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53. A community health nurse is using electronic health records (EHRs) for documentation. What is a critical technical advantage of using EHRs in community health?

A. Decreased data security
B. Improved data sharing, enhanced care coordination, and reduced medical errors
C. Increased paperwork
D. Limited access to patient information
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52. A community experiences a sudden outbreak of a waterborne disease after heavy rains. What is the immediate public health action for community health nurses?

A. Advise consuming untreated water
B. Issue boil water advisories, distribute safe drinking water, and identify contaminated water sources
C. Tell residents to ignore official warnings
D. Encourage outdoor activities in floodwaters
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51. A community health nurse is assessing the health needs of a large, diverse community. What is a critical challenge in conducting comprehensive community health assessments?

A. Lack of data
B. Engaging diverse community groups, overcoming language barriers, and ensuring data accuracy and completeness
C. Too much available information
D. Uniform health beliefs
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50. A home care patient with a chronic wound has a new onset of foul odor and increased exudate despite regular dressing changes. They are prescribed oral antibiotics. What medicinal teaching point is critical?

A. Stop antibiotics when the odor improves
B. Take the full course of antibiotics as prescribed to prevent resistance and ensure infection resolution
C. Take antibiotics only when feeling unwell
D. Share antibiotics with family members
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49. A community experiences a sudden outbreak of a vector-borne disease (e.g., Dengue fever). What is the most critical public health intervention?

A. Encouraging vector breeding
B. Vector control measures (e.g., mosquito eradication), public education on protection, and surveillance
C. Providing antibiotics to everyone
D. Avoiding public places
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48. A community health nurse is implementing a program using the Transtheoretical Model of Change (Stages of Change). A client is in the “Contemplation” stage regarding quitting smoking. What is the most appropriate nursing intervention?

A. Tell them to quit immediately
B. Explore pros and cons of quitting, and provide information to encourage decision-making
C. Ignore their readiness
D. Blame them for not quitting
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47. A community health nurse is engaged in global health initiatives. What is a critical global health challenge related to infectious diseases?

A. Decreased travel
B. Antimicrobial resistance, emerging infectious diseases, and inequitable vaccine distribution
C. Increased access to clean water globally
D. Universal healthcare access
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46. A home care patient with advanced dementia is receiving hospice care. The patient’s family reports increasing agitation and restlessness. What is the clinical intervention?

A. Administer sedatives without assessment
B. Assess for pain, discomfort, or unmet needs, and manage symptoms with non-pharmacological and pharmacological interventions as ordered
C. Encourage more stimulation
D. Ignore the agitation
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45. A community health nurse is managing a surge of patients during a pandemic. What is a critical strategy for resource allocation during a public health crisis?

A. Prioritizing individual preferences
B. Ethical allocation of resources based on need, medical utility, and public health impact
C. Ignoring resource constraints
D. Focusing solely on the wealthiest individuals
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44. A community health nurse is advocating for policies that promote health equity. Which critical action supports health equity?

A. Implementing policies that benefit only the wealthy
B. Addressing the social determinants of health and reducing health disparities among different population groups
C. Providing equal care regardless of need
D. Focusing solely on individual behavior change
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