Chapter 12: Injury and Violence Flashcards
A nurse is educating new staff in the ED about the types of injuries and illness they might be treating. The nurse mentions that which population is at greatest risk for unintentional injuries?
A. women under the age of 45
b. women over the age of 45
c. men under the age of 45
d. men over the age of 45
c. men under the age of 45
- more likely to take part in risky behaviors
A nurse has volunteerd with an organization treating women who were the victims of rape as a weapon of war in the Congo. This violence is considered:
a. community violence
b. collective violence
c. stranger violence
d. interpersonal violence
b. collective violence
- collective violence occurs when a large group of people engaged in violence, such as with war crimes
A nurse is reviewing car accident data to see how a city’s statistics compare with state and national data. which of the following would provide the most comprehensive database of information?
a. national violent death reporting system
b. vital statistics
c. department of motor vehicles
d. department of transportation
a. national violent death reporting system
- centralized source that complies data from all sources. good to look at injury and violence on a state and population level
A nurse has seen an increase in infant injuries during motor vehicle accidents due to poor car seat installation. the nurse wants to consider upstream policies at the population level to address this issue but dosen’t have the time to take on the project. how should the nurse proceed?
a. Reconsider the project at a different time when the workload at his or her primary job lightens.
b. delegate some of the project tasks to an unlicensed assittive personelle
c. quit the job to delicate all of his or her time to the project
d. Consider a collaborative relationship with the public health department and fire and police departments.
d. Consider a collaborative relationship with the public health department and fire and police departments.
A nurse is providing fire prevention education to families in the community. Which of the following groups in the United States is not at a higher risk for suffering burns from a fire at home?
a. men
b. women
c. children
d. older adults
a. men
A nurse is teaching water safety at the local community pool and mentions that which of the following is the most significant risk factor for drowning?
a. gender
b. income
c. education
d. age
d. age
A nurse is preforming a home visit for a young mother that lives in the projects in Brooklyn, New York. There is a young child who is three years old living in the apartment as well. The nurse noticies that the window guards on the bedroom window are hanging off the building. How does the nurse proceed?
a. Encourage the woman to call the landlord after the nurse leaves.
b. Call Child Protective Services to report an unsafe living situation.
c. Call the landlord directly to ensure the timely repair of the window guards and encourage the woman to keep the windows closed in the meantime.
d. call the city to report a bad landlord
c. Call the landlord directly to ensure the timely repair of the window guards and encourage the woman to keep the windows closed in the meantime.
A nurse is working at a high school when a young woman comes down to the nursing office concerned about her boyfriend whom she states is making suicidal comments. How does the nurse proceed?
a. counsel the young women about relationship issues
b. call the young woman’s parents about her concerns
c. inform the school psychologist immediately and notify the boyfriend’s parents
d. Call the young man down to the nurse’s office for a mental health evaluation.
d. inform the school psychologist immediately and notify the boyfriend’s parents
A nurse is working at a suicide prevention hotline and is training new staff members. He or she informs the new nurses that the most important questions to ask callers include:
a. whether they have a means or a plan to commit suicide, including whether they have access to a weapon, such as a gun
b. if they have been diagnosed with a mental illness
c. if they suffer from addiction
d. none of the above
a. whether they have a means or a plan to commit suicide, including whether they have access to a weapon, such as a gun
A group of nurses is looking to design a home visitation program for parents who are at high risk for child maltreatment. What factors should the nurse focus on?
a. parenting skills and access to educational support
b. promoting family relationships and increasing child monitoring
c. increasing access to nutrition and wellness programs
d. assisting with parental education and financial assistance programs as needed
b. promoting family relationships and increasing child monitoring
A nurse is caring for a young woman in a same sex relationship. The woman frequently presents to the ER with vague injuries and the nurse is beginning to suspect that the woman is being physically abused by her partner. How should the nurse proceed?
a. inform the physican
b. give her a pamphlet about escaping domestic violence
c. notify the police
d. refer her to a social worker and engage her in discussion about creating a safety plan
d. refer her to a social worker and engage her in discussion about creating a safety plan
A young woman presents to a community clinic. She states that she is having severe anxiety and insomnia after suffering an acquaintance rape at school last year. She is unable to go back to college and her grades are suffering as a result. What does the nurse suspect that this young woman is suffering from?
a. PTSD
b. generalized anxiety disorder
c. major depression
d. personality disorder
a. PTSD
A nurse is performing a community assessment of an inner city neighborhood. The nurse is looking for physical risk factors in the community to determine if they might be contributing to the high level of violence and drug abuse in the neighborhood. Which of the following factors should be evaluated?
a. youth activity
b. dwelling types
c. physical layout of the community
d. all of the above
d. all of the above
A nurse is presenting a lecture about providing nursing and medical care during wars and in conflict areas. The nurse is discussing how war has changed in the last few decades. Which of the following statements is correct?
a. there are more wars currently than in the past
b. war-related deaths have increased in the past decade
c. fewer countries have weapons of mass destruction due to increased world condemnation of such weapons
d. reporting of wars and war crimes have increased
d. reporting of wars and war crimes have increased
A nurse is reviewing the safety procedures and protections in place at the community center where he or she works. Which of the following should he or she be most concerned about?
a. presence of two regular doors next to the revolving door in the front of the center
b. brightly lit exit signs
c. absence of decorations on the walls
d. none of the above
d. none of the above
