WGU C228 Community Health C228 Latest Update 2024-2025 250 Questions and 100% Verified Correct Answers Guaranteed A+
2 types of Community Nursing - CORRECT ANSWER: 1) community based
2) community health
3 methods of collecting data directly from a community - CORRECT ANSWER: 1)
Informant interviews 2) participant observation 3) windshield survey
Age for fecal occult blood test/sigmoidoscopy - CORRECT ANSWER: 50+yrs
Age related changes - CORRECT ANSWER: Deceased sensitivity to pain, deceased,
decreased peristalsis, delayed gastric emptying
Aggregates that receive care from the community health nurses - CORRECT ANSWER:
Individuals, families, groups
Alcohol filtration rate by liver - CORRECT ANSWER: 1 oz per hour
Alcohol withdrawal begins - CORRECT ANSWER: 6 hrs after cessation of drinking
Alcohol withdrawal s/sx - CORRECT ANSWER: Increased BP & pulse, pulse is clearest indicator of possible DTs or withdrawal delirium; prompt use of benzodiazepines at onset of symptoms can prevent DTs
Ambulatory care - CORRECT ANSWER: Personal health care provided to an individual who is not a bed patient in a health care institution
Appropriate nurse:student ratio - CORRECT ANSWER: 1:750
Assault - CORRECT ANSWER: Makes more likely to be assaulted; youths at higher risk
Carbon monoxide poisoning - CORRECT ANSWER: Space heaters, motor vehicle, gas
ranges, vented gas heaters, furnaces.
Cardinal signs of addition - CORRECT ANSWER: Tolerance and withdrawal: denial is a primary sign
Chance of prostate cancer death - CORRECT ANSWER: Twice as high for African
American men than for white men
Cholesterol screening ages - CORRECT ANSWER: 45-64 1 / 4
CIRCLE model of spiritual care -
Faith Community Health Nurse - CORRECT ANSWER: C - caring
I - intuition R - respect for religious beliefs and practices C - caution L - listening E - emotional support
Cleaning wood floors in houses with lead - CORRECT ANSWER: Wet mop (do not
vacuum)
Client characteristics of:
Community Health vs Community Based - CORRECT ANSWER: 1) Health
- at risk population
- usually healthy
2) Based
- individuals, families, groups
- usually ill
Clinical manifestation of syphilis - CORRECT ANSWER: Chancre lesion
Community based nursing practice - CORRECT ANSWER: - Care of individuals and
families
- Mange acute and chronic health conditions in the community
- All levels of prevention (primary, secondary, tertiary - but focuses more on the 2 later)
- Care provided in community settings ( home, school, clinics)
Ex: Katrina caring for diabetes, CHF people
Community-based nursing - CORRECT ANSWER: Illness care where the patient live,
work, attend school
Crib slats - CORRECT ANSWER: Must be < 6cm (2in) apart
Deontology - CORRECT ANSWER: Ethical theory based on the idea that actions must
be based moral rules or duty regardless of the consequencea
Diabetic shoes - CORRECT ANSWER: Should extend 1/2 to 5/8 past longest toe
Diet for lead poisoning - CORRECT ANSWER: Extra iron and calcium (milk & red meat)
Early head start program age range - CORRECT ANSWER: Birth to 3 yrs old
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Ecomaps - CORRECT ANSWER: ID family support network, social risk, interactions
with other groups/orgs
Education for all Handicapped Children Act - CORRECT ANSWER: Gives all students
between the ages of 6 - 18 years the right to a " free and appropriate public education" in the least restrictive environment possible regardless of physical or mental disabilities.
Amended in 1986 to Include preschool children
Emphasis on levels of prevention for:
Community Health vs Community Based - CORRECT ANSWER: Health - primary
Based- secondary, tertiary
Epidemic - CORRECT ANSWER: When the rate of the disease exceeds the usual level
of condition
Epidemiology - CORRECT ANSWER: Study of the relationships among an AGENT,
HOST, ENVIRONMENT
Establish the community as a client - CORRECT ANSWER: From partnership with local agencies
Ethical tenet for policy development - CORRECT ANSWER: Serve citizens, not
customers; meet the needs of the greatest # of citizen first
Examples of assurance - CORRECT ANSWER: Collaborating with community agencies
to improve services; ensuring competence of health care workers
Exposure to pertussis - CORRECT ANSWER: Should be treated prophylactically with
erythromycin for 7 days ( family, teachers); check immunization status of classmates
Focus of community -oriented nursing - CORRECT ANSWER: Health promotion and
protection through education
Functions of parish nurse - CORRECT ANSWER: - holistic care of populations
- personal health counseling
- health education
- liason
- facilitate support groups, change , train volunteers
- ID spiritual strength for coping
Grade level of written materials for health education - CORRECT ANSWER: 8th grade level or lower
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Groups who should get the meningococcal vaccine - CORRECT ANSWER: New
military recruits, clients with SLE, dormitory setting
Health care trends are showing increase emphasis on ____ and ___ - CORRECT
ANSWER: 1. Illness prevention
- Health promotion
Healthy People 2010 - 10 leading health indicators - CORRECT ANSWER: 1) physical activity 2) injury and violence 3) overweight and obesity 4) environmental quality 5) tobacco use 6) immunization 7) substance abuse 8) responsible sexual behavior 9) mental health 10) access to healthcare
Home health nurse functions - ECI - CORRECT ANSWER: - educator
- coordinator of care
- provider of interventions
Homicide committed by stranger - CORRECT ANSWER: Often related to substance
abuse network
Hospice services - CORRECT ANSWER: - includes family members and bereavement
services ( up to 1 year after death)
- for people with < 6 mons to live
- uses volunteer for non medical
Incident rate - CORRECT ANSWER: Number of NEW cases in the population at a
specific time
Individuals with Disabilities Act 2003 - CORRECT ANSWER: Included children with
physical or mental impairments that limits life activities to the education for all handicapped children act
Juice for preschoolers - CORRECT ANSWER: 4-6 oz per day is ok
Levels of prevention for client with flu - CORRECT ANSWER: Primary: education class about flu
Secondary: notify contacts of the client about their exposure, isolate client about their exposure, isolate from pregnant women.
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