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A nurse is establishing health promotion goal for a female client
who smokes cigarettes, has hypertension, and has a BMI of 26.
Which of the following goals should the nurse include?
A. The client will list foods that are high in Calcium, which should
B. The client will walk for 30 min 5 days a week.
be avoided
B. The client will walk for 30 min 5 days a week.
C. The client will increase calorie intake by 200 cal per day
D. The client will replace cigarettes with smokeless tobacco prod-
ucts.
A public health nurse is assessing an older adult client who
lives with a family member. the nurse identifies several bruises in
various stages of healing. The client and family member explain
that the bruises are a result of clumsiness. However, based on the
distribution of the bruises, the nurse suspects abuse. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take first? B. Report the findings to a supervisor
A. Document the bruises in the client's chart
B. Report the findings to a supervisor
C. Provide the client with a crisis hotline number
D. Discuss respite care with the client's family
A community health nurse is developing a pamphlet about breast
self-examination (BSE) for a local fair. Which of the following
instructions should the nurse include?
A. Expect some breast dimpling or discharge with age D. Breasts can be examined in the shower with soapy hands
B. For those who have menstrual cycle, perform a BSE every
month, 2 or 3 days before menstruation
C. Using the palm of the hand feel for lumps using a circular motion
D. Breasts can be examined in the shower with soapy hands
A community health nurse in a pediatric clinic is reviewing the his-
tory of a 12-year old client. Which of the following immunizations
should the nurse expect to administer?
A. Meningococcal conjugate
A. Meningococcal conjugate
B. Herpes zoster
C. Rotavirus
D. Pneumococcal polysaccharide
A community health nurse is conducting an educational program
on various environmental pollutants. The nurse should emphasize
that clients who have which of the following disorders are espe-
cially vulnerable to ozone effects?
C. Asthma
A. Osteoarthritis
B. Basal cell carcinoma
C. Asthma
D. Hypohyroidism
A nurse working for a home health agency is assessing an older
adult male client. Which of the following findings is the priority for
the nurse to address?
D. Dysphagia
A. Swollen gums
B. Pruritus
C. Urinary hesitancy
D. Dysphagia
A nurse is preparing a community health program for adults at risk
for CV dz. Which of the following should the nurse include as a
modifiable risk factor? D. Cigarette smoking
A. Diagnosis of diabetes mellitus
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B. Family history of cardiac disease
C. Increasing age
D. Cigarette smoking
A school nurse is teaching a group of nurses newly hired to work
in the school system about pediculosis capitis (head lice). Which
of the following info is appropriate to include in the teaching?
A. Family pets can contribute to the transmission of lice
C. Nits that are shed into the environment are capable of hatching
B. Children from lower socioeconomic areas are more likely to
for up to 10 days.
have lice
C. Nits that are shed into the environment are capable of hatching
for up to 10 days.
D. Infestation often appears as grayish brown, threadlike burrows
along the skin behind the ears.
An older adult client who lives alone tells a clinic nurse that he
is unable to drive himself to the store and is afraid to cook on
teh stove. Which of the following community resources should the
nurse recommend for this client?
B. Meals on Wheels
A. Hospice Care
B. Meals on Wheels
C. A rehabilitation facility
D. Temporary Assistance for the Needy Families (TANF)
A nurse is working with an interdisciplinary disaster committee to
develop a community wide emergency response plan in the event
of a non biological or chemical incident. The nurse should include
which of the following agencies to be notified immediately after
calling 911?
Office of Emergency Management (OEM)
A. Office of Emergency Management (OEM)
B. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
C. American Red Cross (ARC)
D. U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
An occupational health nurse in the clinic of an industrial plant is
developing a guidebook for clinic workers. Which of the following
actions should the nurse include as a secondary prevention strat-
egy?
C. Help plant workers identify signs of carpal tunnel syndrome
A. Teach plant workers about proper lifting techniques
B. Set up an influenza campaign
C. Help plant workers identify signs of carpal tunnel syndrome
D. Collaborate with physical therapists to develop programs for
injured employees to return to work.
A public health nurse is teaching a group of nurses about small-
pox. Which of the following statements by one of the nurses
indicates understanding of the teaching?
D. Unlike chickenpox the vesicles of smallpox are more abundant
A. There are rare occasional occurrences of smallpox
on the face
B. Vaccination against smallpox provides lifelong immunity
C. Smallpox lesions appear in various stages of healing
D. Unlike chickenpox the vesicles of smallpox are more abundant
on the face
A school nurse receives a call that some children and teachers
report being exposed to an undetermined noxious gas odor pre-
senting in the classrooms and are experiencing dizziness. Which
of the following actions should the nurse take? A. Have students evacuated from the school and establish a triage
area in the school parking lot
A. Have students evacuated from the school and establish a triage
area in the school parking lot
B. Move individuals who are reporting symptoms to one the af-
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A nurse is establishing health promotion goal for a female client
who smokes cigarettes, has hypertension, and has a BMI of 26.
