TEST z BANK z FOR
Mason zPolicy z& zPolitics zin zNursing zand zHealth zCare, z8th zEdition
Chapter z01: zIntroduction
MULTIPLE zCHOICE
1. Which zof zthe zfollowing zis zan zexample zof ztertiary zprevention?
a. Vaccination zfor zrotavirus zfor zchildren z younger zthan zthe zage zof z1 zyear
b. Surgical zamputation zof zan zextremity zwith zosteosarcoma z(bone zcancer)
c. Screening zfor zgestational zdiabetes zafter z24 zweeks zof zpregnancy
d. Sexual zeducation zprogram zin zelementary zschools
e. Increasing ztaxes zfor zbuying
zcigaretteszANS: zB
Surgical zamputation zof zan zextremity zwith zosteosarcoma z(bone zcancer) zis zan zexample zin
zwhich zwhen za zdisease zis zpresent zthe ztreatment z(amputation) zis zdone zto zreduce zthe
zimpact zof zdisease zby zpreventing zthe ztumor zfrom zdissemination. zVaccination zfor
zrotavirus zfor zchildren zyounger zthan zthe zage zof z1 zyear, zsexual zeducation zprogram zin
zelementary zschools, zand zincreasing ztaxes zfor zbuying zcigarettes zrepresent zexamples zof
zprimary zprevention. zScreening zfor zgestational zdiabetes zafter z24 zweeks zof zpregnancy zis
zan zexample zof zsecondary zprevention.
2. This zhistoric zcharacter zobserved zthat zchildbed zfever zmortality zwas zmore zcommon
zamong zwomen ztreated zby zphysicians zand zmedical zstudents zcompared zwith zwomen
ztreated zby zmidwives. zBased zon zhis zobservations, zhe zimplemented za zhand zwash
zpolicy zthat zresulted zin zazdecrease zin zmortality. zName zthe zcharacter zthat zwe zare
ztalking zabout.
a. John zSnow
b. Edward zJenner
c. D.A. zHenderson
d. Leon zGordis
e. Ignaz
zSemmelweiszANS:
zE
Ignaz zSemmelweis zidentified zthat zmedical zstudents zand zphysicians ztransmitted zthe
zdisease zbyznot zwashing ztheir zhands zafter zexamining zbodies zat zautopsies zand zconducting
zmultiple zexaminations zin zthe zclinic.
3. Thanks zto zthe zcontributions zof zEdward zJenner, zthe zfollowing zdisease zwas
zeradicated zlaterzby zefforts zorganized zby zD.A. zHenderson:
a. Cholera
b. Smallpox
c. Chickenpox
d. Polio
e. Zika
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zBank
ANS: zB
Smallpox zwas zeradicated zin z1980. zEdward zJenner zvaccinated zJames zPhipps zin z1796
zagainst zsmallpox. zAlmost z200 zyears zlater, zthe zWorld zHealth zOrganization z(WHO)
zcommissioned
D.A. zHenderson zto zlead zthe zefforts zto zeradicate zthe zdisease.
4. Over zthe zpast zcentury, za zmarked zdecline zin zthe zmortality zrates zof zmany zinfectious
zdiseases zhas zbeen zobserved. zWhich zof zthe zfollowing zis zthe zmost zlikely zreason zfor zthe
zobserved zdeclinezin zmortality zrates zfrom zcommon zinfectious zdiseases?
a. Development zof zpenicillin
b. Development zof zinsulin
c. Development zof zvaccines
d. Improvement zin zsocial zconditions
e. Worse zsanitation zand zunsafe
zwaterzANS: zD
Although zmedical ztreatments zpotentially zhelped zin zthe zdecrease zof zinfectious
zdiseases, zthe zadvancement zin zsocial zconditions zplayed za zmajor zrole. zThese
zimprovements zinclude zbetter zsanitation, zsafe zdisposal zof zwaste, zbetter znutrition, zand
zimprovement zin zhousing zconditions.
Chapter z02: zThe zDynamics zof zDisease zTransmission
Test zBank
zMULTIPLE
zCHOICE
1. Which zterm zmost zaccurately zdescribes zthe zfollowing zdefinition? z“The zoccurrence zin
za zcommunity zor zregion zof zcases zof zan zillness, zspecific zhealth-related zbehavior, zor
zother zhealth-zrelated zevents zclearly zin zexcess zof znormal zexpectancy.” z[Porta zM, zed. zA
zDictionary zof zEpidemiology. zNew zYork: zOxford zUniversity zPress; z2014.]
