Deck 4: Perspectives in Global Health Care

Question 1

Improvement to the overall health status of a population contributes to the economic growth of a country in several ways, including:

A) Decreasing the number of people needing outside resources
B) Increasing in the number of children who can attend school and eventually participate in their country's economic growth
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 1

Increasing in the number of children who can attend school and eventually participate in their country's economic growth

Question 2

Immigrants who settle outside major metropolitan areas in California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas on unincorporated land are known as colonias. Which of the following is true about this group?

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) They help the economy of the regions without placing a burden on health resources.

Answer 2

Their settlements have led to an increase in several disease conditions.

Question 3

Multilateral organizations include the United Nations, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children's Fund, and the Pan American Health Organization. These agencies:

A) Receive funding from multiple government and non-government sources
B) All control the spread of disease
C) Feed the people of the world
D) Use nurses as their main source of information

Answer 3

Receive funding from multiple government and non-government sources

Question 4

Which of the following is true about the disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) in lesser-developed countries?

A) Communicable diseases account for the greatest percentage.
B) Diarrheal disease, respiratory infections, and worm infestation are rampant despite technology.
C) Injuries account for most disability
D) Birth control methods are often lacking

Question 5

The director general of the WHO made a commitment to renew all the policies and actions of "Health for All in the 21^st century" (HFA21). The health priorities are based on the concepts of:

A) Eradication of communicable disease worldwide
B) Equity and solidarity with an emphasis on the individual's, family's, and community's responsibility for health
C) World trade and knowledge sharing
D) Provisions for the creation of UNICEF

Question 6

Global health is related to economic, industrial, and technological development. The introduction of health care technology into lesser-developed countries has led to less-than-satisfactory results because:

A) People do not want to use newer technology.
B) The cost is so high that they cannot afford to use new technology.
C) There is often a lack of qualified people to carry out routine maintenance for the technological systems.
D) Technology is too complex for people in lesser-developed countries.

Question 7

Communicable disease is a major concern in developed and lesser-developed countries. An example of a successful campaign against which of the following diseases was carried out during the 1960s and 1970s?

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

Question 8

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

A) Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
B) Smallpox
C) Sexually transmitted disease (STD)
D) Measles

Question 9

Population health includes conditions that are important considerations, including income and social factors, social support networks, education, employment, and healthy child development. These are examples of:

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

Question 10

Which of the following are the biological agents of the highest concern?

A) Tuberculosis and pertussis
B) Measles, botulism, Ebola
C) HIV and tuberculosis
D) Anthrax, plague, and smallpox

Question 11

The lesser-developed countries still bear most of the cost for their own health care, and contributions from major organizations provide only a small amount of needed resources. Reports indicate that the majority of funds raised by international agencies are used for:

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 12

The World Health Organization developed an indicator called the global burden of disease (GBD). The GBD tracks:

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

Question 13

The Global Burden of Disease indicator tracks "units of disability-adjusted life-years" (DALYs). There are several components. Which of the following demonstrates one of the components?

A) A woman lives to be 100 years old
B) A woman who contracts HIV after working as a prostitute
C) A father with 5 children who dies at the age of 50 from malaria
D) A woman who gives birth to a premature infant

Question 14

A lesser-developed country:

A) Is not stable with respect to its economy and technological development
B) Exists on the African continent only
C) Is in areas with a warm climate
D) Has a high number of persons with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)

Question 15

Of the following countries, which is referred to as a lesser-developed country?

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

Question 16

Health problems in need of control in developed countries include:

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

Question 17

The World Health Organization sponsored a conference on primary health at Alma Ata, Kazakhstan in 1978. The major aims and goals for global health were:

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

Question 18

One of the greatest health concerns is the reoccurrence of tuberculosis (TB). It represents the largest cause of death from a single infectious agent. Which of the following is true?

A) Meningitis is the leading cause of death from tuberculosis.
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 19

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 have a strong influence on the health of populations
C) Community-based care for all citizens
D) Prevention and diagnosis of disease worldwide

Question 20

Bioterrorism is defined as the intentional use of a pathogen or biological product to cause harm to human, animal, plant, or living organisms to influence or intimidate the conduct of a government. How can a government prepare for bioterrorism?

A) Threaten lesser-developed countries so they don't develop biological weapons.
B) Ban biological weapons worldwide
C) Be able to effectively detect pathogens, manage services, and communicate during a bioterrorism threat.
D) Develop antidotes for biological agents.

Question 21

The intergovernmental organization whose aim is to facilitate interventions to improve the health status of people in economically deprived areas through such projects as developing effective sanitation systems is the:

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

Question 22

Which of the following religious organizations specializes in providing food to starving people?

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

Question 23

Most deaths to women around the world are related to:

A) Diarrheal and respiratory infections
B) Malnutrition
C) Pregnancy and childbirth
D) Tuberculosis

Question 24

Nurses have an important leadership role in health care throughout the world. Which of the following are roles for nurses related to global health? Select all that apply.

A) Developing medications and vaccines for worldwide use.
B) Providing direct patient care and facilitating education and health promotional needs of the community.
C) Nurses with community and public health experience provide knowledge and skill in countries where nursing is an organized profession.
D) Providing consultation to auxiliary personnel.

Question 25

Worldwide, the most frequent cause of death from a single agent is:

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

Question 26

Which of the following characterizes the health care system in the United Kingdom?

A) There is equal employer-citizen share in cost of health care.
B) It is owned and operated by the government.
C) Nurse practitioners are the primary providers of care in the system.
D) Most care is provided in hospitals.

Question 27

Which of the following groups account for approximately one-third of the world's disease burden?

A) Children 0 to 18 years of age
B) Women between 15 and 44 years of age
C) Women between 45 and 59 years of age
D) Elderly men

Question 28

Which of the following would be considered the result of bioterrorism?

A) Smallpox
B) Bombed historic buildings
C) Land mines
D) Threats of war

Question 29

An example of a multilateral organization is:

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

Question 30

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
D) United Nations Children's Fund

Question 31

Which of the following is the leading cause of illness and death in children under 5 years of age throughout the world?

A) Nutritional deficiencies
B) Shigella
C) Dehydration
D) Diarrhea

Question 32

An example of a philanthropic organization is:

A) International Red Cross
B) Pathfinder Fund
C) Nestlé
D) Johnson & Johnson

Question 33

Which of the following do nurses need to understand in order to manage the public health aspects of a bioterrorist event? 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) Isolation requirements, protection of caregivers