HESI Prep Community Health Questions and Answers 100% Pass

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HESI Prep Community Health Questions and Answers 100% Pass Jennifer is a community health nurse in a large metropolitan area. According to the American Nurses Association's Code of Ethics (2001), c... ommunity health nurses must align themselves with public health programs that promote and preserve the health of populations by influencing: socioeconomic issues. psychosocial issues. sociocultural issues. developmental issues. ✔✔sociocultural issues Mary is a nursing student doing her senior project in community health. Part of her assignment is to conduct an activity that illustrates "social health" within a group in her community. The most appropriate activity for Mary to organize would be a: neighborhood block party. food bank in a local church. community yard sale. school fundraiser for the school band. ✔✔food bank in a local church It has been estimated that individual behaviors and environmental factors are responsible for what percentage of all premature deaths in the United States? 20% 40% 50% 70% ✔✔50% Early public health nurse Lillian Wald and her associates were successful in addressing health and disease in the immigrant community by: supporting political activities to improve social and environmental conditions of immigrant families. administering bedside nursing care to immigrants and their families. teaching the immigrant family members to provide health care in the home. obtaining and administering medications to the immigrants and their family members. ✔✔supporting political activities to improve social and environmental conditions of immigrant families Disease prevention activities protect people from disease and the effects of disease. An example of primary disease prevention is: teaching people with diabetes how to prevent complications. administering vaccines to children before kindergarten. checking the skin of farm workers for signs of skin cancer. identifying and testing individuals exposed to someone with tuberculosis. ✔✔administering vaccines to children before kindergarten Every 10 years, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services publishes a national prevention initiative titled Healthy People. One of the new objectives for Healthy People 2020 is to: achieve access to preventive services of all Americans. improve the nation's ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from a major health incident. reduce health disparities among Americans. increase independence of older Americans. ✔✔improve the nation's ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from a major health incident Which of the following is an example of "community health nursing" rather than "communitybased nursing"? An RN assisting a doctor in a pediatrician's office An RN visiting a home-bound patient to monitor for congestive heart failure An RN reviewing school clinic records to determine which children are not up to date on their immunizations An RN dispensing medications in a nursing home ✔✔An RN reviewing school clinic records to determine which children are not up to date on their immunizations Which of the following entities strives to improve the health of all the public by promoting healthy lifestyles, preventing disease and injury, and protecting the health of communities? Managed care organizations (MCOs) Medicare Public health system Affordable Care Act ✔✔Public health system A variety of health indicators are used by health providers, policy makers, and community health nurses to measure the health of the community. Indicators that illustrate the health status of a community and may be useful in analyzing health patterns over time include: (Select all that apply.) morbidity. mortality. birth rates. life expectancy. cancer incidence rates. ✔✔morbidity, mortality, life expectancy, & cancer incidence rates Public health efforts focus on prevention and promotion of population health. The local level of the health care system provides direct services to community members through community and personal health services. An example of a health service that targets the larger community, rather than individuals, is: (Select all that apply.) providing well-infant care. a mobile immunization clinic. condemning or repairing unsafe housing. encouraging family planning. airing a weekly public service announcement to remind women to do breast self-examination. ✔✔a mobile immunization clinic, condemning or repairing unsafe housing, & airing a weekly public service announcement to remind women to do breast self-examination In which of the following historical ages would people have had an increased risk for contracting salmonella, anthrax, Q fever, or tuberculosis from the proximity of domesticated animals and herds? Hunting and gathering stage Settled village stage Preindustrial cities stage Industrial cities stage ✔✔Settled village stage During the Renaissance period, much was learned about health and disease. The Elizabethan Poor Law was enacted during this time to: govern personal and community hygiene such as contagion, disinfection, and sanitation. make local parishes responsible for caring for the poor in the community. enforce hygienic codes from Leviticus and establish leper houses. legislate social reform, addressing issues such as child welfare and factory management. ✔✔make local parishes responsible for caring for the poor in the community Edwin Chadwick's Report on an Inquiry into the Sanitary Conditions of the Laboring Population of Great Britain greatly contributed to the development of the: National Organization for Public Health Nursing. American Medical Association. General Board of Health for England. National Institute ✔✔General Board of Health for England What discovery by Edward Jenner resulted in one of the greatest medical advances of the 18th century? The benefits of isolation in the control of communicable disease such as bubonic plague The discovery that cholera was transmissible through contaminated water The identification of modern epidemiologic principles, such as agent-host-environment The development of the smallpox vaccination that resulted in immunity after inoculation with the cowpox virus ✔✔The development of the smallpox vaccination that resulted in immunity after inoculation with the cowpox virus Lemuel Shattuck, a Boston bookseller with an interest in public health, published the 1850 book Report of the Massachusetts Sanitary Commission. Which of the following was NOT a recommendation of the report? Keeping a record of vital statistics Developing well-infant and well-child care programs Introducing modern family planning methods in the United States Beginning a system of vaccination and health education ✔✔Introducing modern family planning methods in the United States The first visiting nurse in the United States was: Lillian Wald. Mary Brewster. Florence Nightingale. Francis Root. ✔✔Francis Root Modern community health nursing requires the nurse to __________, which empowers people to understand and address their health issues and disease. practice from a population focus adopt a medical model of care return to earlier models of prevention focus on the individual and family ✔✔practice from a population focus Which of the following was NOT a public health service provided by the Romans? A supervisor of the public baths Street cleaners Supervision of the sale of food Housing for the indigent population ✔✔Housing for the indigent population When nonindustrial cultures adopt Western customs and transition into urban environments, Western diseases begin to appear. Epidemiologic studies suggest that common risk factors that contribute these health conditions include: (Select all that apply.) changes in diet. environmental alterations. economic changes. increased population density. occupational hazards. ✔✔changes in diet, environmental alterations, increased population density, & occupational hazards Lillian Wald and Mary Brewster's Henry Street Settlement was a model of modern health care. Which of the following services was provided to people living in the Lower East Side of New York City by the Henry Street Settlement nurses? (Select all that apply.) Emergency care and first aid Home visits to ill mothers and children School health services Industrial health services to local workers Support programs for immigrants ✔✔Home visits to ill mothers and children, School health services, Industrial health services to local workers, & Support programs for immigrants [Show More]

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