Public Health Nursing Exam 2- practice Questions & Answers
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Public Health Nursing
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Public Health Nursing
A nurse asks a couple who are new parents for their baby's full name. The parents reply that they are only supposed to give the baby its first name. The most appropriate response for the nurse is to:
a. tell the couple that they are the child's parents and it is up to them to name their baby.
b. ...
Public Health Nursing Exam 2- practice
Questions & Answers
A nurse asks a couple who are new parents for their baby's full name. The parents reply
that they are only supposed to give the baby its first name. The most appropriate
response for the nurse is to:
a. tell the couple that they are the child's parents and it is up to them to name their baby.
b. explain to the couple the state's bureau of vital statistics deadline for completing the
birth certificate.
c. give the couple the paperwork and ask when the baby will have a name.
d. express interest and ask the couple to share how their new baby will receive its
name. - ANSWERSD
A new group of migrant farmworkers has arrived in a community. The local public health
nurse (PHN) realizes that an important step before scheduling clinic services is to:
a. consult the public health staff regarding their scheduling preferences.
b. learn about the farmworkers' concept of time and their work schedule to determine
when and how services can best be scheduled.
c. review written materials about the farmworkers' culture of origin.
d. visit the farmworker camp and tell the camp leaders when clinic services will be
available. - ANSWERSB
A nurse is conducting a diabetes self-management group-education session. When
participants are asked to remove their shoes, two male clients look at the floor and
leave their shoes and socks on their feet. An effective intervention is for the nurse to:
a. clarify that no one has to remove his or her shoes unless he or she wants to and
continue foot inspection and foot care instruction.
b. explain that everyone must learn to do foot inspection to manage their diabetes.
c. loudly and slowly repeat the instructions for all participants to remove their shoes.
d. stop the group session, pull the two gentlemen aside, and apologize to them. -
ANSWERSA
A nurse who is ethnocentric in interacting with a client of a different culture:
a. most likely has little previous experience with the client's culture and is uncomfortable
with people from other cultures.
b. is appreciative of the client's cultural beliefs.
c. accommodates the client's cultural beliefs when planning care.
d. imposes the nurse's value system on the client. - ANSWERSA
Bruising and swelling on a client's face and torso are noticed by a nurse during a
prenatal examination. The client's exchange-student husband, who speaks for the
client, tells the nurse his wife deserved the bruises. The client looks at the floor and
, shakes her head in agreement. The nursing student leaves the examination room angry
and confused, experiencing what can best be described as:
a. culture shock.
b. prejudice.
c. ignorance.
d. racism. - ANSWERSA
A PHN in a maternal-child health clinic encounters a client from Ethiopia. The clinic
typically sees Hispanic clients. The nurse should first conduct:
a. general cultural assessment.
b. head-to-toe assessment.
c. in-depth cultural assessment.
d. nonverbal communication assessment. - ANSWERSA
A Public Health Service nurse employed by the Indian Health Service is working with a
client diagnosed with cancer. The client uses sweat lodges to "cure the disease." The
nurse understands the need for the client to use traditional healing practices. The nurse
is integrating her knowledge of the cultural organizing factor of:
a. biological variations.
b. communication.
c. environmental control.
d. space. - ANSWERSC
A community-based hospice nurse has an Asian male client with terminal-stage cancer.
The client complains that he is in continuous pain and receives no relief from the
codeine prescribed by his primary care physician (PCP). Because this nurse is culturally
competent with Asian clients, the nurse contacts the client's PCP to discuss replacing
this medication with another pain-reducing drug. The nurse's action can best be
described as an example of:
a. cultural accommodation.
b. cultural assessment.
c. cultural brokering.
d. cultural repatterning. - ANSWERSC
The nurse is educating her Nigerian client regarding the prenatal services available
through the maternal-child health clinic. The client is interested in confirming her
pregnancy at this visit but does not see the need for ongoing visits because childbirth is
viewed as a natural process in her culture. The nurse negotiates with the client to
structure a strategy to achieve a healthy pregnancy outcome that uses the clinic's
resources in a manner that is satisfactory to the client. This is an example of:
a. cultural accommodation.
b. cultural brokering.
c. cultural preservation.
d. cultural repatterning. - ANSWERSC
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