community Health Online Practice 2025
A Questions and Answers with complete
solution(Graded A+)
A public health agency has assigned a newly licensed nurse to assist with the task
force that is responsible for the core function of assessment. Which of the following
is a task that the public health agency could assign to the nurse that would be
consistent with the focus of the task force? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Investigating local health hazards
Investigating health hazards of the local community is a component of the public
health core function of assessment.
A school nurse is discussing levels of prevention with a teacher. Which of the
following activities should the nurse identify as a primary prevention strategy? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Demonstrate proper handwashing techniques.
This is an example of primary prevention, the goal of which is to promote health and
prevent diseases from developing.
A community health nurse is working to meet the health care needs of residents in a
rural community. Which of the following characteristics should the nurse identify as
a barrier to health care resources for this population? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Unavailability of outreach services
Lack of availability of outreach services is a barrier to health care for residents in
rural areas.
A nurse is preparing an educational program about influenza for a group of
community health nurses. Which of the following activities should the nurse include
as an example of tertiary prevention? - CORRECT ANSWERS Administer
antiviral medications within 48 hr to clients who have manifestations of influenza.
Tertiary prevention involves ways to reduce the complications of illness, which
includes administering antiviral medications to clients who already have influenza.
A Questions and Answers with complete
solution(Graded A+)
Client reports fever, fatigue, lack of appetite, and headache that started 2 days ago.
Today, client woke up with blister-like rash all over their face, chest, and back. Client
states, "It is beginning to itch and spread." Lung sounds clear to auscultation. S1,
S2, heard no murmur detected. Bowel sounds normoactive in all quadrants. Notified
provider of findings. - CORRECT ANSWERS When generating solutions, the
nurse should anticipate the client has varicella (chicken pox); therefore, the nurse
should place the client in a negative-pressure airflow room, wear an N95 mask when
caring for the client, designate a stethoscope to be used only on the client, and
request a prescription for an antipyretic. Varicella is transmitted by the air;
therefore, airborne isolation precautions need to be taken while caring for this
client.
A nurse is giving a presentation about family violence at a local community center.
Which of the following information should the nurse include? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Child maltreatment is more common in homes where partner
violence is present.
Child maltreatment is very common in homes where partner violence is present.
A school nurse is conducting hearing screening procedures in an elementary school.
Which of the following instructions should the nurse provide when performing the
Rinne test? - CORRECT ANSWERS "After I place this tuning fork behind your
ear, tell me when you no longer hear the sound."
This is the appropriate instruction for a Rinne test, a hearing evaluation that
compares air conduction and bone conduction of sound.
A nurse on the scene following a mass casualty explosion is triaging a client who
has a large, open occipital wound and the following findings: respiratory rate 6/min,
agonal pattern; capillary refill time 4.5 seconds; nonresponsive to painful stimuli.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Turn the client to left semi-Fowler's position and begin assessing the next client.
Principles of triage indicate that clients who have extensive injuries and a low
probability of survival do not receive treatment. Therefore, the nurse should provide
only comfort measures before moving on to assess the next client.
, RN Community Health Online Practice 2025
A Questions and Answers with complete
solution(Graded A+)
A public health agency has assigned a newly licensed nurse to assist with the task
force that is responsible for the core function of assessment. Which of the following
is a task that the public health agency could assign to the nurse that would be
consistent with the focus of the task force? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Investigating local health hazards
Investigating health hazards of the local community is a component of the public
health core function of assessment.
A school nurse is discussing levels of prevention with a teacher. Which of the
following activities should the nurse identify as a primary prevention strategy? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Demonstrate proper handwashing techniques.
This is an example of primary prevention, the goal of which is to promote health and
prevent diseases from developing.
A community health nurse is working to meet the health care needs of residents in a
rural community. Which of the following characteristics should the nurse identify as
a barrier to health care resources for this population? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Unavailability of outreach services
Lack of availability of outreach services is a barrier to health care for residents in
rural areas.
A nurse is preparing an educational program about influenza for a group of
community health nurses. Which of the following activities should the nurse include
as an example of tertiary prevention? - CORRECT ANSWERS Administer
antiviral medications within 48 hr to clients who have manifestations of influenza.
Tertiary prevention involves ways to reduce the complications of illness, which
includes administering antiviral medications to clients who already have influenza.
