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,Question 1
Scopolamine (Transderm-V)
Correct Answer
Medication used to control motion sickness. Must be taken prior to the onset of nausea and vomiting. Most effective
if taken 12 hours before expected travel or activity. Skin patch is applied behind the ear.
Question 2
Indirect transmission
Correct Answer
Involves the spread of infection through an intermediate source, such as vehicles, fomites, or vectors. Example:
contracting malaria following exposure in a mosquito-infested area.
Question 3
Direct transmission
Correct Answer
The spread of an infection through person-to-person contact and is characterized by portals of exit and entry.
Question 4
Windshield survey
Correct Answer
Making systematic observations from a moving vehicle. The nurse drives through neighborhoods viewing homes,
stores, churches, air quality, etc. which gives the nurse the best initial overview of the residents and a sense of their
community. Gives nurse impression of the type of housing, the approximate age of the housing, and the condition of
the housing and yards.
Question 5
Secondary Prevention
Correct Answer
Health screenings are a mainstay of this type of prevention which focuses on health promotion. Screenings aid in
early detection/diagnosis and treatment of disease. Implementing interventions aimed at a cure or reducing the
progress of a disease. Focuses on reducing the intensity and duration of a crisis. Example: PAP Smear
Question 6
Primary prevention
Correct Answer
Health-promoting activities (immunizations, wearing protective devices to prevent injury, education about health
promotion activities) designed to reduce the potential for illness before it occurs, such as immunizations. Keeping the
crisis from occurring. Examples: Use of barrier contraceptives, vaccinations.
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,Question 7
Tertiary prevention
Correct Answer
Includes interventions aimed at disability limitation and rehabilitation from disease, injury, or disability. Minimizes the
consequences of a disorder or illness once it has developed through aggressive management or rehabilitation. Also
applies to disaster relief efforts involving the reduction of the amount and degree of disability, injury, and damage
after a crisis.
Question 8
Home health visits
Correct Answer
Scheduled during daylight hours to ensure safety of the client and the nurse, identification name tag are required to
be worn during client care, visits can be made with another home care provider.
Question 9
Health conditions related to the growth of industrial workforce
Correct Answer
Asthma and lung cancer are triggered or worsened by airborne substances, such as tobacco smoke, ozone, and other
particles and/or chemicals.
Question 10
Goals
Correct Answer
Intended to be expressed in specific outcomes that provide direction toward interventions and determine change in
measurable terms.
Question 11
Outcome statements
Correct Answer
Include past or present events with specific quantitative expectations with a time frame. Example: Within 2 years,
students with a body mass index greater than 95% will be reduced by 50%.
Question 12
Lillian Wald
Correct Answer
Known for her work in public health. She developed the first nursing service for occupational health, established The
Associated Alumnae of Training Schools for Nurses-later developed into the ANA and the NLN, and instituted a sliding
scale fee for service.
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, Question 13
Low-birth weight infants
Correct Answer
The incidence is twice as high for African-American births than Caucasian births. This is an example of a non-
modifiable risk factor of ethnicity.
Question 14
Modifiable risk factors
Correct Answer
Examples are cigarette smoking, poor nutritional status, and limited education.
Question 15
Data useful in developing community healthcare plans
Correct Answer
Census data, risk management, budgeting process information, client satisfaction surveys, and data about changes in
the community's demographics.
Question 16
Health People 20/20
Correct Answer
Leading health indicators: reduced cigarette smoking, exercising for 30 minutes a day, access to health services,
improving social determinants (graduating high school).
Question 17
Risk factors for cardiovascular disease
Correct Answer
Include nonmodifiable variables, such as gender, family history, and race, and modifiable variables, such as
underlying diseases as hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, and obesity, smoking, sedentary lifestyle, and
stress.
Question 18
Lifestyle changes to manage hypertension
Correct Answer
In order of effectiveness: Weight loss, DASH diet, salt restriction, and avoiding alcohol.
Question 19
Physical characteristics of aging that contributes to developing decubitus ulcers
Correct Answer
Thinning of the skin with loss of elasticity.
