A nurse is using the critical theoretical perspective in daily nursing practice. Which of the following activities would the nurse most likely complete? a. Criticize health insurance programs as a barrier to health care b. Expose social values underlying the health care system c. Promote individual freedom and decision making d. Exert control over the […]
Which of the following is most closely associated with morbidity and mortality outcomes? a. Number of physicians per capita b. Insurance status c. Crime rate d. Personality traits ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: B Tremendous disparities for access exist between insured and uninsured people in the United States. Access to care is associated with economic, social, […]
How do public health efforts differ from medical efforts in improving the health of our citizens? a. Medical care providers autonomously choose appropriate interventions, whereas public health care providers must engage in whatever actions legislation requires. b. Medical care providers are self-employed or agency employed, whereas public health care providers are employed by and paid […]
A nurse is completing a health history with a client. Which of the following questions would be most important to include? a. How many alcoholic drinks do you have in a day? b. How many sexual partners have you had in the past month? c. What nonprescription drugs do you take on a routine basis? […]
When comparing a surgeon today with a surgeon of Nightingale’s time, which of the following best describes the primary difference in how they would operate on a patient? a. Current physicians have better surgical equipment (tools). b. Current physicians have nursing support staff in the operating room. c. Current physicians would carefully scrub between cases. […]
A nurse is using Healthy People 2020 as a guide to improve the health and well-being of the community. Which of the following strategies would the nurse most likely implement? a. Address the root causes of health problems b. Choose one of the 28 focal areas for emphasis in funding and media attention c. Concentrate […]
A nurse has accepted a new position in a public health department. Which of the following characteristics is crucial to the nurse’s success? a. Advanced educational preparation b. Being knowledgeable about the community’s needs c. Listening and showing respect d. Caring and empathetic personality ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: C Rather than nursing to the community, […]
Why did local and state governments start to become more involved in controlling disease? a. Hospitals were becoming overcrowded. b. Businesses were unable to make a profit when employees were ill. c. Physicians demanded government support in their individual efforts. d. Citizens were becoming upset with local conditions. ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: D Community outcry […]
Which primary prevention would the school nurse choose to address the school’s number of unwed pregnancies? a. Create a class on parenting for both the moms-to-be and the dads-to-be b. Convince the school board to allow sex education classes to include birth control measures c. Employ the moms-to-be as 1-hour-a-day employees in the school day […]
Which of the following best describes the achievement that Lemuel Shattuck is well known for in the United States? a. Publishing the census of Boston, which demonstrated the effect of sanitary reforms b. Demonstrating the usefulness of vital statistics by analyzing environmental data c. Developing ideas about public health care reform, which were eventually adopted […]
