NURS456 Community Midterm
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Absenteeism due to illness has increased recently in the local middle school.
The increase is noted to be related to exacerbation of asthma symptoms in the
student population. Which would be the most effective approach in decreasing
absenteeism among this population?
A) Develop an asthma education and surveillance program that addresses
students,
families, and faculty
members.
B) Develop a policy to exclude students with a diagnosis of asthma from
admission to the school.
C) Create an asthma prevention plan within the school environment, based in
the school nurse's office.
D) Create an education program for faculty related to the prevention of
exacerbation of asthma systems. ANSW ✔✔ A) Develop an asthma education
and surveillance program that addresses students,
families, and faculty
members.
(consider things that can be changed when people face disease)
Which key factors contribute to the rise of noncommunicable diseases in low-
and middle-income countries? (Select all that apply.)
A) Tobacco use
B) Insufficient physical activity
C) Unclean water
D) High blood pressure
,E) Lack of contraceptive use ANSW ✔✔ Ans: A, B, D
Several levels of public health surveillance are necessary to protect the nation's
health. At what level are
healthcare providers and health facilities required to report certain infectious
diseases?
A Local
B State
C Federal
D International ANSW ✔✔ Ans: B
In infectious disease epidemiology, just the presence of an infectious agent is
not sufficient to produce an infectious disease. Which host factors determine
whether a person is at risk for an infection or an infectious
disease? (Select all that apply.)
A) Age
B) Sex
C) Occupation
D) Physical and emotional health
E) Immune status ANSW ✔✔ Ans: A, B, D, E
Agents ANSW ✔✔ Causes of disease
Agents can have structural or biochemical properties that make the more
virulent or difficult
to treat such as biofilms, antibiotic resistance & toxins
, Biofilms ANSW ✔✔ multicellular complex of organisms that help evade host
response
EX. plaque on teeth
Toxigenicity ANSW ✔✔ The ability if an agent to produce toxins that increase
virulence by causing tissue damage
Ex. Botulism
Antibiotic resistance ANSW ✔✔ Growing health problem
Lack of compliance & overuse has lead to development of strains that are
resistant
Borrellia Burgdorferi ANSW ✔✔ A County in which 2 confirmed cases have
previously been acquired or in which established populations of known tick
vectors are infected with
Borellia Burgdorferi.
History of tick bite is not required
What pathogen comes from eating raw or undercooked poultry? ANSW ✔✔
Campylobacter is widespread in the intestinal tract of many wild &
domestic animals
Nursing students in an enclosed classroom begin to become ill with a
gastrointestinal illness. The public health department identifies this occurrence
Questions – 100% Correct, Expert
Verified Answers with A+ Grade
Assurance
Absenteeism due to illness has increased recently in the local middle school.
The increase is noted to be related to exacerbation of asthma symptoms in the
student population. Which would be the most effective approach in decreasing
absenteeism among this population?
A) Develop an asthma education and surveillance program that addresses
students,
families, and faculty
members.
B) Develop a policy to exclude students with a diagnosis of asthma from
admission to the school.
C) Create an asthma prevention plan within the school environment, based in
the school nurse's office.
D) Create an education program for faculty related to the prevention of
exacerbation of asthma systems. ANSW ✔✔ A) Develop an asthma education
and surveillance program that addresses students,
families, and faculty
members.
(consider things that can be changed when people face disease)
Which key factors contribute to the rise of noncommunicable diseases in low-
and middle-income countries? (Select all that apply.)
A) Tobacco use
B) Insufficient physical activity
C) Unclean water
D) High blood pressure
,E) Lack of contraceptive use ANSW ✔✔ Ans: A, B, D
Several levels of public health surveillance are necessary to protect the nation's
health. At what level are
healthcare providers and health facilities required to report certain infectious
diseases?
A Local
B State
C Federal
D International ANSW ✔✔ Ans: B
In infectious disease epidemiology, just the presence of an infectious agent is
not sufficient to produce an infectious disease. Which host factors determine
whether a person is at risk for an infection or an infectious
disease? (Select all that apply.)
A) Age
B) Sex
C) Occupation
D) Physical and emotional health
E) Immune status ANSW ✔✔ Ans: A, B, D, E
Agents ANSW ✔✔ Causes of disease
Agents can have structural or biochemical properties that make the more
virulent or difficult
to treat such as biofilms, antibiotic resistance & toxins
, Biofilms ANSW ✔✔ multicellular complex of organisms that help evade host
response
EX. plaque on teeth
Toxigenicity ANSW ✔✔ The ability if an agent to produce toxins that increase
virulence by causing tissue damage
Ex. Botulism
Antibiotic resistance ANSW ✔✔ Growing health problem
Lack of compliance & overuse has lead to development of strains that are
resistant
Borrellia Burgdorferi ANSW ✔✔ A County in which 2 confirmed cases have
previously been acquired or in which established populations of known tick
vectors are infected with
Borellia Burgdorferi.
History of tick bite is not required
What pathogen comes from eating raw or undercooked poultry? ANSW ✔✔
Campylobacter is widespread in the intestinal tract of many wild &
domestic animals
Nursing students in an enclosed classroom begin to become ill with a
gastrointestinal illness. The public health department identifies this occurrence
