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WorksheetsActivity 5: DOH Programs and E-health in the community
Total questions: 80
Worksheet time: 4hrs 0mins
A barangay nurse encounters a family whose child missed several immunizations. The parents express hesitance due to misinformation about vaccines. What should the nurse prioritize according to the DOH Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI)?
Refer the child to a pediatrician immediately
Conduct home immunization without consent
Provide accurate information addressing vaccine myths and benefits
Report the case to the local health officer for sanction
During a measles outbreak, the public health nurse implements the “Bakuna sa Barangay” campaign. Which DOH program principle is reflected?
A. Equity and accessibility of health care
B. Curative approach to infectious disease
C. Cost-recovery through community participation
D. Individualized clinical management
A midwife records an increasing number of underweight children aged 0–5 years in the barangay. What DOH program is most directly involved?
National Tuberculosis Program
National Nutrition Program
Maternal and Child Health Program
Family Planning Program
A 29-year-old pregnant woman presents for her first prenatal visit. The nurse ensures she receives iron and folate supplements as part of which DOH strategy?
Micronutrient Supplementation Program
Safe Motherhood Program
A community nurse identifies poor compliance with tuberculosis medication. Which intervention aligns with the Directly Observed Treatment, Short-course (DOTS) strategy?
Remind patients weekly through text messages
Allow family members to supervise intake
Observe the patient swallow each dose of medication
Provide 1-month supply and follow up after completion
A nurse encounters a suspected TB case but the patient refuses sputum testing. What is the nurse’s most appropriate action?
Respect autonomy and do nothing
Coerce the patient to submit samples
Provide health teaching on TB transmission and benefits of early testing
Report to barangay captain for legal action
A barangay health worker reports a rise in dengue cases. The nurse initiates the “4S Kontra Dengue” campaign. What does the “4S” stand for?
Search and Destroy, Seek Early Consultation, Self-Medicate, Spray Daily
Search and Destroy, Seek Early Consultation, Self-Discipline, Support Fogging
Search and Destroy, Seek Early Consultation, Self-Protection, Say No to Stagnant Water
Search and Destroy, Seek Early Consultation, Self-Protection, Support Fogging
A nurse assigned to an island barangay observes frequent cases of diarrhea among children due to unsafe drinking water. Which DOH program should be prioritized?
Oral Rehydration Therapy Program
National Tuberculosis Control Program
Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus Elimination Program
Reproductive Health Act
During a home visit, a nurse notes that an elderly patient has not received an influenza vaccine. Under which DOH initiative does this service fall?
Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI)
Senior Citizens Health Program
Adult Immunization Program
Primary Health Care Act
A 15-year-old adolescent seeks confidential reproductive health advice. What should the nurse prioritize under the DOH Adolescent Health and Development Program (AHDP)?
Require parental consent before counseling
Provide accurate, age-appropriate reproductive health education
Refer to a private clinic to ensure confidentiality
Postpone counseling until the patient reaches legal age
A mother brings her 2-year-old child to the health center for deworming. According to DOH guidelines, what is the appropriate frequency of deworming for children aged 1–12 years in endemic areas?
Once a month
Twice a year
Once a year
Every two years
During a blood pressure screening, the nurse identifies multiple clients with elevated readings but without prior diagnosis. Which DOH program should be implemented next?
National Diabetes and Hypertension Program
NCD Risk Factor Surveillance Program
Non-Communicable Disease Prevention and Control Program
PhilHealth Konsulta Program
A public health nurse conducts Operation Timbang Plus (OTP) in a rural barangay. What is the main objective of this DOH initiative?
Identify malnourished preschoolers for feeding
Record all underweight children for PhilHealth coverage
Screen only infants aged 0–12 months for stunting
Gather data for Barangay Nutrition Scholars’ stipend
A 40-year-old man diagnosed with tuberculosis asks why he must complete 6 months of therapy even if he feels well after 2 months. The nurse’s best response should emphasize:
Symptoms may recur due to immune system weakness.
You must complete treatment to ensure cure and prevent drug resistance.
Your medicines are government-supplied, so you must follow protocol.
