Test Bank For Community and Public Health Nursing, 10th Edition, By Cherie Rector | All Chapters | LATEST UPDATED.

TEST BANK FOR PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING
POPULATION CENTERED HEALTH CARE IN
THE COMMUNITY 10TH EDITION STANHOPE

,Chaptera201:a2Publica2Healtha2Foundationsa2anda2Populationa2Health
Stanhope:a2Publica2Healtha2Nursing:a2Population-
Centereda2Healtha2Carea2ina2thea2Community,a210tha2Edition


MULTIPLEa2CHOICE

1. Whata2isa2thea2primarya2focusa2toa2bea2addresseda2concerninga2thea2improvementa2ofa2thea2
healtha2ofa2thea2Americana2peoplea2ina2thea2twenty-firsta2 century?
a. Bioterrorisma2anda2globala2healtha2threats
b. Deliverya2ofa2individuala2carea2anda2hygiene
c. Thea2needa2fora2increaseda2hospitala2anda2acutea2care
d. Chronica2diseasea2anda2disabilitya2management
ANS:a 2 A
Therea2area2newa2concerns,a2anda2ofa2thea2mosta2seriousa2area2bioterrorisma2anda2globallya2i
nduceda2infections,a2sucha2asa2thea2aviana2flu.a2Thesea2threatsa2willa2diverta2healtha2carea2fu
ndsa2anda2resourcesa2froma2othera2healtha2carea2programsa2toa2bea2spenta2fora2publica2safety.a
2Thea2othersa2area2nota2relateda2toa2publica2healtha2ora2area2concernsa2thata2havea2beena2presen
ta2fora2manya2 years.

DIF: Cognitivea2level:a2Understanding
TOP:a2 Nursinga2process:a2Planninga2MSC:a 2 NCLEX:a2Healtha2Promoti
ona2anda2Maintenance

2. Aa2communitya2isa2concerneda2abouta2thea2threata2ofa2bioterrorism.a2Whicha2ofa2thea2foll
owinga2besta2describesa2thea2basisa2fora2thisa2concern?
a. Bioterrorisma2hasa2thea2potentiala2toa2dissolvea2community-baseda2programs.
b. Thisa2threata2coulda2causeN thUeReaI
hS lthNcGaT
reBsy.sC mMtoa2 collapse.
t eO
c. Thea2threata2maya2diverta2fundsa2froma2othera2publica2safetya2healtha2carea2programs.
d. Feara2ofa2bioterrorisma2willa2increasea2thea2needa2fora2shelters.
ANS:a 2 C
Bioterrorisma2maya2havea2ana2impacta2ona2thea2availabilitya2ofa2resourcesa2fora2publica2safet
ya2healtha2carea2programs.a2Becausea2fundsa2area2diverteda2ita2isa2possiblea2thata2community
-
baseda2programsa2woulda2bea2eliminated,a2thea2healtha2carea2systema2coulda2experiencea2cha
nges,a2anda2thata2therea2woulda2bea2ana2increasea2ina2thea2needa2fora2shelter.a2However,a2alla2t
hea2remaininga2optionsa2woulda2happena2becausea2ofa2thea2diversiona2ofa2funds.

DIF: Cognitivea2level:a2Analyzing
TOP:a2 Nursinga2process:a2Diagnosisa2MSC:a 2 NCLEX:a2Physiologicala2
Integrity

3. Whicha2statementa2describesa2thea2consequencea2ofa2thea2successfula2implementatio
na2ofa2thea2Affordablea2Carea2Act?
a. Americansa2willa2paya2closera2attentiona2toa2theira2healtha2status.
b. Mosta2ofa2thea2populationa2willa2bea2covereda2bya2healtha2insurance.
c. Publica2healtha2departmentsa2willa2needa2toa2increasea2thea2numbera2ofa2nursinga2positions.

,d. Thea2prevalencea2ofa2obesitya2willa2decr
ease.a2ANS:a2B

, Onea2consequencea2ofa2successfula2implementationa2ofa2thea2Affordablea2Carea2Acta2 mighta2
bea2thata2thea2majoritya2ofa2thea2populationa2woulda2bea2covereda2bya2insurancea2anda2publica
2healtha2agenciesa2willa2nota2needa2toa2providea2directa2clinicala2servicesa2ina2ordera2toa2assu
rea2thata2thosea2whoa2needa2thema2cana2receivea2them.a2Thea2Affordablea2Carea2Acta2willa2n
ota2directlya2causea2Americansa2toa2paya2closera2attentiona2toa2theira2healtha2statusa2ora2decre
asea2thea2prevalencea2ofa2obesity.

