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STANHOPE: PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING:
POPULATION-CENTERED HEALTH CARE IN THE
COMMUNITY, 10TH EDITION
MULTIPLE cCHOICE
1. What cis cthe cprimary cfocus cto cbe caddressed cconcerning cthe cimprovement cof cthe chealth
cof cthe cAmerican cpeople cin cthe ctwenty-first ccentury?
a. Bioterrorism cand cglobal chealth cthreats
b. Delivery cof cindividual ccare cand chygiene
c. The cneed cfor cincreased chospital cand cacute ccare
d. Chronic cdisease cand cdisability cmanagement
ANS: c c A
There care cnew cconcerns, cand cof cthe cmost cserious care cbioterrorism cand cglobally
cinduced cinfections, csuch cas cthe cavian cflu. cThese cthreats cwill cdivert chealth ccare cfunds
cand cresources cfrom cother chealth ccare cprograms cto cbe cspent cfor cpublic csafety. cThe
cothers care cnot crelated cto cpublic chealth cor care cconcerns cthat chave cbeen cpresent cfor
cmany cyears.
DIF: Cognitive clevel: cUnderstanding TOP: Nursing cprocess:
cPlanning cMSC: c NCLEX: cHealth cPromotion cand cMaintenance
2. A ccommunity cis cconcerned cabout cthe cthreat cof cbioterrorism. cWhich cof cthe
cfollowing cbest cdescribes cthe cbasis cfor cthis cconcern?
a. Bioterrorism chas cthe cpotential cto cdissolve ccommunity-based cprograms.
b. This cthreat ccould ccauseN thUeReaI
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c. The cthreat cmay cdivert cfunds cfrom cother cpublic csafety chealth ccare cprograms.
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, d. Fear cof cbioterrorism cwill cincrease cthe cneed cfor cshelters.
ANS: c c C
Bioterrorism cmay chave can cimpact con cthe cavailability cof cresources cfor cpublic csafety
chealth ccare cprograms. cBecause cfunds care cdiverted cit cis cpossible cthat ccommunity-based
cprograms cwould cbe celiminated, cthe chealth ccare csystem ccould cexperience cchanges, cand
cthat cthere cwould cbe can cincrease cin cthe cneed cfor cshelter. cHowever, call cthe cremaining
coptions cwould chappen cbecause cof cthe cdiversion cof cfunds.
DIF: Cognitive clevel: cAnalyzing TOP: Nursing cprocess:
cDiagnosis cMSC: c NCLEX: cPhysiological cIntegrity
3. Which cstatement cdescribes cthe cconsequence cof cthe csuccessful cimplementation
cof cthe cAffordable cCare cAct?
a. Americans cwill cpay ccloser cattention cto ctheir chealth cstatus.
b. Most cof cthe cpopulation cwill cbe ccovered cby chealth cinsurance.
c. Public chealth cdepartments cwill cneed cto cincrease cthe cnumber cof cnursing cpositions.
d. The cprevalence cof cobesity cwill
cdecrease. cANS: c B
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, One cconsequence cof csuccessful cimplementation cof cthe cAffordable cCare cAct cmight cbe
cthat cthe cmajority cof cthe cpopulation cwould cbe ccovered cby cinsurance cand cpublic chealth
cagencies cwill cnot cneed cto cprovide cdirect cclinical cservices cin corder cto cassure cthat cthose
cwho cneed cthem ccan creceive cthem. cThe cAffordable cCare cAct cwill cnot cdirectly ccause
cAmericans cto cpay ccloser cattention cto ctheir chealth cstatus cor cdecrease cthe cprevalence cof
cobesity.
DIF: Cognitive clevel: cUnderstanding TOP: Nursing cprocess:
cAssessment cMSC: c NCLEX: cHealth cPromotion cand cMaintenance
4. The cpublic chealth cnurse c(PHN) cmust cparticipate cin cthe cessential cservices cof cpublic
chealth. cWhat cis cone cof cthe cessential cservices cof cpublic chealth cnursing?
a. Monitoring chealth cstatus cby ccompleting ca ccommunity cassessment
b. Diagnosing cand cinvestigating chealth cproblems cin cthe cworld
c. Informing, ceducating, cand cempowering cpeople cabout chealth cissues
d. Working cin claw cenforcement cto cregulate chealth cand censure csafety
ANS: c c C
The cPHN cmonitors chealth cstatus cin cseveral cways, ccompleting ca ccommunity cassessment
cis conly cone cway cthat chealth cstatus cis cmonitored. cThe cPHN cwould cnot cdiagnose cor
csolve c“world” cproblems, cor cwork cin claw cenforcement. cRather, cthe cPHN cwould
cparticipate cwith clocal cregulators cto cprotect ccommunities cand cempower cpeople cto
caddress chealth cissues.
