Needle stick legislation clarified the role of employers to a. Use Universal Precautions when dealing with all patients. b. Select safer needle devices as they became available. c. Provide needle disposal boxes. d. Incinerate all infectious waste including needles. ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: B
Date: October 9th, 2020
When planning, delivering, and financing responsibility for programs is shifted from the federal level to the state level, it is called a. Evolution b. Devolution c. Block granting d. State administration ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: B
Date: October 9th, 2020
A member of the military receives health care services through which department? a. Defense b. Labor c. Agriculture d. Justice ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: A
Date: October 9th, 2020
Nurses are available to provide health services for women and children due to the provisions of the a. Sheppard-Towner Act b. Public Protection of Maternity and Infancy program c. Early Periodic Screening and Developmental Testing (EPSDT) program d. Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: A
Date: October 9th, 2020
The practices of physicians, nurses, and other health care providers are differentiated by the a. Health Resource and Services Administration (HRSA) b. State board of nursing c. Scope of practice d. United States Department of Health and Human Services ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: C
Date: October 9th, 2020
An occupational health nurse maintains a log of injuries from contaminated “sharps” because of the a. Bloodborne Pathogen Standard b. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) c. Department of Labor (DOL) d. Department of Defense (DOD) ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: A
Date: October 9th, 2020
Action taken to protect the health, safety, and welfare of citizens, such as requiring immunizations of children before admission to school, is called what kind of power? a. Executive b. Legislative c. Judicial d. Police ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: D Police power is state power concerning health care. This power allows states to act to […]
Date: October 9th, 2020
A goal of the Division of Nursing is to a. Enhance nursing’s competence in providing high-tech skills b. Apply disease prevention, environmental health, and health promotion concepts c. Provide scholarships for advanced nursing education d. Enhance racial and ethnic diversity in the nursing workforce ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: D
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When a local health department provides a hypertension screening to all individuals, which general category of health care functions is being used? a. Direct services b. Financing c. Information d. Policy setting ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: A Direct services are actions that provide health care directly to individuals.
Date: October 9th, 2020
The federal government provides for the protection of the public’s health by a. Interpreting decisions related to women’s right to privacy b. Setting up immunization clinics for smallpox vaccine c. Regulating nursing at the state level d. Monitoring the influx of disease at the borders ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: D The United States Constitution gives […]
Date: October 9th, 2020
