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MULTIPLECHOICE
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rican people in the twenty-first century?
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d. Chronicdiseaseanddisabilitymanagement
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ns that have been present for many years.
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NCLEX:HealthPromotion and Mai td td
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grams. Because funds are diverted it is possible that community-
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pen because of the diversion of funds.
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DIF: p Cognitivelevel:Analyzing
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ordable Care Act? pf pf
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c. Publichealthdepartments willneed to increase the numberofnursingpositions. td pf td td pf
d. Theprevalenceofobesitywilldecrease. pf
ANS: B
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Oneconsequence of successful implementation of the Affordable Care Act might be that the ma jo pf pf pf pf pf pf pf pf pf td td pf pf pf
rityof thepopulation would becovered byinsurance and public health agencies willnot needto pr
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ovidedirect clinical servicesin order toassurethat thosewho needthem can receiv ethem.The Aff
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ordableCare Act will notdirectlycause Americans topaycloserattention to t heir health stat us o
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r decrease the prevalence of obesity.
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DIF: Cognitivelevel:Understanding pf
TOP:
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NCLEX:HealthPromotion andMai td
ntenance
4. Thepublic healthnurse(PHN) must participateintheessentialservicesofpublichealth. Wh
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at is one of the essential services of public health nursing?
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a. Monitoringhealthstatus bycompleting acommunityassessment pf pf td
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c. Informing, educating, and empowering people about health issues pf pf pf td pf pf pf
d. Workinginlawenforcementtoregulate health and ensuresafety pf td pf td
ANS: C p f
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way that health status is monitored. The PHN would not diagnose or solve—
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world‖ proble ms,o rwork in law enforcement. Rather, the PHN wouldparticipate with localregul
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atorstopr otect co mmunities and empower people to address health issues.
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DIF: Cognitivelevel:Understanding pf
TOP:
Nursingprocess:Implementation MSC: pf pf
NCLEX:HealthPromotionandMai
ntenance
5. Apublic health department is using the mission of public health as described bythe Institute of Me di
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d. Keeping snake antivenom at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in A t td td pf pf td pf pf td td pf td td pf
lanta
ANS: A
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togenerateorganized community and technical knowledgetoprevent diseaseand promotehealth.‖
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vidinga flu s hotfor an elderlyp erson onlyaddresses individualcare.Keeping track ofthe useofalte
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rnativ e therapies does nothi ng to prevent disease or promote health of the population.
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tion.
DIF: Cognitivelevel:Analyzing pf
TOP:
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NCLEX:HealthPromotion andMai td
ntenance
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6. Apublichealth department makessurethat theessentialcommunity-
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orientedhealth servicesare availablein thecommunity.Whichofthefollowing corepublich ealt
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, Public Health Nursing11th Edition StanhopeTestBank
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Chapter01:PublicHealth FoundationsandPopulation Health S td td pf pf
tanhope: Public Health Nursing: Population-
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Centered Health Carein theCommunity, 11thEdition
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MULTIPLECHOICE
1. What istheprimaryfocustobeaddressedconcerning theimprovement ofthehealthof theA me
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rican people in the twenty-first century?
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a. Bioterrorism and global health threats pf pf pf pf
b. Deliveryofindividual care and hygiene pf td td
c. Theneed forincreased hospital and acutecare pf td td pf
d. Chronicdiseaseanddisabilitymanagement
ANS: A p f
Therearenewconcerns, andofthemost serious arebioterrorismand globallyinducedinfect ion s pf td td td pf pf
,such as the avian flu.These threats willdivert health care funds and resources from oth erhealt h c
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areprograms tobespentforpublic safety.The othersarenot relatedtopublichealt h or are con cer
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ns that have been present for many years.
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DIF: Cognitivelevel:Understanding pf t
TOP: Nursing process:Planning MSC: pf pf pf
NCLEX:HealthPromotion and Mai td td
ntenance
2. Acommunityis concerned aboutthethreatofbioterrorism.Which ofthefollowing bestd escr td td td td pf p
ibes the basis for this concern?
