COMMUNITY HEALTH ~ PM

Lakukan tugas rumah & ujian kamu dengan baik sekarang menggunakan Quizwiz!

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

1. Answer: (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.

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

10. Answer: (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

11. Answer: (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

12. Answer: (D) The worth and dignity of man This is a direct quote from Dr. Margaret Shetland's statements on Public Health Nursing.

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

13. Answer: (B) Ensure the accessibility and quality of health care

14. Region IV Hospital is classified as what level of facility? A. Primary B. Secondary C. Intermediate D. Tertiary

14. Answer: (D) Tertiary Regional hospitals are tertiary facilities because they serve as training hospitals for the region.

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

15. Answer: (B) Their services are provided on an out-patient basis. Primary facilities government and non-government facilities that provide basic out-patient services.

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

2. 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.

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 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.

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

4. Answer: (B) Location of the workplace in relation to health facilities 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

5. Answer: (B) 101

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

6. Answer: (D) Environmental manager Ergonomics is improving efficiency of workers by improving the worker's environment through appropriately designed furniture, for example.

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

7. Answer: (C) Public health nurse of the RHU of their municipality

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.

8. Answer: (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.

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

9. Answer: (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.


Set pelajaran terkait

Business Principles EXAM 4 (chapters 13, 15, 16)

View Set

CFA 2: FRA: Multinational Operations

View Set

MGMT 361 Midterm 1 Practice questions

View Set

Michigan State University Psychology 101 Exam 4

View Set

Fundamentals of Success Gastrointestinal System

View Set

Maternity- Labor and Delivery and Associated Complications

View Set

Chapter 46: Management of Patients With Gastric and Duodenal Disorders Prep-U

View Set

Counseling and Helping Relationships

View Set