Test bank for mason policy politics in nursing and
health care 8th edition by Elizabeth Lynne Mason,
Diana J.; Perez, Adrianna; McLemore, Monica R.;
Dickson
,TEST BANK FOR
Mason Policy & Politics in Nursing and Health Care, 8th Edition
Chapter 01: Introduction
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following is an example of tertiary prevention?
a. Vaccination for rotavirus for children younger than the age of 1 year
b. Surgical amputation of an extremity with osteosarcoma (bone cancer)
c. Screening for gestational diabetes after 24 weeks of pregnancy
d. Sexual education program in elementary schools
e. Increasing taxes for buying
cigarettes ANS: B
Surgical amputation of an extremity with osteosarcoma (bone cancer)
is an example in which when a disease is present the treatment
(amputation) is done to reduce the impact of disease by preventing the
tumor from dissemination. Vaccination for rotavirus for children
younger than the age of 1 year, sexual education program in
elementary schools, and increasing taxes for buying cigarettes
represent examples of primary prevention. Screening for gestational
diabetes after 24 weeks of pregnancy is an example of secondary
prevention.
2. Thishistoric character observed that childbed fever mortality was
more common among women treated by physicians and medical
students compared with women treated by midwives. Based on his
observations, he implemented a hand wash policy that resulted in a
decrease in mortality. Name the character that we are talking about.
a. John Snow
b. Edward Jenner
c. D.A. Henderson
d. Leon Gordis
e. Ignaz
Semmelweis
ANS: E
,Ignaz Semmelweis identified that medical students and physicians
transmitted the disease by not washing their hands after examining
bodies at autopsies and conducting multiple examinations in the
clinic.
3. Thanksto the contributions of Edward Jenner, the following
disease was eradicated later by efforts organized by D.A.
Henderson:
a. Cholera
b. Smallpox
c. Chickenpox
d. Polio
e. Zika
, Test Bank 1-
2
ANS: B
Smallpox was eradicated in 1980. Edward Jenner vaccinated James
Phipps in 1796 against smallpox. Almost 200 years later, the World
Health Organization (WHO) commissioned
D.A. Henderson to lead the efforts to eradicate the disease.
4. Over the past century, a marked decline in the mortality rates of
many infectious diseases has been observed. Which of the following
is the most likely reason for the observed decline in mortality rates
from common infectious diseases?
a. Development of penicillin
b. Development of insulin
c. Development of vaccines
d. Improvement in social conditions
e. Worse sanitation and
unsafe water ANS: D
Although medical treatments potentially helped in the decrease of
infectious diseases, the advancement in social conditions played a
major role. These improvements include better sanitation, safe
disposal of waste, better nutrition, and improvement in housing
conditions.
Chapter 02: The Dynamics of Disease Transmission
Test Bank
MULTIPLE
CHOICE
1. Whichterm most accurately describes the following definition?
“The occurrence in a community or region of cases of an illness,
Copyright © 2020 by Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
health care 8th edition by Elizabeth Lynne Mason,
Diana J.; Perez, Adrianna; McLemore, Monica R.;
Dickson
,TEST BANK FOR
Mason Policy & Politics in Nursing and Health Care, 8th Edition
Chapter 01: Introduction
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following is an example of tertiary prevention?
a. Vaccination for rotavirus for children younger than the age of 1 year
b. Surgical amputation of an extremity with osteosarcoma (bone cancer)
c. Screening for gestational diabetes after 24 weeks of pregnancy
d. Sexual education program in elementary schools
e. Increasing taxes for buying
cigarettes ANS: B
Surgical amputation of an extremity with osteosarcoma (bone cancer)
is an example in which when a disease is present the treatment
(amputation) is done to reduce the impact of disease by preventing the
tumor from dissemination. Vaccination for rotavirus for children
younger than the age of 1 year, sexual education program in
elementary schools, and increasing taxes for buying cigarettes
represent examples of primary prevention. Screening for gestational
diabetes after 24 weeks of pregnancy is an example of secondary
prevention.
2. Thishistoric character observed that childbed fever mortality was
more common among women treated by physicians and medical
students compared with women treated by midwives. Based on his
observations, he implemented a hand wash policy that resulted in a
decrease in mortality. Name the character that we are talking about.
a. John Snow
b. Edward Jenner
c. D.A. Henderson
d. Leon Gordis
e. Ignaz
Semmelweis
ANS: E
,Ignaz Semmelweis identified that medical students and physicians
transmitted the disease by not washing their hands after examining
bodies at autopsies and conducting multiple examinations in the
clinic.
3. Thanksto the contributions of Edward Jenner, the following
disease was eradicated later by efforts organized by D.A.
Henderson:
a. Cholera
b. Smallpox
c. Chickenpox
d. Polio
e. Zika
, Test Bank 1-
2
ANS: B
Smallpox was eradicated in 1980. Edward Jenner vaccinated James
Phipps in 1796 against smallpox. Almost 200 years later, the World
Health Organization (WHO) commissioned
D.A. Henderson to lead the efforts to eradicate the disease.
4. Over the past century, a marked decline in the mortality rates of
many infectious diseases has been observed. Which of the following
is the most likely reason for the observed decline in mortality rates
from common infectious diseases?
a. Development of penicillin
b. Development of insulin
c. Development of vaccines
d. Improvement in social conditions
e. Worse sanitation and
unsafe water ANS: D
Although medical treatments potentially helped in the decrease of
infectious diseases, the advancement in social conditions played a
major role. These improvements include better sanitation, safe
disposal of waste, better nutrition, and improvement in housing
conditions.
Chapter 02: The Dynamics of Disease Transmission
Test Bank
MULTIPLE
CHOICE
1. Whichterm most accurately describes the following definition?
“The occurrence in a community or region of cases of an illness,
Copyright © 2020 by Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
