Deck 21: The Nursing Center: A Model for Nursing Practice in the Community

Question 1

Which type of nursing center actively integrates service,education,and research in its model?

A) Special care
B) Freestanding organization
C) Fee-for-service
D) Academic

Answer 1

Academic

Question 2

How can a nursing center best be responsive to the needs of the community?

A) Having staff examine the needs of the community
B) Determining the services to be established by the center
C) Involving the community in assessing its own needs
D) Addressing the problems in the community

Answer 2

Involving the community in assessing its own needs

Question 3

Which factor is the most important for the nurse to consider when facilitating successful collaboration?

A) Focus of the group
B) Planned change that will occur
C) Decisions made by executive director
D) Open and frequent communication

Answer 3

Open and frequent communication

Question 4

Which level of prevention is being used when a community conducts blood lead screenings on a regular basis for children under 6 years old?

A) Tertiary prevention
B) Primary prevention
C) Secondary prevention
D) Health education

Question 5

Which health promotion topic would most likely be discussed in a class held at a nursing center?

A) Advanced care of the chronically ill elderly at home
B) Smoking cessation and weight management techniques
C) How to provide primary services
D) Providing financial support for nursing students

Question 6

Individuals,families,groups,organizations,policy makers,and staff who are involved in community collaboration are known as:

A) Nursing Center workers
B) Policy makers
C) Stakeholders
D) Diversity

Question 7

A nursing center is going to be placed in a rural community.Who has the most power and influence on model development and team composition?

A) The rural community
B) The mayor
C) The nursing executive
D) The center's staff

Question 8

A nurse executive reports that the nursing center receives reimbursement through contracted rates.What type of reimbursement mechanism is being used?

A) Fee-for-service
B) Federally Qualified Health Center ( FQHC )
C) HMO provider
D) Third-party reimbursement

Question 9

When examining the strengths,limitations,and capacity of an organization and the community to support the establishment and viability of a nursing center,a nurse is completing a:

A) Data collection
B) Feasibility study
C) Focus groups
D) Community forums

Question 10

A client would like to enroll in a smoking cessation program.Which type of nursing center would be most likely to provide this type of programming?

A) Academic Nursing
B) Wellness
C) Comprehensive Primary Care
D) Special Care

Question 11

A nurse executive would like to hire a neighborhood resident who is trained in community outreach to work at the nursing center.What would be the title of this position?

A) Community health worker
B) Support staff member
C) Clinical specialist
D) Specialty care provider

Question 12

Which characteristic is common among all nursing centers?

A) Provision of community-based culturally competent care
B) Services provided by physicians and health care providers
C) Focus on the biological factors contributing to the development of disease
D) Fee-for-service reimbursement model

Question 13

Which type of nursing center operates under a service model?

A) Free-standing center
B) Affiliated center
C) Comprehensive primary care center
D) Community center

Question 14

Which essential step of program evaluation is completed when a nurse executive publishes information about the effectiveness of a prenatal program?

A) Focusing on design
B) Engaging stakeholders
C) Ensuring use and sharing lessons learned
D) Gathering credible evidence

Question 15

What type of services will a client receive when visiting a nursing center?

A) Illness-oriented care
B) Direct access to nursing services
C) Free services
D) Physician diagnosis of health problems

Question 16

What is the focus of a special care nursing center?

A) A particular demographical group or those with special care needs
B) An affiliation with a school of nursing
C) Providing services while maintaining a not-for-profit status
D) Providing fee-for-service care with designated HMO providers

Question 17

What was the overarching concept upon which Healthy People 2020 was built?

A) Establish nursing centers for the purpose of health promotion.
B) Create partnerships among individuals, communities, and systems.
C) Eliminate disease in lesser-developed countries.
D) Further the agenda of the World Health Organization.

Question 18

Which term addresses the multiple levels of intervention required for bringing about and sustaining change?

A) Community collaboration
B) Community assessment
C) Strategic planning
D) Partnership

Question 19

When making a final decision about establishing a nursing center,which factor is the most important for the nurse to consider?

A) Legal and regulatory considerations
B) Community involvement
C) Nursing interest
D) Potential grant funding

Question 20

A nurse develops a plan to describe the development and direction of the nursing center and identifies how the center will meet its goals.This plan is called a(n):

A) Feasibility study
B) Business plan
C) Strategic plan
D) Organizational strategies

Question 21

A nurse executive is managing a nursing center.What would be an expected responsibility of a nurse in this role?

A) Managing the business operations
B) Managing the data systems
C) Providing patient care and referral
D) Overseeing contracts and grants

Question 22

A nursing faculty member is discussing the importance of joining a professional organization as a registered nurse with a group of undergraduate students.Which statement would be most appropriate for the faculty member to include in this discussion?

A) "All nurses should be members of the American Nurses Association."
B) "Membership in a professional organization helps nurses organize around critical health issues."
C) "Dues for professional organizations are expensive, so it is important to set aside money to pay these dues."
D) "Membership in a professional organization will foster change in legislation."

Question 23

What is an appropriate role for a nursing student to engage in while working in a nursing center?

A) Leader
B) Follower
C) Advocate
D) Researcher

Question 24

Which would be an appropriate source for a nurse to look for financial support when developing a nursing center? Select all that apply.

A) Grant funding
B) Charitable organizations
C) Private pledges
D) Foundations
E) None of above

Question 25

A nurse is performing the role of researcher in a nurse center.Which type of data would most likely be collected by a nurse in this setting? Select all that apply.

A) Client use of services
B) Trends in community characteristics
C) Staff compliance with HIPAA
D) Client satisfaction

Question 26

A nurse has recently completed a research study in a nursing center.Based on the historical pattern of research in nursing centers,what would likely have been the focus of this research?

A) The development and characteristics of nursing centers
B) The effects of nursing models of care in nursing centers
C) Client outcomes
D) Managed competition in nursing centers

Question 27

In which situation would a nurse be using the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ( HIPAA )?

A) When counseling an employee that his insurance will remain the same after changing jobs
B) When supervising staff to ensure that all work has been completed
C) When adhering to client confidentiality when providing care
D) When an employee takes additional time off of work to care for a sick family member

Question 28

A nurse is presenting information to community members about the potential development of a retail care clinic in the neighborhood.What information would the nurse include in this presentation?

A) These clinics are typically staffed by physicians.
B) These clinics are usually located in community centers.
C) These clinics focus on providing information related to health promotion.
D) These clinics are many times owned by for-profit organizations.