13.6: Review Questions
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Public health surveillance can be described primarily as which of the following actions?
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Monitoring occurrences of public health problems
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Developing interventions to control disease outbreaks
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Collecting health-related information from community members
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Tracking individuals who have been exposed to an infectious disease
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Which factor related to the agent will the nurse include when discussing the epidemiological triad?
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Pathogenicity
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Susceptibility
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Reservoirs
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Environmental changes
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Which disease does the elementary school nurse identify as being spread via airborne transmission?
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Measles
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Influenza
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Pertussis
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Pneumonia
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Which of the following factors is a component of the epidemiological triad?
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Susceptibility
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Environment
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Portal of exit
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Pathogenicity
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The community health nurse is conducting a health screening of an immigrant family. Which finding is an indication of the need for T-Spot testing instead of Mantoux TST testing?
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Prior vaccination with BCG
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Family member who is 10 years of age
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Symptoms of night sweats, fevers, chills, and hemoptysis
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A negative chest X-ray and negative sputum testing for MTB
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Which primary prevention strategy will the nurse include in a community program on the prevention of hepatitis C?
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Advising individuals with risky sexual behaviors to be screened for hepatitis C
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Stressing that handwashing is important after changing diapers or using the bathroom
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Recommending immunizations against the other viral hepatitis infections
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Instructing individuals to avoid sharing needles, syringes, or other equipment contaminated with blood
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Which manifestation would the nurse include when teaching about mild to moderate food poisoning at a community health fair?
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Bloody diarrhea
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Diarrhea lasting more than 3 days
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Dehydration
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Fever less than 102°F
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Which diagnosis would the nurse anticipate when observing a “bull’s eye” rash on a client’s leg?
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Zika virus
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West Nile virus
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Lyme disease
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Dengue fever
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Which surveillance system would the CDC utilize to track and investigate foodborne illnesses?
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System for Enteric Disease Response, Investigation, and Coordination (SEDRIC)
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National Notifiable Disease Surveillance System (NNDSS)
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Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN)
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Waterborne Disease and Outbreak Surveillance System (WBDOSS)
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Which action by the nurse during an infectious disease outbreak is an example of a secondary prevention measure?
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Administering immunizations
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Engaging in contact tracing
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Providing direct care to infected individuals
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Educating the public about disease transmission