NUR 206 COMMUNITY STUDY GUIDE 2025/2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔As part of secondary prevention, the community health nurse engages in crisis
intervention to achieve which of the following?
A) Reestablish equilibrium to the lives of those involved
B) Prevent the crisis altogether
C) Involve as many people as possible in the resolution
D) Triage clients during the recovery phase of
the crisis - ✔✔A) Reestablish equilibrium to the lives of those involved
✔✔A community health nurse is engaged in primary prevention activities related to
disasters.
Which of the following would be examples of appropriate activities? (SATA)
A) Providing anticipatory guidance
B) Practicing an escape plan
C) Providing emergency assistance
D) Planning disaster drills
E) Providing immediate response
F) Reducing the degree of disability - ✔✔A) Providing anticipatory guidance
B) Practicing an escape plan
C) Providing emergency assistance
✔✔When describing primary prevention activities that would occur in the preparedness
phase of a terrorist attack involving biologic weapons like smallpox or anthrax to a local
community group, which of the following would the nurse include?
A) Investigating outbreaks to determine source
B) Administering vaccines
C) Screening suspected cases
D) Treating persons who have been infected - ✔✔B) Administering vaccines
✔✔A community health nurse is assisting the local community in preparing a disaster
plan. Which of the following would the nurse
expect to be addressed? (SATA)
A) Chain of command
B) Routes for transportation
C) Triage
D) Basic equipment
E) Copies of licenses - ✔✔A) Chain of command
B) Routes for transportation
C) Triage
,✔✔A community health nurse is responding to a disaster. Which of the following would
most likely be the least appropriate area for the
nurse to be located?
A) The disaster site
B) Triage
C) Victim treatment area
D) Local hospitals - ✔✔A) The disaster site
✔✔When performing triage during a disaster, which color would indicate that the victim
is in urgent need of care?
A) Red
B) Yellow
C) Green
D) Black - ✔✔A) Red
✔✔A community health nurse responding to a disaster is involved with caring for the
bodies of the casualties who have died. Which of the following would be an appropriate
method for documentation?
A) Making a note on the triage tag
B) Using a toe tag for identification
C) Placing the name on a casualty list
D) Recording the name on the victim's body - ✔✔B) Using a toe tag for identification
✔✔Which time after the disaster would be the ideal time for this to occur?
A) Within 18 hours
B) 1 to 3 days
C) 4 to 6 days
D) 7 to 10 days - ✔✔B) 1 to 3 days
✔✔When providing secondary prevention activities for individuals experiencing
psychological consequences of a disaster, which of the following would the nurse do as
a generic approach?
A) Providing situational support for stress relief
B) Conveying warmth and concern for the client
C) Teaching about expected emotional reactions
D) Reunifying family members who were - ✔✔C) Teaching about expected emotional
reactions
, ✔✔A community health nurse suspects that a client who was a victim of a disaster 3
months ago is experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder. Which of the following would
the nurse expect to find? (SATA)
A) Diminished startle response
B) Hypervigilance
C) Feelings of detachment
D) Flashbacks
E) Full range of affect - ✔✔B) Hypervigilance
C) Feelings of detachment
D) Flashbacks
✔✔A group of ten people from the commune in the hills come into town dressed in
robes and have their faces covered. They have weapons hidden in their clothing and
begin entering the three banks in town to rob them. These actions can be classified as
which of the
following?
A) Natural disaster
B) Terrorism
C) Casualty
D) Adventitious crisis - ✔✔B) Terrorism
✔✔After teaching a group of students about agents associated with chemical warfare,
the instructor determines that additional teaching is needed when the students identify
which as an example?
A) Explosives
B) Nerve agents
C) Anthrax
D) Jet fuel - ✔✔C) Anthrax
✔✔Which of the following would be most appropriate for community health nurses to
encourage when helping communities cope
with the anxiety associated with terrorism?
A) Maintaining high levels of alertness and fear
B) Spending time with children and young people
C) Spending more time indoors
D) Keeping a fear journal - ✔✔B) Spending time with children and young people
✔✔A community health nurse is preparing a presentation for a community group about
possible agents of terrorism. Which of the following would the nurse include as an
example of a bioweapon?(SATA)
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔As part of secondary prevention, the community health nurse engages in crisis
intervention to achieve which of the following?
