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Chapter 01: Population-Focused Practice: Th
Foundation of Specialization in Public Health
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Stanhope: Public Health Nursing, 8th Edition
Chapter 01: Population-Focused Practice: The Foundation of Specialization in Public Health Nur
Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. One of the primary focuses of improving the health of the American people in the twenty-firs
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
ANS: A
There are new concerns, and one of the most serious is bioterrorism. The others are not relate
health or are concerns that have been present for many years.
DIF: COG: Understanding REF: 4 OBJ: 1
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.
, DIF: COG: Analyzing REF: 4 OBJ: 1
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
ANS: B
One outcome of preventive programs launched in the 1970s is the increased use of automobile
straints. These programs also are responsible for the decreased use of tobacco and improved b
control. None of these programs addressed the incidence of obesity.
DIF: COG: Remembering REF: 5 OBJ: 1
4. The public health nurse must participate in the essential services of public health. These inclu
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
ANS: C
The public health nurse monitors health status in several ways, completing a community assess
one way that health status is monitored. The public health nurse would not diagnose or solve “
lems, or work in law enforcement. Rather, the public health care nurse would participate with lo
to protect communities and empower people to address health issues.
DIF: COG: Understanding REF: 5 OBJ: 1
5. Which of the following is an example of the mission of public health according to the Institute
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
ANS: A
The Institute of Medicine’s stated mission on public health is “to generate organized community
knowledge to prevent disease and promote health.”
DIF: COG: Analyzing REF: 7 OBJ: 1
Chapter 01: Population-Focused Practice: Th
Foundation of Specialization in Public Health
Nursing(FREE)
Stanhope: Public Health Nursing, 8th Edition
Chapter 01: Population-Focused Practice: The Foundation of Specialization in Public Health Nur
Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. One of the primary focuses of improving the health of the American people in the twenty-firs
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
ANS: A
There are new concerns, and one of the most serious is bioterrorism. The others are not relate
health or are concerns that have been present for many years.
DIF: COG: Understanding REF: 4 OBJ: 1
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.
, DIF: COG: Analyzing REF: 4 OBJ: 1
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
ANS: B
One outcome of preventive programs launched in the 1970s is the increased use of automobile
straints. These programs also are responsible for the decreased use of tobacco and improved b
control. None of these programs addressed the incidence of obesity.
DIF: COG: Remembering REF: 5 OBJ: 1
4. The public health nurse must participate in the essential services of public health. These inclu
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
ANS: C
The public health nurse monitors health status in several ways, completing a community assess
one way that health status is monitored. The public health nurse would not diagnose or solve “
lems, or work in law enforcement. Rather, the public health care nurse would participate with lo
to protect communities and empower people to address health issues.
DIF: COG: Understanding REF: 5 OBJ: 1
5. Which of the following is an example of the mission of public health according to the Institute
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
ANS: A
The Institute of Medicine’s stated mission on public health is “to generate organized community
knowledge to prevent disease and promote health.”
DIF: COG: Analyzing REF: 7 OBJ: 1
