NURS 440 Midterm exam with confirmed responses
Poverty |is |the |strongest |determinant |of: |- |correct |answer |-health, |societal |wellbeing, |literacy |levels,
|crime |and |safety, |social |cohesion, |solidarity, |general |wellbeing
T/F |Widespread |injustice |is |more |likely |and |possible |in |countries |with |weak |and |corrupt |
governments. |- |correct |answer |-true
Economic |poverty |- |correct |answer |-Caused |by |low |productivity |and |a |poor |resource |base, |it |is |
reflected |in |low |income, |poor |nutrition, |and, |inevitably, |poor |health
Instant |and |temporary |poverty |- |correct |answer |-Sudden |hazards |such |as |earthquakes, |drought, |
and |war |can |cause |instant |poverty |in |an |area. |Some |of |these |may |be |relatively |short-lived
new |poor |- |correct |answer |-•Imposed |national |austerity |measures |or |high |inflation |may |precipitate |
poverty |in |a |significant |percentage |of |a |country |by |eroding |income |and |savings.
hidden |poverty |- |correct |answer |-•Examples |include |retirees |living |on |small |pensions |who |might |
have |adequate |shelter |and |food, |but |who |lack |sufficient |extra |income |to |heat |their |houses |or |seek |
health |care.
absolute |poverty |- |correct |answer |-Such |people |are |deprived |of |all |the |elements |necessary |to |make
|an |adequately |healthy |life. |They |lack |access |to |safe |water, |shelter, |or |security |and |are |more |likely |
to |remain |in |that |condition |despite |improvements |in |society |brought |on |by |better |market |
conditions.
3 |components |of |the |Human |Development |Index |(HDI) |- |correct |answer |-•Education,
•Average |income, |and
•Life |expectancy |at |birth.
Components |of |the |Multidimensional |Poverty |Index |- |correct |answer |-•longevity, |educational |
achievement, |and |various |measures |of |a |decent |standard |of |living, |such |as |access |to |clean |water.
, Why |is |human |flourishing |important? |- |correct |answer |-•it |promotes |the |growth, |development, |and
|holistic |well-being |of |individuals |and |populations. |It |serves |as |a |moral |basis |for |what |it |means |to |
be |a |human |being.
T/F |A |significant |contributing |factor |to |poverty |is |the |enormous |debt |burden |carried |by |developing |
countries |- |correct |answer |-true
critical |social |theory |- |correct |answer |-focuses |on |reflective |assessment |and |critique |of |society |and |
culture |in |order |to |reveal |and |challenge |power |structures
- |it |argues |that |social |problems |stem |more |from |social |structures |and |cultural |assumptions |than |
from |individuals
basic |tenets |of |critical |social |theory |- |correct |answer |-1. |People |have |the |power |to |change |their |
world
2. |Knowledge |of |the |social |world |is |value |laden
3. |Reason |and |critique |are |inseparable |
4. |Theory |and |practice |must |be |interconnected
5. |Reason |and |critique |must |be |reflexive |in |practice
Quality-Adjusted |Life |Years |(QALY) |- |correct |answer |-•time |spent |suffering |from |ill |health |or |
disability |is |discounted |by |a |subjective |factor. |•Assesses |the |amount |of |healthy |life |lived |by |
multiplying |years |with |ill |health |or |disability |by |the |subjective |factor
•Effective |treatments |are |assessed |by |their |ability |to |increase |QALYs.
Disability-Adjusted |Life |Years |(DALY) |- |correct |answer |-•Years |of |Life |Lost |+ |Years |Lived |with |
Disability.
•Years |lived |with |Disability |= |[loss |of |years |lived |with |disease |x |(1 |- |disease |factor)].
•Effective |treatments |decrease |DALYs.
