Exam elaborations Perspectives in Global Health Care Stanhope: Public Health Nursing: Population-Centered Health Care in the Community, 10th Edition

Chapter 04: Perspectives in Global Health Care Stanhope: Public Health Nursing: Population-Centered Health Care in the Community, 10th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. What is the key to achieving the goals of Health for All in the 21st Century (HFA21) worldwide? a. The cure of communicable disease b. The technological development of all nations c. The worldwide availability of health care insurance d. The worldwide implementation of primary health care ANS: D The major key to attaining Health for All by the Year 2000 was the worldwide implementation of primary health care; this has extended into the next century with the document HFA21. The World Health Assembly in 1977 stated that all citizens of the world should enjoy a level of health that would permit them to lead a socially and economically productive life. Curing communicable disease, technological developments of all nations, and availability of health care insurance are not part of the key strategies to achieve the goals of HFA21. DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding TOP: Nursing process: Planning MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance 2. Which health problem is of greatest concern in the world’s developed countries? a. Hepatitis b. Malaria c. Polio d. Smallpox ANS: A Current health concerns in more developed countries are hepatitis, infectious diseases, and new viral strains such as hantavirus, SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome), H1N1, and avian flu. Malaria, polio, and smallpox are more commonly found in lesser-developed countries. DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding TOP: Nursing process: Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance 3. What disease that was once isolated and rare is now widespread throughout the world? a. Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) b. Smallpox c. Malaria d. Measles ANS: A Smallpox has been eradicated; malaria and measles were not isolated and rare throughout the world. AIDS was once isolated and rare but is now worldwide. DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding TOP: Nursing process: Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance