Deck 5: Global Health

Question 1

Which of the following statements represents an example of the epidemiologic transition?

A)As economics improve,the life expectancy increases.
B)As education improves,the number of physicians and nurses increases.
C)As global funding increases,the incidence of communicable disease decreases.
D)As preventable diseases increase,the global infection rate decreases.

Answer 1

As economics improve,the life expectancy increases.

Question 2

A community/public health nurse actively implements the recommendations from the Global Treaty on Tobacco Control.On the basis of this treaty,which of the following actions is the nurse most likely to perform?

A)Encouraging states to implement smoking bans
B)Supporting a global ban on tobacco advertisements to youth
C)Lobbying to make the production of tobacco products illegal
D)Suggesting an increase in cigarette taxes across the world

Answer 2

Supporting a global ban on tobacco advertisements to youth

Question 3

Which of the following characterizations best describes the approach to paying for health care used in the United States?

A)Decentralized,free market approach that does not provide care to all citizens
B)Central government control of all aspects of health care,which is consistent with socialist philosophy
C)Health care that is planned and paid for and in which independent practitioners are employed
D)Federal government as the entity that negotiates and funds care for persons who cannot afford it

Answer 3

Decentralized,free market approach that does not provide care to all citizens

Question 4

What was the primary commitment agreed upon when the United Nations Millennium Declaration was adopted?

A)Adoption of specific environmental actions
B)Elimination of poverty
C)Enforcement of maternal and infant health standards
D)Provision of safe water and sanitation

Question 5

A community/public health nurse is investigating the current health threats that are occurring at the global level.Which of the following concerns is the nurse likely to discover?

A)Shortage of health care professionals
B)New infectious diseases
C)More potent drugs
D)Terrorism

Question 6

Which of the following is the leading contributor to illness and death in developing countries?

A)Inadequate sources of food
B)Unsafe water
C)Limited availability of immunizations and antibiotics
D)Lack of sanitary sewer systems

Question 7

Which of the following descriptions is the best example of how the Beveridge model is implemented?

A)A government system plans and pays for health care delivered by private enterprise.
B)Multiple insurance providers develop options for health care delivery to the population.
C)A government System plans and pays for health care delivered by private enterprise.
D)The government plans and funds care provided by its employees in government-owned health facilities.

Question 8

Which of the following efforts is being led by the World Health Organization (WHO)?

A)Establishing standards for medications and vaccines
B)Providing food for all the world's residents
C)Eliminating polio as an infectious disease
D)Ensuring safe water for all the citizens of the world

Question 9

A community/public health nurse is preparing a presentation for a local community group about the infant mortality rate in the United States.Which of the following information would be included in the presentation?

A)The number of women who are uninsured is higher in the United States than in other developed countries.
B)There is a lack of comprehensive planning for prenatal care in the United States.
C)The United States has one of the lowest infant mortality rates in the world.
D)Additional health care services are provided to pregnant women in the United States.

Question 10

A community/public health nurse would like to join an international professional nursing organization that supports nursing leadership and research.Which of the following organizations would best meet this criterion?

A)International Council of Nurses (ICN)
B)Sigma Theta Tau
C)The International Nursing Federation (INF)
D)World Health Organization's Nursing Council (WHONC)

Question 11

Which of the following descriptions is the best example of how the Bismarck model is implemented?

A)Multiple insurance providers develop options for health care delivery to the population.
B)A centralized government department controls all of health care that is provided in the country.
C)A government system plans and pays for health care delivered by private enterprise.
D)The government plans and funds care provided by its employees in government-owned health facilities.

Question 12

Which factor is primarily responsible for the differences in health care needs and health care outcomes among the various countries?

A)Economic development
B)Political system
C)Social-cultural system
D)Religious affiliation

Question 13

According to the World Health Organization (WHO),which countries have the "best" health care in the world?

A)Australia,Great Britain,and New Zealand
B)France,Japan,and Great Britain
C)Spain,Italy,and Germany
D)United States and Canada

Question 14

A public health nurse is investigating the health of children worldwide.Which of the following sources of data should be used to determine which country has the healthiest children?

