Origin:g Chapterg1-gPublicgHealthgNursing,g1
1. Agnursegisgstrivinggtogpracticegpatient-
centeredgcaregatgaghospital.gWhichgactiongbestgexemplifiesgprovidinggpatient-
centeredgcare?
A) Havinggagclientgcompletegagself-
reportedgfunctionalgstatusgindicatorgandgthengreviewinggitgwithgthegclient
B) Explaininggtogagclientgthegbenefitsgofgcomputer-
assistedgroboticgsurgicalgtechniques,gwhichgtheghospitalgrecentlygimplem
ented
C) Recordinggagclient'sgsignsgandgsymptomsgingangelectronicghealthgrecord
D) Performinggcontinuousgglucosegmonitoringgofgagclientgwhilegthegclientgisgingtheg
hospital
Ans:g A
Feedback:
Patient-
centeredgcaregconsidersgculturalgtraditions,gpersonalgpreferences,gvalues,gfamilies,gandglif
estyles.gClientsgbecomegactivegparticipantsgingtheirgowngcare,gandgmonitoringghealthgbeco
mesgthegclient'sgresponsibility.gToghelpgclientsgandgtheirghealthcaregprovidersgmakegbetterg
decisions,gthegAgencygforgHealthcaregResearchgandgQualityg(AHRQ)ghasgdevelopedgagser
iesgofgtoolsgthatgempowergclientsgandgassistgprovidersgingachievinggdesiredgoutcomes,gincl
udinggclient-reportedgfunctionalgstatusgindicators.gComputer-
assistedgroboticgsurgicalgtechniques,gelectronicghealthgrecords,gandgcontinuousgglucosegm
onitoringgingtheghospitalgaregallgtechnologicalgadvancesginghealthcare,gbutgtheygdognotghelp
gthegclientgbecomegagmoregactivegparticipantginghisgorghergcare,gandgthusgaregnotggoodgexam
plesgofgpatient-centeredgcare.
Origin:g Chapterg1-gPublicgHealthgNursing,g2
2. Agnursegisgcaringgforgangoldergclientgwhogisgstrugglinggtogmanageghergtypeg2gdiabetesgme
llitus.gThegnursegshouldgrecognizegwhichgsocialgdeterminantsgofgthisgclient'sghealth?g(Sel
ectgallgthatgapply.)
A) Householdgincomegofg$23,000gpergyear
B) Readingglevelgofgagthirdggrader
C) Medicationgineffectivegduegtogerrorgingprescription
D) OriginallygfromgSudan
E) Nogfamilygingthegareag
Ans:g A,gB,gD,gE
Feedback:
Thegsocialgconditionsgingwhichgpeopleglive,gtheirgincome,gsocialgstatus,geducation,gliteracy
,ghomegandgworkgenvironment,gsupportgnetworks,ggender,gculture,gandgavailabilitygofgheal
thgservicesgaregthegsocialgdeterminantsgofghealth.gThesegconditionsghavegangimpactgongtheg
extentgtogwhichgagpersongorgcommunitygpossessesgthegphysical,gsocial,gandgpersonalgresou
rcesgnecessarygtogattaingandgmaintainghealth.gAgmedicalgerrorgongthegpartgofgthegclient'sgpri
marygcaregprovidergorgnursegwouldgnotgconstitutegagsocialgdeterminantgofgthegclient'sghealt
h.
