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,Public Health Nursing 11th Edition Stanhope Test Bank
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, Public Health Nursing 11th Edition Stanhope Test Bank
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Chapter01:PublicHealthFoundationsand PopulationHealth
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Stanhope: Public Health Nursing: Population-
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Centered Health Care in the Community, 11th Edition
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1. What is the primary focus to be addressed concerning the improvement of the health of the A
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merican people in the twenty-first century? pn pn pn pn pn



a. Bioterrorism and global health threats pn fi pn pn



b. Delivery of individual care and hygiene pn pn pn pn pn



c. The need for increased hospital and acute care
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d. Chronic disease and disability management pn pn pn pn




ANS: A p n p n



There are new concerns, and of the most serious are bioterrorism and globally induced infect i
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ons, such as the avian flu. These threats will divert health care funds and resources from oth er
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health care programs to be spent for public safety. The others are not related to public healt h or
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are concerns that have been present for many years.
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DIF: p n p Cognitive level: Understanding
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2. A community is concerned about the threat of bioterrorism. Which of the following best d es
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c. The threat may divert funds from other public safety health care programs.
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d. Fear of bioterrorism will increase the need for shelters.
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Bioterrorism may have an impact on the availability of resources for public safety health care p
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rograms. Because funds are diverted it is possible that community-
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based programs would be eliminated, the health care system could experience changes, and th
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at there would be an increase in the need for shelter. However, all the remaining options woul d
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happen because of the diversion of funds.
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DIF: p n p nCognitive level: Analyzing pn pn TOP:
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3. Which statement describes the consequence of the successful implementation of the
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Affordable Care Act? pn pn



a. Americans will pay closer attention to their health status. pn pn pn pn pn pn pn pn



b. Most of the population will be covered by health insurance.
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c. Public health departments will need to increase the number of nursing positions.
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d. Theprevalenceof obesity will decrease. pn pn pn pn




ANS: B




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, Public Health Nursing 11th Edition Stanhope Test Bank
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One consequence of successful implementation of the Affordable Care Act might be that the
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majority of the population would be covered by insurance and public health agencies will not n
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eed to provide direct clinical services in order to assure that those who need them can receiv e t
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hem. The Affordable Care Act will not directly cause Americans to pay closer attention to t heir
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health status or decrease the prevalence of obesity.
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Nursingprocess:Assessment MSC: pn fi


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4. The public health nurse (PHN) must participate in the essential services of public health.
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What is one of the essential services of public health nursing?
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a. Monitoring health status by completing a community assessment pn pn fi pn pn pn pn



b. Diagnosing and investigating health problems in the world pn pn pn pn pn fi fi


c. Informing, educating, and empowering people about health issues pn pn pn pn pn fi pn



d. Working in law enforcement to regulate health and ensure safety pn pn pn pn pn pn pn pn pn




ANS: C
The PHN monitors health status in several ways, completing a community assessment is only
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one way that health status is monitored. The PHN would not diagnose or solve ―world‖ proble
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ms, or work in law enforcement. Rather, the PHN would participate with local regulators to pr o
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tect communities and empower people to address health issues.
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5. A public health department is using the mission of public health as described by the Institute of
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a. Tracking avian flu outbreaks and doing surveillance in the United States pn pn pn pn pn fi pn pn pn pn



b. Providing a flu shot for an elderly person at the health department pn pn pn pn pn fi pn pn pn pn pn



c. Keeping track of alternative therapies in use in the United States pn pn pn pn pn pn pn pn pn fi


d. Keeping snake antivenom at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in
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Atlanta
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The Institute of Medicine‘s stated mission on public health is ―to generate organized communi
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tyand technical knowledge to prevent disease and promote health.‖ Tracking avian fl u outbreaks
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and doing surveillance applies this concept at a population level. Providing a flu s hot for an eld
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erly person only addresses individual care. Keeping track of the use of alternativ e therapies do
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es nothing to prevent disease or promote health of the population.
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Keeping snake antivenom is aimed at disease care for an individual, not health promotion or dise as
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e prevention.
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6. A public health department makes sure that the essential community-
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oriented health services are available in the community. Which of the following core public h e
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