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Public Health Nursing
: Population-Centered Health Care in
the Community
by Marcia Stanhope and Jeanette Lancaster
11th Edition
,Chapter 01: Public Health Foundations and Population Health
Stanhope: Public Health Nursing: Population-Centered Health Care in the
Community, 11th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
7y
1. What is the primary focus to be addressed concerning the improvement of the health of the
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
American people in the twenty-first century?
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
a. Bioterrorism and global health threats 7y 7y 7y 7y
b. Delivery of individual care and hygiene 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
c. The need for increased hospital and acute care
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
d. Chronic disease and disability management
7y 7y 7y 7y
CORRECT ANSWER: A 7y 7y
There are new concerns, and of the most serious are bioterrorism and globally induced
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
infections, such as the avian flu. These threats will divert health care funds and resources
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
from other health care programs to be spent for public safety. The others are not related to
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
public health or are concerns that have been present for many years.
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
DIF: Cognitive level: UnderstandingTOP: Nursing process: Planning 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
2. A community is concerned about the threat of bioterrorism. Which of the following best
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
7ydescribes the basis for this concern? 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
a. Bioterrorism has the potential to dissolve community-based programs. 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
b. This threat could causeNthUeRhSeaIlthNcGaTreBs.ysCteOmMto c
7y 7y 7y 7y
c. The threat may divert funds from other public safety health care programs.
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
d. Fear of bioterrorism will increase the need for shelters.
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
CORRECT ANSWER: C 7y 7y
Bioterrorism may have an impact on the availability of resources for public safety health
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
care programs. Because funds are diverted it is possible that community-based programs
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
would be eliminated, the health care system could experience changes, and that there
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
woul be an increase in the need for shelter. However, all the remaining options would
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
happen because of the diversion of funds.
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
DIF: Cognitive level: Analyzing TOP: Nursing process: Diagnosis 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity
7y 7y 7y 7y
3. Which statement describes the consequence of the successful implementation of the
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
Affordable Care Act?
7y 7y 7y
a. Americans will pay closer attention to their health status. 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
b. Most of the population will be covered by health insurance.
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
c. Public health departments will need to increase the number of nursing positions.
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
d. The prevalence of obesity will decrease.
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
ANS: B
7y 7y
, One consequence of successful implementation of the Affordable Care Act might be that the
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
majority of the population would be covered by insurance and public health agencies will
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
not need to provide direct clinical services in order to assure that those who need them
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
can receive them. The Affordable Care Act will not directly cause Americans to pay closer
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
attention to their health status or decrease the prevalence of obesity.
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
DIF: Cognitive level: UnderstandingTOP: Nursing process: Assessment 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
4. The public health NURSE (PHN) must participate in the essential services of public
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
7yhealth. What is one of the essential services of public health nursing?
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
a. Monitoring health status by completing a community assessment
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
b. Diagnosing and investigating health problems in the world7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
c. Informing, educating, and empowering people about health issues
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
d. Working in law enforcement to regulate health and ensure safety
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
7yCORRECT ANSWER: C 7y 7y
The PHN monitors health status in several ways, completing a community assessment is
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
7yonly one way that health status is monitored. The PHN would not diagnose or solve “world”
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
7yproblems, or work in law enforcement. Rather, the PHN would participate with local
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
7yregulators to protect communities and empower people to address health issues.
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
DIF: Cognitive level: UnderstandingTOP: Nursing process: Implementation 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
5. A public health department is using the mission of public health as described by the Institute
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of Medicine when plU
7y aintnsiR
nSgN
h eaNIlt hT pG rogBra.mO CminMg. Which 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
most likely be implemented?
7y 7y 7y
a. Tracking avian flu outbreaks and doing surveillance in the United States
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
b. Providing a flu shot for an elderly person at the health department
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
c. Keeping track of alternative therapies in use in the United States
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
d. Keeping snake antivenom at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
Atlanta
7y
CORRECT ANSWER: A 7y 7y
The Institute of Medicine’s stated mission on public health is “to generate organized
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
community and technical knowledge to prevent disease and promote health.” Tracking
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
avia flu outbreaks and doing surveillance applies this concept at a population level.
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
Providing a flu shot for an elderly person only addresses individual care. Keeping track of
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
the use of alternative therapies does nothing to prevent disease or promote health of the
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
population. Keeping snake antivenom is aimed at disease care for an individual, not health
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
promotion or disease prevention.
