TEST BANK FOR
B B
Mason Policy & Politics in Nursing and Health Care, 8th Edition
B B B B B B B B B B
Chapter 01: Introduction
B B
MULTIPLE BCHOICE
1. Which Bof Bthe Bfollowing Bis Ban Bexample Bof Btertiary Bprevention?
a. Vaccination Bfor Brotavirus Bfor Bchildren Byounger Bthan Bthe Bage Bof B1 Byear
b. Surgical Bamputation Bof Ban Bextremity Bwith Bosteosarcoma B(bone Bcancer)
c. Screening Bfor Bgestational Bdiabetes Bafter B24 Bweeks Bof Bpregnancy
d. Sexual Beducation Bprogram Bin Belementary Bschools
e. Increasing Btaxes Bfor Bbuying
cigarettes BANS: BB
B
Surgical Bamputation Bof Ban Bextremity Bwith Bosteosarcoma B(bone Bcancer) Bis Ban Bexample Bin
Bwhich Bwhen Ba Bdisease Bis Bpresent Bthe Btreatment B(amputation) Bis Bdone Bto Breduce Bthe
Bimpact Bof Bdisease Bby Bpreventing Bthe Btumor Bfrom Bdissemination. BVaccination Bfor
Brotavirus Bfor Bchildren Byounger Bthan Bthe Bage Bof B1 Byear, Bsexual Beducation Bprogram Bin
Belementary Bschools, Band Bincreasing Btaxes Bfor Bbuying Bcigarettes Brepresent Bexamples Bof
Bprimary Bprevention. BScreening Bfor Bgestational Bdiabetes Bafter B24 Bweeks Bof Bpregnancy Bis
Ban Bexample Bof Bsecondary Bprevention.
2. This Bhistoric Bcharacter Bobserved Bthat Bchildbed Bfever Bmortality Bwas Bmore Bcommon
Bamong Bwomen Btreated Bby Bphysicians Band Bmedical Bstudents Bcompared Bwith Bwomen
Btreated Bby Bmidwives. BBased Bon Bhis Bobservations, Bhe Bimplemented Ba Bhand Bwash
Bpolicy Bthat Bresulted Bin Ba Bdecrease Bin Bmortality. BName Bthe Bcharacter Bthat Bwe Bare
Btalking Babout.
a. John BSnow
b. Edward BJenner
c. D.A. BHenderson
d. Leon BGordis
e. Ignaz
Semmelweis BANS:
B
E
B
Ignaz BSemmelweis Bidentified Bthat Bmedical Bstudents Band Bphysicians Btransmitted Bthe
Bdisease Bby Bnot Bwashing Btheir Bhands Bafter Bexamining Bbodies Bat Bautopsies Band
Bconducting Bmultiple Bexaminations Bin Bthe Bclinic.
3. Thanks Bto Bthe Bcontributions Bof BEdward BJenner, Bthe Bfollowing Bdisease Bwas
Beradicated Blater Bby Befforts Borganized Bby BD.A. BHenderson:
a. Cholera
b. Smallpox
c. Chickenpox
d. Polio
e. Zika
,Test 1-2
Bank
ANS: BB
Smallpox Bwas Beradicated Bin B1980. BEdward BJenner Bvaccinated BJames BPhipps Bin B1796
Bagainst Bsmallpox. BAlmost B200 Byears Blater, Bthe BWorld BHealth BOrganization B(WHO)
Bcommissioned
D.A. BHenderson Bto Blead Bthe Befforts Bto Beradicate Bthe Bdisease.
4. Over Bthe Bpast Bcentury, Ba Bmarked Bdecline Bin Bthe Bmortality Brates Bof Bmany Binfectious
Bdiseases Bhas Bbeen Bobserved. BWhich Bof Bthe Bfollowing Bis Bthe Bmost Blikely Breason Bfor Bthe
Bobserved Bdecline Bin Bmortality Brates Bfrom Bcommon Binfectious Bdiseases?
a. Development Bof Bpenicillin
b. Development Bof Binsulin
c. Development Bof Bvaccines
d. Improvement Bin Bsocial Bconditions
e. Worse Bsanitation Band Bunsafe
water BANS: BD
B
Although Bmedical Btreatments Bpotentially Bhelped Bin Bthe Bdecrease Bof Binfectious
Bdiseases, Bthe Badvancement Bin Bsocial Bconditions Bplayed Ba Bmajor Brole. BThese
Bimprovements Binclude Bbetter Bsanitation, Bsafe Bdisposal Bof Bwaste, Bbetter Bnutrition, Band
Bimprovement Bin Bhousing Bconditions.
