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Exam Solution zm
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COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (EAE zm zm zm zm zm
DF)
QUESTION 1 zm
Which of the following variables have led to a stronger commitment to population-
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focused services? (Select all that apply.) a.) Economic turmoil and demand for high-
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technology care b.) Emergence of new or drug- zm zm zm zm zm zm zm
resistant infectious diseases c.) Emphasis on overall health care needs rather than onl
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y on acute care treatment d.) Threat of bioterrorism
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ANSWER
ANS: B, C, D As overall health needs become the focus of care in the United States, a stronger comm
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itment to population-zm zm
focused services is emerging. Threats of bioterrorism, anthrax scares, and the emergence of modern-
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day epidemics have drawn attention to population-focused safety and services.
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QUESTION 2 zm
Why are nurses increasingly providing care in clients' homes rather than in hospitals?
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(Select all that apply.) a.) Home care is less expensive. b.) It is much more efficient to
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give care in the home. c.) Nurses prefer to give home care with individual attention.
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d.) People prefer to receive care in their homes rather than in hospitals.
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ANSWER
ANS: A, D An increasing number of clients are receiving care in the home because it is less expensiv
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e and clients prefer to receive care in familiar and comfortable settings. It is not more efficient nor
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more convenient, since travel time has to be considered. Nurses differ as to their preferred employ
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ment setting. zm
QUESTION 3 zm
How did nursing education change in the 1950s? (Select all that apply.)
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a. Baccalaureate nursing programs typically included public health nursing concepts.
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, b. Diploma schools of nursing continued to expand their student numbers.
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c. Junior and community colleges began offering nursing programs.
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d. Nurses were strongly encouraged to have a scientific basis for their practice.
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ANSWER
ANS: A, C In the 1950s public health nursing became a required part of most baccalaureate nursing
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education programs. In 1952 nursing education programs began in junior and community colleges.
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QUESTION 4 zm
The impact of World War I on public health nursing included which of the following?
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a. Many communicable diseases were eradicated.
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b. The depletion of the ranks of public health nurses to the war.
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c. The feeling that the greatest patriotic duty was to stay at home.
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d. Inadequate funding was the major obstacle to extending nursing services in the co
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mmunity.
ANSWER
ANS: B, C, D Both World Wars I and II depleted the public health nurse population as nurses went
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off to war. The feeling of patriotism extended to the idea that patriotic duty could also be served on
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the home front.
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QUESTION 5 zm
What do demographic figures suggest about the ways in which the population of the U
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nited States is changing? (Select all that apply.)
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a. Approximately 12% of the U.S. population was born in a different country.
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b. Hispanics are the largest minority group population.
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c. Households consisting primarily of intact families continue to grow.
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d. Mortality for both genders in all age groups declined.
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ANSWER
ANS: A, B, D Demographic figures confirm that 12% of the current U.S. population is foreign-
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born, with most immigrants coming from Latin America and about half as many from Asia. Families
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make up about 69% of all households, a decline from 81% in 1970. Although African Americans use
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d to be the largest minority group, as of 2003, Hispanics now have that distinction. The population
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of the United States continues to increase, and mortality for both genders from all age groups has d
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eclined.
QUESTION 6 zm
A nurse is working at a state health department. Which of the following duties would
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most likely be completed in this setting? (Select all that apply.)
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a. Administering the Medicaid program
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Exam Solution zm
Community: Chapters 1 5 8 2026 A+ GRADE ASSURED zm zm zm zm zm zm zm zm zm
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (EAE zm zm zm zm zm
DF)
QUESTION 1 zm
Which of the following variables have led to a stronger commitment to population-
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focused services? (Select all that apply.) a.) Economic turmoil and demand for high-
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technology care b.) Emergence of new or drug- zm zm zm zm zm zm zm
resistant infectious diseases c.) Emphasis on overall health care needs rather than onl
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y on acute care treatment d.) Threat of bioterrorism
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ANSWER
ANS: B, C, D As overall health needs become the focus of care in the United States, a stronger comm
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itment to population-zm zm
focused services is emerging. Threats of bioterrorism, anthrax scares, and the emergence of modern-
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day epidemics have drawn attention to population-focused safety and services.
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QUESTION 2 zm
Why are nurses increasingly providing care in clients' homes rather than in hospitals?
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(Select all that apply.) a.) Home care is less expensive. b.) It is much more efficient to
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give care in the home. c.) Nurses prefer to give home care with individual attention.
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d.) People prefer to receive care in their homes rather than in hospitals.
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ANSWER
ANS: A, D An increasing number of clients are receiving care in the home because it is less expensiv
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e and clients prefer to receive care in familiar and comfortable settings. It is not more efficient nor
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more convenient, since travel time has to be considered. Nurses differ as to their preferred employ
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ment setting. zm
QUESTION 3 zm
How did nursing education change in the 1950s? (Select all that apply.)
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a. Baccalaureate nursing programs typically included public health nursing concepts.
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, b. Diploma schools of nursing continued to expand their student numbers.
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c. Junior and community colleges began offering nursing programs.
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d. Nurses were strongly encouraged to have a scientific basis for their practice.
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ANSWER
ANS: A, C In the 1950s public health nursing became a required part of most baccalaureate nursing
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education programs. In 1952 nursing education programs began in junior and community colleges.
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QUESTION 4 zm
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a. Many communicable diseases were eradicated.
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b. The depletion of the ranks of public health nurses to the war.
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c. The feeling that the greatest patriotic duty was to stay at home.
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d. Inadequate funding was the major obstacle to extending nursing services in the co
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mmunity.
ANSWER
ANS: B, C, D Both World Wars I and II depleted the public health nurse population as nurses went
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off to war. The feeling of patriotism extended to the idea that patriotic duty could also be served on
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the home front.
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QUESTION 5 zm
What do demographic figures suggest about the ways in which the population of the U
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nited States is changing? (Select all that apply.)
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a. Approximately 12% of the U.S. population was born in a different country.
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b. Hispanics are the largest minority group population.
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c. Households consisting primarily of intact families continue to grow.
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d. Mortality for both genders in all age groups declined.
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ANSWER
ANS: A, B, D Demographic figures confirm that 12% of the current U.S. population is foreign-
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born, with most immigrants coming from Latin America and about half as many from Asia. Families
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make up about 69% of all households, a decline from 81% in 1970. Although African Americans use
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d to be the largest minority group, as of 2003, Hispanics now have that distinction. The population
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of the United States continues to increase, and mortality for both genders from all age groups has d
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eclined.
QUESTION 6 zm
A nurse is working at a state health department. Which of the following duties would
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most likely be completed in this setting? (Select all that apply.)
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a. Administering the Medicaid program
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