Question 1

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 A

Question 2

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 A

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. 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 B

Question 4

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 5

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 6

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 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

Describe two approaches to community participation in planning. Give an example where each approach could be used by a CHN.

Accepted Answer

- community needs matrix tool-e.g., to p

Question 9

Which of the following is true about the community health promotion model?

Accepted Answer

A)  It applies individual health promotion strategies to achieve commuity actions 
B)  It incorporates strategies from Newmans model to guide community planning 
C)  It uses a biologic approach to promote the health of the population 
D)  The nursing process and primary health care are an integral part of the model 
A)  It applies individual health promotion strategies to achieve commuity actions 
B)  It incorporates strategies from Newmans model to guide community planning 
C)  It uses a biologic approach to promote the health of the population 
D)  The nursing process and primary health care are an integral part of the model

Question 10

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 11

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

Question 12

A nurse is writing a community health nursing diagnosis. What statement is the nurse most likely to use if taking a wellness approach?

Accepted Answer

A)  Potential for healthy lifestyles 
B)  Individual knowledge deficit about nutrition 
C)  High school students' risky behaviours 
D)  Potential substance use 
A)  Potential for healthy lifestyles 
B)  Individual knowledge deficit about nutrition 
C)  High school students' risky behaviours 
D)  Potential substance use

Question 13

What is the best definition of a community?

Accepted Answer

A)  A random group of people 
B)  Members of an extended family living within the province 
C)  All the seniors living within the same province 
D)  Students at a college 
A)  A random group of people 
B)  Members of an extended family living within the province 
C)  All the seniors living within the same province 
D)  Students at a college

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

A nurse is conducting a community assessment of a large northern city. What should the nurse assess? Select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  unemployment rates and poverty levels 
B)  Family stress levels 
C)  Social support networks and isolation 
D)  Obesity and suicide rates 
E)  None of above 
A)  unemployment rates and poverty levels 
B)  Family stress levels 
C)  Social support networks and isolation 
D)  Obesity and suicide rates 
E)  None of above

Question 16

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 17

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 18

Describe the four components of a community nursing diagnosis and give an example of a community nursing diagnosis.

Accepted Answer

Specific aggregate or target group
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Question 19

A nurse works in a community with political boundaries. What is most likely to define the community's boundaries?

Accepted Answer

A)  The river that runs through the town 
B)  The mountains east of the town 
C)  The shape of the valley 
D)  The catchment area for the local schools 
A)  The river that runs through the town 
B)  The mountains east of the town 
C)  The shape of the valley 
D)  The catchment area for the local schools

Question 20

A group of nurses are using a population health approach in a community project. What is an example of this approach?

Accepted Answer

A)  Trying to reduce inequities in health between population groups 
B)  Improving health access for mothers who live east of town 
C)  Working to treat illness in selected groups 
D)  Addressing only factors that affect the health of preschool children 
A)  Trying to reduce inequities in health between population groups 
B)  Improving health access for mothers who live east of town 
C)  Working to treat illness in selected groups 
D)  Addressing only factors that affect the health of preschool children

Exam 13: Community Nursing Process

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

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?

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?

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

What is included in a healthy community process?

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

What will a nurse do when analyzing community data?

Describe two approaches to community participation in planning. Give an example where each approach could be used by a CHN.

Which of the following is true about the community health promotion model?

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?

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

A nurse is writing a community health nursing diagnosis. What statement is the nurse most likely to use if taking a wellness approach?

What is the best definition of a community?

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

A nurse is conducting a community assessment of a large northern city. What should the nurse assess? Select all that apply.

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

Describe the four components of a community nursing diagnosis and give an example of a community nursing diagnosis.

A nurse works in a community with political boundaries. What is most likely to define the community's boundaries?

A group of nurses are using a population health approach in a community project. What is an example of this approach?

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