Practice Questions

120. A home care patient with a history of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is prescribed Warfarin. They report unusual bruising and bleeding from their gums. What medicinal concern is immediate?

A. Normal side effect of Warfarin
B. Excessive anticoagulation, requiring immediate INR check and physician notification
C. Insufficient anticoagulation
D. Allergic reaction
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119. A community health nurse is planning a program to address the opioid crisis. What is a critical primary prevention strategy?

A. Treating opioid overdose
B. Educating about the risks of opioid misuse, safe storage/disposal, and promoting non-opioid pain management
C. Providing needle exchange programs
D. Focusing only on law enforcement
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118. A home care patient with hypertension is prescribed a diuretic. The patient reports severe lightheadedness and feeling faint when standing. Their blood pressure is 90/60 mmHg. What medicinal concern is immediate?

A. Patient needs more fluid
B. Orthostatic hypotension due to over-diuresis, requiring physician notification and possible dose reduction
C. Hypertension
D. Hyperglycemia
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117. A community health nurse is providing home-based care for a client with a new tracheostomy. The client is coughing frequently and appears distressed. What is the immediate clinical action?

A. Encourage deep breathing only
B. Assess for airway obstruction, suction if needed, and notify physician if respiratory distress persists
C. Administer cough syrup
D. Remove the tracheostomy tube
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116. A community experiences a sudden, large-scale displacement of its population due to a natural disaster. What is the immediate public health concern regarding shelter?

A. Lack of luxury hotels
B. Provision of safe, temporary shelters with adequate sanitation, food, and medical support
C. Finding individual homes for everyone immediately
D. Building permanent housing
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115. A community health nurse is leading a program to promote mental well-being in a community. What is a critical strategy for reducing mental health stigma?

A. Labeling individuals with mental illness
B. Promoting education, positive media portrayals, and encouraging open discussion about mental health
C. Ignoring mental health issues
D. Segregating individuals with mental illness
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114. A home care patient with an indwelling urinary catheter complains of severe pain at the insertion site and has a fever. What is the immediate clinical action?

A. Administer pain medication only
B. Assess for signs of infection (e.g., redness, swelling, purulent drainage), notify physician, and consider catheter removal/change
C. Ignore the pain
D. Force fluids without assessment
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112. A community experiences a sudden outbreak of a novel respiratory virus. What is the most urgent public health response strategy?

A. Encouraging travel
B. Rapid case identification, contact tracing, isolation/quarantine, and development/distribution of vaccines/antivirals
C. Ignoring symptoms
D. Blaming specific countries
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111. A community health nurse is working with a marginalized community to address health disparities. What is a critical aspect of culturally sensitive communication?

A. Using complex medical jargon
B. Active listening, non-verbal communication awareness, and using culturally appropriate language and examples
C. Speaking loudly
D. Avoiding eye contact
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