Chapter 02: The Dynamics of Disease Transmission
B B B B B B
Test BBank
B MULTIPLE
CHOICE
B
1. Which Bterm Bmost Baccurately Bdescribes Bthe Bfollowing Bdefinition? B“The Boccurrence Bin
Ba Bcommunity Bor Bregion Bof Bcases Bof Ban Billness, Bspecific Bhealth-related Bbehavior, Bor
Bother Bhealth- Brelated Bevents Bclearly Bin Bexcess Bof Bnormal Bexpectancy.” B[Porta BM, Bed.
BA BDictionary Bof BEpidemiology. BNew BYork: BOxford BUniversity BPress; B2014.]
a. Endemic
b. Epidemic
c. Pandemic
d. Attack Brate
e. Incubation
period BANS: BB
B
An Bepidemic Bis Bthe Boccurrence Bof Bhealth-related Bevents Bin Ba Bcommunity Bor Bregion, Bin
Bclear Bexcess Bof Bnormal Bexpectation. BEndemic Bis Bnot Btrue Bbecause Bit Bis Bdefined Bas Bthe
Bconstant Boccurrence Bof Ba Bdisease, Bdisorder, Bor Bnoxious Binfectious Bagent Bin Ba
Copyright B© B2020 Bby BElsevier, BInc. BAll Brights
reserved.
,Test 1-3
Bank
Bgeographic Barea Bor Bpopulation Bgroup. BPandemic Bis Bnot Btrue Bbecause Bit Bis Bdefined Bas Ban
Bepidemic Boccurring Bover Ba Bvery Bwide Barea, Bcrossing Binternational Bboundaries, Band
Busually Baffecting Ba Blarge Bnumber Bof
Copyright B© B2020 Bby BElsevier, BInc. BAll Brights
reserved.
, Test 1-4
Bank
people. BAttack Brate Bis Bnot Btrue Bbecause Bit Bis Bdefined Bas Bnumber Bof Bpeople Bat Brisk Bin
Bwhom Ba Bcertain Billness Bdevelops Bover Btotal Bnumber Bof Bpeople Bat Brisk. BIncubation
Bperiod Bis Bnot Btrue Bbecause Bit Bis Bthe Binterval Bfrom Breceipt Bof Binfection Bto Bthe Btime Bof
Bonset Bof Bclinical Billness B(the Bonset Bof Brecognizable Bsymptoms).
2. What Bis Bthe Bmost Baccurate Bdefinition Bof Bthe Bincubation Bperiod B(of Ban Binfectious Bdisease)?
a. The Btime Bof Bonset Bof Bclinical Billness Bor Bthe Bonset Bof Brecognizable Bsymptoms
b. The Binterval Bfrom Breceipt Bof Binfection Bto Bthe Btime Bof Bonset Bof Bclinical Billness B(the
Bonset Bof Brecognizable Bsymptoms)
c. The Btime Bof Binvasion Bby Ban Binfectious Bagent
d. The Btime Bbetween Binitiation Bof Binfection Band Bfirst Bshedding Bor Bexcretion Bof Bthe Bagent
e. The Bperiod Bbetween Bexposure Band Bthe Bonset Bof
infectiousness BANS: BB
B
The Bincubation Bperiod Bis Bdefined Bas Bthe Binterval Bfrom Breceipt Bof Binfection Bto Bthe Btime
Bof Bonset Bof Bclinical Billness B(the Bonset Bof Brecognizable Bsymptoms); Bin Bother Bwords, Bthe
Btime Bbetween Bthe Bmoment Bof Bdeveloping Bsymptoms Band Bthe Bmoment Bof Binvasion Bby
Ban Binfectious Bagent. B“The Btime Bof Bonset Bof Bclinical Billness Bor Bthe Bonset Bof
Brecognizable Bsymptoms” Bis Bnot Btrue Bas Bit Bcorresponds Bto B“time Bof Bonset.” B“The Btime
Bof Binvasion Bby Ban Binfectious Bagent” Bis Bnot Btrue Bas Bit Bcorresponds Bto B“time Bof
Binfection.” B“The Btime Bbetween Binitiation Bof Binfection Band Bfirst Bshedding Bor Bexcretion
Bof Bthe Bagent” Band B“The Bperiod Bbetween Bexposure Band Bthe Bonset Bof Binfectiousness” Bare
Bnot Btrue Bas Bthey Bcorrespond Bto Bthe Blatent Bperiod. B(The Blatent Bperiod Bis Bfocusing Bon
Bthe Bonset Bof Binfectiousness, Bbut Bthe Bincubation Bperiod Bis Bfocusing Bon Bthe Bonset Bof Bthe
Bsymptom.)
