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,Chapter 01: Public Health Foundations and Population Health St
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anhope: Public Health Nursing: Population-
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Centered Health Care in the Community, 11th Edition
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1. What is the primary focus to be addressed concerning the improvement of the health of th
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e American people in the twenty- first century?
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a. Bioterrorism and global health threats y# y# y# y#


b. Delivery of individual care and hygiene y# y# y# y# y#


c. The need for increased hospital and acute care
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d. Chronic disease and disability management y# y# y# y#




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There are new concerns, and of the most serious are bioterrorism and globally induced in
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fe ctions, such as the avian flu. These threats will divert health care funds and resources f
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rom other health care programs to be spent for public safety. The others are not related t
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o public health or are concerns that have been present for many years.
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DIF: y # y # Cognitive level: Understanding TOP: y# y# y # y # y # y #


Nursing process:Planning MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Ma inte
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nance

2. A community is concerned about the threat of bioterrorism. Which of the following bes
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t describes the basis for this concern?
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c. The threat may divert funds from other public safety health care programs.
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d. Fear of bioterrorism will increase the need for shelters.
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ANS: C y # y #


Bioterrorism may have an impact on the availability of resources for public safety health
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ca re programs. Because funds are diverted it is possible that community-
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based programs would be eliminated, the health care system could experience changes, and
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t hat there would be an increase in the need for shelter. However, all the remaining opti
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ons w ould happen because of the diversion of funds.
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3. Which statement describes the consequence of the successful implementation of t
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he Affordable Care Act?
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a. Americans will pay closer attention to their health status. y# y# y# y# y# y# y# y#


b. Most of the population will be covered by health insurance.
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c. Public health departments will need to increase the number of nursing positions.
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e. ANS:
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, One consequence of successful implementation of the Affordable Care Act might be that t
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he majority of the population would be covered by insurance and public health agencies
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will n ot need to provide direct clinical services in order to assure that those who need th
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em can re ceive them. The Affordable Care Act will not directly cause Americans to pay
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closer attenti on to their health status or decrease the prevalence of obesity.
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DIF: y # y # Cognitive level: Understanding y# y# y # y # y # y # TOP:
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4. The public health nurse (PHN) must participate in the essential services of public heal
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th. What is one of the essential services of public health nursing?
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a. Monitoring health status by completing a community assessment y# 9i y# y# 9i y# y#


b. Diagnosing and investigating health problems in the world y# y# 9i y# y# y# y#


c. Informing, educating, and empowering people about health issues y# y# y# y# y# 9i 9iy#


d. Working in law enforcement to regulate health and ensure safety y# 9i y# y# y# y# y# y# y# y#




ANS: C y # y #


The PHN monitors health status in several ways, completing a community assessment is
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onl y one way that health status is monitored. The PHN would not diagnose or solve ―world
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‖ pro blems, or work in law enforcement. Rather, the PHN would participate with local r
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egulators to protect communities and empower people to address health issues.
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5. A public health department is using the mission of public health as described by the Institu
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te of Medicine when pla nning
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will most likely be implemented?
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a. Tracking avian flu outbreaks and doing surveillance in the United States
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b. Providing a flu shot for an elderly person at the health department 9i y# 9i y# y# 9y#iy# y# 9i 9y#i y# y#


c. Keeping track of alternative therapies in use in the United States
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d. Keeping snake antivenom at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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ANS: A y # y #


The Institute of Medicine‘s stated mission on public health is ―to generate organized com
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munity and technical knowledge to prevent disease and promote health.‖ Tracking avian fl
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u outbreaks and doing surveillance applies this concept at a population level. Providing a
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f lu shot for an elderly person only addresses individual care. Keeping track of the use of
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alter native therapies does nothing to prevent disease or promote health of the population
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Keeping snake antivenom is aimed at disease care for an individual, not health promotion or d
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i sease prevention.
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6. A public health department makes sure that the essential community-
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