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Public Health Nursing I Question Paper

Public Health Nursing I

Course:Bachelor Of Science In Nursing And Public Health

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2009

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2008/2009
SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR
SCIENCE (NURSING AND PUBLIC HEALTH)
HNS 108: PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING I

DATE: Monday 30th March, 2009
TIME: 11.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m.

INSTRUCTIONS
i)
Answer ALL questions.
ii)
For part A MCQs, insert the answer on the answer sheet provided.
iii)
For part B and C answer on the answer booklet provided.

PART A – MCQ ANSWER SHEET
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PART A – MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS – (20 MARKS)
1.
The primary concern of Public Health Nursing is to:

a)
Rehabilitate those with disabilities

b)
Prevent disease and promote health

c)
Prolong the lives of the sick

d)
Diagnose and treat diseases

2.
The World Health Organization’s Classic definition of health includes the

following components except

a)
A state of psychological wellbeing

b)
Health is holistic

c)
The absence of disease or infirmity
d)
Social
wellbeing

3.
The approach that looks at a family as a basic unit that influences personality is
a)
Economic
approach
b)
Structural
approach
c)
Biological
approach
d)
Psychological
approach

4.
Consaguineal relationships of family members is through;
a)
Blood
b)
Marriage
c)
Adoption
d)
Geographical
proximity

5.
The belief that people born to a particular cultural group are inferior in one or

more ways is known as:
a)
Cultural
imposition
b)
Stereotyping
c)
Ethnocentrism
d)
Racism

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6.
Felt needs of a group of people are best identified through:
a)
Spot
diagnosis
b)
Clinical
diagnosis
c)
Community
diagnosis
d)
Provisional
diagnosis

7.
The health care delivery system that lacks a legislative framework for practice in
Kenya
is:-
a)
Voluntary
agencies

b)
Complementary and Alternative medicine
c)
Faith
Based
Organizations

d)
Health Maintenance Organizations

8.
Environmental sanitation refers to the following except

a)
Food and nutrition
b)
Clean
water
supply

c)
Disposal of waste
d)
Housing

9.
The leader of the District Health team is:

a)
District Public Health Officer

b)
District Public Health nurse

c)
Medical Officer of Health
d)
Clinical
Officer

10.
Most deaths to women around the world are related to:

a)
Diarrhea and respiratory infections
b)
Malnutrition

c)
Pregnancy and childbirth
d)
Tuberculosis

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11.
The following are diseases targeted by the IMCI programme except:
a)
Measles
b)
Pneumonia
c)
Whooping
cough
d)
Tetanus

12.
Vitamin A supplementation in children prevents:
a)
HIV
infection
b)
Night
blindness
c)
Diarrhea
disease
d)
Skin
infections

13.
The number of clinical syndromes used in identification and management of

sexually transmitted infections are:
a)
Five
b)
Four
c)
Three
d)
Two

14.
In order to maintain the potency of vaccines the recommended storage

temperatures are in the range of

a)
0 – 8oC

b)
2 – 8oC

c)
4 – 8oC

d)
4 – 10oC
15.
Bacillus Calmette Guerin (BCG) Vaccine is administered
a)
Intramuscularly
b)
Extradermally
c)
Intradermally
d)
Subcutaneously

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16.
The third dose of Pentavalent vaccine is administered at
a)
4
weeks
b)
6
weeks
c)
10
weeks
d)
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