NUR 206 - HESI Review EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS!!/GRADE A+ GUARANTEED
SATISFACTION
Which example should the nurse identify as a significant outcome for the Leading Health indicators of
Healthy People 2020?
a. A community has adopted a no smoking policy.
b. A rural community has a public transportation system.
c. The high school drop out rate has decreased by 15%.
d. A county has decreased their divorce rate by 10% - ANSWER-a. A community has adopted a no
smoking policy.
Which intervention should the public health nurse implement when attempting to address one of the
leading health indicators of Healthy People 2020?
a. Lead a weekly water aerobics class for the elderly at a community center.
b. Teach a class on cultural awareness to nursing students at the university.
c. Design and implement a no smoking campaign at the local high school.
d. Write a grant to help provide glucometers to individuals who cannot afford one. - ANSWER-c. Design
and implement a no smoking campaign at the local high school.
Lillian Wald was a significant person in the history of American Nursing. Which contributions can be
attributed to her? (Select all)
a. Development of public health nursing practice.
b. First nursing service for occupational health.
c. Campaigned for laws to require registration for nurses.
d. Established committee that was the forerunner of the NLN.
e. Instituted a sliding scale fee for service. - ANSWER-a. Development of public health nursing practice.
b. First nursing service for occupational health.
,d. Established committee that was the forerunner of the NLN.
e. Instituted a sliding scale fee for service.
A male client is brought to the emergency department as the result of a motorcycle accident. He was
not wearing a helmet at the time of the accident, and states that he has no intention of ever wearing
one. Within the framework of the Transtheoretical Model (TTM), which response should the nurse
provide?
a. Wearing a helmet or not is certainly an individual decision.
b. You should seriously consider wearing a helmet.
c. Riding a motorcycle with a helmet increases your safety.
d. I really think you don't have the facts about helmet use - ANSWER-a. Wearing a helmet or not is
certainly an individual decision.
After accepting the position of school nurse in a public elementary school, what strategy is best for the
nurse to use to obtain an overview of the student body?
a. Review all of the health records of the students presently registered for classes.
b. Talk with the current officers of the parent-teacher association.
c. Send home a survey form to parents of third grade students.
d. Conduct a windshield survey of the geographic areas served by the school - ANSWER-d. Conduct a
windshield survey of the geographic areas served by the school
A nurse organizes a community action group to help resolve health problems in a low income
neighborhood with a large population of recent immigrants from Africa. What problem should the nurse
address first?
a. High rate of unemployment.
b. Low immunization rate of children.
c. Provision of substandard health care.
d. Access to bilingual care providers. - ANSWER-b. Low immunization rate of children.
,The nurse is preparing to discharge an elderly, recently widowed female client following a mild stroke.
At this time she is able to walk with the aid of a walker. As part of the discharge planning, what referral
is most important for the nurse to make?
a. Pastoral care.
b. Meals-on-Wheels
c. Grief support group.
d. Physical therapy. - ANSWER-b. Meals-on-Wheels
The nurse is designing a bioterrorism plan for a community. Which agents are transmitted person to
person via respiratory or inhalation exposure? (Select all)
a. Ricin.
b. Pneumonic plague.
c. Anthrax.
d. Botulism.
e. Smallpox.
f. Brucellosis. - ANSWER-b. Pneumonic plague.
e. Smallpox.
An occupational health nurse is reviewing a 20-year-old trend in the United States that has resulted in
an increase in certain medical conditions due to the rapid expansion of an urban industrial workforce.
Which medical conditions are specifically identified with this trend?
a. Asthma.
b. Alcoholism.
c. Lung cancer.
d. Lead poisoning.
e. West Nile virus infection.
f. Hepatitis B virus infection. - ANSWER-a. Asthma.
, c. Lung cancer.
Which presentation of an infectious disease is acquired through an indirect transmission?
a. Syphilis contracted from a sexual partner.
b. Measles resulting from a daycare center outbreak.
c. Malaria following exposure in a mosquito-infested area.
d. Nosocomial influenza spreading rapidly in a long-term center - ANSWER-c. Malaria following exposure
in a mosquito-infested area.
What action is best for the community health nurse to take if the nurse suspects that an infant is being
physically abused? - ANSWER-Follow agency protocols to report suspected abuse
The nursing education coordinator is creating employee orientation materials for staff nurses who plan
to work at a clinic that serves a lower socioeconomic neighborhood. What information should the
educator include regarding the clinic's client population? (Select all)
a. Most of the clients are unemployed or disabled.
b. Access to mass transit may be an issue.
c. Clients will need reminders to bring insurance cards.
d. Basic physiologic needs of this population are often unmet.
e. Clients who are homebound will qualify for Medicaid.
f. Nonadherence to healthcare recommendations is likely. - ANSWER-a. Most of the clients are
unemployed or disabled.
b. Access to mass transit may be an issue.
d. Basic physiologic needs of this population are often unmet.
The nurse administers a booster dose of DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis) vaccine to an infant.