Pageg 1
, Origin:g Chapterg1-gPublicgHealthgNursing,g3
3. Agnursegsuccessfullygpersuadesgangobesegclientgtogperformgagweeklygweigh-
ingatghomegusinggagdigitalgscalegandgrecordgthegweightgingaglog.gThisgstrategygisgangexam
plegof:
A) Telehealth
B) Healthginformationgtechnology
C) Personalgresponsibilitygforghealth
D) Evidence-
basedgnursinggAns:g C
Feedback:
Personalgresponsibilitygforghealthginvolvesgactivegparticipationgingone'sgownghealthgthroug
hgeducationgandglifestylegchanges.gIngthisgcase,gthegclientgmakesgagpositivegchangeginglifest
ylegbygmonitoringgbodygweightgweekly.gTelehealthgisgthegusegofgelectronicginformationgan
dgtelecommunicationsgtechnologiesgtogsupportglong-
distancegclinicalghealthcare,gclientgandgprofessionalghealth-
relatedgeducation,gpublicghealth,gandghealthgadministration.gHealthginformationgtechnolog
yg(HIT)gisgdefinedgasgthegcomprehensivegmanagementgofghealthginformationgandgitsgexcha
ngegbetweengconsumers,gproviders,ggovernment,gandginsurersgingagsecuregmanner.gEviden
ce-
basedgnursinggisgthegintegrationgofgthegbestgevidencegavailablegwithgclinicalgexpertisegandg
thegvaluesgofgthegclientgtogincreasegthegqualitygofgcare.
Origin:g Chapterg1-gPublicgHealthgNursing,g4
4. Agnursegperformsgagvarietygofgtasksgasgpartgofgthegnurse'sgpositiongatgaghospital.gWhichgt
askgbestgexemplifiesgpublicghealth?
A) Readinggcurrentgnursinggjournalsgandgintegratinggtheglatestgresearchgintogdailyg
practice
B) Instructinggagclientgonghowgtogbestgcaregforgagsuturegsitegatghome
C) Participatinggingagvideoconferencegcallgwithgagclientgwhoglivesgingagremotegarea
D) Facilitatinggagcommunity-
widegsmokinggcessationgprogramgonegmonthgoutgofgthegyear
Ans:g D
Feedback:
Publicghealthgisgwhatgsocietygdoesgcollectivelygtogensuregthegconditionsgexistgingwhichgpeo
plegcangbeghealthy.gAgcommunity-
widegsmokinggcessationgprogramgisgaggreatgexamplegofgagpublicghealthgintervention,gingthat
gitginvolvesgthegcollectivegeffortgofgsocietygtogimprovegtheghealthgofgitsgmembers.gReadingg
andgapplyinggtheglatestgnursinggresearchg isgangexamplegofgevidence-
basedgnursing.gInstructinggagclientgonghowgtogbestgcaregforgagsuturegsitegatghomegisgangexam
plegofgpersonalgresponsibilitygforghealth,gbutgitgisgnotgfocusedgongtheghealthgofgtheggreatergc
ommunity.gParticipatinggingagvideoconferencegcallgwithgagclientgwhoglivesgingagremotegarea
gisgangexamplegofgpatient-
centeredgcaregandgofgangeffectivegimplementationgofgtechnology,gbutgitgisgnotgparticularlygr
elatedgtogpublicghealth.
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, Origin:g Chapterg1-gPublicgHealthgNursing,g5
5. Publicghealthgnursinggisgdistinguishedgfromgothergspecialtiesgbygadherencegtogeightg
principles.gWhichgisgonegofgthegeightgdomainsgofgpublicghealthgnursinggpractice?
A) Analyticgassessmentgskills
B) Investigationgofgdisease
C) Referralgandgfollow-up
D) Casegmanagement
gAns:g A
Feedback:
Thegeightgdomainsgofgpublicghealthgnursinggpracticegaregasgfollows:gAnalyticgassessmentgs
kills,gpolicygdevelopmentgandgprogramgplanninggskills,gcommunicationgskills,gculturalgco
mpetencygskills,gcommunitygdimensionsgofgpracticegskills,gpublicghealthgsciencegskills,gfin
ancialgplanninggandgmanagementgskills,gandgleadershipgandgsystemsgthinkinggskills.
Investigationgofgdisease,greferralgandgfollow-
up,gandgcasegmanagementgaregallgpublicghealthgnursingginterventionsgbutgaregnotgdomainsg
ofgpublicghealthgnursinggpractice.
