Community Health Online Practice B Answer with questions

1. A nurse is providing safety information to the parents of an infant. Which of the following statements by a parent indicates the need for further teaching? Answer: “I will make sure the water heater setting is no higher than 140 degrees F 2. A nurse is planning to teach a community group about the meningococcal vaccine. For which of the following individuals is this vaccination recommended? Answer: An individual moving into a dormitory setting 3. A nurse is caring for a client who has AIDS and is experiencing rapid weight loss. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? Answer: Examine the client’s oral mucous membranes 4. A nurse is caring for a 50-year-old client who has diabetes mellitus, recently lost his job, and has no health insurance. The nurse should advise the client to do which of the following? a. Answer: Contact Medicaid to determine eligibility 5. A nurse manager is providing orientation to a nurse who is new to hospice care. Which of the following statements indicates that the new nurse needs additional orientation? a. Answer: “I will provide care and education to clients in order to promote recovery.” 6. A nurse in a rural community is planning education for a young-adult client who is a migrant farm worker. Which of the following should the nurse include in the plan of care? (select all that apply) Answer: Provide environmental health information, provide skin cancer information, conduct TB screening, Conduct dental health screening, 7. A school nurse sees four students in 1 week who have a return-to-school release after being diagnosed with MRSA. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? Answer: Provide education about MRSA throughout the school system 8. A nurse who is facilitating a support group in a community center notices that one member of the group expresses anger repeatedly. Which of the following strategies should the nurse use to facilitate the group process with this member? Answer: Focus more on the group members who have a positive outlook 9. A home health nurse is assessing a client who has a prescription for captopril to treat heart failure. Which of the following findings is an adverse effect of this medication? Answer: Dry Cough 10. A home health nurse is talking with a client whose partner died 3 months ago. The client states, “I still can’t believe my partner is gone sometimes.” Which of the following is an appropriate nursing response? Answer: “Tell me more about how you’re feeling.” 11. A clinic nurse manager is developing an education program on tuberculin skin testing. The nurse should include that which of the following can cause a false-negative result? (select all that apply.) Answer: Advanced HIV or AIDS is correct, Time between exposure and screening, age of the client, 12. Community leaders have requested a meeting with a community health nurse to discuss creating a mobile meals program. Which of the following should the community health nurse assess first? Answer: The need for the program 13. The daughter of a client who is terminally ill and at the end of life approaches the hospice nurse and asks what she can do to help relieve her father’s anxiety. Which of the following interventions should the nurse suggest? Answer: Give the client brief hand messages 14. A public health nurse is working in a community that has a population of 24,096. There are 2.096 existing cases of heart disease within the population. The nurse can determine which of the following from this information? Answer: Prevalence proportion ............................................................................CONTINUED