67. A public health nurse is participating in a disaster preparedness planning committee for a local community that is at risk for hurricanes. Which of the following should the nurse contribute to the plan?
a. A list of
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67. A public health nurse is participating in a disaster preparedness planning committee for a local community that is at risk for hurricanes. Which of the following should the nurse contribute to the plan?
a. A list of residents who have experienced a hurricane in the past and will not need evacuation
b. A list of areas within the community where residents speak multiple languages
c. How to activate the local medical facilities emergency management plans
d. The name of the individual who is necessary to implement the plan
Rationale: B.
The public health nurse who is most familiar with the community should contribute this information to the disaster plan to assist in aiding and evacuating residents who are at high risk.
68. A community health nurse is participating in a quality improvement plan for a local health department. Which of the following techniques should the nurse use for process evaluation of the facility? (Select all that apply.)
a. Focus groups
b. Written audits
c. Satisfaction survey
d. Interviews
e. Values self-study
Rationale: A, B, C, D.
The nurse should include focus groups, which are small groups of individuals who use the health department services, for process evaluation of the facility. This information allows for review of the facility's strengths and weaknesses in the quality of client care delivery. The nurse should include written audits, which are written evaluations of the quality of care provided by the health department, for process evaluation of the facility. This information allows for review of the facility's strengths and weaknesses in the quality of client care delivery. The nurse should include satisfaction surveys, which are assessments of clients' perception of their care made via telephone or written questionnaires, for process evaluation of the facility. The nurse should include interviews of clients who use the health department's services for process evaluation of the facility.
69. A nurse is preparing an educational program about influenza for a group of community health nurses. Which of the following activities should the nurse include as an example of tertiary prevention?
a. Offer classes to elementary school teachers about handwashing
b. Provide information to occupational nurses about the reasons for employees to not come to work.
c. Administer antiviral medications within 48 hr to clients who have manifestations of influenza
d. Provide immunizations at long-term care facilities
Rationale: C.
Tertiary prevention involves ways to reduce the complications of illness, which includes administering antiviral medications to clients who already have influenza
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