PoPulation HealtH Final quiz bank questions and CoRReCt
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A population is best defined as a: - ANSWER-Collection of individuals who share
at least one common characteristic
Which individual would most likely experience a barrier when accessing health
care? - ANSWER-A 30-year-old male who is unemployed
In evaluating a smoking cessation program, the gained or increased financial
income, the improvements in the community attributable to the program, or
costs that would result if the program was not given are examples of: -
ANSWER-cost-benefit analysis
Which of the trends in health issues in the United States between 1900 and 1955
is accurate? - ANSWER-There was a rise in chronic disease such as heart
disease and cancer.
A nurse would like to propose legislation requiring all schools to employ a
registered nurse. The first step taken in the legislative process would be: -
ANSWER-Developing the policy option into a bill
Making sure that essential community-oriented health services are available
defines which of the core public health functions? - ANSWER-Assurance
Collecting data and monitoring the health status of the population defines which
of the core public health functions? - ANSWER-Assessment
When a local health department provides a hypertension screening to all
individuals, which general category of health care functions is being used? -
ANSWER-direct services
,A member of the military receives health care services through which
department? - ANSWER-defense
Public health nurses are involved in health care reform because reform should: -
ANSWER-Improve health care access and reduce health care costs.
Nurses can promote efficiency by: - ANSWER-Using time wisely by delegating
non-nursing tasks to unlicensed care providers
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention accomplishes its mission by
(select all that apply): - ANSWER-Implementing prevention strategies
Detecting and investigating health problems
Fostering safe and healthful environments
Conducts critical science and provides health information that protects our
nation against expensive and dangerous health threats
Florence Nightingale's contributions to public health included: - ANSWER-Using
a population-based approach that led to improved environmental conditions
It is important that nurses are involved in health policy because: - ANSWER-
Government and policy have a large impact on nursing and health.
Which of the following statements is true with regard to a population focus in
public health nursing? - ANSWER-Attention is given to the population or
community as a whole, regardless of whether they do or do not access the
health care system.
, The federal agency of the public health system that is most involved with the
health and welfare of United States citizens is the: - ANSWER-Department of
Health and Human Services
Medicare and Medicaid are: - ANSWER-Two federal programs that provide
insurance to special groups
In the United States, the majority of health care dollars are spent on: - ANSWER-
hospital care
Which of the following is an example of the mission of public health according to
the Institute of Medicine? - ANSWER-Tracking avian flu outbreaks and doing
surveillance in the United States
The allocation of scarce resources within the health care sector and the focus
on resource allocation issues related to producing and distributing health care
is called: - ANSWER-health economics
The proportion of persons with positive test results who actually have a disease,
interpreted as the probability that an individual with a positive test result has the
disease, is the: - ANSWER-positive predictive value
Immunization for measles is an example of: - ANSWER-primary prevention
John Snow is called the "father of epidemiology" because of his work with: -
ANSWER-cholera
An example of primary prevention is: - ANSWER-diet and exercise
When studying chronic disease, the multifactorial etiology of illness is
considered. What does this imply? - ANSWER-Focus should be on the factors or
combinations and levels of factors contributing to disease.
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A population is best defined as a: - ANSWER-Collection of individuals who share
at least one common characteristic
Which individual would most likely experience a barrier when accessing health
care? - ANSWER-A 30-year-old male who is unemployed
In evaluating a smoking cessation program, the gained or increased financial
income, the improvements in the community attributable to the program, or
costs that would result if the program was not given are examples of: -
ANSWER-cost-benefit analysis
Which of the trends in health issues in the United States between 1900 and 1955
is accurate? - ANSWER-There was a rise in chronic disease such as heart
disease and cancer.
A nurse would like to propose legislation requiring all schools to employ a
registered nurse. The first step taken in the legislative process would be: -
ANSWER-Developing the policy option into a bill
Making sure that essential community-oriented health services are available
defines which of the core public health functions? - ANSWER-Assurance
Collecting data and monitoring the health status of the population defines which
of the core public health functions? - ANSWER-Assessment
When a local health department provides a hypertension screening to all
individuals, which general category of health care functions is being used? -
ANSWER-direct services
,A member of the military receives health care services through which
department? - ANSWER-defense
Public health nurses are involved in health care reform because reform should: -
ANSWER-Improve health care access and reduce health care costs.
Nurses can promote efficiency by: - ANSWER-Using time wisely by delegating
non-nursing tasks to unlicensed care providers
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention accomplishes its mission by
(select all that apply): - ANSWER-Implementing prevention strategies
Detecting and investigating health problems
Fostering safe and healthful environments
Conducts critical science and provides health information that protects our
nation against expensive and dangerous health threats
Florence Nightingale's contributions to public health included: - ANSWER-Using
a population-based approach that led to improved environmental conditions
It is important that nurses are involved in health policy because: - ANSWER-
Government and policy have a large impact on nursing and health.
Which of the following statements is true with regard to a population focus in
public health nursing? - ANSWER-Attention is given to the population or
community as a whole, regardless of whether they do or do not access the
health care system.
, The federal agency of the public health system that is most involved with the
health and welfare of United States citizens is the: - ANSWER-Department of
Health and Human Services
Medicare and Medicaid are: - ANSWER-Two federal programs that provide
insurance to special groups
In the United States, the majority of health care dollars are spent on: - ANSWER-
hospital care
Which of the following is an example of the mission of public health according to
the Institute of Medicine? - ANSWER-Tracking avian flu outbreaks and doing
surveillance in the United States
The allocation of scarce resources within the health care sector and the focus
on resource allocation issues related to producing and distributing health care
is called: - ANSWER-health economics
The proportion of persons with positive test results who actually have a disease,
interpreted as the probability that an individual with a positive test result has the
disease, is the: - ANSWER-positive predictive value
Immunization for measles is an example of: - ANSWER-primary prevention
John Snow is called the "father of epidemiology" because of his work with: -
ANSWER-cholera
An example of primary prevention is: - ANSWER-diet and exercise
When studying chronic disease, the multifactorial etiology of illness is
considered. What does this imply? - ANSWER-Focus should be on the factors or
combinations and levels of factors contributing to disease.
