NR 442/ NR442 (NEW 2025/ 2026 UPDATE)
COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING GUIDE |
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS| GRADE A+| 100%
CORRECT (VERIFIED SOLUTIONS)
Instructions
All answers are underlined after the yellow highlight.
Questions
A man that drinks 5 beers and smokes a pack of cigarettes
a day is known as a ___ risk factor: <answer>- Modifiable
A plane carrying 275 passengers that has a potential to
crash land would result in a ___ casualty event <answer>-
Mass
,Alzheimer's Disease (AD): <answer>- A progressive
disease that destroys the brain's neurons, gradually
impairing memory, thinking, language, and other cognitive
functions, resulting in the complete inability to care for
oneself; the most common cause of dementia
- Assessment tools include:
o Mini-Cog
o Mini-Mental State Examination
o Clock drawing test
- No cure and limited treatment options are available.
Bioterrorism <answer>- The deliberate spread of
pathogenic organisms into a community to cause
widespread illness, fear, and panic
- E.g. small pox, anthrax, Ebola are category A agents
- E.g. Typhus, ricin toxin, west Nile virus, E. coli, and food
safety threats are category B
- Influenza, TB, or rabies are category C and the third
highest priority
,Caring for the Caregiver <answer>- Careful assessment of
the caregiver's mental and physical health is important
- All decisions regarding care are made considering the
health of the caregivers
- Caregivers need constant reassurance for the care they
provide
- Interventions to prevent decline in caregiver's health;
respite care is important!
Chaplains & Hospice <answer>- During the end-of-life
process, a hospice chaplain honors and nurtures a
patient's spiritual needs. They are an important part of a
hospice care team
Characteristics of Disasters <answer>- Frequency,
predictability, preventability, imminence-speed of onset,
scope, and intensity
Common Health Concerns <answer>• Chronic Illness
o Arthritis
o Hypertension
, o Diabetes
• Medication use
o High prevalence of chronic diseases = large numbers of
medication
o older adults responsible for more than a third of total
outpatient spending on
prescription medications
o Polypharmacy makes older adults vulnerable to drug
interactions and dangerous
adverse reactions.
Conducting a Home Health Visit (Part 2) <answer>- Initial
telephone contact
- Exchange of essential information
- Environment
- Observe drive to client home
- Surrounding neighborhood
- Accessibility of the home in
COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING GUIDE |
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS| GRADE A+| 100%
CORRECT (VERIFIED SOLUTIONS)
Instructions
All answers are underlined after the yellow highlight.
Questions
A man that drinks 5 beers and smokes a pack of cigarettes
a day is known as a ___ risk factor: <answer>- Modifiable
A plane carrying 275 passengers that has a potential to
crash land would result in a ___ casualty event <answer>-
Mass
,Alzheimer's Disease (AD): <answer>- A progressive
disease that destroys the brain's neurons, gradually
impairing memory, thinking, language, and other cognitive
functions, resulting in the complete inability to care for
oneself; the most common cause of dementia
- Assessment tools include:
o Mini-Cog
o Mini-Mental State Examination
o Clock drawing test
- No cure and limited treatment options are available.
Bioterrorism <answer>- The deliberate spread of
pathogenic organisms into a community to cause
widespread illness, fear, and panic
- E.g. small pox, anthrax, Ebola are category A agents
- E.g. Typhus, ricin toxin, west Nile virus, E. coli, and food
safety threats are category B
- Influenza, TB, or rabies are category C and the third
highest priority
,Caring for the Caregiver <answer>- Careful assessment of
the caregiver's mental and physical health is important
- All decisions regarding care are made considering the
health of the caregivers
- Caregivers need constant reassurance for the care they
provide
- Interventions to prevent decline in caregiver's health;
respite care is important!
Chaplains & Hospice <answer>- During the end-of-life
process, a hospice chaplain honors and nurtures a
patient's spiritual needs. They are an important part of a
hospice care team
Characteristics of Disasters <answer>- Frequency,
predictability, preventability, imminence-speed of onset,
scope, and intensity
Common Health Concerns <answer>• Chronic Illness
o Arthritis
o Hypertension
, o Diabetes
• Medication use
o High prevalence of chronic diseases = large numbers of
medication
o older adults responsible for more than a third of total
outpatient spending on
prescription medications
o Polypharmacy makes older adults vulnerable to drug
interactions and dangerous
adverse reactions.
Conducting a Home Health Visit (Part 2) <answer>- Initial
telephone contact
- Exchange of essential information
- Environment
- Observe drive to client home
- Surrounding neighborhood
- Accessibility of the home in
