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Community Health Nursing Exam 2
Nursing (RLE70)
Capitol University
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Community Health Nursing
Exam 2
- In which step are plans formulated for solving community problems?
A. Mobilization B. Community organization C. Follow-up/extension D. Core group formation 2. The public health nurse takes an active role in community participation. What is the primary goal of community organizing?
A. To educate the people regarding community health problems B. To mobilize the people to resolve community health problems C. To maximize the community’s resources in dealing with health problems D. To maximize the community’s resources in dealing with health problems 3. An indicator of success in community organizing is when people are able to
A. Participate in community activities for the solution of a community problem B. Implement activities for the solution of the community problem C. Plan activities for the solution of the community problem D. Identify the health problem as a common concern 4. Tertiary prevention is needed in which stage of the natural history of disease?
A. Pre-pathogenesis B. Pathogenesis C. Prodromal D. Terminal 5. Isolation of a child with measles belongs to what level of prevention?
A. Primary B. Secondary C. Intermediate D. Tertiary 6. On the other hand, Operation Timbang is _____ prevention.
A. Primary B. Secondary C. Intermediate D. Tertiary 7. Which type of family-nurse contact will provide you with the best opportunity to observe family dynamics?
A. Clinic consultation B. Group conference C. Home visit D. Written communication 8. The typology of family nursing problems is used in the statement of nursing diagnosis in the care of families. The youngest child of the de los Reyes family has been diagnosed as mentally retarded. This is classified as a:
A. Health threat B. Health deficit C. Foreseeable crisis D. Stress point 9. The de los Reyes couple have a 6-year old child entering school for the first time. The de los Reyes family has a:
A. Health threat B. Health deficit C. Foreseeable crisis D. Stress point 10. Which of the following is an advantage of a home visit?
A. It allows the nurse to provide nursing care to a greater number of people. B. It provides an opportunity to do first hand appraisal of the home situation. C. It allows sharing of experiences among people with similar health problems.
D. Evaluation 15. Which of the following is a function of epidemiology?
A. Identifying the disease condition based on manifestations presented by a client B. Determining factors that contributed to the occurrence of pneumonia in a 3 year old C. Determining the efficacy of the antibiotic used in the treatment of the 3 year old client with pneumonia D. Evaluating the effectiveness of the implementation of the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness 16. Which of the following is an epidemiologic function of the nurse during an epidemic?
A. Conducting assessment of suspected cases to detect the communicable disease B. Monitoring the condition of the cases affected by the communicable disease C. Participating in the investigation to determine the source of the epidemic D. Teaching the community on preventive measures against the disease 17. The primary purpose of conducting an epidemiologic investigation is to
A. Delineate the etiology of the epidemic B. Encourage cooperation and support of the community C. Identify groups who are at risk of contracting the disease D. Identify geographical location of cases of the disease in the community 18. Which is a characteristic of person-to-person propagated epidemics?
A. There are more cases of the disease than expected. B. The disease must necessarily be transmitted through a vector. C. The spread of the disease can be attributed to a common vehicle. D. There is a gradual build up of cases before the epidemic becomes easily noticeable.
- In the investigation of an epidemic, you compare the present frequency of the disease with the usual frequency at this time of the year in this community. This is done during which stage of the investigation?
A. Establishing the epidemic B. Testing the hypothesis C. Formulation of the hypothesis D. Appraisal of facts 20. The number of cases of Dengue fever usually increases towards the end of the rainy season. This pattern of occurrence of Dengue fever is best described as
A. Epidemic occurrence B. Cyclical variation C. Sporadic occurrence D. Secular variation 21. In the year 1980, the World Health Organization declared the Philippines, together with some other countries in the Western Pacific Region, “free” of which disease?
A. Pneumonic plague B. Poliomyelitis C. Small pox D. Anthrax 22. In the census of the Philippines in 1995, there were about 35,299,000 males and about 34,968,000 females. What is the sex ratio?
