Bombo Mark

Prevalence

Which rate measures the number of people in a given population who have influenza at a given point in time?

Agent

The nurse works with a female client who recently developed an infection of Covid-19 while protesting for Black Lives Matter. In this case, Covid-19 is which component in the chain of infection?

Distribution of and education on the daily use of insecticide-treated bed nests

The community health nurse works in a low-income country. The nurse’s primary concern is to decrease the incidence of malaria. Which intervention should the nurse pursue?

Differing views of personal space

The nurse cares for a client in a community health clinic. The nurse is uncomfortable because the client remains very close when communicating/ This discomfort makes it difficult to concentrate on the interview. When the nurse backs away, the client sops speaking and leaves. This is an example of:

competence

The nurse conducts a well-child clinic in your community. The client population is culturally diverse, and, although the clinic is busy, it runs smoothly because it has an interpreter. In addition to the interpreter, it is important that the nurses treat each client that reflects his or her individual cultural needs. This is cultural:

Teaching a client with high cholestrol fall precautions and safety

Tertiary prevention methods include all of the following except:

The partner has lost 20lb in the past 2 months

A nurse is making a home visit to a client who has Alzheimer’s disease and the client’s partner. Which of the following observations indicates to the nurse that the partner is experiencing caregiver role strain?

have a medical interpreter present during the teaching

A nurse is about to explain a therapeutic procedure to a client who doesn’t speak the same language as the nurse. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

Administer antibiotic therapy

A nurse is working with an emergency response team in caring for a group of people who may have been exposed to anthrax while doing farm work, but are not exhibiting manifestation of illness. Which of the following is the appropriate action for the nurse take?

choose the highest level of protection equipment possible

A nurse is among the first responders to a mass-casualty incident and does not know that type of personal protective equipment is needed. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

Nonmalificence

kidneyA nurse is caring for a client who is participating in a research study for an experimental chemotherapy medciation. After three treatments, the experimental medication is discontinued due to evidence of rapidly advancing kidnely failure. The nurse should understand discontinuing this medication demonstrates which of the following ethical principles?

OSHA

The occupational health nurse with a constructive company is responsible for filling out a record of accidents and illnesses that occur on the company’s work sites. Which source should the nurse consult to acquire the proper record-keeping form and guidelines?

Have students evacuated from the school and establish a triage area in the parking lot

A school nurse receives a call that some children and teachers report being exposed to an undetermined noxious gas odor presenting in the classrooms and are experiencing dizziness. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

AIDS, TB, and Malaria

The WHO estimates that more than a third of infectious disease deaths are caused by the deadly triad of:

Be competent in his or her own cultural heritage

To demonstrate true cultural sensitivity and awareness, the nurse must:

“I can’t take off during the day and the local after hours clinic is no longer in operation

A nurse is conducting health screenings at a statewide health care and identifies several clients who require referrals to a provider. Which of the following statements by a client indicates a barrier to accessing health care?

Completing a dressing change

A nurse is caring for a client who is HIV positive and is one day postoperative following an appendectomy. The nurse should wear a gown as personal protective equipment when taking which of the following actions?

Wash the site of injury with soap and water

While caring for a client, the nurse experiences a needle stick injury. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

A dose of penicillin will stop the progression of the disease in my body

The nurse is caring for a client with syphilis. The following statement, if made by the client, indicates a thorough understanding of syphilis:

Providing sanitized drinking water

The community health nurse in a low-income country is working to decrease the incidence of diarrheal illnesses. Which intervention would most likely best address the problem?

Takes immunosuppresants

Four employees at a local restaurant have positive purified protein derivative tuberculin skin tests and have been diagnosed with latent TB. Which employee would be at the greatest risk for contracting TB disease?

Lead

The nurse visits the home of client in a low-income community and notices that paint is flaking off the walls and forming a dust in the corners of some rooms. The nurse asks the client when the house was built, and she responds that it was built in 1959. Which containment should the nurse expect to find in this home?