7y 7y 7y 7y
DIF: Cognitive level: Analyzing TOP: Nursing process: Assessment 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
6. A public health department makes sure that the essential community-oriented health
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
7yservices are available in the community. Which of the following core public health
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
7yfunctions is being implemented? 7y 7y 7y
a. Policy development 7y
, b. Assessment
c. Assurance
d. Scientific knowledge-based care 7y 7y
CORRECT ANSWER: C
7y 7y 7y
Assurance focuses on the responsibility of public health agencies to ensure certain activities
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
have been appropriately carried out to meet public health goals and plans. Policy
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
development seeks to build constituencies that can help bring about change in public policy
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
Assessment includes activities that involve collecting, analyzing, and disseminating
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
information on both the health status and the health-related aspects of a community or a
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
specific population. Public health is based on scientific knowledge but is not a core function
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
DIF: Cognitive level: Applying TOP: Nursing process: Assessment 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
7. What is the purpose of public health core functions?
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
a. Clarifying the role of the government in fulfilling the mission of public health
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
b. Ensuring the safety of populations in receiving quality health care
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
c. Providing community-based individualized care to every person in the United
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
States
7y
d. Uniting public and private providers of care in a comprehensive approach to
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
providing health care
7y 7y 7y
CORRECT ANSWER: A 7y 7y
As defined by the Institute of Medicine in its 1988 report The Future of Public Health,
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
assessment, policy development, and assurance are core functions at all levels of
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
government for the puNrpoofsRe clarIifyiGng tBhe.gCoveMrnment’s role.
7y
7y 7y 7y
7y 7y
U S N T 7y 7y 7y
DIF: Cognitive level: 7y 7y O
UnderstandingTOP:
7 Nursing process: Assessment
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MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
8. Which of the following statements about public health is accurate?
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a. Prevention of early deaths can be more effectively accomplished by
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
medical treatment than by public health approaches.
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
b. Expenditures and resources for public health have increased in recent years.7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
c. Historically, gains in the health of populations have been related largely to changes
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
in safety, sanitation, and food safety.
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
d. Reform of the medical insurance system is the single change needed to improve
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
the health of Americans.
7y 7y 7y 7y
CORRECT ANSWER: C 7y 7y
Fielding and Tilson have asserted that most of the increase in life span has been made
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
through improvements in sanitation, clean water supplies, making workplaces safer,
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
improving food and drug safety, immunizing children, and improving nutrition, hygiene,
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
and housing. Medical treatment has not made as significant of an impact on the life span as
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
public health measures. Funding for public health in recent years has been on a gradual
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
decline. Although reform of the medical insurance system may help improve the health of
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
Americans, there are many other factors that will need to be addressed.
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding 7y 7y TOP: Nursing process: Assessment
7y 7y 7y
Public Health Nursing
: Population-Centered Health Care in
the Community
by Marcia Stanhope and Jeanette Lancaster
11th Edition
,Chapter 01: Public Health Foundations and Population Health
Stanhope: Public Health Nursing: Population-Centered Health Care in the
Community, 11th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
7y
1. What is the primary focus to be addressed concerning the improvement of the health of the
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
American people in the twenty-first century?
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
a. Bioterrorism and global health threats 7y 7y 7y 7y
b. Delivery of individual care and hygiene 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
c. The need for increased hospital and acute care
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
d. Chronic disease and disability management
7y 7y 7y 7y
CORRECT ANSWER: A 7y 7y
There are new concerns, and of the most serious are bioterrorism and globally induced
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
infections, such as the avian flu. These threats will divert health care funds and resources
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
from other health care programs to be spent for public safety. The others are not related to
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
public health or are concerns that have been present for many years.
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
DIF: Cognitive level: UnderstandingTOP: Nursing process: Planning 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
2. A community is concerned about the threat of bioterrorism. Which of the following best
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
7ydescribes the basis for this concern? 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
a. Bioterrorism has the potential to dissolve community-based programs. 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
b. This threat could causeNthUeRhSeaIlthNcGaTreBs.ysCteOmMto c
7y 7y 7y 7y
c. The threat may divert funds from other public safety health care programs.
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
d. Fear of bioterrorism will increase the need for shelters.
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
CORRECT ANSWER: C 7y 7y
Bioterrorism may have an impact on the availability of resources for public safety health
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
care programs. Because funds are diverted it is possible that community-based programs
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
would be eliminated, the health care system could experience changes, and that there
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
woul be an increase in the need for shelter. However, all the remaining options would
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
happen because of the diversion of funds.
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
DIF: Cognitive level: Analyzing TOP: Nursing process: Diagnosis 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity
7y 7y 7y 7y
3. Which statement describes the consequence of the successful implementation of the
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
Affordable Care Act?
7y 7y 7y
a. Americans will pay closer attention to their health status. 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
b. Most of the population will be covered by health insurance.
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
c. Public health departments will need to increase the number of nursing positions.
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
d. The prevalence of obesity will decrease.
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
ANS: B
7y 7y
, One consequence of successful implementation of the Affordable Care Act might be that the
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
majority of the population would be covered by insurance and public health agencies will
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
not need to provide direct clinical services in order to assure that those who need them
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
can receive them. The Affordable Care Act will not directly cause Americans to pay closer
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
attention to their health status or decrease the prevalence of obesity.