DIF: Cognitivea2level:a2Understanding
TOP:a2 Nursinga2process:a2Assessmenta2MSC:a 2 NCLEX:a2Healtha2Promoti
ona2anda2Maintenance

4. Thea2publica2healtha2nursea2(PHN)a2musta2participatea2ina2thea2essentiala2servicesa2ofa2pu
blica2health.a2Whata2isa2onea2ofa2thea2essentiala2servicesa2ofa2publica2 healtha2nursing?
a. Monitoringa2healtha2statusa2bya2completinga2aa2communitya2assessment
b. Diagnosinga2anda2investigatinga2healtha2problemsa2ina2thea2world
c. Informing,a2educating,a2anda2empoweringa2peoplea2abouta2healtha2issues
d. Workinga2ina2lawa2enforcementa2toa2regulatea2healtha2anda2ensurea2safety
ANS:a 2 C
Thea2PHNa2monitorsa2healtha2statusa2ina2severala2ways,a2completinga2aa2communitya2assess
menta2isa2onlya2onea2waya2thata2healtha2statusa2isa2monitored.a2Thea2PHNa2woulda2nota2diagn
osea2ora2solvea2“world”a2problems,a2ora2worka2ina2lawa2enforcement.a2Rather,a2thea2PHNa2wo
ulda2participatea2witha2locala2regulatorsa2toa2protecta2communitiesa2anda2empowera2peoplea2
toa2 addressa2healtha2issues.

DIF: Cognitivea2level:a2Understanding
TOP:a2Nursinga2process:a2Implementationa2MSC:a 2 NCLEX:a2Healtha2Promoti
ona2anda2Maintenance

5. Aa2publica2healtha2departmenta2isa2usinga2thea2missiona2ofa2publica2healtha2asa2describeda2by
Ua2Sa2Na2T NitsRheaIltha2pGrogBra.mCminMg.a2Whicha2ofa2thea2follo
a2thea2Institutea2ofa2Medicinea2 whena2planning
winga2activitiesa2willa2mosta2 likelya2bea2 implemented?
a. Trackinga2aviana2flua2outbreaksa2anda2doinga2surveillancea2ina2thea2Uniteda2States
b. Providinga2aa2flua2shota2fora2ana2elderlya2persona2ata2thea2healtha2department
c. Keepinga2tracka2ofa2alternativea2therapiesa2ina2usea2ina2thea2Uniteda2States
d. Keepinga2snakea2antivenoma2ata2thea2Centersa2fora2Diseasea2Controla2anda2Pre
ventiona2ina2Atlanta
ANS:a 2 A
Thea2Institutea2ofa2Medicine’sa2stateda2missiona2ona2publica2healtha2isa2“toa2generatea2organi
zeda2communitya2anda2technicala2knowledgea2toa2preventa2diseasea2anda2promotea2health.”a2T
rackinga2aviana2flua2outbreaksa2anda2doinga2surveillancea2appliesa2thisa2concepta2ata2aa2popula
tiona2level.a2Providinga2aa2flua2shota2fora2ana2elderlya2persona2onlya2addressesa2individuala2c
are.a2Keepinga2tracka2ofa2thea2usea2ofa2alternativea2therapiesa2doesa2nothinga2toa2preventa2dis
easea2ora2promotea2healtha2ofa2thea2population.
Keepinga2snakea2antivenoma2isa2aimeda2ata2diseasea2carea2fora2ana2individual,a2 nota2healtha2p
romotiona2ora2diseasea2prevention.

DIF: Cognitivea2level:a2Analyzing
TOP:a2 Nursinga2process:a2Assessmenta2MSC:a 2 NCLEX:a2Healtha2Promoti
ona2anda2Maintenance

6. Aa2publica2healtha2departmenta2 makesa2surea2thata2 thea2essentiala2community-
orienteda2 healtha2servicesa2area2availablea2ina2thea2community.a2Whicha2ofa2thea2followinga2c