DIF: Cognitive clevel: cUnderstanding TOP: Nursing cprocess:
cImplementation cMSC: c NCLEX: cHealth cPromotion cand cMaintenance
5. A cpublic chealth cdepartment cis cusing cthe cmission cof cpublic chealth cas cdescribed cby cthe
cInstitute cof cMedicine cwhen cplanningNits R heaIlth cpGrogBra.mCminMg. cWhich cof cthe cfollowing
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cactivities cwill cmost clikely cbe cimplemented?
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a. Tracking cavian cflu coutbreaks cand cdoing csurveillance cin cthe cUnited cStates
b. Providing ca cflu cshot cfor can celderly cperson cat cthe chealth cdepartment
c. Keeping ctrack cof calternative ctherapies cin cuse cin cthe cUnited cStates
d. Keeping csnake cantivenom cat cthe cCenters cfor cDisease cControl cand
cPrevention cin cAtlanta
ANS: c c A
The cInstitute cof cMedicine’s cstated cmission con cpublic chealth cis c“to cgenerate corganized
community cand ctechnical cknowledge cto cprevent cdisease cand cpromote chealth.” cTracking
cavian cflu coutbreaks cand cdoing csurveillance capplies cthis cconcept cat ca cpopulation clevel.
cProviding ca cflu cshot cfor can celderly cperson conly caddresses cindividual ccare. cKeeping
ctrack cof cthe cuse cof calternative ctherapies cdoes cnothing cto cprevent cdisease cor cpromote
chealth cof cthe cpopulation.
Keeping csnake cantivenom cis caimed cat cdisease ccare cfor can cindividual, cnot chealth cpromotion
cor cdisease cprevention.
DIF: Cognitive clevel: cAnalyzing TOP: Nursing cprocess:
cAssessment cMSC: c NCLEX: cHealth cPromotion cand cMaintenance
6. A cpublic chealth cdepartment cmakes csure cthat cthe cessential ccommunity-oriented chealth
c services care cavailable cin cthe ccommunity. cWhich cof cthe cfollowing ccore cpublic chealth
cfunctions cis cbeing cimplemented?
a. Policy cdevelopment
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, b. Assessment
c. Assurance
d. Scientific cknowledge-based ccare
ANS: c c C
Assurance cfocuses con cthe cresponsibility cof cpublic chealth cagencies cto censure ccertain
cactivities chave cbeen cappropriately ccarried cout cto cmeet cpublic chealth cgoals cand cplans.
cPolicy cdevelopment cseeks cto cbuild cconstituencies cthat ccan chelp cbring cabout cchange cin
cpublic cpolicy. cAssessment cincludes cactivities cthat cinvolve ccollecting, canalyzing, cand
cdisseminating cinformation con cboth cthe chealth cstatus cand cthe chealth-related caspects cof
ca ccommunity cor ca cspecific cpopulation. cPublic chealth cis cbased con cscientific cknowledge
cbut cis cnot ca ccore cfunction.
DIF: Cognitive clevel: cApplying TOP: Nursing cprocess:
