TEST BANK CHAPTER 11- EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
The public health nurses (PHNs) are busy responding to seasonal influenza in a
community of approximately 75 000 people. An assisted living facility has an increased
number of influenza cases among the residents. A nurse is doing an in service with the
nursing staff at the facility about the transmission of the influenza virus. Which is an
example of direct transmission?
A
Inhaling a droplet from a sneeze
B
Shaking a contaminated hand
C
Drinking tainted water
D
Touching a contaminated doorknob - Answer-B
The public health nurses (PHNs) are busy responding to seasonal influenza in a
community of approximately 75 000 people. An assisted living facility has an increased
number of influenza cases among the residents.The PHNs are trying to protect the
residents from the flu. What is an example of a primary prevention initiative?
A
Increasing assessments of the ill to identify complications early
B
Screening individuals for signs of influenza
C
Instructing individuals to sneeze into one's arm
D
Administering Tamiflu to ill residents - Answer-C
The public health nurses (PHNs) are busy responding to seasonal influenza in a
community of approximately 75 000 people. An assisted living facility has an increased
number of influenza cases among the residents. Family members of the residents have
been following FluWatch on the Public Health Agency of Canada web page. What type
of reporting is FluWatch?
A
Statistics Canada information
B
Surveillance data
C
Health Reports
D
Reportable disease - Answer-B
, What statement best describes a cohort study?
A
It focuses on a group of people exposed to a particular health problem or potential
stressor over time
B
The researcher manipulates some of the variables in order to ascertain the effect of the
manipulation
C
The individuals in the group with the disease are matched with individuals who are
similar in some characteristics (e.g., age, gender) but who have not manifested the
disease in question
D
Selected variables within a specific population are studied to look for evidence of
association and causality - Answer-A
What is an example of tertiary prevention of a communicable disease?
A
Observing clients taking tuberculosis medication
B
Demonstrating vaccine efficacy rates
C
Encouraging frequent handwashing during flu season
D
Immunizing students during a meningitis outbreak - Answer-A
What agency in Canada is currently responsible for gathering surveillance data on
reportable diseases?
A
Health Canada
B
Statistics Canada
C
Canadian Institutes of Health Information (CIHI)
D
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) - Answer-D
A nurse is concerned about a recent outbreak of measles in a group of migrant workers.
How would the nurse explain the concept of incidence to a new staff member?
A
The rate at which new cases occur in a population during a specified period
B
A measurement of disease frequency
C
Occurs frequently and with predicted regularity
D
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
The public health nurses (PHNs) are busy responding to seasonal influenza in a
community of approximately 75 000 people. An assisted living facility has an increased
number of influenza cases among the residents. A nurse is doing an in service with the
nursing staff at the facility about the transmission of the influenza virus. Which is an
example of direct transmission?
A
Inhaling a droplet from a sneeze
B
Shaking a contaminated hand
C
Drinking tainted water
D
Touching a contaminated doorknob - Answer-B
The public health nurses (PHNs) are busy responding to seasonal influenza in a
community of approximately 75 000 people. An assisted living facility has an increased
number of influenza cases among the residents.The PHNs are trying to protect the
residents from the flu. What is an example of a primary prevention initiative?
A
Increasing assessments of the ill to identify complications early
B
Screening individuals for signs of influenza
C
Instructing individuals to sneeze into one's arm
D
Administering Tamiflu to ill residents - Answer-C
The public health nurses (PHNs) are busy responding to seasonal influenza in a
community of approximately 75 000 people. An assisted living facility has an increased
number of influenza cases among the residents. Family members of the residents have
been following FluWatch on the Public Health Agency of Canada web page. What type
of reporting is FluWatch?
A
Statistics Canada information
B
Surveillance data
C
Health Reports
D
Reportable disease - Answer-B
, What statement best describes a cohort study?
A
It focuses on a group of people exposed to a particular health problem or potential
stressor over time
B
The researcher manipulates some of the variables in order to ascertain the effect of the
manipulation
C
The individuals in the group with the disease are matched with individuals who are
similar in some characteristics (e.g., age, gender) but who have not manifested the
disease in question
D
Selected variables within a specific population are studied to look for evidence of
association and causality - Answer-A
What is an example of tertiary prevention of a communicable disease?
A
Observing clients taking tuberculosis medication
B
Demonstrating vaccine efficacy rates
C
Encouraging frequent handwashing during flu season
D
Immunizing students during a meningitis outbreak - Answer-A
What agency in Canada is currently responsible for gathering surveillance data on
reportable diseases?
A
Health Canada
B
Statistics Canada
C
Canadian Institutes of Health Information (CIHI)
D
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) - Answer-D
A nurse is concerned about a recent outbreak of measles in a group of migrant workers.
How would the nurse explain the concept of incidence to a new staff member?
A
The rate at which new cases occur in a population during a specified period
B
A measurement of disease frequency
C
Occurs frequently and with predicted regularity
D
