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POPULATION CENTERED HEALTH CARE IN
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THE COMMUNITY 10TH EDITION STANHOPE
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Chapter 01: Public Health Foundations and Population Health
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Stanhope: Public Health Nursing: Population-Centered Health Care in
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theCommunity, 10th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE II
1. What is the primary focus to be addressed concerning the improvement of the health of
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the American people in the twenty-first century?
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a. Bioterrorism and global health threats II II II II
b. Delivery of individual care and hygiene II II II II II
c. The need for increased hospital and acute care II II II II II II II
d. Chronic disease and disability management II II II II
ANS: A I I
There are new concerns, and of the most serious are bioterrorism and globally induced
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infections, such as the avian flu. These threats will divert health care funds and resources
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from other health care programs to be spent for public safety. The others are not related
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topublic health or are concerns that have been present for many years.
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Planning MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance
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2. A community is concerned about the threat of bioterrorism. Which of the following
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bestdescribes the basis for this concern?
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a. Bioterrorism has the potential to dissolve community-based programs. II II II II II II II
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c. The threat may divert funds from other public safety health care programs.
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ANS: C I I
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care programs. Because funds are diverted it is possible that community-based programs
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would be eliminated, the health care system could experience changes, and that there
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wouldbe an increase in the need for shelter. However, all the remaining options would
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happen because of the diversion of funds.
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DIF: Cognitive level: Analyzing TOP: Nursing process: II II II
DiagnosisMSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity
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3. Which statement describes the consequence of the successful implementation of
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the Affordable Care Act?
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a. Americans will pay closer attention to their health status. II II II II II II II II
b. Most of the population will be covered by health insurance. II II II II II II II II II
c. Public health departments will need to increase the number of nursing positions.
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,d. The prevalence of obesity will
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, One consequence of successful implementation of the Affordable Care Act might be that
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themajority of the population would be covered by insurance and public health agencies will
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not need to provide direct clinical services in order to assure that those who need them can
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receive them. The Affordable Care Act will not directly cause Americans to pay closer
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attention to their health status or decrease the prevalence of obesity.
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DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding TOP: Nursing process: II II II
Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance
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4. The public health nurse (PHN) must participate in the essential services of public
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health. What is one of the essential services of public health nursing?
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a. Monitoring health status by completing a community assessment II II II II II II II
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c. Informing, educating, and empowering people about health issues II II II II II II II
d. Working in law enforcement to regulate health and ensure safety II II II II II II II II II
ANS: C I I
The PHN monitors health status in several ways, completing a community assessment is
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only one way that health status is monitored. The PHN would not diagnose or solve
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“world”problems, or work in law enforcement. Rather, the PHN would participate with
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local regulators to protect communities and empower people to address health issues.
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DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding TOP: Nursing process: II II II
Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance
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5. A public health department is using the mission of public health as described by the
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a. Tracking avian flu outbreaks and doing surveillance in the United States II II II II II II II II II II
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c. Keeping track of alternative therapies in use in the United States II II II II II II II II II II
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The Institute of Medicine’s stated mission on public health is “to generate organized
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community and technical knowledge to prevent disease and promote health.” Tracking
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avianflu outbreaks and doing surveillance applies this concept at a population level.
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Providing a flu shot for an elderly person only addresses individual care. Keeping track of
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the use of alternative therapies does nothing to prevent disease or promote health of the
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population.
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Keeping snake antivenom is aimed at disease care for an individual, not health promotion
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ordisease prevention.
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AssessmentMSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance
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6. A public health department makes sure that the essential community-oriented health
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services are available in the community. Which of the following core public health
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functions is being implemented?
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a. Policy development II
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, b. Assessment
c. Assurance
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Assurance focuses on the responsibility of public health agencies to ensure certain activities
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have been appropriately carried out to meet public health goals and plans. Policy
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development seeks to build constituencies that can help bring about change in public
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policy.Assessment includes activities that involve collecting, analyzing, and disseminating
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information on both the health status and the health-related aspects of a community or a
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specific population. Public health is based on scientific knowledge but is not a core function.
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DIF: Cognitive level: Applying TOP: Nursing process: II II II
Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance
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7. What is the purpose of public health core functions?
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a. Clarifying the role of the government in fulfilling the mission of public health II II II II II II II II II II II II
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United States
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toproviding health care
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ANS: A I I
As defined by the Institute of Medicine in its 1988 report The Future of Public
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Health,assessment, policy development, and assurance are core functions at all levels
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Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance
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8. Which of the following statements about public health is accurate?
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a. Prevention of early deaths can be more effectively accomplished by II II II II II II II II II
medicaltreatment than by public health approaches.
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changes in safety, sanitation, and food safety.
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d. Reform of the medical insurance system is the single change needed to
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improvethe health of Americans.
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ANS: C I I
Fielding and Tilson have asserted that most of the increase in life span has been made
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through improvements in sanitation, clean water supplies, making workplaces safer,
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improving food and drug safety, immunizing children, and improving nutrition, hygiene,
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and housing. Medical treatment has not made as significant of an impact on the life span
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aspublic health measures. Funding for public health in recent years has been on a gradual
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decline. Although reform of the medical insurance system may help improve the health of
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Americans, there are many other factors that will need to be addressed.
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