Deck 4: Perspectives in Global Health Care

Question 1

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

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

Answer 1

Isoniazid

Question 2

What disease that was once isolated and rare is now widespread throughout the world?

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

Answer 2

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)

Question 3

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

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

Answer 3

Increasing the number of children who can attend school

Question 4

Which intergovernmental organization focuses its efforts on assisting countries in Latin America?

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

Question 5

A nurse has promoted the introduction of health care technology into lesser-developed countries, but this has led to less-than-satisfactory results. Which statement 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 6

What is the key to achieving the goals of Health for All in the 21st Century (HFA21) worldwide?

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

Question 7

A nurse is examining the income levels and social networks of individuals in a community. Which term is used to identify the factors the nurse is investigating?

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

Question 8

Population health is an approach and perspective that focuses on what?

A) Controlling 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 9

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

Question 10

Which health problem is of greatest concern in the world's developed countries?

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

Question 11

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

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

Question 12

A nurse working in a lesser-developed country is caring for the women in the local community. Which existing factor regarding the women 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 13

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

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

Question 14

The health priorities in HEALTH21 are based on what concept?

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)

Question 15

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

A) Employer and citizen share equally in the cost of health care.
B) Ownership and operation of the system is by the government.
C) Nurse practitioners are the primary providers of care in the system.
D) Primary care is provided for in hospitals.

Question 16

A nurse plans to contact a multilateral organization. Which organization 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 17

A nurse is advocating for increased funding for an international agency. Which activity 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 18

What is a characteristic of multilateral organizations?

A) Receiving their funding from multiple sources
B) Controlling the spread of disease
C) Feeding the people of the world
D) Using nurses as their main source of information

Question 19

Which country is referred to as being lesser-developed?

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

Question 20

A government agency is planning a project in hopes of receiving funding from the World Bank. Which project 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 21

A nurse is caring for a client with tuberculosis (TB). Which statement 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 22

Which goals 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 23

A nurse concerned about an event of bioterrorism would most likely be focusing on what?

A) An outbreak of smallpox
B) The bombing of historic buildings
C) Exploding land mines
D) All threats of war

Question 24

Which of the following diseases is the leading killer of people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)?

A) Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
B) Malaria
C) Hepatitis
D) Tuberculosis (TB)

Question 25

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

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

Question 26

A nurse is creating a care plan for a client who is living in an area of the world where malaria is endemic. Which intervention 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 27

A nurse is working to manage the public health aspects of a bioterrorist event. Which concept 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 28

When preparing for a bioterrorism event, which would be the best strategy for the government to implement?

A) Threatening lesser-developed countries so they don't develop biological weapons
B) Banning biological weapons worldwide
C) Effectively detecting pathogens and managing services
D) Developing antidotes for biological agents

Question 29

A nurse is employed by an agency that addresses global health needs. Which roles are the nurse most likely to assume? (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 30

A nurse is analyzing one of the components of a unit of disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs). From which individual would the nurse be able to calculate this measurement?

A) A woman who lives to be 100 years old.
B) A woman who contracts human immunodeficiency virus (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 31

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