NURSING 403 community test bank.
Chapter 01: Population-Focused Practice: The
Foundation of Specialization
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. One of the primary focuses of improving the health of the
American people in the twenty-first century is to address:
a. Bioterrorism and global health threats
b. Delivery of individual care and hygiene
c. The need for increased hospital and acute care
d. Chronic disease and disability management
2. The threat of bioterrorism has the potential to:
a. Dissolve community-based programs.
b. Cause the health care system to collapse.
c. Divert funds from other public safety health care programs.
d. Increase the need for shelters.
3. Population-based preventive programs launched in the
1970s are responsible for increased:
a. Use of tobacco
b. Use of automobile safety restraints
c. Incidence of hypertension
d. Incidence of obesity
,NURSING 403 community test bank.
4. The public health nurse must participate in the essential
services of public health. These include:
a. Monitoring health status by completing a community assessment
b. Diagnosing and investigating health problems in the world
c. Informing, educating, and empowering people about health issues
d. Working in law enforcement to regulate health and ensure safety
,NURSING 403 community test bank.
5. Which of the following is an example of the mission of public
health according to the Institute of Medicine?
a. Tracking avian flu outbreaks and doing surveillance in the United States
b. Providing a flu shot for an elderly person at the health department
c. Keeping track of alternative therapies in use in the United States
d. Keeping snake antivenom at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta
DIF: COG: Analyzing REF: 7 OBJ: 1
6. Making sure that essential community-oriented health
services are available defines which of the core public health
functions?
a. Policy development
b. Assessment
c. Assurance
d. Scientific knowledge-based care
7. The number and proportion of persons aged 25 or older
with less than a high school education is an example of:
a. Sociodemographic characteristics
b. Health status
c. Health risk factors
d. Health care resource consumption
, NURSING 403 community test bank.
8. The purpose of public health core functions is to:
a. Clarify the role of the government in fulfilling the mission of public health.
b. Ensure the safety of populations in receiving quality health care.
c. Provide community-based individualized care to every person in the United States.
d. Unite public and private providers of care in a comprehensive approach to
Chapter 01: Population-Focused Practice: The
Foundation of Specialization
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. One of the primary focuses of improving the health of the
American people in the twenty-first century is to address:
a. Bioterrorism and global health threats
b. Delivery of individual care and hygiene
c. The need for increased hospital and acute care
d. Chronic disease and disability management
2. The threat of bioterrorism has the potential to:
a. Dissolve community-based programs.
b. Cause the health care system to collapse.
c. Divert funds from other public safety health care programs.
d. Increase the need for shelters.
3. Population-based preventive programs launched in the
1970s are responsible for increased:
a. Use of tobacco
b. Use of automobile safety restraints
c. Incidence of hypertension
d. Incidence of obesity
,NURSING 403 community test bank.
4. The public health nurse must participate in the essential
services of public health. These include:
a. Monitoring health status by completing a community assessment
b. Diagnosing and investigating health problems in the world
c. Informing, educating, and empowering people about health issues
d. Working in law enforcement to regulate health and ensure safety
,NURSING 403 community test bank.
5. Which of the following is an example of the mission of public
health according to the Institute of Medicine?
a. Tracking avian flu outbreaks and doing surveillance in the United States
b. Providing a flu shot for an elderly person at the health department
c. Keeping track of alternative therapies in use in the United States
d. Keeping snake antivenom at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta
DIF: COG: Analyzing REF: 7 OBJ: 1
6. Making sure that essential community-oriented health
services are available defines which of the core public health
functions?
a. Policy development
b. Assessment
c. Assurance
d. Scientific knowledge-based care
7. The number and proportion of persons aged 25 or older
with less than a high school education is an example of:
a. Sociodemographic characteristics
b. Health status
c. Health risk factors
d. Health care resource consumption
, NURSING 403 community test bank.
8. The purpose of public health core functions is to:
a. Clarify the role of the government in fulfilling the mission of public health.
b. Ensure the safety of populations in receiving quality health care.
c. Provide community-based individualized care to every person in the United States.
d. Unite public and private providers of care in a comprehensive approach to
