NSG 3480: Co b b
mmunity Healt b
h Unit 2, 3, 4 corr b b b b b
ect answers 20 b b
25/2026
A 50-year-
b
old woman comes to the clinic for her first mammogram. Which term
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best describes the action of this client?
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a. Disease prevention
b b
b. Health improvement
b b b
c. Health protection
b b b
d. Primary health promotion - correct answersc. Health protection
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A client continues to be noncompliant in making needed changes eve
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n after being given extensive information on their health problem by t
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he nurse. Which principle is most likely the basis for the client's behav
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ior?
a. A person may have a higher priority than improving his or her healt
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h.
b. Information, while necessary, will not motivate people to change.
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c. People need repetition over time to be able to absorb information.
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,d. Physicians, not nurses, are perceived as experts in health. -
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correct answersb. Information, while necessary, will not motivate pe
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ople to change. b b
A client did not attend the clinic for required follow-
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up care after his extensive surgery. Using the Health Belief Model, whi
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ch would be the most appropriate conclusion for the nurse to make wh
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en a client does not attend the clinic for required follow-
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up care after his extensive surgery?
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a. The client is noncompliant.
b b b b
b. The client is suffering from self-neglect.
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c. The health care system is not meeting the client's perceived needs.
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d. The health care system is not accessible for the client.
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e. The nurse has not motivated the client appropriately. -
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correct answersc. The health care system is not meeting the client's p
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erceived needs. b
A community health nurse found a very small number of families in th
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e community who were desperately in need of basic preventive healt
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h services. Which ethical approach supports expending agency resou
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rces on these few, but needy, families?
b b b b b b
a. Beneficence suggests focusing on the neediest, so resources shoul
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d be expended on these families.
b b b b b
b. Deontological ethics suggest that the nurse must give priority to th
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e intervention
b
that would have the broadest impact.
b b b b b
c. Utilitarianism (the most good for the largest number) would sugges
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t continuing to
b b
focus on broader community needs. b b b b
d. Virtue ethics would suggest focusing on these families to support th
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e nurse's own
b b
character development. - b b
correct answersa. Beneficence suggests focusing on the most needy
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, so resources should be expended on these families.
b b b b b b b b
A community health nurse has completed a community assessment a
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nd is now writing a community diagnosis for the problem. Which comp
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onent of the diagnosis will be used to summarize the assessment data
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of the problem?
b b b
,a. Identification of the health risk
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b. Evidence supporting the choice of priority
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c. The aggregate that needs the intervention
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d. The cause of the identified health problem -
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correct answersa. Identification of the health risk
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A community health nurse is trying to determine the success of a plan
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ned intervention. Which would the community health nurse most likel
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y examine?
b
a. Changes in funding made available to the agency to continue their
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efforts
b. An increase or decrease in the number of persons asking for assista
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nce
c. Current problem data to compare with original baseline data
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d. Feedback from community residents -
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correct answersc. Current problem data to compare with original bas
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eline data b
A community health nurse is using the Health Belief Model (HBM) as a
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basis for providing client care. Which statement best describes the pr
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oblems associated with using the HBM? (Select all that apply.)
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a. It ignores the need to reduce health system barriers to action.
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b. It is extremely difficult to change the client's belief system.
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c. It is the nurse's responsibility to persuade clients to engage in the a
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ppropriate
behavior.
d. Clients do not have the knowledge to correctly analyze the seriousn
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ess of the b b
disease or their susceptibility to it. b b b b b
e. Clients expect health professionals to take preventive actions for t
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hem.
f. The choice and the burden for acting are entirely with the client. -
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correct answersa. It ignores the need to reduce health system barrier
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s to action.
b b
f. The choice and the burden for acting are entirely with the client.
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A community health nurse recognizes the majority of time providing c
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are will be focused on whom? - correct answersIndividuals
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, A community health nurse wants to obtain an overview of the commu
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nity but has limited time and resources. Which method would the nurs
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e most likely use to obtain this information?
b b b b b b b
a. Engage in a windshield survey.
b b b b b
b. Establish a health department committee of community leaders wi
b b b b b b b b b
lling to fill out b b b
periodic surveys related to various health issues in the community.
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c. Live in the community for several years.
