UTA NURS4465 2020 September Module 2 Quiz Latest

NURS4465 Population and Community Nursing

Module 2 Quiz  

Question 1Primary prevention (Select all that apply)

  a. provides health promotion and education to prevent health problems in children

  b. includes teaching healthy lifestyles

  c. immunizing children for school entry

  d. is limited to children ages from 8 to 12 years old

Question 2Tertiary prevention in the schools: (Select all that apply)

  a. is the continued care of children who need long-term health care services, along with education within the community

  b. making health referrals

  c. performing urinary catheterizations, dressing changes, peripheral or central line intravenous catheter maintenance

  d. teaching another person in the school how to care for the child in case the nurse is not in the building when the child needs help DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF. pp. 923, 926

Question 3The measurement of incidence: (Select all that apply)

  a. describes the severity of a disease in young adults

  b. does not take into consideration a specified time as part of an incidence rate

  c. quantifies the rate of development of new cases in a population at risk

  d. does take into consideration a specified time as part of an incidence rate

Question 4  A windshield survey is a helpful first step in understanding the potential environmental health risks in a community.  Nursing observations can determine the following characteristics of the community: (Select all that apply)

  a. urban or rural in nature

  b. the age and condition of the housing stock

  c. proximity to factories, dump sites, major transportation routes

  d. the presence of contaminated waterways

Question 5  As a counselor, the school nurse: (Select all that apply)

  a. may assist withgrief counseling in the schools

  b. must have a reputation of being a trustworthy person

  c. should tell children if anything they reveal points out that they are in danger, the parents and school officials must be told

  d. should inform parents and school officials if children reveal anything that points out that they are in danger

Question 6  Federal public health agencies: (Select all that apply)

  a. develop regulations that implement policies formulated by Congress

  b. provide a significant amount of funding to state and territorial health agencies for public health activities

  c. survey the nation's health status and health needs

  d. neglect any evidence-based practices in the implementation of public health policies.

Question 7  Risk refers to:

  a.  the probability that an event will occur within a specified time period

  b.  the probability that an event will not occur within a specified time period

  c.  a finite probability of an event occurring

  d.  none of the above

Question 8  The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA): (Select all that apply)

  a.  determines and sets standards and permissible exposure limits for hazardous exposures in the workplace

  b.  monitors compliance with occupational health and safety standards

  c.  educates employees and employers about occupational health and safety,

  d.  sets the age limts for the retirement of industrial workers

Question 9  The three levels of prevention have always been a part of health care in the schools.

  True

  False

Question 10  Toxicology is defined as:

  a.  the study of the West Nile virus

  b.  the study of global warming

  c.  the basic science applied to uderstanding the health effects associated with chemical exposures.

  d.  the injurious effects of insect bites

Question 11Epidemiologists investigate the distribution or patterns of health events in populations in order to characterize health outcomes in terms of: (Select all that apply)

  a. what, who

  b. where, when

  c. at what cost

  d. how, why

Question 12Epidemiology is:

  a.  the study of the distribution and determinants of health-related events in human populations and the application of this knowledge to improving the health of communities

  b.  the study of population groups

  c.  the process of ensuring that health standards are met

  d.  the study of toxic substances in the environment

Question 13It is not necessary for the nurse to be diligent to take time for self-nurture and renewal while serving as a faith community nurse who provides spiritual care to support individuals, families, and communities in the healing and wholeness process.

  True

  False

Question 14Occupational health nursing is not an autonomous practice specialty.

  True

  False

Question 15School nurses give care to children as: (Select all that apply)

  a. direct caregivers

  b. educators

  c. legal mediators

  d. case managers