NSG 411 Exam 2 ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
John Snow - CORRECT ANSWER - -Epidemiologist and anesthetist
-Investigated Cholera outbreak in London in 1854
-Stopping sewage dumping into the Thames River
-Improved London's morbidity & mortality
High rates of communicable disease
Life span = 47 years
Little prevention or cure - CORRECT ANSWER - morbidity and morality in 1900's:
High rates of chronic disease
Life span = 76 years
High teen pregnancy and infant mortality - CORRECT ANSWER - morbidity and
morality 2000 and later:
Long hospital stays
Recovery complete at time of discharge
Non-profit home care - CORRECT ANSWER - Health care system in the 1900's:
Short, acute hospital stays
Recover at home or in transitional setting
Proprietary home care - CORRECT ANSWER - Health care system 2000 and later
Industrial jobs
Substandard housing
Child labor
,Limited violence - CORRECT ANSWER - Social factors in the 1900's:
IT and service jobs
Urban ghettos
Homeless families
Abuse, IPV, terrorism - CORRECT ANSWER - Social factors 2000 and later
-Inadequate health care insurance
-Inability to pay for health care services
-Language barriers
-Cultural barriers
-Lack of health providers in a community
-Geographic isolation
-Social isolation
-Lack of communication tools (e.g., telephones)
-Lack of personal or public transportation to health care facilities
-Inconvenient hours
-Attitudes of health care personnel towards clients of low SES/different cultural/ethnic
backgrounds
-Eligibility requirements for state/federal assistance - CORRECT ANSWER - Barriers to
health care:
-human; health care delivery
-It is a business & affected by economic influences - CORRECT ANSWER - Health care
finance is both a ____________ service and a __________________________________ device
which means...
individual preference and finances and how those actions affect cost of care, and resource
distribution - CORRECT ANSWER - Microeconomic Theory examines...
,Focuses on aggregate behaviors, economic growth, and employment - CORRECT
ANSWER - Macroeconomic theory focuses on...
federal and private organizations (insurers, employers), as well as global health organizations -
CORRECT ANSWER - The U.S. Health Care System is influenced by...
-diseases
-antibiotics and vaccines
-the health care workforce and education, environment, sanitation, infectious diseases, maternal
and child health, and primary care - CORRECT ANSWER - World Health Organization
(WHO):
-Provides daily information regarding the occurrence of internationally important
_______________
-Establishes the standards for _________________ and ________________
-Primarily focuses on:
-official
-voluntary - CORRECT ANSWER - What are the types of health agencies?
-government
-large populations - CORRECT ANSWER - official/public health agencies:
-funded by:
-focus on:
-private donations, grants, and foundations
-smaller, specialty groups (people who are blind, people with mental health problems, etc.) -
CORRECT ANSWER - Voluntary health agencies:
-funded by:
-focus on:
, -National/federal health agencies
-State health agencies
-Local health department - CORRECT ANSWER - What are the types of public sector
services?
National/federal health agencies - CORRECT ANSWER - -Concerned with BROAD
health interests of the country as a whole
-Veterans Health Administration
-Dept of Health and Human Services
federal taxes - CORRECT ANSWER - Dept of Health and Human Services is funded
through:
-Surgeon General- National spokesperson for public health
-CDC and NIH
-Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
-Administration on Aging
-Indian Health Service
-FDA - CORRECT ANSWER - Department of health and human services:
STATE Health Agencies - CORRECT ANSWER - Obtain funding from state legislature
and federal public health agencies
STATE Health Agencies - CORRECT ANSWER - -Identification of state health priorities
-Support local health departments with funds, technical assistance
-Reports notifiable communicable diseases within the state to the CDC
-Manages Women, Infants & Children (WIC)
-Oversees Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
Questions and CORRECT Answers
John Snow - CORRECT ANSWER - -Epidemiologist and anesthetist
-Investigated Cholera outbreak in London in 1854
-Stopping sewage dumping into the Thames River
-Improved London's morbidity & mortality
High rates of communicable disease
Life span = 47 years
Little prevention or cure - CORRECT ANSWER - morbidity and morality in 1900's:
High rates of chronic disease
Life span = 76 years
High teen pregnancy and infant mortality - CORRECT ANSWER - morbidity and
morality 2000 and later:
Long hospital stays
Recovery complete at time of discharge
Non-profit home care - CORRECT ANSWER - Health care system in the 1900's:
Short, acute hospital stays
Recover at home or in transitional setting
Proprietary home care - CORRECT ANSWER - Health care system 2000 and later
Industrial jobs
Substandard housing
Child labor
,Limited violence - CORRECT ANSWER - Social factors in the 1900's:
IT and service jobs
Urban ghettos
Homeless families
Abuse, IPV, terrorism - CORRECT ANSWER - Social factors 2000 and later
-Inadequate health care insurance
-Inability to pay for health care services
-Language barriers
-Cultural barriers
-Lack of health providers in a community
-Geographic isolation
-Social isolation
-Lack of communication tools (e.g., telephones)
-Lack of personal or public transportation to health care facilities
-Inconvenient hours
-Attitudes of health care personnel towards clients of low SES/different cultural/ethnic
backgrounds
-Eligibility requirements for state/federal assistance - CORRECT ANSWER - Barriers to
health care:
-human; health care delivery
-It is a business & affected by economic influences - CORRECT ANSWER - Health care
finance is both a ____________ service and a __________________________________ device
which means...
individual preference and finances and how those actions affect cost of care, and resource
distribution - CORRECT ANSWER - Microeconomic Theory examines...
,Focuses on aggregate behaviors, economic growth, and employment - CORRECT
ANSWER - Macroeconomic theory focuses on...
federal and private organizations (insurers, employers), as well as global health organizations -
CORRECT ANSWER - The U.S. Health Care System is influenced by...
-diseases
-antibiotics and vaccines
-the health care workforce and education, environment, sanitation, infectious diseases, maternal
and child health, and primary care - CORRECT ANSWER - World Health Organization
(WHO):
-Provides daily information regarding the occurrence of internationally important
_______________
-Establishes the standards for _________________ and ________________
-Primarily focuses on:
-official
-voluntary - CORRECT ANSWER - What are the types of health agencies?
-government
-large populations - CORRECT ANSWER - official/public health agencies:
-funded by:
-focus on:
-private donations, grants, and foundations
-smaller, specialty groups (people who are blind, people with mental health problems, etc.) -
CORRECT ANSWER - Voluntary health agencies:
-funded by:
-focus on:
, -National/federal health agencies
-State health agencies
-Local health department - CORRECT ANSWER - What are the types of public sector
services?
National/federal health agencies - CORRECT ANSWER - -Concerned with BROAD
health interests of the country as a whole
-Veterans Health Administration
-Dept of Health and Human Services
federal taxes - CORRECT ANSWER - Dept of Health and Human Services is funded
through:
-Surgeon General- National spokesperson for public health
-CDC and NIH
-Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
-Administration on Aging
-Indian Health Service
-FDA - CORRECT ANSWER - Department of health and human services:
STATE Health Agencies - CORRECT ANSWER - Obtain funding from state legislature
and federal public health agencies
STATE Health Agencies - CORRECT ANSWER - -Identification of state health priorities
-Support local health departments with funds, technical assistance
-Reports notifiable communicable diseases within the state to the CDC
-Manages Women, Infants & Children (WIC)
-Oversees Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
