TestcBank-
Public cHealth cNursing
: Population-Centered Health Care in
c c c c
the Community
c
by cMarcia cStanhope cand cJeanette cLancaster
11th cEdition
,Chapter c01: cPublic cHealth cFoundations cand cPopulation cHealth
Stanhope: cPublic cHealth cNursing: cPopulation-Centered cHealth cCare cin cthe cCommunity, c11th cEdition
MULTIPLE cCHOICE
1. What cis cthe cprimary cfocus cto cbe caddressed cconcerning cthe cimprovement cof cthe chealth cof cthe cAmerican
cpeople cin cthe ctwenty-first ccentury?
a. Bioterrorism cand cglobal chealth cthreats
b. Delivery cof cindividual ccare cand chygiene
c. The cneed cfor cincreased chospital cand cacute ccare
d. Chronic cdisease cand cdisability cmanagement
CORRECT cANSWER: cA
There care cnew cconcerns, cand cof cthe cmost cserious care cbioterrorism cand cglobally cinduced cinfections,
csuch cas cthe cavian cflu. cThese cthreats cwill cdivert chealth ccare cfunds cand cresources cfrom cother chealth ccare
cprograms cto cbe cspent cfor cpublic csafety. cThe cothers care cnot crelated cto cpublic chealth cor care cconcerns
cthat chave cbeen cpresent cfor cmany cyears.
DIF: Cognitive clevel: cUnderstanding TOP: cNursing cprocess: cPlanning
cMSC: cNCLEX: cHealth cPromotion cand cMaintenance
2. A ccommunity cis cconcerned cabout cthe cthreat cof cbioterrorism. cWhich cof cthe cfollowing cbest
cdescribes cthe cbasis cfor cthis cconcern?
a. Bioterrorism chas cthe cpotential cto cdissolve ccommunity-based cprograms.
b. This cthreat ccould ccauseNthUeRhSeaIlthNcGaTreBs.ysCteOmMto cc
c. The cthreat cmay cdivert cfunds cfrom cother cpublic csafety chealth ccare cprograms.
d. Fear cof cbioterrorism cwill cincrease cthe cneed cfor cshelters.
CORRECT cANSWER: cC
Bioterrorism cmay chave can cimpact con cthe cavailability cof cresources cfor cpublic csafety chealth ccare
cprograms. cBecause cfunds care cdiverted cit cis cpossible cthat ccommunity-based cprograms cwould cbe
celiminated, cthe chealth ccare csystem ccould cexperience cchanges, cand cthat cthere cwoul cbe can cincrease cin
cthe cneed cfor cshelter. cHowever, call cthe cremaining coptions cwould chappen cbecause cof cthe cdiversion cof
cfunds.
DIF: Cognitive clevel: cAnalyzing TOP: cNursing cprocess: cDiagnosis
cMSC: cNCLEX: cPhysiological cIntegrity
3. Which cstatement cdescribes cthe cconsequence cof cthe csuccessful cimplementation cof cthe cAffordable
cCare cAct?
,a. Americans cwill cpay ccloser cattention cto ctheir chealth cstatus.
b. Most cof cthe cpopulation cwill cbe ccovered cby chealth cinsurance.
c. Public chealth cdepartments cwill cneed cto cincrease cthe cnumber cof cnursing cpositions.
d. The cprevalence cof cobesity cwill cdecrease.
cANS: cB
, One cconsequence cof csuccessful cimplementation cof cthe cAffordable cCare cAct cmight cbe cthat cthe cmajority
cof cthe cpopulation cwould cbe ccovered cby cinsurance cand cpublic chealth cagencies cwill cnot cneed cto cprovide
cdirect cclinical cservices cin corder cto cassure cthat cthose cwho cneed cthem ccan creceive cthem. cThe
cAffordable cCare cAct cwill cnot cdirectly ccause cAmericans cto cpay ccloser cattention cto ctheir chealth cstatus
cor cdecrease cthe cprevalence cof cobesity.
