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    Is the following statement true or false?

    The highest use of alcohol occurs in middle-aged adults.

    False

    Rationale: Young adults, between the ages of 18 and 25 years, are the group with the highest use of alcohol.

    Is the following statement true or false?

    The CAGE questionnaire is a valid self-report tool to screen for substance use

    True

    Rationale: Self-report tools such as the CAGE questionnaire are reliable and valid tools that can be used to screen for substance use.

    Is the following statement true or false?

    The ICF was developed in an attempt to standardize the language associated with disabilities.

    True

    Rationale: The ICF was developed to provide a universal classification system that used a standardized language.

    Is the following statement true or false?

    Healthy People 2000 addressed disabilities in several key goals.

    False

    Rationale: Healthy People 2000 contained only one priority area devoted to disability and chronic illness.

    Is the following statement true or false?

    In most cases, individuals with disabilities experience poor health.

    False

    Rationale: A statement that in most cases, persons who are disabled are in poor health is a misconception and untrue.

    Is the following statement true or false?

    The Vulnerable Populations Conceptual Model includes demographic, social, and health belief variables.

    False

    Rationale: The Vulnerable Populations Conceptual Model addresses resource availability, relative risk, and health status.

    Is the following statement true or false?

    Measuring the prevalence of vulnerable populations is difficult.

    True

    Rationale: It is difficult to measure vulnerable populations because the populations are not distinct and overlap.

    Is the following statement true or false?

    Rural populations are becoming more male dominated.

    False

    Rationale: There is a shift from a male-dominated to a female-dominated rural population.

    Is the following statement true or false?

    Most migrant workers have at least an eighth grade education.

    False

    Rationale: The median educational level is the sixth grade.

    Which reflects the health of migrant families?
    Coordinated care

    Wide-ranging health resources

    Exposure to violence

    Increased social opportunities

    C. Exposure to violence

    Rationale: Migrant families experience exposure to violence. The children are educationally, socially, and physically disadvantaged. Health care is fragmented, and there are limited health resources.

    Is the following statement true or false?

    An urban community health nurse must work within the realm of shortened time commitments.

    False

    Rationale: An urban community health nurse needs to be able to manage a sense of time, that is, an awareness of the long-term commitment to the client and community.

    Is the following statement true or false?

    Homelessness is highest among African Americans

    False

    Rationale: The rate of homelessness for ethnic groups and race varies with geographic location.

    Which would be considered a private sector resource for homelessness?

    PATH

    HCH

    Center for Mental Health Services

    National Coalition for the Homeless

    D. National Coalition for the Homeless

    Rationale: The National Coalition for the Homeless is a private sector resource. PATH, HCH, and the Center for Mental Health Services are public sector resources.

    Is the following statement true or false?

    Advocating for the homeless is limited to the secondary level of prevention.

    False

    Rationale: A community health nurse advocates for the homeless at each level of prevention.

    Is the following statement true or false?

    Nurse-managed health centers typically are found near a large acute care facility.

    False

    Rationale: Nurse-managed health centers are located in a medically underserved area or serve a medically underserved population.

    Is the following statement true or false?

    Faith community nursing practice most commonly involves salaried positions.

    False

    Rationale: Faith community nursing practice can be salary or volunteer practice, institutional or faith-based sponsorship. The choice depends on several variables.

    Is the following statement true or false?

    An occupational and environmental health nurse has the capability of firing an employee.

    False

    Rationale: An occupational and environmental health nurse has no supervisory responsibility such that firing an employee is not a responsibility

    Is the following statement true or false?

    The CDC is a division under federal agency of the Department of Health and Human Services

    True

    Rationale: The main federal agency is the Department of Health and Human Services and the CDC is a division within this agency.

    Is the following statement true or false?

    A school nurse needs a minimum of a master's degree in nursing to practice in this role.

    False

    Rationale: To be a school nurse, a minimum of a bachelor's degree in nursing is required.

