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History of Public Health Nursing Questions
Question 1 of 5
Which client would have been most likely to receive care from the Frontier Nursing Service?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Frontier Nursing Service, led by Breckinridge, focused on rural midwifery, reducing maternal mortality, making a woman in labor (C) the primary client, not soldiers (A), elderly (B), or children (D).
Question 2 of 5
A public health nurse is involved in health care reform. Which of the following best explains why the nurse is involved in these efforts?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Public health nurses focus on reform to improve access, reducing costs and illness via prevention. It’s broader than promoting nursing (A), funding (B), or nurse concerns (C).
Question 3 of 5
A nurse working with Mary Breckinridge would have likely assisted with: (Select all that apply.)
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Breckinridge improved rural healthcare (B) and maternal outcomes (D) in Appalachia via nurse-midwives. Henry Street (A) was Wald’s, and Rockies (C) wasn’t her focus.
Question 4 of 5
How did health care and its delivery change during the 1980s? (Select ONE that does not apply.)
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: In the 1980s, laws discouraged substance use (B), nurse practitioners increased (C), and public health lost support (D). Funding shifted to acute care, not public health (A).
Question 5 of 5
Which statement best describes 'thinking upstream'?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Upstream thinking actions focus on modifying economic, political, and environmental factors that are the precursors of poor health throughout the world.