Deck 4: Perspectives in Global Health Care

Question 1

An example of a successful campaign against which of the following communicable diseases was carried out during the 1960s and 1970s?

A) Tetanus
B) Measles
C) Pertussis
D) Smallpox

Answer 1

Smallpox

Question 2

The health priorities in HEALTH21 are based on the concept of:

A) eradication of communicable disease worldwide.
B) social justice and solidarity with an emphasis on the responsibility for health.
C) world trade and knowledge sharing about health concerns.
D) provisions for the creation of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).

Answer 2

social justice and solidarity with an emphasis on the responsibility for health.

Question 3

A nurse is working with a religious organization to provide food to starving people in a lesser-developed country.Which of the following organizations is the nurse most likely working with?

A) International Red Cross
B) Church World Service
C) Maryknoll Missionaries
D) Catholic Relief Services

Answer 3

Catholic Relief Services

Question 4

Which health problem is in need of control in developed countries?

A) Hepatitis
B) Malaria
C) Polio
D) Smallpox

Question 5

A nurse is working to improve the health status of a population in a lesser-developed country.Which of the following interventions would the nurse most likely support?

A) Decrease the number of people who need outside resources
B) Increase the number of children who can attend school
C) Increase the monetary resources that can be used to treat disease and illness
D) Improve the ability to pay debt to more developed countries

Question 6

A nurse is working in a lesser-developed country and is caring for the women in the local community.Which of the following would be an important consideration for the nurse?

A) They are at risk for a vitamin D deficiency.
B) They are likely to have one child.
C) They are at risk for death during pregnancy and childbirth.
D) They are viewed as the leader of the family unit.

Question 7

The intergovernmental organization that focuses its efforts on assisting countries in Latin America is the:

A) Pan American Health Organization.
B) World Bank.
C) World Health Organization (WHO).
D) United Nations Children's Fund.

Question 8

A nurse is advocating for increased funding for an international agency.Which of the following best describes how these funds will likely be used?

A) Development and installation of technology
B) Food relief, worker training, and disaster relief
C) Support of dictatorships and corrupt governments
D) Funding of local private organizations

Question 9

Population health is an approach and perspective that focuses on:

A) control of the spread of the HIV virus worldwide.
B) the broad range of factors and conditions that influence health.
C) community-based care for all citizens.
D) prevention and diagnosis of disease worldwide.

Question 10

A nurse is organizing a fundraiser for a philanthropic organization.Which of the following organizations is the nurse most likely working with?

A) International Red Cross
B) Carnegie Foundation
C) Nestlé
D) Johnson & Johnson

Question 11

Which is a disease that was once isolated and rare but is now widespread throughout the world?

A) Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
B) Smallpox
C) Malaria
D) Measles

Question 12

The key to achieving the goals of Health for All in the 21st Century (HEALTH21)is the worldwide:

A) cure of communicable disease.
B) technological development of all nations.
C) availability of health care insurance.
D) implementation of primary health care.

Question 13

Multilateral organizations:

A) receive funding from multiple sources.
B) control the spread of disease.
C) feed the people of the world.
D) use nurses as their main source of information.

Question 14

Which is referred to as a lesser-developed country?

A) France
B) Japan
C) Indonesia
D) Sweden

Question 15

A government agency is planning a project in hopes of receiving funding from the World Bank.Which of the following projects would most likely receive this funding?

A) Development of a sanitation system
B) Improvement of roads and bridges
C) Creation of a national health insurance plan
D) Recovery efforts following a hurricane

Question 16

A nurse is caring for a client who has been diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB).Which of the following medications would the nurse most likely administer?

A) Isoniazid
B) Nevirapine
C) Amodiaquine
D) Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG)

Question 17

A nurse plans to contact a multilateral organization.Which of the following would the nurse most likely contact?

A) United Nations (UN)
B) United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
C) Project Hope
D) Catholic Relief Services

Question 18

A nurse is examining the income levels and social networks of individuals in a community.Which of the following is the nurse investigating?

A) Culture
B) Development
C) Community
D) Determinants

Question 19

A nurse has promoted the introduction of health care technology into lesser-developed countries,but this has led to less-than-satisfactory results.Which of the following best describes why this has happened?

