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NUR 412 Final Exam ALL 300 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
THIS YEAR
a registered nurse was just employed as a public health nurse. which question would be the
most relevant for the nurse to ask?
a) which patients should i see first as i begin my day?
b) with which physicians will i be most closely collaborating?
c)which groups are the greatest risk for problems?
d) with which nursing assistants will i partner most with?
c) which groups are the greatest risk for problems?
Making sure that essential community-oriented health services are available defines which of
the core public health functions?
a. Policy development
b. Assessment
c. Assurance
d. Scientific knowledge-based care
C) Assurance
A nurse is assessing a community's openness to change. which of the following variables
indicates the community is ready?
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a) long history of dependency on the community health agency and its health
b) commitment to current processes and policies
c) high socioeconomic status in the community as a whole
d) minimal level of participation by community members
c) high socioeconomic status in the community as a whole
a community health nurse drives through her assigned community before visiting the
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
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 school and then again when most are home
b) repeating the exercise ensures the nurse absorbed all relevant details
c) when leaving in the evening, the nurse has more time to write down the results of the
earlier assessment
d) on the second trip, the nurse can carefully confirm the results of the first assessment
a) driving through twice allows the nurse to see the community when many residents are at
work or school
during which of the following activities is the nurse in community health acting as a partner in
change?
a) establishing an elder care center for older adults who live with family members who work
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b) analyzing community problems to determine best interventions
c) teaching anger management skills to a group of teenagers in a halfway house
d) administering vaccines to preschoolers
c) teaching anger management skills to a group of teenagers in a halfway house
a new nurse is overwhelmed with the needs of the community. which of the following should
be the first priority of the nurse?
a) a problem in an area in which the nurse has a great deal of exposure
b) a problem that affects the most disadvantaged residents in the community
c) a problem that is very easy and inexpensive to address
d) a problem that is of high concern to the community
d) a problem that is of high concern to the community
a nurse is working toward an objective to "increase at least 90% the proportion of all
pregnant women who receive first trimester prenatal care." during which of the following
phases of the nursing process would determination of the objective occur?
a) planning phase
b) assessment phase
c) evaluation phase
d) implementation phase
planning phase
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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) advances in surgical techniques
c) use of antibiotics to fight infection
d) sanitation and other population-based prevention programs
sanitation and other population-based prevention programs
two new nurses plan to walk under a huge downtown bridge where various homeless
persons live. why would the nurses go to such an unsafe area?
a) to demonstrate their courage and commitment
b) to distribute some of their own surplus of clothes to those who can use them
c) to share with various churches and other charities what is needed
d) the assess the needs of the homeless who live there
d) the assess the needs of the homeless who live there
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 take 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 grocery stores or pharmacies)
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NUR 412 Final Exam ALL 300 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
THIS YEAR
a registered nurse was just employed as a public health nurse. which question would be the
most relevant for the nurse to ask?
a) which patients should i see first as i begin my day?
b) with which physicians will i be most closely collaborating?
c)which groups are the greatest risk for problems?
d) with which nursing assistants will i partner most with?
c) which groups are the greatest risk for problems?
Making sure that essential community-oriented health services are available defines which of
the core public health functions?
a. Policy development
b. Assessment
c. Assurance
d. Scientific knowledge-based care
C) Assurance
A nurse is assessing a community's openness to change. which of the following variables
indicates the community is ready?
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a) long history of dependency on the community health agency and its health
b) commitment to current processes and policies
c) high socioeconomic status in the community as a whole
d) minimal level of participation by community members
c) high socioeconomic status in the community as a whole
a community health nurse drives through her assigned community before visiting the
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
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 school and then again when most are home
b) repeating the exercise ensures the nurse absorbed all relevant details
c) when leaving in the evening, the nurse has more time to write down the results of the
earlier assessment
d) on the second trip, the nurse can carefully confirm the results of the first assessment
a) driving through twice allows the nurse to see the community when many residents are at
work or school
during which of the following activities is the nurse in community health acting as a partner in
change?
a) establishing an elder care center for older adults who live with family members who work
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b) analyzing community problems to determine best interventions
c) teaching anger management skills to a group of teenagers in a halfway house
d) administering vaccines to preschoolers
c) teaching anger management skills to a group of teenagers in a halfway house
a new nurse is overwhelmed with the needs of the community. which of the following should
be the first priority of the nurse?
a) a problem in an area in which the nurse has a great deal of exposure
b) a problem that affects the most disadvantaged residents in the community
c) a problem that is very easy and inexpensive to address
d) a problem that is of high concern to the community
d) a problem that is of high concern to the community
a nurse is working toward an objective to "increase at least 90% the proportion of all
pregnant women who receive first trimester prenatal care." during which of the following
phases of the nursing process would determination of the objective occur?
a) planning phase
b) assessment phase
c) evaluation phase
d) implementation phase
planning phase
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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) advances in surgical techniques
c) use of antibiotics to fight infection
d) sanitation and other population-based prevention programs
sanitation and other population-based prevention programs
two new nurses plan to walk under a huge downtown bridge where various homeless
persons live. why would the nurses go to such an unsafe area?
a) to demonstrate their courage and commitment
b) to distribute some of their own surplus of clothes to those who can use them
c) to share with various churches and other charities what is needed
d) the assess the needs of the homeless who live there
d) the assess the needs of the homeless who live there
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 take 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 grocery stores or pharmacies)
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