Test bank - public health nursing Population-Centered Health Care in the Community 11th edition (Stanhope,2024), Latest Edition All Chapters.pdf

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,Chapter m01:mPublic mHealthmFoundations mandmPopulationmHealth
Stanhope:mPublic mHealthmNursing:mPopulation-
CenteredmHealthmCare minmthemCommunity,m10thmEdition


MULTIPLEmCHOICE

1. What mismthemprimarymfocusmtombemaddressed mconcerningmthemimprovement mof mthemhealthmof m
themAmericanmpeopleminmthemtwenty-first mcentury?
a. Bioterrorismmand mglobalmhealthmthreats
b. Deliverymof mindividualmcaremand mhygiene
c. Themneed mformincreased mhospitalmand macutemcare
d. Chronicmdiseasemand mdisabilitymmanagement
ANS:m A
Theremaremnew mconcerns,mand mof mthemmost mseriousmarembioterrorism mand mglobally minduced m
infections,msuchmasmthemavianmflu.mThesemthreatsmwillmdivert mhealthmcaremfundsmand mresourc
esmfrommothermhealthmcaremprogramsmtombemspent mformpublicmsafety.mThemothersmaremnot mrela
ted mtompublicmhealthmormaremconcernsmthat mhavembeenmpresent mformmanymyears.

DIF: Cognitivemlevel:mUnderstanding TOP:
Nursingmprocess:mPlanningmMSC:m NCLEX:mHealthmPromotionmand mMa
intenance

2. Amcommunitymismconcerned mabout mthemthreat mof mbioterrorism.mWhichmof mthemfollowingmb
est mdescribesmthembasismformthismconcern?
a. Bioterrorismmhasmthempotentialmtomdissolvemcommunity-based mprograms.
b. Thismthreat mcould mcauseNthUeR heSaI
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c. Themthreat mmaymdivert mfundsmfrommothermpublicmsafetymhealthmcaremprograms.
d. Fearmof mbioterrorismmwillmincreasemthemneed mformshelters.
ANS:m C
Bioterrorismmmaymhavemanmimpact monmthemavailabilitymof mresourcesmformpublic msafetymhealthm
caremprograms.mBecausemfundsmaremdiverted mit mismpossiblemthat mcommunity-
based mprogramsmwould mbemeliminated,mthemhealthmcaremsystemmcould mexperiencemchanges,ma
nd mthat mtheremwould mbemanmincreaseminmthemneed mformshelter.mHowever,mallmthemremainingmopt
ionsmwould mhappenmbecausemof mthemdiversionmof mfunds.

DIF: Cognitivemlevel:mAnalyzing TOP:
Nursingmprocess:mDiagnosismMSC:m NCLEX:mPhysiologicalmIntegrity

3. Whichmstatement mdescribesmthemconsequencemof mthemsuccessfulmimplementationmof mt
hemAffordablemCaremAct?
a. Americansmwillmpaymclosermattentionmtomtheirmhealthmstatus.
b. Most mof mthempopulationmwillmbemcovered mbymhealthminsurance.
c. Publicmhealthmdepartmentsmwillmneed mtomincreasemthemnumbermof mnursingmpositions.
d. Themprevalencemof mobesitymwillmdecreas

,e.mANS:m B

, Onemconsequencemof msuccessfulmimplementationmof mthemAffordablemCaremAct mmight mbemthat mt
hemmajoritymof mthempopulationmwould mbemcovered mbyminsurancemand mpublicmhealthmagenciesmw
illmnot mneed mtomprovidemdirect mclinicalmservicesminmordermtomassuremthat mthosemwhomneed mthem
mcanmreceivemthem.mThemAffordablemCaremAct mwillmnot mdirectlymcausemAmericansmtompaymclos

ermattentionmtomtheirmhealthmstatusmormdecreasemthemprevalencemof mobesity.

DIF: Cognitivemlevel:mUnderstanding TOP:
Nursingmprocess:mAssessment mMSC:m NCLEX:mHealthmPromotionmand mMa
intenance

4. Thempublicmhealthmnursem(PHN)mmust mparticipateminmthemessentialm servicesmof mpublicmheal
th.mWhat mismonemof mthemessentialmservicesmof mpublicmhealthmnursing?
a. Monitoringmhealthmstatusmbymcompletingmamcommunitymassessment
b. Diagnosingmand minvestigatingmhealthmproblemsminmthemworld
c. Informing,meducating,mand mempoweringmpeoplemabout mhealthmissues
d. Workingminmlaw menforcement mtomregulatemhealthmand mensuremsafety
ANS:m C
ThemPHN mmonitorsmhealthmstatusminmseveralmways,mcompletingmamcommunitymassessment mism
onlymonemwaymthat mhealthmstatusmismmonitored.mThemPHN mwould mnot mdiagnosemormsolvem“worl
d”mproblems,mormworkminmlaw menforcement.mRather,mthemPHN mwould mparticipatemwithmlocalmre
gulatorsmtomprotect mcommunitiesmand mempowermpeoplemtomaddressmhealthmissues.

DIF: Cognitivemlevel:mUnderstanding TOP:
Nursingmprocess:mImplementationmMSC:m NCLEX:mHealthmPromotionmand mMa
intenance

5. Ampublicmhealthmdepartment mismusingmthemmissionmof mpublicmhealthmasmdescribed mbymthemInstit
utemof mMedicinemwhenmplanningNitsRheaI lthmpGrogBra.mCminMg.mWhichmof mthemfollowingmactivitiesm
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willmmost mlikelymbem implemented?
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a. Trackingmavianmflumoutbreaksmand mdoingmsurveillanceminmthemUnited mStates
b. Providingmamflumshot mformanmelderlympersonmat mthemhealthmdepartment
c. Keepingmtrackmof malternativemtherapiesminmuseminmthemUnited mStates
d. Keepingmsnakemantivenommat mthemCentersmformDiseasemControlmand mPrevention
minmAtlanta
ANS:m A
ThemInstitutemof mMedicine’smstated mmissionmonmpublicmhealthmism“tomgeneratemorganized mcom
munitymand mtechnicalmknowledgemtomprevent mdiseasemand mpromotemhealth.”mTrackingmavianmfl
umoutbreaksmand mdoingmsurveillancemappliesmthismconcept mat mampopulationmlevel.mProvidingmam
flumshot mformanmelderlympersonmonlymaddressesmindividualmcare.mKeepingmtrackmof mthemusemof m
alternativemtherapiesmdoesmnothingmtomprevent mdiseasemormpromotemhealthmof mthempopulation.
Keepingmsnakemantivenommismaimed mat mdiseasemcaremformanmindividual,mnot mhealthmpromotion
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diseasemprevention.

DIF: Cognitivemlevel:mAnalyzing TOP:
Nursingmprocess:mAssessment mMSC:m NCLEX:mHealthmPromotionmand mMa
intenance

6. Ampublicmhealthmdepartment mmakesmsuremthat mthemessential mcommunity-
oriented mhealthmservicesmaremavailableminmthemcommunity.mWhichmof mthemfollowingmcorempubl
icmhealthmfunctionsmismbeingmimplemented?
a. Policymdevelopment