NSG 505 Final Questions With Complete Solutions
A community/public health nurse is best defined as a nurse who
Correct Answers Sees the community as the client
A family has just moved to the city when an illness struck the
father and has been out of work for two months. The wife was a
stay-at-home mother with their three young children. The nurse
developed a list of short-term resources for the family. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take next? Correct
Answers Share with the family two resources that address the
most immediate needs: namely, housing and food and help the
family to initiate contact with resources
A group of new graduates were hired as public health nurses in a
community they were unfamiliar with. During the first week at
work, they decided to do a windshield survey. What would be
their first step? Correct Answers Define the community
A home visiting nurse conducts an environmental health
assessment of a home. Which of the following should
immediately alert the nurse that there are health risks in the
home? Correct Answers The home was recently flooded
A new mother's decision to breastfeed her newborn son is
impacted by her mother's and best friend's opinion about the
value of breastfeeding. This influence is an example of what
level of the ecological model? Correct Answers Interpersonal
A nurse contacts a local legislator to express concern about a
health policy issue. Which of the following actions would be
,most likely to get the legislator's attention? Correct Answers
Use of data that demonstrates the severity and significance of
the problem with realistic solutions
A nurse is advocating for local leaders to place a newly
approved community health clinic in an area of the city that has
fewer resources than other areas. The nurse is advocating for the
leaders to uphold which of the following ethical principles?
Correct Answers Distributive justice
A public health nurse has been asked to be part of a coalition
legislation to ban smoking in public places in the state. Why is it
important for the nurse to be part of this coalition? Correct
Answers The nurse can effectively communicate among various
stakeholder groups
A public health nurse is employed by a state health department
and provides disease investigation and tracks contacts of persons
infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Which
agency is most likely to provide funding for this position?
Correct Answers Center for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC)
A public health nurse makes a regularly scheduled home visit to
a young pregnant woman with the intention of discussing
prenatal nutrition. Upon entering the home, the nurse finds the
client very anxious and distraught over losing her job. She is
afraid she will not be able to pay her rent. Which of the
following theoretical frameworks would best assist the nurse in
adjusting her plan for the home visit? Correct Answers
Maslow's hierarchy of needs
, A young pregnant woman is unemployed and does not have
access to health insurance. Which of the following programs
would be able to assist her in obtaining health insurance?
Correct Answers Medicaid
According to the Weight of the Nation strategies that employers
are using to mitigate the high cost of obesity related to health
care include: Correct Answers Moving work to other countries
for decreased labor costs
According to the Weight of the Nation, 60-70% of the risk for
obesity is linked to heredity. (True/False) Correct Answers True
After a family and a nurse discussed the family needs, they
began to discuss what each member of the family might be
willing to contribute. Which of the following would be the most
important variable in determining the probable success of the
plan? Correct Answers Who agreed to implementing the plan
After completing an assessment, the nurse discusses with the
family some actions that need to be taken and refers to the wife
in the family as an incredible organizer. Which of the following
goals is the nurse trying to achieve by making this statement?
Correct Answers Reinforcing for the family some of the
strengths of one of their family members
As a part of a public health clinical practicum experience,
nursing students are required to complete a community
assessment. Students notice that many clients are overweight or
obese and decide to investigate the problem further. Several staff
A community/public health nurse is best defined as a nurse who
Correct Answers Sees the community as the client
A family has just moved to the city when an illness struck the
father and has been out of work for two months. The wife was a
stay-at-home mother with their three young children. The nurse
developed a list of short-term resources for the family. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take next? Correct
Answers Share with the family two resources that address the
most immediate needs: namely, housing and food and help the
family to initiate contact with resources
A group of new graduates were hired as public health nurses in a
community they were unfamiliar with. During the first week at
work, they decided to do a windshield survey. What would be
their first step? Correct Answers Define the community
A home visiting nurse conducts an environmental health
assessment of a home. Which of the following should
immediately alert the nurse that there are health risks in the
home? Correct Answers The home was recently flooded
A new mother's decision to breastfeed her newborn son is
impacted by her mother's and best friend's opinion about the
value of breastfeeding. This influence is an example of what
level of the ecological model? Correct Answers Interpersonal
A nurse contacts a local legislator to express concern about a
health policy issue. Which of the following actions would be
,most likely to get the legislator's attention? Correct Answers
Use of data that demonstrates the severity and significance of
the problem with realistic solutions
A nurse is advocating for local leaders to place a newly
approved community health clinic in an area of the city that has
fewer resources than other areas. The nurse is advocating for the
leaders to uphold which of the following ethical principles?
Correct Answers Distributive justice
A public health nurse has been asked to be part of a coalition
legislation to ban smoking in public places in the state. Why is it
important for the nurse to be part of this coalition? Correct
Answers The nurse can effectively communicate among various
stakeholder groups
A public health nurse is employed by a state health department
and provides disease investigation and tracks contacts of persons
infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Which
agency is most likely to provide funding for this position?
Correct Answers Center for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC)
A public health nurse makes a regularly scheduled home visit to
a young pregnant woman with the intention of discussing
prenatal nutrition. Upon entering the home, the nurse finds the
client very anxious and distraught over losing her job. She is
afraid she will not be able to pay her rent. Which of the
following theoretical frameworks would best assist the nurse in
adjusting her plan for the home visit? Correct Answers
Maslow's hierarchy of needs
, A young pregnant woman is unemployed and does not have
access to health insurance. Which of the following programs
would be able to assist her in obtaining health insurance?
Correct Answers Medicaid
According to the Weight of the Nation strategies that employers
are using to mitigate the high cost of obesity related to health
care include: Correct Answers Moving work to other countries
for decreased labor costs
According to the Weight of the Nation, 60-70% of the risk for
obesity is linked to heredity. (True/False) Correct Answers True
After a family and a nurse discussed the family needs, they
began to discuss what each member of the family might be
willing to contribute. Which of the following would be the most
important variable in determining the probable success of the
plan? Correct Answers Who agreed to implementing the plan
After completing an assessment, the nurse discusses with the
family some actions that need to be taken and refers to the wife
in the family as an incredible organizer. Which of the following
goals is the nurse trying to achieve by making this statement?
Correct Answers Reinforcing for the family some of the
strengths of one of their family members
As a part of a public health clinical practicum experience,
nursing students are required to complete a community
assessment. Students notice that many clients are overweight or
obese and decide to investigate the problem further. Several staff
