2023 HESI Community Health Exam Questions and Answers | Already Verified Answers

The public health nurse is called to investigate a report of several cases of chickenpox at a day care center. The day care worker states that five children have been sent home over the past two weeks with fever and itchy blisters. Which intervention should the nurse implement first? A. Validate that the children sent home did develop chickenpox B. Report the presence of a viral endemic at the day care center C. Confirm the number of children with symptoms D. Determine how many people have been exposed ----CORRECT ANSWER--------A. Validate that the children sent home did develop chickenpox The nurse is documenting the medical history of a young adult male client who was recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus. He smokes 2 packs of cigarettes daily and his father died of a heart attack at the age of 45. Which annual screening is most important for the nurse include? A. Peripheral neuropathy B. Retinopathy C. Renal insufficiency D. Hyperlipidemia ----CORRECT ANSWER--------D. Hyperlipidemia A graduate nursing student requests information, including laboratory findings and chest x-ray results, about all clients with symptoms of h1n1 who have been seen during the last month in a community health clinic. Which action should the charge nurse take? A. Ask if permission has been obtained from the research committee B. Ask the student to sign a standard waiver form C. Obtain written authorization from clients to release the information D. Provide the information for research purposes only ----CORRECT ANSWER--------C. Obtain written authorization from clients to release the information A community health nurse is applying for a federal grant to support a smoking cessation educational program. In which order should the nurse prioritize these nursing activities? Arrange in order top to bottom Select and train the data collection personnel Review and analyze the data Consider pros and cons of different methods of data gathering Determine the target aggregate that will be served by the program ----CORRECT ANSWER--------1. Determine the target aggregate that will be served by the program 2. Consider pros and cons of different methods of data gathering 3. Select and train the data collection personnel 4. Review and analyze the data