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GUIDE
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,Question 1
Scopolamine (Transderm-V)
Correct Answer
Medication used to control motion sickness. Must be taken prior to the onset of nausea and vomiting. Most effective
if taken 12 hours before expected travel or activity. Skin patch is applied behind the ear.
Question 2
Indirect transmission
Correct Answer
Involves the spread of infection through an intermediate source, such as vehicles, fomites, or vectors. Example:
contracting malaria following exposure in a mosquito-infested area.
Question 3
Direct transmission
Correct Answer
The spread of an infection through person-to-person contact and is characterized by portals of exit and entry.
Question 4
Windshield survey
Correct Answer
Making systematic observations from a moving vehicle. The nurse drives through neighborhoods viewing homes,
stores, churches, air quality, etc. which gives the nurse the best initial overview of the residents and a sense of their
community. Gives nurse impression of the type of housing, the approximate age of the housing, and the condition of
the housing and yards.
Question 5
Secondary Prevention
Correct Answer
Health screenings are a mainstay of this type of prevention which focuses on health promotion. Screenings aid in
early detection/diagnosis and treatment of disease. Implementing interventions aimed at a cure or reducing the
progress of a disease. Focuses on reducing the intensity and duration of a crisis. Example: PAP Smear
Question 6
Primary prevention
Correct Answer
Health-promoting activities (immunizations, wearing protective devices to prevent injury, education about health
promotion activities) designed to reduce the potential for illness before it occurs, such as immunizations. Keeping the
crisis from occurring. Examples: Use of barrier contraceptives, vaccinations.
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,Question 7
Tertiary prevention
Correct Answer
Includes interventions aimed at disability limitation and rehabilitation from disease, injury, or disability. Minimizes the
consequences of a disorder or illness once it has developed through aggressive management or rehabilitation. Also
applies to disaster relief efforts involving the reduction of the amount and degree of disability, injury, and damage
after a crisis.
Question 8
Home health visits
Correct Answer
Scheduled during daylight hours to ensure safety of the client and the nurse, identification name tag are required to
be worn during client care, visits can be made with another home care provider.
Question 9
Health conditions related to the growth of industrial workforce
Correct Answer
Asthma and lung cancer are triggered or worsened by airborne substances, such as tobacco smoke, ozone, and other
particles and/or chemicals.
Question 10
Goals
Correct Answer
Intended to be expressed in specific outcomes that provide direction toward interventions and determine change in
measurable terms.
Question 11
Outcome statements
Correct Answer
Include past or present events with specific quantitative expectations with a time frame. Example: Within 2 years,
students with a body mass index greater than 95% will be reduced by 50%.
Question 12
Lillian Wald
Correct Answer
Known for her work in public health. She developed the first nursing service for occupational health, established The
Associated Alumnae of Training Schools for Nurses-later developed into the ANA and the NLN, and instituted a sliding
scale fee for service.
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, Question 13
Low-birth weight infants
Correct Answer
The incidence is twice as high for African-American births than Caucasian births. This is an example of a non-
modifiable risk factor of ethnicity.
Question 14
Modifiable risk factors
Correct Answer
Examples are cigarette smoking, poor nutritional status, and limited education.
Question 15
Data useful in developing community healthcare plans
Correct Answer
Census data, risk management, budgeting process information, client satisfaction surveys, and data about changes in
the community's demographics.
Question 16
Health People 20/20
Correct Answer
Leading health indicators: reduced cigarette smoking, exercising for 30 minutes a day, access to health services,
improving social determinants (graduating high school).
Question 17
Risk factors for cardiovascular disease
Correct Answer
Include nonmodifiable variables, such as gender, family history, and race, and modifiable variables, such as
underlying diseases as hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, and obesity, smoking, sedentary lifestyle, and
stress.
Question 18
Lifestyle changes to manage hypertension
Correct Answer
In order of effectiveness: Weight loss, DASH diet, salt restriction, and avoiding alcohol.
Question 19
Physical characteristics of aging that contributes to developing decubitus ulcers
Correct Answer
Thinning of the skin with loss of elasticity.
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