Community Practice Questions

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 of health and longevity According to Winslow, all public health efforts are for people to realize their birthrights of health and longevity.

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.

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).

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

*(B)* 101

The public health conducts a study on the factors contributing to the high morality rate due to heart diseases in the municipality where she works. Which branch of epidemiology does the nurse practice in this situation? *A.* Descriptive *B.* Analytical *C.* Therapeutic *D.* Evaluation

*(B)* Analytical Analytical epidemiology is the study of factors or determinants affecting the patterns of occurrence and distribution of disease in a community.

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.

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.

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

*(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.

"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.

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

*(B)* To enhance the capacity of individuals, families and communities to cope with their health needs. To contribute to national development through promotion of family welfare, focusing particularly on mothers and children.

Population- focused nursing practice requires which of the following processes? *A.* Community organizing . *B.* Nursing, process *C.* Community diagnosis *D.* Epidemiologic process

*(C)* Community diagnosis 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.

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)* Environmental manager Ergonomics is improving efficiency of workers by improving the worker's environment through appropriately designed furniture, for example.

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.