Origin:g Chapterg1-gPublicgHealthgNursing,g6
6. Publicghealthgnursinggisgdistinguishedgfromgothergspecialtiesgbygadherencegtogeightg
principles.gWhichgisgonegofgthegeightgdomainsgofgpublicghealthgnursinggpractice?
A) Policygdevelopmentgandgindividualgplanninggskills
B) Individualgdimensionsgofgpracticegskills
C) Financialgplanninggandgmanagementgskills
D) Leadershipgandgindividualgcriticalgthinkinggskillsg
Ans:g C
Feedback:
Thegeightgdomainsgofgpublicghealthgnursinggpracticegaregasgfollows:gAnalyticgassessmentgs
kills,gpolicygdevelopmentgandgprogramgplanninggskills,gcommunicationgskills,gculturalgco
mpetencygskills,gcommunitygdimensionsgofgpracticegskills,gpublicghealthgsciencegskills,gfin
ancialgplanninggandgmanagementgskills,gandgleadershipgandgsystemsgthinkinggskills.
Pageg 3
, Origin:g Chapterg1-gPublicgHealthgNursing,g7
7. Publicghealthgnursinggisgdistinguishedgfromgothergspecialtiesgbygadherencegtogeightgprinci
ples.gWhichgaregdomainsgofgpublicghealthgnursinggpractice?g(Selectgallgthatgapply.)
A) Intuitivegassessmentgskills
B) Communitygorganizationgskills
C) Communicationgskills
D) Culturalgcompetencygskills
E) Productgmarketinggskillsg
Ans:g C,gD
Feedback:
Thegeightgdomainsgofgpublicghealthgnursinggpracticegaregasgfollows:gAnalyticgassessmentgs
kills,gpolicygdevelopmentgandgprogramgplanninggskills,gcommunicationgskills,gculturalgco
mpetencygskills,gcommunitygdimensionsgofgpracticegskills,gpublicghealthgsciencegskills,gfin
ancialgplanninggandgmanagementgskills,gandgleadershipgandgsystemsgthinkinggskills.
Origin:g Chapterg1-gPublicgHealthgNursing,g8
8. WhichgwasgagdutygperformedgbygdistrictgnursesgingLiverpool,gEngland,ging1865?
A) Usegepidemiologicgknowledgegandgmethods
B) Encouragegcommunitygorganization
C) Reportgfactsgtogandgaskgquestionsgofgphysicians
D) Assistgphysiciansgwithgsurgerygingthegnewlygconstructedghospitalsg
Ans:g C
Feedback:
DutiesgofgdistrictgnursesgingLiverpool,gEngland,ging1865gincludedgthegfollowing:gInvestiga
tegnewgreferralsgasgsoongasgpossible;greportgtogthegsuperintendentgsituationsgingwhichgadditi
onalgfoodgorgreliefgwouldgimprovegrecovery;greportgneglectgofgclientsgbygfamilygorgfriendsg
togthegsuperintendent;gassistgphysiciansgwithgsurgerygingtheghome;gmaintaingagclean,gunclut
teredghomegenvironmentgandgtendgfiresgforgheat;gteachgthegclientgandgfamilygaboutgcleanlin
ess,gventilation,ggivinggofgfoodgandgmedications,gandgobediencegtogthegphysician'sgorders;g
setgangexamplegforg“neatness,gorder,gsobriety,gandgobedience”;gholdgfamilygmattersgingconf
idence;gavoidginterferencegwithgthegreligiousgopinionsgandgbeliefsgofgclientsgandgothers;gre
portgfactsgtogandgaskgquestionsgofgphysicians;gandgreferg thegacutelygillgtoghospitalsgandgtheg
chronicallygill,gpoorgwithoutgfamilygtoginfirmaries.
Usinggepidemiologicgknowledgegandgmethodsgandgencouraginggcommunitygorganizationga
regprinciplesgofgpublicghealthgtoday,gnotgdutiesgofgdistrictgnursesgingEnglandging1865.
Nursesgatgthatgtimegassistedgphysiciansgwithgsurgerygingtheghome,gnotgingnewlygconstructed
ghospitals.
