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ATI RN COMMUNITY HEALTH NGN
Questions and Answers
1. During a home health visit a school age child who has muscular
dystrophy confides in the
nurse that he was struck by his parents. which of the following
actions should the nurse
take first?
1. report the incident to local authorities
2. check the child for injuries
3. refer the parent to a social service agency
4. enroll the parent in anger management classes.
Ans: 2. check the child for injuries
2. a nurse is planning a program about healthy eating at an
elementary school where most
students select French fries and pizza at lunch every day. which of
the following actions
should the nurse plan to take first?
1. give positive feedback to students who make appropriate
choices.
2. help students recognize the value of making healthy food
choices
3. provide students with resources about making wise choices
independently
4. determine student's motivation to learn about healthy food
choices.
Ans: 4. determine student's motivation to learn about healthy food
choices.
3. a nurse manger in local community health agency is creating a
job description for a new
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nurse who will practice community oriented nursing. which of the
following should the
nurse include in the job description? (select all that apply)
1. investigate potential health and environmental issues
2. initiate support groups for parents of autistic children
3. provide wound care for clients in their homes
4. participate in local health surveillance activities
5. provide health related education to community groups
Ans: 1. investigate potential health and environmental issues
2. initiate support groups for parents of autistic children
4. participate in local health surveillance activities
5. provide health related education to community groups
4. a community health nurse is planning an educational program
for a group of women
who are postmenopausal. which of the following outcomes is
appropriate for this
program?
1. clients will schedule bone density screening
2. clients will arrange for mammograms every 3 years
3. clients will start hormone replacement therapy
4. clients will significantly decrease caloric intake
Ans: 1. clients will schedule bone density screening
5. a nurse is working with a care manager for a client who
participates in a health
maintenance organization. the nurse should identify that a health
maintenance
organization provides which of the following payment structures.
1. the client is participating in a fee for service health care
insurance program
2. the provider is paid a fixed sum for the client on a monthly or
yearly basis
3. the client pays the insurer a percentage of the total costs for
each service rendered by the
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provider
4. the provider bills the client directly for a predetermined
percentage of the cost of services
Ans: 2. the provider is paid a fixed sum for the client on a monthly or
yearly basis
6. a client who has diabetes mellitus asks a home health nurse to
help her adapt some of her
traditional cultural foods to fit her meal plan. which of the
following is the first action the
nurse should take when assisting this client?
1. provide the client with a printed recipe
2. observe the client during preparation of traditional foods
3. use cookbooks to include traditional foods in meal plans
4. explain diabetes exchange list
Ans: 2. observe the client during preparation of traditional foods
7. a home health nurse manager is caring for a client who has
methicillin resistant
staphylococcus aureus. which of the following actions should the
nurse take?
1. remove fresh flowers from the client's home
2. wear a mask when within 3 feet of the client
3. encourage the client to use a hepa filter in the house
4. double bag soiled dressing in polyethylene bags.
Ans: 4. double bag soiled dressing in polyethylene bags.
8. an occupational health nurse is discussing health promotion
with a client who has a
history of obesity. which of the following comments indicates the
client is using
rationalization as a coping mechanism?
1. i have lots of health problems from being obese
2. I am obese it's in my genes
3. i have difficulty resisting the items in vending machines
4. i know you don't like me because i am obese
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ATI RN COMMUNITY HEALTH NGN
Questions and Answers
1. During a home health visit a school age child who has muscular
dystrophy confides in the
nurse that he was struck by his parents. which of the following
actions should the nurse
take first?
1. report the incident to local authorities
2. check the child for injuries
3. refer the parent to a social service agency
4. enroll the parent in anger management classes.
Ans: 2. check the child for injuries
2. a nurse is planning a program about healthy eating at an
elementary school where most
students select French fries and pizza at lunch every day. which of
the following actions
should the nurse plan to take first?
1. give positive feedback to students who make appropriate
choices.
2. help students recognize the value of making healthy food
choices
3. provide students with resources about making wise choices
independently
4. determine student's motivation to learn about healthy food
choices.
Ans: 4. determine student's motivation to learn about healthy food
choices.
3. a nurse manger in local community health agency is creating a
job description for a new
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nurse who will practice community oriented nursing. which of the
following should the
nurse include in the job description? (select all that apply)
1. investigate potential health and environmental issues
2. initiate support groups for parents of autistic children
3. provide wound care for clients in their homes
4. participate in local health surveillance activities
5. provide health related education to community groups
Ans: 1. investigate potential health and environmental issues
2. initiate support groups for parents of autistic children
4. participate in local health surveillance activities
5. provide health related education to community groups
4. a community health nurse is planning an educational program
for a group of women
who are postmenopausal. which of the following outcomes is
appropriate for this
program?
1. clients will schedule bone density screening
2. clients will arrange for mammograms every 3 years
3. clients will start hormone replacement therapy
4. clients will significantly decrease caloric intake
Ans: 1. clients will schedule bone density screening
5. a nurse is working with a care manager for a client who
participates in a health
maintenance organization. the nurse should identify that a health
maintenance
organization provides which of the following payment structures.
1. the client is participating in a fee for service health care
insurance program
2. the provider is paid a fixed sum for the client on a monthly or
yearly basis
3. the client pays the insurer a percentage of the total costs for
each service rendered by the
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provider
4. the provider bills the client directly for a predetermined
percentage of the cost of services
Ans: 2. the provider is paid a fixed sum for the client on a monthly or
yearly basis
6. a client who has diabetes mellitus asks a home health nurse to
help her adapt some of her
traditional cultural foods to fit her meal plan. which of the
following is the first action the
nurse should take when assisting this client?
1. provide the client with a printed recipe
2. observe the client during preparation of traditional foods
3. use cookbooks to include traditional foods in meal plans
4. explain diabetes exchange list
Ans: 2. observe the client during preparation of traditional foods
7. a home health nurse manager is caring for a client who has
methicillin resistant
staphylococcus aureus. which of the following actions should the
nurse take?
1. remove fresh flowers from the client's home
2. wear a mask when within 3 feet of the client
3. encourage the client to use a hepa filter in the house
4. double bag soiled dressing in polyethylene bags.
Ans: 4. double bag soiled dressing in polyethylene bags.
8. an occupational health nurse is discussing health promotion
with a client who has a
history of obesity. which of the following comments indicates the
client is using
rationalization as a coping mechanism?
1. i have lots of health problems from being obese
2. I am obese it's in my genes
3. i have difficulty resisting the items in vending machines
4. i know you don't like me because i am obese
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