Approximately what percentage of the American population does not have health insurance according to the U.S. Census Bureau?
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A nurse providing care through the Frontier Nursing Service (FNS), would most likely have addressed the needs of which client?
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When developing programs to assist individuals with disability and chronic illness, which of the following would be most important?
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Which of the following would the community health nurse identify as a key aspect for this community's ability to follow through with the teaching?
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The amount of trash collected in one community is overwhelming local resources to collect and store it. Which is the best approach for the population health nurse to take to help decrease the amount of generated trash?
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Which of the following statements is a common misconception about older adults?
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A community health nurse works in a clinic that treats clients who lack insurance and have a history of opioid use disorder. Which of the following approaches should the nurse use when working with these clients?
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A community health nurse is preparing a presentation about drug use and abuse for a group of adults. Which of the following would the nurse include as the one of the fastest growing forms of drug abuse?
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An older adult comes to the community health center for a checkup. During the visit, he or she mentions that he or she is somewhat constipated. Which of the following suggestions would be most appropriate?
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A community health nurse is applying the Behavioral Model for Vulnerable Populations when evaluating a local community. Which of the following would the nurse include as an enabling factor?
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Which action by the nurse promotes population health?
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USP Chapter requires that an ACD be cleaned and calibrated_____ prior to PN preparation.
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Research demonstrates that exercise is important for general wellness and weight control. How might the school nurse use this information to implement primary prevention?
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After reviewing statistics, which group would a community health nurse identify as the fastest growing segment of the homeless population?
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Which of the following scenarios contains a barrier to care for individuals with disabilities at a clinic?
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A nurse makes clinical judgments based upon trial and error and past clinical experiences. Which of the following problems can result from using these data sources in clinical decision making?
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PNs are sometimes administered in the chest through the_____ vein.
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Which of the following best defines aggregate?
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During the time when the Rural Nursing Service was operating through the American Red Cross, a nurse needed to demonstrate resourcefulness. Which intervention would the nurse most likely have implemented?
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The CSA organizes controlled substances into classifications based on their
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Which statement shows a nursing student understands the effect of homelessness on children's health?
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Nurses should consider opportunities for population-focused practice that result from the rapid transformation of health care delivery from a medical model to a health promotion/disease prevention model. An example of such opportunity is:
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Which action would the nurse perform in the policy formulation phase of the stage-sequential model of policy development?
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What was Lillian Wald's major contribution to public health nursing?
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Which one of the following statements about coronary heart disease and stroke is most accurate?
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A 66-year-old person is retired and no longer has health insurance. Which of the following programs would be appropriate for his or her health insurance needs?
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Public health nurses are challenged to respond to public health-related trends of the twenty-first century, which include:
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Question 28 of 98
The Elizabethan Poor Law of 1601 is similar to which current law?
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For pediatric patients with fragile peripheral veins, a continuous IV infusion may instead be established through any of the following except a(n)_____ line.
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A nurse invited all the teenagers who were newly diagnosed with diabetes to a group meeting to discuss issues they all had in common. One teenager replied, 'I don't know if I want to share all the problems I'm having with strangers.' What is the best nurse response?
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A community is concerned about the threat of bioterrorism. Which of the following best describes the basis for this concern?
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Question 32 of 98
A migrant farmworker brings his daughter into the clinic with severe heat stroke from being out in the sun. The nurse explains the danger signs and stresses staying cool and drinking lots of water. The man seems to know this already. So what is the most likely reason this happened?
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In general, prepared PN solutions should be refrigerated at a temperature between_____ degrees Fahrenheit.
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Which country is referred to as being lesser-developed?
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How could a nurse engage in tertiary prevention related to pesticide exposure?
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Question 36 of 98
Which finding in a young single pregnant woman would cause you the most concern?
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According to the 1999 Institute of Medicine report, as many as 98,000 deaths each year could be attributed to what cause?
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Question 38 of 98
A community health nurse is describing social capital and its impact on populations to a group of local community leaders. Which of the following would the nurse suggest as a way to improve the social capital of the community?
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Question 39 of 98
To develop effective plans to meet the needs of people with disabilities, the community health nurse reviews the statistics involving individuals with disabilities. Which of the following would the nurse identify as accurately reflecting the number of persons with ongoing disability?
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Question 40 of 98
If the international medical community was working to contain several worldwide pandemics, they would look to the World Health Organization (WHO), which is:
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Question 41 of 98
When describing the importance of the World Health Report to a group of students, the instructor would emphasize which of the following?
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Question 42 of 98
What should a community health nurse do first when planning care for a homeless population?
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Which of the following conditions can result from the accidental rapid administration of a CSP to a neonate?
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Question 44 of 98
A nurse is grading the strength of evidence when critiquing a research study. Which of the following domains will the nurse need to consider?
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Question 45 of 98
Nursing students have been assigned to set up a health fair for the homeless population in a large urban setting. Without any funds to pay for space, where should the health fair be located, assuming that all of the following sites are available at no cost?
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Question 46 of 98
A nurse is employed as a nurse epidemiologist. Which of the following activities would most likely be completed by the nurse?
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Question 47 of 98
Which action by the nurse demonstrates the application of community health principles to a program aimed at preventing cardiovascular disease through risk-factor modification?
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Question 48 of 98
What is an extremely important strategy that a community/public health nurse can take to assist vulnerable families?
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Question 49 of 98
After finding several studies related to the clinical problem, a nurse knows the studies must be evaluated. For the studies to be considered convincing, they should ideally be:
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Question 50 of 98
Which intervention is the nurse most likely to implement when addressing one of the primary goals of public health?
