NUR 452 Exam 1 Questions With Complete Solutions
2016 Lepage Correct Answer cuts PHN funding
Nilda, Mary and student present in support of LD 1108: An Act
to Restore PHN In Maine
2019 Janet Mills Correct Answer Increase funding to PHN
and is hiring more nurses since she took office in January 2019.
3 core public health functions Correct Answer assessment,
policy development, assurance
3 P's of Community Health Correct Answer Promote, protect,
prevent
3 parts of public health care Correct Answer federal, state,
local
3 primary goals of the ACA? Correct Answer Make health
insurance more availalble
Gave subsidies (premiums tax credits) to households with
incomes between 100% to 400% FPL
Expand Medicaid program to include adults with incomes 138%
of FPL
Not all states expanded their Medicaid program
Support innovative medical care delivery models that lowered
the cost of healthcare
,4 major challenges in the US healthcare system Correct
Answer o High cost
o Difficulty accessing primary care
o Inefficiency- confusing and inefficient administration
o Disparities due to income, education level, race, or ethnicities.
8 state public health nursing districts Correct Answer 1: York
County
2: Cumberland County
3: Western: Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford Counties
4: Midcoast: Waldo, Lincoln, Knox and Sagadahoc Counties
5: Central: Somerset and Kennebec Counties
6: Penquis: Penobscot and Piscataquis Counties
7: Downeast: Washington and Hancock Counties
8: Aroostook County
Tribal health district: 5 tribal communities
ACA - Individual Mandate Correct Answer has been
eliminated
Citizens and legal residents must have health insurance.
From 2014-18- if no insurance- pay a fee( Shared Responsibility
Payment
Starting in 2019, if no insurance, no fee
ACA - preventative services are covered Correct Answer
immunizations and screenings
ACA - regulations around private health insurance Correct
Answer Eliminated denials due to pre-existing conditions
,ACA- health insurance marketplace Correct Answer
healthcare.gov
ACO's - accountable care organizations Correct Answer
Reimbursement based off of satisfaction ratings
Payment tied to quality metrics
Accountable to patients and payers for appropriateness and
efficiency of services.
Active Immunity Correct Answer Long-term, sometimes
lifelong, acquired naturally or artificially. (Vaccines)
Agent Correct Answer A factor that causes or contributes to a
health problem or condition. (infectious microorganism or
pathogen: a virus, bacterium, parasite, or other microbe)
Aggregates Correct Answer are subgroups or subpopulations
that have some common characteristics or concerns.
Airborne Transmission Correct Answer Occurs through
droplet nuclei-the small residues that result from evaporation of
fluid from droplets emitted by an infected host. (TB)
Application of knowledge to community-based practices
Correct Answer interventions to control and prevent disease in
the community
Assessment Correct Answer Collect data, analyze and share
Monitor health status to identify and solve community health
problems
, Diagnose and investigate health problems and health hazards in
the community
Assurance Correct Answer Enforce laws and regulations that
protect health and ensure safety
Link people to needed health services and assure the provision
of health services when otherwise unavailable.
Assure a competent health workforce
Evaluate effectiveness, accessibility and quality of health
services
Research for new insight and innovative solutions to health
problems
Biologic agents Correct Answer virus, bacteria, protzoan,
fungi, etc.
Case control studies Correct Answer compares those with
diseases and those without diseases
Cause and effect of health care rationing Correct Answer
Payments based on proper use of services
Pay more for an ED visit if it isn't actually an emergency
Challenges highlighted in 2012 that the public health nursing
specialty faces Correct Answer In 2012, the Quad Council
recognized the seriousness of the declining PHN workforce
(Kulbok et al., 2017) and published two strategic priority briefs
highlighting the need for advanced PHN education and for an
improved PHN infrastructure.
2016 Lepage Correct Answer cuts PHN funding
Nilda, Mary and student present in support of LD 1108: An Act
to Restore PHN In Maine
2019 Janet Mills Correct Answer Increase funding to PHN
and is hiring more nurses since she took office in January 2019.
3 core public health functions Correct Answer assessment,
policy development, assurance
3 P's of Community Health Correct Answer Promote, protect,
prevent
3 parts of public health care Correct Answer federal, state,
local
3 primary goals of the ACA? Correct Answer Make health
insurance more availalble
Gave subsidies (premiums tax credits) to households with
incomes between 100% to 400% FPL
Expand Medicaid program to include adults with incomes 138%
of FPL
Not all states expanded their Medicaid program
Support innovative medical care delivery models that lowered
the cost of healthcare
,4 major challenges in the US healthcare system Correct
Answer o High cost
o Difficulty accessing primary care
o Inefficiency- confusing and inefficient administration
o Disparities due to income, education level, race, or ethnicities.
8 state public health nursing districts Correct Answer 1: York
County
2: Cumberland County
3: Western: Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford Counties
4: Midcoast: Waldo, Lincoln, Knox and Sagadahoc Counties
5: Central: Somerset and Kennebec Counties
6: Penquis: Penobscot and Piscataquis Counties
7: Downeast: Washington and Hancock Counties
8: Aroostook County
Tribal health district: 5 tribal communities
ACA - Individual Mandate Correct Answer has been
eliminated
Citizens and legal residents must have health insurance.
From 2014-18- if no insurance- pay a fee( Shared Responsibility
Payment
Starting in 2019, if no insurance, no fee
ACA - preventative services are covered Correct Answer
immunizations and screenings
ACA - regulations around private health insurance Correct
Answer Eliminated denials due to pre-existing conditions
,ACA- health insurance marketplace Correct Answer
healthcare.gov
ACO's - accountable care organizations Correct Answer
Reimbursement based off of satisfaction ratings
Payment tied to quality metrics
Accountable to patients and payers for appropriateness and
efficiency of services.
Active Immunity Correct Answer Long-term, sometimes
lifelong, acquired naturally or artificially. (Vaccines)
Agent Correct Answer A factor that causes or contributes to a
health problem or condition. (infectious microorganism or
pathogen: a virus, bacterium, parasite, or other microbe)
Aggregates Correct Answer are subgroups or subpopulations
that have some common characteristics or concerns.
Airborne Transmission Correct Answer Occurs through
droplet nuclei-the small residues that result from evaporation of
fluid from droplets emitted by an infected host. (TB)
Application of knowledge to community-based practices
Correct Answer interventions to control and prevent disease in
the community
Assessment Correct Answer Collect data, analyze and share
Monitor health status to identify and solve community health
problems
, Diagnose and investigate health problems and health hazards in
the community
Assurance Correct Answer Enforce laws and regulations that
protect health and ensure safety
Link people to needed health services and assure the provision
of health services when otherwise unavailable.
Assure a competent health workforce
Evaluate effectiveness, accessibility and quality of health
services
Research for new insight and innovative solutions to health
problems
Biologic agents Correct Answer virus, bacteria, protzoan,
fungi, etc.
Case control studies Correct Answer compares those with
diseases and those without diseases
Cause and effect of health care rationing Correct Answer
Payments based on proper use of services
Pay more for an ED visit if it isn't actually an emergency
Challenges highlighted in 2012 that the public health nursing
specialty faces Correct Answer In 2012, the Quad Council
recognized the seriousness of the declining PHN workforce
(Kulbok et al., 2017) and published two strategic priority briefs
highlighting the need for advanced PHN education and for an
improved PHN infrastructure.
