1.

Which Philippine law created the Philippine Institute of Traditional and Alternative Health
Care:

A. LOI 949 C. RA 1611

B. RA 8423 D. LOI 8342

Answer: B

2. Carmina taught the mothers, the preparation of herbal plants, which common method of
preparing herbal medicine requires soaking the plant material in hot water?

A. Decoction C. Poultice
B. Infusion
D. Tincture

Answer: B

3. Which herbal plant is used as poultice for fungal infection?

A. Sambong C. Akapulko

B. Bayabas D. Ulasimang Bato

Answer: C

4. Which herbal plant is recommended or lower blood cholesterol levels and hypertension?

A. Ampalaya C. Yerba Buena

B. Lagundi D. Bawang

Answer: D

5. It is a form of alternative medicine that uses the application of pressure on specific areas of
the body:

A. Acupressure C. Chiropractic

B. Acupuncture D. Aroma Therapy

Answer: A

6. Community organizing is based on three core values, one of which seeks equitable access to
opportunities to meet people’s basic needs and dignity. This best describes the core value of:

A. Human Rights C. Social Responsibility

B. Social Justice D. Accessibility

Answer: B

7. Which of the following is a community development approach that allows the community to
systematically analyze their conditions, plan solutions, implement and evaluate projects while
utilizing the community development process:

A. COPAR C. PHC

B. PAR D. Community Organizing

Answer: A

8. As the CHN, Carmina frequently engages in education on health promotion and health
protection. Among the following, which activities are categorized as health promotion?

1. Organizing an aerobics class for office employees

2. Advocating for breastfeeding among working pregnant women

3. Instructing pregnant women on the benefits of newborn screening

4. Teaching mothers how to prepare solid foods for their young children

A. 1, 2, and 3 B. 1, 2, and 4
C. 2, 3, and 4 D. All of these

Answer: B

9. A risk factor is an exposure associated with a particular disease. Studies show that alcohol
intake is associated with breast cancer. Which of the following statements is true of the
relationship between alcohol intake and breast cancer?

A. Women who have breast cancer tend to engage in drinking alcohol

B. Most women who take alcoholic beverages eventually develop breast cancer

C. Some men develop breast cancer because more men indulge in drinking alcohol

D. The risk of having breast cancer gets higher as the amount of alcohol intake increases

Answer: D

10. Determining the effects of air pollution on the respiratory condition of young children in the
catchment area is undertaken by Carmina. What is the best term that can be applied to the
nurse’s action?

A. Nursing process C. Nursing research

B. Risk assessment D. Environmental scanning

Answer: B

11. The term “distribution” in the definition of Epidemiology refers to magnitude of disease
frequency according to:

A. Person characteristics (age, sex, occupation, behaviors, etc.)

B. Place characteristics (urban-rural, upland-lowland, etc.)

C. Time of occurrence (seasons of the year, trends over the years, etc.)

D. All of the above

Answer: D

12. A public health nurse can apply the principles of Epidemiology for:

A. Diagnosing the health status of the community

B. Identifying risk factors of a disease

C. Monitoring and evaluation of health interventions

D. All of the above

Answer: D

13. The following are examples of morbidity indicators EXCEPT:

A. Incidence density rate C. Cumulative incidence

B. Case fatality rate D. Prevalence proportion

Answer: B

14. The health indicator that measures the percentage of both old and new cases of a disease
over the number of people examined at one point in time is:

A. Incidence density rate C. Cumulative incidence

B. Case fatality rate D. Prevalence proportion

Answer: D

15. The mortality indicator which measures the risk of dying among persons with a particular
disease is:

A. Case fatality rate B. Cause of death rate

D. Neonatal mortality rate

16. There are many definitions of the family. A common idea in many of these definitions is that
it is a social unit, that is, two or more persons who:

A. Share a common culture

B. Live together under one proof

C. Are related to one another by blood

D. Are joined together by bonds of ties

Answer: D

17. The family facilitates case finding for health problems that may present risks for the entire
family. Which of the following is an example of this statement?

A. The school nurse visits the family of a young pupil with signs of chicken pox

B. The mother provides home care to her two children diagnosed to have chicken pox

C. During a home visit, the nurse observes for the presence of accident hazards in the home

D. The mother tells the nurse that her 3-year old who had measles the past month still has
mouth sores

Answer: A

18. During a home visit to follow up a patient on treatment for tuberculosis, the patient’s wife
tells the nurse that her husband is really busy with his job to go to the health center to get his
supply of medications. What is the area of assessment in the family coping index that the nurse
must consider to help this family?

A. Physical independence

B. Therapeutic competence

C. Knowledge of health condition

D. Application of principles of personal and general hygiene

Answer: B

19. Each type of family-nurse contact has advantages and disadvantages. What is the major
advantage of home visit over the other types?

A. It saves much nursing time and effort

B. It allows firsthand appraisal of the home situation

C. It promotes the development of family initiative in health care

Answer: B

20. The nursing bag serves as a container for the articles that may be used by the nurse in
providing care to families. Which of the following general principles in the use of the bag is
most important?

A. It helps the nurse in infection control

B. It may be performed in different ways

C. It allows the nurse to give care efficiently

D. Applying the bag technique must not remove the nurse’s focus on the family

Answer: D