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    1. A nurse is implementing plan-do-check-act. Which of the following actions is the nurse going to perform?
      A)Provide equal access to care.
      B)Review data after changing practice.
      C)Documentation of client care.
      D)Obtain certification in a specialty area.
    2. A nurse collects data about seat belt usage by interviewing key informants and observing behaviors in the community. Which of the following types of data is being collected?
      A)Qualitative
      B)Quantitative
      C)Focus groups
      D)Participant observation
    3. A nurse volunteers on a disaster medical assistant team as a first responder. Which of the following tasks would the nurse be prepared to perform?
      A)Set up immunization clinics.
      B)Complete a needs assessment of the community.
      C)Provide all the medical care for disaster victims
      D)Assist in triaging disaster victims.
    4. John Snow is called the "father of epidemiology because of his work on which disease?
      A)Cholera
      B)Malaria
      C)Polio
      D)Smallpox
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    1. What does the cognitive domain of learning include?
      A)Memory, recognition, understanding, reasoning, and problem solving
      B)Memorization of one set of skills before moving on to the next
      C)The performance of skills
      D)Changes in attitudes and the development of values
    2. What is the purpose of the National Health Quality Report (NHQDR)?
      A)Document whether health care quality is stable, improving, or declining over time.
      B)Report on the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's goals for the year
      C)Describe the yearly activities of the agency.
      D)Ensure national quality of services.
    3. The nurse teaches the family of an AIDS client about managing symptomatic illness by preventing deteriorating conditions, such as diarrhea, skin breakdown, and inadequate nutrition. Which of the following best describes the action taken by the nurse?
      A)Secondary prevention
      B)Primary prevention
      C)Tertiary prevention.
      D)Primary health care
    4. A nurse is completing a disease investigation. Based on the clinical symptoms presented, the individual is assumed to have measles. However, there has been no laboratory evidence documenting that this individual has the disease. Which of the following types of cases is the nurse investigating?
      A)A suspected case
      B)A prolonged case
      C)An identified case
      D)A confirmed case
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    1. A nurse prepares for a presentation to a group of adults using strategies appropriate for adult learning. Which of the following concepts is being applied?
      A)Learning style
      B)Authoritarianism
      C)Pedagogy
      D)Andragogy
    2. Wearing seat belts is required in many communities. Children of a certain age must be restrained in a car seat or seat belt when riding in a car. Which of the following best describes what has happened in this community?
      A)Media interest in protecting the public
      B)Healthy public policy
      C)Unilateral action
      D)Participation in health
    3. A client runs 5 miles a day because it improves mood and energy level. Which of the following best describes this example?
      A)Health maintenance
      B)Illness prevention
      C)Health promotion
      D)Health protection
    4. A nurse centers practice around the principle of doing the greatest good for the greatest number. Which of the following ethical principles is being applied?
      A)Social justice
      B)Utilitarianism
      C)Distributive justice
      D)Health disparities
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    1. A nurse is educating the community about modifiable behaviors. Which of the following is the nurse most likely to discuss?
      A)Age and gender
      B)Smoking, poor diet, and alcohol consumption
      C)Cancer, emphysema, and cardiovascular disease
      D)Genetic abnormalities
    2. What occurs during an act of biological terrorism?
      A)Immunity to toxins related to repeated exposures
      B)Environmental and occupational exposure to biological toxins
      C)An intentional release of viruses, bacteria, or other toxins
      D)The intentional release of hazardous chemicals into the environment
    3. A nurse is developing a quality improvement (QI) program. Which of the following would be the most important aspect of the program that should be considered?
      A)Standards used to provide care
      B)Vision and values of the agency
      C)Results of nursing care
      D)Evaluation of process changes
    4. A nurse has collected data about the services available in the community and is using the 7 "A's" to evaluate these services. Which of the following questions will the nurse most likely ask?
      A)Can the community members allocate resources to support the service?
      B)Will the community members approve of the services provided?
      C)Can the community members afford the service?
      D)Will the community members allow strategies to be implemented to improve the service?
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    1. A nurse collects data about the productivity of staff members to evaluate a program. Which type of study is the nurse completing?
      A)Cost-effectiveness study
      B)Cost-efficiency study
      C)Cost-accounting study
      D)Cost benefit study
    2. Which statement describes what occurs during the preparedness stage of disaster management?
      A)Assembly of disaster kits for the home, workplace, and car
      B)Purchase of personal protective equipment for all citizens
      C)Incorporation of a provision for pets into local disaster plans
      D)Heightened inspection and increased security in the community
    3. A community health nurse investigates an outbreak of pinworm at a local daycare center. To minimize the spread of infection, which of the following suggestions would the nurse provide to the daycare workers?
      A)No action is necessary because it is easily treated with oral vermicides.
      B)Every child in the daycare should be treated because they are all probably infected.
      C)Using good hand washing is important to prevent the transmission
      D)Close the daycare until all surfaces are cleaned
    4. What idea does the Healthy Communities and Cities initiative support?
      A)The World Health Organization (WHO) is the city's primary information source.
      B)Healthy public policy is the responsibility of elected officials.
      C)Healthy cities and communities must be both environmentally and socially sustainable
      D)Physical environments cannot be changed, thus, strategies must be developed in order to cope with them.
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    1. A nursing student would like to become involved by working at a nursing center. Which of the following would be an appropriate role for a nursing student?
      A)Leader
      B)Researcher
      C)Advocate
      D)Follower
    2. A nurse is working with an older person following a disaster. Which of the following client emotions should be anticipated by the nurse?
      A)Anger
      B)Violence
      C)Regression
      D)Fear of loss of independence
    3. It is projected that the incidence of diabetes will increase in the future, and therefore creates a need for more diabetic health educators. Which of the following approaches was used to identify this need?
      A)Interactive
      B)Pre-active
      C)Inactive
      D)Reactive
    4. To increase the immunization rates among children in the community, a nurse manager is considering holding immunization clinics on Saturdays, one month before school begins. Which of the following describes what is happening?
      A)Implementing
      B)Formulating
      C)Planning
      D)Evaluating
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