Question 1

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 D

Question 2

A nurse works in a community with situational 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 D

Question 3

What best describes how a nurse should engage in community evaluation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Use a standard community program evaluation tool 
B)  Plan the evaluation once the program is implemented 
C)  Share successes with the community 
D)  Document program success 
A)  Use a standard community program evaluation tool 
B)  Plan the evaluation once the program is implemented 
C)  Share successes with the community 
D)  Document program success C

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

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 6

Describe three conditions that affect the success of community planning and interventions.Give a practice related to community health nursing for each condition.

Accepted Answer

- The community need/issue must be widel

Question 7

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 8

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

Question 9

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 10

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

Accepted Answer

- space and infrastructure-e.g. ,schools

Question 11

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

Question 12

What is an example of diagonal communication in a community?

Accepted Answer

A)  Holding a community meeting with government officials regarding school closures 
B)  Seeking government permission to build a community centre 
C)  The community lobbying the provincial government for funding 
D)  The police and health nurses working together to promote bicycle safety 
A)  Holding a community meeting with government officials regarding school closures 
B)  Seeking government permission to build a community centre 
C)  The community lobbying the provincial government for funding 
D)  The police and health nurses working together to promote bicycle safety

Question 13

A nurse is conducting a community assessment of a large northern city.What should the nurse assess in the physical environment?

Accepted Answer

A)  High unemployment rates 
B)  Limited access to recreational facilities 
C)  Mercury poisoning of the fish 
D)  Decreased literacy rates 
A)  High unemployment rates 
B)  Limited access to recreational facilities 
C)  Mercury poisoning of the fish 
D)  Decreased literacy rates

Question 14

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 15

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Potential for improvement within the family unit 
B)  Individual knowledge deficit about nutrition 
C)  High school students' risky behaviours 
D)  As evidenced by self-reporting information from the parents 
A)  Potential for improvement within the family unit 
B)  Individual knowledge deficit about nutrition 
C)  High school students' risky behaviours 
D)  As evidenced by self-reporting information from the parents

Question 16

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 17

What must nurses keep as a priority as they move into planning and evaluating interventions with communities?

Accepted Answer

A)  The population health promotion template 
B)  Principles of primary health care 
C)  The population at risk for poor health 
D)  Topic data sources 
A)  The population health promotion template 
B)  Principles of primary health care 
C)  The population at risk for poor health 
D)  Topic data sources

Question 18

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 19

List seven areas that need to be addressed during a community-wide assessment.Give a sample data course for each area.

Accepted Answer

- purpose: data source-agency or group t

Question 20

Mr.Yeung,44 years old,is concerned with his psychosocial risk factors for heart disease.What would the nurse want to address with Mr.Yeung?

Accepted Answer

A)  Smoking patterns 
B)  Family history 
C)  Age and gender 
D)  Cultural beliefs about nutrition 
A)  Smoking patterns 
B)  Family history 
C)  Age and gender 
D)  Cultural beliefs about nutrition

Exam 13: Community Care

What is included in a healthy community process?

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

What best describes how a nurse should engage in community evaluation?

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

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

Describe three conditions that affect the success of community planning and interventions.Give a practice related to community health nursing for each condition.

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?

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

What is the core of a community?

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

What is the best definition of a community?

What is an example of diagonal communication in a community?

A nurse is conducting a community assessment of a large northern city.What should the nurse assess in the physical environment?

What is included in community dynamics?

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

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

What must nurses keep as a priority as they move into planning and evaluating interventions with communities?

What will a nurse do when analyzing community data?

List seven areas that need to be addressed during a community-wide assessment.Give a sample data course for each area.

Mr.Yeung,44 years old,is concerned with his psychosocial risk factors for heart disease.What would the nurse want to address with Mr.Yeung?

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