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Question 1 of 59

Which best explains the purpose of the Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS)?

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Question 2 of 59

What is the most rapidly growing group of homeless?

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Question 3 of 59

A patient tells a nurse, Ã¢â‚¬Å“I know all about this already. I read about it on the Internet." The patient then summarizes what he has learned. Since some of this information seems incorrect, what questions would be effective for the nurse to ask? Select all that apply.

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Question 4 of 59

The nurse has been reading everything she can find on a particular clinical problem, using both the closest medical library and the Internet. What would be the most helpful source if it were available?

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Question 5 of 59

If the nurse teaches solely by lecturing to clients, what part of the education process is missing?

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Question 6 of 59

A nurse is concerned about a young teenage mother who does not seem to know how to play with an infant. What behaviors might the nurse want to role-model as good parenting behaviors? Select all that apply.

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Question 7 of 59

This year 600 of 8000 young women ages 17 to 20 years at a university health center tested positive for a sexually transmitted infection (STI). What does this finding represent?

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Question 8 of 59

A school nurse wants to decrease the incidence of obesity in elementary school children. What secondary prevention could the nurse implement?

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Question 9 of 59

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 10 of 59

A student nurse was seriously shocked when late one night the she saw a former high school friend going through a trash bin outside a fast-food restaurant and pulling out half-eaten food. What is a likely explanation for a healthy young adult engaging in such behavior?

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Question 11 of 59

Which intervention by community mental health nurses is most likely to help prevent youth violence?

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Question 12 of 59

What kind of study should the nurse researcher choose if the goal is to identify the long-term benefits and risks of a particular nursing intervention for senior citizens living in the community?

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Question 13 of 59

What action by the nurse can best ensure long-term positive health outcomes of poor pregnant teens and their children?

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Question 14 of 59

A migrant farmworker presents to the clinic reporting an acute onset of severe abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and headache with difficulty concentrating. What condition might cause such symptoms?

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Question 15 of 59

A hospice patient is taking rather strong narcotics with good pain control, but today the patient's family tells the nurse that the client does not want to become addicted. Which is the best response by the nurse?

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Question 16 of 59

A nurse working in a refugee camp should consider which of the following when working with refugees in the camp?

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Question 17 of 59

The nurse is assessing a family that includes an adult and a school-aged child named Jackson. Which of the following questions should the nurse prioritize to ask the adult?

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Question 18 of 59

Which best explains why home health care agencies that are part of national chains are doing better in the competitive marketplace than individually owned agencies?

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Question 19 of 59

Staff members have agreed to implement evidence-based practice; they have chosen a specific problem and searched the literature. The group has selected the interventions that seem the easiest to implement. What should be the staff's next step?

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Question 20 of 59

Some nurses decide to hold a health screening at a large urban mall. What variables will help the nurses determine which screenings to do? Select all that apply.

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Question 21 of 59

The nurse is working with a group of clients that includes assault survivors. Which of the following actions by the nurse best reflects trauma-informed care?

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Question 22 of 59

The nurse was making a postpartum visit to a teenage mother and her month-old infant. What assessment would be most important?

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Question 23 of 59

A school nurse is teaching a group of preadolescent boys about puberty. By which age should concerns about pubertal delay be considered?

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Question 24 of 59

A nurse reports that in comparison to all the children in a particular school, the children who are members of the Cub Scouts have 0.3 risk for obesity before entering the sixth grade. What would you recommend to the new parents of two boys who had just moved into this school's neighborhood?

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Question 25 of 59

In a particular community, high school students were starting to be diagnosed with diabetes during annual high school health fairs. Over the next few years, a nursing staff worked very hard to establish and maintain educational programs on diabetes risk factors and proper nutrition. How will the nurses know if they are having any impact?

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Question 26 of 59

A health care provider is concerned about the high number of clients with type 2 diabetes mellitus who have poor glucose control. What would be the best reference for the provider to implement evidence-based practice (EBP) in the management of this problem?

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Question 27 of 59

Which group is most at risk for suicide?

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Question 28 of 59

Which should be included when the nurse writes a proposed treatment plan for a home health client?