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c. Thethreat maydivertfundsfromotherpublicsafetyhealth care programs. td pf pf td td
d. Fearof bioterrorism will increasethe need forshelters. td td pf pf pf
ANS: C p f
Bioterrorismmayhaveanimpact on theavailabilityof resources forpublic safetyhealth care pro td fi pf td td td pf pf
grams. Because funds are diverted it is possible that community-
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herewould be an increase inthe needforshelter.However,alltheremaining optionswoul d hap
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pen because of the diversion of funds.
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DIF: p Cognitivelevel:Analyzing
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Nursing process:Diagnosis MSC: pf pf NCLEX:Physiological Integrity td
3. Whichstatementdescribes theconsequenceofthe successfulimplementationofthe A ff pf td pf pf td pf pf pf pf pf
ordable Care Act? pf pf
a. Americanswillpaycloserattentiontotheirhealth status. td td
b. Mostofthepopulation willbe covered byhealthinsurance. td pf td td pf
c. Publichealthdepartments willneed to increase the numberofnursingpositions. td pf td td pf
d. Theprevalenceofobesitywilldecrease. pf
ANS: B
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Oneconsequence of successful implementation of the Affordable Care Act might be that the ma jo pf pf pf pf pf pf pf pf pf td td pf pf pf
rityof thepopulation would becovered byinsurance and public health agencies willnot needto pr
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ovidedirect clinical servicesin order toassurethat thosewho needthem can receiv ethem.The Aff
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ordableCare Act will notdirectlycause Americans topaycloserattention to t heir health stat us o
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r decrease the prevalence of obesity.
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DIF: Cognitivelevel:Understanding pf
TOP:
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NCLEX:HealthPromotion andMai td
ntenance
4. Thepublic healthnurse(PHN) must participateintheessentialservicesofpublichealth. Wh
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at is one of the essential services of public health nursing?
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a. Monitoringhealthstatus bycompleting acommunityassessment pf pf td
b. Diagnosingandinvestigatinghealthproblemsin the world pf pf pf fi
c. Informing, educating, and empowering people about health issues pf pf pf td pf pf pf
d. Workinginlawenforcementtoregulate health and ensuresafety pf td pf td
ANS: C p f
The PHN monitors health status in several ways, completing a communityassessment is only on e
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way that health status is monitored. The PHN would not diagnose or solve—
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world‖ proble ms,o rwork in law enforcement. Rather, the PHN wouldparticipate with localregul
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atorstopr otect co mmunities and empower people to address health issues.
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DIF: Cognitivelevel:Understanding pf
TOP:
Nursingprocess:Implementation MSC: pf pf
NCLEX:HealthPromotionandMai
ntenance
5. Apublic health department is using the mission of public health as described bythe Institute of Me di
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cine when p l an n i n gNi t s Rh e a Il t h pGr o gBr a.mCm i nMg . Which of the following activitieswill mos t lik ely
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be implemented?pf
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b. Providingaflushotforan elderlyperson atthe healthdepartment pf pf pf pf
c. Keepingtrack ofalternativetherapiesinuseintheUnited States td pf pf pf pf
d. Keeping snake antivenom at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in A t td td pf pf td pf pf td td pf td td pf
lanta
ANS: A
TheInstituteofMedicine‘s stated mission on publichealthis— td td td td td
togenerateorganized community and technical knowledgetoprevent diseaseand promotehealth.‖
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Tracking avianfl u outbreaks and doingsurveillance applies thisconcept at apopulation level. Pro
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vidinga flu s hotfor an elderlyp erson onlyaddresses individualcare.Keeping track ofthe useofalte
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rnativ e therapies does nothi ng to prevent disease or promote health of the population.
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Keepingsnakeantivenomis aimed atdiseasecare foranindividual,nothealthpromotion ordise ase preven pf td td td pf pf
tion.
DIF: Cognitivelevel:Analyzing pf
TOP:
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NCLEX:HealthPromotion andMai td
ntenance
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6. Apublichealth department makessurethat theessentialcommunity-
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orientedhealth servicesare availablein thecommunity.Whichofthefollowing corepublich ealt
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