NUR 4390 Exam 1 with precise detailed
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answers
Which |statement |best |describes |community-based |nursing?
a. |A |practice |in |which |care |is |provided |for |individuals |and |families.
b. |Providing |care |with |a |focus |on |the |group's |needs.
c. |Giving |care |with |a |focus |on |the |aggregate's |needs.
d. |A |value |system |in |which |all |clients |receive |optimal |care. |- | |correct |answers |a. |A |practice |in |
which |care |is |provided |for |individuals |and |families.
Which |statement |best |describes |the |goal |of |community-oriented |nursing?
a. |Providing |care |to |individuals |and |families
b. |Providing |care |to |manage |acute |or |chronic |conditions
c. |Giving |direct |care |to |ill |individuals |within |their |family |setting
d. |To |preserve, |protect, |promote, |or |maintain |health |and |prevent |disease |- | |correct |answers |d.
|To |preserve, |protect, |promote, |or |maintain |health |and |prevent |disease
Which |of |the |following |is |the |primary |focus |of |public |health |nursing?
a. |Families |and |groups
b. |Illness-oriented |care
c. |Individuals |within |the |family |unit
d. |Health |care |of |communities |and |populations |- | |correct |answers |d. |Health |care |of |
communities |and |populations
,Which |of |the |following |is |responsible |for |the |dramatic |increase |in |life |expectancy |during |the |
20th |century?
a. |Technology |increases |in |the |field |of |medical |laboratory |research
b. |Advances |in |surgical |techniques |and |procedures
c. |Sanitation |and |other |population-based |prevention |programs
d. |Use |of |antibiotics |to |fight |infections |- | |correct |answers |c. |Sanitation |and |other |population-
based |prevention |programs
A |nurse |is |developing |a |plan |to |decrease |the |number |of |premature |deaths |in |the |community. |
Which |of |the |following |interventions
would |most |likely |be |implemented |by |the |nurse?
a. |Provide |free |health |care |to |all |citizens
b. |To |increase |the |number |of |individuals |with |access |to |effective |health |care |benefits
c. |Lower |the |cost |of |health |care |to |the |American |population
d. |To |lessen |the |governmental |burden |of |providing |health |care |to |Americans |- | |correct |
answers |b. |To |increase |the |number |of |individuals |with |access |to |effective |health |care |benefits
What |is |the |basic |assumption |stated |by |Healthy |People |2010 |as |it |relates |to |public |health |
efforts?
a. |Health |disparities |among |any |groups |are |morally |and |legally |wrong.
b. |Health |care |is |the |most |important |priority |in |government |planning |and |funding.
c. |The |health |of |individuals |cannot |be |separated |from |the |health |of |the |community.
d. |The |government |is |responsible |for |lengthening |the |life |span |of |Americans. |- | |correct |
answers |c. |The |health |of |individuals |cannot |be |separated |from |the |health |of |the |community.
,Which |of |the |following |actions |would |most |likely |be |performed |by |a |public |health |nurse?
a. |Asking |community |leaders |what |interventions |should |be |chosen
b. |Assessing |the |community |and |deciding |on |appropriate |interventions
c. |Using |data |from |the |main |health |care |institutions |in |the |community |to |determine |needed |
health |services
d. |Working |with |community |groups |to |create |policies |to |improve |the |environment |- | |correct |
answers |d. |Working |with |community |groups |to |create |policies |to |improve |the |environment
Which |public |health |nurse |most |clearly |fulfills |the |responsibilities |of |this |role?
a. |The |nurse |who |met |with |several |groups |to |discuss |community |recreation |issues
b. |The |nurse |who |spent |the |day |attending |meetings |of |various |health |agencies
c. |The |nurse |who |talked |to |several |people |about |their |particular |health |concerns
d. |The |nurse |who |watched |the |city |council |meeting |on |local |cable |television |- | |correct |answers
|b. |The |nurse |who |spent |the |day |attending |meetings |of |various |health |agencies
Which |of |the |following |best |defines |aggregate?
a. |A |large |group |of |persons
b. |A |collection |of |individuals |and |families
c. |A |collection |of |people |who |share |one |or |more |characteristics
d. |Another |name |for |demographic |group |- | |correct |answers |c. |A |collection |of |people |who |
share |one |or |more |characteristics
Which |question |asked |by |a |novice |nurse |would |be |the |most |reflective |of |an |understanding |of |
the |role |of |a |public |health |nurse?