    Which of the following would a corrections nurse expect to face in the future?
    Younger, healthier inmates

    Decreased chronic illnesses

    More women inmates

    Shorter stays for inmates

    C. More women inmates

    Rationale: Future trends include an increase in the population of female inmates, older sicker inmates staying in prison for longer amounts of time, and an increase in chronic illnesses.

    Is the following statement true or false?

    Secondary prevention for crisis involves anticipatory guidance and teaching problem-solving skills

    False

    Anticipatory guidance and teaching problem-solving skills are examples of primary prevention activities

    Is the following statement true or false?

    Crisis typically results from an external force.

    False

    Rationale: A crisis can result from either an internal or external force that disrupts the balance of the system.

    Which would lead a community health nurse suspect shaken baby syndrome?

    Bruising at various stages of healing

    Bilateral retinal hemorrhages

    History of broken bones

    Lacerations and abrasions on extremities

    B. Bilateral retinal hemorrhages

    Rationale: Signs of shaken baby syndrome include bilateral retinal hemorrhages; subdural or subarachnoid hematomas; no other external signs of abuse; possible breathing difficulties, seizures, dilated pupils, lethargy, and unconsciousness. Bruising, lacerations, abrasions, and fractures would be associated with physical abuse.

    Is the following statement true or false?

    The individual approach to crisis intervention is used more often than the generic approach.

    False

    The individual approach for crisis intervention is used for those who do not respond to the generic approach or for those who need special therapy.

    Is the following statement true or false?

    When making a home visit, the nurse is considered the expert.

    False

    With a home visit, the nurse is a guest and the client is the expert.

    When contacting the family, which would be least appropriate for the community health nurse to do?

    Tell the family the time of the visit

    Confirm the address for the visit

    Review the reason for the visit

    Introduce self to the family

    A. Tell the family the tie of the visit

    Rationale: The community health nurse should determine the time of the visit based on the conversation with the family, scheduling the visit at time that is convenient for the family and nurse. Confirming the address, reviewing the reason for the visit, and introducing one's self are appropriate actions.

    Is the following statement true or false?

    When working with a family, the community health nurse should start at the point of where the family is currently functioning.

    True

    When working with families, the community health nurse begins at the present, not the ideal level of functioning.

    Is the following statement true or false?

    An eco-map displays family information graphically to reveal complex family patterns.

    False

    A genogram displays family information graphically; an eco-map diagrams the connections between a family and other systems in its ecologic environment.

    Is the following statement true or false?

    The definition of a family is universal.

    False

    Rationale: The family is defined in many different ways, depending on the organization, discipline, or individual.

    Which would a community health nurse identify as a traditional family structure?

    Commune family

    Foster family

    Commuter family

    Homeless family

    C. Commuter family

    A commuter family is an example of a traditional family structure. Commune, foster, and homeless families are examples of nontraditional or contemporary family structures.

    Is the following statement true or false?

    Developmental tasks of the family are important but not crucial to the family's progression through the life cycle.

    False

    Rationale: Progression through the life cycle is dependent on the achievement of developmental tasks that are ongoing throughout life cycle.

    Is the following statement true or false?

    Rescue and triage occur during the recovery phase of a disaster.

    False

    Rationale: Rescue and triage occur during the response phase of a disaster.

    Is the following statement true or false?

    Males have a greater life expectancy than females do.

    False

    Rationale: Life expectancy has increased with females having a longer life expectancy than males.

    Is the following statement true or false?

    A healthy older adult has a positive emotional outlook.

    True

    Rationale: A healthy older adult is characterized by a lifetime of healthy habits, a strong social support system, and a positive emotional outlook.

    Which of the following reflects the goal of service programs for healthy older adults?

    Provision of necessary care

    Comprehensiveness of services

    Maintenance of functional independence

    Ensured access to care

    C. Maintenance of functional independence

    Rationale: The goal of services for healthy older adults focuses on maintaining the adults' functional independence. Comprehensiveness and accessibility are criteria for effect service delivery. Provision of care reflects the activity of a service.

