A nurse was employed by the Marine Hospital Service in 1800. Which of the following
interventions would the nurse most likely have implemented?
a. Setting policy on quarantine legislation for immigrants
b. Establishing hospital-based programs to care for the sick at home
c. Identifying and improving environmental conditions
d. Providing health care for merchant seamen
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, ANS: D
Providing health care to seamen was an early effort by the federal
government to improve public health. The purpose of the Marine Hospital
Service was to secure its maritime trade and seacoast cities. Quarantine
legislation was enacted by legislation during this time period, but the nurse
would not have been responsible for setting these policies. Nursing care
for clients in the home began in the first half of the 1800s through a variety
of agencies including the Ladies' Benevolent Society of Charleston South
Carolina. Identifying and improving environmental conditions was a focus
of the public boards of health, not necessarily specifically a role of the
nurse.
A community citizen reports to the public health nurse that the city water in one
neighborhood has had an unusual taste for the past
few months. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
a. Check the most recent consumer confidence report.
b. Consult the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
c. Notify the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
d. Place a call to the poison control center.
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ANS: A
The consumer confidence report (also known as the right-to-know report)
reports the condition of drinking water. Because this is only one citizen,
whose sense of taste may be affected by many conditions, it would not be
appropriate to overreact by calling in governmental agencies or poison
control first. Even so, in case one needed to contact an authority, it would
be appropriate to start with local governmental agencies such as the city
water department rather than federal agencies.
Which of the following must a nurse be knowledgeable about to make decisions
regarding the most cost-effective way to allocate health care resources?
a. Insurance resources
,b. Health care rationing
c. Health economics
d. Medical technology
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ANS: C
Economics is the science concerned with the use of resources; health
economics is concerned with how scarce resources affect the health care
industry. Insurance resources, health care rationing, and medical
technology are important components of health economics but by
themselves do not provide the broad understanding called for in this
question.
A nurse wants to have a better understanding of the physiological effects of selected
chemicals. Which of the following individuals
would provide the most useful information to the nurse?
a. Chemist
b. Epidemiologist
c. Pharmacist
d. Toxicologist
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ANS: D
Toxicology is the basic science that studies the health effects associated
with chemical exposures. A chemist, epidemiologist, or pharmacist would
probably be able to provide some information, but the toxicologist would
most likely provide information related to physiological processes.
Which of the following best explains why clients who have Medicaid have poor health
outcomes? (Select all that apply.)
a. Clients may have preexisting conditions not covered by insurance.
b. Many physicians won't accept Medicaid clients.
, c. Medicaid won't pay for certain medical interventions.
d. Medicaid recipients are noncompliant with their health care providers'
recommendations.
e. There is a general hesitancy among those eligible to seek health care.
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a. Clients may have preexisting conditions not covered by insurance.
b. Many physicians won't accept Medicaid clients.
c. Medicaid won't pay for certain medical interventions.
A nurse is considering joining the American Public Health Association (APHA). What
information about this organization should be considered when making this decision?
a. APHA focuses on the public health concerns of the medical profession.
b. APHA represents concerns of nursing specialty practices.
c. APHA provides a national forum for nurses to discuss their public health concerns.
d. APHA focuses on providing health promotion education to the public.
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ANS: C
APHA was formed to facilitate interprofessional efforts and promote the
"practical application of public hygiene." The Public Health Nursing Section
within APHA provides nurses with a national forum to discuss their concerns
and strategies within the larger context of the major public health
organization. It also serves as a focus of leadership and policy
development for community/public health nursing. The focus of public
health concerns of the APHA is broader than only the medical profession.
The APHA focuses on concerns of public health nurses, not all nursing
specialty practice. The APHA focuses on practical application of public
hygiene, which is broader than only health promotion education.
Which of the following statements about children and environmental hazards is
correct?
interventions would the nurse most likely have implemented?
a. Setting policy on quarantine legislation for immigrants
b. Establishing hospital-based programs to care for the sick at home
c. Identifying and improving environmental conditions
d. Providing health care for merchant seamen
Give this one a try later!
, ANS: D
Providing health care to seamen was an early effort by the federal
government to improve public health. The purpose of the Marine Hospital
Service was to secure its maritime trade and seacoast cities. Quarantine
legislation was enacted by legislation during this time period, but the nurse
would not have been responsible for setting these policies. Nursing care
for clients in the home began in the first half of the 1800s through a variety
of agencies including the Ladies' Benevolent Society of Charleston South
Carolina. Identifying and improving environmental conditions was a focus
of the public boards of health, not necessarily specifically a role of the
nurse.
A community citizen reports to the public health nurse that the city water in one
neighborhood has had an unusual taste for the past
few months. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
a. Check the most recent consumer confidence report.
b. Consult the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
c. Notify the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
d. Place a call to the poison control center.
Give this one a try later!
ANS: A
The consumer confidence report (also known as the right-to-know report)
reports the condition of drinking water. Because this is only one citizen,
whose sense of taste may be affected by many conditions, it would not be
appropriate to overreact by calling in governmental agencies or poison
control first. Even so, in case one needed to contact an authority, it would
be appropriate to start with local governmental agencies such as the city
water department rather than federal agencies.
Which of the following must a nurse be knowledgeable about to make decisions
regarding the most cost-effective way to allocate health care resources?
a. Insurance resources
,b. Health care rationing
c. Health economics
d. Medical technology
Give this one a try later!
ANS: C
Economics is the science concerned with the use of resources; health
economics is concerned with how scarce resources affect the health care
industry. Insurance resources, health care rationing, and medical
technology are important components of health economics but by
themselves do not provide the broad understanding called for in this
question.
A nurse wants to have a better understanding of the physiological effects of selected
chemicals. Which of the following individuals
would provide the most useful information to the nurse?
a. Chemist
b. Epidemiologist
c. Pharmacist
d. Toxicologist
Give this one a try later!
ANS: D
Toxicology is the basic science that studies the health effects associated
with chemical exposures. A chemist, epidemiologist, or pharmacist would
probably be able to provide some information, but the toxicologist would
most likely provide information related to physiological processes.
Which of the following best explains why clients who have Medicaid have poor health
outcomes? (Select all that apply.)
a. Clients may have preexisting conditions not covered by insurance.
b. Many physicians won't accept Medicaid clients.
, c. Medicaid won't pay for certain medical interventions.
d. Medicaid recipients are noncompliant with their health care providers'
recommendations.
e. There is a general hesitancy among those eligible to seek health care.
Give this one a try later!
a. Clients may have preexisting conditions not covered by insurance.
b. Many physicians won't accept Medicaid clients.
c. Medicaid won't pay for certain medical interventions.
A nurse is considering joining the American Public Health Association (APHA). What
information about this organization should be considered when making this decision?
a. APHA focuses on the public health concerns of the medical profession.
b. APHA represents concerns of nursing specialty practices.
c. APHA provides a national forum for nurses to discuss their public health concerns.
d. APHA focuses on providing health promotion education to the public.
Give this one a try later!
ANS: C
APHA was formed to facilitate interprofessional efforts and promote the
"practical application of public hygiene." The Public Health Nursing Section
within APHA provides nurses with a national forum to discuss their concerns
and strategies within the larger context of the major public health
organization. It also serves as a focus of leadership and policy
development for community/public health nursing. The focus of public
health concerns of the APHA is broader than only the medical profession.
The APHA focuses on concerns of public health nurses, not all nursing
specialty practice. The APHA focuses on practical application of public
hygiene, which is broader than only health promotion education.
Which of the following statements about children and environmental hazards is
correct?
