Public Health Nursing Iii Question Paper

Public Health Nursing Iii

Course:Bachelor Of Science In Nursing And Public Health

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2009

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2009/2010
FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF
SCIENCE (NURSING)

HNS 303:
PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING III

DATE: Thursday, 24th December, 2009

TIME: 8.00 a.m. – 10.00 a.m.
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INSTRUCTIONS:
i) Answer
ALL questions.
ii)
for Part A MCQ’s, circle the correct response.
iii)
For Part B and C, answer in the booklet provided.
PART C – MCQ’s (20 MARKS)
1.
The step in which plans formulated for solving community health problems are
implemented is called
a)
Community organization
b)
Community health action
c)
Community mobilization
d)
Community analysis

2.
A transect walk in community diagnosis is carried out during:-
a)
Community inventory
b)
Pre-testing of the tools
c)
Implementation of the survey
d)
Recruitment of data collectors.
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3.
Immunization of a child with measles vaccine belongs to what level of disease
prevention?
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
c)
Intermediate
d)
Tertiary

4.
In the year 1980, the World Health Organization declared countries of the World
free of which disease?
a)
Pneumonic plaque
b)
Poliomyelitis
c)
Small Pox
d)
Anthrax

5.
You have decided to carry out a nutritional assessment survey to identify cases of
stunted growth. The measurement parameters will be?
a)
Weight for Age
b)
Weight for Height
c)
Age for Height
d)
Age for arm circumference

6.
When a public health nurse determines whether resources have been used without
wastage, he/she is evaluating:
a)
Appropriateness
b)
Adequacy
c)
Effectiveness
d)
Efficiency

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7.
A disease reoccurs after every five years. This pattern of occurrence is best
described as:
a)
Epidemic occurrence
b)
Cyclical variation
c)
Seasonal variation
d)
Sporadic occurrence

8.
The innovation that is being implemented in DOTS in order to improve
compliance with TB treatment is having:
a)
The health worker follow up the client at home
b)
A target list to check on whether the patient has collected his monthly
supply of drugs
c)
The health worker or a responsible family member monitor drug intake
d)
The patient come to the health facility every month to get medications

9.
Among children, the most common form of meningitis is caused by which
organism?
a)
Haemophilus influenzae
b)
Morbilli virus
c)
Streptococcus pneumoniae
d)
Neisseria meningitidis

10.
The best approach in interrupting the transmission cycle in sexually transmitted
infections is:-
a)
Community survey
b)
Mass screening
c)
Interviewing suspects
d)
Contact tracing

11.
The route of transmission of pneumonic plaque is
a)
Vector
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b)
Droplet
c)
Formite
d)
Food

12.
In measles disease, Koplick’s spots will be found on the Mucosa of the:
a)
Nasal cavity
b)
Pharynx
c)
Oral cavity
d)
Lips

13.
In a patient who presents with “Pea Soup diarrhea”, the most likely diagnosis will
be?
a)
Cholera
b)
Amoebic dysentery
c)
Typhoid
d)
Bacillary dysentery

14.
The causative organism of Ophthalmia Neonatorum is:
a)
Treponema Pallidum
b)
Trichomonas vaginalis
c)
Candida Albicans
d)
Gonococcus

15.
An example of a disease that runs a carrier state is:
a)
Rabies
b)
Typhoid
c)
Syphilis
d)
Yellow fever

16.
The method of data collection in which a check list is used is
a)
Observation

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