QUIZLET

• 1. Which is the primary goal of community health nursing?

  
  

  A. To support and supplement the efforts of the medical profession in the promotion of health and prevention of

  
  

  B. To enhance the capacity of individuals, families and communities to cope with their health needs

  
  

  C. To increase the productivity of the people by providing them with services that will increase their level of health

  
  

  D. To contribute to national development through promotion of family welfare, focusing particularly on mothers and children

  Answer: (B) To enhance the capacity of individuals, families and communities to cope with their health needs.

  
  

  FB: To contribute to national development through promotion of family welfare, focusing particularly on mothers and children.See an expert-written answer!We have an expert-written solution to this problem!
• 2. CHN is a community-based practice. Which best explains this statement?

  
  

  A. The service is provided in the natural environment of people

  
  

  B. The nurse has to conduct community diagnosis to determine nursing needs and problems

  
  

  C. The service are based on the available resources within the community

  
  

  D. Priority setting is based on the magnitude of the health problems identified

  Answer: (B) The nurse has to conduct community diagnosis to determine nursing needs and problems.

  
  

  Community-based practice means providing care to people in their own natural environments: the home, school and workplace, for example.See an expert-written answer!We have an expert-written solution to this problem!
• 3. Population- focused nursing practice requires which of the following processes?

  
  

  A. Community organizing

  
  

  B. Nursing, process

  
  

  C. Community diagnosis

  
  

  D. Epidemiologic process

  3. Answer: (C)

  Community diagnosis

  
  

  FB:Population-focused nursing care means providing care based on the greater need of the majority of the population. The greater need is identified through community diagnosis.See an expert-written answer!We have an expert-written solution to this problem!
• 4. RA 1054 is also known as the Occupational Health Act. Aside from the number of employees, what other factor must be considered in determining the occupational health privileges to which the workers will be entitled?

  
  

  A. Type of occupation,: agriculture, commercial, industrial

  
  

  B. Location of the workplace in relation to health facilities

  
  

  C. Classification of the business enterprise based on net profit

  
  

  D. Sex and age composition of employees

  B. Location of the workplace in relation to health facilities

  
  

  FB: Based on R.A. 1054, an occupational nurse must be employed when there are 30 to 100 employees and the workplace is more than 1 km. away from the nearest health center.
• 5. A business firm must employ an occupational health nurse when it has at least how many employees.

  A. 21

  B. 101

  C. 201

  D. 301

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• 6. . When the occupational health nurse employs ergonomic principles, she is performing which of her roles?

  
  

  A. Health care provider

  B. Health educator

  C. Health care coordinator

  D. Environment manager

  D. Environment manager

  
  

  Ergonomics is improving efficiency of workers by improving the worker's environment through appropriately designed furniture, for example.See an expert-written answer!We have an expert-written solution to this problem!
• 7. A garment factory does not have an occupational nurse. Who shall provide the occupational health needs of the factory workers?

  
  

  A. Occupational health nurse at the Provincial Health Office

  
  

  B. Physician employed by the factory

  
  

  C. Public Health nurse of the RHU of their municipality

  
  

  D. Rural Sanitary inspector of the RHU in their municipality

  C. Public Health nurse of the RHU of their municipalitySee an expert-written answer!We have an expert-written solution to this problem!
• 8. "Public health services are given free of charge". Is this statement true or false?

  
  

  A. The statement is true; it is the responsibility of government to provide haste services

  
  

  B. The statement is false; people pay indirectly for public health services

  
  

  C. The statement may be true or false; depending on the Specific service required

  
  

  D. The statement may be true or false; depending on policies of the government concerned.

  B. The statement is false; people pay indirectly for public health services

  
  

  Community health services, including public health services, are prepaid paid services, through taxation, for example.See an expert-written answer!We have an expert-written solution to this problem!
• 9. According to C.E. Winslow, which of the following is the goal of Public Health?

  
  

  A. For people to attain their birthrights and longevity

  
  

  B. For promotion of health and prevention and diseases

  
  

  C. For people to have access to basic health services

  
  

  D. For people to be organized in their health efforts

  A. For people to attain their birthrights and longevity
• 10. We say that a Filipino has attained longevity when he is able to reach the average life span of Filipinos. What other statistic may be used to determine attainment of longevity?