3. There Bwas Ba Bfood Bpoisoning Boutbreak Bon BApril B1, B2018, Bat Bthe BCity BZ BFood BSafety
BConference. BThere Bwere B1,000 Bpeople Bregistered Bfor Bthe Bconference Bwith Bluncheon,
B100 Bvolunteers Bto Bhost Battendees, Band B50 Bpeople Bwho Bserved Bthe Bluncheon Bduring Bthe
Bconference. BExcept Bfor B50 Bpeople Bwho Bserved Bthe Bfood, Ball Bof Bthe Bparticipants Band
Bvolunteers Bate Bthe Bfood Bfrom Bthe Bluncheon Bat Bthe Bconference Bon BApril B1, B2018. BBased
Bonly Bon Bthe Binformation Bgiven Bin Bthis Bquestion, Bhow Bmany Bpeople Bare Bat Brisk Bin Bthis
Bfood Bpoisoning Boutbreak?
a. 1,000
b. 1,100
c. 1,150
d. 150
e. 50
ANS:
B
B
B
People Bat Brisk Bin Bthis Boutbreak Bare Bpeople Bwho Bwere Bexposed Bto Bthe Bfood Bat Bthe
Bconference. BEven Bthough B1,150 Bpeople Bwere Bat Bthe Bconference, B50 Bpeople Bwho Bserved
Bthe Bfood Bdid Bnot Beat Bthe Bfood. BTherefore Bwe Bhave Bto Bexclude Bthose B50 Bpeople.
4. There Bwas Ba Bfood Bpoisoning Boutbreak Bon BApril B1, B2018, Bat Bthe BCity BZ BFood
BSafety BConference. BThere Bwere B1,000 Bpeople Bregistered Bfor Bthe Bconference Bwith
Copyright B© B2020 Bby BElsevier, BInc. BAll Brights
reserved.
B B
Mason Policy & Politics in Nursing and Health Care, 8th Edition
B B B B B B B B B B
Chapter 01: Introduction
B B
MULTIPLE BCHOICE
1. Which Bof Bthe Bfollowing Bis Ban Bexample Bof Btertiary Bprevention?
a. Vaccination Bfor Brotavirus Bfor Bchildren Byounger Bthan Bthe Bage Bof B1 Byear
b. Surgical Bamputation Bof Ban Bextremity Bwith Bosteosarcoma B(bone Bcancer)
c. Screening Bfor Bgestational Bdiabetes Bafter B24 Bweeks Bof Bpregnancy
d. Sexual Beducation Bprogram Bin Belementary Bschools
e. Increasing Btaxes Bfor Bbuying
cigarettes BANS: BB
B
Surgical Bamputation Bof Ban Bextremity Bwith Bosteosarcoma B(bone Bcancer) Bis Ban Bexample Bin
Bwhich Bwhen Ba Bdisease Bis Bpresent Bthe Btreatment B(amputation) Bis Bdone Bto Breduce Bthe
Bimpact Bof Bdisease Bby Bpreventing Bthe Btumor Bfrom Bdissemination. BVaccination Bfor
Brotavirus Bfor Bchildren Byounger Bthan Bthe Bage Bof B1 Byear, Bsexual Beducation Bprogram Bin
Belementary Bschools, Band Bincreasing Btaxes Bfor Bbuying Bcigarettes Brepresent Bexamples Bof
Bprimary Bprevention. BScreening Bfor Bgestational Bdiabetes Bafter B24 Bweeks Bof Bpregnancy Bis
Ban Bexample Bof Bsecondary Bprevention.
