NU 302 Community Health Learning Systems Quiz
1) A charge nurse in an emergency department is informed that a tornado touched down in a nearby town and
mass casualties are en route. which of the following actions shoul
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NU 302 Community Health Learning Systems Quiz
1) A charge nurse in an emergency department is informed that a tornado touched down in a nearby town and
mass casualties are en route. which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
A. Follow Facility policy to activate the disaster plan
B. Prepare the triage rooms.
C. Obtain additional supplies
D. Call in off-duty staff
2) A nurse is planning to participate in a public education program about prevention of West Nile virus. Which of
the following instructions should the nurse include in her presentation?
A. "Eliminate sources of standing water."
B. "Make sure your immunizations are up to date."
C. "Keep all of your pets indoors."
D. "Spray insect nests with a repellant that contains DEET."
3) A nurse is performing a community assessment in a rural setting. Which of the following types of health care
should the nurse recognize is most likely to be absent in this setting?
A. Tertiary care
B. Primary prevention
C. Chronic care
D. Secondary prevention
4) A triage nurse is in an emergency department when several hundred clients who were injured in a train collision
arrive at the facility for treatment. The nurse should determine that which of the following clients requires
immediate treatment?
A. A client who has neck pain and was transported to the facility on a backboard
B. A client who has epigastric and left-arm pain and is diaphoretic
C. A client who has nasal and orbital ecchymosis and a respiratory rate of 16/min
D. A client who has abdominal pain and is 2 months pregnant
5) A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a prescription for ciprofloxacin following exposure to anthrax.
Which of the following statements by the client indicates that further teaching is required?
A. "I will limit my intake of coffee, tea, or cola beverages."
B. "I will wear a large-brim had and long sleeves if I am out in the sun."
C. "I will take the ciprofloxacin with an antacid if I get an upset stomach."
D. "I will avoid taking ciprofloxacin along with dairy products."
6) A community health nurse is planning a study with the goal of improving the environmental health of a
community. Identify the sequence the nurse should follow when conducting the research.
Formulate the research questions
Review related literature
Design the study
Analyze the findings
7) An industrial health nurse is caring for a client who states, "I have been under a lot of stress lately. " When the
nurse suggests stress management techniques, the client calmly states that he has a pistol in his car and intends
to take his life in the parking lot after work that day. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Have the industrial facility's security officers search the client's car and remove the pistol.
B. Call emergency medical services to transport the client to a proper treatment facility
C. Contact the client's family member to pick him up from work and take him for treatment.
D. Explore with the client the reasons he feels that he has no options except suicide.
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