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NUR 412 FINAL EXAM NEWEST 300
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR WALDEN
UNIVERSITY
QUESTION: A registered nurse was just employed as a public health nurse. Which question
would be most relevant for the nurse to ask?
a. "With which physicians will I be most closely collaborating?"
b. "With which nursing assistants will I partner the most?"
c. "Which groups are the greatest risk for problems?"
d. "Which patients should I see first as I begin my day?" - ANSWER-c. "Which groups are the
greatest risk for problems?"
QUESTION: Which of the following actions demonstrate effective public health nursing practice
in the community? Select all that apply.
a. New services are organized where particular vulnerable populations live
b. Partnerships are established with community coalitions
c. Staff members at the public health agency continue to increase in number
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d. Epidemiologic interventions to examine the environment for health hazards - ANSWER-a.
New services are organized where particular vulnerable populations live
b. Partnerships are established with community coalitions
d. Epidemiologic interventions to examine the environment for health hazards
QUESTION: Why are nurses increasingly providing care in clients' homes rather than hospitals?
a. Nurses prefer to give home care with individual attention
b. It is much more efficient to give care in the home
c. People prefer to receive care in their homes rather than in hospitals
d. Home care is less expensive - ANSWER-d. Home care is less expensive
QUESTION: A nurse is deciding which alternative interventions should be implemented. Which
of the following factors must be considered by the nurse when making this decision? Select all
that apply.
a. The likelihood that the intervention will resolve the problem
b. The nurse's own interest in implementing each intervention
c. The expected effect or outcome of each possible intervention
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d. How interested others are in helping with any particular intervention - ANSWER-a. The
likelihood that the intervention will resolve the problem
c. The expected effect or outcome of each possible intervention
d. How interested others are in helping with any particular intervention
QUESTION: Which of the following is responsible for the dramatic increase in life expectancy
during the 20th century?
a. Technology increases in the field of medical laboratory research
b. Sanitation and other population-based prevention programs
c. Use of antibiotics to fight infections
d. Advances in surgical techniques and procedures - ANSWER-b. Sanitation and other
population-based prevention programs
QUESTION: A community health nurse drives through her assigned community before visiting
the community groups scheduled for the day. She then drives through the community again
that evening before going home. Which of the following best describes the nurse's reason for
driving through the community twice in the same day?
a. Driving through twice allows the nurse to see the community when many residents are at
work or at school and then again when most are at home
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b. On the second trip, the nurse can carefully confirm the results of the first assessment
c. When leaving in the evening, the nurse has more time to write down the results of the earlier
assessment
d. Repeating the experience ensures that the nurse absorbed all the relevant details - ANSWER-
a. Driving through twice allows the nurse to see the community when many residents are at
work or at school and then again when most are at home
QUESTION: A community health nurse is beginning to work with a newly assigned community.
Which of the following would be appropriate actions for the nurse to help ensure acceptance?
Select all that apply.
a. Completing a comprehensive physical assessment on nearby neighbors
b. Asking those with whom the nurse interacts in the course of daily living their perception of
the community (e.g., clerks in the grocery stores or pharmacies)
c. Attending Community events such as festivals or fairs and interacting with the participants
d. Becoming involved in and contributing to volunteer community organizations - ANSWER-b.
Asking those with whom the nurse interacts in the course of daily living their perception of the
community (e.g., clerks in the grocery stores or pharmacies)
c. Attending Community events such as festivals or fairs and interacting with the participants
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NUR 412 FINAL EXAM NEWEST 300
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR WALDEN
UNIVERSITY
QUESTION: A registered nurse was just employed as a public health nurse. Which question
would be most relevant for the nurse to ask?
a. "With which physicians will I be most closely collaborating?"
b. "With which nursing assistants will I partner the most?"
c. "Which groups are the greatest risk for problems?"
d. "Which patients should I see first as I begin my day?" - ANSWER-c. "Which groups are the
greatest risk for problems?"
QUESTION: Which of the following actions demonstrate effective public health nursing practice
in the community? Select all that apply.
a. New services are organized where particular vulnerable populations live
b. Partnerships are established with community coalitions
c. Staff members at the public health agency continue to increase in number
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d. Epidemiologic interventions to examine the environment for health hazards - ANSWER-a.
New services are organized where particular vulnerable populations live
b. Partnerships are established with community coalitions
d. Epidemiologic interventions to examine the environment for health hazards
QUESTION: Why are nurses increasingly providing care in clients' homes rather than hospitals?
a. Nurses prefer to give home care with individual attention
b. It is much more efficient to give care in the home
c. People prefer to receive care in their homes rather than in hospitals
d. Home care is less expensive - ANSWER-d. Home care is less expensive
QUESTION: A nurse is deciding which alternative interventions should be implemented. Which
of the following factors must be considered by the nurse when making this decision? Select all
that apply.
a. The likelihood that the intervention will resolve the problem
b. The nurse's own interest in implementing each intervention
c. The expected effect or outcome of each possible intervention
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d. How interested others are in helping with any particular intervention - ANSWER-a. The
likelihood that the intervention will resolve the problem
c. The expected effect or outcome of each possible intervention
d. How interested others are in helping with any particular intervention
QUESTION: Which of the following is responsible for the dramatic increase in life expectancy
during the 20th century?
a. Technology increases in the field of medical laboratory research
b. Sanitation and other population-based prevention programs
c. Use of antibiotics to fight infections
d. Advances in surgical techniques and procedures - ANSWER-b. Sanitation and other
population-based prevention programs
QUESTION: A community health nurse drives through her assigned community before visiting
the community groups scheduled for the day. She then drives through the community again
that evening before going home. Which of the following best describes the nurse's reason for
driving through the community twice in the same day?
a. Driving through twice allows the nurse to see the community when many residents are at
work or at school and then again when most are at home
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b. On the second trip, the nurse can carefully confirm the results of the first assessment
c. When leaving in the evening, the nurse has more time to write down the results of the earlier
assessment
d. Repeating the experience ensures that the nurse absorbed all the relevant details - ANSWER-
a. Driving through twice allows the nurse to see the community when many residents are at
work or at school and then again when most are at home
QUESTION: A community health nurse is beginning to work with a newly assigned community.
Which of the following would be appropriate actions for the nurse to help ensure acceptance?
Select all that apply.
a. Completing a comprehensive physical assessment on nearby neighbors
b. Asking those with whom the nurse interacts in the course of daily living their perception of
the community (e.g., clerks in the grocery stores or pharmacies)
c. Attending Community events such as festivals or fairs and interacting with the participants
d. Becoming involved in and contributing to volunteer community organizations - ANSWER-b.
Asking those with whom the nurse interacts in the course of daily living their perception of the
community (e.g., clerks in the grocery stores or pharmacies)
c. Attending Community events such as festivals or fairs and interacting with the participants
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