A client had a sore throat yesterday, today is sneezing and has a
runny nose.
a. Cold
b. Flu Correct Answers a. Cold
A client woke up with a fever and cough and feels achy.
a. Cold
b. Flu Correct Answers b. Flu
A colorless, tasteless, odorless gas, formed during the
radioactive decay process or uranium. Correct Answers Radon
A family survived a dangerous weather event, but now they are
suffering through another part of environmental risk: stress,
pain, and anxiety. The nurse recognizes these as which type of
environmental exposure?
a. Biological agents
b. Physical agents
c. Psychosocial factors
d. Mixed exposures Correct Answers c. Psychosocial factors
A nurse is considering entering the specialty of parish nursing.
Which of the following would the nurse expect to perform in
this role? (SATA)
a. Providing health promotion activities and programs for
members of the parish.
b. Conducting community health assessments of the parish
community.
c. Performing health screenings of parish members.
,d. Improving spiritual health through practices such as grief
counseling.
e. Providing wound care in the home for members of the
community. Correct Answers a. Providing health promotion
activities and programs for members of the parish.
b. Conducting community health assessments of the parish
community.
c. Performing health screenings of parish members.
d. Improving spiritual health though practices such as grief
counseling.
A nurse is volunteering in Guatemala when a volcano erupts.
The villages closest to the volcano are being evacuated, and
victims are being brought to a shelter the nurse is helping to set
up. What types of injuries or illnesses should the nurse and other
volunteers be prepared to treat? (SATA)
a. Severe lacerations or other traumatic injuries
b. Burns
c. Carbon monoxide poisoning
d. Exacerbations of respiratory diseases
e. Hypothermia Correct Answers a. Severe lacerations or other
traumatic injuries
b. Burns
d. Exacerbations of respiratory diseases
A public health nurse is working with a local television station
on a public service announcement meant to educate residents on
how to prepare for tornadoes. What advice does the nurse give
in the event that a tornado is imminent?
a. Immediately take shelter in a basement away from any
windows.
,b. Watch for the coming storm at the windows.
c. Take shelter in a large room under a blanket.
d. As soon as the alarm goes off, gather your emergency
supplies and head to the nearest community shelter. Correct
Answers a. Immediately take shelter in a basement away from
any windows.
A public health nurse is working with local county mental health
services to develop a depression screening program. The nurse is
trying to determine the specificity of the screening tool selected.
Which of the following accurately describes the specificity of a
screening tool?
a. The screening tool consistently obtains accurate results.
b. The screening tool accurately identifies individuals who do
NOT have depression.
c. The screening tool measures what it is intended to measure.
d. The screening tool accurately identifies individuals who do
have depression. Correct Answers b. The screening tool
accurately identifies individuals who do NOT have depression.
A public health nurse performs depression screenings to the
general public at community health events. What type of
screening is this?
a. System
b. Targeted
c. Mass
d. Periodic Correct Answers
A public health nurse working in a maternal child health home
visitation program is applying for Maternal Infant and Early
Child Home Visiting funding. In order to receive funding, the
, nurse knows that their home visiting program curriculum must
include which of the following? (SATA)
a. Increasing parents knowledge and understanding of infant and
child development milestones and behaviors.
b. Helping mothers to set goals for the future, including
continuing their education, finding employment, and securing
appropriate, affordable child care solutions.
c. Providing parents with techniques for punishing bad behavior
in their children
d. Preventative health and prenatal care practices.
e. Assisting mothers with infant care and to maintain
breastfeeding. Correct Answers a. Increasing parents
knowledge and understanding of infant and child development
milestones and behaviors.
b. Helping mothers to set goals for the future, including
continuing their education, finding employment, and securing
appropriate, affordable child care solutions.
d. Preventative health and prenatal care practices.
e. Assisting mothers with infant care and to maintain
breastfeeding.
A school nurse is scheduling visits with a physical therapist for a
child who has cerebral palsy. In which of the following roles is
the nurse functioning?
a. Direct caregiver
b. Counselor
c. Consultant
d. Case manager Correct Answers d. Case manager
A significant increase in number of cases than would normally
occur. Correct Answers Epidemic