Incomplete treatment will invalidate your PhilHealth benefits.
The Philippine Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (PIDSR) program strengthens the country’s response to outbreaks. Which is its primary goal?
A. Rapid case detection and coordinated response
B. Weekly reporting of hospital admissions
C. National funding for all notifiable diseases
D. Recruitment of additional barangay health workers
A nurse in a coastal barangay encounters repeated leptospirosis cases after flooding. What DOH preventive action should be prioritized?
Immediate chemoprophylaxis for all residents
Environmental sanitation and rodent control campaign
Relocation of the entire community
Isolation of all confirmed cases
A midwife reports that several pregnant women did not return for their scheduled prenatal visits. According to DOH guidelines, how many minimum antenatal care visits should every pregnant woman complete?
Two
Three
Four
Six
A nurse visits a mother who recently gave birth at home without skilled assistance. What should be the first nursing action under the Safe Motherhood Program?
Report the case to local authorities
Provide immediate postnatal care and counseling
In an area affected by COVID-19, the nurse supervises vaccination efforts. What is the DOH’s strategic approach to ensure equitable access?
Prioritize private hospitals
Follow the national COVID-19 vaccination priority framework
Allow walk-in vaccinations for all residents
Provide vaccines only to symptomatic individuals
During a routine barangay health audit, it was noted that some households lacked toilets. Which DOH program addresses this issue directly?
Environmental Health and Sanitation Program
Urban Poor Health Program
Basic Household Infrastructure Project
Community Development Program
The DOH implements the “Pabasa sa Nutrisyon” project primarily to:
Increase literacy rates among mothers
Promote nutrition education through interactive learning
Replace feeding programs in schools
Encourage agricultural production
The nurse notices a rise in adolescent pregnancy in her area. Which DOH initiative best addresses this issue?
Gender and Development Program
Adolescent Health and Development Program
Under the National Mental Health Program, what is the nurse’s most appropriate community-level role?
Conduct electroconvulsive therapy
Provide psychosocial support and early referral
Prescribe antipsychotic medications
Manage psychiatric cases independently
A nurse monitors a dengue case and reports it to the municipal health office. This action represents which surveillance activity?
Passive surveillance
Active surveillance
Sentinel surveillance
Syndromic surveillance
A child diagnosed with measles in the barangay prompts the nurse to start community case finding. This activity is an example of:
Passive surveillance
Active surveillance
Sentinel surveillance
Mandatory surveillance
A nurse implements the DOH’s PhilHealth Konsulta Package. What is its core purpose?
Encourage tertiary care hospital visits
Provide financial aid for emergency admissions
Promote preventive and primary care access through PhilHealth
Limit coverage to senior citizens
A barangay reports multiple cases of rabies after dog bites. What DOH intervention should be prioritized?
Provide post-exposure prophylaxis to bite victims
Conduct mass deworming of animals
Focus on rabies education only
Restrict pet ownership
During a family visit, a nurse notices that the family burns their waste near the house. Under DOH environmental health standards, what should the nurse emphasize?
Waste segregation and proper disposal methods
Community penalties for open burning
Use of chemical disinfectants before burning
Allow burning if garbage volume is small
The Barangay Nutrition Scholar collects weight and height data for children. What is the main use of this information?
To qualify for government subsidies
To update the Barangay Nutrition Action Plan
To report compliance to PhilHealth
To validate national census data
A nurse collaborates with the barangay captain for a dengue clean-up drive. This reflects which principle of primary health care?
Health technology
Community participation
Equitable resource distribution
Intersectoral collaboration
A community nurse inputs patient data into the Philippine Health Information Exchange (PHIE). She ensures that only authorized personnel can access the data. Which principle is being observed?
Accessibility
Data Minimization
Confidentiality
Transparency
The Rural Health Unit is implementing teleconsultations for geographically isolated communities. The main advantage of this system is:
Replacement of in-person visits
Reduced human interaction
Increased access to healthcare specialists
Avoidance of documentation
During a system downtime, the nurse manually records data and uploads it later into the EMR. This process ensures:
Continuity of care
Data duplication
Violation of patient confidentiality
Data manipulation
A barangay health station uses electronic tablets to record immunizations. Which DOH initiative supports this?
