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189. A community health nurse is planning a program to address the social determinants of health in a community. What is a critical aspect of program sustainability?

A. Relying solely on grant funding
B. Building community capacity, fostering local ownership, and diversifying funding sources
C. Ignoring community input
D. Making the program overly complex
nmdcat.online BS Nursing
Jun 6, 2026

188. A home care patient with heart failure is prescribed a daily statin medication. They report muscle aches and weakness. What medicinal concern is immediate?

A. Normal side effect of statins
B. Rhabdomyolysis or myopathy, requiring physician notification and muscle enzyme level assessment
C. Gout
D. Allergy
nmdcat.online BS Nursing
Jun 6, 2026

187. A community health nurse is participating in a global health initiative to address the impact of climate change on health. What is a critical intervention?

A. Promoting fossil fuel use
B. Advocating for sustainable practices, educating communities on climate-related health risks, and building adaptive capacity
C. Ignoring climate change
D. Focusing only on individual actions
nmdcat.online BS Nursing
Jun 6, 2026

186. A home care patient with a chronic wound is experiencing delayed healing despite optimal wound care. What is the clinical consideration?

A. Patient is not trying hard enough
B. Assess for underlying systemic issues (e.g., nutritional deficiencies, uncontrolled diabetes, peripheral vascular disease)
C. Apply more dressing
D. Change dressing less frequently
nmdcat.online BS Nursing
Jun 6, 2026

185. A community health nurse is applying the Social Cognitive Theory to design a health promotion program. What is a critical concept within this theory that influences behavior change?

A. Genetic predisposition
B. Self-efficacy, observational learning, and reciprocal determinism
C. Socioeconomic status only
D. Environmental factors only
nmdcat.online BS Nursing
Jun 6, 2026

184. A home care patient with chronic pain is prescribed a long-acting opioid. They report feeling excessively drowsy and difficult to arouse. What is the immediate nursing action?

A. Administer more opioid for pain
B. Assess respiratory status, administer naloxone if indicated, and notify the physician of opioid overdose symptoms
C. Tell the patient to sleep it off
D. Encourage the patient to walk around
nmdcat.online BS Nursing
Jun 6, 2026

183. A community health nurse is evaluating a program. What technical term refers to whether the program achieved its intended goals and objectives?

A. Process evaluation
B. Outcome evaluation
C. Structure evaluation
D. Input evaluation
nmdcat.online BS Nursing
Jun 6, 2026

182. A community experiences a sudden, widespread outbreak of a highly transmissible disease (e.g., norovirus) in a confined setting (e.g., nursing home). What is the immediate public health response strategy?

A. Encourage sharing of food
B. Implement strict infection control, isolation of symptomatic individuals, and rapid cleaning/disinfection
C. Ignore the outbreak
D. Promote communal dining
nmdcat.online BS Nursing
Jun 6, 2026

181. A community health nurse is advocating for policies that support comprehensive sex education in schools. What is a critical benefit for community health?

A. Increased unintended pregnancies
B. Reduced rates of STIs and unintended pregnancies, and improved sexual health knowledge
C. Increased risky behaviors
D. Limited access to information
nmdcat.online BS Nursing
Jun 6, 2026

180. A home care patient with asthma is prescribed a new inhaled corticosteroid. They report a persistent dry cough. What medicinal teaching point is critical?

A. This is a sign of allergy
B. This can be a side effect, but it's important to continue the medication; rinse mouth after use
C. Stop the medication immediately
D. Increase the dose to stop the cough
nmdcat.online BS Nursing
Jun 6, 2026

179. A community health nurse is planning a program to address the burden of chronic diseases. What is a critical tertiary prevention strategy?

A. Preventing the onset of chronic diseases
B. Providing rehabilitation services, self-management education, and support for living with chronic conditions
C. Screening for early detection
D. Administering vaccines
nmdcat.online BS Nursing
Jun 6, 2026

178. A home care patient with diabetes is prescribed an oral hypoglycemic medication. They report missing doses frequently because they are busy. What medicinal intervention is most appropriate?

A. Tell them to stop taking the medication
B. Provide strategies for medication reminders (e.g., alarms, pillboxes) and address barriers to adherence
C. Advise them to take all missed doses at once
D. Encourage them to rely on memory
nmdcat.online BS Nursing
Jun 6, 2026

177. A community health nurse is providing care to a family affected by a natural disaster. What is a critical aspect of promoting long-term recovery and resilience?

A. Ignoring emotional distress
B. Providing ongoing psychosocial support, connecting to long-term housing/employment resources, and fostering community rebuilding efforts
C. Focusing only on immediate physical needs
D. Blaming the family for the disaster
nmdcat.online BS Nursing
Jun 6, 2026

176. A home care patient with chronic pain is prescribed a long-acting opioid. They report feeling excessively drowsy and difficult to arouse. What is the immediate nursing action?

A. Administer more opioid for pain
B. Assess respiratory status, administer naloxone if indicated, and notify the physician of opioid overdose symptoms
C. Tell the patient to sleep it off
D. Encourage the patient to walk around
nmdcat.online BS Nursing
Jun 6, 2026

175. A community health nurse is implementing a program using the Health Promotion Model. What is a critical concept within this model that influences health behavior?

A. Genetic predisposition
B. Perceived benefits of action, perceived barriers to action, and self-efficacy
C. Socioeconomic status only
D. Environmental factors only
nmdcat.online BS Nursing
Jun 6, 2026

174. A home care patient with heart failure is prescribed a diuretic. The patient reports dizziness, fatigue, and their blood pressure is consistently low. What medicinal concern is immediate?

A. Patient needs more fluid
B. Over-diuresis leading to hypotension, requiring physician notification and possible dose adjustment
C. Hypertension
D. Hyperglycemia
nmdcat.online BS Nursing
Jun 6, 2026

172. A community experiences a sudden, widespread cybersecurity attack on its essential infrastructure (e.g., water supply, transportation). What is the immediate public health concern?

A. Lack of entertainment
B. Disruption of critical services, potential contamination of water, and challenges in emergency response
C. Increased social media usage
D. Longer wait times for online shopping
nmdcat.online BS Nursing
Jun 6, 2026

171. A community health nurse is advocating for policies that promote clean energy. What is a critical environmental health benefit of clean energy?

A. Increased air pollution
B. Reduced air pollution, improved respiratory health, and decreased greenhouse gas emissions
C. Increased reliance on fossil fuels
D. More expensive energy
nmdcat.online BS Nursing
Jun 6, 2026
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