Exam 30: Societal Violence

During a physical assessment the population health nurse learns that a client is experiencing nightmares, anxiety, and is 20 lbs. below normal weight. The client casually mentions a suicide attempt but refuses to discuss her relationship with her spouse. Which issue should the nurse suspect is occurring with this client?

The population health nurse is identifying strategies to reduce child abuse in a community. Which strategy supports a health promotion approach to this potential problem?

How should providing care to families of homicide and suicide victims best be addressed on the population level?

The population health nurse is discussing child abuse with a group of new elementary teachers. One of the teachers asks who is most likely to be the perpetrator of child abuse. What should the nurse respond?

The population health nurse notes that a community has taken action to prevent suicides. What environmental change did the nurse observe to come to this conclusion?

What should a population health approach to provide treatment for violent persons include?

The unemployment rate has increased in the community. The population health nurse should:

An important consideration for the population health nurse to address societal violence is to:

The most appropriate intervention when screening to identify persons at risk for violence is to:

The population health nurse is working with a young adult female who admits to being severely abused as a child. The teaching that would be most appropriate initially is about:

The population health nurse is assisting a community member with ways to reduce stress. What should the nurse recommend for this client? (Select all that apply.)

The community is conducting a series of panel discussions about suicide. Information that should be discussed includes:

A client is concerned about abusing an elderly parent because of the violence he was subjected to as a child. What should the population health nurse recommend to prevent this client from committing elder abuse?

What should the population health nurse recommend to prevent suicide clusters and copycat murders in a community?

Advocating for available shelter and other resources and having a safety plan addresses which health restoration goal?