  
  

  A. Age-specific mortality rate

  
  

  B. Proportionate mortality rate

  
  

  C. Swaroop's index

  
  

  D. Case fatality rate

  C. Swaroop's index

  
  

  Swaroop's index is the percentage of the deaths aged 50 years or older. Its inverse represents the percentage of untimely deaths (those who died younger than 50 years).
• 11. Which of the following is the most prominent feature of public health nursing?

  
  

  A. It involves providing home care to sick people who are not confined in the hospital

  
  

  B. Services are provided free of charge to people within the catchment area

  
  

  C. The public health nurse functions as part of a team providing a public health nursing service

  
  

  D. Public health nursing focuses on preventive, not curative services

  D. Public health nursing focuses on preventive, not curative services

  
  

  The catchment area in PHN consists of a residential community, many of whom are well individuals who have greater need for preventive rather than curative services.
• 12. According to Margaret Shetland, the philosophy of public health nursing is based on which of the following?

  
  

  
  

  A. Health and longevity as birthrights

  
  

  B. The mandate of the state to protect the birthrights of its citizens

  
  

  C. Public health nursing as a specialized field of nursing

  
  

  D. The worth and dignity of man

  D. The worth and dignity of man
• 13. Which of the following is the mission of the Department of Health?

  
  

  A. Health for all Filipinos

  
  

  B. Ensure the accessibility and quality of health

  
  

  C. Improve the general health status of the population

  
  

  D. Health in the hands of the Filipino people by the year 2020

  B. Ensure the accessibility and quality of health careSee an expert-written answer!We have an expert-written solution to this problem!
• 14. Region IV Hospital is classified as what level of facility?

  A. Primary

  
  

  B. Secondary

  
  

  C. Intermediate

  
  

  D. Tertiary

  D. Tertiary

  
  

  Regional hospitals are tertiary facilities because they serve as training hospitals for the region.See an expert-written answer!We have an expert-written solution to this problem!
• 15. What is true of primary facilities?

  
  

  A. They are usually government-run

  
  

  B. Their services are provided on an out-patient basis

  
  

  C. They are training facilities for health professionals

  
  

  D. A community hospital is an example of this level of health facilities

  B. Their services are provided on an out-patient basis

  
  

  Primary facilities government and non-government facilities that provide basic out-patient services.See an expert-written answer!We have an expert-written solution to this problem!
• 16. Which is an example of the school nurse's health care provider function?

  
  

  A. Requesting for BCG from the RHU for school entrance immunization

  
  

  B. Conducting random classroom inspection during measles epidemic

  
  

  C. Taking remedial action on an accident hazard in the school playground

  
  

  D. Observing places in the school where pupils spend their free times

  B. Conducting random classroom inspection during measles epidemic

  
  

  Random classroom inspection is assessment of pupils/students and teachers for signs of a health problem prevalent in the community.
• 17. When the nurse determines whether resources were maximized in implementing Ligtas Tigdas, she is evaluating:

  
  

  A. Effectiveness

  B. Efficiency

  C. Adequacy

  D. Appropriateness

  B. Efficiency

  
  

  Efficiency is determining whether the goals were attained at the least possible cost.See an expert-written answer!We have an expert-written solution to this problem!
• 18. You are a new B.S.N. graduate. You want to become a Public Health Nurse. Where will you apply?

  
  

  A. Department of Health

  B. Provincial Health Office

  C. Regional Health Office

  D. Rural Health Unit

  D. Rural Health Unit

  
  

  R.A. 7160 devolved basic health services to local government units (LGU's). The public health nurse is an employee of the LGU.See an expert-written answer!We have an expert-written solution to this problem!
• 19. RA 7160 mandates devolution of basic services from the national government to local government units. Which of the following is the major goal of devolution?

  
  

  A. To strengthen local government units

  
  

  B. To allow greater autonomy to local government units.

  
  

  C. To empower the people and promote their self-reliance

  
  

  D. To make basic services more accessible to the people

  C. To empower the people and promote their self-reliance

  
  

  People empowerment is the basic motivation behind devolution of basic services to LGU's.
• 20. Who is the Chairman of the Municipal Health Board?