A)Percentage of mothers who breast-feed their infants
B)Rate of immunization
C)Rate of malnutrition
D)Percentages of generalist versus specialist physicians

Question 15

A public health nurse is discussing actions that countries must take in order to reduce poverty successfully.Which of the following actions is the nurse likely to suggest?

A)Adopt a democratic government for their people.
B)Create a national health care plan.
C)Give preference to women and infants.
D)Provide predictable and sustained funding.

Question 16

A developing country has been in contact with the World Bank.What is this country accomplishing by connecting with this intergovernmental organization?

A)Ensuring that the economy is based on the U.S.dollar
B)Supporting specific projects,especially to establish new businesses
C)Requesting a loan to improve the infrastructure
D)Helping to establish a national banking system

Question 17

Which of the following is the leading cause of premature death in industrialized countries?

A)Alcohol-related illnesses
B)Automobile accidents
C)Tobacco-related illnesses
D)Malnutrition

Question 18

Which of the following actions demonstrate where most of the international efforts have focused in relation to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)epidemic?

A)Caring for people who are stigmatized and not wanted by anyone
B)Providing education about the cause and spread of the virus
C)Funding voluntary counseling and testing programs
D)Saving children who will be orphans with no one to care for them

Question 19

A community/public health nurse has recently accepted a position with the United Nations International Children's Fund (UNICEF).What will be the primary focus of the nurse working for this organization?

A)Building and staffing hospitals in undeveloped countries
B)Providing health education for mothers of children
C)Establishing clinics for surgical interventions for handicapped persons
D)Helping with economic development in undeveloped countries

Question 20

A public health nurse is concerned about a recent influenza outbreak in Germany.Why would the nurse be interested in a health issue occurring outside of the United States?

A)Highly infectious diseases can circle the world quickly through worldwide travel.
B)Other nations rely on the United States for guidance to address health issues.
C)According to the World Health Organization (WHO)guidelines,nurses should assist in disease control efforts.
D)Nurses have a moral obligation to keep the public safe and healthy.

Question 21

Which of the following is an example of an emerging disease? (Select all that apply.)

A)Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)
B)H₁N₁ influenza
C)Tuberculosis
D)Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
E)Avian influenza
F)Malaria

Question 22

Which of the following were among the specific goals of the United Nations Millennium Declaration? (Select all that apply.)

A)Achieving universal primary education
B)Achieving agriculture efficiency and effectiveness
C)Ensuring democracy in all governments
D)Eradicating extreme poverty and hunger
E)Establishing a global partnership for development
F)Promoting gender equality and female empowerment

Question 23

What were some of the "Top 10 Best Buys" of health interventions? (Select all that apply.)

A)Encouraging condom use and treating sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)
B)Enforcing traffic regulations and installing speed bumps
C)Giving nutrients to children and pregnant women
D)Imposing taxes on tobacco products
E)Providing insecticide-treated bed nets in malaria-endemic areas
F)Distributing prescription drugs for free to low-income persons

Question 24

A community/public health nurse is working with a client who has just immigrated to the United States from Canada.The client states that the Canadian health care system has many problems.Which of the following statements would the client likely have made? (Select all that apply.)

A)"Canada does not have enough physicians."
B)"Canada uses socialized medicine to provide health care services."
C)"Health care costs are increasing in Canada."
D)"Physicians working in Canada earn less money than in the United States."
E)"The quality of health care is poor in Canada."
F)"There are long waits to see a primary care physician in Canada."

Question 25

Why is tuberculosis a serious health problem? (Select all that apply.)

A)The largest numbers of new cases are occurring in the South-East Asia Region of the World Health Organization.
B)Receiving treatment for tuberculosis is a social stigma.
C)People are often co-infected with tuberculosis and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).
D)Many cases of tuberculosis are occurring in industrialized countries.
E)The disease is endemic in Africa.
F)The standard treatment for the disease is a short course of directly observed therapy (DOTS).