Pageg 4
1. Agnursegisgstrivinggtogpracticegpatient-
centeredgcaregatgaghospital.gWhichgactiongbestgexemplifiesgprovidinggpatient-
centeredgcare?
A) Havinggagclientgcompletegagself-
reportedgfunctionalgstatusgindicatorgandgthengreviewinggitgwithgthegclient
B) Explaininggtogagclientgthegbenefitsgofgcomputer-
assistedgroboticgsurgicalgtechniques,gwhichgtheghospitalgrecentlygimplem
ented
C) Recordinggagclient'sgsignsgandgsymptomsgingangelectronicghealthgrecord
D) Performinggcontinuousgglucosegmonitoringgofgagclientgwhilegthegclientgisgingtheg
hospital
Ans:g A
Feedback:
Patient-
centeredgcaregconsidersgculturalgtraditions,gpersonalgpreferences,gvalues,gfamilies,gandglif
estyles.gClientsgbecomegactivegparticipantsgingtheirgowngcare,gandgmonitoringghealthgbeco
mesgthegclient'sgresponsibility.gToghelpgclientsgandgtheirghealthcaregprovidersgmakegbetterg
decisions,gthegAgencygforgHealthcaregResearchgandgQualityg(AHRQ)ghasgdevelopedgagser
iesgofgtoolsgthatgempowergclientsgandgassistgprovidersgingachievinggdesiredgoutcomes,gincl
udinggclient-reportedgfunctionalgstatusgindicators.gComputer-
assistedgroboticgsurgicalgtechniques,gelectronicghealthgrecords,gandgcontinuousgglucosegm
onitoringgingtheghospitalgaregallgtechnologicalgadvancesginghealthcare,gbutgtheygdognotghelp
gthegclientgbecomegagmoregactivegparticipantginghisgorghergcare,gandgthusgaregnotggoodgexam
plesgofgpatient-centeredgcare.
Origin:g Chapterg1-gPublicgHealthgNursing,g2
2. Agnursegisgcaringgforgangoldergclientgwhogisgstrugglinggtogmanageghergtypeg2gdiabetesgme
llitus.gThegnursegshouldgrecognizegwhichgsocialgdeterminantsgofgthisgclient'sghealth?g(Sel
ectgallgthatgapply.)
A) Householdgincomegofg$23,000gpergyear
B) Readingglevelgofgagthirdggrader
C) Medicationgineffectivegduegtogerrorgingprescription
D) OriginallygfromgSudan
E) Nogfamilygingthegareag
Ans:g A,gB,gD,gE
Feedback:
Thegsocialgconditionsgingwhichgpeopleglive,gtheirgincome,gsocialgstatus,geducation,gliteracy
,ghomegandgworkgenvironment,gsupportgnetworks,ggender,gculture,gandgavailabilitygofgheal
thgservicesgaregthegsocialgdeterminantsgofghealth.gThesegconditionsghavegangimpactgongtheg
extentgtogwhichgagpersongorgcommunitygpossessesgthegphysical,gsocial,gandgpersonalgresou
rcesgnecessarygtogattaingandgmaintainghealth.gAgmedicalgerrorgongthegpartgofgthegclient'sgpri
marygcaregprovidergorgnursegwouldgnotgconstitutegagsocialgdeterminantgofgthegclient'sghealt
h.
