Practice Questions

107. A community health nurse is educating a patient about potential side effects of a new antidepressant medication. The patient reports experiencing dry mouth. What is the medicinal recommendation to manage this?

A. Stop taking the medication
B. Suggest sugar-free gum/candies, frequent sips of water, and maintaining good oral hygiene; advise contacting provider if severe or persistent
C. Take more medication
D. Ignore the dry mouth
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106. A community health nurse is caring for a patient with newly diagnosed diabetes who expresses feelings of shame and guilt. What clinical nursing intervention is most appropriate?

A. Tell them to hide their diagnosis
B. Provide emotional support, normalize feelings, connect to peer support groups, and emphasize that diabetes is a manageable condition
C. Blame them for their lifestyle
D. Only provide medical facts
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105. A community health nurse is demonstrating safe transfer techniques for a patient with mobility impairment to a family caregiver. What is the technical aspect of this demonstration?

A. Lifting the patient by arms only
B. Using proper body mechanics, utilizing assistive devices (e.g., gait belt), and ensuring the environment is clear and safe for transfer
C. Transferring without asking for help
D. Rushing the transfer
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104. A community experiences a sudden increase in calls to emergency services for mental health crises. What is the urgent intervention for the community health nurse?

A. Advise individuals to cope alone
B. Collaborate with mental health crisis teams, establish mobile crisis units, and increase access to walk-in mental health services
C. Only focus on inpatient admissions
D. Tell people to calm down
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103. A community health nurse is involved in advocating for improved access to healthy food options in underserved communities. What is the critical role of the nurse in this advocacy?

A. Only provide cooking classes
B. Advocate for policies that support farmers' markets, community gardens, grocery store incentives, and healthy food zoning laws
C. Focus on individual dietary choices only
D. Ignore the food environment
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102. A community health nurse is educating a patient about medication adherence for a chronic condition, such as hypertension. The patient struggles with complex medication regimens. What is the medicinal strategy?

A. Tell them to take all medications at once
B. Simplify the regimen if possible (e.g., once-daily dosing), use pill organizers, link medication to daily routines, and provide clear written instructions
C. Advise them to stop some medications
D. Only provide a verbal explanation
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101. A community health nurse is conducting a home visit for a patient recently discharged from the hospital after a stroke. The patient has unilateral neglect. What clinical nursing intervention is most appropriate?

A. Focus only on the unaffected side
B. Educate family on environmental modifications (e.g., placing objects on the affected side), encourage sensory stimulation to the affected side, and promote awareness
C. Ignore the affected side
D. Tell the patient to try harder to see
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100. A community health nurse is performing a vision screening for school-aged children. What is the technical aspect of a comprehensive vision screening?

A. Using a single Snellen chart for all ages
B. Testing visual acuity, stereopsis, color vision, and ocular alignment; ensuring appropriate lighting and distance; and referring for comprehensive eye exams as needed
C. Skipping color vision testing
D. Only testing one eye
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99. A community experiences a significant increase in lead exposure in children due to old housing. What is the urgent intervention for the community health nurse?

A. Advise families to move out
B. Conduct lead screenings, educate on lead hazard reduction (e.g., wet dusting, handwashing), and advocate for lead abatement programs
C. Tell children to play indoors only
D. Only provide nutritional supplements
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98. A community health nurse identifies a high prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among young adults in a community. What is the critical public health nursing intervention?

A. Advise abstinence only
B. Implement comprehensive sexual health education, promote condom use, provide accessible STI testing and treatment, and conduct partner notification
C. Blame young adults for their choices
D. Only focus on individual counseling
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