Ch. 4 Questions

10. A nurse is practicing community-based nursing in a mobile health clinic. What would be the central focus of this nurse's care? a. Individual and family health care needs b. Populations within the community c. Local health care facilities e. Families in crisis

a

6. A nurse performs an assessment of a family consisting of a single mother, a grandmother, and two children. Which interview questions directed to the single mother could the nurse use to assess the affective and coping family function? Select all that apply. a. Who is the person you depend on for emotional support? b. Who is the breadwinner in your family? c. Do you plan on having any more children? d. Who keeps your family together in times of stress? e. What family traditions do you pass on to your children? f. Do you live in an environment that you consider safe?

a, d

1. A nurse is providing care based on Maslow's hierarchy of basic human needs. For which nursing activities is this approach useful? a. Making accurate nursing diagnoses b. Establishing priorities of care c. Communicating concerns more concisely d. Integrating science into nursing care

b

3. The nurse caring for patients postoperatively uses careful hand hygiene and sterile techniques when handling patients. Which of Maslow's basic human needs is being met by this nurse? a. Physiologic b. Safety and security c. Self-esteem d. Love and belonging

b

7. The nurse caring for families in a free health care clinic identifies psychosocial risk factors for altered family health. Which example describes one of these risk factors? a. The family does not have dental care insurance or resources to pay for it. b. Both parents work and leave a 12-year old child to care for his younger brother. c. Both parents and their children are considerably overweight. d. The youngest member of the family has cerebral palsy and needs assistance from community services.

b

2. The nurse is prioritizing nursing care for a patient in a long-term care facility. Which examples of nursing interventions help meet physiologic needs? Select all that apply. a. Preventing falls in the facility b. Changing a patient's oxygen tank c. Providing materials for a patient who likes to draw d. Helping a patient eat his dinner e. Facilitating a visit from a spouse f. Referring a patient to a cancer support group.

b, d

9. A visiting nurse performs a community assessment in an area of the city in which the nurse will be working. What is one element of a healthy community? a. Meets all the needs of its inhabitants b. Has mixed residential and industrial areas c. Offers access to health care services d. Has modern housing and condominiums

c

4. The nurse caring for patients in a long-term care facility knows that the highest level on Maslow's hierarchy of needs is self-actualization needs. Which statements accurately describe the achievement of self-actualization? Select all that apply. a. Humans are born with a fully developed sense of self-actualization. b. Self-actualization needs are met by depending on others for help. c. The self-actualization process continues throughout life. d. Loneliness and isolation occur when self-actualization needs are unmet. e. A person achieves self-actualization by focusing on problems outside self. f. Self-actualization needs may be met by creatively solving problems.

c, e, f,

5. A nurse works with families in crisis at a community mental health care facility. What is the best broad definition of a family? a. A father, a mother, and children b. A group whose members are biologically related c. A unit that includes aunts, uncles, and cousins d. A group of people who live together and depend on each other for support

d

8. Shuba and Raul are a couple in their late seventies. According to Duvall, which developmental task is appropriate for this older adult family? a. Maintain a supportive home base b. Strengthen marital relationships c. Cope with loss of energy and privacy d. Adjust to retirement

d