National Telehealth Service Program
eHATID Pilipinas
Kalusugan Pangkalahatan
National Tuberculosis Program
A nurse shares a patient's medical report via email to another facility without encryption. What legal issue may arise?
Data loss
Breach of data privacy
System redundancy
Unauthorized duplication
An RHU implements a new electronic health record (EHR) system. Which step should be prioritized first?
Staff training and capacity-building
Data entry by interns
Hardware acquisition
Daily report printing
A nurse observes that an EHR system automatically flags incomplete vaccination schedules. This feature is called:
Predictive analytics
Decision support system
Data backup
Encryption
The barangay nurse uploads COVID-19 data daily through DOH DataCollect. What is its main purpose?
To share patient names publicly
To provide real-time monitoring of health trends
To increase the nurse’s workload
To replace clinical documentation
An RHU nurse forgets to log out of her workstation, allowing others to view patient records. This violates:
Patient confidentiality
Infection control
Medication administration
Proper documentation
A new program integrates birth and immunization data for all infants. This supports which DOH initiative?
Expanded Program on Immunization
National Safe Motherhood Program
Philippine Health Information Exchange
Family Planning Program
A nurse reports inaccurate data found in the EHR. Her action best demonstrates:
System error correction
Data integrity maintenance
Confidentiality breach
Unauthorized editing
To secure sensitive data in eHealth systems, passwords should be changed every:
12 months
6 months
3 months
2 years
The use of PhilHealth Konsulta Portal allows:
Anonymous registration
Digital tracking of member consultations
Bypassing laboratory tests
Cashless telecommunication
When a nurse uses a secured health app for patient follow-ups, she must ensure the app complies with:
Cybercrime Prevention Act
Data Privacy Act of 2012 (RA 10173)
Freedom of Information Act
National ID Law
The EHR system used by the LGU automatically syncs with national databases via the DOH CHITS platform. This promotes:
Redundancy
Interoperability
Data overload
Encryption bypass
A nurse observes that the internet connection in the barangay health station is unstable, delaying data uploads. The best nursing action is to:
Stop documentation
Use offline data entry and upload later
Wait until the next day
Delete previous entries
A municipal nurse trains midwives on how to use digital dashboards for health indicators. This demonstrates:
Task delegation
Capacity building
Program outsourcing
Data restriction
A patient requests access to his electronic records. The nurse should:
Deny access immediately
Provide access following authorization protocols
Share all internal reports
Delete the data for privacy
A barangay with limited resources uses SMS-based reporting for disease surveillance. This demonstrates:
Digital inequity
Adaptive eHealth strategy
Poor data practice
Illegal data use
A nurse accesses the EHR of a patient who is not under her care. This is considered:
Data verification
Unauthorized access
Record validation
Ethical data handling
A health worker reports a possible data breach to her supervisor. This exemplifies:
Professional negligence
Ethical accountability
Data manipulation
Administrative bypass
An LGU nurse submits weekly disease reports using the DOH surveillance app. The main objective of this task is:
Ensure accountability
Provide trend analysis for decision-making
Reduce clinical workload
Maintain paperless documentation
A nurse forgets to back up EHR data before a system update. The result could be:
Data redundancy
Data loss
Data encryption
Data verification
When data from multiple RHUs are integrated for analysis, it enhances:
Data duplication
Public health intelligence
Data fragmentation
Information overload
The Barangay Captain requests aggregated, anonymized health data for planning. The nurse should:
Share detailed patient records
Provide anonymized summary reports only
Refuse any data release
Share files via social media
A nurse designs a local E-Registry for pregnant women. This directly supports which program?
