WorksheetsCh 10 and 14 Review
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 12mins
Which factor may classify a person as high risk for developing hypertension?
Family history
Recurrent exercise
Malnutrition
Previous cardiovascular surgeries
Which element in the epidemiologic triangle is capable of being infected with a disease?
Agent
Environment
Change
Host
Which measure would a nurse use to determine infant mortality rate?
Total number of infant deaths in the population
Estimate of the risk for death for an infant in a given population for that year
Percent of infant deaths from a specific cause divided by the total population at risk
Number of infant deaths in the first year of life divided by the total number of live births
Which form of protection occurs when a large group of people have either been vaccinated or have had the disease?
Inherited resistance
Herd immunity
Vaccine protection
Naturally acquired active immunity
Which action would the nurse take first when developing a health education program?
Evaluating the effects of the educational program
Identifying a population-specific learning need
Designing and implementing the educational program
Identifying potential barriers to learning
For which reason is a nurse the ideal healthcare practitioner to lead in health promotion through health education?
The nurse can educate clients across all three levels of prevention.
The nurse can treat illness only after it has happened.
The nurse assumes the responsibility of the patient’s healthcare.
The nurse provides one-size-fits-all education material to patients.
To reach the desired goal of maximizing the full immunization rates for preventable communicable disease and increasing herd immunity levels, it is crucial for the nurse to:
understand the difficulties in obtaining and maintaining immunization schedules
check an individual’s immunization status at each and every visit
assume that the primary-care physician has provided all appropriate immunizations.
support parents who are reluctant to immunize their children.
Health care–acquired infections (HAIs) are those acquired during hospitalization or developed within a hospital setting. Which of these statements is true regarding HAIs?
HAIs involve patients in the surgical areas.
There are few HAIs in the hospital setting.
Hand hygiene before approaching every client is critical in the hospital setting.
Infection control practitioners are responsible for decreasing infections.
Immunity to disease through vaccination is known as:
herd immunity.
resistance.
natural immunity.
acquired immunity.
Which of the following is NOT one of the three core functions of public health?
Assessment
Policy Development
Treatment
Assurance
A school nurse notes that 60 children have missed days of high school because of pertussis this past year and this rate has been relatively constant for the past 5 years. The nurse plans to work with the community to increase awareness of the seriousness of this disease for children younger than 6 months of age and to raise and maintain the immunization rates, because in this community the pertussis is:
Endemic
Epidemic
Pandemic
Sporadic
What are some examples of Health Education that can take place in the community?
What is the main purpose of surveillance in public health?
To detect and monitor disease trends
To provide direct patient care
To increase hospital admissions
To develop new medications
What is the primary ethical challenge when balancing individual rights and community health in public health practice?
Ensuring equal access to healthcare
Protecting confidentiality of patient records
Providing free vaccinations to all
Justifying restrictions on personal freedoms for the greater good
What is the primary purpose of the 'assessment' function in public health?
To provide direct medical care
To monitor and diagnose community health problems
To enforce health laws
To develop new medications
Which activity best illustrates the 'assurance' function in public health?
Ensuring access to health services for all populations
Educating the public about healthy behaviors
Developing health policies
Collecting data on disease outbreaks
Which principle is most central to the public health code of ethics?
Promotion of social justice
Respect for individual autonomy
Limiting government intervention
Maximizing profit
A nurse conducting a community health assessment to identify high rates of childhood obesity in a neighborhood, then designing a nutrition education program is an example of Community-Oriented Nursing.
How does an aging population influence health care costs?
It generally decreases overall health care spending
It leads to higher demand for chronic disease management and long-term care
It reduces the need for specialized medical services
It has no significant impact on health care costs
Which of the following can help control health care costs at the system level?
Encouraging unnecessary diagnostic testing
Increasing the number of uninsured individuals
Implementing effective preventive care programs
Reducing access to primary care
A home health nurse managing a patient's wound care and IV antibiotics after hospital discharge is an example of Community-based nursing
