The term “health” can be described in many different ways. How would the community health nurse define health?

A community health nurse is making a home visit to a family who is providing care to an older adult member with Alzheimer’s disease for the past 6 months. During the visit, which would be most important for the nurse to assess?

Which statement most accurately describes the nurse’s role as an educator related to the social determinants of health?

The nurse is working with a community of solution. Which would the nurse expect to find? 

What is the most effective method to prevent the spread of infection to others when the nurse is changing the dressing over a patient’s wound infected with Staphylococcus aureus?

Characterize the following ABG values: pH: 7.36, CO2: 30 , HCO3: 16

What does the ‘E’ in the ABCDE mnemonic for skin cancer stand for?

Characterize the following ABG values:  pH: 7.14, CO2: 46, HCO3: 31

What nursing intervention is the priority to accomplish first for a dialysis patient who missed their last 2 dialysis appointments and is found to have a potassium level of 6.9 mEq/L and EKG findings of peaked t-waves?

An I & D is planned for a patient with an abscess and they ask the nurse why they can’t just get a prescription for an antibiotic. What is the best response from the nurse?