Exam 12: Community Assessment and Evaluation

A nurse is deciding which alternative interventions should be implemented. Which of the following factors must be considered by the nurse when making this decision? (Select all that apply.)

A community health nurse drives through her assigned community before visiting the community groups scheduled for the day. She then drives through the community again that evening before going home. Which of the following best describes the nurse's reason for driving through the community twice in the same day?

A community health nurse has been recently hired to work in an unfamiliar community. Which of the following persons would be effective key informants for the nurse? (Select all that apply.)

Before beginning to survey the community to assess its health needs and strengths, the nurse reviews various documents, including local statistical data and the minutes of the previous meeting of the health care agency. Which of the following best explains why the nurse would start with this activity?

A nurse is working toward an objective to "Increase to at least 90% the proportion of all pregnant women who receive first trimester prenatal care." During which of the following phases of the nursing process would determination of the objective occur?

A nurse is focusing on the process dimension of a community's health. Which of the following interventions will the nurse most likely implement?

A community health nurse encourages members of the community to partner and assist in creating health programs. Which of the following best describes the rationale for this action? (Select all that apply.)

A community health nurse is beginning to work with a newly assigned community. Which of the following would be appropriate actions for the nurse to take to help ensure acceptance? (Select all that apply.)

Which of the following activities are considered to be part of the core competencies for public health professionals? (Select all that apply.)

Persons often point out that smokers choose to light their cigarettes, alcoholics lift the glass to their mouth, and drug addicts inject or ingest their drugs. Which of the following statements best describes why nurses don't simply focus on helping persons who engage in poor health behaviors to behave appropriately?

A nurse has invited community members to participate as full partners in creating changes to improve the health of the community. Which of the following may be an unexpected consequence of this action?

Which of the following objectives is most appropriate for the development of a community-oriented nursing care plan?

A nurse is practicing in the community but also has the community as the target of practice. Which of the following best describes the activities of this nurse?

During which of the following activities is the nurse in community health acting as a partner in change?

A nurse just accepted a position in community health and has been assigned to a neighborhood very close to where she lives. Which of the following best describes the rationale for this assignment?

A nurse is assessing the structure of a community's health. Which of the following data will the nurse examine?

A new nurse is overwhelmed with the needs of the community. Which of the following should be the first priority of the nurse?

Which of the following is the best brief definition of community?

A nurse is assessing a community's openness to change. Which of the following variables indicate that the community is ready?

A nurse is assessing the status of a community's health. Which of the following will the nurse examine?