NR 442 COMMUNITY HEALTH
NURSING 2024 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS
AND DETAILED CORRECT ANSWER S|
A+ GRADE
A nurse is collecting data for a community assessment. Which of the following methods is the nurse using when having direct conversations with individual community members?
- Participant observation
- Key informant interviews
C.Windshield surgery Correct Answer B
Which of the following actions should the nurse include when planning a community health program as part of the evaluation plan?
- Determine availability of the resources to the plan
- Keep all programs the same
- Compare program impact to similar programs Correct
Answer C
The purpose of environmental health is to ensure conditions of human health and provide healthy environments for people to live in, to work in, and to play in. Which statement best describes how this purpose is accomplished?
- Risk assessment, prevention, and intervention
- Investigation referrals
- Surveys Correct Answer A
Which statement best describes why environmental health is more of a challenge than any other variables related to an individual's health?
- Environmental health depends on social neighborhoods as
well as geography 1 / 4
- Environmental health depends on the number of clinics
- Environmental health requires social, economic, and political
changes to improve Correct Answer C
Which statement best describes the relationship between health and the environment?
- A healthy environment increases years of healthy living and
- The environment decreases years of healthy living and
quality of living according to research B.Health does not correlate with the environment
quality of living according to research Correct Answer A
The girl scouts had a clean up day so they could canoe in a stream that was full of trash. Which actions should be taken by the nurse in the local community?
- Discuss with community members about the problem, and its
- Fight for harsher penalties and do not trash laws
- Call local officials Correct Answer A
effect on the environment
Which of the following statements describes a food desert?
- A The inability to store foods at an acceptable temperature
- A geographical area, or neighborhood, with little or no
access to healthy food C.An area that lacks water Correct Answer B
A community health nurse is attempting to gain funds for a new youth program for violence prevention. Which of the following best describes why the community should care about young people joining gangs?
- Gangs are beginning to be seen in suburban areas
- Gangs are not harmful
- Gangs help kids learn friends Correct Answer B
B Gangs can permit as much as 90% of the crime in the area
Which activity will the community health nurse include when planning secondary prevention activities for a community? 2 / 4
- Arrange a health fair when blood pressure, hearing and
- immunization pamphlets
cholesterol screenings are carried out
Health fair Correct Answer A
A nurse works for a home health agency and is assessing an older adult male client. Which of he following findings is the priority for the nurse to address?
- Urinary hesitancy
- Dysphagia
- polyphasic Correct Answer B
A case management nurse in an acute healthcare facility is conducting an initial visit with a client to identify their needs prior to discharge home. After developing a working relationship with the client, the nurse engaging in the referral process. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
- Review available resources with the client
- Identify referrals that the client needs
- The nurse should leave, the patient should've been listening
Correct Answer B
A community health nurse is implementing health programs with several populations in the local area. In which of the following situations is the nurse using primary prevention?
- Providing influenza immunizations at a local preschool
- Teach a diabetic patient how to control his sugar Correct
B.Screening for breast cancer
Answer A
Which of the following acts as an example of a nurse functioning as a consultant to influence health policy?
- Advocating for federal funding of local health screening
- Agreeing with the families wants and not the patient 3 / 4
programs
- Updating state officials about health needs of the local
- Ignoring the patients wishes Correct Answer C
community
A nurse knows factors influencing community health include understanding culturally competent care. Acculturation includes which of the following?
- Self-awareness of one's own cultural background, biases,
- Ignoring other cultures and focussing on only yours
- The process of merging with or adapting to the traits of
and differences
different cultures Correct Answer C
A nurse is caring for a client who is from a different culture than himself. When beginning the cultural assessment which of the following actions should the nurse take first?A.Gather data about the client's cultural beliefs
- Determine the client's perception of his current health status
- Compare the clients culture and the nurses Correct Answer
A
A nurse is developing a community health program and needs to determine barriers to community resource referrals. Which of the following factor is an example of a resource barrier?
- Service cost associated with the resources
- Decreased motivation
- Abundance of funds Correct Answer A
Which statement is true concerning tobacco and health risk?
- It prolongs your life
- There are no concern
- Most common in less educated populations and those living
below the poverty line. Correct Answer C
A nurse is becoming frustrated, it has been 2 weeks, and the client verbalized that the best time of day to take a 15-minute walk was early in the morning. The client has not begun to
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