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POLITICS IN NURSING AND HEALTH
CARE 8TH EDITION BY ELIZABETH
LYNNE MASON, DIANA J; PEREZ,
ADRIANNA; MCLEMORE, MONICA R;
DICKSON, ISBN;13: 978-0275972240 ALL
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Chapter 01: Introduction
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MULTIPLEvCHOICE
1. Whichvofvthevfollowingvisvanvexamplevofvtertiaryvprevention?
a. Vaccinationvforvrotavirusvforvchildrenv youngervthanvthevagevofv1vyear
b. Surgicalvamputationvofvanvextremityvwithvosteosarcomav(bonevcancer)
c. Screeningvforvgestationalvdiabetesvafterv24vweeksvofvpregnancy
d. Sexualveducationvprogramvinvelementaryvschools
e. Increasingvtaxesvforvbuyingvcigarettesv
ANS:vB
Surgicalvamputationvofvanvextremityvwithvosteosarcomav(bonevcancer)visvanvexamplevinvwhichv
whenvavdiseasevisvpresentvthevtreatmentv(amputation)visvdonevtovreducevthevimpactvofvdiseasevbyv
preventingvthevtumorvfromvdissemination.vVaccinationvforvrotavirusvforvchildrenvyoungervthanvt
hevagevofv1vyear,vsexualveducationvprogramvinvelementaryvschools,vandvincreasingvtaxesvforvbuyi
ngvcigarettesvrepresentvexamplesvofvprimaryvprevention.vScreeningvforvgestationalvdiabetesvafte
rv24vweeksvofvpregnancyvisvanvexamplevofvsecondaryvprevention.
2. Thisvhistoricvcharactervobservedvthatvchildbedvfevervmortalityvwasvmorevcommonvamongv
womenvtreatedvbyvphysiciansvandvmedicalvstudentsvcomparedvwithvwomenvtreatedvbyvmidwi
ves.vBasedvonvhisvobservations,vhevimplementedvavhandvwashvpolicyvthatvresultedvinvavdecreas
evinvmortality.vNamevthevcharactervthatvwevarevtalkingvabout.
a. JohnvSnow
b. EdwardvJenner
c. D.A.vHenderson
d. LeonvGordis
e. IgnazvSemmelweis
ANS:vE
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IgnazvSemmelweisvidentifiedvthatvmedicalvstudentsvandvphysiciansvtransmittedvthevdiseasevbyvn
otvwashingvtheirvhandsvaftervexaminingvbodiesvatvautopsiesvandvconductingvmultiplevexaminati
onsvinvthevclinic.
3. ThanksvtovthevcontributionsvofvEdwardvJenner,vthevfollowingvdiseasevwasveradicatedvlaterv
byveffortsvorganizedvbyvD.A.vHenderson:
a. Cholera
b. Smallpox
c. Chickenpox
d. Polio
e. Zika
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ANS:vB
Smallpoxvwasveradicatedvinv1980.vEdwardvJennervvaccinatedvJamesvPhippsvinv1796vagainstvs
mallpox.vAlmostv200vyearsvlater,vthevWorldvHealthvOrganizationv(WHO)vcommissioned
D.A.vHendersonvtovleadvtheveffortsvtoveradicatevthevdisease.
4. Overvthevpastvcentury,vavmarkedvdeclinevinvthevmortalityvratesvofvmanyvinfectiousvdiseasesvh
asvbeenvobserved.vWhichvofvthevfollowingvisvthevmostvlikelyvreasonvforvthevobservedvdeclinevinv
mortalityvratesvfromvcommonvinfectiousvdiseases?
a. Developmentvofvpenicillin
b. Developmentvofvinsulin
c. Developmentvofvvaccines
d. Improvementvinvsocialvconditions
e. Worsevsanitationvandvunsafevwaterv
ANS:vD
Althoughvmedicalvtreatmentsvpotentiallyvhelpedvinvthevdecreasevofvinfectiousvdiseases,vtheva
dvancementvinvsocialvconditionsvplayedvavmajorvrole.vThesevimprovementsvincludevbettervsa
nitation,vsafevdisposalvofvwaste,vbettervnutrition,vandvimprovementvinvhousingvconditions.
