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A nurse is providing care for a 40-year-old adult with a BMI of 32. Which of the following best describes this person?
- A. Normal weight
- B. Overweight
- C. Obese
- D. Morbidly obese
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A BMI of 32 is categorized as obese in adults.
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A nurse is collecting data for a family assessment using Gordon’s functional health patterns. The nurse learns that the family has no books in the home to read to the preschool-age children. To which of the following functional health patterns does this information pertain?
- A. Roles-relationship
- B. Cognitive-perceptual
- C. Health-perception–health-management
- D. Self-perception–self-concept
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The cognitive-perceptual pattern relates to how the family perceives language development and cognitive needs, which includes the availability of books for children.
In response to the growing elderly population, community health nurses should do which of the following?
- A. Work with the state and local departments of health to increase nursing home beds.
- B. Work with local health departments to increase recreational activities for the elderly
- C. Work with the board of education to emphasize the importance of physical activity for children
- D. Work with local nursing schools to emphasize the importance of geriatric training
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Local health departments should focus on increasing recreational activities to improve the health of the elderly.
A nurse is caring for a family with an adolescent child. Which of the following problems would the nurse anticipate that the family would report?
- A. Concerns about career decisions
- B. Concerns about exposure to environmental hazards
- C. Difficulty with parents finding fulfillment with raising the child
- D. Difficulty with open communication with the child
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Adolescents often experience communication barriers with parents due to developmental differences, leading to challenges in open communication.
The inability of a toddler to put him- or herself in another’s shoes is known as:
- A. Autonomy
- B. Egocentrism
- C. Self-perception
- D. Integrity
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Egocentrism refers to the inability to understand or consider another person’s perspective, which is common in toddlers.
After offering a teenager the HPV vaccine, the teenager responds by saying, “I can’t have the vaccine because I have already been sexually active.” Which of the following statements is the best response by the nurse?
- A. You can still benefit from the vaccine, but there is a chance it will not be as effective.
- B. The best way to protect yourself now is to make sure all your future sexual partners have received the vaccine.
- C. You are correct, the vaccine is only indicated for females who have never been sexually active.
- D. It depends on the number of partners you have had. If you have had less than five partners, you are still eligible for the vaccine.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The vaccine is most effective if given before sexual activity, but sexually active teens can still benefit, though it may be less effective.