, a. |"Which |groups |are |at |the |greatest |risk |for |problems?"
b. |"Which |patients |should |I |see |first |as |I |begin |my |day?"
c. |"With |which |physicians |will |I |be |most |closely |collaborating?"
d. |"With |which |nursing |assistants |will |I |partner |the |most?" |- | |correct |answers |a. |"Which |
groups |are |at |the |greatest |risk |for |problems?"
Making |sure |that |essential |community-oriented |health |services |are |available |defines |which |of |
the |core |public |health |functions?
a. |Policy |development
b. |Assessment
c. |Assurance
d. |Scientific |knowledge-based |care |- | |correct |answers |c. |Assurance
When |talking |to |a |women's |group |at |the |senior |citizens' |center, |the |nurse |reminded |them |that
|the |only |way |the |center |would |be |able
to |afford |to |provide |transportation |services |for |them |would |be |for |them |to |continue |to |write |
letters |to |their |local |city |council
representatives |requesting |funding |for |such |a |service. |What |was |the |nurse |trying |to |
accomplish |through |this |action?
a. |Ensure |that |the |women |did |not |expect |the |nurse |to |solve |their |problem.
b. |Demonstrate |that |the |nurse |understood |the |women's |concerns |and |needs.
c. |Express |empathy, |support, |and |concern.
d. |Help |the |women |engage |in |political |action. |- | |correct |answers |d. |Help |the |women |engage |in
|political |action.
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answers
Which |statement |best |describes |community-based |nursing?
a. |A |practice |in |which |care |is |provided |for |individuals |and |families.
b. |Providing |care |with |a |focus |on |the |group's |needs.
c. |Giving |care |with |a |focus |on |the |aggregate's |needs.
d. |A |value |system |in |which |all |clients |receive |optimal |care. |- | |correct |answers |a. |A |practice |in |
which |care |is |provided |for |individuals |and |families.
Which |statement |best |describes |the |goal |of |community-oriented |nursing?
a. |Providing |care |to |individuals |and |families
b. |Providing |care |to |manage |acute |or |chronic |conditions
c. |Giving |direct |care |to |ill |individuals |within |their |family |setting
d. |To |preserve, |protect, |promote, |or |maintain |health |and |prevent |disease |- | |correct |answers |d.
|To |preserve, |protect, |promote, |or |maintain |health |and |prevent |disease
Which |of |the |following |is |the |primary |focus |of |public |health |nursing?
a. |Families |and |groups
b. |Illness-oriented |care
c. |Individuals |within |the |family |unit
d. |Health |care |of |communities |and |populations |- | |correct |answers |d. |Health |care |of |
communities |and |populations
,Which |of |the |following |is |responsible |for |the |dramatic |increase |in |life |expectancy |during |the |
20th |century?
a. |Technology |increases |in |the |field |of |medical |laboratory |research
b. |Advances |in |surgical |techniques |and |procedures
c. |Sanitation |and |other |population-based |prevention |programs
d. |Use |of |antibiotics |to |fight |infections |- | |correct |answers |c. |Sanitation |and |other |population-
based |prevention |programs
A |nurse |is |developing |a |plan |to |decrease |the |number |of |premature |deaths |in |the |community. |
Which |of |the |following |interventions
would |most |likely |be |implemented |by |the |nurse?