DIF: Cognitive clevel: cUnderstanding TOP: cNursing cprocess: cAssessment
cMSC: cNCLEX: cHealth cPromotion cand cMaintenance
4. The cpublic chealth cNURSE c(PHN) cmust cparticipate cin cthe cessential cservices cof cpublic chealth.
cWhat cis cone cof cthe cessential cservices cof cpublic chealth cnursing?
a. Monitoring chealth cstatus cby ccompleting ca ccommunity cassessment
b. Diagnosing cand cinvestigating chealth cproblems cin cthe cworld
c. Informing, ceducating, cand cempowering cpeople cabout chealth cissues
d. Working cin claw cenforcement cto cregulate chealth cand censure csafety
cCORRECT cANSWER: cC
The cPHN cmonitors chealth cstatus cin cseveral cways, ccompleting ca ccommunity cassessment cis conly cone cway
cthat chealth cstatus cis cmonitored. cThe cPHN cwould cnot cdiagnose cor csolve c“world” cproblems, cor cwork cin
claw cenforcement. cRather, cthe cPHN cwould cparticipate cwith clocal cregulators cto cprotect ccommunities cand
cempower cpeople cto caddress chealth cissues.
DIF: Cognitive clevel: cUnderstanding TOP: cNursing cprocess: cImplementation
cMSC: cNCLEX: cHealth cPromotion cand cMaintenance
5. A cpublic chealth cdepartment cis cusing cthe cmission cof cpublic chealth cas cdescribed cby cthe cInstitute
of cMedicine cwhen cplU
aintnsiR
nSgN
h ceaNIlt chT cpG crogBra.mO cCminMg. cWhich
most clikely cbe cimplemented?
a. Tracking cavian cflu coutbreaks cand cdoing csurveillance cin cthe cUnited cStates
b. Providing ca cflu cshot cfor can celderly cperson cat cthe chealth cdepartment
c. Keeping ctrack cof calternative ctherapies cin cuse cin cthe cUnited cStates
d. Keeping csnake cantivenom cat cthe cCenters cfor cDisease cControl cand cPrevention cin cAtlanta
CORRECT cANSWER: cA
The cInstitute cof cMedicine’s cstated cmission con cpublic chealth cis c“to cgenerate corganized ccommunity cand
ctechnical cknowledge cto cprevent cdisease cand cpromote chealth.” cTracking cavia cflu coutbreaks cand cdoing
csurveillance capplies cthis cconcept cat ca cpopulation clevel. cProviding ca cflu cshot cfor can celderly cperson
conly caddresses cindividual ccare. cKeeping ctrack cof cthe cuse cof calternative ctherapies cdoes cnothing cto
cprevent cdisease cor cpromote chealth cof cthe cpopulation. cKeeping csnake cantivenom cis caimed cat cdisease ccare
Public cHealth cNursing
: Population-Centered Health Care in
c c c c
the Community
c
by cMarcia cStanhope cand cJeanette cLancaster
11th cEdition
,Chapter c01: cPublic cHealth cFoundations cand cPopulation cHealth
Stanhope: cPublic cHealth cNursing: cPopulation-Centered cHealth cCare cin cthe cCommunity, c11th cEdition
MULTIPLE cCHOICE
1. What cis cthe cprimary cfocus cto cbe caddressed cconcerning cthe cimprovement cof cthe chealth cof cthe cAmerican
cpeople cin cthe ctwenty-first ccentury?
a. Bioterrorism cand cglobal chealth cthreats
b. Delivery cof cindividual ccare cand chygiene
c. The cneed cfor cincreased chospital cand cacute ccare
d. Chronic cdisease cand cdisability cmanagement
CORRECT cANSWER: cA
There care cnew cconcerns, cand cof cthe cmost cserious care cbioterrorism cand cglobally cinduced cinfections,
csuch cas cthe cavian cflu. cThese cthreats cwill cdivert chealth ccare cfunds cand cresources cfrom cother chealth ccare
cprograms cto cbe cspent cfor cpublic csafety. cThe cothers care cnot crelated cto cpublic chealth cor care cconcerns
cthat chave cbeen cpresent cfor cmany cyears.
DIF: Cognitive clevel: cUnderstanding TOP: cNursing cprocess: cPlanning
cMSC: cNCLEX: cHealth cPromotion cand cMaintenance
2. A ccommunity cis cconcerned cabout cthe cthreat cof cbioterrorism. cWhich cof cthe cfollowing cbest
cdescribes cthe cbasis cfor cthis cconcern?
a. Bioterrorism chas cthe cpotential cto cdissolve ccommunity-based cprograms.
b. This cthreat ccould ccauseNthUeRhSeaIlthNcGaTreBs.ysCteOmMto cc
c. The cthreat cmay cdivert cfunds cfrom cother cpublic csafety chealth ccare cprograms.
d. Fear cof cbioterrorism cwill cincrease cthe cneed cfor cshelters.