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d. Review public health department records from up to 5 years ago. -
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correct answersa. Engage in a windshield survey
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A nurse asks a client how they have been sleeping. Which statement b
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est describes the rationale behind this question?
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(Select all that apply.)
b b b b
a. Accidents and injury may occur with the sleep-
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deprived client at fault. b b b
b. Interventions for sleep problems are primarily common sense.
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c. Many adults report sleep problems or occasional lack of sleep.
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d. Many important functions occur during sleep.
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e. Nurses can determine whether the patient has a sleep disorder.
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f. A sleep assessment is easy and inexpensive to complete. -
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correct answersa. Accidents and injury may occur with the sleep-
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deprived client at fault. b b b
c. Many adults report sleep problems or occasional lack of sleep.
b b b b b b b b b b
d. Many important functions occur during sleep.
b b b b b b
A nurse demonstrating an understanding of the implementation of a c
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omprehensive and effective educational program will engage in what b b b b b b b b
action initially? -
b b b
correct answersDeveloping an open and trusting relationship with pa
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rticipants
A nurse found that several professionals resented time spent interact
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ing with and teaching clients. Which is the most likely underlying moti
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vation to explain this resistance? -
b b b b b
mmunity Healt b
h Unit 2, 3, 4 corr b b b b b
ect answers 20 b b
25/2026
A 50-year-
b
old woman comes to the clinic for her first mammogram. Which term
b b b b b b b b b b b b
best describes the action of this client?
b b b b b b
a. Disease prevention
b b
b. Health improvement
b b b
c. Health protection
b b b
d. Primary health promotion - correct answersc. Health protection
b b b b b b b b
A client continues to be noncompliant in making needed changes eve
b b b b b b b b b b
n after being given extensive information on their health problem by t
b b b b b b b b b b b
he nurse. Which principle is most likely the basis for the client's behav
b b b b b b b b b b b b
ior?
a. A person may have a higher priority than improving his or her healt
b b b b b b b b b b b b b
h.
b. Information, while necessary, will not motivate people to change.
b b b b b b b b b
c. People need repetition over time to be able to absorb information.
b b b b b b b b b b b
,d. Physicians, not nurses, are perceived as experts in health. -
b b b b b b b b b b
correct answersb. Information, while necessary, will not motivate pe
b b b b b b b b b
ople to change. b b
A client did not attend the clinic for required follow-
b b b b b b b b b
up care after his extensive surgery. Using the Health Belief Model, whi
b b b b b b b b b b b
ch would be the most appropriate conclusion for the nurse to make wh
b b b b b b b b b b b b
en a client does not attend the clinic for required follow-
b b b b b b b b b b
up care after his extensive surgery?
b b b b b
a. The client is noncompliant.
b b b b
b. The client is suffering from self-neglect.
b b b b b b
c. The health care system is not meeting the client's perceived needs.
b b b b b b b b b b b
d. The health care system is not accessible for the client.
b b b b b b b b b b
e. The nurse has not motivated the client appropriately. -
b b b b b b b b b
correct answersc. The health care system is not meeting the client's p
b b b b b b b b b b b b
erceived needs. b
A community health nurse found a very small number of families in th
b b b b b b b b b b b b
e community who were desperately in need of basic preventive healt
b b b b b b b b b b
h services. Which ethical approach supports expending agency resou
b b b b b b b b
rces on these few, but needy, families?
b b b b b b
a. Beneficence suggests focusing on the neediest, so resources shoul
b b b b b b b b b
d be expended on these families.
b b b b b
b. Deontological ethics suggest that the nurse must give priority to th
b b b b b b b b b b b
e intervention
b
that would have the broadest impact.
b b b b b
c. Utilitarianism (the most good for the largest number) would sugges
b b b b b b b b b b
t continuing to
b b
focus on broader community needs. b b b b
d. Virtue ethics would suggest focusing on these families to support th
b b b b b b b b b b b
e nurse's own
b b
character development. - b b
correct answersa. Beneficence suggests focusing on the most needy
b b b b b b b b b
, so resources should be expended on these families.
b b b b b b b b
A community health nurse has completed a community assessment a
b b b b b b b b b
nd is now writing a community diagnosis for the problem. Which comp
b b b b b b b b b b b
onent of the diagnosis will be used to summarize the assessment data
b b b b b b b b b b b
of the problem?
