Fundamentals Nursing Active Learning 1st Edition Yoost Crawford
Fundamentals Nursing Active Learning 1st Edition Yoost Crawford
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Chapter 23: Public Health, Community Base, and Home Health Care
Complete Chapter Questions With Answers
Sample Questions Are Posted Below
MULTIPLE CHOICE
| a. | Works with the public |
| b. | Works in public areas |
| c. | Works with the greater community |
| d. | Works with public funding |
ANS:Â C
A public health nurse works with communities as a larger whole and is concerned with specific target or vulnerable groups within that community. The other options are inaccurate.
DIF:   Remembering                                REF:  p. 428            OBJ:  23.1
TOP:Â Â Integrated Process: Teaching/Learning
MSC:Â NCLEX Client Needs Category: Health Promotion and Maintenance
NOT:Â Concepts: Health Promotion
| a. | Assess the patient’s ability to read and understand. |
| b. | Determine if the patient wants to take written material home. |
| c. | Give the patient the same material as other patients get. |
| d. | Ask the patient if he/she has a need for written material. |
ANS:Â A
Health literacy in an important concept in health. If the patient cannot read or comprehend written material, it will be of limited use. The nurse first assesses the patient’s ability to read and comprehend written material before choosing the material with which to send him/her home. Patients may or may not realize what they need for discharge, if anything. Giving the patient the same material other patients get does not acknowledge their need for holistic and individualized care.
DIF:   Applying       REF:  p. 430           OBJ:  23.1              TOP:  Assessment
MSC:Â NCLEX Client Needs Category: Health Promotion
NOT:Â Concepts: Health Promotion, Patient Education
| a. | Safer sex education for teens |
| b. | Mammogram screening |
| c. | Medication compliance |
| d. | Annual physical exams |
ANS:Â A
Primary prevention includes activities designed to prevent a disease or condition from occurring in the first place. Examples of primary prevention activities include vaccinations, wellness programs, good nutrition for health, and safer sex programs. Mammograms and physical exams are secondary prevention measures. Medication compliance would be tertiary prevention.
DIF:   Applying       REF:  p. 432           OBJ:  23.2              TOP:  Planning
MSC:Â NCLEX Client Needs Category: Health Promotion and Maintenance
NOT:Â Concepts: Health Promotion
| a. | Stroke rehabilitation support group |
| b. | Blood pressure screening at the mall |
| c. | Bicycle safety class at the elementary school |
| d. | Drop by nutrition station at the grocery store |
ANS:Â B
Secondary prevention activities are aimed at early diagnosis and prompt intervention. Blood pressure screening events are a good example. Stroke rehabilitation is tertiary prevention. Bicycle safety classes and nutrition education are examples of primary prevention.
DIF:   Applying       REF:  p. 432           OBJ:  23.2              TOP:  Implementation
MSC:Â NCLEX Client Needs Category: Health Promotion and Maintenance
NOT:Â Concepts: Health Promotion
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