Chapter 02: The Dynamics of Disease Transmission
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TestvBankvMULTIPL
EvCHOICE
1. Whichvtermvmostvaccuratelyvdescribesvthevfollowingvdefinition?v“Thevoccurrencevinvavcom
munityvorvregionvofvcasesvofvanvillness,vspecificvhealth-relatedvbehavior,vorvothervhealth-
vrelatedvevents vclearlyvinvexcessvofvnormalvexpectancy.”v[PortavM,ved.vAvDictionaryvofvEpide
miology.vNewvYork:vOxfordvUniversityvPress;v2014.]
a. Endemic
b. Epidemic
c. Pandemic
d. Attackvrate
e. Incubationvperiod
ANS:vB
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Anvepidemicvisvthevoccurrencevofvhealth-
relatedveventsvinvavcommunityvorvregion,vinvclearvexcessvofvnormalvexpectation.vEndemicvisvnot
vtruevbecausevitvisvdefinedvasvthevconstantvoccurrencevofvavdisease,vdisorder,vorvnoxiousvinfectio
usvagentvinvavgeographicvareavorvpopulationvgroup.vPandemicvisvnotvtruevbecausevitvisvdefinedvas
vanvepidemicvoccurringvovervavveryvwidevarea,vcrossingvinternationalvboundaries,vandvusuallyva
ffectingvavlargevnumbervof
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people.vAttackvratevisvnotvtruevbecausevitvisvdefinedvasvnumbervofvpeoplevatvriskvinvwhomvavcerta
invillnessvdevelopsvovervtotalvnumbervofvpeoplevatvrisk.vIncubationvperiodvisvnotvtruevbecausevitv
isvthevintervalvfromvreceiptvofvinfectionvtovthevtimevofvonsetvofvclinicalvillnessv(thevonsetvofvreco
gnizablevsymptoms).
2. Whatvisvthevmostvaccuratevdefinitionvofvthevincubationvperiodv(ofvanvinfectiousvdisease)?
a. Thevtimevofvonsetvofvclinicalvillnessvorvthevonsetvofvrecognizablevsymptoms
b. Thevintervalvfromvreceiptvofvinfectionvtovthevtimevofvonsetvofvclinicalvillnessv(thevonsetvofvr
ecognizablevsymptoms)
c. Thevtimevofvinvasionvbyvanvinfectiousvagent
d. Thevtimevbetweenvinitiationvofvinfectionvandvfirstvsheddingvorvexcretionvofvthevagent
e. Thevperiodvbetweenvexposurevandvthevonsetvofvinfectiousnessv
ANS:vB
Thevincubationvperiodvisvdefinedvasvthevintervalvfromvreceiptvofvinfectionvtovthevtimevofvonsetvof
vclinical villnessv(thevonsetvofvrecognizablevsymptoms);vinvothervwords,vthevtimevbetween vthevmo
mentvofvdevelopingvsymptomsvandvthevmomentvofvinvasionvbyvanvinfectiousvagent.v“Thevtimevo
fvonsetvofvclinicalvillnessvorvthevonsetvofvrecognizablevsymptoms”visvnotvtruevasvitvcorrespondsvt
ov“timevofvonset.”v“Thevtimevofvinvasionvbyvanvinfectiousvagent”visvnotvtruevasvitvcorrespondsvtov
“timevofvinfection.”v“Thevtimevbetweenvinitiationvofvinfectionvandvfirstvsheddingvorvexcretionvof
vthevagent”vandv“Thevperiodvbetweenvexposurevandvthevonsetvofvinfectiousness”varevnot vtruevasvt
heyvcorrespondvtovthevlatentvperiod.v(Thevlatentvperiodvisvfocusingvonvthevonsetvofvinfectiousnes
s,vbutvthevincubationvperiodvisvfocusingvonvthevonsetvofvthevsymptom.)
3. TherevwasvavfoodvpoisoningvoutbreakvonvAprilv1,v2018,vatvthevCityvZvFoodvSafetyvConferenc
e.vTherevwerev1,000vpeoplevregisteredvforvthevconferencevwithvluncheon,v100vvolunteersvtovhost
vattendees, vandv50vpeoplevwhovservedvthevluncheonvduringvthevconference.vExceptvforv50vpeopl
evwhovservedvthevfood,vallvofvthevparticipantsvandvvolunteersvatevthevfoodvfromvthevluncheonvatvt
hevconferencevonvAprilv1,v2018.vBasedvonlyvonvthevinformationvgivenvinvthisvquestion,vhowvman
yvpeoplevarevatvriskvinvthisvfoodvpoisoningvoutbreak?
a. 1,000
b. 1,100
c. 1,150
d. 150
e. 50vA
NS:vB
Peoplevatvriskvinvthisvoutbreakvarevpeoplevwhovwerevexposedvtovthevfoodvatvthevconference.vEve
nvthoughv1,150vpeoplevwerevatvthevconference,v50vpeoplevwhovservedvthevfoodvdidvnotveatvthevfo
od.vThereforevwevhavevtovexcludevthosev50vpeople.
4. TherevwasvavfoodvpoisoningvoutbreakvonvAprilv1,v2018,vatvthevCityvZvFoodvSafetyvConferen
ce.vTherevwerev1,000vpeoplevregisteredvforvthevconferencevwithvluncheon,v100vvolunteersvtovh
ostvattendees,vandv50vpeoplevwhovservedvthevluncheonvduringvthevconference.vExceptvforv50vp
eoplevwhovservedvthevfood,vallvofvthevparticipantsvandvvolunteersvatevthevfood
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