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1. 1. During a two-week postoperative follow-up home d. Have the client trans-
visit, a female client who had gastric bypass surgery ported via ambulance to
exhibits abdominal tenderness, shoulder pain, and de- the hospital
scribes feelings of malaise. Her vital signs are: temper-
ature 101.8°F, blood pressure 100/50, heart rate 104
beats/minute, and respirations 18 breaths/minute.
Which action should the nurse take?
a. Determine the client's current oxygen saturation
rate.
b. Instruct the client to drive to the hospital for admis-
sion
c. Recheck the client's vital signs in 30 minutes
d. Have the client transported via ambulance to the
hospital
2. 1. An older man has become increasingly forgetful, fre- b. Keep a variety of fresh
quently eats large quantities of food from refrigerator, fruits and vegetables that
and cannot remember when he takes his medications. are easily accessible.
He has limited mobility to weight-related osteoarthritis c. Put medications into a
in both knees. When assisting the client's wife with a container that organized
plan care for the home, which interventions should the the pills by the day and
nurse suggest? (Select all that apply.) time.
a. Request a referral for motorized wheelchair to assist d. Encourage participa-
with mobility. tion in televised exercise
b. Keep a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables that are classes to help strengthen
easily accessible. muscles.
c. Put medications into a container that organized the
pills by the day and time.
d. Encourage participation in televised exercise classes
to help strengthen muscles.
3.
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The school nurse is assessing heights, weights, and a. The history of obesity
body mass indexed (BMI) of the students who are en- education in the commu-
tering high school. Because a majority of the students nity
are found to be overweight, the nurse plans to develop
a program that addresses obesity in this age popu-
lation. Before initiating this program, what additional
information is most important for the nurse to obtain?
a. The history of obesity education in the community
b. The level of parental concern regarding childhood
obesity
c. The demographic data for the student population
An activity report from the physical education depart-
ment
4. The epidemiological triad can be used to frame strate- Work with legislators to
gies for the prevention of farm machinery injuries. mandate safe tractor de-
Which action should the nurse take to focus on the sign
agent?
a. Teach farm workers not to smoke around farm
equipment
b. Work with legislators to mandate safe tractor de-
sign
c. Translate written vehicle instructions into picture
format
d. Provide rehabilitation services to injured farm hands
5. 1. The public health nurse is creating a plan to increase d. Engage a professional
state funding for a local health clinic. Which strategy is lobbyist to persuade Con-
likely to be most effective in obtaining funding for the gress of the local clinic's
clinic? value
a. Run the health clinic economically and advertise the
services the clinic provides
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b. Organize concerned citizens to write letters and
telephone state representatives
c. Described to the media the valuable services provid-
ed by the community clinic
d. Engage a professional lobbyist to persuade Con-
gress of the local clinic's value
6. The nurse is documenting the medical history of a d. Hyperlipidemia
young adult male client who was recently diagnosed
with Type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM). He smokes 2 packs
of cigarettes daily and his father died of a heart attack
at the age of 45. Which annual screening is most im-
portant for the nurse include?
a. Peripheral neuropathy
b. Renal insufficiency
c. Retinography
d. Hyperlipidemia
7. The nurse provides teaching to a group of evacuees in c. Take all doses of prophy-
a mass casualty center after a natural flooding disaster. lactic prescriptions for di-
Which information should the nurse including in the arrhea
teaching plan? (Select all that apply.) d. Clean hands using soap,
a. Wash all fruits and vegetables thoroughly in running clean water, or waterless
tap water. antibacterial solutions
b. Identify all sexual contacts since the evacuation E. Drink only boiled water
process or bottled oral rehydration
c. Take all doses of prophylactic prescriptions for diar- solutions
rhea
d. Clean hands using soap, clean water, or waterless
antibacterial solutions
E. Drink only boiled water or bottled oral rehydration
solutions
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1. 1. During a two-week postoperative follow-up home d. Have the client trans-
visit, a female client who had gastric bypass surgery ported via ambulance to
exhibits abdominal tenderness, shoulder pain, and de- the hospital
scribes feelings of malaise. Her vital signs are: temper-
ature 101.8°F, blood pressure 100/50, heart rate 104
beats/minute, and respirations 18 breaths/minute.
Which action should the nurse take?
a. Determine the client's current oxygen saturation
rate.
b. Instruct the client to drive to the hospital for admis-
sion
c. Recheck the client's vital signs in 30 minutes
d. Have the client transported via ambulance to the
hospital
2. 1. An older man has become increasingly forgetful, fre- b. Keep a variety of fresh
quently eats large quantities of food from refrigerator, fruits and vegetables that
and cannot remember when he takes his medications. are easily accessible.
He has limited mobility to weight-related osteoarthritis c. Put medications into a
in both knees. When assisting the client's wife with a container that organized
plan care for the home, which interventions should the the pills by the day and
nurse suggest? (Select all that apply.) time.
a. Request a referral for motorized wheelchair to assist d. Encourage participa-
with mobility. tion in televised exercise
b. Keep a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables that are classes to help strengthen
easily accessible. muscles.
c. Put medications into a container that organized the
pills by the day and time.
d. Encourage participation in televised exercise classes
to help strengthen muscles.
3.
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The school nurse is assessing heights, weights, and a. The history of obesity
body mass indexed (BMI) of the students who are en- education in the commu-
tering high school. Because a majority of the students nity
are found to be overweight, the nurse plans to develop
a program that addresses obesity in this age popu-
lation. Before initiating this program, what additional
information is most important for the nurse to obtain?
a. The history of obesity education in the community
b. The level of parental concern regarding childhood
obesity
c. The demographic data for the student population
An activity report from the physical education depart-
ment
4. The epidemiological triad can be used to frame strate- Work with legislators to
gies for the prevention of farm machinery injuries. mandate safe tractor de-
Which action should the nurse take to focus on the sign
agent?
a. Teach farm workers not to smoke around farm
equipment
b. Work with legislators to mandate safe tractor de-
sign
c. Translate written vehicle instructions into picture
format
d. Provide rehabilitation services to injured farm hands
5. 1. The public health nurse is creating a plan to increase d. Engage a professional
state funding for a local health clinic. Which strategy is lobbyist to persuade Con-
likely to be most effective in obtaining funding for the gress of the local clinic's
clinic? value
a. Run the health clinic economically and advertise the
services the clinic provides
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b. Organize concerned citizens to write letters and
telephone state representatives
c. Described to the media the valuable services provid-
ed by the community clinic
d. Engage a professional lobbyist to persuade Con-
gress of the local clinic's value
6. The nurse is documenting the medical history of a d. Hyperlipidemia
young adult male client who was recently diagnosed
with Type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM). He smokes 2 packs
of cigarettes daily and his father died of a heart attack
at the age of 45. Which annual screening is most im-
portant for the nurse include?
a. Peripheral neuropathy
b. Renal insufficiency
c. Retinography
d. Hyperlipidemia
7. The nurse provides teaching to a group of evacuees in c. Take all doses of prophy-
a mass casualty center after a natural flooding disaster. lactic prescriptions for di-
Which information should the nurse including in the arrhea
teaching plan? (Select all that apply.) d. Clean hands using soap,
a. Wash all fruits and vegetables thoroughly in running clean water, or waterless
tap water. antibacterial solutions
b. Identify all sexual contacts since the evacuation E. Drink only boiled water
process or bottled oral rehydration
c. Take all doses of prophylactic prescriptions for diar- solutions
rhea
d. Clean hands using soap, clean water, or waterless
antibacterial solutions
E. Drink only boiled water or bottled oral rehydration
solutions
