Practice Exam Questions NUR 443 Complete Solutions
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NUR 443
Which is an example of a social determinant of health? - Answer-Income
According to the Core Competencies for Public Health Nurses, in which tier do competencies apply to entry-level public health professionals at the basic or generalist level? - Answer-Tier 1
Public health nurses represent t...
Practice Exam Questions NUR 443
Complete Solutions
Which is an example of a social determinant of health? - Answer-Income
According to the Core Competencies for Public Health Nurses, in which tier do
competencies apply to entry-level public health professionals at the basic or generalist
level? - Answer-Tier 1
Public health nurses represent the largest group within the professional public health
workforce. - Answer-TRUE
A major goal of the Affordable Care Act was to shift the focus of health care toward
individual, episodic care. - Answer-FALSE
According to standards set by the Affordable Care Act, hospitals must do which of the
following in order to maintain non-profit status? - Answer-Convene a group of
stakeholders every three years.
The United States spends more money on health care than other high-income countries
but has a shorter life expectancy and ranks lowest in performance among key health
indicators. - Answer-TRUE
Who recommended the establishment of a state health department and local health
boards in every town? - Answer-Lemuel Shattuck
Which of the following involves improving clinical health outcomes of a defined group of
individuals within an integrated clinical health system? - Answer-Population health
management
Health inequities are differences in health outcomes for marginalized populations that
are unavoidable. - Answer-FALSE
The educational credential for entry into public health nursing practice is the
baccalaureate degree in nursing. - Answer-TRUE
Current data show that incidences of dental health are worsening in the United States. -
Answer-TRUE
The Department of Health and Human Services has identified mental health as an area
in need of special emphasis. - Answer-TRUE
Which country does NOT have a healthcare system with universal coverage? - Answer-
United States
, TRICARE is an example of a privately owned health insurance company. - Answer-
FALSE
Which is an international source of healthcare information? - Answer-Organization for
Economic Cooperation and Development
Maternal and Child Health Services is an example of a program receiving a block grant,
which gives money to specific programs and providers based on state health needs. -
Answer-TRUE
What is the leading cause of mortality in Canada? - Answer-Cancer
In France, which is similar in function to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration? -
Answer-Agency of Health Safety of Health Products
The U.S. healthcare system has historically given stronger support to community rather
than individual care and to prevention rather than cure. - Answer-FALSE
Which public health term identifies the important concept that individuals, families, and
populations have the healthcare personnel and systems needed to address their
respective healthcare needs? - Answer-Assurance
Which describes the web of causation? - Answer-Emphasizes the concept of multiple
causation while de-emphasizing the role of agents in explaining illness
Whose analyses of the weekly reports of births and deaths in London were the
precursor of modern vital statistics? - Answer-John Graunt
Examining the illness experiences of individual people does not provide evidence of
causality. - Answer-TRUE
Risk factors are those characteristics or events that have been shown to decrease the
probability that a specific disease or illness will develop. - Answer-FALSE
The epidemiologic triad is based on the belief that health status is determined by the
interaction of the host, agent, and clinician. - Answer-FALSE
Epidemiologic Triad = Agent, Host, and Environment
Which is another term for host factors? - Answer-Intrinsic factors
An outbreak's definition is usually limited to a localized increase in the incidence of an
illness. - Answer-TRUE
Which is the primary measurement used to describe either the occurrence or the
existence of a specific state of health or illness? - Answer-Rate
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