Which level of prevention is the nurse implementing?
a. Primary prevention
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS!!/GRADE A+ GUARANTEED
SATISFACTION
Which example should the nurse identify as a significant outcome for the Leading Health indicators of
Healthy People 2020?
a. A community has adopted a no smoking policy.
b. A rural community has a public transportation system.
c. The high school drop out rate has decreased by 15%.
d. A county has decreased their divorce rate by 10% - ANSWER-a. A community has adopted a no
smoking policy.
Which intervention should the public health nurse implement when attempting to address one of the
leading health indicators of Healthy People 2020?
a. Lead a weekly water aerobics class for the elderly at a community center.
b. Teach a class on cultural awareness to nursing students at the university.
c. Design and implement a no smoking campaign at the local high school.
d. Write a grant to help provide glucometers to individuals who cannot afford one. - ANSWER-c. Design
and implement a no smoking campaign at the local high school.
Lillian Wald was a significant person in the history of American Nursing. Which contributions can be
attributed to her? (Select all)
a. Development of public health nursing practice.
b. First nursing service for occupational health.
c. Campaigned for laws to require registration for nurses.
d. Established committee that was the forerunner of the NLN.
e. Instituted a sliding scale fee for service. - ANSWER-a. Development of public health nursing practice.
b. First nursing service for occupational health.
,d. Established committee that was the forerunner of the NLN.
e. Instituted a sliding scale fee for service.
A male client is brought to the emergency department as the result of a motorcycle accident. He was
not wearing a helmet at the time of the accident, and states that he has no intention of ever wearing
one. Within the framework of the Transtheoretical Model (TTM), which response should the nurse
provide?
a. Wearing a helmet or not is certainly an individual decision.
b. You should seriously consider wearing a helmet.
c. Riding a motorcycle with a helmet increases your safety.
d. I really think you don't have the facts about helmet use - ANSWER-a. Wearing a helmet or not is
certainly an individual decision.
After accepting the position of school nurse in a public elementary school, what strategy is best for the
nurse to use to obtain an overview of the student body?
a. Review all of the health records of the students presently registered for classes.
b. Talk with the current officers of the parent-teacher association.
c. Send home a survey form to parents of third grade students.
d. Conduct a windshield survey of the geographic areas served by the school - ANSWER-d. Conduct a
windshield survey of the geographic areas served by the school
A nurse organizes a community action group to help resolve health problems in a low income
neighborhood with a large population of recent immigrants from Africa. What problem should the nurse
address first?
a. High rate of unemployment.
b. Low immunization rate of children.
c. Provision of substandard health care.
d. Access to bilingual care providers. - ANSWER-b. Low immunization rate of children.
,The nurse is preparing to discharge an elderly, recently widowed female client following a mild stroke.
At this time she is able to walk with the aid of a walker. As part of the discharge planning, what referral
is most important for the nurse to make?
a. Pastoral care.
b. Meals-on-Wheels
c. Grief support group.
d. Physical therapy. - ANSWER-b. Meals-on-Wheels
The nurse is designing a bioterrorism plan for a community. Which agents are transmitted person to
person via respiratory or inhalation exposure? (Select all)
a. Ricin.
b. Pneumonic plague.
c. Anthrax.
d. Botulism.
e. Smallpox.
f. Brucellosis. - ANSWER-b. Pneumonic plague.
e. Smallpox.
An occupational health nurse is reviewing a 20-year-old trend in the United States that has resulted in
an increase in certain medical conditions due to the rapid expansion of an urban industrial workforce.
Which medical conditions are specifically identified with this trend?
a. Asthma.
b. Alcoholism.
c. Lung cancer.
d. Lead poisoning.
e. West Nile virus infection.
f. Hepatitis B virus infection. - ANSWER-a. Asthma.
, c. Lung cancer.
Which presentation of an infectious disease is acquired through an indirect transmission?
a. Syphilis contracted from a sexual partner.
b. Measles resulting from a daycare center outbreak.
c. Malaria following exposure in a mosquito-infested area.
d. Nosocomial influenza spreading rapidly in a long-term center - ANSWER-c. Malaria following exposure
in a mosquito-infested area.
What action is best for the community health nurse to take if the nurse suspects that an infant is being
physically abused? - ANSWER-Follow agency protocols to report suspected abuse
The nursing education coordinator is creating employee orientation materials for staff nurses who plan
to work at a clinic that serves a lower socioeconomic neighborhood. What information should the
educator include regarding the clinic's client population? (Select all)
a. Most of the clients are unemployed or disabled.
b. Access to mass transit may be an issue.
c. Clients will need reminders to bring insurance cards.
d. Basic physiologic needs of this population are often unmet.
e. Clients who are homebound will qualify for Medicaid.
f. Nonadherence to healthcare recommendations is likely. - ANSWER-a. Most of the clients are
unemployed or disabled.
b. Access to mass transit may be an issue.
d. Basic physiologic needs of this population are often unmet.
The nurse administers a booster dose of DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis) vaccine to an infant.
Which level of prevention is the nurse implementing?
a. Primary prevention
