NUR 412 Quizzes- Questions and 100% Correct Answers
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NUR 412
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NUR 412
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) evaluati...
NUR 412 Quizzes- Questions and 100%
Correct Answers
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
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
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?
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
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
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)
C) becoming involved in and contributing to volunteer community organizations
D) attending community events such as festivals or fairs and interacting with
participants ✅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)
, D) attending community events such as festivals or fairs and interacting with
participants
The nurse often has to make resource allocation decisions. Which of the following best
describes the criterion the nurse should use in such cases?
A. The specific moral or ethical principle related to the situation
B. The cheapest, most economical approach
C. The most rational probable outcome
D. The needs of the aggregate rather than a few individuals ✅a) the needs of the
aggregate rather than a few individuals
A nurse is deciding which alternative interventions should be implemented. Which of the
following factors must be considered by the nurse when making this decision? (Select
all that apply.)
A.
The expected effect or outcome of each possible intervention
B.
How interested others are in helping in any particular intervention
C.
The nurse's own interest in implementing each intervention
D.
The likelihood that the intervention will resolve the problem ✅a) the expected effect or
outcome of each possible intervention
B) how interested others are in helping with any particular intervention
D) the likelihood that the interventions will resolve the problem
Which of the following actions best represents public health nursing?
A) providing care to children and their families at the school clinic
B) caring for clients in their home following their outpatient surgery
C) assessing the effectiveness of the high school health clinic
D) administering follow-up care for pediatric clients at outpatient clinic ✅c) assessing
the effectiveness of the high school health clinic
Which of the following best describes community-based nursing?
A) giving care with a focus on the aggregate's needs
B) a practice in which care is provided for individuals and families
C) a value system in which all clients receive optimal care
D) providing care with a focus on the groups needs ✅b) a practice in which care is
provided for individuals and families
Which of the following best defines aggregate?
A) a collection of people who share one or more characteristics
B) a large group of people
C) another name for a demographic group
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