a. |Provide |free |health |care |to |all |citizens
b. |To |increase |the |number |of |individuals |with |access |to |effective |health |care |benefits
c. |Lower |the |cost |of |health |care |to |the |American |population
d. |To |lessen |the |governmental |burden |of |providing |health |care |to |Americans |- | |correct |
answers |b. |To |increase |the |number |of |individuals |with |access |to |effective |health |care |benefits
What |is |the |basic |assumption |stated |by |Healthy |People |2010 |as |it |relates |to |public |health |
efforts?
a. |Health |disparities |among |any |groups |are |morally |and |legally |wrong.
b. |Health |care |is |the |most |important |priority |in |government |planning |and |funding.
c. |The |health |of |individuals |cannot |be |separated |from |the |health |of |the |community.
d. |The |government |is |responsible |for |lengthening |the |life |span |of |Americans. |- | |correct |
answers |c. |The |health |of |individuals |cannot |be |separated |from |the |health |of |the |community.
,Which |of |the |following |actions |would |most |likely |be |performed |by |a |public |health |nurse?
a. |Asking |community |leaders |what |interventions |should |be |chosen
b. |Assessing |the |community |and |deciding |on |appropriate |interventions
c. |Using |data |from |the |main |health |care |institutions |in |the |community |to |determine |needed |
health |services
d. |Working |with |community |groups |to |create |policies |to |improve |the |environment |- | |correct |
answers |d. |Working |with |community |groups |to |create |policies |to |improve |the |environment
Which |public |health |nurse |most |clearly |fulfills |the |responsibilities |of |this |role?
a. |The |nurse |who |met |with |several |groups |to |discuss |community |recreation |issues
b. |The |nurse |who |spent |the |day |attending |meetings |of |various |health |agencies
c. |The |nurse |who |talked |to |several |people |about |their |particular |health |concerns
d. |The |nurse |who |watched |the |city |council |meeting |on |local |cable |television |- | |correct |answers
|b. |The |nurse |who |spent |the |day |attending |meetings |of |various |health |agencies
Which |of |the |following |best |defines |aggregate?
a. |A |large |group |of |persons
b. |A |collection |of |individuals |and |families
c. |A |collection |of |people |who |share |one |or |more |characteristics
d. |Another |name |for |demographic |group |- | |correct |answers |c. |A |collection |of |people |who |
share |one |or |more |characteristics
Which |question |asked |by |a |novice |nurse |would |be |the |most |reflective |of |an |understanding |of |
the |role |of |a |public |health |nurse?
, a. |"Which |groups |are |at |the |greatest |risk |for |problems?"
b. |"Which |patients |should |I |see |first |as |I |begin |my |day?"
c. |"With |which |physicians |will |I |be |most |closely |collaborating?"
d. |"With |which |nursing |assistants |will |I |partner |the |most?" |- | |correct |answers |a. |"Which |
groups |are |at |the |greatest |risk |for |problems?"
Making |sure |that |essential |community-oriented |health |services |are |available |defines |which |of |
the |core |public |health |functions?
a. |Policy |development
b. |Assessment
c. |Assurance
d. |Scientific |knowledge-based |care |- | |correct |answers |c. |Assurance
When |talking |to |a |women's |group |at |the |senior |citizens' |center, |the |nurse |reminded |them |that
|the |only |way |the |center |would |be |able
to |afford |to |provide |transportation |services |for |them |would |be |for |them |to |continue |to |write |
letters |to |their |local |city |council
representatives |requesting |funding |for |such |a |service. |What |was |the |nurse |trying |to |
accomplish |through |this |action?
a. |Ensure |that |the |women |did |not |expect |the |nurse |to |solve |their |problem.
b. |Demonstrate |that |the |nurse |understood |the |women's |concerns |and |needs.
c. |Express |empathy, |support, |and |concern.
d. |Help |the |women |engage |in |political |action. |- | |correct |answers |d. |Help |the |women |engage |in
|political |action.