a. Endemic
b. Epidemic
c. Pandemic
d. Attack zrate
e. Incubation
zperiodzANS: zB
An zepidemic zis zthe zoccurrence zof zhealth-related zevents zin za zcommunity zor zregion, zin
zclear zexcess zof znormal zexpectation. zEndemic zis znot ztrue zbecause zit zis zdefined zas zthe
zconstant zoccurrence zof za zdisease, zdisorder, zor znoxious zinfectious zagent zin za
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zgeographic zarea zor zpopulation zgroup. zPandemic zis znot ztrue zbecause zit zis zdefined zas
zan zepidemic zoccurring zover zazvery zwide zarea, zcrossing zinternational zboundaries, zand
zusually zaffecting za zlarge znumber zof
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people. zAttack zrate zis znot ztrue zbecause zit zis zdefined zas znumber zof zpeople zat zrisk zin
zwhom za zcertain zillness zdevelops zover ztotal znumber zof zpeople zat zrisk. zIncubation
zperiod zis znot ztrue zbecause zit zis zthe zinterval zfrom zreceipt zof zinfection zto zthe ztime zof
zonset zof zclinical zillness z(thezonset zof zrecognizable zsymptoms).
2. What zis zthe zmost zaccurate zdefinition zof zthe zincubation zperiod z(of zan zinfectious zdisease)?
a. The ztime zof zonset zof zclinical zillness zor zthe zonset zof zrecognizable zsymptoms
b. The zinterval zfrom zreceipt zof zinfection zto zthe ztime zof zonset zof zclinical zillness z(the
zonset zofzrecognizable zsymptoms)
c. The ztime zof zinvasion zby zan zinfectious zagent
d. The ztime zbetween zinitiation zof zinfection zand zfirst zshedding zor zexcretion zof zthe zagent
e. The zperiod zbetween zexposure zand zthe zonset zof
zinfectiousnesszANS: zB
The zincubation zperiod zis zdefined zas zthe zinterval zfrom zreceipt zof zinfection zto zthe ztime
zof zonset zof zclinical zillness z(the zonset zof zrecognizable zsymptoms); zin zother zwords, zthe
ztime zbetween zthezmoment zof zdeveloping zsymptoms zand zthe zmoment zof zinvasion zby zan
zinfectious zagent. z“The ztime zof zonset zof zclinical zillness zor zthe zonset zof zrecognizable
zsymptoms” zis znot ztrue zas zit zcorresponds zto z“time zof zonset.” z“The ztime zof zinvasion zby
zan zinfectious zagent” zis znot ztrue zas zitzcorresponds zto z“time zof zinfection.” z“The ztime
zbetween zinitiation zof zinfection zand zfirst zshedding zor zexcretion zof zthe zagent” zand z“The
zperiod zbetween zexposure zand zthe zonset zof zinfectiousness” zare znot ztrue zas zthey
zcorrespond zto zthe zlatent zperiod. z(The zlatent zperiod zis zfocusing zon zthe zonset zof
zinfectiousness, zbut zthe zincubation zperiod zis zfocusing zon zthe zonset zof zthe zsymptom.)
3. There zwas za zfood zpoisoning zoutbreak zon zApril z1, z2018, zat zthe zCity zZ zFood zSafety
zConference. zThere zwere z1,000 zpeople zregistered zfor zthe zconference zwith zluncheon, z100
zvolunteers zto zhost zattendees, zand z50 zpeople zwho zserved zthe zluncheon zduring zthe
zconference. zExcept zfor z50 zpeople zwho zserved zthe zfood, zall zof zthe zparticipants zand
zvolunteers zate zthe zfood zfrom zthe zluncheon zat zthe zconference zon zApril z1, z2018. zBased
zonly zon zthe zinformation zgiven zinzthis zquestion, zhow zmany zpeople zare zat zrisk zin zthis
zfood zpoisoning zoutbreak?
a. z1,000
b. z1,100
c. z1,150
d. z150
e. z50
zANS:
zB
People zat zrisk zin zthis zoutbreak zare zpeople zwho zwere zexposed zto zthe zfood zat zthe
zconference. zEven zthough z1,150 zpeople zwere zat zthe zconference, z50 zpeople zwho zserved
zthe zfood zdid znot zeatzthe zfood. zTherefore zwe zhave zto zexclude zthose z50 zpeople.
4. There zwas za zfood zpoisoning zoutbreak zon zApril z1, z2018, zat zthe zCity zZ zFood zSafety
zConference. zThere zwere z1,000 zpeople zregistered zfor zthe zconference zwith zluncheon,
z100 zvolunteers zto zhost zattendees, zand z50 zpeople zwho zserved zthe zluncheon zduring zthe
Copyright z© z2020 zby zElsevier, zInc. zAll zrights
zreserved.
