Stanhope Test
,Public s Health s Nursing s 6th s Edition s by s Marcia
Stanhope Test
, Public s Health s Nursing s 6th s Edition s by s Marcia
Stanhope Test
Chapter 01: Public Health Foundations and Population Health
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Stanhope: Public Health Nursing: Population-Centered Health Care in the Community,
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s6th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. What is s the s primary s focus s to s be s addressed s concerning
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s the s improvement s of s the s health s of s the
s American s people s in s the stwenty-first s century?
a. Bioterrorism s and s global
s health sthreats
b. Deliverys ofs individual care
sand hygiene
c. The sneed sfor sincreased
shospital s and s acute
s care
d. Chronic s disease sand
s disability smanagement
ANS: A
There s are s new s concerns, s and s of s the s most s serious s are s bioterrorism s and
s globally s induced sinfections, s such s as s the s avian s flu. s These s threats s will
s divert s health s care s funds s and s resources sfrom s other s health s care s programs s to
s be s spent s for s public s safety. s The s others s are s not s related s to spublic s health
s or s are s concerns s that s have s been s present s for s many s years.
DIF: Cognitive s level: s Understanding TOP: Nursing sprocess:
sPlanning s MSC: NCLEX: s Health s Promotion s and
s Maintenance
2. A s community s is s concerned s about s the s threat s of s bioterrorism. s Which s of
s the s following s best sdescribes s the s basis s for s this s concern?
a. Bioterrorism has s the potential to dissolve community-based
sprograms.
b. This s threat s could s cause s the s health s care s system s to s collapse.
c. The s threat s may s divert s funds s from s other s public s safety
s health s care sprograms.
d. Fear s of s bioterrorism s will s increase s the s need s for s shelters.
ANS: C
Bioterrorism s may s have s an s impact s on s the s availability s of s resources s for
s public s safety s health scare s programs. s Because s funds s are s diverted s it s is
s possible s that s community-based s programs s would s be s eliminated, s the s health
s care s system s could s experience s changes, s and s that s there s would sbe s an s increase
s in s the s need s for s shelter. s However, s all s the s remaining s options s would
s happen sbecause s of s the s diversion s of s funds.
DIF: Cognitive s level: s Analyzing TOP: Nursing s process:
Diagnosis s MSC: NCLEX: s s Physiological s s Integrity
, Public s Health s Nursing s 6th s Edition s by s Marcia
Stanhope Test
3. Which s statement s describes s the s consequence s of s the s successful s implementation
s of s the s Affordable sCare s Act?
a. Americans s will s pay s closer s attention s to s their s health s status.
b. Most s of s the s population s will s be s covered s by s health s insurance.
c. Public s health s departments s will s need s to s increase s the s number
s of s nursing spositions.
d. The s prevalence s of s obesity s will s decrease.
ANS: B
One s consequence s of s successful s implementation s of s the s Affordable s Care s Act
s might s be s that s the smajority s of s the s population s would s be s covered s by
s insurance s and s public s health s agencies s will snot s need s to s provide s direct
s clinical s services s in s order s to s assure s that s those s who s need s them s can
sreceive s them. s The s Affordable s Care s Act s will s not s directly s cause
s Americans s to s pay s closer sattention s to s their s health s status s or s decrease s the
s prevalence s of s obesity.
DIF: Cognitive s level: s Understanding TOP: Nursing s process:
Assessment s MSC: NCLEX: s Health s Promotion s and s Maintenance
4. The s public s health s nurse s (PHN) s must s participate s in s the s essential s services
s of s public s health. sWhat s is s one s of s the s essential s services s of s public
s health s nursing?
a. Monitoring s health s status s by s completing s a
s community sassessment
b. Diagnosing s and s investigating s health s problems s in s the s world
c. Informing, s educating, s and s empowering s people s about
s health sissues
d. Working s in s law s enforcement s to s regulate s health s and
s ensure ssafety
ANS: C
The s PHN s monitors s health s status s in s several s ways, s completing s a s community
s assessment s is s only sone s way s that s health s status s is s monitored. s The s PHN
s would s not s diagnose s or s solve s ―world‖ sproblems, s or s work s in s law
s enforcement. s Rather, s the s PHN s would s participate s with s local sregulators s to
s protect s communities s and s empower s people s to s address s health s issues.
DIF: Cognitive s level: s Understanding TOP: Nursing s process:
Implementation s MSC: NCLEX: s Health s Promotion s and s Maintenance
5. A s public s health s department s is s using s the s mission s of s public s health s as
s described s by s the sInstitute s of s Medicine s when s planning s its s health
s programming. s Which s of s the s following s activities swill s most s likely s be s implemented?
a. Tracking s avian s flu s outbreaks s and s doing s surveillance s in s the s United s States
b. Providing s a s flu s shot s for s an s elderly s person s at s the s health s department
c. Keeping s track s of s alternative s therapies s in s use s in s the s United s States
d. Keeping s snake s antivenom s at s the s Centers s for s Disease
s Control s and sPrevention s in s Atlanta
ANS: A
The s Institute s of s Medicine‘s s stated s mission s on s public s health s is s ―to s generate
s organized s community sand s technical s knowledge s to s prevent s disease s and s promote
s health.‖ s Tracking s avian s flu s outbreaks sand s doing s surveillance s applies s this s concept