A. 99: B. 100: C. 50% D. 49% 23. Primary health care is a total approach to community development. Which of the following is an indicator of success in the use of the primary health care approach?
A. Health services are provided free of charge to individuals and families. B. Local officials are empowered as the major decision makers in matters of health.
D. Presidential Decree 996 29. Which of the following demonstrates intersectoral linkages?
A. Two-way referral system B. Team approach C. Endorsement done by a midwife to another midwife D. Cooperation between the PHN and public school teacher 30. The municipality assigned to you has a population of about 20,000. Estimate the number of 1-4 year old children who will be given Retinol capsule 200,000 I. every 6 months.
A. 1, B. 1, C. 2, D. 2,
Answers and Rationales
Answer: (B) Community organization. Community organization is the step when community assemblies take place. During the community assembly, the people may opt to formalize the community organization and make plans for community action to resolve a community health problem.
Answer: (D) To maximize the community’s resources in dealing with health problems. Community organizing is a developmental service, with the goal of developing the people’s self-reliance in dealing with community health problems. A, B and C are objectives of contributory objectives to this goal.
Answer: (A) Participate in community activities for the solution of a community problem. Participation in community activities in resolving a community problem may be in any of the processes mentioned in the other choices.
Answer: (D) Terminal. Tertiary prevention involves rehabilitation, prevention of permanent disability and disability limitation appropriate for convalescents, the disabled, complicated cases and the terminally ill (those in the terminal stage of a disease)
Answer: (A) Primary. The purpose of isolating a client with a communicable disease is to protect those who are not sick (specific disease prevention).
Answer: (B) Secondary. Operation Timbang is done to identify members of the susceptible population who are malnourished. Its purpose is early diagnosis and, subsequently, prompt treatment.
Answer: (C) Home visit. Dynamics of family relationships can best be observed in the family’s natural environment, which is the home.
Answer: (B) Health deficit. Failure of a family member to develop according to what is expected, as in mental retardation, is a health deficit.
Answer: (C) Foreseeable crisis. Entry of the 6-year old into school is an anticipated period of unusual demand on the family.
Answer: (B) It provides an opportunity to do first hand appraisal of the home situation.. Choice A is not correct since a home visit requires that the nurse spend so much time with the family. Choice C is an advantage of a group conference, while choice D is true of a clinic consultation.
Answer: (C) A home visit should be conducted in the manner prescribed by the RHU home visit plan should be flexible and practical, depending on factors, such as the family’s needs and the resources available to the nurse and the family.
Answer: (B) Should minimize if not totally prevent the spread of infection. Bag technique is performed before and after handling a client in the home to prevent transmission of infection to and from the client.
Answer: (A) Wash his/her hands before and after providing nursing care to the family members. Choice B goes against the idea of utilizing the family’s resources, which is encouraged in CHN. Choices C and D goes against the principle of asepsis of confining the contaminated surface of objects.
Answer: (B) Analytical. Analytical epidemiology is the study of factors or determinants affecting the patterns of occurrence and distribution of disease in a community.
Answer: (D) Evaluating the effectiveness of the implementation of the Integrated Management of Childhood
Answer: (A) R. 8423
Answer: (A) Yin. Yang is the male dominating, positive and masculine force.
Answer: (B) Letter of Instruction No. 949. Letter of Instruction 949 was issued by then President Ferdinand Marcos, directing the formerly called Ministry of Health, now the Department of Health, to utilize Primary Health Care approach in planning and implementing health programs.
Answer: (D) Cooperation between the PHN and public school teacher. Intersectoral linkages refer to working relationships between the health sector and other sectors involved in community development.
Answer: (D) 2,300. Based on the Philippine population composition, to estimate the number of 1-4 year old children, multiply total population by 11%.
Community Health Nursing Exam 2
Course: Nursing (RLE70)
University: Capitol University
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