Public Health Nursing Exam 2- practice

Public Health Nursing Exam 2- practice Questions with Complete Solutions (Latest 2025) A nurse asks a couple who are new parents for their baby's full name. The parents reply that they are only supposed to give the baby its first name. The most appropriate response

for the nurse is to:

• tell the couple that they are the child's parents and it is up

to them to name their baby.

• explain to the couple the state's bureau of vital statistics

deadline for completing the birth certificate.

• give the couple the paperwork and ask when the baby will

have a name.

• express interest and ask the couple to share how their new

baby will receive its name. - Correct Answers ✅D A new group of migrant farmworkers has arrived in a community. The local public health nurse (PHN) realizes that

an important step before scheduling clinic services is to:

• consult the public health staff regarding their scheduling

preferences.

• learn about the farmworkers' concept of time and their

work schedule to determine when and how services can best be scheduled.

• review written materials about the farmworkers' culture of

origin.

• visit the farmworker camp and tell the camp leaders when

clinic services will be available. - Correct Answers ✅B 1 / 3

Public Health Nursing Exam 2- practice Questions with Complete Solutions (Latest 2025) A nurse is conducting a diabetes self-management group- education session. When participants are asked to remove their shoes, two male clients look at the floor and leave their shoes and socks on their feet. An effective intervention is for

the nurse to:

• clarify that no one has to remove his or her shoes unless

he or she wants to and continue foot inspection and foot care instruction.

• explain that everyone must learn to do foot inspection to

manage their diabetes.

• loudly and slowly repeat the instructions for all participants

to remove their shoes.

• stop the group session, pull the two gentlemen aside, and

apologize to them. - Correct Answers ✅A A nurse who is ethnocentric in interacting with a client of a

different culture:

• most likely has little previous experience with the client's

culture and is uncomfortable with people from other cultures.

• is appreciative of the client's cultural beliefs.
• accommodates the client's cultural beliefs when planning

care.

• imposes the nurse's value system on the client. - Correct

Answers ✅A 2 / 3

Public Health Nursing Exam 2- practice Questions with Complete Solutions (Latest 2025) Bruising and swelling on a client's face and torso are noticed by a nurse during a prenatal examination. The client's exchange-student husband, who speaks for the client, tells the nurse his wife deserved the bruises. The client looks at the floor and shakes her head in agreement. The nursing student leaves the examination room angry and confused,

experiencing what can best be described as:

• culture shock.
• prejudice.
• ignorance.
• racism. - Correct Answers ✅A

A PHN in a maternal-child health clinic encounters a client from Ethiopia. The clinic typically sees Hispanic clients. The

nurse should first conduct:

• general cultural assessment.
• head-to-toe assessment.
• in-depth cultural assessment.
• nonverbal communication assessment. - Correct Answers

✅A A Public Health Service nurse employed by the Indian Health Service is working with a client diagnosed with cancer. The client uses sweat lodges to "cure the disease." The nurse understands the need for the client to use traditional healing

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