Pageg 1
, Origin:g Chapterg1-gPublicgHealthgNursing,g3
3. Agnursegsuccessfullygpersuadesgangobesegclientgtogperformgagweeklygweigh-
ingatghomegusinggagdigitalgscalegandgrecordgthegweightgingaglog.gThisgstrategygisgangexam
plegof:
A) Telehealth
B) Healthginformationgtechnology
C) Personalgresponsibilitygforghealth
D) Evidence-
basedgnursinggAns:g C
Feedback:
Personalgresponsibilitygforghealthginvolvesgactivegparticipationgingone'sgownghealthgthroug
hgeducationgandglifestylegchanges.gIngthisgcase,gthegclientgmakesgagpositivegchangeginglifest
ylegbygmonitoringgbodygweightgweekly.gTelehealthgisgthegusegofgelectronicginformationgan
dgtelecommunicationsgtechnologiesgtogsupportglong-
distancegclinicalghealthcare,gclientgandgprofessionalghealth-
relatedgeducation,gpublicghealth,gandghealthgadministration.gHealthginformationgtechnolog
yg(HIT)gisgdefinedgasgthegcomprehensivegmanagementgofghealthginformationgandgitsgexcha
ngegbetweengconsumers,gproviders,ggovernment,gandginsurersgingagsecuregmanner.gEviden
ce-
basedgnursinggisgthegintegrationgofgthegbestgevidencegavailablegwithgclinicalgexpertisegandg
thegvaluesgofgthegclientgtogincreasegthegqualitygofgcare.
Origin:g Chapterg1-gPublicgHealthgNursing,g4
4. Agnursegperformsgagvarietygofgtasksgasgpartgofgthegnurse'sgpositiongatgaghospital.gWhichgt
askgbestgexemplifiesgpublicghealth?
A) Readinggcurrentgnursinggjournalsgandgintegratinggtheglatestgresearchgintogdailyg
practice
B) Instructinggagclientgonghowgtogbestgcaregforgagsuturegsitegatghome
C) Participatinggingagvideoconferencegcallgwithgagclientgwhoglivesgingagremotegarea
D) Facilitatinggagcommunity-
widegsmokinggcessationgprogramgonegmonthgoutgofgthegyear
Ans:g D
Feedback:
Publicghealthgisgwhatgsocietygdoesgcollectivelygtogensuregthegconditionsgexistgingwhichgpeo
plegcangbeghealthy.gAgcommunity-
widegsmokinggcessationgprogramgisgaggreatgexamplegofgagpublicghealthgintervention,gingthat
gitginvolvesgthegcollectivegeffortgofgsocietygtogimprovegtheghealthgofgitsgmembers.gReadingg
andgapplyinggtheglatestgnursinggresearchg isgangexamplegofgevidence-
basedgnursing.gInstructinggagclientgonghowgtogbestgcaregforgagsuturegsitegatghomegisgangexam
plegofgpersonalgresponsibilitygforghealth,gbutgitgisgnotgfocusedgongtheghealthgofgtheggreatergc
ommunity.gParticipatinggingagvideoconferencegcallgwithgagclientgwhoglivesgingagremotegarea
gisgangexamplegofgpatient-
centeredgcaregandgofgangeffectivegimplementationgofgtechnology,gbutgitgisgnotgparticularlygr
elatedgtogpublicghealth.
Pageg 2
, Origin:g Chapterg1-gPublicgHealthgNursing,g5
5. Publicghealthgnursinggisgdistinguishedgfromgothergspecialtiesgbygadherencegtogeightg
principles.gWhichgisgonegofgthegeightgdomainsgofgpublicghealthgnursinggpractice?
A) Analyticgassessmentgskills
B) Investigationgofgdisease
C) Referralgandgfollow-up
D) Casegmanagement
gAns:g A
Feedback:
Thegeightgdomainsgofgpublicghealthgnursinggpracticegaregasgfollows:gAnalyticgassessmentgs
kills,gpolicygdevelopmentgandgprogramgplanninggskills,gcommunicationgskills,gculturalgco
mpetencygskills,gcommunitygdimensionsgofgpracticegskills,gpublicghealthgsciencegskills,gfin
ancialgplanninggandgmanagementgskills,gandgleadershipgandgsystemsgthinkinggskills.
Investigationgofgdisease,greferralgandgfollow-
up,gandgcasegmanagementgaregallgpublicghealthgnursingginterventionsgbutgaregnotgdomainsg
ofgpublicghealthgnursinggpractice.
