Practice Questions

57. A community health nurse is educating a patient about proper storage of insulin at home. What is the medicinal recommendation?

A. Store insulin in direct sunlight
B. Store unopened insulin in the refrigerator, and opened vials/pens at room temperature for a specified period, away from extreme temperatures
C. Freeze insulin
D. Keep insulin in a hot car
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56. A community health nurse is caring for a patient with newly diagnosed opioid use disorder. The patient expresses a desire to stop using. What clinical nursing intervention is most appropriate?

A. Tell them to quit cold turkey
B. Connect the patient to medication-assisted treatment (MAT) programs, counseling services, and support groups, and provide harm reduction education
C. Judge their past choices
D. Only offer general advice
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55. A community health nurse is performing a physical assessment during a home visit. What is the technical consideration for maintaining patient privacy and dignity?

A. Perform assessment in public
B. Ensure a private space, explain each step of the assessment, and obtain consent before touching the patient
C. Ask personal questions loudly
D. Rush through the assessment
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54. A community experiences a sudden increase in motor vehicle accidents involving teenagers. What is the urgent intervention for the community health nurse?

A. Blame teenagers for reckless driving
B. Collaborate with schools, law enforcement, and parents to implement driver safety education programs and advocate for stricter enforcement of traffic laws
C. Recommend banning driving for teenagers
D. Only focus on individual driving habits
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53. A community health nurse identifies a lack of mental health services in a rural community. What is the critical advocacy role of the nurse?

A. Provide individual counseling only
B. Advocate for increased funding for rural mental health clinics, promotion of telehealth services, and training of community mental health workers
C. Advise residents to move to urban areas
D. Ignore the mental health needs
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52. A community health nurse is educating a pregnant patient about common over-the-counter medications that are safe to take during pregnancy. What is the medicinal recommendation?

A. Take any over-the-counter medication
B. Consult a healthcare provider before taking any medication, even over-the-counter drugs, as some can be harmful to the fetus
C. Self-medicate freely
D. Rely on online forums for advice
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51. A community health nurse is caring for a homebound patient with severe mobility limitations. The patient relies heavily on a family caregiver for daily needs. What clinical assessment is crucial to prevent caregiver burnout?

A. Assess the patient's favorite TV shows
B. Assess the caregiver's physical and emotional well-being, provide resources for respite care, and educate on self-care strategies
C. Check the patient's social media activity
D. Ask about the patient's childhood
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50. A community health nurse is teaching a new community health worker about safe needle recapping. What is the technical principle of safe needle handling?

A. Recapping with two hands
B. Avoiding recapping if possible, or using a one-handed scoop method if necessary, and immediately disposing of needles in a sharps container
C. Breaking the needle in half
D. Throwing needles in the trash
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49. A community experiences a mass casualty incident (e.g., building collapse). What is the urgent role of the community health nurse?

A. Provide counseling only
B. Assist with triage, provide basic first aid/life support, coordinate with emergency responders, and identify community resources for support
C. Manage traffic control
D. Document everything meticulously
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48. A community health nurse identifies a high rate of childhood lead poisoning in an older neighborhood. What is the critical public health nursing intervention?

A. Advise families to move out
B. Conduct lead screenings, educate on lead-safe practices, advocate for lead abatement programs, and connect affected children to early intervention services
C. Only provide general health education
D. Ignore the environmental aspect
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