Bills |of |Mortality |- |correct |answer |-recorded |the |number |of |deaths |each |week |to |act |as |an |early |
warning |system |for |plague |epidemics |which |were |then |published |for |the |public |in |mid |17th |century
Poverty |is |the |strongest |determinant |of: |- |correct |answer |-health, |societal |wellbeing, |literacy |levels,
|crime |and |safety, |social |cohesion, |solidarity, |general |wellbeing
T/F |Widespread |injustice |is |more |likely |and |possible |in |countries |with |weak |and |corrupt |
governments. |- |correct |answer |-true
Economic |poverty |- |correct |answer |-Caused |by |low |productivity |and |a |poor |resource |base, |it |is |
reflected |in |low |income, |poor |nutrition, |and, |inevitably, |poor |health
Instant |and |temporary |poverty |- |correct |answer |-Sudden |hazards |such |as |earthquakes, |drought, |
and |war |can |cause |instant |poverty |in |an |area. |Some |of |these |may |be |relatively |short-lived
new |poor |- |correct |answer |-•Imposed |national |austerity |measures |or |high |inflation |may |precipitate |
poverty |in |a |significant |percentage |of |a |country |by |eroding |income |and |savings.
hidden |poverty |- |correct |answer |-•Examples |include |retirees |living |on |small |pensions |who |might |
have |adequate |shelter |and |food, |but |who |lack |sufficient |extra |income |to |heat |their |houses |or |seek |
health |care.
absolute |poverty |- |correct |answer |-Such |people |are |deprived |of |all |the |elements |necessary |to |make
|an |adequately |healthy |life. |They |lack |access |to |safe |water, |shelter, |or |security |and |are |more |likely |
to |remain |in |that |condition |despite |improvements |in |society |brought |on |by |better |market |
conditions.
3 |components |of |the |Human |Development |Index |(HDI) |- |correct |answer |-•Education,
•Average |income, |and
•Life |expectancy |at |birth.
Components |of |the |Multidimensional |Poverty |Index |- |correct |answer |-•longevity, |educational |
achievement, |and |various |measures |of |a |decent |standard |of |living, |such |as |access |to |clean |water.
, Why |is |human |flourishing |important? |- |correct |answer |-•it |promotes |the |growth, |development, |and
|holistic |well-being |of |individuals |and |populations. |It |serves |as |a |moral |basis |for |what |it |means |to |
be |a |human |being.
T/F |A |significant |contributing |factor |to |poverty |is |the |enormous |debt |burden |carried |by |developing |
countries |- |correct |answer |-true
critical |social |theory |- |correct |answer |-focuses |on |reflective |assessment |and |critique |of |society |and |
culture |in |order |to |reveal |and |challenge |power |structures
- |it |argues |that |social |problems |stem |more |from |social |structures |and |cultural |assumptions |than |
from |individuals
basic |tenets |of |critical |social |theory |- |correct |answer |-1. |People |have |the |power |to |change |their |
world
2. |Knowledge |of |the |social |world |is |value |laden
3. |Reason |and |critique |are |inseparable |
4. |Theory |and |practice |must |be |interconnected
5. |Reason |and |critique |must |be |reflexive |in |practice
Quality-Adjusted |Life |Years |(QALY) |- |correct |answer |-•time |spent |suffering |from |ill |health |or |
disability |is |discounted |by |a |subjective |factor. |•Assesses |the |amount |of |healthy |life |lived |by |
multiplying |years |with |ill |health |or |disability |by |the |subjective |factor
•Effective |treatments |are |assessed |by |their |ability |to |increase |QALYs.
Disability-Adjusted |Life |Years |(DALY) |- |correct |answer |-•Years |of |Life |Lost |+ |Years |Lived |with |
Disability.
•Years |lived |with |Disability |= |[loss |of |years |lived |with |disease |x |(1 |- |disease |factor)].
•Effective |treatments |decrease |DALYs.
Bills |of |Mortality |- |correct |answer |-recorded |the |number |of |deaths |each |week |to |act |as |an |early |
warning |system |for |plague |epidemics |which |were |then |published |for |the |public |in |mid |17th |century
