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Informant interviews
A community health nurse is conducting a needs assessment of a community. The
nurse should identify that which of the following methods will yield direct data?
Health surveys
Medical records
Informant interviews
Morbidity/mortality statistics
"I will use tap water to clean the inner cannula."
A home health nurse is evaluating a caregiver's technique for providing care to a client
who has a chronic tracheostomy. Which of the following statements by the caregiver
indicates an understanding of the procedure?
"I should remove the soiled ties before replacing them with clean ones."
"I will use tap water to clean the inner cannula."
"I should use a slip knot to secure the tracheostomy ties."
"I will cut a four inch by four inch gauze to use as a dressing."
Beneficence
A nurse is assessing the risks and benefits of meal delivery services for an older adult
client who lives alone and has no transportation. Which of the following ethical
principles is the nurse demonstrating?
Distributive justice
Respect for autonomy
Fidelity
Beneficence
Determine the incidence rate.
, A community health nurse suspects an outbreak of scabies in the local area. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take first?
Educate the community about disease transmission.
Determine the incidence rate.
Institute prophylactic treatment.
Discuss treatment plans with the clients' families.
The case manager left a clipboard with the client's prescription information face
up on the office desk.
A case manager at a home health agency is obtaining equipment for a client's home
use. Which of the following actions is a violation of client confidentiality?
The case manager used a computer at the agency with an automatic sign-off
mechanism.
The case manager left a clipboard with the client's prescription information face up on
the office desk.
The case manager sent a fax to the equipment company on a machine using
programmed speed dial.
The case manager shared the client's name with the equipment company.
Forgetting the location of common objects
A community health nurse is planning a presentation for adults who have a family
history of Alzheimer's disease. Which of the following behaviors should the nurse
include as an early manifestation of Alzheimer's disease?
Withdrawal from social activities
Forgetting the location of common objects
Experiencing incontinence
Neglecting personal hygiene
Instruct the employee that they will need to obtain a chest x-ray.
An occupational health nurse in a factory is performing a routine tuberculosis screening
and identifies an employee who has a positive Mantoux tuberculin test. Which of the
following actions should the nurse plan to take?
Instruct the employee that they will need to obtain a chest x-ray.
Initiate an employee immunization program.