NCM 113 LECTURE
COMMUNITY HEALTH
NURSING 2 / NCM 113
(LECTURE) - COMMUNITY
HEALTH NURSING 2 NEWEST
2024 ACTUAL EXAM
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You are a new B.S.N. graduate. You want to become a Public Health Nurse. Where will you apply? a. Department of Health
b. Provincial Health Office
c. Regional Health Office
d. Rural Health Unit - CORRECT ANSWER-d. Rural Health Unit
R.A. 7160 devolved basic health services to local government units (LGU's ). The public health nurse is an employee of the LGU.
CHN is a community-based practice. Which best explains this statement?
a. The service is provided in the natural environment of people.
b. The nurse has to conduct community diagnosis to determine nursing needs and problems.
c. The services are based on the available resources within the community.
d. Priority setting is based on the magnitude of the health problems identified. - CORRECT ANSWER-b. The nurse has to conduct community diagnosis to determine nursing needs and problems.
When the occupational health nurse employs ergonomic principles, she is performing which of her roles? a. Health care provider
b. Health educator
c. Health care coordinator
d. Environmental manager - CORRECT ANSWER-d. Environmental manager.
As an epidemiologist, the nurse is responsible for reporting cases or notifiable diseases. What law mandates reporting cases of notifiable diseases?
A. Act 3573
B. RA.3753
C. RA 1054
D. RA 1082 - CORRECT ANSWER-a. Act 3573
Act 3573, the Law on Reporting of Communicable Diseases, enacted in 1929, mandated the reporting of diseases listed in the law to the nearest health station.
The PHN bag is an important tool in providing nursing care during a home visit. The most important principle in bag technique states that it;
A. Should save time and effort
B. Should minimize if not totally prevent the spread of infection
C. Should not overshadow concern for the patient and his family
D. May be done in variety of ways depending on the home situation, etc. - CORRECT ANSWER-b. Should minimize if not totally prevent the spread of infection.
Bag technique is performed before and after handling a client in the home to prevent transmission of infection to and from the client.
Primary health care is a total approach to community development. Which of the following is an indicator of success in the use of the primary health care approach?
A. Health services are provided free of charge to individuals and families
B. Local officials are empowered as the major decision makers in matters of health
C. Health workers are able too provide care based on identified health needs of the people
D. Health programs are sustained according to the level of development of the community - CORRECT ANSWER-d. Health programs are sustained according to the level of development of the community.
Primary health care is essential health care that can be sustained in all stages of development of the community.
What is the legal basis of Primary Health Care approach in the Philippines?
A. Alma Ata Declaration of PHC
B. Letter of Instruction No 949
C. Presidential Decree No. 147
D. Presidential Decree 996 - CORRECT ANSWER-b. Letter of Instruction No. 949
Letter of Instruction 949 was issued by then President
Ferdinand Marcos, directing the formerly called Ministry of
Health, now the Department of Health, to utilize Primary Health Care approach in planning and implementing health programs.
Which of the following demonstrates inter-sectoral linkages?
A. Two-way referral system
B. Team approach
C. Endorsement done by a midwife to another midwife
D. Cooperation between PHN and public school teacher - CORRECT ANSWER-d. Cooperation between the PHN and public school teacher
Intersectoral linkages refer to working relationships between the health sector and other sectors involved in community development. [Show Less]