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Community Health Nursing -I

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95. A community health nurse is working with a family experiencing homelessness. What is the most critical initial focus of nursing care?

A. Providing interior decoration tips

B. Addressing immediate needs for shelter, food, and safety ✓

C. Discussing long-term career goals

D. Offering expensive designer clothing

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80. A home health patient with a urinary catheter complains of lower abdominal pain and fever. The urine in the bag is cloudy and foul-smelling. What is the immediate nursing action?

A. Encourage more fluid intake

B. Notify the physician immediately, suspecting a urinary tract infection (UTI) ✓

C. Clamp the catheter

D. Remove the catheter without assessment

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81. A community health nurse is developing a health promotion program for adolescents aimed at preventing substance abuse. What is the most effective approach?

A. Focusing solely on punitive measures

B. Providing education on risks, promoting refusal skills, and offering healthy alternatives for recreation ✓

C. Encouraging experimentation in moderation

D. Ignoring peer pressure

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82. A community experiences a sudden outbreak of measles. What is the most urgent public health response strategy?

A. Advise against vaccination

B. Rapid case identification, contact tracing, and vaccination of susceptible individuals ✓

C. Encourage large gatherings

D. Prescribe antibiotics to everyone

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83. A community health nurse is administering a flu vaccine. What is the technical route of administration for the influenza vaccine?

A. Intravenous (IV)

B. Intramuscular (IM) ✓

C. Subcutaneous (SQ)

D. Intradermal (ID)

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84. A home care patient with asthma is prescribed an inhaled corticosteroid and a short-acting beta-agonist (SABA). The patient states, “I use my SABA every day for my breathing.” What medicinal teaching is required?

A. This is normal; continue using the SABA daily

B. The SABA is a rescue medication and should only be used for acute symptoms; consistent use suggests uncontrolled asthma ✓

C. Discontinue the inhaled corticosteroid

D. Increase the SABA dose

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85. A community health nurse is conducting a health screening for hyperlipidemia. What is the most accurate way to obtain a fasting lipid panel?

A. After a fatty meal

B. After at least 8-12 hours of fasting ✓

C. After vigorous exercise

D. Any time of day

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71. A community experiences an increase in childhood lead poisoning cases. What is the most effective primary prevention strategy?

A. Providing chelation therapy to all children

B. Educating families about lead hazards in older homes and advocating for lead abatement programs ✓

C. Treating symptoms of lead poisoning

D. Monitoring blood lead levels only after exposure

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72. A home health patient with chronic kidney disease is advised to limit potassium intake. Which food should the nurse advise the patient to limit?

A. Apples

B. Bananas ✓

C. White bread

D. Chicken breast

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73. A community health nurse is conducting a community health education session on healthy aging. What is a critical component of promoting healthy aging?

A. Encouraging social isolation

B. Promoting regular physical activity, healthy diet, and cognitive engagement ✓

C. Discouraging vaccinations

D. Advising against seeking medical care

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74. A community health nurse is responding to a mass casualty incident. What is the purpose of the “Black” tag in mass casualty triage?

A. Minor injury, can wait

B. Immediate life-threatening injury

C. Deceased or expectant to die ✓

D. Delayed care, non-life-threatening

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75. A home health patient with diabetes is experiencing symptoms of hypoglycemia (e.g., sweating, tremors, confusion). What is the immediate action?

A. Administer insulin

B. Give 15 grams of fast-acting carbohydrate (e.g., fruit juice, glucose tablets) ✓

C. Advise them to exercise

D. Give a complex carbohydrate meal

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76. A community health nurse is working with a community affected by a natural disaster. What is the most important initial intervention related to mental health?

A. Ignoring emotional distress to focus on physical needs

B. Providing immediate psychological first aid and connecting individuals to mental health support ✓

C. Telling individuals to cope on their own

D. Offering only medication for anxiety

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77. A community health nurse is conducting a vision screening for a pre-school child. What is the technical modification often used for vision charts for children who cannot read letters?