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
DIF: Cognitive level: UnderstandingTOP: Nursing process: Assessment 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
4. The public health NURSE (PHN) must participate in the essential services of public
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
7yhealth. What is one of the essential services of public health nursing?
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
a. Monitoring health status by completing a community assessment
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
b. Diagnosing and investigating health problems in the world7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
c. Informing, educating, and empowering people about health issues
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
d. Working in law enforcement to regulate health and ensure safety
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
7yCORRECT ANSWER: C 7y 7y
The PHN monitors health status in several ways, completing a community assessment is
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
7yonly one way that health status is monitored. The PHN would not diagnose or solve “world”
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
7yproblems, or work in law enforcement. Rather, the PHN would participate with local
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
7yregulators to protect communities and empower people to address health issues.
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
DIF: Cognitive level: UnderstandingTOP: Nursing process: Implementation 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
5. A public health department is using the mission of public health as described by the Institute
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
of Medicine when plU
7y aintnsiR
nSgN
h eaNIlt hT pG rogBra.mO CminMg. Which 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
most likely be implemented?
7y 7y 7y
a. Tracking avian flu outbreaks and doing surveillance in the United States
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
b. Providing a flu shot for an elderly person at the health department
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
c. Keeping track of alternative therapies in use in the United States
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
d. Keeping snake antivenom at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
Atlanta
7y
CORRECT ANSWER: A 7y 7y
The Institute of Medicine’s stated mission on public health is “to generate organized
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
community and technical knowledge to prevent disease and promote health.” Tracking
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
avia flu outbreaks and doing surveillance applies this concept at a population level.
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
Providing a flu shot for an elderly person only addresses individual care. Keeping track of
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
the use of alternative therapies does nothing to prevent disease or promote health of the
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
population. Keeping snake antivenom is aimed at disease care for an individual, not health
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
promotion or disease prevention.
7y 7y 7y 7y
DIF: Cognitive level: Analyzing TOP: Nursing process: Assessment 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
6. A public health department makes sure that the essential community-oriented health
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
7yservices are available in the community. Which of the following core public health
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
7yfunctions is being implemented? 7y 7y 7y
a. Policy development 7y
, b. Assessment
c. Assurance
d. Scientific knowledge-based care 7y 7y
CORRECT ANSWER: C
7y 7y 7y
Assurance focuses on the responsibility of public health agencies to ensure certain activities
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
have been appropriately carried out to meet public health goals and plans. Policy
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
development seeks to build constituencies that can help bring about change in public policy
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
Assessment includes activities that involve collecting, analyzing, and disseminating
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
information on both the health status and the health-related aspects of a community or a
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
specific population. Public health is based on scientific knowledge but is not a core function
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
DIF: Cognitive level: Applying TOP: Nursing process: Assessment 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
7. What is the purpose of public health core functions?
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
a. Clarifying the role of the government in fulfilling the mission of public health
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
b. Ensuring the safety of populations in receiving quality health care
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
c. Providing community-based individualized care to every person in the United
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
States
7y
d. Uniting public and private providers of care in a comprehensive approach to
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
providing health care
7y 7y 7y
CORRECT ANSWER: A 7y 7y
As defined by the Institute of Medicine in its 1988 report The Future of Public Health,
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
assessment, policy development, and assurance are core functions at all levels of
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
government for the puNrpoofsRe clarIifyiGng tBhe.gCoveMrnment’s role.
7y
7y 7y 7y
7y 7y
U S N T 7y 7y 7y
DIF: Cognitive level: 7y 7y O
UnderstandingTOP:
7 Nursing process: Assessment
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MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
8. Which of the following statements about public health is accurate?
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
a. Prevention of early deaths can be more effectively accomplished by
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
medical treatment than by public health approaches.
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
b. Expenditures and resources for public health have increased in recent years.7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
c. Historically, gains in the health of populations have been related largely to changes
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
in safety, sanitation, and food safety.
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
d. Reform of the medical insurance system is the single change needed to improve
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
the health of Americans.
7y 7y 7y 7y
CORRECT ANSWER: C 7y 7y
Fielding and Tilson have asserted that most of the increase in life span has been made
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
through improvements in sanitation, clean water supplies, making workplaces safer,
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
improving food and drug safety, immunizing children, and improving nutrition, hygiene,
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
and housing. Medical treatment has not made as significant of an impact on the life span as
7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y 7y
public health measures. Funding for public health in recent years has been on a gradual
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decline. Although reform of the medical insurance system may help improve the health of
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Americans, there are many other factors that will need to be addressed.
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DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding 7y 7y TOP: Nursing process: Assessment
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