Telehealth connections allow high-resolution images and audio with equipment such as a telephone and computer monitor. What is the purpose of telehealth? 1. Allows patients to get nursing care in their homes 2. Substitutes for health department delivered care 3. Improves access to care in rural areas 4. Replaces face-to-face care for those that can […]
The process of change and development across national boundaries and oceans, involving economics, trade, politics, technology, and social welfare is termed 1. Politics 2. Globalization 3. Public health 4. Community health ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: 2
The purpose of the World Health Organization is 1. To coordinate surveillance at the global level 2. To prevent outbreaks of disease 3. To prevent the transmittal of communicable disease among nations of the world 4. To provide humanitarian support in times of disaster ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: 1
The U.S. Census Bureau reported in 2003 that the number of uninsured Americans rose by 1.4 million. What is a major cause of this phenomenon? 1. Medicare took over payment of health care costs. 2. With a declining population, costs for health care rose. 3. Nursing salaries greatly increased, causing health care costs to rise. […]
The demographics of the United States have changed as a result of the rise in the foreign-born population. What ethnic group is the fastest growing immigrant population? 1. African Americans 2. Caucasians 3. Hispanics 4. Asians ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: 3
The impact of World War I on public health nursing included which of the following? Select all that apply 1. Many communicable diseases were eradicated. 2. The depletion of the ranks of public health nurses to the war. 3. The feeling that the greatest patriotic duty was to stay at home. 4. Inadequate funding was […]
The Institute of Medicine found that over 44,000 people die each year of a preventable event that happens as a result of being in the health care environment. This untoward event is 1. Tuberculosis 2. Obesity 3. Medical error 4. Severe acute respiratory syndrome ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: 3
Inequality related to health care costs, accessibility to care, and quality of care is known as 1. Projection 2. Disparity 3. Racism 4. Public health ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: 2
The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 took effect on January 1, 2006. Which of the following is a provision of this legislation? 1. All senior citizens must use the same source for their prescription medications. 2. There is one plan and one co-pay for every drug. 3. There is no requirement […]
An 80-year-old woman comes to the community-health care facility with a large bag of medications. She tells the nurse she can no longer afford these medications because her only income is Social Security. Which of the following is the best response by the nurse? 1. “Let’s go through these medications and see which ones we […]