Origin:g Chapterg1-gPublicgHealthgNursing,g6
6. Publicghealthgnursinggisgdistinguishedgfromgothergspecialtiesgbygadherencegtogeightg
principles.gWhichgisgonegofgthegeightgdomainsgofgpublicghealthgnursinggpractice?
A) Policygdevelopmentgandgindividualgplanninggskills
B) Individualgdimensionsgofgpracticegskills
C) Financialgplanninggandgmanagementgskills
D) Leadershipgandgindividualgcriticalgthinkinggskillsg
Ans:g C
Feedback:
Thegeightgdomainsgofgpublicghealthgnursinggpracticegaregasgfollows:gAnalyticgassessmentgs
kills,gpolicygdevelopmentgandgprogramgplanninggskills,gcommunicationgskills,gculturalgco
mpetencygskills,gcommunitygdimensionsgofgpracticegskills,gpublicghealthgsciencegskills,gfin
ancialgplanninggandgmanagementgskills,gandgleadershipgandgsystemsgthinkinggskills.
Pageg 3
, Origin:g Chapterg1-gPublicgHealthgNursing,g7
7. Publicghealthgnursinggisgdistinguishedgfromgothergspecialtiesgbygadherencegtogeightgprinci
ples.gWhichgaregdomainsgofgpublicghealthgnursinggpractice?g(Selectgallgthatgapply.)
A) Intuitivegassessmentgskills
B) Communitygorganizationgskills
C) Communicationgskills
D) Culturalgcompetencygskills
E) Productgmarketinggskillsg
Ans:g C,gD
Feedback:
Thegeightgdomainsgofgpublicghealthgnursinggpracticegaregasgfollows:gAnalyticgassessmentgs
kills,gpolicygdevelopmentgandgprogramgplanninggskills,gcommunicationgskills,gculturalgco
mpetencygskills,gcommunitygdimensionsgofgpracticegskills,gpublicghealthgsciencegskills,gfin
ancialgplanninggandgmanagementgskills,gandgleadershipgandgsystemsgthinkinggskills.
Origin:g Chapterg1-gPublicgHealthgNursing,g8
8. WhichgwasgagdutygperformedgbygdistrictgnursesgingLiverpool,gEngland,ging1865?
A) Usegepidemiologicgknowledgegandgmethods
B) Encouragegcommunitygorganization
C) Reportgfactsgtogandgaskgquestionsgofgphysicians
D) Assistgphysiciansgwithgsurgerygingthegnewlygconstructedghospitalsg
Ans:g C
Feedback:
DutiesgofgdistrictgnursesgingLiverpool,gEngland,ging1865gincludedgthegfollowing:gInvestiga
tegnewgreferralsgasgsoongasgpossible;greportgtogthegsuperintendentgsituationsgingwhichgadditi
onalgfoodgorgreliefgwouldgimprovegrecovery;greportgneglectgofgclientsgbygfamilygorgfriendsg
togthegsuperintendent;gassistgphysiciansgwithgsurgerygingtheghome;gmaintaingagclean,gunclut
teredghomegenvironmentgandgtendgfiresgforgheat;gteachgthegclientgandgfamilygaboutgcleanlin
ess,gventilation,ggivinggofgfoodgandgmedications,gandgobediencegtogthegphysician'sgorders;g
setgangexamplegforg“neatness,gorder,gsobriety,gandgobedience”;gholdgfamilygmattersgingconf
idence;gavoidginterferencegwithgthegreligiousgopinionsgandgbeliefsgofgclientsgandgothers;gre
portgfactsgtogandgaskgquestionsgofgphysicians;gandgreferg thegacutelygillgtoghospitalsgandgtheg
chronicallygill,gpoorgwithoutgfamilygtoginfirmaries.
Usinggepidemiologicgknowledgegandgmethodsgandgencouraginggcommunitygorganizationga
regprinciplesgofgpublicghealthgtoday,gnotgdutiesgofgdistrictgnursesgingEnglandging1865.
Nursesgatgthatgtimegassistedgphysiciansgwithgsurgerygingtheghome,gnotgingnewlygconstructed
ghospitals.
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