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A 12-year-old female is seen by the school nurse after recently experiencing increasing difficulty sitting and paying attention in class, and increasingly illegible handwriting. The nurse observes that the child has protruding eyeballs and a staring expression. What action should the nurse ta...

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1. A 12-year-old female is seen by the school nurse after recently experiencing increasing

difficulty sitting and paying attention in class, and increasingly illegible handwriting. The nurse

observes that the child has protruding eyeballs and a staring expression. What action should

the nurse take next?


-:- Gather additional data by taking a health history and measuring vital signs




2. When asked to help develop interventions to combat obesity among children, the

community health nurse should stress the importance of implementing which activity?


-:- Set goals that are focused on developing healthier lifestyles




3. A terrorist attack has occurred and several people have inhaled Ricin. Which intervention

should the emergency department nurse implement when caring for these clients?


-:- Provide supportive nursing care until antitoxin is available




4. A young woman tells the public health nurse that a friend was recently diagnosed with

Hepatitis B and she is concerned about getting the disease. During the assessment interview,

which question is most important for the nurse to ask this woman?


-:- "Have you shared any needles or had sex with your friend?"


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5. Which example should the nurse identify as a significant outcome for the Leading Health

indicators of Healthy People 2020?


-:- A community has adopted a no smoking policy




6. Which intervention should the public health nurse implement when attempting to address

one of the leading health indicators of Healthy People 2020?


-:- Design and implement a no smoking campaign at the local high school




7. Lillian Wald was a significant person in the history of American Nursing. Which

contributions can be attributed to her? (Select all)


-:- -Development of Public health nursing practice

-First nursing service for occupational health


-Established committee that was the forerunner of the NLN


-Instituted a sliding scale fee for service




8. A male client is brought to the emergency department as the result of a motorcycle

accident. He was not wearing a helmet at the time of the accident, and states that he has no

intention of ever wearing one. Within the framework of the Transtheoretical Model (TTM),

which response should the nurse provide?



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-:- "Wearing a helmet or not is certainly an individual decision."




9. After accepting the position of school nurse in a public elementary school, what strategy

is best for the nurse to use to obtain an overview of the student body?


-:- Conduct a windshield survey of the geographic areas served by the school




10. A nurse organizes a community action group to help resolve health problems in a low

income neighborhood with a large population of recent immigrants from Africa. What

problem should the nurse address first?


-:- Low immunization rate of children




11. The nurse is preparing to discharge an elderly, recently widowed female client following

a mild stroke. At this time she is able to walk with the aid of a walker. As part of the

discharge planning, what referral is most important for the nurse to make?


-:- Meals-on-Wheels




12. The nurse is designing a bioterrorism plan for a community. Which agents are

transmitted person to person via respiratory or inhalation exposure? (Select all)


-:- -Pneumonic plague

-Smallpox



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13. An occupational health nurse is reviewing a 20-year-old trend in the United States that

has resulted in an increase in certain medical conditions due to the rapid expansion of an

urban industrial workforce. Which medical conditions are specifically identified with this

trend?


-:- -Asthma

-Lung cancer




14. Which presentation of an infectious disease is acquired through an indirect transmission?


-:- Malaria following exposure in a mosquito -infested area




15. What action is best for the community health nurse to take if the nurse suspects that an

infant is being physically abused?


-:- Follow agency protocols to report suspected abuse




16. The nursing education coordinator is creating employee orientation materials for staff

nurses who plan to work at a clinic that serves a lower socioeconomic neighborhood. What

information should the educator include regarding the clinic's client population? (Select all)


-:- -Most of the clients are unemployed or disabled

-Access to mass transit may be an issue



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