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Disaster Preparedness for Nurses
- A. Completing a risk assessment in the community
- B. Implementing strategies to decrease post-traumatic stress disorder
- C. Coordinating meetings among multiple agencies and disciplines
- D. Evaluating the economic impact of the disaster
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Nurses play a role in assessing risks and coordinating responses with multiple agencies during disaster preparedness.
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A client is experiencing an alteration in the health-perception–health-management pattern and an alteration in the values-beliefs pattern. Which of the following best describes the behavior of this person?
- A. Never sees a physician
- B. Only sees a physician if not feeling well
- C. Sees a physician for screenings only
- D. Sees a physician for follow-up care of a chronic disease
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Someone with alterations in both health-perception and values-beliefs patterns may only seek care when they are ill, reflecting a reactive approach to health.
A nurse is using a functional focus to assess a person. Which of the following will the nurse be evaluating?
- A. Visual acuity
- B. Pupil reactivity
- C. Ability to drive
- D. The red reflex
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A functional focus assesses an individual’s lifestyle and how their conditions, such as the ability to drive, affect it.
During an alternative therapy conference, a nurse attends a session related to massage therapy. Which of the following statements made by the presenter should the nurse question?
- A. “Massage therapy is most useful for individuals who are between the ages of 13 and 60.”
- B. “Massage therapy involves the use of lotion or powder.”
- C. “Several massage techniques can be used, including kneading and pinching the skin.”
- D. “Massage therapy is best used by a licensed massage therapist.”
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Massage therapy is effective across all age groups, not just those between 13 and 60 years old.
A nurse is counseling a person with heart disease. Which of the following statements made by the individual would require the nurse to provide additional education?
- A. “I drink skim milk on a regular basis.”
- B. “I try not to eat foods that have added salt on the label.”
- C. “I eat American cheese about once every 2 weeks.”
- D. “I add salt to many of the food that I eat to enhance the flavor.”
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Sodium intake should be limited for heart disease patients.
A person reports that she has been seeking care from an acupuncturist to help relieve the chronic pain that she has been experiencing. Which of the following statements would be the most appropriate response from the nurse?
- A. “You should have told me that the current treatments were helping your pain.”
- B. “Tell me more about your treatments from the acupuncturist.”
- C. “Tell me why you decided to not continue with your treatment plan.”
- D. “You should not be seeing an acupuncturist while receiving professional care.”
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The nurse should seek to understand the patient's use of alternative treatments and their potential impact on prescribed care.