A nurse who works on the surgical unit at the local hospital was asked by the home health unit to make a home visit to a patient who had been discharged the previous day and to give follow-up care (for overload pay). What kind of nursing would this nurse be doing? a. Acute care hospital […]
Date: October 9th, 2020
Which of the following statements best summarizes Wald and Brewster’s approach to home nursing? a. “All services all the time” b. “Helping people to help themselves” c. “One person, one family, at a time” d. “Your home or ours” ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: B The nursing service adopted the philosophy of meeting health needs of […]
Date: October 9th, 2020
Which task is most crucial for the community health nurse to do well? a. Review the most recent morbidity and mortality data b. Create a new clinic to better meet local health needs c. Evaluate the results of the recent screening program d. Give testimony regarding proposed state health legislation ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: D […]
Date: October 9th, 2020
Which of the following best describes the district nursing service created in the United States by Lillian Wald and Mary Brewster? a. House on Henry Street b. Visiting Nurses Association c. New York City District Nursing Service d. Wald and Brewster Nursing Service ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: A They established a district nursing service on […]
Date: October 9th, 2020
Which of the following best describes the reason why so many Americans are obese? a. Culture requires eating at celebrations and holidays. b. For many people, caloric intake is more than needed for their physical activity. c. Physical education is no longer a required subject in most elementary and secondary schools. d. The expected portion […]
Date: October 9th, 2020
Which of the following interventions was most helpful in assisting people become educated on healthful living in nineteenth-century England? a. Brochures were distributed without charge in public places. b. Health visitors joined nurses in providing care in the homes. c. Nurses spent the majority of their time teaching families. d. Schools set up health programs […]
Date: October 9th, 2020
A nurse is using Milio’s framework to promote healthy eating choices among members of the community. Which of the following interventions would the nurse most likely implement? a. Provide community education about healthy food choices b. Promote legislation to increase taxation on unhealthy food choices c. Lobby for health insurance providers to pay for participation […]
Date: October 9th, 2020
A new public health nurse carefully assessed all the local mortality and morbidity data in preparation for making appropriate planning suggestions at a meeting next week. What other action is crucial before the nurse can feel prepared? a. Ask other nursing staff their perceptions of the community’s needs b. Assess the nurse’s own assets, strengths, […]
Date: October 9th, 2020
Which action would probably result in the largest change in health care outcomes for Americans? a. Establish large numbers of scholarships for education of nurses, physicians, and other health care providers b. Fund a one-time extremely large stimulus to allow all health care providers and agencies to create and integrate computer network systems for client […]
Date: October 9th, 2020
Which of the following did Lillian Wald help establish? a. Child employment centers with shortened work days b. Daycare centers for preschool-aged children c. Nurseries for infants of working mothers d. School health nursing for school-aged children ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: D Wald convinced the New York City Health Commissioner to put a public health […]
Date: October 9th, 2020
