Nu 426 Module 1 Exam Prep Questions and Correct Answers
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NUR 426
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NUR 426
A community health nurse has scheduled a hypertension clinic in a local shopping mall in which shoppers have the opportunity to have their blood pressure measured and learn about hypertension. This nursing activity would be an example of which type of prevention activity? secondary
Which level of ...
Nu 426 Module 1 Exam Prep Questions
and Correct Answers
A community health nurse has scheduled a hypertension clinic in a local shopping mall
in which shoppers have the opportunity to have their blood pressure measured and
learn about hypertension. This nursing activity would be an example of which type of
prevention activity? ✅secondary
Which level of prevention focuses on minimizing deterioration and improving quality of
life? ✅tertiary
A nurse working in the community is involved in secondary prevention. Which activity
would most likely apply? ✅health screen for diabetes risk
Which health promotion model does the nurse identify is the reason some people
choose actions to foster health and others refuse to participate? ✅health belief model
A public health nurse administers influenza vaccines to a group of individuals during a
community vaccination clinic. The nurse understands that this action is considered
primary prevention due to which statement? ✅The vaccination focuses on health
promotion and prevention of illness.
The nurse is assisting with the development of a program to administer flu shots to a
group of senior citizens. What type of prevention does this program reflect? ✅primary
preventoin
The nurse is developing a health-promotion program at a company in which many
employees are women in their 20s and 30s. For this population, the nurse plans to
include information about ✅parenting issues
Young adults in their reproductive years want information about parenting issues.
Values training is geared more for adolescents. Information about bone-density
screening and mammography are for older women.
An elderly client, while being seen in an urgent care facility for a possible respiratory
infection, asks the nurse if Medicare is going to cover the cost of the visit. What
information can the nurse give the client? ✅Medicare has a copayment for many of the
services it covers. This requires the client to pay a part of the bill.
In which situation is the nurse providing tertiary prevention? ✅Teaching rehabilitation
exercises to a client after a mastectomy
, The National Center for Health Statistics uses data from healthcare agencies to issue
quarterly and annual reports on performance related to goals for improving the health of
the U.S. population. Which initiative is targeted with improving the health of all
Americans? ✅healthy people 2020
The physician has recommended an amniocentesis for an 18-year-old primiparous
woman. The client is 34 weeks' gestation and does not want this procedure but the
physician arranges for the amniocentesis to be performed. The nurse should recognize
that the physician is in violation of what ethical principle? ✅autonomy
The principle of autonomy specifies that individuals have the ability to make a choice
free from external constraints. The physician's actions in this case violate this principle.
This action may or may not violate the principle of beneficence. Veracity centers on
truth-telling and nonmaleficence is avoiding the infliction of harm.
The nurse is to administer a potassium supplement to the client. The nurse does not
check the potassium level prior to administering the medication and later finds that the
potassium level was at a critical high. What principle has this nurse violated?
✅nonmaleficence
Which of the following delineates actions that are legally permitted for a particular
profession based on specific educational qualifications ✅scope of practice
A team of community health nurses are planning to draft a proposal for a program that
will increase the community's alignment with the principles of the Healthy People 2020
report. What activity would best demonstrate the priorities identified in this report?
✅Addressing determinants of health such as clean environments and safety in the
community
Explanation:
Healthy People 2020 addresses social determinants of health such as safety and the
state of the environment. This report does not specifically address matters such as
hospital funding, nursing education, or resource allocation.
A client who has no health insurance asks if there is any chance that they will benefit
from healthcare reform. What should the nurse tell the client about the goal of the
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act? ✅The goal of the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act is to provide affordable healthcare to U.S. citizens who previously
had no access to health insurance.
A 54-year-old client on a fixed income has had an electrocardiogram (ECG) as part of
an annual physical examination. What legislation supports the focus on chronic disease
prevention, health promotion, and quality, affordable health care for everyone ✅Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act
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