WGU D450 COMMUNITY HEALTH EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
d. Have the client transported via ambulance to the hospital - CORRECT ANSWER
During a two-week postoperative follow-up home visit, a female client who had
gastric bypass surgery exhibits abdominal tenderness, shoulder pain, and
describes feelings of malaise. Her vital signs are: temperature 101.8°F, blood
pressure 100/50, heart rate 104 beats/minute, and respirations 18
breaths/minute. Which action should the nurse take?
a. Determine the client's current oxygen saturation rate.
b. Instruct the client to drive to the hospital for admission
c. Recheck the client's vital signs in 30 minutes
d. Have the client transported via ambulance to the hospital
b. Keep a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables that are easily accessible.
c. Put medications into a container that organized the pills by the day and time.
d. Encourage participation in televised exercise classes to help strengthen
muscles. - CORRECT ANSWER An older man has become increasingly forgetful,
frequently eats large quantities of food from refrigerator, and cannot remember
when he takes his medications. He has limited mobility to weight-related
osteoarthritis in both knees. When assisting the client's wife with a plan care for
the home, which interventions should the nurse suggest? (Select all that apply.)
a. Request a referral for motorized wheelchair to assist with mobility.
b. Keep a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables that are easily accessible.
c. Put medications into a container that organized the pills by the day and time.
d. Encourage participation in televised exercise classes to help strengthen
,muscles.
e. Post a sign on refrigerator reminding the client not to eat between meals.
a. The history of obesity education in the community - CORRECT ANSWER The
school nurse is assessing heights, weights, and body mass indexed (BMI) of the
students who are entering high school. Because a majority of the students are
found to be overweight, the nurse plans to develop a program that addresses
obesity in this age population. Before initiating this program, what additional
information is most important for the nurse to obtain?
a. The history of obesity education in the community
b. The level of parental concern regarding childhood obesity c. The demographic
data for the student population
d. An activity report from the physical education department
b. Work with legislators to mandate safe tractor design - CORRECT ANSWER The
epidemiological triad can be used to frame strategies for the prevention of farm
machinery injuries. Which action should the nurse take to focus on the agent?
a. Teach farm workers not to smoke around farm equipment
b. Work with legislators to mandate safe tractor design
c. Translate written vehicle instructions into picture format
d. Provide rehabilitation services to injured farm hands
d. Engage a professional lobbyist to persuade Congress of the local clinic's value -
CORRECT ANSWER The public health nurse is creating a plan to increase state
funding for a local health
, clinic. Which strategy is likely to be most effective in obtaining funding for the
clinic?
a. Run the health clinic economically and advertise the services the clinic provides
b. Organize concerned citizens to write letters and telephone state representatives
c. Described to the media the valuable services provided by the community clinic
d. Engage a professional lobbyist to persuade Congress of the local clinic's value
d. Hyperlipidemia - CORRECT ANSWER The nurse is documenting the medical
history of a young adult male client who was recently diagnosed with Type 1
diabetes mellitus (DM). He smokes 2 packs of cigarettes daily and his father died
of a heart attack at the age of 45. Which annual screening is most important for
the nurse include?
a. Peripheral neuropathy b. Renal insufficiency
c. Retinography
d. Hyperlipidemia
c. Take all doses of prophylactic prescriptions for diarrhea
d. Clean hands using soap, clean water, or waterless antibacterial solutions
e. Drink only boiled water or bottled oral rehydration solutions - CORRECT
ANSWER The nurse provides teaching to a group of evacuees in a mass casualty
center after a natural flooding disaster. Which information should the nurse
including in the teaching plan? (Select all that apply.)
a. Wash all fruits and vegetables thoroughly in running tap water.
b. Identify all sexual contacts since the evacuation process
c. Take all doses of prophylactic prescriptions for diarrhea
d. Clean hands using soap, clean water, or waterless antibacterial solutions
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
d. Have the client transported via ambulance to the hospital - CORRECT ANSWER
During a two-week postoperative follow-up home visit, a female client who had
gastric bypass surgery exhibits abdominal tenderness, shoulder pain, and
describes feelings of malaise. Her vital signs are: temperature 101.8°F, blood
pressure 100/50, heart rate 104 beats/minute, and respirations 18
breaths/minute. Which action should the nurse take?
a. Determine the client's current oxygen saturation rate.
b. Instruct the client to drive to the hospital for admission
c. Recheck the client's vital signs in 30 minutes
d. Have the client transported via ambulance to the hospital
b. Keep a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables that are easily accessible.
c. Put medications into a container that organized the pills by the day and time.
d. Encourage participation in televised exercise classes to help strengthen
muscles. - CORRECT ANSWER An older man has become increasingly forgetful,
frequently eats large quantities of food from refrigerator, and cannot remember
when he takes his medications. He has limited mobility to weight-related
osteoarthritis in both knees. When assisting the client's wife with a plan care for
the home, which interventions should the nurse suggest? (Select all that apply.)
a. Request a referral for motorized wheelchair to assist with mobility.
b. Keep a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables that are easily accessible.
c. Put medications into a container that organized the pills by the day and time.
d. Encourage participation in televised exercise classes to help strengthen
,muscles.
e. Post a sign on refrigerator reminding the client not to eat between meals.
a. The history of obesity education in the community - CORRECT ANSWER The
school nurse is assessing heights, weights, and body mass indexed (BMI) of the
students who are entering high school. Because a majority of the students are
found to be overweight, the nurse plans to develop a program that addresses
obesity in this age population. Before initiating this program, what additional
information is most important for the nurse to obtain?
a. The history of obesity education in the community
b. The level of parental concern regarding childhood obesity c. The demographic
data for the student population
d. An activity report from the physical education department
b. Work with legislators to mandate safe tractor design - CORRECT ANSWER The
epidemiological triad can be used to frame strategies for the prevention of farm
machinery injuries. Which action should the nurse take to focus on the agent?
a. Teach farm workers not to smoke around farm equipment
b. Work with legislators to mandate safe tractor design
c. Translate written vehicle instructions into picture format
d. Provide rehabilitation services to injured farm hands
d. Engage a professional lobbyist to persuade Congress of the local clinic's value -
CORRECT ANSWER The public health nurse is creating a plan to increase state
funding for a local health
, clinic. Which strategy is likely to be most effective in obtaining funding for the
clinic?
a. Run the health clinic economically and advertise the services the clinic provides
b. Organize concerned citizens to write letters and telephone state representatives
c. Described to the media the valuable services provided by the community clinic
d. Engage a professional lobbyist to persuade Congress of the local clinic's value
d. Hyperlipidemia - CORRECT ANSWER The nurse is documenting the medical
history of a young adult male client who was recently diagnosed with Type 1
diabetes mellitus (DM). He smokes 2 packs of cigarettes daily and his father died
of a heart attack at the age of 45. Which annual screening is most important for
the nurse include?
a. Peripheral neuropathy b. Renal insufficiency
c. Retinography
d. Hyperlipidemia
c. Take all doses of prophylactic prescriptions for diarrhea
d. Clean hands using soap, clean water, or waterless antibacterial solutions
e. Drink only boiled water or bottled oral rehydration solutions - CORRECT
ANSWER The nurse provides teaching to a group of evacuees in a mass casualty
center after a natural flooding disaster. Which information should the nurse
including in the teaching plan? (Select all that apply.)
a. Wash all fruits and vegetables thoroughly in running tap water.
b. Identify all sexual contacts since the evacuation process
c. Take all doses of prophylactic prescriptions for diarrhea
d. Clean hands using soap, clean water, or waterless antibacterial solutions
