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Chapter 01: Public Health Foundations and Population Health
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Stanhope: Public Health Nursing: Population-
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Centered Health Care in the Community, 11th Edition
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1. What is the kprimary focus to be addressed concerning the improvement of the health of t
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he American people in the twenty-first century?
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a. Bioterrorism and global health threats wl wl wl wl


b. Delivery of individual care and hygiene wl wl wl wl wl


c. The need for increased hospital and acute care
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d. Chronic disease and disability management wl wl wl wl




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There are new concerns, and of the most serious are bioterrorism and globally induced i
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nfections, such as the avian flu. These threats will divert health care funds and resources
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from other health care programs to be spent for public safety. The others are not related
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to public health or are concerns that have been present for many years.
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2. A community is concerned about the threat of bioterrorism. Which of the following b
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est describes the basis for this concern?
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c. The threat may divert funds from other public safety health care programs.
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d. Fear of bioterrorism will increase the need for shelters.
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Bioterrorism may have an impact on the availability of resources for public safety health
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care programs. Because funds are diverted it is possible that community-
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based programs would be eliminated, the health care system could experience changes, an
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d that there would be an increase in the need for shelter. However, all the remaining opti
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ons would happen because of the diversion of funds.
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3. Which statement describes the consequence of the successful implementation of t
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he Affordable Care Act?
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a. Americans will pay closer attention to their health status. wl wl wl wl wl wl wl wl


b. Most of the population will be covered by health insurance.
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c. Public health departments will need to increase the number of nursing positions.
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d. The prevalence of obesity will decrease
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One consequence of successful implementation of the Affordable Care Act might be that t
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he majority of the population would be covered by insurance and public health agencies
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will not need to provide direct clinical services in order to assure that those who need the
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m can receive them. The Affordable Care Act will not directly cause Americans to pay cl
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oser attention to their health status or decrease the prevalence of obesity.
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4. The public health nurse (PHN) must participate in the essential services of public healt
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h. What is one of the essential services of public health nursing?
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a. Monitoring health status by completing a community assessment wl wl wl wl wl wl wl


b. Diagnosing and investigating health problems in the world wl wl wl wl wl wl wl


c. Informing, educating, and empowering people about health issues wl wl wl wl wl wl wl


d. Working in law enforcement to regulate health and ensure safety
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The PHN monitors health status in several ways, completing a community assessment is
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only one way that health status is monitored. The PHN would not diagnose or solve ―worl
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d‖ problems, or work in law enforcement. Rather, the PHN would participate with local r
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egulators to protect communities and empower people to address health issues.
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5. A public health department is using the mission of public health as described by the Instit
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s will most likely be implemented?
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a. Tracking avian flu outbreaks and doing surveillance in the United States
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b. Providing a flu shot for an elderly person at the health department
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c. Keeping track of alternative therapies in use in the United States
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d. Keeping snake antivenom at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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The Institute of Medicine‘s stated mission on public health is ―to generate organized
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community and technical knowledge to prevent disease and promote health.‖ Tracking avi
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an flu outbreaks and doing surveillance applies this concept at a population level. Providi
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ng a flu shot for an elderly person only addresses individual care. Keeping track of the us
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e of alternative therapies does nothing to prevent disease or promote health of the populat
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ion.
Keeping snake antivenom is aimed at disease care for an individual, not health promotion or
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disease prevention.
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6. A public health department makes sure that the essential community-
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oriented health services are available in the community. Which of the following core publ
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ic health functions is being implemented?
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