16.6: Review Questions
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Which action is an example of the community health nurse engaged in nursing the community as the client?
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Providing individualized care for multiple patients with a specific chronic illness
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Conducting health screenings for individuals in a specific town or city
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Administering vaccines to individuals at high risk of disease complications
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Treating a client’s acute illness in a hospital setting
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Which activity would the nurse recognize as meeting the Healthy People 2030 goal of civic participation?
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Voting in local, state, and federal elections
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Planting a home garden
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Running in a 5-mile road race
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Keeping vaccinations current
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Which of the following explains why community health nurses should involve community members in assessment processes?
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To allow the community to make improvements prior to a windshield survey
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To share the workload of change with the community members
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To increase the likelihood of community participation in interventions and programs
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To exert control over the community members
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When developing a community profile guided by Gordon’s functional health patterns, which of the following patterns would the nurse identify as focusing on the community’s view of itself?
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Cognitive-perceptual
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Health perception–health management
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Nutritional-metabolic
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Self-perception–self-concept
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Which phase of the nursing process is the community health nurse performing when they identify patterns and trends in data?
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Assessment
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Diagnosis
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Planning
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Evaluation
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Using the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Culture of Health Action Framework, which action would the nurse take when engaged in cross-sector collaboration to reduce overdose deaths in adolescents?
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Encouraging community members to vote on a referendum for substance misuse education
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Working with schools and law enforcement to reduce drug overdoses
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Supporting research for substance misuse prevention programs
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Creating community-based substance misuse treatment programs
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According to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Culture of Health Action Framework, which action is a driver of change in making health a shared value?
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Increasing partnerships between hospitals
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Supporting working parents
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Providing access to routine dental and vision care
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Changing the mindset and expectations of a community
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How does the first step of the nursing process inform community health interventions?
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Assessment provides the nurse with data to identify patterns, trends, or key health problems.
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Planning determines the goals or outcomes of possible community interventions.
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Implementation allows for the use of evidence-based practices.
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Evaluation informs the nurse of needed changes to community health programs.
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Which of the following best describes the concept of holism in community-based nursing?
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Focuses on the physical health of individuals living in the community
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Treats hospitals and clinics, transportation, food stores, and green space as separate entities
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Recognizes the interconnectedness of community policies, health risks, and medical services
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Implements evidence-based practices for the needs and wants of specific communities
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Which of Gordon’s functional health patterns is the nurse assessing by looking at community disaster plans and public safety?
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Coping–stress tolerance
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Health perception–health management
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Value-belief
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Role-relationship