NURSING 112 PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTISE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED GRADE A+
2024_2025
1. He defined public health as the science and art of preventing
disease, prolonging life, promoting health and efficiency
through organized community effort.
• a. Winslow
• b. Nightingale
• c. Rosenstock
• d. Maslow
According to C. E Winslow, the goal of Public Health is for the people to attain
their bright rights of health and longevity. Nightingale developed the
environmental theory. Maslow developed the hierarchy of basic human
needs. Rosenstock developed the health belief model.
2. Which of the following is the most prominent feature of public health nursing?
A.It involves providing home care to sick people who are not confined in the
hospital.
B.Services are provided free of charge to people within the catchment area.
C.The public health nurse functions as part of a team providing a public
health nursing services.
D.Public health nursing focuses on preventive, not curative, services.
Answer: (D) Public health nursing focuses on preventive, not curative, services.
,The catchment area in PHN consists of a residential community, many of
whom are well individuals who have greater need for preventive rather than
curative services.
3. According to Margaret Shetland, the philosophy of public health nursing
is based on which of the following?
A.Health and longevity as birthrights
B.The mandate of the state to protect the birthrights of its citizens
C.Public health nursing as a specialized field of nursing
D.The worth and dignity of man
Answer: (D) The worth and dignity of man
This is a direct quote from Dr. Margaret Shetland’s statements on Public Health
Nursing.
4. Which of the following is the mission of the Department of Health?
A.Health for all Filipinos
B.Ensure the accessibility and quality of health care
C.Improve the general health status of the population
D.Health in the hands of the Filipino people by the year 2020
Answer: (B) Ensure the accessibility and quality of
,health care (none)
5. Region IV Hospital is classified as what level of facility?
A. Primary
B. Secondary
C.
Intermediate
D. Tertiary
Answer: (D) Tertiary
Regional hospitals are tertiary facilities because they serve as training
hospitals for the region.
6. Which is true of primary facilities?
A.They are usually government-run.
B.Their services are provided on an out-patient basis.
C.They are training facilities for health professionals.
D.A community hospital is an example of this level of health facilities.
Answer: (B) Their services are provided on an out-patient basis.
Primary facilities government and non-government facilities that provide
basic out-patient services.
, 7. You explain to a breastfeeding mother that breast milk is sufficient for
all of the baby’s nutrient needs only up to .
A.3 months
B. 6 months
C. 1 year
D.2 years
Answer: (B) 6 months
After 6 months, the baby’s nutrient needs, especially the baby’s iron
requirement, can no longer be provided by mother’s milk alone.
8.What is given to a woman within a month after the delivery of a baby?
A.Malunggay capsule
B. Ferrous sulfate 100 mg. OD
C. Retinol 200,000 I.U., 1 capsule
D.Potassium iodate 200 mg, 1 capsule
Answer: (C) Retinol 200,000 I.U., 1 capsule
A capsule of Retinol 200,000 IU is given within 1 month after delivery.
Potassium iodate is given during pregnancy; malunggay capsule is not
routinely administered after delivery; and ferrous sulfate is taken for two
months after delivery.
9.Which biological used in Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) is stored in the
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED GRADE A+
2024_2025
1. He defined public health as the science and art of preventing
disease, prolonging life, promoting health and efficiency
through organized community effort.
• a. Winslow
• b. Nightingale
• c. Rosenstock
• d. Maslow
According to C. E Winslow, the goal of Public Health is for the people to attain
their bright rights of health and longevity. Nightingale developed the
environmental theory. Maslow developed the hierarchy of basic human
needs. Rosenstock developed the health belief model.
2. Which of the following is the most prominent feature of public health nursing?
A.It involves providing home care to sick people who are not confined in the
hospital.
B.Services are provided free of charge to people within the catchment area.
C.The public health nurse functions as part of a team providing a public
health nursing services.
D.Public health nursing focuses on preventive, not curative, services.
Answer: (D) Public health nursing focuses on preventive, not curative, services.
,The catchment area in PHN consists of a residential community, many of
whom are well individuals who have greater need for preventive rather than
curative services.
3. According to Margaret Shetland, the philosophy of public health nursing
is based on which of the following?
A.Health and longevity as birthrights
B.The mandate of the state to protect the birthrights of its citizens
C.Public health nursing as a specialized field of nursing
D.The worth and dignity of man
Answer: (D) The worth and dignity of man
This is a direct quote from Dr. Margaret Shetland’s statements on Public Health
Nursing.
4. Which of the following is the mission of the Department of Health?
A.Health for all Filipinos
B.Ensure the accessibility and quality of health care
C.Improve the general health status of the population
D.Health in the hands of the Filipino people by the year 2020
Answer: (B) Ensure the accessibility and quality of
,health care (none)
5. Region IV Hospital is classified as what level of facility?
A. Primary
B. Secondary
C.
Intermediate
D. Tertiary
Answer: (D) Tertiary
Regional hospitals are tertiary facilities because they serve as training
hospitals for the region.
6. Which is true of primary facilities?
A.They are usually government-run.
B.Their services are provided on an out-patient basis.
C.They are training facilities for health professionals.
D.A community hospital is an example of this level of health facilities.
Answer: (B) Their services are provided on an out-patient basis.
Primary facilities government and non-government facilities that provide
basic out-patient services.
, 7. You explain to a breastfeeding mother that breast milk is sufficient for
all of the baby’s nutrient needs only up to .
A.3 months
B. 6 months
C. 1 year
D.2 years
Answer: (B) 6 months
After 6 months, the baby’s nutrient needs, especially the baby’s iron
requirement, can no longer be provided by mother’s milk alone.
8.What is given to a woman within a month after the delivery of a baby?
A.Malunggay capsule
B. Ferrous sulfate 100 mg. OD
C. Retinol 200,000 I.U., 1 capsule
D.Potassium iodate 200 mg, 1 capsule
Answer: (C) Retinol 200,000 I.U., 1 capsule
A capsule of Retinol 200,000 IU is given within 1 month after delivery.
Potassium iodate is given during pregnancy; malunggay capsule is not
routinely administered after delivery; and ferrous sulfate is taken for two
months after delivery.
9.Which biological used in Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) is stored in the
