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COMMUNITY HEALTH EXAM 11. One of the primary focuses of improving the health of the American people in the twenty-first
century is to address:
a. bioterrorism and global health threats.
b. delivery of individual care and hygiene.
c. the need for increased hospital and acute care.
d. chronic disease and disability management.
ANS: A
2 .A community is concerned about the threat of bioterrorism. Which of the following best describes the
basis for this concern?
a. Bioterrorism has the potential to dissolve community-based programs.
b. This threat could cause the health care system to collapse.
c. The threat of bioterrorism may divert funds from other public safety health care
programs.
d. Fear of bioterrorism will increase the need for shelters.
ANS: C
3. Which of the following describes the consequence of the successful implementation of the Affordable
Care Act?
a. Americans will pay closer attention to their health status.
b. The majority of the population will be covered by insurance.
c. Public health departments will need to increase the number of nursing positions.
d. The prevalence of obesity will decrease.
ANS: B
4. The public health nurse (PHN) must participate in the essential services of public health. Which of the
following most accurately describes one of the essential services of public health?
a. Monitoring health status by completing a community assessment
b. Diagnosing and investigating health problems in the world
c. Informing, educating, and empowering people about health issues
d. Working in law enforcement to regulate health and ensure safety
ANS: C
,5. A public health department is using the mission of public health as described by the Institute of
Medicine when planning its health programming. Which of the following activities will most
likely be implemented?
a. Tracking avian flu outbreaks and doing surveillance in the United States
b. Providing a flu shot for an elderly person at the health department
c. Keeping track of alternative therapies in use in the United States
d. Keeping snake antivenom at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in
Atlanta
ANS: A
6. A public health department makes sure that the essential community-oriented health services are
available in the community. Which of the following core public health functions is being
implemented?
a. Policy development
b. Assessment
c. Assurance
d. Scientific knowledge-based care
ANS: C
8. Which of the following statements about public health is accurate?
a. Prevention of early deaths can be more effectively accomplished by medical
treatment than by public health approaches.
b. Expenditures and resources for public health have increased in recent years.
c. Historically, gains in the health of populations have been related largely to changes
in safety, sanitation, and personal behavior.
d. Reform of the medical insurance system is the single change needed to improve
the health of Americans.
ANS: C
9. A PHN collects data and monitors the health status of the population. Which of the following core
public health functions is being implemented?
a. Assessment
b. Prevention
c. Assurance
d. Policy development
ANS: A
Assessment consists of systematic data collection and monitoring health status.
, 10. The PHN compares the rate of teenage pregnancy in various areas of the city. Which of the core
functions of public health is being implemented?
a. Assurance
b. Assessment
c. Prevention
d. Policy development
ANS: B
12.A nurse provides for the availability of essential personal health services for people who would
otherwise not receive health care. Which of the public health core functions is being used?
a. Assessment
b. Prevention
c. Assurance
d. Policy development
ANS: C
Assurance deals with the availability of health services. Prevention is not a core function,
14.A nurse performs activities to meet the primary goals of public health. Which of the following is the
nurse most likely to complete?
a. Ensuring that a newly diagnosed 40-year-old hypertensive man takes his
medication
b. Finding home care for a 70-year-old client recuperating from a hip replacement
c. Conducting an infant car seat safety check
d. Contacting a local hospice to admit a terminally ill 60-year-old woman
ANS: C
16. The PHN analyzes data related to the number and type of United States Environmental Protection
Agency air quality standards that a community failed to meet. This data is an example of using
which community health profile indicator?
a. Sociodemographic characteristics
b. Health status
c. Health risk factor
d. Functional status
ANS: C
Health risk factors discuss proportions of populations who have particular health conditions or
health risks
21. The necessary basic preparation for public health nursing is a(n) in nursing.
a. associate’s degree
b. baccalaureate degree
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