Community - Midterm NCLEX Questions with correct answers
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Module
NCLEX
Institution
Maryville College
The community health nurse is working with a client who has recently been diagnosed with diabetes. The physician has prescribed a diet and recommended adding an exercise program. Assessment reveals the client has been smoking 2 packs of cigarettes per say for approximately 30 years. Which statement...
Community - Midterm NCLEX Questions with
correct answers
The community health nurse is working with a client who has recently
been diagnosed with diabetes. The physician has prescribed a diet and
recommended adding an exercise program. Assessment reveals the client
has been smoking 2 packs of cigarettes per say for approximately 30
years. Which statement most accurately reflects the appropriate
approach fro establishing health education priorities for this client?
A. The nurse must assist the client to recognize that smoking cessation
should be the highest priority
B. The nurse and client must partner in establishing health education
priorities for the client
C. The client does not have his priorities in order and must be informed
by the nurses as to the most important priority
D. The nurse should not discuss smoking cessation because this is not
the client's most important health issue Correct Answer-B
Knowledge of various learning theories is important for community
health nurses involved in health education. Enhancing self-confidence
and self-efficacy are important aspects of which learning theory?
A. Cognitive learning theory
B. Humanistic learning theory
C. Behavioral learning theory
D. Social learning theory Correct Answer-D
,The nurse is meeting with a client who has been referred for assistance
with smoking cessation. During their 1st meeting, the client states he i
every doubtful about his ability to stop smoking. In the Health Belief
Model, belief that actions can be performed to achieve the desired
outcome is referred to by which term?
A. Self-efficacy
B. Perceived susceptibility
C. Perceived benefits
D. Cues to action Correct Answer-A
Smoking cessation programs often are provided to adults who meet in
small groups. Educational sections include both formal and informal
activities. Sharing of experiences of the members of the group is
sometimes encouraged. Which statement is the most reflective of
Knowles' assumptions about adult learners?
A. Members of the group may enjoy sharing sessions about the smoking
cessation experiences of others, but such sessions are not health
education
B. Members may benefit from sharing about smoking cessation
experiences of others in the group, and sessions may provide health
education
C. Members will likely perceive sharing session about smoking
cessation experiences as a waste of time and drop out of the group
D. Members, unless trained in group dynamics, will not be able to fully
benefit from sharing sessions about smoking cessation experiences
Correct Answer-B
,Learner assessment is an important aspect of health education. The
assessment performed by the community health nurse includes questions
about the client's age, family roles, social roles, and various
responsibilities. Which is the most important reason for obtaining this
information?
A. The nurse will need this information to plan the meeting with the
client
B. The information will help the nurse to understand the client's desired
outcomes
C. The client's developmental stage and roles have an impact on
readiness to learn
D. The information is necessary to understand how much time the client
will have Correct Answer-C
A client meeting with a community health nurse inquires about diabetes
education classes. The client's health record reveal the diagnosis of
diabetes was made a little over 1 year ago. The client reports partial
compliance with diet, gradual improvement in her exercise program, and
a 15 pound weight loss. The client reports that she takes her medication
as prescribed but rarely monitors her blood glucose level. Which
statement best reflects the impact of initial diabetes education on this
client?
A. Learning occurred, but additional support and education are needed
B. It is apparent that the diabetic education was totally inadequate
C. It is not possible to draw any conclusions about the education
D. The education did not work because the client is noncompliant
Correct Answer-A
, A community health nurse often provides health education for individual
clients. Her office has a play center because some clients bring small
children with them. She routinely offers her clients bottled water, juice
or soda. She works with her clients at a small table rather than her desk.
Which statement below best sums up her approach?
A. Clients enjoy hospitality, but her approach has no support in learning
theory
B. Adults learn better in a facilitative and nonrestrictive environment
C. The nurse's approach simply takes the clients' minds away from their
troubles
D. This approach is too informal and contrary to most learning theories
Correct Answer-B
Which educator is credited with developing the concept of
empowerment and included activism on the part of the educator as a
teaching methodology?
A. Bandura
B. Pender
C. Freire
D. Burris Correct Answer-C
A community health nurse is asked to review a draft of a brochure
generally well designed but suggests replacing several words wit simpler
words that have fewer syllables and are more commonly used. What is
the best explanation for the nurse's recommendation?
A. The nurse assumes the clients are uneducated because they have low
income
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