a nurse who is facilitating a support group in a community center noticies 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?
A. remind the group that everyone should have a chance to participate
D. divide the group into pairs and give each pair a topic for discussion
C. give the member extra time to compose her thought before expressing them
D. focus more on the group members who have a positive outlook Ans- D.
the nurse should ask them in private to uncover the source of her ongoing anger
a community health nurse is providing education to a group of children who have asthma. which of the
following statements indicates an understanding of the teaching?
A. i shouldn't play sports because it will make me too tired
B. i will stay indoors during cold weather
C. i will use my rescue medication every day
D. I shouldn't get the flu shot because it might make me sick Ans- B.
cold air can be a trigger for asthma. this response indicates the student reconizes this risk
a community health nurse is planning an in-service about STI to a group of adolescents. which of the
following clinical findings should the nurse include as a manifestation of primary syphilis?
A. malaise
B. maculopapular rash on palms
C. chancre
D. lymphadenopathy Ans- C
a public health nurse is working in a community that ha a population of 24, 096. There are 2,096 existing
cases of heart disease within the populaiton. The nurse can determine which of the following from this
information?
A. mortality rate
B. attack rate
,C. prevalence proportion
D. incidence proportion Ans- C
a nurse is preparing a community education program about heatlh care needs during pregnancy. The
nurse should include that which of the following vaccines is safe to administer to a client who is
pregnant?
A. herpes zoster
B. tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis
C. varicella
D. measles, mumps, rubella Ans- B
a school nurse is notified that an elementary school child is newly diagnosed with pertussis. Which of
the following actions should the school nurse take? (select all that apply)
A. instruct the parent to keep the child home until the coughing stage has passed
B. encourage family members to obtain prophylactic treatment
C. quarantine the children in the child's class
D. recommend the child receive a pneumococcal vaccine in 28 days
E. check the immunizations of the child's classmates Ans- A
B
E
a nurse is caring for a 50-year-old client who has DM, recently lost his job, and has no health insurance.
The nurse should advise the client to do which of the following?
A. contact medicare to determine eligibility
B. contact medicaid to determine eligibility
C. go to the ER when services are needed
D. go to the public health department when services are needed Ans- B.
low income, no insurance
, a home health nurse is orienting a newly licensed nurse who is drawing blood from a client for
laboratory testing and gets stuck by a used needle. Which of the following statements by the newly
licensed nurse indicates a need for further teaching?
A. the client will be tested for HIV
B. the client will be tested for hepatitis B virus
C. the client will be tested for hepatitis C virus
D. the client will be tested for hepatitis A virus Ans- D
oral-fecal route
a clinic nurse manager is developing an education program on TB skin testing. The nurse should include
that which of the following can cause a false-negative result?
A. advanced HIV or AIDS
B. Bacilli CAlmette-Gue'rin (BCG) vaccination
C. time between exposure and screening
D. age of the client
E. recent abuse of IV substances Ans- A
C
D
a nurse is collecting demographic data as a part of a community assessment. which of the following
should be included?
A. racial distribution
B. family genograms
C. number of open water sources
D. presence of condemned buildings Ans- A
a community health nurse is visiting a family that has newborn twims and two school-aged children. The
parents tell the nurse they are emotionally and financially overwhelmed. which of the following referrals
are apporpriate?
A. postpartum support group
B. WIC program