How did Edwin Chadwick’s ideas help decrease disease in the nineteenth century? a. The minimum wage was increased leading to improved quality of life. b. Parish workhouses where poverty-level children labored for their room and board were closed. c. Social reform legislation resulted in changes such as sidewalks. d. The new emphasis on individual responsibility […]
It is rumored that there is something in the workplace that is causing persons employed there to feel ill. Which of the following actions would be most appropriate for the nurse to take? a. Ask researchers to set up a study to confirm the health hazard in the environment b. Assess the risk, including identifying […]
Which of the following best describes how John Snow was able to decrease deaths from cholera? a. Removed a source of contaminated water b. Created the world’s first antibiotic c. Encouraged the new process of vaccination d. Helped pass laws that required home quarantine ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: A John Snow demonstrated that cholera was […]
What change could most effectively lead to a longer life span in Americans? a. Parenting and sexual behavior classes in all public school systems b. Legislation restricting alcohol and drug use c. Notably reducing speed limits on all state and federal highways, and changing the age limit for driving to 21 years of age d. […]
A scholar during the Sanitary Revolution created medical topographies. What was the advantage of these surveys? a. Citizens knew which wells were safe to use for drinking water. b. People knew what housing areas to avoid. c. Results demonstrated environmental factors related to regional disease. d. The king could isolate areas of disease from safe […]
A nurse is using Milio’s approach when caring for a client. Which of the following advantages will the nurse experience? a. It will allow for care interventions outside the hospital system. b. It will demonstrate the effectiveness of using a variety of community resources. . c. It will encourage the assessment of the personal and […]
How does community health nursing define community? a. A group of persons living within specific geographic boundaries b. A group of persons who share a common identity and environment c. A group of persons who work together to meet common goals d. Persons who form a group to resolve a common concern ESSAYBID ANSWER […]
Which of the following nursing interventions would have most likely been used by Florence Nightingale when treating wounded soldiers? a. Establishing private visits with spouses b. Improving food, clothing, and cleanliness c. Administering intravenous medications d. Completing a community assessment of the army hospital ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: B Discovering the appalling conditions of the […]
A nurse is using the theory of planned behavior when working with a client to change her behavior and improve her health. Which of the following considerations should be made by the nurse? a. If environmental limitations may prevent the person from acting b. The availability of needed environmental supports for the client c. The […]
What is the health issue causing the most concern in the United States today? a. Diabetes epidemic b. Increase in cardiac disease c. Increase in obesity d. Rise in cancer rates ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: C The widespread increase in incidence of overweight and obesity has led to calls for population-based measures to address this […]
