Practice Questions

167. A community health nurse is educating a patient about potential interactions between their prescribed medications and herbal supplements. What is the medicinal recommendation?

A. Advise taking all herbal supplements
B. Educate on the importance of informing healthcare providers about all herbal supplements, as some can interact with medications and cause adverse effects
C. Tell them herbal supplements are always safe
D. Take only herbal supplements
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166. A community health nurse is caring for a patient with newly diagnosed depression who is reluctant to seek professional help due to cultural stigma. What clinical nursing intervention is most appropriate?

A. Force them to see a therapist
B. Provide culturally sensitive education on mental health, acknowledge and respect their beliefs, connect to culturally appropriate mental health resources, and emphasize confidentiality
C. Tell them to ignore the stigma
D. Only provide information on medication
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165. A community health nurse is teaching a community group about home fire safety. What is the technical recommendation for smoke detector placement and maintenance?

A. Placing smoke detectors only in hallways
B. Installing smoke detectors on every level of the home, inside and outside sleeping areas, and testing them monthly; replacing batteries annually
C. Disabling smoke detectors if they beep
D. Ignoring expiration dates on detectors
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164. A community experiences a sudden increase in cases of salmonellosis linked to raw poultry. What is the urgent intervention for the community health nurse?

A. Advise against eating all poultry
B. Educate on safe food handling practices (e.g., proper cooking temperature, preventing cross-contamination), and emphasize hand hygiene
C. Tell people to eat out more often
D. Only focus on treating symptoms
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163. A community health nurse is involved in advocating for policies that address childhood poverty. What is the critical role of the nurse in this advocacy?

A. Only provide charity donations
B. Advocate for policies that support economic stability for families, access to education, and social safety nets to reduce the impact of poverty on child health
C. Blame parents for poverty
D. Focus on individual family finances only
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162. A community health nurse is educating a patient about a new prescription for an oral iron supplement. The patient reports experiencing constipation. What is the medicinal recommendation?

A. Stop taking the iron supplement
B. Advise increasing fluid and fiber intake, using a stool softener if needed, and taking medication with food to reduce GI upset; advise contacting provider if severe
C. Take more iron supplement
D. Take on an empty stomach
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161. A community health nurse is caring for a patient with a new colostomy who is struggling with body image issues. What clinical nursing intervention is most appropriate?

A. Tell them to accept it
B. Provide emotional support, encourage discussion of feelings, connect to ostomy support groups, and emphasize adaptation and regaining control
C. Ignore their feelings
D. Only focus on the physical care of the stoma
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160. A community health nurse is demonstrating proper technique for measuring a child’s temperature orally. What is the technical aspect of this demonstration?

A. Taking temperature immediately after hot beverage
B. Ensuring the child can hold the thermometer under the tongue, waiting the appropriate time, and reading the thermometer accurately
C. Using a rectal thermometer for all children
D. Not cleaning the thermometer between uses
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159. A community experiences a sudden increase in cases of tick-borne encephalitis. What is the urgent intervention for the community health nurse?

A. Advise avoiding all outdoor activities
B. Educate on tick bite prevention (e.g., repellents, protective clothing), prompt tick removal, and early recognition of neurological symptoms for timely medical attention
C. Only focus on treating the encephalitis
D. Tell people to ignore tick bites
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158. A community health nurse identifies a lack of safe walking paths and green spaces in a densely populated urban area. What is the critical public health nursing intervention?

A. Advise residents to use gyms
B. Advocate for urban planning that includes creation of parks, walking trails, and safe recreational spaces to promote physical activity
C. Tell people to stay indoors
D. Only provide information on exercise
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