2. This Bhistoric Bcharacter Bobserved Bthat Bchildbed Bfever Bmortality Bwas Bmore Bcommon
Bamong Bwomen Btreated Bby Bphysicians Band Bmedical Bstudents Bcompared Bwith Bwomen
Btreated Bby Bmidwives. BBased Bon Bhis Bobservations, Bhe Bimplemented Ba Bhand Bwash
Bpolicy Bthat Bresulted Bin Ba Bdecrease Bin Bmortality. BName Bthe Bcharacter Bthat Bwe Bare
Btalking Babout.
a. John BSnow
b. Edward BJenner
c. D.A. BHenderson
d. Leon BGordis
e. Ignaz
Semmelweis BANS:
B
E
B
Ignaz BSemmelweis Bidentified Bthat Bmedical Bstudents Band Bphysicians Btransmitted Bthe
Bdisease Bby Bnot Bwashing Btheir Bhands Bafter Bexamining Bbodies Bat Bautopsies Band
Bconducting Bmultiple Bexaminations Bin Bthe Bclinic.
3. Thanks Bto Bthe Bcontributions Bof BEdward BJenner, Bthe Bfollowing Bdisease Bwas
Beradicated Blater Bby Befforts Borganized Bby BD.A. BHenderson:
a. Cholera
b. Smallpox
c. Chickenpox
d. Polio
e. Zika
,Test 1-2
Bank
ANS: BB
Smallpox Bwas Beradicated Bin B1980. BEdward BJenner Bvaccinated BJames BPhipps Bin B1796
Bagainst Bsmallpox. BAlmost B200 Byears Blater, Bthe BWorld BHealth BOrganization B(WHO)
Bcommissioned
D.A. BHenderson Bto Blead Bthe Befforts Bto Beradicate Bthe Bdisease.
4. Over Bthe Bpast Bcentury, Ba Bmarked Bdecline Bin Bthe Bmortality Brates Bof Bmany Binfectious
Bdiseases Bhas Bbeen Bobserved. BWhich Bof Bthe Bfollowing Bis Bthe Bmost Blikely Breason Bfor Bthe
Bobserved Bdecline Bin Bmortality Brates Bfrom Bcommon Binfectious Bdiseases?
a. Development Bof Bpenicillin
b. Development Bof Binsulin
c. Development Bof Bvaccines
d. Improvement Bin Bsocial Bconditions
e. Worse Bsanitation Band Bunsafe
water BANS: BD
B
Although Bmedical Btreatments Bpotentially Bhelped Bin Bthe Bdecrease Bof Binfectious
Bdiseases, Bthe Badvancement Bin Bsocial Bconditions Bplayed Ba Bmajor Brole. BThese
Bimprovements Binclude Bbetter Bsanitation, Bsafe Bdisposal Bof Bwaste, Bbetter Bnutrition, Band
Bimprovement Bin Bhousing Bconditions.
Chapter 02: The Dynamics of Disease Transmission
B B B B B B
Test BBank
B MULTIPLE
CHOICE
B
1. Which Bterm Bmost Baccurately Bdescribes Bthe Bfollowing Bdefinition? B“The Boccurrence Bin
Ba Bcommunity Bor Bregion Bof Bcases Bof Ban Billness, Bspecific Bhealth-related Bbehavior, Bor
Bother Bhealth- Brelated Bevents Bclearly Bin Bexcess Bof Bnormal Bexpectancy.” B[Porta BM, Bed.
BA BDictionary Bof BEpidemiology. BNew BYork: BOxford BUniversity BPress; B2014.]
a. Endemic
b. Epidemic
c. Pandemic
d. Attack Brate
e. Incubation
period BANS: BB
B
An Bepidemic Bis Bthe Boccurrence Bof Bhealth-related Bevents Bin Ba Bcommunity Bor Bregion, Bin
Bclear Bexcess Bof Bnormal Bexpectation. BEndemic Bis Bnot Btrue Bbecause Bit Bis Bdefined Bas Bthe
Bconstant Boccurrence Bof Ba Bdisease, Bdisorder, Bor Bnoxious Binfectious Bagent Bin Ba
Copyright B© B2020 Bby BElsevier, BInc. BAll Brights
reserved.
,Test 1-3
Bank
Bgeographic Barea Bor Bpopulation Bgroup. BPandemic Bis Bnot Btrue Bbecause Bit Bis Bdefined Bas Ban
Bepidemic Boccurring Bover Ba Bvery Bwide Barea, Bcrossing Binternational Bboundaries, Band
Busually Baffecting Ba Blarge Bnumber Bof
Copyright B© B2020 Bby BElsevier, BInc. BAll Brights
reserved.