Rabies

A vector-born disease refers to illnesses for which the infectious agent is transmitted by a carrier. Which disease is vector-borne?

blindness; Deafness; facial abnormalities; stillborn

A 20-week pregnant female arrives at the STD clinic because she has syphilis. Vertical transmission of syphilis to the unborn baby is possible. The client refuses medication. The transmission of syphilis to the newborn can result in:

Decrease the cost of health care and increase the opportunity for positive client outcomes

Culturally competent care has benefits that

Identify community vulnerabilities

A newly hired public health nurse is reviewing the disaster management cycle. Which of the following actions is a component of disaster prevention?

Provide low fat meal options at public schools

A nurse is planning measures to reduce the incidence of obesity. Which of the following interventions affects the environment, according to the epidemiologic triangle?

Toxins; bacteria

A nurse is preparing an education program on disease transmission for employees at a local day care facility. When discussing the epidemiological triangle, the nurse should include which of the following factors as agents?

syphilis

A disease that can be transmitted vertically and horizontally is

New cases

Incidence rates are used to measure the existence of a specific disease. Incidence rates measure

prEP

A HIV negative client plans on attending a rave party and engaging in risky sexual behavior. One method to reduce risk of HIV is

Testify at congressional hearings for mandatory immunizations for children; Write your congressional representative to encourage laws to control gun violence at schools; serve a governmental liaison for your professional nursing organization

Which represents ways nurses can actively engage in policy making?

Influenza

A nurse is preparing a community health program on communicable diseases. When discussing modes of transmission, the nurse should include which of the following illnesses as airborne?

Case manager

A school nurse is scheduling a visit with a physical therapist for a child who has cerebral palsy. In which of the following roles is the nurse functioning?

Chancre

The primary stage of syphilis symptoms is firm, round, and painless sore that appears at the location where syphilis entered the body. The ulcers occur in locations of the infection/ The sore lasts 3 to 6 weeks and heals regardless of whether a person is treated or not. The sore is known as:

Provide access to safe food and water

The public health nurse is a first responder in a community disaster secondary to a flood. One section of the town has experienced a loss of water and electricity for 4 days. The nurse's first action to meet the needs of the community at this time should be to:

Don PPE

The nurse is a member of a disaster team responding to a chemical disaster. The nurse assesses clients in a systematic fashion, concentrating on their ability to breathe. When entering the evacuation site, before the physical assessments, the nurse should:

RN

When providing home health care, which individual is responsible for coordinating care?

Cholera

John Snow, the father of epidemiology, used a natural experiment in what disease investigation?

Provide stress and mental health counseling for PTSD for victims and caregivers

A disaster is an event that causes human suffering and demands more resources that are available in the community. The COVID-19 pandemic is an example of a disaster. In the recovery phase, the role of the public health nurse is:

Poor nutrition; Disease; High parity; Age

A woman’s ability to survive pregnancy and childbirth is indicative of the value places on a woman by her society. Yearly, more than half a million women die in pregnancy and childbirth around the world. Maternal mortality risk factors include:

Mental status exam

The nurse works with a client who is struggling with heroin addiction. Which examination should the nurse perform to screen for a comorbidity that is highly associated with substance use disorders?

SBN (State board of nursing

A PHN manager is preparing to take discplinary action for a PHN nurse’s substance use disorder. The manager should identify which of the following as having the authority to revoke a nurse’s license?

Dilated pupils

A nurse in an emergency department is assessing a client for suspected cocaine intoxication. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

TB

A public health nurse is caring for a client who has had a cough for 3 weeks and beginning to cough up blood. The client has manifestations of which of the following conditions?

Costs associated with services

A nurse developing a community health program is determining barriers to community resource referrals. Which of the following factors should the nurse include as an example of a resource barrier?

All of these areas

Case managers are at risk for liability to five main areas

A client experiencing a tension pneumothorax

A nurse is performing a triage for a group of clients following a MCI (mass casualty incident). Which of the following clients should the nurse plan to care for first?

Research the vaccine compliance in the school

The school nurse notifies the community nurse that there have been five confirmed cases of measles in the sixth-grade classes. In addition to responding to the cluster of cases, the community nurse should immediately: