NUR 566 STUDY_GUIDE_TEST_1_final
STUDY GUIDE TEST 1
Chapter 1
Which best describes the primary reason that Americans are concerned about health
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A nurse has begun to lobby with politicians for changes to the health care system. Why is this involvement important?
What conclusion can be drawn from examining where nurses are employed?
Which ethical belief would be most helpful in the current health care crisis?
What responsibility does the American Nurses Association (ANA) Code of Ethics require of the nurse beyond giving excellent care to patients?
What is the community health nursing definition of health?
Why would a public health nurse want to know about morbidity and mortality statistics on the local, state, and national level?
Chapter 2
Which best describes the first measures used by large communities to ensure community health?
A nurse has determined that there is always a consistent level of people in the population who experience pneumonia. Which best describes the prevalence of this disease?
A scholar during the Sanitary Revolution created medical topographies. What was the advantage of these surveys?
Which disease provided immunity to smallpox?
Which best describes how John Snow was able to decrease deaths from cholera?
Which best describes how Nightingale responded to challenges about her suggestions for reform of health care?
Which best describes the increase in life expectancy among Americans during the twentieth century?
Chapter 3
Which best describes “thinking upstream”?
Which best describes the primary purpose of nursing theory?
A nurse is using Milio’s framework for prevention to improve the health of clients. Which type of intervention would the nurse most likely implement?
A nurse is using Milio’s approach when caring for a client. What advantage will the nurse
experience?
A nurse is using Milio’s framework to promote healthy eating choices among members of the community. What type of intervention would the nurse most likely implement?
What is most closely associated with morbidity and mortality outcomes?
Chapter 4
A nurse reviewed information before meeting with the community residents who were attending a program on healthful living. Which describes the action by the nurse?
It is rumored that there is something in the workplace that is causing persons employed there to feel ill. What action would be most appropriate for the nurse to take?
Which risk factors are least subject to modification?
Why is risk reduction is of such importance in the United States today?
What is the cause of most preventable deaths in the United States?
During a health history, the client looked confused and said, “But everybody drinks, like at parties and such. How much drinking do you think is too much?” Which would be an appropriate response by the nurse?
Chapter 6
How can care be appropriately given in a community?
What is the most accurate way to explain community health nursing?
An individual lives in a healthy community. What characteristic would this community most likely display?
A nurse is helping a community develop its capacity to address future problems. Which type of activity is the nurse most likely implementing?
How are the U.S. Census Bureau surveys helpful to a community health nurse?
A public health nurse wanted statistics on the disability, illness, and other health-related variables for the state. Which would be the best resource for the nurse to obtain the most extensive data?
When would a community health nurse would try to collect data on a health issue?
The nurse is interviewing community members as part of a community assessment. Which group of people would the community health nurse definitely want to interview?
A community health nurse has completed a community assessment and is now writing a community diagnosis for the problem. Which component of the diagnosis will be used to summarize the assessment data of the problem?
Chapter 7
A community health nurse has determined that the number one priority is to help families in which one member has diabetes. How can services to persons with diabetes be maximized?
A nurse is determining the needs of a selected aggregate. Eight percent of the aggregate has diabetes. What action should be taken next to determine if this should be a priority?
A nurse assessed carefully and created a comprehensive intervention plan including primary, secondary, and tertiary care for individuals and families. Which factor may the nurse have overlooked?
A nurse starts to collect evaluative data for a major health project one month after it starts. What is the purpose of this data collection?
Why are states increasingly monitoring and reporting on quality and cost of health care?
What approach has been suggested to improve the functioning of local and national health planning?
Chapter 14
What is the relationship between the environment and health?
When using an environmental perspective, what is the most important question for a nurse to ask when assessing potential health problems?
Why is environmental health more challenging than other variables related to an individual’s health?
Which nursing action would be the most helpful to the community’s long-term health?
Why is it difficult to get others interested in environmental health?
What is meant by discriminatory land use?
Why are health care providers concerned over such social issues as mass transit, clean power, and the farming industry?
Chapter 22
What is the legal definition of a veteran?
A veteran is receiving veteran’s health care benefits. Which department directly coordinates these benefits?
The nurse is interviewing a client to determine if she is eligible for VA benefits. What requirement of service is needed?
A veteran tells the nurse that he hates the VA health insurance program and wishes that he would be allowed to see the local doctor instead of traveling to the VA clinic. What should the nurse tell the veteran?
Which type of veteran is most likely to experience homelessness?
Describe the status of veteran suicide
Chapter 24
Why are there are so few hospitals in rural areas?
From which causes are rural residents twice as likely to die from in comparison with urban residents?
What is the purpose of the core-based statistical areas (CBSA) system? What is the number one priority in rural areas?
A public health nurse is working in a rural clinic. On the basis of risk, identify the priority group for care?
A nurse was trying to decrease the amount of respiratory illness in the community. What is the best approach?
How does the federal government encourage and support rural health clinics under the Community Health Centers (CHC) program?
Chapter 27
What is the causative factor in the decline in total alcohol consumption?
Which legislation has increased funding for treatment and rehabilitation for substance abuse?
Which age group has the highest prevalence of binge drinking and heavy drinking?
What explains why experts are now distinguishing between use and misuse?
What is the treatment of choice for treating heroin addicts during withdrawal?
What is the drug of choice for treating persons with alcohol withdrawal?
A registered nurse is discovered stealing a patient’s narcotic medication for personal use. What will most likely happen to the nurse?
Chapter 28
A nurse is assessing a client for suicide risk. Which question should the nurse most ask the client?
For which group is suicide the second leading cause of death?
A 4-year-old child is seen in the emergency department with a spiral fracture of the right arm. X- ray examination shows previously broken and healed bones. Which is the immediate responsibility of the nurse?
Which best describes the incidence of abuse among pregnant women?
A nurse is developing secondary prevention strategies to reduce violence for individuals in the community. What is a strategy for the nurse to implement?
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