Question 1

A nurse is conducting a windshield survey. What activity is part of the windshield survey?

Accepted Answer

A)  Distributing a comprehensive needs assessment survey throughout the community 
B)  Driving through the community's main street on her way home 
C)  Asking residents what they think of their neighbourhood 
D)  Using the five senses to get a picture of the overall community environment 
A)  Distributing a comprehensive needs assessment survey throughout the community 
B)  Driving through the community's main street on her way home 
C)  Asking residents what they think of their neighbourhood 
D)  Using the five senses to get a picture of the overall community environment D

Question 2

A group of nurses feel overwhelmed as they conduct their community assessment. What would be important in helping them continue with their work?

Accepted Answer

A)  Spend more time collecting data from new sources 
B)  Determine what their outcomes are going to be 
C)  Use several more methods to collect data 
D)  Focus on the purpose of the assessment 
A)  Spend more time collecting data from new sources 
B)  Determine what their outcomes are going to be 
C)  Use several more methods to collect data 
D)  Focus on the purpose of the assessment D

Question 3

A community health nurse has been sent to a small rural community. The incidence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the adolescent population is four times greater than in the surrounding communities. What is the best way for the nurse to engage key stakeholders in identifying the cause of the increased rate of STIs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hold small focus group meetings in the high school 
B)  Hold a community forum open to all taxpayers 
C)  Meet with the formal leaders in the community 
D)  Send a survey to the parent of adolescents 
A)  Hold small focus group meetings in the high school 
B)  Hold a community forum open to all taxpayers 
C)  Meet with the formal leaders in the community 
D)  Send a survey to the parent of adolescents A

Question 4

Describe five community functions and give an example for each from community health nursing practice.

Accepted Answer

-space and infrastructure-e.g., schools.

Question 5

A community health nurse has been sent to a small rural community. The incidence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the adolescent population is four times greater than in the surrounding communities. A nurse does a risk assessment of the community. What will this identify?

Accepted Answer

A)  The incidence of STIs in the community 
B)  Location of condom machines 
C)  Behaviours that place the adolescents at risk 
D)  The organism causing the increase in STIs 
A)  The incidence of STIs in the community 
B)  Location of condom machines 
C)  Behaviours that place the adolescents at risk 
D)  The organism causing the increase in STIs

Question 6

What is the difference between vertical communication, horizontal communication and diagonal communication?

Accepted Answer

- Vertical communication links communiti

Question 7

What will a nurse do when analyzing community data?

Accepted Answer

A)  Collect information on a survey 
B)  Assess the effectiveness of the data collection 
C)  Use inferences to categorize data 
D)  Compare summarized data with related sources 
A)  Collect information on a survey 
B)  Assess the effectiveness of the data collection 
C)  Use inferences to categorize data 
D)  Compare summarized data with related sources

Question 8

What is the core of a community?

Accepted Answer

A)  The people 
B)  The community health nurse 
C)  The hospital 
D)  The geographical centre 
A)  The people 
B)  The community health nurse 
C)  The hospital 
D)  The geographical centre

Question 9

What is included in community dynamics?

Accepted Answer

A)  Decision-making 
B)  Community history 
C)  Geographical boundaries 
D)  Community centres 
A)  Decision-making 
B)  Community history 
C)  Geographical boundaries 
D)  Community centres

Question 10

Which of the following tools is used to outline the assets and capacity of the community, identify strengths and potential resources for program planning and interventions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Community asset mapping 
B)  Environmental scan 
C)  Needs assessment 
D)  Problem investigation 
A)  Community asset mapping 
B)  Environmental scan 
C)  Needs assessment 
D)  Problem investigation

Question 11

Which of the following represents a step in community program evaluation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Engage stakeholders throughout the process 
B)  Plan the evaluation once the program is implemented 
C)  Provide the rationale for the assessment 
D)  Identify governance and politics 
A)  Engage stakeholders throughout the process 
B)  Plan the evaluation once the program is implemented 
C)  Provide the rationale for the assessment 
D)  Identify governance and politics

Question 12

What is a disadvantage of a community forum?

Accepted Answer

A)  Produces one-way dialogue on issues 
B)  Everyone who attends has to participate 
C)  A few people may dominate the discussion 
D)  Relatively inexpensive to plan 
A)  Produces one-way dialogue on issues 
B)  Everyone who attends has to participate 
C)  A few people may dominate the discussion 
D)  Relatively inexpensive to plan

Question 13

A nurse asks participants to discuss what they perceive to be the most important health problem in their community. What community participatory tool has the nurse used?

Accepted Answer

A)  Web of causation 
B)  Community mapping 
C)  Community needs matrix 
D)  Present-future drawing 
A)  Web of causation 
B)  Community mapping 
C)  Community needs matrix 
D)  Present-future drawing

Question 14

What is included in a healthy community process?

