Deck 13: Working It Out: Consultation, Counseling, and Health Teaching

Question 1

A public health nurse works with to set up a support center for individuals left homeless after a natural disaster. This counseling support center is considered:

A) Individual level of practice
B) Family level of practice
C) Community of practice
D) System level of practice

Answer 1

C

Question 2

A public health nurse identifies that a particular issue of concern requires the expertise of other health care professionals. This public health nurse will seek:

A) Consultation services of other disciplines
B) Funding to take a CE course in the area she is weak in
C) Counseling services from outside sources
D) Consideration to hire others to perform interventions

Answer 2

A

Question 3

A key preliminary element the public health nurse must establish prior to counseling or educating the client is:

A) Location
B) Safety
C) Comfort
D) Trust

Answer 3

D

Question 4

The public health nurse knows that the communication of information to change knowledge and behavior is considered:

A) Health teaching
B) Case management
C) Screening
D) Advocacy

Question 5

A public health nursing strategy designed to increase coping and enhance capacity is:

A) Social marketing
B) Counseling
C) Consultation
D) Coalition building

Question 6

A public health nurse works in a special child health program. The care that this nurse delivers during home visits is considered which level of practice:

A) Individual and family level of practice
B) Community level of practice
C) System level of practice
D) Accommodative level of practice

Question 7

Prior to any health teaching the public health nurse establishes trust and:

A) Focuses on the participants quality of life
B) Dissemination of information
C) Conducts an assessment of the targeted population
D) Considers the role of the nurse

Question 8

The Systematic Approach to Health Teaching includes which of the following?

A) Policies and interventions, behavior, biology, social environment, physical environment, and access to quality health teaching
B) Assessment, analysis, plan, implementation, evaluation, and case management
C) The dissemination of information to individual/families, communities and populations with an independent team approach.
D) The processes of evidence-based practice in education.

Question 9

A public health nurse plans a health education program for adolescents and pays particular attention to the materials developed to assure they target the particular age of this group. Which of the following determinant of health is being considered in this situation?

A) Social environment
B) Access to health teaching
C) Physical environment
D) Biology