Noncommunicable Diseases

Question 1

Nurses working with diabetes patients know that this noncommunicable chronic disease (NCD) has which of the following characteristics?
Select all that apply.

a. it cannot be prevented by a vaccination
b. it cannot be cured by a medication
c. it requires long term management
d. it is not affected by weight
e. it does not require lifestyle changes such as regular exercise

Answer 1

A.B.C

Question 2

In caring for their chronic disease patients, nurses must do which of the following?
Select all that apply.

a. know others who have or have had the disease
b. know the pathophysiology of the disease
c. understand the disease from a public health perspective
d. help patients understand management techniques
e. work in a hospital setting

Answer 2

B.C.D

Question 3

Nurses working with chronic disease patients consider it important to know about the burden of disease associated with a specific disease because it does which of the following?
Select all that apply.

a. takes into account what impact the disease will have on the community as a whole
b. provides an overview of the disease’s social and economic impact
c. helps determine promotion and prevention efforts targeting most common chronic diseases
d. does not impact treatment cost
e. does not affect risk of injury

Answer 3

A.B.C

Question 4

Nurses working with chronic disease patients assess them based on which of the following risk factors?

a. nutrtition
b. both a and c
c. alcohol and tobacco use
d. height

Answer 4

B. both a and c

Question 5

A nurse working with chronic disease patients readily recognizes that the common forms of diabetes include:

a. type 1
b. type 3
c. both a and d
d. type 2

Answer 5

C. both a and d

Question 6

When a nurse treats a heart disease patient, he or she evaluates which of the patient’s risk factors to determine how modification might help bring about improvement?

a. tobacco use
b. both a and c
c. amount of exercise
d. height

Answer 6

B. both a and c

Question 7

Cardiovascular nurses know that over a third of adults have two or more risk factors for heart disease and stroke, which may include

a. high blood pressure
b. an inactive lifestyle
c. both a and b
d. normal body weight

Answer 7

c. both a and b

Question 8

A public health nurse (PHN) can employ which of the following to help determine what leads to the development of disease?

a. case control study
b. cohort study
c. epidemiological study
d. all of the above

Answer 8

d. all of the above

Question 9

A nurse working in a hospital oncology unit notices that the number of lung cancer admissions has increased in a particular zip code. What steps should the nurse take to determine what is causing the increase?

a. notify the nurse manager
b. both a and d
c. disregard admission records for similar cases
d. present the findings to the public health department for their review

Answer 9

b. both a and d

Question 10

A PHN evaluating an increase in lung cancer cases in a certain area would take which of the following steps to determine what was causing the increase?

a. conduct a retrospective case control study
b. both a and c
c. ask family members of lung cancer patients for additional information
d. not survey town residents

Answer 10

b. both a and c

Question 11

A nurse working with diabetes patients noted that most of them are obese and that this is a risk factor affecting their disease. The nurse knows that in 2009 and 2010 approximately ____ of U.S adults and ____ of children were obese, meaning they had a body mass index greater than or equal to 30.

a. 35.7 %, 16.7%
b. 22.5%, 17.9%
c.40%, 15%
d. 25.5%, 35.5%

Answer 11

a. 35.7%, 16.7%

Question 12

A cardiovascular nurse is treating a smoker with a high risk for cardiovascular disease. Which of the following should the nurse discuss with the patient?

a. outline the health risks associated with smoking
b. share statistics about adverse health outcomes related to smoking
c. both a and b
d. recommend smoking more

Answer 12

c. both a and b

Question 13

A PHN concerned about the increase in NCDs in a community screens patients for which of the following?

a. socioeconomic risk
b. genetic predisposition
c. behavioral factors
d. all of the above

Answer 13

d. all of the above

Question 14

A nurse working in a community clinic understands that morbidity and mortality related to NCD is affected by access to health care, so the nurse makes sure the patients:

a. have access to preventative screenings
b. ignore follow-up appointments
c. both a and d
d. get resources to help them manage care

Answer 14

c. both a and d

Question 15

A nurse who treats diabetic patients encourages the patient to follow which of these recommendations to manage their disease diagnosis over time?

a. monitor blood sugar
b. adhere to medication treatment
c. both a and b
d. avoid regular checkups with a health provider

Answer 15

c. both a and b

Question 16

Nurses working with persons at high risk for NCDs encourage their patients to prevent disease development by:

a. incorporating healthy eating habits
b. leading a sedentary lifestyle
c. getting regular preventative screenings
d. both a and c

Answer 16

d. both a and c

Question 17

An important part of a nurse’s role is to make sure patients understand the importance of ____ in treating their chronic disease.
a. adhereing to medication regiments
b. both a and c
c. practicing CDSM
d. eating anything they want

Answer 17

b. both a and c

Question 18

To educate their patients about the risks of developing NCDs, nurses might share which of the following facts?

a. The five leading causes of death in the United States are NCDs .
b. Risk for NCD is not affected by individual behaviors, the environment, and socioeconomic factors.
c. Prevention occurs across the continuum starting with primary prevention during the perinatal period through tertiary prevention measures such as CDSM programs.
d. both a and c

Answer 18

d. both a and c

Question 19

A pediatric nurse in Florida reviewed a report for the state’s schools and found which of the following statistics?

a. twenty one percent of schools required students to take two or more health education courses
b. seventy six precent taught 14 key nutrition and dietary behavior topics in a required course
c. both a and b
d. ten percent taught a required physical education course in all grades in school

Answer 19

c. both a and b

Question 20

When screening a patient for NCD risk, a nurse reviews the social determinants of health, including which of the following?

a. the social gradient
b. early life
c. work life
d. all of the above

Answer 20

d. all of the above