WorksheetsNSG 440 Topic 10
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
As congregations realize the need for care and care for one another, their individual and corporate relationships with their Creator often are enhanced, thereby increasing their resilience for future crisis situations. The characteristic of faith community nursing philosophy that best endorses this principle is that faith community nurse services:
emphasize strengths of individuals, families, and communities.
focus on the faith community and its ministry.
focus on the centrality of the spiritual dimension.
consider health, spiritual health, and healing as an ongoing dynamic process.
A key characteristic of faith community nursing services is to facilitate collaborative health ministries in the faith communities by:
embracing individuals across the life span.
respecting diverse traditions of faith.
requiring statements of faith.
using a Judeo-Christian theological framework.
Which statement is true regarding Holistic health care as an approach to nursing care?
Critical to a successful faith community nursing health ministry
Inconsistent with many congregations’ theologies
Provided in clinics staffed by complementary and alternative medicine providers
Separate from but complementary to parish nursing
Nurses are reclaiming their tradition of healing and affirming the independent functions of nursing. A heritage of health and healing can also be found in the foundations of faith communities through activities such as: (Select all that apply.)
holding grief groups.
providing meals to families in crisis.
sponsoring health fairs.
visiting the homebound.
volunteering in community AIDS care groups.
A second-grade child with cerebral palsy receives services from a physical therapist and occupational therapist during the child’s academic day. The school nurse sets up the schedule to ensure that the therapists’ visits do not unnecessarily affect the child’s academic day negatively. This role of the school nurse is best described as which of the following?
Case manager
Counselor
Consultant
Direct caregiver
A middle school student approaches the school nurse and asks, “Can I speak with you about something important?” The school nurse responds affirmatively but should also state which of the following?
“Anything you tell me will be kept private and confidential.”
“It may be best for me to set up an appointment with the school counselor.”
“You can always speak to me if you are in trouble or when you need someone to talk to.”
“If anything you tell me indicates that someone is in danger, I have to notify the school officials.”
A child with severe macular degeneration and some hearing loss will be attending the third grade in a local school. A tertiary prevention intervention the school nurse should perform would be which of the following?
Assess the child’s language skills, motor abilities, and social abilities.
Ensure that a telephone is available for calling emergency personnel or parents.
Lead educational programs to address coping strategies and stress management techniques.
Meet with the assigned teachers to discuss classroom seating to enhance the child’s learning experience.
The school nurse at the intermediate level arranges for a presentation by the trauma educator at the local regional medical center. Bicycle and helmet safety will be the primary topic at the school’s open house. This is an example of which of the following school nurse roles?
Community outreach
Counselor
Consultant
Case manager
A recent news article reported the death of a 60-year-old road construction worker on a day with a posted heat advisory. An occupational health nurse would recognize the additional host factors that contributed to this fatality as which of the following?
Age and work practices
Gender and lifestyle
Health status and age
Work practices and health status
The greatest risk for experiencing work-related accidents with subsequent injuries is to which of the following?
New workers with less than 1 year of experience on the current job
Older workers with 2 years of experience on the job
Women over 50 years of age with 3 years of experience on the current job
Workers with safe, low-level exposure on the job
In health care facilities and clinical laboratories, the occupational health nurse needs to be aware of the worker groups that are at risk for exposure to biological agents. Besides the health care workers, worker groups at risk for exposure to biological infectious agents may include which of the following?
Clerical staff
Maintenance personnel
Receptionists
Chaplains
A widely recognized chemical health hazard in health care environments is which of the following?
Burn-out
Latex allergy
Radiation
Viruses
The difference between the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) can best be described as which of the following?
NIOSH enforces workplace safety, and OSHA educates about occupational injury and illness prevention.
NIOSH monitors work-related injury/illness incidence, prevalence, and prevention, and OSHA governs financial compensation under workers’ compensation.
OSHA is part of the Department of Labor, and NIOSH is part of the National Institutes of Health.
OSHA sets the workplace safety standards, and NIOSH examines potential hazards of new work technologies and practices.
During routine nursing assessments, the nurse should ask clients about their current and past jobs, exposures to any agents that potentially relate to their symptoms and activities at work, and which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
Disabling conditions
Immunization history
Lifestyle history
Previous injuries
Underlying illnesses
In occupational health nursing, which intervention is most effective in preventing exposure to hazardous chemicals in the workplace?
Implementing regular safety training and use of personal protective equipment.
Allowing unrestricted access to all work areas.
Encouraging workers to wear casual clothing.
Reducing the number of breaks during shifts.
