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Question 1 of 5

Which public health initiative, launched in the 1960s, aimed to reduce smoking-related diseases and promote healthy lifestyles?

A. The Healthy People initiative

B. The National Cancer Act

C. The Great American Smokeout

D. The Surgeon General's Report on Smoking and Health

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: The Surgeon General's Report on Smoking and Health

Question 2 of 5

A client at a rural community health center has been diagnosed with diabetes and has scheduled a telehealth appointment with a diabetes educator. Which client statement about seeing a provider via telehealth indicates to the community health nurse that more teaching is needed?

A. I will get the same level of care as an in-person visit.

B. This will save me a 2-hour drive to the city.

C. Telehealth reduces communication with the diabetes educator.

D. This will allow close monitoring of my diabetes.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Telehealth reduces communication with the diabetes educator.

Question 3 of 5

Which client would have been most likely to receive care from the Frontier Nursing Service?

A. An injured soldier

B. A homebound, elderly male

C. A woman in labor

D. A child with a broken femur

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: A woman in labor

Question 4 of 5

A nursing student during World War II would likely join which group?

A. The US Public Health Service

B. The Marine Nurse Corps

C. The Frontier Nursing Service

D. The Cadet Nurse Corps

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: The Cadet Nurse Corps

Question 5 of 5

Which assumption of the Health Belief Model (HBM) is problematic?

A. People have both free will and access to health resources.

B. People listen to the advice given by health care professionals.

C. People are influenced by health messages given over media channels.

D. People make what they perceive as rational decisions in a given situation.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: People have both free will and access to health resources.

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