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100
Your patient states that he lives under the interstate and has no food. You refer him here....
What is a local homeless shelter?
100
A healthy 35-year old woman receives a mammogram.
What is secondary prevention?
100
An elderly man is bitten by a raccoon who was wandering around the back yard.
What is rabies?
100
This highly contagious virus typically causes red, itchy, blisters on young children.
What is varicella?
100
A compulsive, maladaptive dependence on a substance or a behavior.
What is addiction?
200
Your female patient has bruises on her face and gets quiet when you ask about them. You suspect that she is experiencing this.
What is domestic abuse?
200

An elderly woman attends rehab three times a week after suffering a stroke.

What is tertiary prevention?

200
This reportable disease is caused due to a bacterium called Bacillus anthracis.
What is anthrax?
200
The Tdap booster that all 7th graders in Florida must have includes diphtheria, tetanus, and this disease.
What is pertussis (whooping cough)?
200

Your 3 year-old patient has bruises around both upper arms and what appears to be a burn mark on his right thigh. You are a mandatory reporter and call this number.

What is 800-96-ABUSE or DCFS?

300
After talking with a young couple in the community you learn that they barely eat enough for one meal a day. You refer them here.
What is a food bank or soup kitchen?
300
A school nurse is teaching a dental hygiene lesson to a group of Kindergarteners.
What is primary prevention?
300
An infection of the nervous system with the potentially deadly Clostridium tetani.
What is Tetanus?
300
Your patient's family does not believe in vaccinating their school-aged children. You inform them that this form is required for school entry.
What is a religious exemption?
300

A community health nurse is preparing education on disaster planning for her community in collaboration with?

What is the office of emergency management?

400

CHN understands that if a family with 3 children and a disabled child is likely to lose their home soon. 

What is imminent risk of homelessness.

400

A patient takes a low dose of aspirin to prevent further heart attacks.

What is secondary?

400
This contagious disease causes painful swelling of the salivary glands.
What is mumps?
400
The first dose of this vaccine is usually given in the first 24 hours of life.
What is Hepatitis B?
400

CHN is providing primary educaiton on differences between private and public sector health policies. 

What is based on current healthcare economics.

500

A natural disaster happens in your community and there is chaos and injury everywhere.  As a community health nurse your first action is to?

What is secure the scene?

500
Your patient who has diabetes for 10 years attends a chronic disease management program. He has many friends there who act as a support group.
What is tertiary prevention?
500

Suspected infectious disease can be controlled better by placing patient in this.

What is quarantine?

500

CHN is attempting to give live vaccine to a patient who complains of feeling poorly but has no  clinical symptoms.

What is mild illness does not place patient at risk if vaccine is received. 

500

CHN is examining risk factors with heart disease at a specific time by means of data collection.

What is a cross-sectional study?