cAssessment cMSC: c NCLEX: cHealth cPromotion cand cMaintenance
7. What cis cthe cpurpose cof cpublic chealth ccore cfunctions?
a. Clarifying cthe crole cof cthe cgovernment cin cfulfilling cthe cmission cof cpublic chealth
b. Ensuring cthe csafety cof cpopulations cin creceiving cquality chealth ccare
c. Providing ccommunity-based cindividualized ccare cto cevery cperson cin cthe
cUnited cStates
d. Uniting cpublic cand cprivate cproviders cof ccare cin ca ccomprehensive
capproach cto cproviding chealth ccare
ANS: c c A
As cdefined cby cthe cInstitute cof cMedicine cin cits c1988 creport cThe cFuture cof cPublic cHealth,
cassessment, cpolicy cdevelopment, cand cassurance care ccore cfunctions cat call clevels cof
government c for c the c purposeNof R
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DIF: Cognitive clevel: cUnderstanding TOP: Nursing cprocess:
cAssessment cMSC: c NCLEX: cHealth cPromotion cand cMaintenance
8. Which cof cthe cfollowing cstatements cabout cpublic chealth cis caccurate?
a. Prevention cof cearly cdeaths ccan cbe cmore ceffectively caccomplished cby
cmedical ctreatment cthan cby cpublic chealth capproaches.
b. Expenditures cand cresources cfor cpublic chealth chave cincreased cin crecent cyears.
c. Historically, cgains cin cthe chealth cof cpopulations chave cbeen crelated clargely cto
cchanges cin csafety, csanitation, cand cfood csafety.
d. Reform cof cthe cmedical cinsurance csystem cis cthe csingle cchange cneeded cto
cimprove cthe chealth cof cAmericans.
ANS: c c C
Fielding cand cTilson chave casserted cthat cmost cof cthe cincrease cin clife cspan chas cbeen
cmade cthrough cimprovements cin csanitation, cclean cwater csupplies, cmaking cworkplaces
csafer, cimproving cfood cand cdrug csafety, cimmunizing cchildren, cand cimproving
cnutrition, chygiene, cand chousing. cMedical ctreatment chas cnot cmade cas csignificant cof can
cimpact con cthe clife cspan cas cpublic chealth cmeasures. cFunding cfor cpublic chealth cin
crecent cyears chas cbeen con ca cgradual cdecline. cAlthough creform cof cthe cmedical
cinsurance csystem cmay chelp cimprove cthe chealth cof cAmericans, cthere care cmany cother
cfactors cthat cwill cneed cto cbe caddressed.
DIF: Cognitive clevel: cUnderstanding TOP: Nursing cprocess: cAssessment
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STANHOPE: PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING:
POPULATION-CENTERED HEALTH CARE IN THE
COMMUNITY, 10TH EDITION
MULTIPLE cCHOICE
1. What cis cthe cprimary cfocus cto cbe caddressed cconcerning cthe cimprovement cof cthe chealth
cof cthe cAmerican cpeople cin cthe ctwenty-first ccentury?
a. Bioterrorism cand cglobal chealth cthreats
b. Delivery cof cindividual ccare cand chygiene
c. The cneed cfor cincreased chospital cand cacute ccare
d. Chronic cdisease cand cdisability cmanagement
ANS: c c A
There care cnew cconcerns, cand cof cthe cmost cserious care cbioterrorism cand cglobally
cinduced cinfections, csuch cas cthe cavian cflu. cThese cthreats cwill cdivert chealth ccare cfunds
cand cresources cfrom cother chealth ccare cprograms cto cbe cspent cfor cpublic csafety. cThe
cothers care cnot crelated cto cpublic chealth cor care cconcerns cthat chave cbeen cpresent cfor
cmany cyears.
DIF: Cognitive clevel: cUnderstanding TOP: Nursing cprocess:
cPlanning cMSC: c NCLEX: cHealth cPromotion cand cMaintenance
2. A ccommunity cis cconcerned cabout cthe cthreat cof cbioterrorism. cWhich cof cthe
cfollowing cbest cdescribes cthe cbasis cfor cthis cconcern?
a. Bioterrorism chas cthe cpotential cto cdissolve ccommunity-based cprograms.
b. This cthreat ccould ccauseN thUeReaI
hS lthNcGaT
reBsy.sC mMto ccollapse.
teO
c. The cthreat cmay cdivert cfunds cfrom cother cpublic csafety chealth ccare cprograms.
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, d. Fear cof cbioterrorism cwill cincrease cthe cneed cfor cshelters.
ANS: c c C
Bioterrorism cmay chave can cimpact con cthe cavailability cof cresources cfor cpublic csafety
chealth ccare cprograms. cBecause cfunds care cdiverted cit cis cpossible cthat ccommunity-based
cprograms cwould cbe celiminated, cthe chealth ccare csystem ccould cexperience cchanges, cand
cthat cthere cwould cbe can cincrease cin cthe cneed cfor cshelter. cHowever, call cthe cremaining
coptions cwould chappen cbecause cof cthe cdiversion cof cfunds.