    Is the following statement true or false?

    Currently, chronic illness accounts for most adult deaths in the United States.

    True

    Rationale: Currently, in the 21st century, chronic illness has replaced communicable diseases as the leading causes of death for adults.

    Which of the following types of cancer occurs most frequently in women?
    Breast

    Ovarian

    Cervical

    Lung

    A. Breast

    Rationale: Breast cancer is the most common cancer occurring in women, but more women die from lung cancer than from breast cancer. Ovarian cancer is the second most frequent cancer affecting women. Cervical cancer is one of the most successfully treated types of cancer

    Is the following statement true or false?

    Men commonly use health care services twice as much when compared with women.

    False

    Rationale: Men typically access health care services about one half as much as women.

    Is the following statement true or false?

    A secondary prevention activity would involve performing hemoccult stool testing on a 45-year-old adult.

    True

    Rationale: Hemoccult stool testing is a screening method for polyps and colon cancer that is recommended every year for adults 40 years of age and older.

    Is the following statement true or false?

    Learning disabilities are a major chronic disease affecting children.

    False

    Rationale: Although learning disabilities can be lifelong, they are considered a behavior or learning problem, not a chronic disease.

    Is the following statement true or false?

    For teenagers, suicide accounts for few deaths.

    False

    Rationale: Teenage suicide is the third cause of death for this age group.

    Is the following statement true or false?

    The current teenage pregnancy rate is the highest it has ever been.

    False

    Rationale: The teenage pregnancy rate has declined until 2005 and then it showed a slight increase.

    Is the following statement true or false?

    A woman with gestational diabetes is at risk for delivering a small-for-gestational-age newborn.

    False

    Rationale: Due to the effect of glucose on the fetus, a woman with gestational diabetes is at risk for delivering a large-for-gestational-age newborn

    Is the following statement true or false?

    Drowning is the leading cause of death in infants.

    False

    Rationale: Suffocation is the leading cause of death in infants. Drowning is a leading cause of death in children between the ages of 1 and 3 years.

    Is the following statement true or false?

    The current thinking of epidemiology focuses on causal thinking.

    False

    Rationale: Current thinking of epidemiology is termed eco-epidemiology, distinguished by transforming global health patterns and technological advances

    During which of the following stage would the community health nurse first expect to see signs of a disease via laboratory testing?
    Susceptibility stage

    Subclinical disease stage

    Clinical disease stage

    Resolution stage

    C. Clinical disease stage

    Rationale: During the clinical disease stage, signs and symptoms develop, and in the early phase of this period, they may be evident only through laboratory test findings. In the susceptibility stage, the disease is not present, and individuals have not been exposed. During the subclinical disease stage, individuals have been exposed but are asymptomatic. During the resolution stage, the disease causes sufficient changes to produce recognizable signs and symptoms.

    Is the following statement true or false?

    Malaria is a disease that has become controlled globally.

    False

    Rationale: Malaria still presents a global health problem.

    Which activity would the community health nurse be involved with at the primary level of prevention?
    Screening

    Partner notification

    Immunization

    Isolation

    C. Immunization

    Rationale: Primary level of prevention activities would include education and immunization. Screening, partner notification, and case and contact investigation are secondary level of prevention activities.

    Is the following statement true or false?

    The most serious health hazard that results from insects and rodents is their role as vectors.

    True

    Rationale: Insects and rodents pose the most serious threat to health because they can act as vectors that carry disease organisms for transmission directly to humans.

    Is the following statement true or false?

    Advocacy is the foundation for public health nursing

    False

    Rationale: Formulation is the first step in health policy development.

    Is the following statement true or false?

    Individuals often have similar motives or reasons for change.

    False

    Rationale: People decide to change for many different reasons.

    Is the following statement true or false?

    Assessment and diagnosis is the first step in the teaching process.

    False

    Rationale: The first step in the teaching process is interaction, establishing basic communication patterns between clients and nurse. Assessment and diagnosis follows.

