Community and Public Health Nursing Flashcards
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Which level of prevention is the nurse performing when administering the influenza vaccine to a healthy adult in a community clinic?
Answer: Primary prevention
Primary prevention aims to prevent disease before it occurs; immunization is a classic primary prevention strategy.
A community health nurse is performing a home visit for an elderly patient living alone. Which finding most strongly indicates elder abuse?
Answer: Multiple bruises in various stages of healing with inconsistent explanations
Unexplained bruising in various stages of healing is a hallmark physical sign of elder abuse and mandates reporting to adult protective services.
A public health nurse is investigating an outbreak of foodborne illness at a community gathering. What is the nurse's first priority in outbreak investigation?
Answer: Identify and remove the source of contamination to prevent further cases
Identifying and eliminating the source of contamination is the primary goal of outbreak investigation to prevent additional cases.
A nurse working in a community health center uses the epidemiological triad to analyze the spread of tuberculosis. Which component of the triad represents Mycobacterium tuberculosis?
Answer: Agent
In the epidemiological triad, the agent is the causative organism—in this case, Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
A school nurse discovers that a student has head lice (pediculosis capitis). According to current American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines, when should the student be allowed to return to school?
Answer: After treatment is initiated—there is no need to exclude the student
Current AAP guidelines recommend against 'no-nit' policies; students should return after treatment begins because head lice pose minimal health risk and exclusion causes missed school days.
A community health nurse is teaching a group of adults about colorectal cancer screening. According to the American Cancer Society guidelines, at what age should average-risk adults begin colorectal cancer screening?
Answer: 45 years
The American Cancer Society updated its guidelines in 2018 to recommend that average-risk adults begin colorectal cancer screening at age 45.