NUR 442 Community Final Chapter 16-33 Review Questions and Correct Answers
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NUR 442
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NUR 442
1. The community health nurse is aware that one of the five leading causes of infant death in the United States is: sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
2. Keeping in mind the Healthy People 2020 objectives, the community health nurse is aware that education and actions focused on one specific ris...
NUR 442 Community Final Chapter 16-33
Review Questions and Correct Answers
1. The community health nurse is aware that one of the five leading causes of infant
death in the United States is: ✅sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
2. Keeping in mind the Healthy People 2020 objectives, the community health nurse is
aware that education and actions focused on one specific risk factor may result in a
significant reduction in childhood deaths. This is because the leading cause of death for
all children older than the age of 1 year is: ✅a. unintentional injuries.
3. A school nurse performs all of the following activities. Which one demonstrates
primary prevention? ✅a. Reviewing immunization records
4. Health prevention activities targeting the 13- to 18-year-old population must be based
on the knowledge that a priority health threat faced by adolescents is: ✅a. engaging in
risk-taking behaviors
5. Children living below the poverty threshold account for what percentage of the U.S.
population? ✅a. 22%
6. A community health nurse may work in a collaborative role with which program that
provides nutritious foods, nutrition education, and referral to millions of American
pregnant and nursing women and infants and small children? ✅a. Women, Infants,
and Children (WIC)
7. What is the greatest threat to child health? ✅a. Poverty
8. All of the following contribute to obesity among lower income communities except:
✅a. decreased availability of fast food.
9. Despite nursing activities and public awareness campaigns on this topic, many
women face barriers to good health throughout their lives. The barriers to good health
women face include the following: (Select all that apply.) ✅a. racism poverty. violence.
lack of access to health care.
10. Preterm birth and low birth weight are the most important predictors of infant health.
Factors associated with preterm birth and low birth weight include: (Select all that
apply.) ✅a. Chronic stress poverty, minority status.
1. A 41-year-old pregnant black client, who is at 35 weeks of gestation, has not seen a
physician throughout her pregnancy. Which of the following factors places her most at
risk for maternal mortality? ✅a. Lack of prenatal care and advanced maternal age
,2. Which of the following statements is true? ✅a. Many factors that lead to morbidity
and mortality among women are preventable.
3. Which of the following is the leading cause of maternal death in the first trimester of
pregnancy? ✅a. Ectopic pregnancy
4. HIV primarily affects women in which of the following ethnic populations? ✅a.
African Americans
5. Which legislative act prohibits discrimination against pregnant women or conditions
involving childbirth or pregnancy? ✅a. The Civil Rights Act
6. Jane, who is 12 weeks' pregnant, has been having preterm complications with her
pregnancy, and her physician has placed her on bed rest. As a result, she will be unable
to return to work. Which of the following laws will protect her future employment? ✅a.
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
7. American Cancer Society (ACS) (2012) recommendations for breast self-exam (BSE)
include: (Select all that apply.) ✅a. the correct technique for BSE should be taught to
improve detection of abnormalities.
b. women at higher risk of breast cancer may benefit from regular BSE.
c. it is acceptable for women to choose not to perform BSE.
8. A 35-year-old woman came to her appointment for her yearly mammogram and Pap
smear. Her physician discussed with her the risk factors for developing breast cancer.
The following are risk factors for breast cancer: (Select all that apply.) ✅a. personal or
family history of breast cancer.
b. early age of menarche
c. late age at menopause.
1. Mr. H, an 85-year-old-man, has recently lost his wife. He comes to the local health
department to have his blood pressure checked quite often. The nurse should recognize
that Mr. H is at greater risk for what? ✅a. Suicide
2. Which of the following statements comparing health risks between men and women
is true? ✅a. Men are at greater risk for higher morbidity and mortality rates for
conditions that are the leading causes of death (e.g., heart disease, cancer, stroke)
compared with women.
3. Higher mortality rates for male infants may be explained by which of the following?
✅a. Male infants have a higher rate for infectious diseases.
, 4. Mr. K, age 35 years, is in the nursing clinic for a follow-up health visit. Additional
gender-specific educational information should be offered about which of the following
subjects? ✅a. Seat belt usage
5. Mr. C, age 40 years, has recently sustained an injury at work. The occupational
health nurse knows that based on gender-specific socialization processes, Mr. C would
more than likely comply with his medical regimen if he were to: ✅a. go back to work in
an altered capacity.
6. The community health nurse's commitment to health for all requires an increased
awareness of men's health issues; however, men are less likely than women to be seen
by a community health nurse. This is because: ✅a. maternal and child care are the
major focus of many public health departments.
7. Many barriers exist that prohibit positive male health behavior. One barrier that may
exist for men is illness orientation. This is because: ✅a. men may be aware of being ill,
but they make a conscious decision not to seek health care to avoid being labeled as
"sick."
8. Public health nurses should be aware that factors that impede men's health include:
(Select all that apply.) ✅a. risk-taking behaviors.
b. infrequent use of the health care system.
c. gaps in preventative health behaviors.
d. financial ability.
9. A 50-year-old male client should be counseled to receive the following preventive
health screenings: (Select all that apply. ✅a. • blood pressure check every 2 years.
b. • dental examination every year.
c. • eye examination every 3 to 5 years.
d. • colorectal screening every 3 to 5 years.
10. Physiological gender differences that may account for increased mortality rates for
men include all of the following except: (Select all that apply.) ✅a. male immune
systems are weaker than women's.
b. men have higher levels of stored iron than women.
c. men have fat stores in their abdomen.
d. men's brain cells die faster than women's.
1. In reviewing research related to client actions that may retard the aging process, the
nurse is aware that such research is based on stochastic theories of aging. Why? ✅a.
Stochastic theories explain aging as the accumulation of random events over time;
nonstochastic explain aging as a predetermined process and therefore not modifiable
through individual actions
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