A. Using a standard Snellen chart

B. Using a "tumbling E" chart or picture chart ✓

C. Using a projector

D. Asking the child to guess

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78. A community health nurse is teaching a group of parents about preventing accidental poisonings in children. What is a critical safety measure?

A. Storing medications and hazardous chemicals in unlocked cabinets

B. Storing medications and hazardous chemicals in locked cabinets or out of reach of children ✓

C. Leaving cleaning supplies on the floor

D. Disposing of medications in the sink

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79. A community health nurse is providing education about effective stress management techniques. What is a key recommendation?

A. Avoiding all social interaction

B. Engaging in relaxation techniques, mindfulness, exercise, and seeking social support ✓

C. Suppressing emotions

D. Consuming more caffeine

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64. A community health nurse is conducting a smoking cessation program. What is the most effective strategy to promote long-term cessation?

A. Scaring individuals with graphic images only

B. Providing individualized counseling, pharmacotherapy options, and relapse prevention strategies ✓

C. Encouraging cold turkey cessation without support

D. Focusing only on the financial cost of smoking

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65. A community experiences a sudden loss of access to clean drinking water. What is the immediate public health recommendation for water purification?

A. Drink unfiltered tap water

B. Use bottled water or boil all water for at least one minute before consumption ✓

C. Add sugar to the water

D. Collect rainwater without treatment

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66. A home health patient with heart failure is prescribed a diuretic. The nurse notes the patient is confused and has muscle weakness. What medicinal adverse effect is a critical concern?

A. Hyperglycemia

B. Hypokalemia (low potassium) ✓

C. Hypernatremia

D. Hypertension

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Practice Questions

95. A community health nurse is working with a family experiencing homelessness. What is the most critical initial focus of nursing care?

80. A home health patient with a urinary catheter complains of lower abdominal pain and fever. The urine in the bag is cloudy and foul-smelling. What is the immediate nursing action?

81. A community health nurse is developing a health promotion program for adolescents aimed at preventing substance abuse. What is the most effective approach?

82. A community experiences a sudden outbreak of measles. What is the most urgent public health response strategy?

83. A community health nurse is administering a flu vaccine. What is the technical route of administration for the influenza vaccine?

84. A home care patient with asthma is prescribed an inhaled corticosteroid and a short-acting beta-agonist (SABA). The patient states, “I use my SABA every day for my breathing.” What medicinal teaching is required?

85. A community health nurse is conducting a health screening for hyperlipidemia. What is the most accurate way to obtain a fasting lipid panel?

71. A community experiences an increase in childhood lead poisoning cases. What is the most effective primary prevention strategy?

72. A home health patient with chronic kidney disease is advised to limit potassium intake. Which food should the nurse advise the patient to limit?

73. A community health nurse is conducting a community health education session on healthy aging. What is a critical component of promoting healthy aging?

74. A community health nurse is responding to a mass casualty incident. What is the purpose of the “Black” tag in mass casualty triage?

75. A home health patient with diabetes is experiencing symptoms of hypoglycemia (e.g., sweating, tremors, confusion). What is the immediate action?

76. A community health nurse is working with a community affected by a natural disaster. What is the most important initial intervention related to mental health?

77. A community health nurse is conducting a vision screening for a pre-school child. What is the technical modification often used for vision charts for children who cannot read letters?

78. A community health nurse is teaching a group of parents about preventing accidental poisonings in children. What is a critical safety measure?

79. A community health nurse is providing education about effective stress management techniques. What is a key recommendation?

64. A community health nurse is conducting a smoking cessation program. What is the most effective strategy to promote long-term cessation?

65. A community experiences a sudden loss of access to clean drinking water. What is the immediate public health recommendation for water purification?

66. A home health patient with heart failure is prescribed a diuretic. The nurse notes the patient is confused and has muscle weakness. What medicinal adverse effect is a critical concern?

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