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Community and Public Health Nursing Evidence for Practice Questions
Question 1 of 5
The community health nurse is facilitating transitional care for an older adult client between the hospital and
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The correct answer is D because coordinating care among health care providers is crucial in ensuring a smooth transition for the older adult client between the hospital and the community. This role involves communicating with different healthcare professionals to ensure continuity of care, preventing gaps in services, and promoting patient safety. Option A is not the priority responsibility as it does not address the coordination aspect. Option B focuses on direct client care, which is important but not the primary role of the community health nurse in this context. Option C, while important, does not directly address the coordination of care among providers.
Question 2 of 5
A 50-year-old woman comes to the clinic for her first mammogram. Which best describes the action of this client?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Health protection detects disease early or maximizes health within disease constraints. Screenings are secondary prevention, not primary health promotion.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse was becoming frustrated. She had given her client extensive information on his health problem, but the client continued to be noncompliant in making needed changes. Which principle had the nurse forgotten?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Information alone does not usually motivate behavior change; other factors influence decisions to act.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is using the theory of reasoned action when working with a client to exercise on a regular basis. Which would be the easiest way for the nurse to determine if the client will engage in this activity?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The Theory of Reasoned Action suggests that intention is the best predictor of behavior.
Question 5 of 5
Some people believe that the air within their workplace makes them ill. Which premises support this belief?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Risk factors must precede a problem and increase with exposure. Feeling worse only on workdays suggests workplace-related illness.