A client seen at the health department has been diagnosed with a
communicable sexually transmitted disease. The nurse realizes
the client will need immediate education. What is the best
rationale for the needed education? Correct Answers
Communicable disease are contagious and easily spread from
one person to another
A community health nurse arrives at a family's home. Which
behaviors by the nurse would be nontherapeutic? Correct
Answers Paging through paperwork for information
A community health nurse has collected data for several months
on the birth weights of newborns to mothers who smoked
throughout the pregnancy. This nurse is acting in which role?
Correct Answers Researcher
A community health nurse has identified the target population
and is determining an appropriate intervention. Which action
would be most important for the nurse to take next? Correct
Answers learn about the target population's beliefs and ideas
A community health nurse has just moved to your community.
Which might be a good way for this community health nurse to
research group and community health problems? Correct
Answers Refer to the geographic information system (GIS) data
for the community
Interview health professionals in the agency and other agencies
to determine the needs
,A community health nurse is about to make the first of 8 home
visits to a family based on a referral and new certification from
the hospital where the high-risk infant was born to an adolescent
mother about 6 days ago. The nurse plans to assess the family
and home environment and provide anticipatory guidance. On
arrival, the mother sleepily answers the door after the nurse
rings the bell and knocks several times. The mother lets the
nurse in but is not happy to see the nurse. She gets the infant and
places him in the nurse's arms, then sits across the room and
turns on the TV. Which response by the nurse would be MOST
appropriate? Correct Answers "You mush be very tired caring
for a newborn baby"
A community health nurse is attempting to empower a family to
become independent. Which action would be MOST
appropriate? Correct Answers Emphasize the family's strengths
A community health nurse is collecting data about the family's
demographics. Which data would the nurse include? Select all
that apply Correct Answers Education of members
Ethnicity
Socioeconomic status
A community health nurse is developing a community-wide
drug campaign targeting middle school children. The nurse is
incorporating information about the dangers of addiction. Which
level of prevention would the nurse classify this activity?
Correct Answers Primary
, A community health nurse is developing health promotion
programs for a local community that consists predominantly
African Americans. Which area would be a PRIORITY for
health promotion with this group? Correct Answers Cardiac
health
A community health nurse is engaged in evaluation of a health
plan using a formative evaluation. What will the nurse focus on?
Correct Answers Process during the actual intervention
A community health nurse is interviewing for employment. The
interviewer describes some of the typical activities that the nurse
would be involved in, such as making home visits to families,
holding immunization clinics for infants and children, and
setting up flu shot clinics for elders. The interviewer is
describing which role? Correct Answers Clinician
A community health nurse is involved in education, screening,
referral, and support for the individuals of a specific religious
congregation. The nurse is practicing in which setting? Correct
Answers Faith community nursing
A community health nurse is orienting a new group of nurses
recently hired by the community agency. The nurse is describing
the Public Health Nursing Practice model used by the agency.
Which would the nurse include? Correct Answers Twelve
leading indicators for Healthy People 2020
A community health nurse is preparing a presentation for a
group of nursing students about community health nursing.