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Question 29 of 59

How might a nursing administrator who wishes to develop a work environment conducive to the implementation of evidence-based practice (EBP) best achieve this goal?

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Question 30 of 59

Persons with immune deficiencies may have a negative tuberculosis (TB) skin test even though they are infected. Knowing this, what would the nurse expect to see in the test results when a TB skin test is given to persons with AIDS?

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Question 31 of 59

Which is the most important task to be accomplished during the initial home visit?

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Question 32 of 59

In addition to those barriers faced by many residents in rural areas, what additional barrier to health care is a Hispanic migrant farmworker likely to encounter?

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Question 33 of 59

What action can a nurse take that will potentially increase accessibility to health care services for mentally ill homeless clients?

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Question 34 of 59

The nursing educator, who is offering a course on preparing for motherhood, asks the women taking her class to identify what they wish to learn and to write their own learning objectives. What is this method of gaining commitment called?

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Question 35 of 59

What are the two primary causes of death in children who live in rural areas?

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Question 36 of 59

A nurse had shared a great deal of information with a new client. Time had passed, but the nurse had more to share and was energetically doing so. Which should the nurse use as a guide to determine when to stop teaching and plan the next visit?

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Question 37 of 59

The city's medical center needs to know the trends in health problems for long-range planning regarding staffing and space allocation. Which source of information will be most helpful?

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Question 38 of 59

A man says, "I just can't get myself to leave the house and go for a 30-minute walk each day. I wish I could think of some way to motivate myself." An effective measure by the nurse would be to suggest that the man:

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Question 39 of 59

What should nurses be careful to do when using case management with vulnerable populations?

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Question 40 of 59

A large financial grant was being offered to whichever health facility wanted to accept the responsibility for giving care to local vulnerable populations. What would you expect the local medical centers to do?

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Question 41 of 59

A staff member is orienting a new nurse to a health clinic that serves primarily vulnerable populations. Which statement indicates a need for additional staff education?

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Question 42 of 59

Which screening tests should the school nurse perform for the adolescent? (Select all that apply.)

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Question 43 of 59

A nurse is going to visit a client who needs assistance with personal hygiene and feeding. Which suggestion should be made to the family?

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Question 44 of 59

Which aspect of cognition develops during adolescence?

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Question 45 of 59

In which of the following activities is the nurse acting in the role of a nurse epidemiologist?

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Question 46 of 59

For nurses who are familiar with evidence-based practice (EBP) and want to implement EBP into their care of clients, what might be the biggest challenge?

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Question 47 of 59

A nurse is teaching family members how to read food labels. According to the Calgary Family Intervention Model, which of the following actions by the family incorporates all three functional domains?

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Question 48 of 59

Several small communities requested help from the state department of health for improving their teenage pregnancy rate. Which community should the nurse suggest get funds first?

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Question 49 of 59

A nurse who cares for Mexican migrant farmworkers must be certain to assess for which of the following? Select all that apply.

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Question 50 of 59

Which is the primary task to be accomplished during the initial telephone contact between the home health nurse and the client?

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Question 51 of 59

A young adolescent boy tells the nurse he Ã¢â‚¬Å“feels gawky.Ã¢â‚¬Â How should the nurse explain why this occurs in adolescents?

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Question 52 of 59

What behavior would most likely lead to a positive interaction for the nurse working with Mexican immigrants?

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Question 53 of 59

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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Question 54 of 59

A community health nurse is aware that which members of the community are at highest risk of becoming victims of labor trafficking?

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Question 55 of 59

What statistic do countries use to compare the success of their health care systems?

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Question 56 of 59

What is the primary cause of vulnerability to health problems?

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Question 57 of 59

The community nurse is working with a family and determines one of the family members is repeatedly telling

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Question 58 of 59

A nurse planned a superb presentation on the latest trends in disaster planning for the senior nursing students at the local college. However, when the nurse began to share knowledge, the students were talking to one another and essentially ignoring the nurse. What should the nurse do?

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Question 59 of 59

Which statements by a nurse demonstrate understanding of the unique needs of vulnerable groups? Select all that apply.

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