DIF: Cognitive clevel: cAnalyzing TOP: Nursing cprocess:
cDiagnosis cMSC: c NCLEX: cPhysiological cIntegrity
3. Which cstatement cdescribes cthe cconsequence cof cthe csuccessful cimplementation
cof cthe cAffordable cCare cAct?
a. Americans cwill cpay ccloser cattention cto ctheir chealth cstatus.
b. Most cof cthe cpopulation cwill cbe ccovered cby chealth cinsurance.
c. Public chealth cdepartments cwill cneed cto cincrease cthe cnumber cof cnursing cpositions.
d. The cprevalence cof cobesity cwill
cdecrease. cANS: c B
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, One cconsequence cof csuccessful cimplementation cof cthe cAffordable cCare cAct cmight cbe
cthat cthe cmajority cof cthe cpopulation cwould cbe ccovered cby cinsurance cand cpublic chealth
cagencies cwill cnot cneed cto cprovide cdirect cclinical cservices cin corder cto cassure cthat cthose
cwho cneed cthem ccan creceive cthem. cThe cAffordable cCare cAct cwill cnot cdirectly ccause
cAmericans cto cpay ccloser cattention cto ctheir chealth cstatus cor cdecrease cthe cprevalence cof
cobesity.
DIF: Cognitive clevel: cUnderstanding TOP: Nursing cprocess:
cAssessment cMSC: c NCLEX: cHealth cPromotion cand cMaintenance
4. The cpublic chealth cnurse c(PHN) cmust cparticipate cin cthe cessential cservices cof cpublic
chealth. cWhat cis cone cof cthe cessential cservices cof cpublic chealth cnursing?
a. Monitoring chealth cstatus cby ccompleting ca ccommunity cassessment
b. Diagnosing cand cinvestigating chealth cproblems cin cthe cworld
c. Informing, ceducating, cand cempowering cpeople cabout chealth cissues
d. Working cin claw cenforcement cto cregulate chealth cand censure csafety
ANS: c c C
The cPHN cmonitors chealth cstatus cin cseveral cways, ccompleting ca ccommunity cassessment
cis conly cone cway cthat chealth cstatus cis cmonitored. cThe cPHN cwould cnot cdiagnose cor
csolve c“world” cproblems, cor cwork cin claw cenforcement. cRather, cthe cPHN cwould
cparticipate cwith clocal cregulators cto cprotect ccommunities cand cempower cpeople cto
caddress chealth cissues.
DIF: Cognitive clevel: cUnderstanding TOP: Nursing cprocess:
cImplementation cMSC: c NCLEX: cHealth cPromotion cand cMaintenance
5. A cpublic chealth cdepartment cis cusing cthe cmission cof cpublic chealth cas cdescribed cby cthe
cInstitute cof cMedicine cwhen cplanningNits R heaIlth cpGrogBra.mCminMg. cWhich cof cthe cfollowing
U cS cN cT
cactivities cwill cmost clikely cbe cimplemented?
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a. Tracking cavian cflu coutbreaks cand cdoing csurveillance cin cthe cUnited cStates
b. Providing ca cflu cshot cfor can celderly cperson cat cthe chealth cdepartment
c. Keeping ctrack cof calternative ctherapies cin cuse cin cthe cUnited cStates
d. Keeping csnake cantivenom cat cthe cCenters cfor cDisease cControl cand
cPrevention cin cAtlanta
ANS: c c A
The cInstitute cof cMedicine’s cstated cmission con cpublic chealth cis c“to cgenerate corganized
community cand ctechnical cknowledge cto cprevent cdisease cand cpromote chealth.” cTracking
cavian cflu coutbreaks cand cdoing csurveillance capplies cthis cconcept cat ca cpopulation clevel.
cProviding ca cflu cshot cfor can celderly cperson conly caddresses cindividual ccare. cKeeping
ctrack cof cthe cuse cof calternative ctherapies cdoes cnothing cto cprevent cdisease cor cpromote
chealth cof cthe cpopulation.