    Is the following statement true or false?

    Most health services occur at the individual level

    False

    Rationale: Most health services are provided at the community level.

    Is the following statement true or false?

    An epidemiologic study is one type of community assessment.

    False

    Rationale: An epidemiologic study is a method for completing a community assessment.

    Is the following statement true or false?

    The primary universal imperative of care is morbidity

    False

    Rationale: Mortality is the first priority of the universal imperatives of care.

    Is the following statement true or false?

    One half of the leading causes of death are communicable diseases.

    True

    Rationale: Of the 10 leading causes of death, 5 of the causes are communicable diseases.

    Is the following statement true or false?

    A community of solution is based on its location.

    False

    Rationale: A community of solution is one consisting of a group of people who come together to solve a problem that affects all of them.

    Is the following statement true or false?

    Populations and communities are terms that can be used interchangeably.

    False

    Rationale: Populations and communities are two different terms. A population differs from a community in that the individuals of the population do not necessarily interact with one another and do not necessarily share a sense of belonging to that group. Communities involve people who chose to interact with one another because of common interests, characteristics, or goals.

    Which is an example of secondary prevention?
    A. Planning an educational program on healthy lifestyles
    B. Discussing healthy menu planning with diabetic clients
    C. Providing skin testing for tuberculosis (PPD) to the homeless
    D. Transporting clients to Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meetings

    B. Discussing healthy menu planning with diabetic clients

    Rationale: Secondary prevention involves efforts to detect and treat existing health problems at the earliest possible stage, when disease or impairment is already present or among high-risk populations.

    Which activity would reflect a community health nurse working at the primary prevention level?
    A. Teaching safe sex practices to teenagers
    B. Performing adult hypertension screening
    C. Encouraging women to do breast self-examination
    D. Helping with a postmastectomy exercise program

    A. Teaching safe sex practices to teenagers

    Rationale: An educational program that teaches safe sex practices is an example of primary prevention. Performing hypertension screening and encouraging breast self-exam are examples of secondary prevention level activities. A postmastectomy exercise program would be an example of a tertiary prevention level activity.

    Is the following statement true or false?

    The assessment function of public health involves informing clients and communities.

    False

    Rationale: The assessment function involves gathering and analyzing information that will affect the health of the people to be served. Informing, educating, and empowering clients are activities associated with the function of policy development.

    Is the following statement true or false?

    A nurse acting as an advocate would help assist clients with navigating the health care system.

    True

    Rationale: As an advocate, the nurse pleads clients' causes or acts on their behalf. One example of advocacy would be guiding clients through the complexities of the health care system.

    Is the following statement true or false?

    Evidence-based practice involves clinical reasoning.

    True

    Rationale: Clinical reasoning is an important component of evidence-based practice.

    When preparing to perform research, which would the nurse do first?
    Choose a research design
    Review the literature
    Formulate a research question
    Select a conceptual model

    C. Formulate a research question

    Rationale: After identifying an area of interest, the next step would be to formulate a research question or statement. This is followed by a review of literature, selection of a conceptual model, and then selection of a research design.

    Which ethical principle is applied when the nurse ensures the groups' involvement in decision-making?
    Beneficence
    Autonomy
    Respect
    Justice

    B. Autonomy

    Rationale: Autonomy is applied when the nurse promotes a group's right to and involvement in decision-making. Beneficence is demonstrated when the nurse makes decisions that actively promote the community's best interests and well-being. Respect is demonstrated by acknowledging the clients as participants in shaping their own and the community's health outcomes. Justice is demonstrated when clients are treated fairly and equally.

    Which would characterize a culture?
    Inherited
    Static
    Individualized
    Tacit

    D. Tacit

    Rationale: Culture is learned, integrated, shared, mostly tacit, and dynamic

    Is the following statement true or false?

    The first step that a nurse does when applying transcultural nursing principles is to cultivate cultural sensitivity.

    False

    Rationale: The nurse first develops cultural self-awareness and then cultivates cultural sensitivity.

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