COMMUNITY HEALTH TEST #3
i left out question number 18 becaouse it was a multiple multiple. i tried to incorporate the corrected answers that were posted on balckboard
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- true
- T or F: Nurse Stockdale from the red cross cautioned all of us that it is safer to stay inside during an earthquake and go outside during a tornado
- community preparedness for a disaster
- Developing an evacuation plan to remove individuals from danger is an example of
- communicable disease epidemic
- which of the following is considered a natural disaster?
- 30
- a person is considered obese when the BMI reaches
- advance directive
- an elder has expressed his or her wishes regarding terminal medical treatment and decisions if he or she became incapacitated has written and signed what?
- assimilation
- the process of integrating new experiences into existing
- windshield survey
- if the nurse wants to gather information such as the condition of homes, size of lots, neighborhood hangouts, road conditions, and modes of transportation, she would do which of the following?
- arthritis and heart disease
- are the most common chronic conditions experienced by elder women is
- Motor vehicle accident
- the leading cause of death among children and teenagers is
- Margaret Sanger
- who led the birth control movement
- True
- men believe that health is individually defined
- tertiary prevention
- developing a community based exercise program for a group of woman who have cardiovascular disease is an example of which of the following levels of prevention as applied to CVD?
- mitigation
- a riverfront community builds a retaining wall to divert flood water way from the town. this is an example of
- true
- T or F: white women have a higher incidence rate while black women have a higher mortality rate
- life review
- the process of integrating past experiences in an attempt to find meaning in life is known as
- true
- True or false: urbanization and overcrowding have contributed to the occurrence of disasters?
- young adult male
- a task by this group is to develop an intimate relationship with another
- Program objective
- to decrease the incidence of early childhood disease in center county by providing immunization clinics in all schools between august and December of 2007
- flexibility
- the most important attribute for the nurse working in a disaster area is
- civic clubs
- rural residents prefer and usually seek help through?
- participant observation
- a nurse who reads the local community newspaper to gather information about the community is involved in:
- one
- the nurse should educate the community to allow ___ gallon/gallons per person per day when stocking water for a potential disaster
- massage therapy
- which complementary therapies is used for preterm infants for better weight gain, shorter hospital stay, and increased responsiveness?
- primary prevention
- planning a community wide program with the local government and health department to make all public business smoke free to prevent exposure to second hand smoke is which of the following levels of prevention applied to program planning and evaluation?
- efficiency
- the monitoring of program activities such as hours of service, number of providers used, number of referrals made, and amount of money spent to meet program objectives is an example of which of the aspects of program evaluation
- people place and function
- what are the critical attributes in the definition of community
- workers compensation act
- what is the U.S. equivalent to Canada's Workplace Safety insurance board
- first step in community assessment
- defining the community and determining its boundaries or parameters
- men
- which gender engages in more risk taking behaviors
- fear of loss of independence
- a common reaction of elderly persons experiencing disaster may be
- extreme sense of urgency
- the first reaction to a disaster is usually
- planning
- plans for program evaluation should be developed when what process begins
- weekly log
- an example of a formation evaluation is a review of:
- True
- in the event of an earthquake a radio would be worthless, because an earthquake is not a "weather event"
- blacks
- which of the following groups has the highest incidence and death rate for colorectal cancer in women
- decline
- when it comes to adolescents, physical illnesses do what?
- female spouse's
- care giving for elders is provided by primarily by
- community as health function
- emergency room utilization
- community concern of the problem
- after finalizing the nursing diagnosis, the nurse must choose which problem to address first. the most effective way of prioritizing is based on the degree of what?
- windshield survey
- the method of community data collection in which the nurse drives in a car or rides a bus to observe dimensions of a community's life and the environment is called:
- office of emergency management
- which of the following is responsible for developing and coordinating emergency response plans in a defined area
- structural collapse
- which of the following is considered an example of a disaster caused by humans
- rural
- which population has poorer overall health status? urban or rural
- American men
- life expectancy of what national race is lower than in most other developed countries?
- Triage
- who is responsible for separating the casualties and allocating treatment based on the victims potential for survival
- informant review
- the method of community data collection that involves directed conversation with selected community members is known as:
- amount of resources needed
- the level of disaster is determined by the
- Generation
- the process of developing data that do not already exist through interaction with community members is called data:
- Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
- a woman needs to take some time off from work to care for her invalid mother. which of the following allows 12 weeks of leave per year for personal or family health conditions?
- sep 11 2001
- what is the worst human caused disaster in American history was:
- ageism
- the term used for prejudice about older people is
- community as a client
- the nursing focus is on the collective good of the population
- continuity theory
- the psychological theory that focuses on the relationship between consistent activity coping ability and life satisfaction is the
- community as a health process
- participation and community action
- SIDS
- Maternal cigarette smoking increases the risk
- rolling, walking and sitting
- the second half of infancy brings major accomplishments in gross motor activities. which of the following first occur during this period?
- over 85 years
- the highest death rate for suicide is found in which of the following age groups
- heart disease
- the leading cause of death in men is
- tertiary prevention
- decontamination of waste sites is an example of which of the following prevention strategies as applied to environmental hazards (what level of prevention)
- alcohol
- what is the major cause of all motor vehicle accidents among teenage drivers
- higher rate of chronic illness
- compared to urban Americans, rural residents
- Stress
- which of the following is predominate inn a shelter for disaster victims
- preconventional mortality
- the stage or mortality in which the individual is guided by rules dictating good and bad and right and wrong is known as:
- prostate cancer
- the second most common cancer among U S men, next to pulmonary neoplasmss, is
- immunization for flu
- which is an example of primary prevention
- mortician
- which on the following would be a key community organization or professional involved in disaster work?
- Tertiary or Primary depending on client condition
- advising clients not to donate blood, plasma, or organs is which level of prevention of HIV?
- local priest
- the nurse wishes to conduct informant interviews in a small community. which of the following would she be most likely to contact
- community
- a social group determined by geographic boundaries and or common values and interests
- Durable power of attorney
- which of the following is the legal way for the client to designate someone else to make health care decisions when he or she is unable to do so?
- American red Cross
- which of the following provides a comprehensive program of disaster training for health professionals
- leukemia
- which of the following is a medical contradiction to giving immunizations
- hospice
- which of the following would be the best form of care for an elderly person is in the last stages of dying
- Exploitation
- is the illegal or improper use of a person or his ore her resources for another's profit or advantage.