, Test 1-4
Bank
people. BAttack Brate Bis Bnot Btrue Bbecause Bit Bis Bdefined Bas Bnumber Bof Bpeople Bat Brisk Bin
Bwhom Ba Bcertain Billness Bdevelops Bover Btotal Bnumber Bof Bpeople Bat Brisk. BIncubation
Bperiod Bis Bnot Btrue Bbecause Bit Bis Bthe Binterval Bfrom Breceipt Bof Binfection Bto Bthe Btime Bof
Bonset Bof Bclinical Billness B(the Bonset Bof Brecognizable Bsymptoms).
2. What Bis Bthe Bmost Baccurate Bdefinition Bof Bthe Bincubation Bperiod B(of Ban Binfectious Bdisease)?
a. The Btime Bof Bonset Bof Bclinical Billness Bor Bthe Bonset Bof Brecognizable Bsymptoms
b. The Binterval Bfrom Breceipt Bof Binfection Bto Bthe Btime Bof Bonset Bof Bclinical Billness B(the
Bonset Bof Brecognizable Bsymptoms)
c. The Btime Bof Binvasion Bby Ban Binfectious Bagent
d. The Btime Bbetween Binitiation Bof Binfection Band Bfirst Bshedding Bor Bexcretion Bof Bthe Bagent
e. The Bperiod Bbetween Bexposure Band Bthe Bonset Bof
infectiousness BANS: BB
B
The Bincubation Bperiod Bis Bdefined Bas Bthe Binterval Bfrom Breceipt Bof Binfection Bto Bthe Btime
Bof Bonset Bof Bclinical Billness B(the Bonset Bof Brecognizable Bsymptoms); Bin Bother Bwords, Bthe
Btime Bbetween Bthe Bmoment Bof Bdeveloping Bsymptoms Band Bthe Bmoment Bof Binvasion Bby
Ban Binfectious Bagent. B“The Btime Bof Bonset Bof Bclinical Billness Bor Bthe Bonset Bof
Brecognizable Bsymptoms” Bis Bnot Btrue Bas Bit Bcorresponds Bto B“time Bof Bonset.” B“The Btime
Bof Binvasion Bby Ban Binfectious Bagent” Bis Bnot Btrue Bas Bit Bcorresponds Bto B“time Bof
Binfection.” B“The Btime Bbetween Binitiation Bof Binfection Band Bfirst Bshedding Bor Bexcretion
Bof Bthe Bagent” Band B“The Bperiod Bbetween Bexposure Band Bthe Bonset Bof Binfectiousness” Bare
Bnot Btrue Bas Bthey Bcorrespond Bto Bthe Blatent Bperiod. B(The Blatent Bperiod Bis Bfocusing Bon
Bthe Bonset Bof Binfectiousness, Bbut Bthe Bincubation Bperiod Bis Bfocusing Bon Bthe Bonset Bof Bthe
Bsymptom.)
3. There Bwas Ba Bfood Bpoisoning Boutbreak Bon BApril B1, B2018, Bat Bthe BCity BZ BFood BSafety
BConference. BThere Bwere B1,000 Bpeople Bregistered Bfor Bthe Bconference Bwith Bluncheon,
B100 Bvolunteers Bto Bhost Battendees, Band B50 Bpeople Bwho Bserved Bthe Bluncheon Bduring Bthe
Bconference. BExcept Bfor B50 Bpeople Bwho Bserved Bthe Bfood, Ball Bof Bthe Bparticipants Band
Bvolunteers Bate Bthe Bfood Bfrom Bthe Bluncheon Bat Bthe Bconference Bon BApril B1, B2018. BBased
Bonly Bon Bthe Binformation Bgiven Bin Bthis Bquestion, Bhow Bmany Bpeople Bare Bat Brisk Bin Bthis
Bfood Bpoisoning Boutbreak?
a. 1,000
b. 1,100
c. 1,150
d. 150
e. 50
ANS:
B
B
B
People Bat Brisk Bin Bthis Boutbreak Bare Bpeople Bwho Bwere Bexposed Bto Bthe Bfood Bat Bthe
Bconference. BEven Bthough B1,150 Bpeople Bwere Bat Bthe Bconference, B50 Bpeople Bwho Bserved
Bthe Bfood Bdid Bnot Beat Bthe Bfood. BTherefore Bwe Bhave Bto Bexclude Bthose B50 Bpeople.
4. There Bwas Ba Bfood Bpoisoning Boutbreak Bon BApril B1, B2018, Bat Bthe BCity BZ BFood
BSafety BConference. BThere Bwere B1,000 Bpeople Bregistered Bfor Bthe Bconference Bwith
Copyright B© B2020 Bby BElsevier, BInc. BAll Brights
reserved.
