Population Health Exam 1 NCLEX Questions and Answers
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1. Which of the following diseases are considered communicable diseases?
Select all that apply.
a) Parkinson's disease
b) HIV/AIDS
c) Diabetes
d) Chickenpox
e) Influenza:
Answer:
b) HIV/AIDS
d) Chickenpox
e) Influenza
Rationale: Communicable diseases have to have a portal of exit and entry and means of transmission. Parkinson's and
,Diabetes cannot be transmitted from person to person, they are genetic diseases, they do not meet the requirements of
a communicable disease. HIV/AIDS, chickenpox and Influenza do meet the requirements of a communicable
disease as they can be transmitted and have a portal of exit and entry.
2. In the 1900s the United States had an abnormal increase in Influenza cases,
much higher than normal, causing many deaths and throughout the entire
country. This caused panic throughout the whole United States. The WHO
began investigating and realized they were not seeing the same increasing
cases worldwide, but rather just in the United States. What is this an example
of?
a) Endemic
b) Pandemic
c) Epidemic
d) Outbreak:
Answer:
c) Epidemic
Rationale: Endemic is the prevalent in a population meaning that a disease exists in a specific population. Pandemic is
, an increase of infection worldwide. Epidemic is an increase in infection, higher than normal, beyond endemic, but
localized to a certain country or region. Outbreak is same as epidemic but often used for more geographical area such
as lyme disease in the Northeast region of the US, but not in the entire US.
3. The nurse understands that Social Determinants of Health have a major
impact on an individual's health, well-being, and quality of life. Examples of
Social Determinants of Health include: (Select all that apply)
Access to nutritious foods
Access to clean Air/water
Having a higher risk of heart disease due to ethnicity Access
to education opportunities:
Answer:
Access to nutritious foods
Access to clean Air/water
Access to education opportunities
Rationale: Social Determinants of Health are the conditions and environments where people are born, live, learn,
work, play, worship, and age that attect a wide variety of health outcomes. Predisposition to diseases due to genetic
inheritance is not a social determinant.
100% Verified Graded A+
1. Which of the following diseases are considered communicable diseases?
Select all that apply.
a) Parkinson's disease
b) HIV/AIDS
c) Diabetes
d) Chickenpox
e) Influenza:
Answer:
b) HIV/AIDS
d) Chickenpox
e) Influenza
Rationale: Communicable diseases have to have a portal of exit and entry and means of transmission. Parkinson's and
,Diabetes cannot be transmitted from person to person, they are genetic diseases, they do not meet the requirements of
a communicable disease. HIV/AIDS, chickenpox and Influenza do meet the requirements of a communicable
disease as they can be transmitted and have a portal of exit and entry.
2. In the 1900s the United States had an abnormal increase in Influenza cases,
much higher than normal, causing many deaths and throughout the entire
country. This caused panic throughout the whole United States. The WHO
began investigating and realized they were not seeing the same increasing
cases worldwide, but rather just in the United States. What is this an example
of?
a) Endemic
b) Pandemic
c) Epidemic
d) Outbreak:
Answer:
c) Epidemic
Rationale: Endemic is the prevalent in a population meaning that a disease exists in a specific population. Pandemic is
, an increase of infection worldwide. Epidemic is an increase in infection, higher than normal, beyond endemic, but
localized to a certain country or region. Outbreak is same as epidemic but often used for more geographical area such
as lyme disease in the Northeast region of the US, but not in the entire US.
3. The nurse understands that Social Determinants of Health have a major
impact on an individual's health, well-being, and quality of life. Examples of
Social Determinants of Health include: (Select all that apply)
Access to nutritious foods
Access to clean Air/water
Having a higher risk of heart disease due to ethnicity Access
to education opportunities:
Answer:
Access to nutritious foods
Access to clean Air/water
Access to education opportunities
Rationale: Social Determinants of Health are the conditions and environments where people are born, live, learn,
work, play, worship, and age that attect a wide variety of health outcomes. Predisposition to diseases due to genetic
inheritance is not a social determinant.