b b b
,a. Identification of the health risk
b b b b b
b. Evidence supporting the choice of priority
b b b b b b
c. The aggregate that needs the intervention
b b b b b b
d. The cause of the identified health problem -
b b b b b b b b
correct answersa. Identification of the health risk
b b b b b b b
A community health nurse is trying to determine the success of a plan
b b b b b b b b b b b b
ned intervention. Which would the community health nurse most likel
b b b b b b b b b
y examine?
b
a. Changes in funding made available to the agency to continue their
b b b b b b b b b b b b
efforts
b. An increase or decrease in the number of persons asking for assista
b b b b b b b b b b b b
nce
c. Current problem data to compare with original baseline data
b b b b b b b b b
d. Feedback from community residents -
b b b b b
correct answersc. Current problem data to compare with original bas
b b b b b b b b b b
eline data b
A community health nurse is using the Health Belief Model (HBM) as a
b b b b b b b b b b b b b
basis for providing client care. Which statement best describes the pr
b b b b b b b b b b
oblems associated with using the HBM? (Select all that apply.)
b b b b b b b b b
a. It ignores the need to reduce health system barriers to action.
b b b b b b b b b b b
b. It is extremely difficult to change the client's belief system.
b b b b b b b b b b
c. It is the nurse's responsibility to persuade clients to engage in the a
b b b b b b b b b b b b b
ppropriate
behavior.
d. Clients do not have the knowledge to correctly analyze the seriousn
b b b b b b b b b b b
ess of the b b
disease or their susceptibility to it. b b b b b
e. Clients expect health professionals to take preventive actions for t
b b b b b b b b b b
hem.
f. The choice and the burden for acting are entirely with the client. -
b b b b b b b b b b b b b
correct answersa. It ignores the need to reduce health system barrier
b b b b b b b b b b b
s to action.
b b
f. The choice and the burden for acting are entirely with the client.
b b b b b b b b b b b b
A community health nurse recognizes the majority of time providing c
b b b b b b b b b b
are will be focused on whom? - correct answersIndividuals
b b b b b b b b
, A community health nurse wants to obtain an overview of the commu
b b b b b b b b b b b
nity but has limited time and resources. Which method would the nurs
b b b b b b b b b b b
e most likely use to obtain this information?
b b b b b b b
a. Engage in a windshield survey.
b b b b b
b. Establish a health department committee of community leaders wi
b b b b b b b b b
lling to fill out b b b
periodic surveys related to various health issues in the community.
b b b b b b b b b
c. Live in the community for several years.
b b b b b b b
d. Review public health department records from up to 5 years ago. -
b b b b b b b b b b b b
correct answersa. Engage in a windshield survey
b b b b b b b
A nurse asks a client how they have been sleeping. Which statement b
b b b b b b b b b b b b
est describes the rationale behind this question?
b b b b b b
(Select all that apply.)
b b b b
a. Accidents and injury may occur with the sleep-
b b b b b b b b
deprived client at fault. b b b
b. Interventions for sleep problems are primarily common sense.
b b b b b b b b
c. Many adults report sleep problems or occasional lack of sleep.
b b b b b b b b b b
d. Many important functions occur during sleep.
b b b b b b
e. Nurses can determine whether the patient has a sleep disorder.
b b b b b b b b b b
f. A sleep assessment is easy and inexpensive to complete. -
b b b b b b b b b b
correct answersa. Accidents and injury may occur with the sleep-
b b b b b b b b b b
deprived client at fault. b b b
c. Many adults report sleep problems or occasional lack of sleep.
b b b b b b b b b b
d. Many important functions occur during sleep.
b b b b b b
A nurse demonstrating an understanding of the implementation of a c
b b b b b b b b b b
omprehensive and effective educational program will engage in what b b b b b b b b
action initially? -
b b b
correct answersDeveloping an open and trusting relationship with pa
b b b b b b b b b
rticipants
A nurse found that several professionals resented time spent interact
b b b b b b b b b
ing with and teaching clients. Which is the most likely underlying moti
b b b b b b b b b b b
vation to explain this resistance? -
b b b b b
