Community / public health nursing · practice question
The community health nurse at a public health clinic is being evaluated for community health nursing and environmental health. Assessment data include a neighborhood screening event identifies multiple clients with blood pressure above 180/100 mm Hg. Before teaching, what should the nurse assess first?
Multiple choiceHardnclex-rn-bsnnclex-validatednclex-2026community-public-health
Answer and explanation
Correct answer
B. Immediate safety, readiness to learn, literacy, cultural needs, barriers, and baseline understanding.
Why
Teaching is effective only after safety and learning readiness are confirmed; the RN cannot delegate assessment of learning needs on unstable clients.
Test yourself on Community / public health nursing
A free test with instant, explained results. No account needed.
More Community / public health nursing questions
- The school nurse during a vaccination clinic is being evaluated for community health nursing and epidemiology basics.…
- The community health nurse at a public health clinic is being evaluated for community health nursing and environmental…
- The community health nurse at a public health clinic is being evaluated for community health nursing and epidemiology…
- After nursing care for community health nursing and epidemiology basics, the nurse evaluates the client response.…
- The community health nurse at a public health clinic is being evaluated for community health nursing and disaster…
- The home health nurse during an initial home visit is being evaluated for community health nursing and epidemiology…