Deck 33: Global Health

Question 1

A nursing instructor is teaching a class about global citizenship. How many nurses worldwide provide front line care?

A) 32 million
B) 13 million
C) 27 million
D) 48 million

Answer 1

13 million

Question 2

Debbie is working with nursing students to work from the premise that people's experiences of health and illness are culturally and geographically located. What concept is Debbie teaching the students

A) Global health diplomacy
B) Globalization and health
C) Critical social reflection
D) Global citizenship

Answer 2

Global citizenship

Question 3

Which of the following are examples of recent pandemics we have experienced around the world? Select all that apply.

A) Wild polio virus
B) Ebola virus
C) Scarlet fever
D) Pandemic influenza A H1N1
E) None of above

Answer 3

Wild polio virus
Ebola virus
Scarlet fever
Pandemic influenza A H1N1

Question 4

There is strong evidence indicating that most of the global burden of disease are caused by which of the following?

A) Political instability
B) Nurse migration
C) Social determinants of health
D) Global health diplomacy

Question 5

Which of the following was included as one of the Millennium Development Goals?

A) Improving maternal health
B) Increase child morbidity
C) Achieve universal primary globalization
D) Eradicating prosperity in rich countries

Question 6

What term is used to describe the years of life lost due to ill health and disability?

A) Global burden of disease
B) Disability-adjusted life year
C) Disease-adjusted life year
D) Pandemic burden of disease

Question 7

Which of the following statements is true about globalization?

A) Globalization does not result in advances in technology
B) Globalization has decreased disparities in access to resources
C) Globalization results in those with power having less
D) Globalization has increased disparities in health around the world

Question 8

A group of nurses from Alberta are doing research on the effects of the 2010 tsunami in Indonesia. They are using a theoretical lens through which to address the intersections various social locations and to explore their corresponding forms of oppression that are inherently part of everyday experiences What theoretical perspective would the research team use to guide their research?

A) Postcolonial feminism
B) Critical gender
C) The nursing process
D) Neolibralism

Question 9

Which of the following terms is used to describe an area for study, research, and practice that places a priority on improving health and achieving equity for all people worldwide?

A) Political activism
B) Globalization
C) Global health
D) Global citizenship

Question 10

What is the leading cause of death worldwide?

A) Stroke
B) Tuberculosis
C) Ischemic heart disease
D) Lower respiratory infections

Question 11

What term best describes the statement "a constellation of processes by which nations, businesses, and people are becoming more connected and interdependent via increased economic integration, communication exchange, and cultural diffusion"?

A) World health
B) Globalization
C) World trade
D) Global village

Question 12

What is the underlying contributing factor that makes children more vulnerable to severe illness?

A) Diarrhea
B) Respiratory illness
C) Malnutrition
D) Lack of education

Question 13

Even though there has been a global decline in maternal mortality rates, how many women die every day from complications related to pregnancy and childbirth?

A) 2800
B) 1800
C) 380
D) 830

Question 14

Which of the following statements is true about the Sustainable Development Goals?

A) The 12 thematic groups are research oriented
B) The 12 thematic groups are solutions oriented
C) The 12 thematic groups are poverty oriented
D) The 12 thematic groups are environmentally oriented

Question 15

Which document was the first to identify the need for urgent action for all governments, all health and development workers, and the world community to protect and promote the health of all people around the world?

A) The Millennium Development Goals
B) The Sustainable Development Goals
C) The Bangkok Charter for Health Promotion
D) The Declaration of Alma-Ata

Question 16

What is the most recent reemerging disease?

A) Cocoliztli
B) Zika
C) Severe acute respiratory syndrome
D) Human immunodeficiency virus

Question 17

What is considered a key marker for the overall health status of families, communities, and societies, and it is upheld as an indicator for the overall health of people?

A) The health of women and children
B) The life expectancy of older adults
C) Rate of tuberculosis survivors globally
D) The number of nurses globally

Question 18

A nurse is working for a non-profit health agency in Afghanistan. The nurse is working with a multidisciplinary team on the Sustainable Development Goals (MDG). What goal will be particularly difficult to achieve in the context of this country?

A) Improved communication
B) Recruitment of qualified nurses
C) Gender equality
D) Environmental sustainability

Question 19

Thomas is a community health nurse working in global health. He is using advanced methods and technologies to improve his ability to promote health while reducing health disparities. What specific method is Thomas using?

A) Precision public health
B) Global health ethics
C) Advanced social health
D) Global health diplomacy

Question 20

Thomas is a community health nurse working in global health. He is working to increase the prominence of health issues in foreign policy decision making. What area is Thomas working in?

A) Precision public health
B) Global health ethics
C) Advanced social health
D) Global health diplomacy

Question 21

Discuss the Every Woman Every Child initiative.

Question 22

What are the two goals of the World Health Organization in the area of global health diplomacy?

Question 23

Discuss global trends of non-communicable diseases

Question 24

Compare global health with international health in terms of geographical scope.

Question 25

List 5 of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals

Question 26

What is the leading cause of death globally for neonates in the first month of life?

A) Pneumonia
B) Preterm birth complications
C) Congenital anomalies
D) Tetanus

Question 27

What term is used to describe a particular avenue of ethical theory that closely aligns with public health ethics, moves beyond traditional bioethical principles, draws from the philosophy of health as a human right, and acknowledges work in this area as largely involving at-risk populations?

A) Postcolonial feminist ethics
B) Global diplomacy ethics
C) Global health ethics
D) Precision public health ethics

Question 28

Jasmine is a community health nurse who is working with her students to challenge deeply head certainties about the "right way" to provide care and considers all knowledge as being situated with a given place and within the power relations therein. What approach is Jasmine using?

A) Postcolonial feminism
B) Health equity
C) Social determinants of health
D) The cycle of oppression

Question 29

What is threatening the well-being of Canadians as it impacts available life chances and opportunities?

A) Declining prosperity
B) Increasing prosperity
C) Inter-racial marriages
D) Decreased access to doctors

Question 30

What proportion of the world is infected with tuberculosis bacteria?

A) One third
B) One quarter
C) Half
D) One tenth