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Question 51 of 98
When describing elder abuse to the families of older adults who are attending a local community presentation, which of the following would the community health nurse identify most commonly as the perpetrator?
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Question 52 of 98
The community health nurse has formed a coalition to provide programming and safe meeting spaces for adolescents after school. Which statement best describes the nurse's purpose for forming a coalition?
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Question 53 of 98
When developing a plan of care for a group of male patients experiencing erectile dysfunction, which of the following would the nurse expect to institute first?
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Question 54 of 98
Which of the following actions best represents public health nursing?
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Question 55 of 98
Which action by the community health nurse is an example of a downstream intervention?
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Question 56 of 98
As part of a school district health program for students, the nurse visits students diagnosed with asthma at home. Which home environment factor should the nurse identify as contributing to the development of this respiratory disease?
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Question 57 of 98
Which type of policy brief is the public health nurse utilizing when providing city management with a summary of the latest research on how green spaces improve the health of a community?
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Question 58 of 98
Which of the following individuals is experiencing homelessness?
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Question 59 of 98
Which of the following is the primary focus of public health nursing?
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Question 60 of 98
Which action by the community health nurse best describes tertiary prevention?
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What is the term for the body's process of absorbing, distributing, metabolizing, and excreting a drug?
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Question 62 of 98
A community health nurse reviews Healthy People 2020 when considering the health needs that will be addressed in the community. Which goal would the nurse find in this document?
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Question 63 of 98
Nurses at a homeless clinic are concerned that homeless clients rarely return to have the nurses assess the findings of their tuberculosis(TB) skin tests.Which of the following is the most appropriate policy for the clinic to have regarding the screening test findings?
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Question 64 of 98
One of the primary focuses of improving the health of the American people in the twenty-first century is to address:
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Question 65 of 98
Aggregates at high risk for having poor health outcomes because of limited resources are called:
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Question 66 of 98
What is the function of a tamper-evident, sterile, adhesive seal?
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Question 67 of 98
Population-focused practice concentrates on defining the problems or needs of and implementing solutions for whom?
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Question 68 of 98
A community health nurse is working to empower clients of a vulnerable population. Which of the following client behaviors indicates that the nurse is achieving this goal?
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Question 69 of 98
The public health nurse ensures that a local community coalition for improving school lunches takes the time to listen to each stakeholder's view, develops a common validated language for discussing the initiative, and shares the credit for the success of the initiative. The public health nurse is adhering to the principles of:
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Question 70 of 98
Which of the following statements about public health is accurate?
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Question 71 of 98
A public health nurse leader is encountering barriers when trying to shift the public health agency's efforts to a population-focused practice. The reasons peers are not supportive of the proposed shift to a population focus are most likely related to:
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Question 72 of 98
What is the primary reason women with small children are homeless?
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Question 73 of 98
Which of the following care options would be most appropriate for an older adult who experiences confusion, requires daily insulin injections and blood glucose monitoring, and needs assistance with bathing, dressing, and feeding?
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A nurse is caring for a client who has been diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB). Which medication would the nurse most likely administer?
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Question 75 of 98
A nurse is concerned about stress related to the heavy caregiving burden assumed by adult children of older clients. What action by the nurse would use secondary prevention to limit caregiver stress?
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Question 76 of 98
When conducting a community survey, PHNs understand that the poverty threshold reflects:
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Question 77 of 98
Which action describes a role of the nurse in public health?
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Question 78 of 98
Which bill would the nurse lobbyist, who believes strongly in social justice, encourage legislators to support?
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Question 79 of 98
Why is public health nursing considered a nursing specialty?
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Question 80 of 98
Which of the following terms is used to describe aggregates who are at high risk for having poor health outcomes because of limited resources?
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A nurse is employed by the Department of Homeland Security. Which activity would be expected by this department?
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Question 82 of 98
The community practice nurse is preparing to initiate a community partnership with a neighborhood watch association to address teenager street vandalism. The nurse is evaluating the community health dimension of process and seeks to determine the community's:
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Question 83 of 98
If the nurse teaches solely by lecturing to clients, what part of the education process is missing?
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Which one of the following scenarios is not an example of community collaboration?
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Question 85 of 98
Which level of prevention is represented by a nurse who offers homeless clients yearly tuberculosis(TB) screening and free treatment for those who test positive for TB?
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The community health nurse is teaching caregivers with children between 5 and 9 years of age about causes of injury in this age group. Which cause of death will the nurse include?
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Question 87 of 98
Which of the following nurses is famous for creating public health nursing in the United States?
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Question 88 of 98
A nurse performing an assessment of a very economically diverse community must be careful to:
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A public health agency is considering implementing an electronic health record. Which action best describes one of the benefits the agency will experience?
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A nurse is working in a public health nursing setting. Which statement best describes why this specialty is appealing to nurses?
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Question 91 of 98
A nurse is advocating for policies that create walkable communities, green spaces, and healthier food environments. Which level of prevention does this target?
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A public health nurse looking for evidence of marginalization in a community would seek:
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Question 93 of 98
Diversity refers to all of but which of these concepts?
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A mother and her son are in the emergency department. The son had become so angry that he put his hand through a glass window and had to have stitches. The physician suggested a psychiatric consult. Now the mom asks, 'Do you think my son is crazy?' Which is the most appropriate response?
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Where should the perpetual inventory log book be kept?
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Question 96 of 98
Collaboration is an intervention that would be located where in the Intervention Wheel?
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Question 97 of 98
The nurse is investigating environmental health problems caused by contaminated ground water. Which type of nursing practice is being implemented?
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Which of the following populations was most affected by the federal budget cuts made in 1996?
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