Which of the following goals should the nurse include?
A. The client will list foods that are high in Calcium, which should
B. The client will walk for 30 min 5 days a week.
be avoided
B. The client will walk for 30 min 5 days a week.
C. The client will increase calorie intake by 200 cal per day
D. The client will replace cigarettes with smokeless tobacco prod-
ucts.
A public health nurse is assessing an older adult client who
lives with a family member. the nurse identifies several bruises in
various stages of healing. The client and family member explain
that the bruises are a result of clumsiness. However, based on the
distribution of the bruises, the nurse suspects abuse. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take first? B. Report the findings to a supervisor
A. Document the bruises in the client's chart
B. Report the findings to a supervisor
C. Provide the client with a crisis hotline number
D. Discuss respite care with the client's family
A community health nurse is developing a pamphlet about breast
self-examination (BSE) for a local fair. Which of the following
instructions should the nurse include?
A. Expect some breast dimpling or discharge with age D. Breasts can be examined in the shower with soapy hands
B. For those who have menstrual cycle, perform a BSE every
month, 2 or 3 days before menstruation
C. Using the palm of the hand feel for lumps using a circular motion
D. Breasts can be examined in the shower with soapy hands
A community health nurse in a pediatric clinic is reviewing the his-
tory of a 12-year old client. Which of the following immunizations
should the nurse expect to administer?
A. Meningococcal conjugate
A. Meningococcal conjugate
B. Herpes zoster
C. Rotavirus
D. Pneumococcal polysaccharide
A community health nurse is conducting an educational program
on various environmental pollutants. The nurse should emphasize
that clients who have which of the following disorders are espe-
cially vulnerable to ozone effects?
C. Asthma
A. Osteoarthritis
B. Basal cell carcinoma
C. Asthma
D. Hypohyroidism
A nurse working for a home health agency is assessing an older
adult male client. Which of the following findings is the priority for
the nurse to address?
D. Dysphagia
A. Swollen gums
B. Pruritus
C. Urinary hesitancy
D. Dysphagia
A nurse is preparing a community health program for adults at risk
for CV dz. Which of the following should the nurse include as a
modifiable risk factor? D. Cigarette smoking
A. Diagnosis of diabetes mellitus
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B. Family history of cardiac disease
C. Increasing age
D. Cigarette smoking
A school nurse is teaching a group of nurses newly hired to work
in the school system about pediculosis capitis (head lice). Which
of the following info is appropriate to include in the teaching?
A. Family pets can contribute to the transmission of lice
C. Nits that are shed into the environment are capable of hatching
B. Children from lower socioeconomic areas are more likely to
for up to 10 days.
have lice
C. Nits that are shed into the environment are capable of hatching
for up to 10 days.
D. Infestation often appears as grayish brown, threadlike burrows
along the skin behind the ears.
An older adult client who lives alone tells a clinic nurse that he
is unable to drive himself to the store and is afraid to cook on
teh stove. Which of the following community resources should the
nurse recommend for this client?
B. Meals on Wheels
A. Hospice Care
B. Meals on Wheels
C. A rehabilitation facility
D. Temporary Assistance for the Needy Families (TANF)
A nurse is working with an interdisciplinary disaster committee to
develop a community wide emergency response plan in the event
of a non biological or chemical incident. The nurse should include
which of the following agencies to be notified immediately after
calling 911?
Office of Emergency Management (OEM)
A. Office of Emergency Management (OEM)
B. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
C. American Red Cross (ARC)
D. U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
An occupational health nurse in the clinic of an industrial plant is
developing a guidebook for clinic workers. Which of the following
actions should the nurse include as a secondary prevention strat-
egy?
C. Help plant workers identify signs of carpal tunnel syndrome
A. Teach plant workers about proper lifting techniques
B. Set up an influenza campaign
C. Help plant workers identify signs of carpal tunnel syndrome
D. Collaborate with physical therapists to develop programs for
injured employees to return to work.
A public health nurse is teaching a group of nurses about small-
pox. Which of the following statements by one of the nurses
indicates understanding of the teaching?
D. Unlike chickenpox the vesicles of smallpox are more abundant
A. There are rare occasional occurrences of smallpox
on the face
B. Vaccination against smallpox provides lifelong immunity
C. Smallpox lesions appear in various stages of healing
D. Unlike chickenpox the vesicles of smallpox are more abundant
on the face
A school nurse receives a call that some children and teachers
report being exposed to an undetermined noxious gas odor pre-
senting in the classrooms and are experiencing dizziness. Which
of the following actions should the nurse take? A. Have students evacuated from the school and establish a triage
area in the school parking lot
A. Have students evacuated from the school and establish a triage
area in the school parking lot
B. Move individuals who are reporting symptoms to one the af-
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