  
  

  A. Mayor

  
  

  B. Municipal Health Officer

  
  

  C. Public Health Nurse

  
  

  D. Any qualified physician

  A. Mayor

  
  

  The local executive serves as the chairman of the Municipal Health Board.
• 21. Which level of health facility is the usual point of entry of a client into the health care delivery system?

  
  

  A. Primary

  
  

  B. Secondary

  
  

  C. Intermediate

  
  

  D. Tertiary

  A. Primary

  
  

  The entry of a person into the health care delivery system is usually through a consultation in out-patient services.See an expert-written answer!We have an expert-written solution to this problem!
• 22. The public health nurse is the supervisor of rural health midwives. Which of the following is a supervisory function of the pubic health nurse?

  
  

  A. Referring cases or patients to the midwife

  B. Providing technical guidance to the midwife

  C. Proving nursing care to cases referred by the midwife

  D. Formulating and implementing training programs for midwives

  B. Providing technical guidance to the midwife

  
  

  The nurse provides technical guidance to the midwife in the care of clients, particularly in the implementation of management guidelines, as in Integrated Management of Childhood Illness.See an expert-written answer!We have an expert-written solution to this problem!
• 23. One of the participants in a hilot training class asked you to whom she should refer a patient in labor who develops a complication. You will answer, to the;

  
  

  A. Public health nurse

  B. Rural health midwife

  C. Municipal health officer

  D. Any of these health professionals

  C. Municipal health officer

  
  

  A public health nurse and rural health midwife can provide care during normal childbirth. A physician should attend to a woman with a complication during labor.
• 24. You are the public health nurse in a municipality with a total population of about 20,000. There are 3 health midwives among the RHU personnel. How many more midwife items will the RHU need?

  A. 1

  B. 2

  C. 3

  D. 4

  A. 1

  
  

  Each rural health midwife is given a population assignment of about 5,000.
• 25. If the RHU needs additional midwife items, you will submit the request for additional midwife items for approval to the:

  A. Rural Health Unit

  B. District Health Office

  C. Provincial Health Office

  D. Municipal Health Board

  D. Municipal Health Board

  
  

  As mandated by R.A. 7160, basic health services have been devolved from the national government to local government units.
• 26. As an epidemiologist, the nurse is responsible for reporting cases or notifiable diseases. What law mandates reporting cases of notifiable diseases?

  
  

  A. Act 3573

  B. RA.3753

  C. RA 1054

  D. RA 1082

  A. Act 3573

  
  

  Act 3573, the Law on Reporting of Communicable Diseases, enacted in 1929, mandated the reporting of diseases listed in the law to the nearest health station.See an expert-written answer!We have an expert-written solution to this problem!
• 27. According to Freeman and Heinrich, community health nursing is a developmental service. Which of the following best illustrates this statement?

  
  

  A. The community health nurse continuously develops himself personally and professionally

  
  

  B. Health education and community organizing are necessary in providing community health services

  
  

  C. Community health nursing in intended primarily for health promotion and prevention and treatment of disease.

  
  

  D. The goal of community health nursing is to provide nursing services to people in their own place of .residence

  B. Health education and community organizing are necessary in providing community health services

  
  

  The community health nurse develops the health capability of people through health education and community organizing activities.
• 28. Which disease was declared through Presidential Proclamation No. 4 as a target for, eradication in the Philippines?

  
  

  A. Pioliomyelitis

  B. Measles

  C. Rabies

  D. Neonatal Tetanus

  B. Measles

  
  

  Presidential Proclamation No. 4 is on the Ligtas Tigdas Program.
• 29. The public health nurse is responsible for presenting the municipal health statistics using graphs and tables. To compare the frequency of the leading causes of mortality in the municipality, which graph will you prepare?

  
  

  A. Line

  B. Bar

  C. Pie

  D. Scatter diagram

  B. Bar

  
  

  A bar graph is used to present comparison of values, a line graph for trends over time or age, a pie graph for population composition or distribution, and a scatter diagram for correlation of two variables.
• 30. Which step in community organizing involves training of potential leaders in the community?