Keeping csnake cantivenom cis caimed cat cdisease ccare cfor can cindividual, cnot chealth cpromotion
cor cdisease cprevention.
DIF: Cognitive clevel: cAnalyzing TOP: Nursing cprocess:
cAssessment cMSC: c NCLEX: cHealth cPromotion cand cMaintenance
6. A cpublic chealth cdepartment cmakes csure cthat cthe cessential ccommunity-oriented chealth
c services care cavailable cin cthe ccommunity. cWhich cof cthe cfollowing ccore cpublic chealth
cfunctions cis cbeing cimplemented?
a. Policy cdevelopment
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, b. Assessment
c. Assurance
d. Scientific cknowledge-based ccare
ANS: c c C
Assurance cfocuses con cthe cresponsibility cof cpublic chealth cagencies cto censure ccertain
cactivities chave cbeen cappropriately ccarried cout cto cmeet cpublic chealth cgoals cand cplans.
cPolicy cdevelopment cseeks cto cbuild cconstituencies cthat ccan chelp cbring cabout cchange cin
cpublic cpolicy. cAssessment cincludes cactivities cthat cinvolve ccollecting, canalyzing, cand
cdisseminating cinformation con cboth cthe chealth cstatus cand cthe chealth-related caspects cof
ca ccommunity cor ca cspecific cpopulation. cPublic chealth cis cbased con cscientific cknowledge
cbut cis cnot ca ccore cfunction.
DIF: Cognitive clevel: cApplying TOP: Nursing cprocess:
cAssessment cMSC: c NCLEX: cHealth cPromotion cand cMaintenance
7. What cis cthe cpurpose cof cpublic chealth ccore cfunctions?
a. Clarifying cthe crole cof cthe cgovernment cin cfulfilling cthe cmission cof cpublic chealth
b. Ensuring cthe csafety cof cpopulations cin creceiving cquality chealth ccare
c. Providing ccommunity-based cindividualized ccare cto cevery cperson cin cthe
cUnited cStates
d. Uniting cpublic cand cprivate cproviders cof ccare cin ca ccomprehensive
capproach cto cproviding chealth ccare
ANS: c c A
As cdefined cby cthe cInstitute cof cMedicine cin cits c1988 creport cThe cFuture cof cPublic cHealth,
cassessment, cpolicy cdevelopment, cand cassurance care ccore cfunctions cat call clevels cof
government c for c the c purposeNof R
clarI
ifyiG
ng c tB
he.gCoveMrnment’s c role.
U cS cN cT O
DIF: Cognitive clevel: cUnderstanding TOP: Nursing cprocess:
cAssessment cMSC: c NCLEX: cHealth cPromotion cand cMaintenance
8. Which cof cthe cfollowing cstatements cabout cpublic chealth cis caccurate?
a. Prevention cof cearly cdeaths ccan cbe cmore ceffectively caccomplished cby
cmedical ctreatment cthan cby cpublic chealth capproaches.
b. Expenditures cand cresources cfor cpublic chealth chave cincreased cin crecent cyears.
c. Historically, cgains cin cthe chealth cof cpopulations chave cbeen crelated clargely cto
cchanges cin csafety, csanitation, cand cfood csafety.
d. Reform cof cthe cmedical cinsurance csystem cis cthe csingle cchange cneeded cto
cimprove cthe chealth cof cAmericans.
ANS: c c C
Fielding cand cTilson chave casserted cthat cmost cof cthe cincrease cin clife cspan chas cbeen
cmade cthrough cimprovements cin csanitation, cclean cwater csupplies, cmaking cworkplaces
csafer, cimproving cfood cand cdrug csafety, cimmunizing cchildren, cand cimproving
cnutrition, chygiene, cand chousing. cMedical ctreatment chas cnot cmade cas csignificant cof can
cimpact con cthe clife cspan cas cpublic chealth cmeasures. cFunding cfor cpublic chealth cin
crecent cyears chas cbeen con ca cgradual cdecline. cAlthough creform cof cthe cmedical
cinsurance csystem cmay chelp cimprove cthe chealth cof cAmericans, cthere care cmany cother
cfactors cthat cwill cneed cto cbe caddressed.
DIF: Cognitive clevel: cUnderstanding TOP: Nursing cprocess: cAssessment
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