Question 1

How do public health efforts differ from medical efforts in improving the health of our citizens?

Accepted Answer

A)  Medical care providers autonomously choose appropriate interventions, whereas public health care providers must engage in whatever actions legislation requires. 
B)  Medical care providers are self-employed or agency employed, whereas public health care providers are employed by and paid through the government. 
C)  Medical care providers focus only on individuals, whereas public health care providers focus only on aggregates. 
D)  Medical care providers focus on disease diagnosis and management, whereas public health care providers focus on health promotion and disease prevention. 
A)  Medical care providers autonomously choose appropriate interventions, whereas public health care providers must engage in whatever actions legislation requires. 
B)  Medical care providers are self-employed or agency employed, whereas public health care providers are employed by and paid through the government. 
C)  Medical care providers focus only on individuals, whereas public health care providers focus only on aggregates. 
D)  Medical care providers focus on disease diagnosis and management, whereas public health care providers focus on health promotion and disease prevention.

Question 2

What change could most effectively lead to a longer life span in Americans?

Accepted Answer

A)  Parenting and sexual behavior classes in all public school systems 
B)  Legislation restricting alcohol and drug use 
C)  Notably reducing speed limits on all state and federal highways, and changing the age limit for driving to 21 years of age 
D)  The belief that smoking is shameful and disgusting, as well as expensive, becoming the social norm 
A)  Parenting and sexual behavior classes in all public school systems 
B)  Legislation restricting alcohol and drug use 
C)  Notably reducing speed limits on all state and federal highways, and changing the age limit for driving to 21 years of age 
D)  The belief that smoking is shameful and disgusting, as well as expensive, becoming the social norm

Question 3

Which ethical belief would be most helpful in the current health care crisis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Emphasis should be on individual and corporation freedom in the marketplace. 
B)  Emphasis should be on individual autonomy and freedom of choice. 
C)  Emphasis should be on social justice and collective responsibility. 
D)  Emphasis should be on the effectiveness of technology in resolving problems. 
A)  Emphasis should be on individual and corporation freedom in the marketplace. 
B)  Emphasis should be on individual autonomy and freedom of choice. 
C)  Emphasis should be on social justice and collective responsibility. 
D)  Emphasis should be on the effectiveness of technology in resolving problems.

Question 4

Which action would probably result in the largest change in health care outcomes for Americans?

Accepted Answer

A)  Establish large numbers of scholarships for education of nurses, physicians, and other health care providers 
B)  Fund a one-time extremely large stimulus to allow all health care providers and agencies to create and integrate computer network systems for client health care records 
C)  Increase funding for hospitals and medical centers to expand their neighborhood clinics 
D)  Redirect a large portion of federal funding from acute care to health promotion activities 
A)  Establish large numbers of scholarships for education of nurses, physicians, and other health care providers 
B)  Fund a one-time extremely large stimulus to allow all health care providers and agencies to create and integrate computer network systems for client health care records 
C)  Increase funding for hospitals and medical centers to expand their neighborhood clinics 
D)  Redirect a large portion of federal funding from acute care to health promotion activities

Question 5

How does community health nursing define community?

Accepted Answer

A)  A group of persons living within specific geographic boundaries 
B)  A group of persons who share a common identity and environment 
C)  A group of persons who work together to meet common goals 
D)  Persons who form a group to resolve a common concern 
A)  A group of persons living within specific geographic boundaries 
B)  A group of persons who share a common identity and environment 
C)  A group of persons who work together to meet common goals 
D)  Persons who form a group to resolve a common concern

Question 6

A nurse who works on the surgical unit at the local hospital was asked by the home health unit to make a home visit to a patient who had been discharged the previous day and to give follow-up care (for overload pay). What kind of nursing would this nurse be doing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Acute care hospital nursing 
B)  Community-based nursing 
C)  Community health nursing 
D)  Public health nursing 
A)  Acute care hospital nursing 
B)  Community-based nursing 
C)  Community health nursing 
D)  Public health nursing

Question 7

Which factor is most responsible for differences in an individual's health?

Accepted Answer

A)  Culture of the majority of the community's citizens 
B)  Individual's education and income 
C)  Number of physicians and other health care providers in the community 
D)  Quality of the community health agency and hospital in the community 
A)  Culture of the majority of the community's citizens 
B)  Individual's education and income 
C)  Number of physicians and other health care providers in the community 
D)  Quality of the community health agency and hospital in the community

Question 8

Which primary prevention would the school nurse choose to address the school's number of unwed pregnancies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Create a class on parenting for both the moms-to-be and the dads-to-be 
B)  Convince the school board to allow sex education classes to include birth control measures 
C)  Employ the moms-to-be as 1-hour-a-day employees in the school day care center for children born to school students 
D)  Establish a class where all the unwed moms-to-be can learn infant care 
A)  Create a class on parenting for both the moms-to-be and the dads-to-be 
B)  Convince the school board to allow sex education classes to include birth control measures 
C)  Employ the moms-to-be as 1-hour-a-day employees in the school day care center for children born to school students 
D)  Establish a class where all the unwed moms-to-be can learn infant care

Question 9

What are the leading health indicators found in Healthy People 2020? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A)  Financial issues 
B)  Health system issues 
C)  Individual behaviors 
D)  Issues related to legal and illegal immigration 
E)  Legislative issues
F) Physical and social environmental factors 
A)  Financial issues 
B)  Health system issues 
C)  Individual behaviors 
D)  Issues related to legal and illegal immigration 
E)  Legislative issues
F) Physical and social environmental factors

Exam 1: Health: A Community View

How do public health efforts differ from medical efforts in improving the health of our citizens?

What change could most effectively lead to a longer life span in Americans?

Which ethical belief would be most helpful in the current health care crisis?

Which action would probably result in the largest change in health care outcomes for Americans?

How does community health nursing define community?

A nurse who works on the surgical unit at the local hospital was asked by the home health unit to make a home visit to a patient who had been discharged the previous day and to give follow-up care (for overload pay). What kind of nursing would this nurse be doing?

Which factor is most responsible for differences in an individual's health?

Which primary prevention would the school nurse choose to address the school's number of unwed pregnancies?

What are the leading health indicators found in Healthy People 2020? (Select all that apply.)

Historical Factors: Community Health Nursing in Context

Thinking Upstream: Nursing Theories and Population-Focused Nursing Practice

Health Promotion and Risk Reduction

Epidemiology

Community Assessment

Community Health Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation

Community Health Education

Case Management

Policy, Politics, Legislation, and Community Health Nursing

The Health Care System

Economics of Health Care

Cultural Diversity and Community Health Nursing

Environmental Health

Health in the Global Community

Child and Adolescent Health

Women’s Health

Men’s Health

Senior Health

Family Health

Populations Affected by Disabilities

Homeless Populations

Rural and Migrant Health

Populations Affected by Mental Illness

Communicable Disease

Substance Abuse

Violence

Natural and Man-Made Disasters

School Health

Occupational Health

Forensic and Correctional Nursing

Faith Community Nursing

Home Health and Hospice

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