The population health nurse is working in a small rural community. For the last 12 months the community’s population has experienced outbreaks of various gastrointestinal diseases. For which type of disease should the nurse plan care? 1. Epidemic. 2. Endemic. 3. Outbreak. 4. Pandemic. ESSAYBID ANSWER Answer: 2 Explanation: 2. An endemic disease is […]
The population health nurse is making a graph to show some of the common diseases that are transmitted through sexual contact. The diseases that should be on the graph are: 1. Chlamydia, hepatitis A, and human immunodeficiency virus. 2. Gonorrhea, hepatitis C, and hepatitis A. 3. Genital herpes, hepatitis B, and syphilis. 4. Syphilis, haemophilus […]
A client with an open wound was splashed with contaminated body fluid. The diseases the client is most at risk for developing include: 1. All of the hepatitis diseases. 2. HIV and only hepatitis C. 3. Salmonellosis, typhoid, and HIV. 4. HIV, and hepatitis B, C, and D. ESSAYBID ANSWER Answer: 4 Explanation: 4. […]
A four year old child is seen in the emergency department for multiple tick bites over the abdomen and lower extremities. The child is most at risk for developing which communicable disease? 1. Plague. 2. Malaria. 3. Rocky Mountain spotted fever. 4. Rabies. ESSAYBID ANSWER Answer: 3 Explanation: 3. All of the diseases listed […]
The nurse is using a map to show a group of community members that several pockets of vulnerable populations are located in areas that are likely to be affected by flooding. This type of map is called a community: 1. Resource map. 2. Disaster map. 3. Population map. 4. Risk map. ESSAYBID ANSWER Answer: […]
The population health nurse is working in a community that has significant problems with sanitation and disposal of both human and animal feces. Which communicable diseases is the community most at risk for developing? 1. Hepatitis A, tetanus, and polio. 2. Hepatitis A, botulism, and tuberculosis. 3. Plague, malaria, and hepatitis E. 4. Diphtheria, varicella, […]
The nurse is determining the extent of the damage caused by a huge tornado. The number of deaths and injuries caused by the tornado is included in the assessment. What type of assessment does this best describe? 1. Predisaster assessment. 2. Rapid postdisaster assessment. 3. Postdisaster assessment. 4. Disaster assessment. ESSAYBID ANSWER Answer: 2 […]
A client and the client’s caretaker are talking with the nurse in the community chronic disease clinic. The caretaker is complaining that the client is more difficult to care for and has altered behavior. The nurse suspects dementia. A client and the client’s caretaker are talking with the nurse in the community chronic disease clinic. […]
The nurse was caring for a client who had a significant cardiac history. The client died from a myocardial infarction during a hurricane. This is an example of what type of disaster death? 1. Direct. 2. Indirect. 3. Disaster-related natural. 4. Coincidental. ESSAYBID ANSWER Answer: 3 Explanation: 3. Disaster-related natural deaths are the result […]
The nurse is explaining the action of botulism, a disease in which the causative organism is ingested with contaminated food or water. Contamination usually occurs by accident through inadequate canning and preserving processes The nurse is explaining the action of botulism, a disease in which the causative organism is ingested with contaminated food or water. […]
