A nurse has been newly appointed as commissioner of the state
health department services. The programs the nurse will oversee
will most likely include: Correct Answer disaster response,
health care financing and administration of programs such as
Medicaid, and establishment of health codes.
A wide variety of medical issues can lead to financial insecurity.
In fact, Medical debt is thought to be a major contributor to:
Correct Answer Personal bankruptcy filings.
All Teaching Assistants contact information is listed on the
syllabus Correct Answer true
Canada is the leader in promoting a population health
framework. Using such a framework, a state health department
nurse with budgetary responsibility would determine that
funding priorities should focus on: Correct Answer promotion
of healthy lifestyles or improvement of social and physical
environments.
Core functions of Public Health include monitoring community
environmental health status, and at the community level,
community/public health nurses are involved in efforts to reduce
pediatric obesity by focusing on which focused intervention?
Correct Answer Focus efforts to improve the built environment
by advocating for safe walking paths, parks and recreational
areas and reducing exposure to pesticides in playgrounds.
, Crisis Intervention is a prevention intervention that the
Community/Public Health Nurse can employ to minimize the
stress and psychological consequences of the disaster. Crisis
Intervention is also a short-term type of this intervention. This is
an example of: Correct Answer secondary prevention
Discussions account for 20% of the grade, whereas the Group
Case Study Analysis accounts for 75% of the grade Correct
Answer false
Each student is responsible for knowing all of the policies and
procedures for the program and the information included in the
syllabus for this course Correct Answer true
he calculation of health disparities is the goal of a series of
studies known as? Correct Answer Global Burden of Disease
(GBD)
Health agencies and hospitals may be for-profit or not-for-profit.
For-profit agencies "benefit from investors' money" and may
make decisions about services offered in a way that benefits
their bottom line. They also pay their investors a portion of the
money they earn. Not-for-profit agencies make money, but
profits are used in which manner: Correct Answer To offset
the cost of other services that do not generate income or to
improve the infrastructure of the agency's facilities, as they must
"serve the health care needs of the community" and maintain
prices at an affordable level to keep tax their exempt status.
Healthy People 2030 includes four development objectives
related to preparedness in disasters; these include which of the