EPP 101 (EPP 101)

1. A nurse reviewed information before meeting with the community residents who were attending a program on healthful living. Which best describes the action by the nurse? a. Disease prevention b. Health promotion c. Health improvement d. Specific protection ANS: B Health promotion is any combination of health education and related support for health behaviors. It is not specific protection or disease prevention because no specific disease is being avoided. Although healthful living may...

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which best describes why a nurse working in a U.S. urban area should be knowledgeable about infectious diseases common to areas of Africa? a. Nurses have an ethical commitment to care for others throughout the world. b. Every infectious disease is just one airplane ride away. c. Infection could occur if a nurse goes out in public. d. Nurses meet people who may originally have been born elsewhere. ANS: B Infectious diseases do not recognize or respect country borders. W...

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which best describes why a nurse working in a U.S. urban area should be knowledgeable about infectious diseases common to areas of Africa? a. Nurses have an ethical commitment to care for others throughout the world. b. Every infectious disease is just one airplane ride away. c. Infection could occur if a nurse goes out in public. d. Nurses meet people who may originally have been born elsewhere. ANS: B Infectious diseases do not recognize or respect country borders. W...

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which person meets the legal definition of a veteran? a. A 32-year-old male who has been dishonorably discharged from the Army b. A 50-year-old female who retired from the Navy c. A 65-year-old male who served in the National Guard d. A 22-year-old female who is currently serving in the Air Force ANS: B Legally, a veteran is an individual who has served in the active military, naval, or air service and who was discharged or released under conditions other than dishonor...

1. Which group of children is at the highest risk to have poor health? a. African American children living in a suburb b. Asian children living in an outer urban area c. Hispanic children living in the inner city d. White children living in a rural area ANS: C Significant disparities persist in health status of white children versus children of color. However, children living in suburban areas and most outer urban areas experience superior access to health services compared with children...

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which statement best describes how the population of the United States is changing? a. Growth will occur because of a decrease in the death rate. b. Growth will occur because of ongoing immigration. c. Growth will occur because of an increase in the birth rate. d. Growth will occur because of lengthening of the normal life span. ANS: B The number of immigrants and refugees in the United States is projected to continue to increase. The United States has grown largely th...

1. A health care provider has charged more than what is allowed by a third-party payer. Which would most likely be the result? a. Provider may be removed from the list of providers for the third-party payer. b. The third-party payer will reexamine the payment for that procedure. c. Provider would get the typical payment instead of what was charged to the third-party payer. d. The third-party payer would be forced to increase its typical payment for that procedure. ANS: C Client service ...

1. An epidemiologist has written a summary of a food poisoning outbreak, including its cause and ways to prevent it from occurring in the future. Which best describes what has been done? a. Analytic epidemiology b. Descriptive epidemiology c. Prospective cohort study d. Retrospective cross-sectional survey ANS: B There are two principal types of epidemiology: (1) analytic epidemiology and (2) descriptive epidemiology. Descriptive epidemiology describes the amount and distribution of dise...

1. Which best describes the recent population trend in rural America? a. The number of residents in rural areas of the United States is at one of its lowest levels ever recorded. b. Urban population rates increased from 2010 to 2015 as agricultural opportunities diminished. c. Nonmetro population rates have been steadily increasing because of increasing job growth. d. Population growth or loss in rural areas varies widely depending on available economic opportunities. ANS: D Although t...

Which preventable health problem is the cause of more deaths, illnesses, and disabilities than any other? a. Use of tobacco b. Obesity c. Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) d. Substance abuse ANS: D Perhaps no other health-related condition has as many far-reaching consequences in contemporary Western society as substance abuse. These consequences include a wide range of social, psychological, physical, economic, and political problems. Drug abuse and addiction have negative conseque...