CORRECT cANSWER: cC
Bioterrorism cmay chave can cimpact con cthe cavailability cof cresources cfor cpublic csafety chealth ccare
cprograms. cBecause cfunds care cdiverted cit cis cpossible cthat ccommunity-based cprograms cwould cbe
celiminated, cthe chealth ccare csystem ccould cexperience cchanges, cand cthat cthere cwoul cbe can cincrease cin
cthe cneed cfor cshelter. cHowever, call cthe cremaining coptions cwould chappen cbecause cof cthe cdiversion cof
cfunds.
DIF: Cognitive clevel: cAnalyzing TOP: cNursing cprocess: cDiagnosis
cMSC: cNCLEX: cPhysiological cIntegrity
3. Which cstatement cdescribes cthe cconsequence cof cthe csuccessful cimplementation cof cthe cAffordable
cCare cAct?
,a. Americans cwill cpay ccloser cattention cto ctheir chealth cstatus.
b. Most cof cthe cpopulation cwill cbe ccovered cby chealth cinsurance.
c. Public chealth cdepartments cwill cneed cto cincrease cthe cnumber cof cnursing cpositions.
d. The cprevalence cof cobesity cwill cdecrease.
cANS: cB
, One cconsequence cof csuccessful cimplementation cof cthe cAffordable cCare cAct cmight cbe cthat cthe cmajority
cof cthe cpopulation cwould cbe ccovered cby cinsurance cand cpublic chealth cagencies cwill cnot cneed cto cprovide
cdirect cclinical cservices cin corder cto cassure cthat cthose cwho cneed cthem ccan creceive cthem. cThe
cAffordable cCare cAct cwill cnot cdirectly ccause cAmericans cto cpay ccloser cattention cto ctheir chealth cstatus
cor cdecrease cthe cprevalence cof cobesity.
DIF: Cognitive clevel: cUnderstanding TOP: cNursing cprocess: cAssessment
cMSC: cNCLEX: cHealth cPromotion cand cMaintenance
4. The cpublic chealth cNURSE c(PHN) cmust cparticipate cin cthe cessential cservices cof cpublic chealth.
cWhat cis cone cof cthe cessential cservices cof cpublic chealth cnursing?
a. Monitoring chealth cstatus cby ccompleting ca ccommunity cassessment
b. Diagnosing cand cinvestigating chealth cproblems cin cthe cworld
c. Informing, ceducating, cand cempowering cpeople cabout chealth cissues
d. Working cin claw cenforcement cto cregulate chealth cand censure csafety
cCORRECT cANSWER: cC
The cPHN cmonitors chealth cstatus cin cseveral cways, ccompleting ca ccommunity cassessment cis conly cone cway
cthat chealth cstatus cis cmonitored. cThe cPHN cwould cnot cdiagnose cor csolve c“world” cproblems, cor cwork cin
claw cenforcement. cRather, cthe cPHN cwould cparticipate cwith clocal cregulators cto cprotect ccommunities cand
cempower cpeople cto caddress chealth cissues.
DIF: Cognitive clevel: cUnderstanding TOP: cNursing cprocess: cImplementation
cMSC: cNCLEX: cHealth cPromotion cand cMaintenance
5. A cpublic chealth cdepartment cis cusing cthe cmission cof cpublic chealth cas cdescribed cby cthe cInstitute
of cMedicine cwhen cplU
aintnsiR
nSgN
h ceaNIlt chT cpG crogBra.mO cCminMg. cWhich
most clikely cbe cimplemented?
a. Tracking cavian cflu coutbreaks cand cdoing csurveillance cin cthe cUnited cStates
b. Providing ca cflu cshot cfor can celderly cperson cat cthe chealth cdepartment
c. Keeping ctrack cof calternative ctherapies cin cuse cin cthe cUnited cStates
d. Keeping csnake cantivenom cat cthe cCenters cfor cDisease cControl cand cPrevention cin cAtlanta
CORRECT cANSWER: cA
The cInstitute cof cMedicine’s cstated cmission con cpublic chealth cis c“to cgenerate corganized ccommunity cand
ctechnical cknowledge cto cprevent cdisease cand cpromote chealth.” cTracking cavia cflu coutbreaks cand cdoing
csurveillance capplies cthis cconcept cat ca cpopulation clevel. cProviding ca cflu cshot cfor can celderly cperson
conly caddresses cindividual ccare. cKeeping ctrack cof cthe cuse cof calternative ctherapies cdoes cnothing cto
cprevent cdisease cor cpromote chealth cof cthe cpopulation. cKeeping csnake cantivenom cis caimed cat cdisease ccare
