Community Health Nursing Chapter 2

Public health practice is an appealing specialty to nurses because of its: a. Interactions with wealthy contributors to secure funding b. Autonomy and independence of practice c. Ability to locate the source of diseases and cure patients d. Opportunities to meet a variety of people - b. Autonomy and independence of practice Current threats to health in the United States that community health nurses are faced with include: a. Diphtheria, cholera, and hepatitis b. HIV, H1N1 influenza, and bioterrorism c. Avian flu, tuberculosis, and radiation d. Polluted water and air - b. HIV, H1N1 influenza, and bioterrorism A colonist working in the public health sector in early colonial North America would likely have focused on: a.Establishing schools of nursing b.Developing vaccines to administer to large numbers of people c.Collecting vital statistics and improving sanitation d.Developing public housing and almshouses - c. Collecting vital statistics and improving sanitation A public health nurse is compiling information about how to promote early detection of breast cancer in women. Which document would most likely provide useful information about this topic? a. The Future of Public Health b. Healthy People 2020 c. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act d. Scope and Standards of Public Health Nursing Practice - b. Healthy People 2020 In the past, population-centered nurses have been called: a. District nurses b. Almhouse nurses c. Soldier Nurses d. Sisters - a. District nurses The Elizabethian Poor Law of 1601 is similar to which current law? a. welfare b. food stamps c. Medicaid d. Medicare - c. Medicaid 6. The original work of the National Organization for Public Health Nursing has influenced nursing practice today by: a. Requiring that public health nurses have a baccalaureate degree in nursing b. Standardizing public health nursing education c. Developing nursing cooperatives d. Opening the Henry Street Settlement - b. Standardizing public health nursing education 8. A major provision of the Social Security Act of 1935 was the establishment of: a. The Frontier Nursing Service to provide nursing service to rural communities b. State and local community health services and training of personnel c. District nursing to provide home health care to sick people