Community Health Nursing Chapter 1 Questions with correct answers
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Community Health Nursing Chapter 1 Questions with correct answers
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 hosp...
one of the primary focuses of improving the health
the public health nurse must participate in the es
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Community Health Nursing Chapter 1
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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 - answer a. Bioterrorism and global
health threats
The public health nurse must participate in the essential services of public health. These
include:
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 - answer c.
Informing, educating, and empowering people about health issues
Which of the following is an example of the mission of public health according to the
Institute of Medicine?
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 - answer a. Tracking avian flu outbreaks and doing surveillance in the United
States
Making sure that essential community-oriented health services are available defines
which of the core public health functions?
a.Policy development
b.Assessment
c.Assurance
d.Scientific knowledge-based care - answer c. Assurance
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. - answer c. Historically, gains in the health of populations have
been related largely to changes in safety, sanitation, and personal behavior.
Collecting data and monitoring the health status of the population defines which of the
core public health functions?
a.Assessment
b.Prevention
c.Assurance
d.Policy development - answer a. Assessment
Public health nurses who develop and implement local public health policies through
partnerships with agencies, organizations, and consumers within the community are
using which core public health function?
a.Assessment
b.Prevention
c.Assurance
d.Policy development - answer d. Policy development
Providing for the availability of essential personal health services for people who would
otherwise not receive health care defines which public health core function?
a.Assessment
b.Prevention
c.Assurance
d.Policy development - answer c. Assurance
Which is an example of the primary goal of public health?
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 - answer c.
Conducting an infant car seat safety check
The public health workforce should demonstrate competency in which of the following
competency categories?
a.Financial planning and management
b.Workforce needs assessment
c.Acute care services
d.Curriculum development - answer a. Financial planning and management
Public health nursing is a specialty because:
a.It has a distinct focus and scope of practice.
b.It must be done by a registered nurse with a master's degree.
c.It is focused on disadvantaged citizens.
d.It performs interventions at the acute care level. - answer a. It has a distinct focus
and scope of practice.
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