Accepted Answer

A)  Involvement by selected sectors of the community 
B)  Participation from formal leaders 
C)  Access to health care 
D)  Support from the mayor and council 
A)  Involvement by selected sectors of the community 
B)  Participation from formal leaders 
C)  Access to health care 
D)  Support from the mayor and council

Question 15

How does a nurse assess lines of resistance in a community?

Accepted Answer

A)  Facilitating the community's buffer zone 
B)  Analyzing the community's tension-producing stimuli 
C)  Collecting information about the community's strengths 
D)  Observing the community's normal state of health 
A)  Facilitating the community's buffer zone 
B)  Analyzing the community's tension-producing stimuli 
C)  Collecting information about the community's strengths 
D)  Observing the community's normal state of health

Question 16

A community health nurse has been sent to a small rural community. The incidence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the adolescent population is four times greater than in the surrounding communities. A nurse wants to plan strategies to reduce the incidence of STIs. What approach would increase community participation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ask the stakeholders what is the priority need 
B)  Ask the community formal leaders to provide input 
C)  Develop a curriculum for teachers on STI prevention 
D)  Teach the adolescents about safe sex 
A)  Ask the stakeholders what is the priority need 
B)  Ask the community formal leaders to provide input 
C)  Develop a curriculum for teachers on STI prevention 
D)  Teach the adolescents about safe sex

Question 17

A community health nurse has been sent to a small rural community. The incidence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the adolescent population is four times greater than in the surrounding communities. How might the nurse collect quantitative data on the community?

Accepted Answer

A)  Talk to the community leaders 
B)  Review health status reports 
C)  Drive around the community 
D)  Hold a focus group meeting 
A)  Talk to the community leaders 
B)  Review health status reports 
C)  Drive around the community 
D)  Hold a focus group meeting

Question 18

What is the best way for a nurse to conduct an assessment of an aggregate community?

Accepted Answer

A)  Meet residents at a seniors' complex 
B)  Survey adults who ride the transit system to work 
C)  Observe children at a local playground 
D)  Interview members of the high school debate team 
A)  Meet residents at a seniors' complex 
B)  Survey adults who ride the transit system to work 
C)  Observe children at a local playground 
D)  Interview members of the high school debate team

Question 19

A nurse is asked about the goal of community health nursing. What would be the best response?

Accepted Answer

A)  To protect people from harm and prevent them from re-entering the acute health care system 
B)  To promote, preserve, and protect the health of individuals, families, aggregates, and populations 
C)  To work with population groups to support them to make healthy lifestyle choices 
D)  To provide cost-effective nursing services within the context of people's homes 
A)  To protect people from harm and prevent them from re-entering the acute health care system 
B)  To promote, preserve, and protect the health of individuals, families, aggregates, and populations 
C)  To work with population groups to support them to make healthy lifestyle choices 
D)  To provide cost-effective nursing services within the context of people's homes

Question 20

A nurse is collecting qualitative data as part of a community assessment. What is the nurse most likely to be doing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Conducting a public meeting 
B)  Reviewing data in a birth registry 
C)  Distributing a multiple-choice questionnaire 
D)  Generating files of statistical data 
A)  Conducting a public meeting 
B)  Reviewing data in a birth registry 
C)  Distributing a multiple-choice questionnaire 
D)  Generating files of statistical data

Exam 13: Community Nursing Process

A nurse is conducting a windshield survey. What activity is part of the windshield survey?

A group of nurses feel overwhelmed as they conduct their community assessment. What would be important in helping them continue with their work?

Describe five community functions and give an example for each from community health nursing practice.

A community health nurse has been sent to a small rural community. The incidence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the adolescent population is four times greater than in the surrounding communities. A nurse does a risk assessment of the community. What will this identify?

What is the difference between vertical communication, horizontal communication and diagonal communication?

What will a nurse do when analyzing community data?

What is the core of a community?

What is included in community dynamics?

Which of the following tools is used to outline the assets and capacity of the community, identify strengths and potential resources for program planning and interventions?

Which of the following represents a step in community program evaluation?

What is a disadvantage of a community forum?

A nurse asks participants to discuss what they perceive to be the most important health problem in their community. What community participatory tool has the nurse used?

What is included in a healthy community process?

How does a nurse assess lines of resistance in a community?

A community health nurse has been sent to a small rural community. The incidence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the adolescent population is four times greater than in the surrounding communities. How might the nurse collect quantitative data on the community?

What is the best way for a nurse to conduct an assessment of an aggregate community?

A nurse is asked about the goal of community health nursing. What would be the best response?

A nurse is collecting qualitative data as part of a community assessment. What is the nurse most likely to be doing?

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