A) Reestablish equilibrium to the lives of those involved
B) Prevent the crisis altogether
C) Involve as many people as possible in the resolution
D) Triage clients during the recovery phase of
the crisis - ✔✔A) Reestablish equilibrium to the lives of those involved
✔✔A community health nurse is engaged in primary prevention activities related to
disasters.
Which of the following would be examples of appropriate activities? (SATA)
A) Providing anticipatory guidance
B) Practicing an escape plan
C) Providing emergency assistance
D) Planning disaster drills
E) Providing immediate response
F) Reducing the degree of disability - ✔✔A) Providing anticipatory guidance
B) Practicing an escape plan
C) Providing emergency assistance
✔✔When describing primary prevention activities that would occur in the preparedness
phase of a terrorist attack involving biologic weapons like smallpox or anthrax to a local
community group, which of the following would the nurse include?
A) Investigating outbreaks to determine source
B) Administering vaccines
C) Screening suspected cases
D) Treating persons who have been infected - ✔✔B) Administering vaccines
✔✔A community health nurse is assisting the local community in preparing a disaster
plan. Which of the following would the nurse
expect to be addressed? (SATA)
A) Chain of command
B) Routes for transportation
C) Triage
D) Basic equipment
E) Copies of licenses - ✔✔A) Chain of command
B) Routes for transportation
C) Triage
,✔✔A community health nurse is responding to a disaster. Which of the following would
most likely be the least appropriate area for the
nurse to be located?
A) The disaster site
B) Triage
C) Victim treatment area
D) Local hospitals - ✔✔A) The disaster site
✔✔When performing triage during a disaster, which color would indicate that the victim
is in urgent need of care?
A) Red
B) Yellow
C) Green
D) Black - ✔✔A) Red
✔✔A community health nurse responding to a disaster is involved with caring for the
bodies of the casualties who have died. Which of the following would be an appropriate
method for documentation?
A) Making a note on the triage tag
B) Using a toe tag for identification
C) Placing the name on a casualty list
D) Recording the name on the victim's body - ✔✔B) Using a toe tag for identification
✔✔Which time after the disaster would be the ideal time for this to occur?
A) Within 18 hours
B) 1 to 3 days
C) 4 to 6 days
D) 7 to 10 days - ✔✔B) 1 to 3 days
✔✔When providing secondary prevention activities for individuals experiencing
psychological consequences of a disaster, which of the following would the nurse do as
a generic approach?
A) Providing situational support for stress relief
B) Conveying warmth and concern for the client
C) Teaching about expected emotional reactions
D) Reunifying family members who were - ✔✔C) Teaching about expected emotional
reactions
, ✔✔A community health nurse suspects that a client who was a victim of a disaster 3
months ago is experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder. Which of the following would
the nurse expect to find? (SATA)
A) Diminished startle response
B) Hypervigilance
C) Feelings of detachment
D) Flashbacks
E) Full range of affect - ✔✔B) Hypervigilance
C) Feelings of detachment
D) Flashbacks
✔✔A group of ten people from the commune in the hills come into town dressed in
robes and have their faces covered. They have weapons hidden in their clothing and
begin entering the three banks in town to rob them. These actions can be classified as
which of the
following?
A) Natural disaster
B) Terrorism
C) Casualty
D) Adventitious crisis - ✔✔B) Terrorism
✔✔After teaching a group of students about agents associated with chemical warfare,
the instructor determines that additional teaching is needed when the students identify
which as an example?
A) Explosives
B) Nerve agents
C) Anthrax
D) Jet fuel - ✔✔C) Anthrax
✔✔Which of the following would be most appropriate for community health nurses to
encourage when helping communities cope
with the anxiety associated with terrorism?
A) Maintaining high levels of alertness and fear
B) Spending time with children and young people
C) Spending more time indoors
D) Keeping a fear journal - ✔✔B) Spending time with children and young people
✔✔A community health nurse is preparing a presentation for a community group about
possible agents of terrorism. Which of the following would the nurse include as an
example of a bioweapon?(SATA)
