with Accurate Answers
"Public health services are given free of charge". Is this statement true or false?
A.The statement is true; it is the responsibility of the government to provide
health services
B. The statement is false; people pay indirectly for public health services
C. The statement may be true or false, depending on the specific services required
D. The statement may be true or false, depending on policies of the government
concerned correct answer B
A Buddhist patient enters the hospital for diagnostic testing just before lunch
time. The nurse tells the aide to give a meal tray to the new patient, because no
tests will be done until later that evening. The aide gives the patient a meal of
Salisbury steak, bread, green beans, and potatoes with brown gravy. The patient
eats nothing but a slice of bread and the green beans. Which of the following
considerations was omitted by the nurse?
A. The patient should not be served any food until a physician's order is obtained.
B. The patient's Buddhist faith probably requires a vegetarian diet.
C. The patient may be too frightened about the tests to want to eat very much.
D. The patient may have diabetes or be allergic to some foods. correct answer B
A business firm must employ an occupational health nurse when it has at least
how many employees?
A. 21
B. 101
C. 201
,D. 301 correct answer B
A group of parish nurses affiliated with a number of faith-based communities
located in different regions across the state are attending a quarterly meeting.
Which of the following statements made by one of them indicates a lack of
understanding of parish nursing?
A. "I always make sure to have new clients sign a release of information form to
obtain their health record from their previous parish nurse."
B. "Because I work for and within the church, I am immune from civil laws."
C. "The pastor and I work together for the spiritual health of the community."
D. "Yes, I am happy to pray with my clients and help them worship." correct
answer B
A new nurse states to a nursing colleague, "But why do I have to be involved in
politics? I just want to be the very best clinical nurse I can." Which of the
following would be the best response from the nursing colleague?
A. "As long as you pay your membership fee to the American Nurses Association,
you have participated in the profession's political endeavors."
B. "Political action is the way you try to fulfill your ethical responsibilities to
clients."
C. "You're absolutely right; if you are good clinically, you have fulfilled your
obligation."
D. "When you've completed your clinical orientation, then you'll have time to be
involved in politics." correct answer B
A nurse has only a regular blood pressure cuff when conducting a health
screening for all of the residents of a community. Which of the following may be
lacking when obtaining blood pressure readings?
, A. Reliability
B. Sensitivity
C. Specificity
D. Validity correct answer D
A nurse is considering accepting the parish nursing position within his
congregation. Which of the following educational preparation is crucial for the
nurse to have received?
A. Baccalaureate education including community health nursing experience
B. Graduate education in community health nursing
C. Passing the national certifying exam for parish health nursing
D. Worship experiences for the process of ministry correct answer A
A nurse is considering applying for a public health nurse position at a local health
department. Which of the following minimum levels of educational preparation
should the nurse have obtained?
A. Associate degree in nursing
B. Baccalaureate degree in nursing
C. Master of science degree in nursing
D. Training as a licensed practical nurse correct answer B
A nurse is explaining the health care system in the United States to a group of
physicians visiting from South America. How would the nurse best describe the
current health care system?
A. "It is a logical, rational approach to meeting expressed needs while still trying
to control costs."