  
  

  A. Integration

  B. Community organization

  C. Community study

  D. Core group formation

  D. Core group formation

  
  

  In core group formation, the nurse is able to transfer the technology of community organizing to the potential or informal community leaders through a training program.
• 31. In which step are plans formulated for solving community problems?

  
  

  A. Mobilization

  B. Community organization

  C. Follow-up/extension

  D. Core group formation

  B. Community organization

  
  

  Community organization is the step when community assemblies take place. During the community assembly, the people may opt to formalize the community organization and make plans for community action to resolve a community health problem.See an expert-written answer!We have an expert-written solution to this problem!
• 32. The public health nurse takes an active role in community participation. What is the primary goal of community organizing?

  
  

  A. To educate the people regarding community health problems

  B. To mobilize the people to resolve community health problems

  C. To maximize the community's resources in dealing with health problems

  C. To maximize the community's resources in dealing with health problems

  
  

  Community organizing is a developmental service, with the goal of developing the people's self-reliance in dealing with community health problems. A, B and C are objectives of contributory objectives to this goal.
• 33. An indicator of success in community organizing is when people are able to:

  
  

  A. Participate in community activities for the solution of a community problem

  
  

  B. Implement activities for the solution of the community problem

  
  

  C. Plan activities for the solution of the community problem

  
  

  D. Identify the health problem as a common concern

  A. Participate in community activities for the solution of a community problem

  
  

  Participation in community activities in resolving a community problem may be in any of the processes mentioned in the other choices.
• 34. Tertiary prevention is needed in which stage of the natural history of disease?

  
  

  A. Pre-pathogenesis

  B. Pathogenesis

  C. Predromal

  D. Terminal

  D. Terminal

  
  

  Tertiary prevention involves rehabilitation, prevention of permanent disability and disability limitation appropriate for convalescents, the disabled, complicated cases and the terminally ill (those in the terminal stage of a disease)
• 35. Isolation of a child with measles belongs to what level of prevention?

  
  

  A. Primary

  B. Secondary

  C. Intermediate

  D. Tertiary

  A. Primary

  
  

  The purpose of isolating a client with a communicable disease is to protect those who are not sick (specific disease prevention).
• 36. On the other hand, Operation Timbang is_____ prevention?

  
  

  A. Primary

  B. Secondary

  C. Intermediate

  D. Tertiary

  B. Secondary

  
  

  Operation Timbang is done to identify members of the susceptible population who are malnourished. Its purpose is early diagnosis and, subsequently, prompt treatment.
• 37. Which type of family-nurse contact will provide you with the best opportunity to observe family dynamics?

  A. Clinic consultation

  B. Group conferences

  C. Home visit

  D. Written communication

  C. Home visit

  
  

  Dynamics of family relationships can best be observed in the family's natural environment, which is the home.See an expert-written answer!We have an expert-written solution to this problem!
• 38. The typology of family nursing problems is used in the statement of nursing diagnosis in the care of families. The youngest child of the delos Reyes family has been diagnosed as mentally retarded. This is classified as:

  
  

  A. Health threat

  B. Health deficit

  C. Foreseeable crisis

  D. Stress point

  B. Health deficit

  
  

  Failure of a family member to develop according to what is expected, as in mental retardation, is a health deficit.See an expert-written answer!We have an expert-written solution to this problem!
• 39. The delos Reyes couple have 6-year old child entering school for the first time. The delos Reyes family has a:

  
  

  A. Health threat

  B. Health deficit

  C. Foreseeable crisis

  D. Stress point

  C. Foreseeable crisis

  
  

  Entry of the 6-year old into school is an anticipated period of unusual demand on the family.See an expert-written answer!We have an expert-written solution to this problem!
• 40. Which of the following is an advantage of a home visit?

  A. It allows the nurse to provide nursing care to a greater number of people

  
  

  B. It provides an opportunity to do first hand appraisal of the home situation

  
  

  C. It allows sharing of experience among people with similar health problems

  
  

  D. It develops the family's initiative in providing for health needs of its members

  B. It provides an opportunity to do first hand appraisal of the home situation

  
  

  Choice A is not correct since a home visit requires that the nurse spend so much time with the family. Choice C is an advantage of a group conference, while choice D is true of a clinic consultation.