A nurse is providing education on head lice to prevent the spread of it in children.
Which of the following levels of prevention is being used?
What is primary prevention
100
A school nurse identifies a child who may be abused or receives information from a teacher that a child may have been abused. Which of the following actions must the nurse take?
What is contact CYS, legal authorities & the principal based on the school's policy.
100
A nurse is employed in an occupational health setting. What activities would be a primary role of the nurse?
What is providing health promotion and emergency care.
100
According to the NIMH, which is the leading cause of disability among adults
What is depression
100
A nurse is caring for a migrant farm worker who has been working in the agricultural industry for the past 10 years. When questioned about environmental hazards, the client reports regular exposure to pesticides. What is the client at increased risk of developing
What is cancer
200
A nurse is providing direct client care while working in a state prison. Which of the following levels of prevention is being used?
What is tertiary
200
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 planning, formulating, implementing or evaluating describes what is happening?
What is planning?
200
An occupational health nurse is educating employees about work-related hazards. What types of hazards would the nurse most likely discuss in the presentation?
What is workplace stress, proper body mechanics, safe use of equipment...
200
A nurse is implementing relapse management. What interventions would most likely be used by the nurse.
What is identifying triggers
200
What health problem ranks as one of the top five problems for farm workers aged 5 to -19 years
What is dental problems
300
A staff development program is used to teach nurses and other providers about how to reduce risk by properly documenting interventions provided in the home care setting . Which of the following levels of prevention is being used?
What is primary prevention
300
A parent has requested access to his child’s medical records at a school-based health clinic. Can the parent do this?
What is parents can legally access all medical records of a minor child.
300
A nurse is assessing a worker who has had a health reaction to a “safe” low-level exposure. What most likely describes what has happened?
What is hypersusceptibilty
300
Focus groups are used to determine the method of cleanup for contaminated groundwater in a neighborhood. What is a disadvantage of this needs assessment tool
What is time consuming
300
Name 3 factors that are challenges of the migrant lifestyle
What is Leaving one’s home every year, Traveling, Experiencing uncertainty regarding work and housing, Lack of resources
400
A nurse coordinates transition from the hospital to the community for a client in need of mental health care. Which of the following interventions has most likely been implemented?
What is tertiary
400
The National Association of School Nurses (NASN) recommends which educational preparation for school nurses?
What is a BSN
400
An employee has come into contact with a biological agent. What considerations should be made by the nurse?
What is determine type of biological agent he/she was exposed to
400
What is the primary cause of vulnerability
What is poverty
400
Name 3 occupational health risks of migrant workers.
What is Injuries
Exposure to chemicals (pesticides)
Inadequate surveillance system
Physical demands
500
A nurse in the occupational health setting is screening for hearing loss resulting from noise levels in the plant. Which level of prevention best describes this action by the nurse?
What is secondary
500
A school nurse is preparing to administer a prescription medication to a student. What information is necessary for the nurse to have prior to giving the medication?
What is signed physician order & signed parent consent.
500
A nurse is assessing a client who has had an acute exposure to a pesticide. What symptom is the client most likely to display?
What is memory loss
500
Resilience means...
What is resistance of certain groups to risk factors
500
Migrant farmworkers exhibit higher rates for certain diseases, such as: