Final NRSG 4604 - self-assessment questions with
correct answers
The nurse is monitoring an outbreak of mumps in a number of state
school districts with high rates of unvaccinated children. Monitoring,
systematic collection, analysis and interpretation of health data for
planning, implementing and evaluating a public health intervention is an
example of which public health intervention? Correct Answer--
surveillance
Who achieved widespread recognition during the Civil War, distributing
supplies to wounded soldiers and caring for the casualties with the help
of a team of nurses? Correct Answer-- Clara Barton
A nurse is coordinating an initiative in the community to make sure that
the healthcare needs of local refugees and asylees are recognized and
addressed. Which federal agency should this nurse contact, as it is
directly involved with the health and healthcare of refugees and asylees
in the United States? Correct Answer-- United States Department of
Health and Human Services
Which country spends the most on healthcare? Correct Answer-- United
States
Which is the fastest growing healthcare expenditure in the United
States? Correct Answer-- Prescription medications
,A hurricane recently struck a nurse's hometown, and the nurse on behalf
of the hospital is coordinating local relief efforts with nongovernmental
organizations (NGOs). Which organization should this nurse most
expect to work with in this situation? Correct Answer-- International
Committee of the Red Cross
The nurse is assigned to prepare the yearly goals for the community
health agency in a developing nation. Which goals, on the basis of the
United Nations' Millennium Development Goals for improving global
health, should the nurse include? (Select all that apply.) Correct
Answer-- Distribute a mosquito bed net to every home in the nation.
- Increase the number of girls who attend primary schools by 100%.
- Provide training on prevention of postpartum hemorrhage to all
healthcare workers.
The nurse works to identify epidemiologic and demographic transitions
in the community. Which is an example of a demographic transition?
Correct Answer-- High fertility and high mortality, resulting in slow
population growth
Which risk factor for poor health is associated with low- and middle-
income countries? (Select all that apply.) Correct Answer-- Burning of
wood and dung for cooking and heat
- Not wrapping an infant immediately after birth
- Low status of women
, The community health nurse manager works to identify how to manage
the local health workforce shortage effectively. Using knowledge of the
World Health Organization's (WHO) recommendations, which
suggestion should the nurse manager give to the agency? Correct
Answer-- Increase the agency's investment in the education and training
of new healthcare workers
The following are examples of social determinants of health (select all
that apply): Correct Answer-- Socioeconomic status
-Access to education
-Employment opportunities
-Access to healthcare
The biological "wear and tear" resulting from chronic exposure to social
and environmental stressors, such as community violence and
concentrated poverty is called: Correct Answer--Allostatic load
Not every individual exposed to socioeconomic or other adversity
develops disease. Protective social factors, such as ________, may
mitigate the deleterious effects of adverse social conditions. Select all
that apply. Correct Answer-- Social support
-Self-esteem
- Self-efficacy
According to the Lathrop (2013) article, Florence Nightingale, Lillian
Wald and Loretta Ford exhibited what type of leadership style to impact
population health? Correct Answer-- Transformational leadership
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