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Which provides the most accurate way to explain community health nursing?
Providing care in the hospital
Focusing care on the community as a whole
Working for a public health department
Being employed outside a medical center, such as in a physician’s office
2
Which are considered primary prevention?
going to the gym 3 times a week
getting a covid vaccine
reading a pamphlet about measles
getting a pap smear
3
A female patient develops fungal infection after taking abx. Which component of epidemiological triangle is responsible?
Agent
Host
Antibiotics
Environment
4
Hearing tests at a senior center and mammograms for women are examples of what level of prevention?
Quaternary
Tertiary
Primary
Secondary
5
Pt does not want to better their health after being educated mulitple times. What is the explanation for this behavior?
Barriers prevent desire to change
The client doesnt care
Uhhhhh
Barriers prevent action
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What is an advantage of the Web of Causation model compared to epidem. triangle?
Easy to understand and use
The model is more recent and current
It is More well-known
It shows the relationship among variables
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patient has pellagra because of a lack of vitamin B. Which best describes the classification of nutritional deficiency?
Agent factor
Environment factor
Host factor
Relative risk factor
8
Which best describes how care can be appropriately given in a community?
Consider the community itself as the “client.”
Prioritize care for the sickest populations first.
Administer care according to the priorities of the local health department
Provide individualized care to individuals as much as resources allow
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Examples of Public Health Services are... SATA
Working with a hospital health care team to care for the individual person
Investigating, diagnosing, and addressing health problems
Developing programs and services to meet the needs of the community
Assessing and monitoring population health status
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Which group of people would the community health nurse most likely want to interview for community assessment?
The Mayor
The priest who can share faith
Long-time residents who are leaders in the community
Bankers who could share economic data
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An athlete receives screening before football season begins. What level of prevention?
Health prevention
Secondary prevention
Primary prevention
Tertiary prevention
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Nurse is preparing to give a child 2 immunizations. What action should be taken by the nurse before administration?
Explain the pros and cons of getting the vaccine
Assess the child for fever or other illnesses
Give the parents a Vaccine Information Statement
Ask the child for consent
13
what is the leading cause of preventable disease?
illicit drugs
radiation
tobacco
lack of exercise
14
Which describes the outcome of the Hill-Burton act?
Increased technology in healthcare
Decreased number of hospital beds
Reduced healthcare costs
Increased number of hospital beds
15
Patient given immunoglobulin after an outbreak at his workplace. What type of immunity was given?
Natural immunity
Passive immunity
Moderna
Active immunity
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When would you use the Wheel Model of Epidemiology rather than the Epidemiological Triangle?|
when factors outside the triangle are involved
when research has not determined the exact cause of the disease
When there are multiple causes for a chronic disease
when explaining the disease in layman's terms
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Researcher is trying to determine whether the swine flu outbreak is getting worse. What should the researcher observe?
The swine flu pandemic rate
The Swine flu incidence rate
The swine flu mortality rate
The Swine flu prevalence rate
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Which component of the community dx summarizes the assessment data of the problem?
Evidence supporting the issue
The aggregate that needs the intervention
The cause of the problem
Identification of health risk
19
A nurse reviewed data before meeting with community residents about healthy living. Which best describes this?
Disease Prevention
Specifc protection
Health Promotion
Health improvement
20
An individual lives in a healthy community. Which characteristic would this communitymost likely display?
Low unemployment rate
Growth in population
Ability to adapt and respond to changes
Lack of environmental pollution
21
What refers to one's belief regarding the effectiveness of advised actions used to reduce the threat of an illness?
Perceived severity
Perceived benefits
Cue to action
Perceived barriers
22
which variable has the most influence on community health?
genetics
policy-making
individual behavior
social determinants
23
If the rate of new cases of diabetes and flu were exactly the same January, which would have a higher prevalence rate?
Flu bc it is contagious
Flu will have a higher prevalence rate bc it is acute
As a chronic condition, diabetes would have a higher prevalence rate
Im not sure :/
24
Which best descibes upstream thinking?
Seeking causes of pollution "upstream" from cities
Making nursing career, long term goals
Trying to find out how someone got sick
Modifying economic, political, and environmental factors
25
Nurse planning Primary Prevention due to emergence of TB in the community. What should the nurse implement?
Discuss management to members dx with TB
Offer TB screening to comm. members
Monitor medication compliance for members dx with TB
Educate comm. members about TB infection and transmission
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Which describes why the incidence and prevalence of gonorrhea is unknown?
It can be cured with abx
People are ashamed to admit they have gonorrhea
It can vary how long infection remains in body
Gonorrhea is not a reportable condition
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Knowles says adults learn better in facilitative, nonrestrictive, and nonstructed environments.
False
True
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Which approach will improve the functioning of local and national health planning?
Increase in nursing involvement
Increase community involvement among hospitals
More citizen participation in healthcare provision
Invite more health professionals to be involved
29
The health belief model defines what as an individual's perception about the risk of acquiring a disease
Perceived barriers
Perceived response
Perceived susceptibility
Perceived threat
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Which best describes the primary puprose of the health belief and health promotion models?
To explain behaviors to other professionals
To assist professionals in knowing how to intervene in client decisions
To analyze each individual person's motivation
To help explain why individuals do or do not engage in health actions
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Health literacy is important to considered when educating a community
True
False
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According to Knowles, what describes the best environment for adults to learn? SATA
facilitative
authoritarian
nonstructured
nonrestrictive
33
Which has been determined to be a major variable in transmission of STIs?
The host's susceptibility
The pathogenesis of the agent
The amount of sex education provided in schools
The environment in which the host lives
34
Best definition of health?
freedom from pain or discomfort
a lack of disease of illness
complete state of well-being
a goal and resource for living
35
The nurse wants to obtain an overview of the community but has limited time and resources. What will the nurse do?
Live in the community for several years
Engage in a windshield survey
Establish a health department committee of leaders willing to fill out
Review public health department records from up to 5 years ago
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How will the community health nurse try to determine the success of the planned intervention?
Current problem data compare with original baseline data
Feedback from community residents
inc. or dec. number of people asking for help
changes in funding
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Which is the cause of most preventable deaths in the U.S.?
STDs
Tobacco
Alcohol
Drug addictions
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Which needs to be considered when using the Health Belief Model?
Health Promoting behaviors
Perceived benefits
Health promoting behaviors
Personal benefits
39
Which best describes the primary reason that Americans are concerned about health care?
The media has provided mixed messages about the health care system
Our national health care costs keep increasing
Politcians discuss health care improvement
The new health care system offers free services to Americans
40
Which describes where majority of time is spent by a community health nurse?
Caring for Groups
Caring for individuals
Caring for the community
Caring for families
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Which is the best way to assess if learning has occured?
Participants stayed attentive throughout the program
Participants passed an examination designed to measure learning
There is appreciation for the new knowledge and skills learned
There is longterm change in knowledge and behavior
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Which of the following groups of clients would most likely be selected for a care management program?
Clients with least education
Clients who request such services
Clients with chronic illnesses
Clients who represent the most common diagnosis group to be admitted