Question 1

In early colonial North America,a colonist worked in the public health sector.Which of the following would have most likely been the focus?

Accepted Answer

A)   Establishing schools of nursing
B)   Developing vaccines to administer to large numbers of people
C)   Collecting vital statistics and improving sanitation
D)   Developing public housing and almshouses

Question 2

A neighborhood health center is researching its origins.Which of the following legislative acts most likely provided funds for its development?

Accepted Answer

A)   Emergency Maternity and Infant Care Act of 1943
B)   Medicaid legislation
C)   Social Security Act of 1935
D)   Economic Opportunity Act D

Question 3

A nurse is considering joining the American Public Health Association (APHA) .Which of the following information about this organization should be considered when making this decision?

Accepted Answer

A)   APHA focuses on the public health concerns of the medical profession.
B)   APHA represents concerns of nursing specialty practices.
C)   APHA provides a forum for nurses to discuss their public health concerns.
D)   APHA focuses on providing health promotion education to the public. C

Question 4

A 66-year-old woman is retired and no longer has health insurance through her place of employment.Which of the following programs would be appropriate for her health insurance needs?

Accepted Answer

A)   Medicare
B)   Medicaid
C)   Social Security
D)   Economic Opportunity Act

Question 5

The document Visiting Nursing in the United States highlighted the fact that:

Accepted Answer

A)   nurses were trained by Boards of Education.
B)   trained nurses adequately covered less-densely populated areas.
C)   visiting nurse services were concentrated in the northeastern United States.
D)   nurses were curing diseases such as TB and typhoid fever.

Question 6

A nurse is comparing the historical practices of industrial and occupational health nurses.Which of the following would the nurse most likely note when comparing these two occupations?

Accepted Answer

A)   Industrial nurses invented new machines to streamline production of medical goods, whereas occupational health nurses provide care to employees.
B)   Industrial nurses investigated industrial injuries to improve work conditions, whereas occupational health nurses demonstrated proper body mechanics.
C)   Industrial nurses treated work related-injuries, whereas occupational health nurses care for families in their homes.
D)   Industrial nurses provided care for workers in their homes, whereas occupational health nurses care for work-related injuries.

Question 7

During the time when the Rural Nursing Service was operating through the American Red Cross,a nurse needed to demonstrate resourcefulness.Which of the following tasks would the nurse most likely have done?

Accepted Answer

A)   Using hot bricks, salt, or sandbags to substitute for hot water bottles
B)   Testing well water for pollutants
C)   Teaching school and developing curricula for rural nursing programs
D)   Providing post-surgical care

Question 8

The impact of World War I on public health nursing included which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A)   Many communicable diseases were eradicated.
B)   The ranks of PHNs depleted because many went off to war.
C)   The feeling that the greatest patriotic duty was to stay at home.
D)   Expanding nursing services in the community was limited by lack of funding.
E)   More women entered the public health nursing workforce. B,C,D

Question 9

Florence Nightingale's contributions to public health included:

Accepted Answer

A)   caring for the sick, poor, and neglected in institutions and at home.
B)   using a population-based approach that led to improved environmental conditions.
C)   writing the Elizabethan Poor Law to guarantee medical care for all.
D)   founding of the district nursing association to provide health care to needy people.

Question 10

In the past,population-centered nurses have been called:

Accepted Answer

A)   district nurses.
B)   almshouse nurses.
C)   soldier nurses.
D)   sisters.

Question 11

Current threats to health in the United States that community health nurses are faced include:

Accepted Answer

A)   diphtheria, cholera, and hepatitis.
B)   HIV, H1N1 influenza, and bioterrorism.
C)   avian flu, tuberculosis (T
B)  , and radiation.
D)   polluted water and air.

Question 12

A student is enrolled in a nursing education program during World War II.Which of the following groups would the student most likely have joined?

Accepted Answer

A)   The Public Health Service of New York City
B)   The Marine Nurse Corps
C)   The FNS
D)   The Cadet Nurse Corps

Question 13

Nurses who provided care to people in their homes and provided that care to several people at a time were called _____ nurses.

