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A nurse is educating new staff in the emergency department about the types of injuries and illness they might be treating. The nurse mentions that which population is at greatest risk for unintentional injuries?
Men under the age of 45
A nurse is teaching water safety at the local community pool and mentions that which of the following is the most significant risk factor for drowning?
age
Michelle is conducting a routine well baby visit in the home. As part of her visit, she uses the DOVE tool to screen the mother for possible Intimate Partner Violence (IPV). The mother discloses that she is a victim of IPV. What actions are Michelle required to perform?
Further assessment, appropriate referrals, and discussion of a safety plan
A nurse is looking to implement new preventative measures to address the rate of drowning in young children in the community. All of the following policies are examples of primary prevention, except:
Community-wide CPR instruction.
A nurse has volunteered with an organization treating women who were the victims of rape as a weapon of war in the Congo. This violence is considered:
Collective violence.
A nurse is performing a home visit for a young mother that lives in the projects in Brooklyn, New York. There is a young child who is 3 years old living in the apartment as well. The nurse notices that the window guards on the bedroom window are hanging off the building. Which of the following is the best approach to addressing the safety issue?
Call the landlord directly to ensure the timely repair of the window guards and encourage the woman to keep the windows closed in the meantime.
A young woman presents to a community clinic. She states that she is having severe anxiety and insomnia after suffering an acquaintance rape at school last year. She is unable to go back to college, and her grades are suffering as a result. What does the nurse suspect that this young woman is suffering from?
Post-traumatic stress disorder
A nurse who has worked in a large urban emergency department for the past 20 years is precepting a new hire. She explains that there has been an increase in admissions due to motor vehicle crashes (MVC) and that there two of the main risk factors for MVC are driving while impaired and distracted driving. What are the three types of distracted driving?
Manual, cognitive, and visual
A PHN working at a large urban public health department is reviewing motor vehicle-associated mortality data to compare the city’s mortality rate (MR) with state and national MRs. Which of the following would provide the most comprehensive database of information?
National Violent Death Reporting System
A nurse is working at a high school when a young woman comes down to the nursing office concerned about her boyfriend whom she states is making suicidal comments. How does the nurse proceed?
Inform the school psychologist immediately and notify the boyfriend’s parents.
Together with members of the community, a PHN is helping to complete a community assessment of an inner- city neighborhood. One of the issues that has surfaced is the rising level of youth violence. The assessment team decides to work on the establishment of a program aimed at promoting youth development. Areas included in this approach according the CDC guide include:
Promoting family environments that support healthy development.
A nurse decides to use a Haddon Matrix to evaluate factors that may contribute to patient falls on the medical units of the hospital. What is the minimum number of boxes that should be drawn on the grid to be filled out?
12
A nurse has seen an increase in infant injuries during motor vehicle crashes due to poor car seat installation. The nurse wants to consider upstream policies at the population level to address this issue but doesn’t have the time to take on the project. How should the nurse proceed?
Consider a collaborative relationship with the public health department and fire and police departments.
A nurse is working at a suicide prevention hotline and receives a call from a man threatening to end his life. The most important thing for her to determine is whether the man has:
A means or a plan to commit suicide, including whether he has access to a weapon, such as a gun.
A nurse who is about to travel as part of an outreach medical team to a country that has experienced civil war does some research on the nature of war to better understand the context of the violence that has occurred due to war in this country. She learns that war has changed in the last few decades. Which of the following statements is correct?
Reporting of wars and war crimes has increased.
A nurse is working with parents and community members to develop a chemical and medication safety class in their community. Techniques that they should discuss include which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
Proper labeling of all household chemicals and medications
Storing all cleaning materials and medications out of the reach of children
Informing parents not to share any medications with anyone for whom the medication is not prescribed
A nurse is providing fire prevention education to families in the community. Which of the following groups in the United States is not at a higher risk for suffering burns from a fire at home?
men
Sam, a PHN working in the maternal child division of an urban public health department, has been tasked with developing a child maltreatment home visitation prevention program. He has chosen to use the Nurse Family Partnership Model, which focuses on:
Promoting and reinforcing selective protective factors.
A nurse is reviewing the safety procedures and protections in place at the community center. Which of the following show compliance with policies that were put in place to prevent fire-related deaths and injuries?
Presence of two regular doors next to the revolving door
Brightly lit exit signs
Absence of flammable decorations on the walls
A nurse is teaching a class about emergency preparedness and violence. Which of the following factors are associated with an increased risk of being the victim of violence or intentional harm? (Select all that apply.)
Age between 15 and 44
Poor mental health
Substance use