NGN ATI RN Community Health Exam 2023 A Version 1| Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| A Grade
QUESTION
A nurse is teaching a client who
... [Show More] has a new diagnosis of hepatitis A about how to prevent the spread of the virus. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
"Double-bag tissues used for coughing or blowing the nose."
"Clean your bathroom fixtures with a chlorine bleach solution."
"Use shared hand towels to dry your hands after washing."
"Use barrier contraceptives during sexual contact for 2 weeks after beginning treatment
Answer:
"Clean your bathroom fixtures with a chlorine bleach solution."
The client should clean bathroom fixtures with a 10:1 chlorine bleach solution. The hepatitis A virus spreads via feces and survives on human hands since it is resistant to soap and detergents.
QUESTION
A home health nurse is planning care for the day. Which of the following clients should the nurse visit first?
An older adult client who was treated in the emergency department last night for a stage 3 pressure injury
A school-age child who was treated in the emergency department last night for status asthmaticus
An older adult client who has a newly prescribed antihypertensive medication and needs a BP check
A school-age child whose percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube needs changing
Answer:
A school-age child who was treated in the emergency department last night for status asthmaticus
When using the airway, breathing, circulation approach to client care, the nurse should determine that the client who recently experienced status asthmaticus is the priority. The client's status can change rapidly, and, at times, intensive care monitoring is required. Therefore, the nurse should visit this client first.
QUESTION
A nurse in a pediatric clinic is providing care to several clients. The nurse should recognize that which of the following conditions is included on the Nationally Notifiable Infectious Conditions list?
Rotavirus
Erythema infectiosum
Scarlet fever
Varicella
Answer:
Varicella
The nurse should recognize that varicella is included on the Nationally Notifiable Infectious Conditions list. States voluntarily conduct surveillance and report instances of certain diseases to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention so the data can be compiled and released each year.
QUESTION
A nurse in a community health clinic is preparing to administer an immunization to a 5-year-old child. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Ask the child to pretend to blow up a balloon during the injection.
Reassure the child that the injection is not going to hurt.
Ask the child's parent to leave the room during the injection.
Request that the child count backwards from the number 10 during the injection.
Answer:
Ask the child to pretend to blow up a balloon during the injection.
The nurse should ask the child to pretend to blow up a balloon during the injection. This serves as a distraction for the child, which decreases pain perception.
QUESTION
A nurse in a rural community is planning education for a young adult client who is a migrant farm worker. Which of the following actions should the nurse include?
Select all that apply.
Provide environmental health information.
Refer the client for a tuberculosis screening.
Provide skin cancer information.
Recommend a dental health screening.
Provide forms to apply for Medicare.
Answer:
Provide environmental health information is correct. Migrant farm workers are at risk for exposure to pesticides and other hazardous materials that could be harmful. Therefore, the nurse should include environmental health information in the client's education.
Refer the client for a tuberculosis screening is correct. Rates of tuberculosis are estimated to be higher among migrant farm workers due to crowded living conditions and substandard housing. Therefore, the nurse should include a tuberculosis screening in the client's education.
Provide skin cancer information is correct. Due to working outdoors, skin cancer is a health risk for migrant farm workers. Therefore, the nurse should include information about skin cancer in the client's education.
Recommend a dental health screening is correct. Dental problems are a primary health risk for migrant farm workers. Therefore, the nurse should include information about dental health in the client's education.
QUESTION
A community health nurse has been contacted regarding a client diagnosis of influenza type A in an adult day care. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to assist in the prevention of an outbreak?
Administer antiviral medication to clients at the facility.
Schedule immunizations for clients at the facility.
Recommend that the day care center close for 2 weeks.
Give immune globulin to clients at the facility who have early manifestations of influenza.
Answer:
Administer antiviral medication to clients at the facility.
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