Accepted Answer

A)   private duty
B)   visiting
C)   public health
D)   community health

Question 14

A nurse is working to reform a program that was based on the Elizabethan Poor Law of 1601.Which of the following programs is the nurse most likely working on?

Accepted Answer

A)   Welfare
B)   Food Stamps
C)   Medicaid
D)   Medicare

Question 15

Which statement is true about African American nurses in public health?

Accepted Answer

A)   Certificate and graduate education were more difficult to obtain.
B)   Cities were the major areas where they practiced.
C)   They often belonged to the Frontier Nursing Service (FNS) .
D)   They were recruited heavily as military nurses.

Question 16

A nurse worked in a school setting during the early twentieth century.Which of the following would have been the focus of this nurse's practice?

Accepted Answer

A)   Investigating causes of absenteeism
B)   Teaching school as well as being a nurse
C)   Promoting nursing as an autonomous practice
D)   Providing medical treatment to enable children to return to school

Question 17

Local health departments were formed in urban areas in the late 1800s to:

Accepted Answer

A)   target environmental hazards associated with crowded living conditions.
B)   facilitate interdisciplinary efforts and promote "practical nursing."
C)   provide immunizations and health care services to all citizens.
D)   offer public health education to nurses who had finished basic training.

Question 18

A PHN is compiling information about how to promote early detection of breast cancer in women.Which document would most likely provide useful information about this topic?

Accepted Answer

A)   The Future of Public Health
B)   Healthy People 2020
C)   Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
D)   Scope and Standards of Public Health Nursing Practice

Question 19

A nurse had the opportunity to work with Mary Breckinridge.Which of the following would the nurse most likely have assisted with?

Accepted Answer

A)   Establishing the Henry Street Settlement
B)   Developing health programs geared toward improving the health care of the rural populations
C)   Blazing a nursing trail through the Rockies, providing nursing care to miners and their families
D)   Teaching birth control measures to large numbers of women in the South

Question 20

A nurse is providing care to clients through the FNS.Which of the following clients would the nurse most likely have seen?

Accepted Answer

A)   An injured soldier
B)   A homebound, elderly male
C)   A woman in labor
D)   A child with measles

Exam 2: History of Public Health and Public and Community Health Nursing

In early colonial North America,a colonist worked in the public health sector.Which of the following would have most likely been the focus?

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A neighborhood health center is researching its origins.Which of the following legislative acts most likely provided funds for its development?

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A nurse is considering joining the American Public Health Association (APHA) .Which of the following information about this organization should be considered when making this decision?

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A 66-year-old woman is retired and no longer has health insurance through her place of employment.Which of the following programs would be appropriate for her health insurance needs?

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The document Visiting Nursing in the United States highlighted the fact that:

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A nurse is comparing the historical practices of industrial and occupational health nurses.Which of the following would the nurse most likely note when comparing these two occupations?

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During the time when the Rural Nursing Service was operating through the American Red Cross,a nurse needed to demonstrate resourcefulness.Which of the following tasks would the nurse most likely have done?

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The impact of World War I on public health nursing included which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

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Florence Nightingale's contributions to public health included:

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In the past,population-centered nurses have been called:

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Current threats to health in the United States that community health nurses are faced include:

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A student is enrolled in a nursing education program during World War II.Which of the following groups would the student most likely have joined?

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Nurses who provided care to people in their homes and provided that care to several people at a time were called _____ nurses.

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A nurse is working to reform a program that was based on the Elizabethan Poor Law of 1601.Which of the following programs is the nurse most likely working on?

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Which statement is true about African American nurses in public health?

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A nurse worked in a school setting during the early twentieth century.Which of the following would have been the focus of this nurse's practice?

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Local health departments were formed in urban areas in the late 1800s to:

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A PHN is compiling information about how to promote early detection of breast cancer in women.Which document would most likely provide useful information about this topic?

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A nurse had the opportunity to work with Mary Breckinridge.Which of the following would the nurse most likely have assisted with?

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A nurse is providing care to clients through the FNS.Which of the following clients would the nurse most likely have seen?

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