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Community Health Nursing Practice Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
What community health nursing activity demonstrates the role of a change partner?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The correct answer is D because teaching anger management skills to teens in a halfway house involves collaborating with individuals to promote behavioral change, demonstrating the role of a change partner. Administering vaccinations (A) is more of a healthcare provider role. Analyzing community problems (B) is part of assessment and planning, not direct change partnership. Establishing a care center (C) addresses a need but does not necessarily involve actively facilitating behavior change.
Question 2 of 5
A communicable disease outbreak has occurred in a town. At a town meeting with public health officials, a community health nurse (CHN) is asked to explain the phrase "virulent organism." What definition of virulence is correct?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Rationale for Correct Answer (A): Virulence refers to the ability of a pathogen to cause disease in a host. Choice A is correct because it specifically addresses the ability of the organism to circumvent or evade the host's immune system. This is crucial as it allows the pathogen to establish an infection and cause harm. By bypassing the immune response, the organism can replicate and spread within the host, leading to disease manifestation. Summary of Incorrect Choices: B: While invading major organ systems can contribute to virulence, it is not the defining characteristic of virulence. Many pathogens can cause disease without directly invading organs. C: While some virulent organisms produce toxins, this is not the sole defining factor of virulence. Not all virulent organisms produce toxins, and some toxins may not directly weaken the body. D: Producing severe physical reactions may be a consequence of virulence, but it is not the fundamental definition of virulence. Virulence is more about the pathogen's
Question 3 of 5
What community health nursing activity demonstrates the role of a change partner?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The correct answer is D because teaching anger management skills to teens in a halfway house involves collaborating with individuals to promote behavioral change, demonstrating the role of a change partner. Administering vaccinations (A) is more of a healthcare provider role. Analyzing community problems (B) is part of assessment and planning, not direct change partnership. Establishing a care center (C) addresses a need but does not necessarily involve actively facilitating behavior change.
Question 4 of 5
What practice is being implemented by the occupational health nurse (OHN) who removes a foreign body from a client's eye?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The correct answer is C: Secondary prevention. The OHN removing a foreign body from a client's eye is implementing secondary prevention. This is because secondary prevention focuses on early detection and treatment of health issues to prevent further complications. In this scenario, the OHN is intervening to address the existing problem (foreign body in the eye) before it can cause any further damage or complications. A: Primary care focuses on providing general healthcare services to promote overall health and prevent diseases. B: Primary prevention aims to prevent the occurrence of health issues before they occur through education, vaccinations, etc. D: Tertiary prevention involves managing and treating existing health conditions to prevent further complications.
Question 5 of 5
The community health nurse (CHN) who is working with women at the senior citizens' centre reminds them that the only way the centre will be able to afford a driver and a van service for those who cannot drive themselves is to continue to write letters to their local city council representatives, requesting funding for such a service. What is the CHN doing?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The correct answer is D because the CHN is empowering the women to engage in political action locally by encouraging them to write letters to their city council representatives to request funding for a driver and a van service. This action not only raises awareness of the women's needs but also actively involves them in advocating for a solution. A) Incorrect: This choice implies that the CHN is avoiding responsibility, which is not the case. The CHN is actively guiding the women on how to address their transportation issue. B) Incorrect: While the CHN may understand the women's concerns and needs, the main focus of her action is to mobilize the women to take political action, rather than simply acknowledging their concerns. C) Incorrect: Although expressing empathy, support, and concern are important aspects of nursing care, the primary action here is to empower the women to engage in political action, not just provide emotional support.