Deck 11: Hitting the Pavement: Intervention of Case Finding

Question 1

The intervention of case finding is best enacted by:

A) Surveillance, counseling, disease and health investigation, and screening
B) Advocacy, surveillance, disease and health investigation, and screening
C) Surveillance, outreach, disease and health investigation and screening
D) Policy development, disease and health investigation, screening and surveillance

Answer 1

C

Question 2

A school nurse is reviewing and monitoring the health records for the local elementary school and notes a steady increase in the body weight for this particular population. This is an example of case-finding from:

A) Surveillance
B) Disease and health investigation
C) Screening
D) Outreach

Answer 2

A

Question 3

A public health nurse attempts to work with adolescents and teach them about the use of protective gear when engaging in skate boarding. The public health nurse conducts these educational programs at the local skate park. This is an example of:

A) Disease and health investigation
B) Screening
C) Outreach
D) Counseling

Answer 3

C

Question 4

A town nurse works with a local church to engage in activities that will identify unrecognized health risk factors or asymptomatic disease conditions in the congregation. This is an example of:

A) Screening
B) Education
C) Counseling
D) Surveillance

Question 5

An important component of any screening to ensure positive results are enacted upon include:

A) Referral and follow-up
B) Delegation
C) Disease and health investigation
D) Education

Question 6

A department of health organizes a screening at a local mall to target middle aged adults. This type of screening is known as:

A) Individual screening
B) Targeted screening
C) Aggregate screening
D) Mass screening

Question 7

A public health nurse and other county health department officials are called into a public school to ask questions pertaining to several cases of lice. This is considered:

A) Disease and health event investigation
B) Screening
C) Referral and follow-up
D) Counseling

Question 8

A public health nurse is involved in the monitoring of data pertaining to adolescent suicide. This is a function of:

A) Social marketing
B) Counseling
C) Surveillance
D) Screening

Question 9

A public health nurse and several local agencies are working together to plan, implement, and evaluate a health program. One of the first steps for this group to engage in prior to making any decisions about specific screening tests is to:

A) Contact legislatures to determine their support
B) Review the U. S. Preventative Task Force recommendations
C) Determine the groups budget and the economic costs
D) Identify the location for the health program

Question 10

When designing outreach the public health nurse must take into consideration the population of interest and:

A) Maintain ones role as the gatekeeper
B) Engage the process of conflict resolution
C) Question how to locate the population and where to deliver the message
D) Negotiate the message with the population and develop guidelines

Question 11

Which of the following is a common reportable communicable disease?

A) Herpes zoster
B) Diabetes mellitus
C) Influenza
D) Mumps