A) People do not want to use newer technology.
B) The cost is so high that they cannot afford to use new technology.
C) The community may not be ready for this technology.
D) Technology is too complex for people in lesser-developed countries.

Question 20

A nurse is working with colonias.Which of the following considerations should be made by the nurse?

A) They have developed roads, transportation, and electrical services.
B) They are frequently driven off, only to return to the same area.
C) Their settlements have led to an increase in several disease conditions.
D) Their contributions have improved the local economy.

Question 21

The government is preparing for a bioterrorism event.Which of the following would be the best strategy to use?

A) Threaten lesser-developed countries so they don't develop biological weapons
B) Ban biological weapons worldwide
C) Effectively detect pathogens and manage services
D) Develop antidotes for biological agents

Question 22

A community health nurse is investigating international diseases.Which of the following would the nurse track by using the global burden of disease (GBD)?

A) The number of cases of HIV/AIDS in a country
B) Losses from premature death and losses of healthy life that result from disability
C) The economic impact of disability on lesser-developed countries
D) The rate of disability in industrialized nations

Question 23

A community health nurse is utilizing the health care system in the United Kingdom.Which of the following expectations should the nurse have?

A) An equal employer-citizen share in cost of health care
B) Ownership and operation of the system by the government
C) Nurse practitioners as the primary providers of care in the system
D) Primary care provided in hospitals

Question 24

A nurse is providing education for a client who is living in an area of the world where malaria is endemic.Which of the following interventions would be appropriate to include?

A) Receive a dose of intravenous (IV) quinine
B) Avoid direct contact with individuals who have malaria
C) Use insecticide-treated bed nets
D) Apply dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) spray

Question 25

Which of the following diseases is the leading killer of people with HIV?

A) AIDS
B) Malaria
C) Hepatitis
D) TB

Question 26

A nurse is working to manage the public health aspects of a bioterrorist event.Which of the following does the nurse need to understand? (Select all that apply.)

A) Medical management and public health measures
B) The names and descriptions of the agent/disease
C) The chemical features of the pathogens
D) How to address mental health concerns
E) The amount of risk that each type of event will have for the public

Question 27

A nurse is employed by an agency that addresses global health needs.Which of the following roles is the nurse most likely to provide? (Select all that apply.)

A) Medications and vaccines for worldwide use
B) Direct patient care for members of the community
C) Knowledge and skill in countries where nursing is an organized profession
D) Consultation to auxiliary personnel
E) Facilitation of education and health promotion within the community

Question 28

Which of the following do the Millennium Development Goals address? (Select all that apply.)

A) Reduction of child mortality
B) Eradication of communicable diseases
C) Promotion of gender equality and empowerment of women
D) Achievement of universal health care access
E) Promotion of specialty practice by physicians

Question 29

A nurse is analyzing one of the components of a unit of DALYs.From which of the following individuals would the nurse be able to calculate this measurement?

A) A woman who lives to be 100 years old
B) A woman who contracts HIV after working as a prostitute
C) A father with five children who dies at the age of 50 from malaria
D) A woman who gives birth to a premature infant

Question 30

A nurse is assessing a refugee who fled the genocide in Darfur.Which of the following disease/disorder should the nurse anticipate finding?

A) TB
B) Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
C) Chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD)
D) Malnutrition

Question 31

A nurse is caring for a client with TB.Which of the following statements would the nurse recognize as being true?

A) Meningitis is the leading cause of death from TB.
B) Chemotherapy, if made widely available, could eradicate the disease.
C) Many TB cases are associated with HIV.
D) The TB bacillus is difficult to isolate.

Question 32

A nurse is concerned about an event of bioterrorism.Which of the following would the nurse most likely be referring to?

A) Outbreak of smallpox
B) Bombed historic buildings
C) Explosion of land mines
D) Threats of war

Question 33

Which of these statements is true about the DALYs in lesser-developed countries?

A) Children are at great risk for an early death.
B) Diarrheal disease and respiratory infections are rampant despite technology.
C) Injuries account for most disability.
D) Birth control methods are often lacking.