A nurse conducted a study of two skin lotions: (1) an inexpensive one and (2) an expensive one. The nurse found that there was a relative risk of 0.7 for skin sores using the inexpensive one and a relative risk of 1.2 using the expensive one. Which skin lotion should the nurse use?

An 11-year-old boy is at the community health clinic for his well-child visit. The child’s mother states she has heard that there is a HPV vaccine available for boys and wonders when her child should receive this vaccine. Which would be the most appropriate response by the nurse?

The social determinants of health (SDOH) are the conditions in which people are born, grow, work, live, and age, and the wider set of forces and systems shaping the conditions of daily life. These forces and systems include? (Choose the most inclusive and comprehensive response)    

Which factor is necessary to assume there might be a cause-effect relationship between a particular variable A and a specific illness?

When doing a presentation on public health nursing, the nurse should include which of the following as a great public health achievement of the 20th century (beginning at the start of the 20th century, 1900 to 1950’s) that saved lives?

The community health nurse will be collecting and analyzing community assessment data. Which of the following is an example of demographic characteristics?  

The nurse is interviewing community members as part of a community assessment.  Which of the following groups of people would the community health nurse most likely want to interview?  

People were very concerned about another outbreak of swine flu. All care providers were asked to report, without individual names, any new cases to the public health department for tracking. Which would be most helpful for the local media to report to keep citizens informed?

““Readiness for enhanced community coping among residents of Iowa City related to community sense of power to manage stressors as manifested by monthly community meetings to identify and talk about stress concerns.”  What should the nurse add to make this a more complete nursing diagnosis?

Which best describes the primary focus of health care efforts in the United States since the middle of the twentieth century to the present?