Community Health Nursing Part 1

1. Which is the primary goal of community health nursing?

To support and supplement the efforts of the medical profession in the promotion of health and prevention of illness

To enhance the capacity of individuals, families and communities to cope with their health needs

To increase the productivity of the people by providing them with services that will increase their level of health

To contribute to national development through promotion of family welfare, focusing particularly on mothers and children.

To enhance the capacity of individuals, families and communities to cope with their health needs
To contribute to national development through promotion of family welfare, focusing particularly on mothers and children.

Explanation

To enhance the capacity of individuals, families and communities to cope with their health needs
To contribute to national development through promotion of family welfare, focusing particularly on mothers and children.

2. A business firm must employ an occupational health nurse when it has at least how many employees?

21

101

201

301

101
Again, this is based on R.A. 1054.

Explanation

101
Again, this is based on R.A. 1054.

3. R.A. 1054 is also known as the Occupational Health Act. Aside from number of employees, what other factor must be considered in determining the occupational health privileges to which the workers will be entitled?

Type of occupation: agricultural, commercial, industrial

Location of the workplace in relation to health facilities

Classification of the business enterprise based on net profit

Sex and age composition of employees

Location of the workplace in relation to health facilities
Based on R.A. 1054, an occupational nurse must be employed when there are 30 to 100 employees and the workplace is more than 1 km. away from the nearest health center.

Explanation

Location of the workplace in relation to health facilities
Based on R.A. 1054, an occupational nurse must be employed when there are 30 to 100 employees and the workplace is more than 1 km. away from the nearest health center.

4. A garment factory does not have an occupational nurse. Who shall provide the occupational health needs of the factory workers?

Occupational health nurse at the Provincial Health Office

Physician employed by the factory

Public health nurse of the RHU of their municipality

Rural sanitary inspector of the RHU of their municipality

Public health nurse of the RHU of their municipality
You’re right! This question is based on R.A.1054.

Explanation

Public health nurse of the RHU of their municipality
You’re right! This question is based on R.A.1054.

5. CHN is a community-based practice. Which best explains this statement?

The service is provided in the natural environment of people.

The nurse has to conduct community diagnosis to determine nursing needs and problems.

The services are based on the available resources within the community.

Priority setting is based on the magnitude of the health problems identified.

The nurse has to conduct community diagnosis to determine nursing needs and problems.
Community-based practice means providing care to people in their own natural environments: the home, school and workplace, for example.

Explanation

The nurse has to conduct community diagnosis to determine nursing needs and problems.
Community-based practice means providing care to people in their own natural environments: the home, school and workplace, for example.

6. When the occupational health nurse employs ergonomic principles, she is performing which of her roles?

Health care provider

Health educator

Health care coordinator

Environmental manager

Environmental manager
Ergonomics is improving efficiency of workers by improving the worker’s environment through appropriately designed furniture, for example.

Explanation

Environmental manager
Ergonomics is improving efficiency of workers by improving the worker’s environment through appropriately designed furniture, for example.

7. Population-focused nursing practice requires which of the following processes?

Community organizing

Nursing process

Community diagnosis

Epidemiologic process

Community diagnosis
Population-focused nursing care means providing care based on the greater need of the majority of the population. The greater need is identified through community diagnosis.

Explanation

Community diagnosis
Population-focused nursing care means providing care based on the greater need of the majority of the population. The greater need is identified through community diagnosis.

8. "Public health services are given free of charge." Is this statement true or false?

The statement is true; it is the responsibility of government to provide basic services.

The statement is false; people pay indirectly for public health services.

The statement may be true or false, depending on the specific service required.

The statement may be true or false, depending on policies of the government concerned.

The statement is false; people pay indirectly for public health services.
Community health services, including public health services, are pre-paid services, though taxation, for example.

Explanation

The statement is false; people pay indirectly for public health services.
Community health services, including public health services, are pre-paid services, though taxation, for example.

9. We say that a Filipino has attained longevity when he is able to reach the average lifespan of Filipinos. What other statistic may be used to determine attainment of longevity?

Age-specific mortality rate

Proportionate mortality rate

Swaroop’s index

Case fatality rate

Swaroop’s index
Swaroop’s index is the percentage of the deaths aged 50 years or older. Its inverse represents the percentage of untimely deaths (those who died younger than 50 years).

Explanation

Swaroop’s index
Swaroop’s index is the percentage of the deaths aged 50 years or older. Its inverse represents the percentage of untimely deaths (those who died younger than 50 years).

10. According to C.E.Winslow, which of the following is the goal of Public Health?

For people to attain their birthrights of health and longevity

For promotion of health and prevention of disease

For people to have access to basic health services

For people to be organized in their health efforts

For people to attain their birthrights of health and longevity
According to Winslow, all public health efforts are for people to realize their birthrights of health and longevity.

Explanation

For people to attain their birthrights of health and longevity
According to Winslow, all public health efforts are for people to realize their birthrights of health and longevity.