NSG 505 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS!!
After completing an assessment, the nurse discusses with the family some actions that need
to be taken and refers to the wife in the family as an incredible organizer. Which of the
following goals is the nurse trying to achieve by making this statement?
Reinforcing for the family some of the strengths of one of their family members
Which of the following would be the priority when a nurse is completing a home visit?
Unless a medical emergency, whatever the client believes is most important
Which of the following would be the best definition of a community?
People with a sense of belonging or common identity
A public health nurse makes a regularly scheduled home visit to a young pregnant woman
with the intention of discussing prenatal nutrition. Upon entering the home, the nurse finds
the client very anxious and distraught over losing her job. She is afraid she will not be able
to pay her rent. Which of the following theoretical frameworks would best assist the nurse
in adjusting her plan for the home visit?
Maslow's hierarchy of needs
Using the community as partner model, assessment begins at the community core. Select
the types of data sources that would be most useful to determine the characteristics and
internal functions of the community for your assessment. (2)
Community history, community culture and values
As a part of a public health clinical practicum experience, nursing students are required to
complete a community assessment. Students notice that many clients are overweight or
obese and decide to investigate the problem further. Several staff members tell the students
that clients are overweight because they are unmotivated and not interested in improving
their health. Which of the following should the students do next to complete their
assessment? (2)
, Conduct a medical record review to determine how many clients are overweight, interview
several clients to better understand how they view the problem
Which of the following data sources is the most reliable objective indicator of the health
status of a community?
Morbidity and mortality data
Which of the following activities are examples of assurance? (2)
Link to/provide care, enforce laws
A nurse is advocating for local leaders to place a newly approved community health clinic
in an area of the city that has fewer resources than other areas. The nurse is advocating for
the leaders to uphold which of the following ethical principles?
Distributive justice
Which of the following is the best way for a nurse to determine a client's ethnicity?
Querying, "How do you identify yourself?"
Which source of data could be used to identify the interests, problems, and strengths of a
geopolitical community?
Interview the key informants
Nursing students have been invited to a local health center to provide a health promotion
intervention for older adults. What is the first step in planning an intervention?
Assessing needs and interests of representative clients served by the agency
Which of the following data would be more typical of an acute care diagnosis than a
community/public health nursing diagnosis?
A child in the school system admitted for insulin overdose
Which of the following would be the nurse's primary goal during the first visit to
homebound clients?
To establish rapport with the clients and work with them to define mutually agreeable goals
CORRECT ANSWERS!!
After completing an assessment, the nurse discusses with the family some actions that need
to be taken and refers to the wife in the family as an incredible organizer. Which of the
following goals is the nurse trying to achieve by making this statement?
Reinforcing for the family some of the strengths of one of their family members
Which of the following would be the priority when a nurse is completing a home visit?
Unless a medical emergency, whatever the client believes is most important
Which of the following would be the best definition of a community?
People with a sense of belonging or common identity
A public health nurse makes a regularly scheduled home visit to a young pregnant woman
with the intention of discussing prenatal nutrition. Upon entering the home, the nurse finds
the client very anxious and distraught over losing her job. She is afraid she will not be able
to pay her rent. Which of the following theoretical frameworks would best assist the nurse
in adjusting her plan for the home visit?
Maslow's hierarchy of needs
Using the community as partner model, assessment begins at the community core. Select
the types of data sources that would be most useful to determine the characteristics and
internal functions of the community for your assessment. (2)
Community history, community culture and values
As a part of a public health clinical practicum experience, nursing students are required to
complete a community assessment. Students notice that many clients are overweight or
obese and decide to investigate the problem further. Several staff members tell the students
that clients are overweight because they are unmotivated and not interested in improving
their health. Which of the following should the students do next to complete their
assessment? (2)
, Conduct a medical record review to determine how many clients are overweight, interview
several clients to better understand how they view the problem
Which of the following data sources is the most reliable objective indicator of the health
status of a community?
Morbidity and mortality data
Which of the following activities are examples of assurance? (2)
Link to/provide care, enforce laws
A nurse is advocating for local leaders to place a newly approved community health clinic
in an area of the city that has fewer resources than other areas. The nurse is advocating for
the leaders to uphold which of the following ethical principles?
Distributive justice
Which of the following is the best way for a nurse to determine a client's ethnicity?
Querying, "How do you identify yourself?"
Which source of data could be used to identify the interests, problems, and strengths of a
geopolitical community?
Interview the key informants
Nursing students have been invited to a local health center to provide a health promotion
intervention for older adults. What is the first step in planning an intervention?
Assessing needs and interests of representative clients served by the agency
Which of the following data would be more typical of an acute care diagnosis than a
community/public health nursing diagnosis?
A child in the school system admitted for insulin overdose
Which of the following would be the nurse's primary goal during the first visit to
homebound clients?
To establish rapport with the clients and work with them to define mutually agreeable goals