Family Planning
Safe Motherhood Program
EPI
Nutrition Program
A midwife encodes data from prenatal visits directly into a tablet connected to Wi-Fi. This process exemplifies:
Mobile health (mHealth) practice
Passive surveillance
An RHU health information officer ensures data encryption during transfer. This process protects:
Data integrity
Data confidentiality
Both A and B
None of the above
A nurse conducting online health teaching via video conference uses patient first names only. This action ensures:
Confidentiality
Transparency
Accessibility
Accountability
In E-Health systems, using audit trails serves to:
Record user access and activities
Encrypt stored data
Limit password creation
Increase system speed
A nurse in a GIDA barangay conducts house-to-house TB screening using sputum collection kits distributed by the DOH. What component of the National Tuberculosis Control Program (NTP) does this demonstrate?
A. Case holding
B. Case finding
C. Case referral
D. Case isolation
A barangay nurse administers BCG vaccine to a 1-month-old infant. What is the rationale for this immunization?
To prevent upper respiratory infection
To prevent pulmonary tuberculosis
To increase growth and appetite
To boost maternal antibody levels
A health worker ensures all pregnant women have at least four prenatal visits. This action supports which DOH program?
Women’s Health and Safe Motherhood Program
Family Planning Program
Nutrition Program
National Immunization Program
A community health nurse observes that most under-five children in her area are underweight. Her immediate intervention should be:
Conduct BMI assessment for all children
Initiate Operation Timbang Plus and feeding program
Report the cases only
Wait for the municipal nutritionist
A nurse monitors the cold chain system during vaccine delivery. The main purpose is to:
Maintain vaccine potency
Prevent contamination
Increase vaccine volume
Reduce storage space
A 3-year-old child missed his scheduled DPT vaccine. What should the nurse do?
Restart the series
Continue from where it stopped
Cancel future immunizations
During an outbreak of dengue, the nurse coordinates with the LGU to conduct fogging. Which DOH program is being implemented?
National Rabies Control Program
National Dengue Prevention and Control Program
Environmental Health Program
Disaster Risk Reduction Program
A midwife provides iron and folic acid supplementation to pregnant women. This activity is part of:
Micronutrient Supplementation Program
Nutrition Education Program
Safe Motherhood Program
Family Planning Program
A health worker ensures 100% of eligible couples receive family planning counseling. The key objective is to:
Promote birth control
Encourage informed choice
Increase contraceptive prevalence rate only
Eliminate pregnancy completely
A nurse implements the Philippine Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (PIDSR) system. The purpose is:
Generate daily reports
Detect and respond to disease outbreaks early
Replace immunization programs
Record hospital data
A nurse performs deworming activities for elementary students during National School Deworming Month. Which program does this belong to?
Child Health and Development Program
School-Based Health Program
Environmental Sanitation Program
Safe Water Program
A barangay nurse reports a rise in hypertension and diabetes cases. Which DOH initiative directly addresses this?
NCD Prevention and Control Program
Maternal Health Program
Nutrition Program
Infectious Disease Program
A health worker checks that all public schools have functioning handwashing stations. This supports which DOH initiative?
WINS (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene in Schools)
Operation Timbang Plus
School Feeding Program
Health Promotion Framework Strategy
A midwife ensures that postpartum mothers receive Vitamin A supplementation. The primary benefit is:
Improved bone growth
Enhanced immunity and vision
Increased appetite
Prevention of goiter
A nurse distributing mosquito nets in a malaria-endemic area exemplifies which level of prevention?
Primary prevention
Secondary prevention
Tertiary prevention
Quaternary prevention
A nurse initiates mental health education in the barangay after a typhoon. This is part of:
Psychosocial Support and Mental Health Program
Disaster Risk Reduction Program
NCD Program
Occupational Health Program
A nurse screens preschoolers for vision problems. Early detection helps prevent:
Primary disabilities
Secondary disabilities
Tertiary complications
Genetic defects
An RHU nurse conducts a barangay assembly discussing hypertension control and low-salt diets. This demonstrates:
Community mobilization
Advocacy and health promotion
Surveillance activity
Program evaluation
A nurse conducts a review meeting with barangay health workers about their performance in immunization coverage. This process demonstrates:
Monitoring and evaluation
Planning and budgeting
Case management
Task shifting
A midwife reports a child death due to measles to the municipal nurse. What must be done next?
Ignore the report
Submit case to PIDSAR immediately
Wait for supervisor approval
Schedule vaccination later
