Final Examination – NCM 113
Lecture: Community Health
Nursing II
1. Communities are either geopolitical or
phenomenological. A good example of a
phenomenological community is a
A. city.
B. barangay.
C. municipality.
D. faith community.
Answer: D. faith community.
Rationale: A phenomenological community is based on
shared interests, values, beliefs, or goals rather than
geographic boundaries. A faith community is an example of a
phenomenological community, while cities, barangays, and
municipalities are geopolitical communities defined by
geographic boundaries.
2. The health services of the Philippine government
are directed towards the provision of equitable health
services to all Filipinos through health sector reform.
The current efforts are under the banner of the
A. Millennium Development Goals.
B. Health Sector Reform Agenda.
C. Formula One for Health.
D. Universal Health Care.
Answer: D. Universal Health Care.
Rationale: The current health sector reform effort in the
Philippines is Universal Health Care (UHC), also known as
Kalusugan Pangkalahatan, which aims to provide equitable
access to quality health services for all Filipinos.
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,3. In the levels of prevention one example of level 1
primary prevention activities is:
A. Immunization
B. Teaching insulin administration in the home
C. Screening for sexually transmitted disease
D. Diagnostic procedures to help in the diagnosis of disease
Answer: A. Immunization
Rationale: Immunization is a primary prevention activity
that prevents disease before it occurs. Teaching insulin
administration is tertiary prevention, while screening and
diagnostic procedures are secondary prevention.
4. In secondary level of prevention one example of
activities is:
A. Immunization
B. Health teaching on hygiene
C. Teaching insulin administration in the home
D. Screening for sexually transmitted disease
Answer: D. Screening for sexually transmitted disease
Rationale: Screening for sexually transmitted diseases is a
secondary prevention activity that involves early detection of
disease. Immunization and health teaching are primary
prevention, while teaching insulin administration is tertiary
prevention.
5. It is project initiated by DOLE in collaboration with
BON, DOH, and PNA to maximize employment
opportunities for the country's unemployed nurses
A. School Nurse
B. Faith Nurse
C. Entrepreneur
D. Occupational Nurse
Answer: C. Entrepreneur
Rationale: The Nurse Entrepreneur program was initiated
by DOLE in collaboration with BON, DOH, and PNA to
maximize employment opportunities for unemployed nurses
by encouraging them to engage in entrepreneurial ventures.
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,6. It is the practice of the art and science of nursing
combined with spiritual care.
A. School Nurse
B. Faith Nurse
C. Entrepreneur
D. Occupational Nurse
Answer: B. Faith Nurse
Rationale: A Faith Nurse practices the art and science of
nursing combined with spiritual care, addressing the spiritual
needs of patients alongside their physical and emotional
needs.
7. A nurse is instructing a group of mothers on the
importance of proper care of the umbilical cord of the
newborn. Which of these aspects of Bandura's social
learning theory is the nurse applying?
A. Attention
B. Retention
C. Motivation
D. Reproduction
Answer: A. Attention
Rationale: In Bandura's social learning theory, attention is
the first step in the learning process. The nurse is applying
attention by instructing the mothers and capturing their
focus on the importance of proper umbilical cord care.
8. In a mothers' class, the nurse gives instructions on
the immunization program. Some mothers remark
that the immunization schedule at the health center
conflicts with their working hours. Based on the
Health Belief Model, the nurse recognizes that the
mothers' statement indicates
A. Cues to action.
B. Perceived barriers.
C. Perceived severity.
D. Perceived susceptibility.
Answer: B. Perceived barriers.
Rationale: Perceived barriers refer to the obstacles that
prevent individuals from taking recommended health
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, actions. The mothers' statement about the immunization
schedule conflicting with their working hours is an example
of a perceived barrier.
9. Which of the following can be considered as
biological "determinants" of disease?
A. Lifestyle
B. Virus
C. Climate
D. Environmental conditions
Answer: B. Virus
Rationale: Biological determinants of disease include
infectious agents such as viruses, bacteria, and parasites.
Lifestyle is a behavioral determinant, while climate and
environmental conditions are environmental determinants.
10. The following are examples of morbidity indicators
except:
A. Incidence density rate
B. Case fatality rate
C. Cumulative incidence
D. Prevalence proportion
Answer: B. Case fatality rate
Rationale: Case fatality rate is a mortality indicator, not a
morbidity indicator. Incidence density rate, cumulative
incidence, and prevalence proportion are all morbidity
indicators.
11. The health indicator that measures the
percentage of both old and new cases of a disease
over the number of people examined at one point in
time is:
A. Incidence density rate
B. Case fatality rate
C. Cumulative incidence
D. Prevalence proportion
Answer: D. Prevalence proportion
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