Chapter 01: Public Health Foundations and Population Health compete questions and correct verified answers

1. What is the primary focus to be addressed concerning the improvement of the health of the American people in the twenty-first century? a. Bioterrorism and global health threats b. Delivery of individual care and hygiene c. The need for increased hospital and acute care d. Chronic disease and disability management: a. Bioterrorism and global health threats 2. A community is concerned about the threat of bioterrorism. Which of the following best describes the basis for this concern? a. Bioterrorism has the potential to dissolve community-based programs. b. This threat could cause the health care system to collapse. c. The threat may divert funds from other public safety health care programs. d. Fear of bioterrorism will increase the need for shelters.: c. The threat may divert funds from other public safety health care programs. 3. Which statement describes the consequence of the successful implementa- tion of the Affordable Care Act? a. Americans will pay closer attention to their health status. b. Most of the population will be covered by health insurance. c. Public health departments will need to increase the number of nursing positions. d. The prevalence of obesity will decrease.: b. Most of the population will be covered by health insurance. 4. The public health nurse (PHN) must participate in the essential services of public health. What is one of the essential services of public health nursing? a. Monitoring health status by completing a community assessment b. Diagnosing and investigating health problems in the world c. Informing, educating, and empowering people about health issues d. Working in law enforcement to regulate health and ensure safety: c. Informing, educating, and empowering people about health issues 5. A public health department is using the mission of public health as described by the Institute of Medicine when planning its health programming. Which of the following activities will most likely be implemented? a. Tracking avian flu outbreaks and doing surveillance in the United States b. Providing a flu shot for an elderly person at the health department c. Keeping track of alternative therapies in use in the United States d. Keeping snake anti-venom at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta: a. Tracking avian flu outbreaks and doing surveillance in the United States 6. A public health department makes sure that the essential community-orient- ed health services are available in the following core public health functions is being implemented? a. Policy development b. Assessment c. Assurance d. Scientific knowledge-based care: c. Assurance 7. What is the purpose of public health core functions? a. Clarifying the role of the government in fulfilling the mission of public health b. Ensuring the safety of populations in receiving quality health care c. Providing community-based individualized care to every person in the United States d. Uniting public and private providers of care in a comprehensive approach to providing health care: a. Clarifying the role of the government in fulfilling the mission of public health 8. Which of the following statements about public health is accurate? a. Prevention of early deaths can be more effectively accomplished by medical treatment than by public health approaches b. Expenditures and resources for public health have increased in recent years. c. Historically, gains in the health of populations have been related largely to changes in safety, sanitation, and food safety. d. Reform of the medical insurance system is the single change needed to improve the health of Americans.: a. Prevention of early deaths can be more ettectively accomplished by medical treatment than by public health approaches 9. A public health nurse (PHN) collects data and monitors the health status of the population. Which of the following core public health functions is the nurse addressing? a. Assessment b. Prevention c. Assurance d. Policy development: a. Assessment 10. The public health nurse (PHN) compares the rate of teenage pregnancy in various areas of the city. Which of the core functions of public health is the nurse addressing? a. Assurance b. Assessment c. Prevention d. Policy development: b. Assessment 11. A public health nurse (PHN) develops and implements local public health policies through partnerships with agencies, organizations and consumers within the community. Which of the following core public health functions is the nurse addressing? a. Assessment b. Prevention c. Assurance d. Policy development: d. Policy development 12. A nurse provides for the availability of essential personal health services for people who would otherwise not receive health care. Which of the public health core functions is the nurse addressing a. Assessment b. Prevention c. Assurance d. Policy development: c. Assurance 13. The nurse manager makes sure that the staff members who work in a local clinic are competent in their job responsibilities. Which of the public health core functions is being demonstrated? a. Assurance b. Assessment c. Prevention d. Policy development: a. Assurance 14. Which intervention is the nurse most likely to implement when addressing one of the primary goals of public health? a. Ensuring that a newly diagnosed 40-year-old hypertensive man takes his medication b. Finding home care for a 70-year-old client recuperating from a hip replace- ment c. Conducting an infant car seat safety check d. Contacting a local hospice to admit a terminally ill 60-year-old woman: c. Conducting an infant car seat safety check 15. A community health nurse collects data about the number and proportion of persons aged 25 or older with less than a high school education. Which term best describes this type of data? a. Sociodemographic characteristics b. Health status data c. Health risk factors d. Health care resource consumption information: a. Sociodemographic characteristics 16. The public health nurse (PHN) analyzes data related to the number and type of United States Environmental Protection Agency air quality standards that a community failed to meet. This data is an example of using which community health profile indicator? a. Sociodemographic characteristics b. Health status c. Health risk factor d. Functional status: c. Health risk factor 17. A nurse is implementing quality performance standards in a public health department. Which statement best describes the importance of this action? a. Quality performance standards are used to guide improvement in the public health system b. Quality performance standards rigidly control public health c. Quality performance standards guide administrators to monitor public health at the National level d. d. Quality performance standards can be used as hiring guidelines for nurses.: a. Quality performance standards are used to guide improvement in the public health system 18. To better address emerging public health issues, a public health nurse (PHN) plans to