A community health nurse is overwhelmed with all that needs to be done in one day. Which task could most easily be postponed? a. Reviewing the most recent hospital patient data collected by the local college of nursing b. Deciding which of several possible new clinic options would be most effective in better meeting the […]
Which of the following best describes the overall result of Abraham Flexner’s report? a. All medical schools reorganized into the German model. b. Citizens were encouraged to become more involved in medical education. c. Folk healers again became more widely used than physicians. d. Funding was withdrawn from weak medical schools. ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: […]
A family living in England in 1860 was part of the community where district nursing was implemented. Who would most likely have seen this family? a. A social worker and a nurse b. A health teacher and a nurse c. A nurse d. A physician and a nurse ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: A A nurse […]
Which of the following factors have a profound, if sometimes unrecognized, impact on one’s health? (Select all that apply.) a. Adequate resources to allow easy access to health services b. Interpersonal relationships with family and friends c. Local, state, and national policies d. Number and quality of health care providers within transportation range e. Physical […]
Which of the following groups was primarily responsible for the establishment of the first school of public health? a. The American Medical Association b. The Association of State Departments of Public Health c. The federal government d. The Rockefeller Foundation ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: D Philanthropic foundations influenced many health care efforts. The Rockefeller Sanitary […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Which of the following is the cause of most preventable deaths in the United States? a. Alcohol b. Drug addictions c. Sexually transmitted diseases d. Tobacco ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: D Smoking is the leading cause of preventable deaths, accounting for about one out of every five deaths.
