NR 442 COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING EXAM 2
STUDY SET COMMUNITY HEALTH COURSE
2025/2026 | VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+ | PUBLIC HEALTH, EPIDEMIOLOGY &
FAMILY NURSING STUDY GUIDE | GUARANTEED
SUCCESS
Disaster Triage - CORRECT ANSWER - - START triage system- Nurses and
other
emergency personnel such as physicians,
EMTs, and paramedics are responsible for
performing triage duties
• "Simple Triage And Rapid Treatment"-
Goal:
- Used in multicasualty or mass casualty
incident
- Triage of injured person should occur in
less than 1 minute based on:
• Respirations
• Perfusion
• Mental status
• Uses people with minor injuries to assist
,• Person is tagged with a colored triage tag
• Victims moved to the treatment area
START Color-Coded Triage Tag - CORRECT ANSWER - - Green = walking
wounded
- Yellow = systemic but not yet life-threatening complications
- Red = life-threatening conditions that can be stabilized and have a high
probability of survival
- Black = deceased or injuries so extensive that nothing can be done to save
them
- Hazmat tag = contaminated
Psychological Triage - CORRECT ANSWER - - Four keys to gauging mental
health impact:
- Extreme and widespread property damage
- Serious and ongoing financial problems
- High prevalence of trauma in the form of injuries, threat to life, and loss of life
- When human intent caused the disaster
-In addition, panic during the disaster, horror, separation from family, and
relocation or displacement may play a part
Public Health Activities - CORRECT ANSWER - - Can take place at any
level (e.g. individual, organization, community)
Responses to Disasters - CORRECT ANSWER - - Community: heroic phase,
honeymoon phase gratitude reliving the experience, disillusioned phase
responders feel depression and exhaustion, and reconstruction when counseling
may be needed
, - Individual: cognitive, emotional, physical, behavioral, and PTSD
Recovery Stage: - CORRECT ANSWER - - Begins when the danger from the
disaster
has passed.
- All local, state, and federal agencies are
present in the area.
• Help victims rebuild their lives
• Restore public services
• Cleanup of damage and repair begins
• Evaluation and revision of the disaster
plans
• Understand the financial impact
Home Health Nursing - CORRECT ANSWER - - "a specialized area of
nursing practice, rooted in community health nursing, that delivers care in the
residence of the client"
Purpose of Home Health Nursing - CORRECT ANSWER - - Provide nursing
care to individuals and families in their home
- Referrals: Physician, NP, hospital discharge planner, school teacher, clinical
health care provider, or patient/patient family
Home Health - Balanced Budget Act of 1997 - CORRECT ANSWER - -
Significantly changed the way Medicare pays for home health services
- No longer reimbursed using retrospective payment system for services
rendered
- Now prospective payment system (PPS)
STUDY SET COMMUNITY HEALTH COURSE
2025/2026 | VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+ | PUBLIC HEALTH, EPIDEMIOLOGY &
FAMILY NURSING STUDY GUIDE | GUARANTEED
SUCCESS
Disaster Triage - CORRECT ANSWER - - START triage system- Nurses and
other
emergency personnel such as physicians,
EMTs, and paramedics are responsible for
performing triage duties
• "Simple Triage And Rapid Treatment"-
Goal:
- Used in multicasualty or mass casualty
incident
- Triage of injured person should occur in
less than 1 minute based on:
• Respirations
• Perfusion
• Mental status
• Uses people with minor injuries to assist
,• Person is tagged with a colored triage tag
• Victims moved to the treatment area
START Color-Coded Triage Tag - CORRECT ANSWER - - Green = walking
wounded
- Yellow = systemic but not yet life-threatening complications
- Red = life-threatening conditions that can be stabilized and have a high
probability of survival
- Black = deceased or injuries so extensive that nothing can be done to save
them
- Hazmat tag = contaminated
Psychological Triage - CORRECT ANSWER - - Four keys to gauging mental
health impact:
- Extreme and widespread property damage
- Serious and ongoing financial problems
- High prevalence of trauma in the form of injuries, threat to life, and loss of life
- When human intent caused the disaster
-In addition, panic during the disaster, horror, separation from family, and
relocation or displacement may play a part
Public Health Activities - CORRECT ANSWER - - Can take place at any
level (e.g. individual, organization, community)
Responses to Disasters - CORRECT ANSWER - - Community: heroic phase,
honeymoon phase gratitude reliving the experience, disillusioned phase
responders feel depression and exhaustion, and reconstruction when counseling
may be needed
, - Individual: cognitive, emotional, physical, behavioral, and PTSD
Recovery Stage: - CORRECT ANSWER - - Begins when the danger from the
disaster
has passed.
- All local, state, and federal agencies are
present in the area.
• Help victims rebuild their lives
• Restore public services
• Cleanup of damage and repair begins
• Evaluation and revision of the disaster
plans
• Understand the financial impact
Home Health Nursing - CORRECT ANSWER - - "a specialized area of
nursing practice, rooted in community health nursing, that delivers care in the
residence of the client"
Purpose of Home Health Nursing - CORRECT ANSWER - - Provide nursing
care to individuals and families in their home
- Referrals: Physician, NP, hospital discharge planner, school teacher, clinical
health care provider, or patient/patient family
Home Health - Balanced Budget Act of 1997 - CORRECT ANSWER - -
Significantly changed the way Medicare pays for home health services
- No longer reimbursed using retrospective payment system for services
rendered
- Now prospective payment system (PPS)
