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Test Bank
Policy & Politics in Nursing and Health Care, 8th Edition
by Diana J. Mason, Adrianna Perez, Monica R. McLemore, Elizabeth Dickson.
All Chapters| Latest Edition| 100% Verified Answers
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Chapter 01: Introduction
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following is an example of tertiary prevention?
a. Vaccination for rotavirus for children younger than the age of 1 year
b. Surgical amputation of an extremity with osteosarcoma (bone cancer)
c. Screening for gestational diabetes after 24 weeks of pregnancy
d. Sexual education program in elementary schools
e. Increasing taxes for buying cigarettes
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ANSWER: B
Surgical amputation of an extremity with osteosarcoma (bone cancer) is an example in which
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when a disease is present the treatment (amputation) is done to reduce the impact of disease by
preventing the tumor from dissemination. Vaccination for rotavirus for children younger than the
age of 1-year, sexual education program in elementary schools, and increasing taxes for buying
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cigarettes represent examples of primary prevention. Screening for gestational diabetes after 24
weeks of pregnancy is an example of secondary prevention.
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2. This historic character observed that childbed fever mortality was more common among
women treated by physicians and medical students compared with women treated by midwives.
Based on his observations, he implemented a hand wash policy that resulted in a decrease in
mortality. Name the character that we are talking about.
a. John Snow
b. Edward Jenner
c. D.A. Henderson
d. Leon Gordis
e. Ignaz Semmelweis
ANSWER: E
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Ignaz Semmelweis identified that medical students and physicians transmitted the disease by not
washing their hands after examining bodies at autopsies and conducting multiple examinations in
the clinic.
3. Thanks to the contributions of Edward Jenner, the following disease was eradicated later
by efforts organized by D.A. Henderson:
a. Cholera
b. Smallpox
c. Chickenpox
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d. Polio
e. Zika LE
ANSWER: B
Smallpox was eradicated in 1980. Edward Jenner vaccinated James Phipps in 1796 against
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smallpox. Almost 200 years later, the World Health Organization (WHO) commissioned
D.A. Henderson to lead the efforts to eradicate the disease.
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4. Over the past century, a marked decline in the mortality rates of many infectious diseases
has been observed. Which of the following is the most likely reason for the observed decline in
mortality rates from common infectious diseases?
a. Development of penicillin
b. Development of insulin
c. Development of vaccines
d. Improvement in social conditions
e. Worse sanitation and unsafe water
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ANSWER: D
Although medical treatments potentially helped in the decrease of infectious diseases, the
advancement in social conditions played a major role. These improvements include better
sanitation, safe disposal of waste, better nutrition, and improvement in housing conditions.
Chapter 02: The Dynamics of Disease Transmission
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which term most accurately describes the following definition? “The occurrence in a
community or region of cases of an illness, specific health-related behavior, or other health-
related events clearly in excess of normal expectancy.” [Porta M, ed. A Dictionary of
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Epidemiology. New York: Oxford University Press; 2014.]
a. Endemic
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b. Epidemic
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c. Pandemic
d. Attack rate
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e. Incubation period
ANSWER: B
An epidemic is the occurrence of health-related events in a community or region, in clear excess
of normal expectation. Endemic is not true because it is defined as the constant occurrence of a
disease, disorder, or noxious infectious agent in a geographic area or population group. Pandemic
is not true because it is defined as an epidemic occurring over a very wide area, crossing
international boundaries, and usually affecting a large number of
people. Attack rate is not true because it is defined as number of people at risk in whom a certain
illness develops over total number of people at risk. Incubation period is not true because it is the
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Test Bank
Policy & Politics in Nursing and Health Care, 8th Edition
by Diana J. Mason, Adrianna Perez, Monica R. McLemore, Elizabeth Dickson.
All Chapters| Latest Edition| 100% Verified Answers
C
LE
ST
BE
1
,BESTLEC
Chapter 01: Introduction
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following is an example of tertiary prevention?
a. Vaccination for rotavirus for children younger than the age of 1 year
b. Surgical amputation of an extremity with osteosarcoma (bone cancer)
c. Screening for gestational diabetes after 24 weeks of pregnancy
d. Sexual education program in elementary schools
e. Increasing taxes for buying cigarettes
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ANSWER: B
Surgical amputation of an extremity with osteosarcoma (bone cancer) is an example in which
LE
when a disease is present the treatment (amputation) is done to reduce the impact of disease by
preventing the tumor from dissemination. Vaccination for rotavirus for children younger than the
age of 1-year, sexual education program in elementary schools, and increasing taxes for buying
ST
cigarettes represent examples of primary prevention. Screening for gestational diabetes after 24
weeks of pregnancy is an example of secondary prevention.
BE
2. This historic character observed that childbed fever mortality was more common among
women treated by physicians and medical students compared with women treated by midwives.
Based on his observations, he implemented a hand wash policy that resulted in a decrease in
mortality. Name the character that we are talking about.
a. John Snow
b. Edward Jenner
c. D.A. Henderson
d. Leon Gordis
e. Ignaz Semmelweis
ANSWER: E
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Ignaz Semmelweis identified that medical students and physicians transmitted the disease by not
washing their hands after examining bodies at autopsies and conducting multiple examinations in
the clinic.
3. Thanks to the contributions of Edward Jenner, the following disease was eradicated later
by efforts organized by D.A. Henderson:
a. Cholera
b. Smallpox
c. Chickenpox
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d. Polio
e. Zika LE
ANSWER: B
Smallpox was eradicated in 1980. Edward Jenner vaccinated James Phipps in 1796 against
ST
smallpox. Almost 200 years later, the World Health Organization (WHO) commissioned
D.A. Henderson to lead the efforts to eradicate the disease.
BE
4. Over the past century, a marked decline in the mortality rates of many infectious diseases
has been observed. Which of the following is the most likely reason for the observed decline in
mortality rates from common infectious diseases?
a. Development of penicillin
b. Development of insulin
c. Development of vaccines
d. Improvement in social conditions
e. Worse sanitation and unsafe water
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ANSWER: D
Although medical treatments potentially helped in the decrease of infectious diseases, the
advancement in social conditions played a major role. These improvements include better
sanitation, safe disposal of waste, better nutrition, and improvement in housing conditions.
Chapter 02: The Dynamics of Disease Transmission
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which term most accurately describes the following definition? “The occurrence in a
community or region of cases of an illness, specific health-related behavior, or other health-
related events clearly in excess of normal expectancy.” [Porta M, ed. A Dictionary of
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Epidemiology. New York: Oxford University Press; 2014.]
a. Endemic
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b. Epidemic
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c. Pandemic
d. Attack rate
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e. Incubation period
ANSWER: B
An epidemic is the occurrence of health-related events in a community or region, in clear excess
of normal expectation. Endemic is not true because it is defined as the constant occurrence of a
disease, disorder, or noxious infectious agent in a geographic area or population group. Pandemic
is not true because it is defined as an epidemic occurring over a very wide area, crossing
international boundaries, and usually affecting a large number of
people. Attack rate is not true because it is defined as number of people at risk in whom a certain
illness develops over total number of people at risk. Incubation period is not true because it is the
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