TEST BANK FOR
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Mason Policy & Politics in Nursing and Health Care, 8th Edition All
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chapters by Elizabeth Lynne Mason Diana j Perez Adrianna
mclemore monica R Dickson
Chapter 01: Introduction
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MULTIPLE.CHOICE
1. Which .of .the .following. is. an.example. of .tertiary .prevention?
a. Vaccination.for. rotavirus. for. children. younger. than.the.age.of.1.year
b. Surgical. amputation.of.an.extremity.with.osteosarcoma.(bone.cancer)
c. Screening.for .gestational.diabetes.after.24.weeks.of.pregnancy
d. Sexual.education.program.in.elementary.schools
e. Increasing.taxes.for.buying.cigarettes.
ANS:.B
Surgical.amputation.of.an.extremity.with.osteosarcoma.(bone.cancer).is.an.example.in.which.whe
n.a.disease.is.present.the.treatment.(amputation).is.done.to.reduce.the.impact.of.disease.by.preventi
ng.the.tumor.from.dissemination..Vaccination.for.rotavirus.for.children.younger.than.the.age.of.1.y
ear,.sexual.education.program.in.elementary.schools,.and.increasing.taxes.for.buying.cigarettes.re
present.examples.of.primary.prevention..Screening.for.gestational.diabetes.after.24.weeks.of.preg
nancy.is.an.example.of.secondary.prevention.
2. This.historic.character.observed.that.childbed.fever.mortality.was.more.common.among.wo
men.treated.by.physicians.and.medical.students.compared.with.women.treated.by.midwives..Ba
sed.on.his.observations,.he.implemented.a.hand.wash.policy.that.resulted.in.a.decrease.in.mortali
,ty..Name.the.character.that.we.are.talking.about.
a. John.Snow
b. Edward.Jenner
c. D.A..Henderson
d. Leon.Gordis
e. Ignaz.Semmelweis.
ANS:.E
Ignaz.Semmelweis.identified.that.medical.students.and.physicians.transmitted.the.disease.by.not.
washing.their.hands.after.examining.bodies.at.autopsies.and.conducting.multiple.examinations.in.
the.clinic.
3. Thanks.to.the.contributions.of.Edward.Jenner,.the.following.disease.was.eradicated.later.by.e
fforts.organized.by.D.A..Henderson:
a. Cholera
b. Smallpox
c. Chickenpox
d. Polio
e. Zika
,Test.Bank 1-2
ANS:.B
Smallpox.was.eradicated.in.1980..Edward.Jenner.vaccinated.James.Phipps.in.1796.against.sma
llpox..Almost.200.years.later,.the.World.Health.Organization.(WHO).commissioned
D.A..Henderson.to.lead.the.efforts.to.eradicate.the.disease.
4. Over.the.past.century,.a.marked.decline.in.the.mortality.rates.of.many.infectious.diseases.has.b
een.observed..Which.of.the.following.is.the.most.likely.reason.for.the.observed.decline.in.mortalit
y.rates.from.common.infectious.diseases?
a. Development.of.penicillin
b. Development.of.insulin
c. Development.of.vaccines
d. Improvement.in.social.conditions
e. Worse.sanitation.and.unsafe.water.
ANS:.D
Although.medical.treatments.potentially.helped.in.the.decrease.of.infectious.diseases,.the.adva
ncement.in.social.conditions.played.a.major.role..These.improvements.include.better.sanitatio
n,.safe.disposal.of.waste,.better.nutrition,.and.improvement.in.housing.conditions.
Chapter 02: The Dynamics of Disease Transmission
. . . . . .
Test.Bank.MULTIPLE
CHOICE
.
Copyright.©.2020.by.Elsevier,.Inc..All.rights.reserved.
, Test.Bank 1-3
1. Which.term.most.accurately.describes.the.following.definition?.“The.occurrence.in.a.commu
nity.or.region.of.cases.of.an.illness,.specific.health-related.behavior,.or.other.health-
. related.events.clearly.in.excess.of.normal.expectancy.”.[Porta.M,.ed..A.Dictionary.of.Epidemiol
ogy..New.York:.Oxford.University.Press;.2014.]
a. Endemic
b. Epidemic
c. Pandemic
d. Attack.rate
e. Incubation.period.
ANS:.B
An.epidemic.is.the.occurrence.of.health-
related.events.in.a.community.or.region,.in.clear.excess.of.normal.expectation..Endemic.is.not.tru
e.because.it.is.defined.as.the.constant.occurrence.of.a.disease,.disorder,.or.noxious.infectious.agen
t.in.a.geographic.area.or.population.group..Pandemic.is.not.true.because.it.is.defined.as.an.epidemic
occurring.over.a.very.wide.area,.crossing.international.boundaries,.and.usually.affecting.a.large.
.
number.of
Copyright.©.2020.by.Elsevier,.Inc..All.rights.reserved.
