It is necessary for public health nurses to be aware of global health because:
A. the health of populations worldwide needs to be closely monitored.
B. more nurses are being recruited to work in foreign countries.
C. worldwide travel occurs more rapidly t
C. worldwide travel occurs more rapidly than in previous decades.
Which statement best describes the role of the World Health Organization (WHO)?
A. Its emphasis is to provide health care services and support to poor countries.
B. Its overall goal is to improve the health status of developed countries.
C. Its focus is i
A. Its emphasis is to provide health care services and support to poor countries.
Which activity would the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) be involved in?
A. Providing funding to create home emergency kits
B. Monitoring an outbreak of measles in a community
C. Setting up a well-child clinic in a neighborhood
D. Educati
B. Monitoring an outbreak of measles in a community
What is the best global indicator of child health?
A. poverty rate
B. life expectancy
C. immunization rates
D. malnutrition
D. malnutrition
Which intervention has been effective in helping prevent the spread of HIV in developing countries?
A. Voluntary counseling and testing
B. Immunization against the virus
C. Providing medications to those who have the virus
D. Mandatory screening
A. Voluntary counseling and testing
Which disease has been eradicated worldwide?
A. Measles
B. Smallpox
C. Polio
D. Tuberculosis
B. Smallpox
The Bismarck model can be described as a health care system that:
A. provides medical care to poor individuals.
B. is funded by the government only.
C. is funded by both personal contributions and taxes.
D. provides medical care to all.
C. is funded by both personal contributions and taxes.
Emerging infectious diseases:
A. will not be problematic because of advances in technology.
B. may include new, previously unknown conditions.
C. are of concern in developing countries.
D. are monitored by the United Nations.
B. may include new, previously unknown conditions
Which intervention best demonstrates how nurses can participate in global health?
A. Reading a foreign newspaper
B. Educating the neighborhood about HIV/AIDS
C. Volunteering with international organizations
D. Recruiting international students into nursin
C. Volunteering with international organizations
Poorer countries experience (select all that apply):
A. higher death rates.
B. shorter life expectancy.
C. a greater incidence of infectious diseases.
D. a poorer standard of health and health care.
E. more natural disasters.
F. more crime.
A. higher death rates.
B. shorter life expectancy.
C. a greater incidence of infectious diseases.
D. a poorer standard of health and health care.