. .
Mason Policy & Politics in Nursing and Health Care, 8th Edition All
. . . . . . . . . .
chapters by Elizabeth Lynne Mason Diana j Perez Adrianna
mclemore monica R Dickson
Chapter 01: Introduction
. .
MULTIPLE.CHOICE
1. Which .of .the .following. is. an.example. of .tertiary .prevention?
a. Vaccination.for. rotavirus. for. children. younger. than.the.age.of.1.year
b. Surgical. amputation.of.an.extremity.with.osteosarcoma.(bone.cancer)
c. Screening.for .gestational.diabetes.after.24.weeks.of.pregnancy
d. Sexual.education.program.in.elementary.schools
e. Increasing.taxes.for.buying.cigarettes.
ANS:.B
Surgical.amputation.of.an.extremity.with.osteosarcoma.(bone.cancer).is.an.example.in.which.whe
n.a.disease.is.present.the.treatment.(amputation).is.done.to.reduce.the.impact.of.disease.by.preventi
ng.the.tumor.from.dissemination..Vaccination.for.rotavirus.for.children.younger.than.the.age.of.1.y
ear,.sexual.education.program.in.elementary.schools,.and.increasing.taxes.for.buying.cigarettes.re
present.examples.of.primary.prevention..Screening.for.gestational.diabetes.after.24.weeks.of.preg
nancy.is.an.example.of.secondary.prevention.
2. This.historic.character.observed.that.childbed.fever.mortality.was.more.common.among.wo
men.treated.by.physicians.and.medical.students.compared.with.women.treated.by.midwives..Ba
sed.on.his.observations,.he.implemented.a.hand.wash.policy.that.resulted.in.a.decrease.in.mortali
,ty..Name.the.character.that.we.are.talking.about.
a. John.Snow
b. Edward.Jenner
c. D.A..Henderson
d. Leon.Gordis
e. Ignaz.Semmelweis.
ANS:.E
Ignaz.Semmelweis.identified.that.medical.students.and.physicians.transmitted.the.disease.by.not.
washing.their.hands.after.examining.bodies.at.autopsies.and.conducting.multiple.examinations.in.
the.clinic.
3. Thanks.to.the.contributions.of.Edward.Jenner,.the.following.disease.was.eradicated.later.by.e
fforts.organized.by.D.A..Henderson:
a. Cholera
b. Smallpox
c. Chickenpox
d. Polio
e. Zika
,Test.Bank 1-2
ANS:.B
Smallpox.was.eradicated.in.1980..Edward.Jenner.vaccinated.James.Phipps.in.1796.against.sma
llpox..Almost.200.years.later,.the.World.Health.Organization.(WHO).commissioned
D.A..Henderson.to.lead.the.efforts.to.eradicate.the.disease.
4. Over.the.past.century,.a.marked.decline.in.the.mortality.rates.of.many.infectious.diseases.has.b
een.observed..Which.of.the.following.is.the.most.likely.reason.for.the.observed.decline.in.mortalit
y.rates.from.common.infectious.diseases?
a. Development.of.penicillin
b. Development.of.insulin
c. Development.of.vaccines
d. Improvement.in.social.conditions
e. Worse.sanitation.and.unsafe.water.
ANS:.D
Although.medical.treatments.potentially.helped.in.the.decrease.of.infectious.diseases,.the.adva
ncement.in.social.conditions.played.a.major.role..These.improvements.include.better.sanitatio
n,.safe.disposal.of.waste,.better.nutrition,.and.improvement.in.housing.conditions.
Chapter 02: The Dynamics of Disease Transmission
. . . . . .
Test.Bank.MULTIPLE
CHOICE
.
Copyright.©.2020.by.Elsevier,.Inc..All.rights.reserved.
, Test.Bank 1-3
1. Which.term.most.accurately.describes.the.following.definition?.“The.occurrence.in.a.commu
nity.or.region.of.cases.of.an.illness,.specific.health-related.behavior,.or.other.health-
. related.events.clearly.in.excess.of.normal.expectancy.”.[Porta.M,.ed..A.Dictionary.of.Epidemiol
ogy..New.York:.Oxford.University.Press;.2014.]
a. Endemic
b. Epidemic
c. Pandemic
d. Attack.rate
e. Incubation.period.
ANS:.B
An.epidemic.is.the.occurrence.of.health-
related.events.in.a.community.or.region,.in.clear.excess.of.normal.expectation..Endemic.is.not.tru
e.because.it.is.defined.as.the.constant.occurrence.of.a.disease,.disorder,.or.noxious.infectious.agen
t.in.a.geographic.area.or.population.group..Pandemic.is.not.true.because.it.is.defined.as.an.epidemic
occurring.over.a.very.wide.area,.crossing.international.boundaries,.and.usually.affecting.a.large.
.
number.of
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