Nursing Elites

1. In calculating the crude death rate of your municipality, with a total population of about 18,000 last year, there were 94 deaths. Among the deceased, 20 died due to heart diseases, and 32 were aged 50 years or older. What is the crude death rate?

• A. 4.1/1000
• B. 5.2/1000
• C. 6.3/1000
• D. 7.3/1000

Correct answer: B

Rationale: To calculate the crude death rate, divide the total number of deaths (94) by the total population (18,000) and then multiply by 1,000. This gives a crude death rate of 5.2 deaths per 1,000 population.

2. Which of the following is a key principle of Primary Health Care (PHC)?

• A. Centralized health planning
• B. Community participation
• C. Focus on specialized care
• D. High technology healthcare

Correct answer: B

Rationale: Community participation is a fundamental principle of Primary Health Care (PHC) as it involves the active involvement of individuals, families, communities, and organizations in the planning and delivery of healthcare services. This ensures that services are culturally appropriate, accessible, and acceptable to the community, leading to better health outcomes.

3. You are in a client’s home to attend to a delivery. Which of the following will you do first?

• A. Set up a sterile area
• B. Put on a clean gown and apron
• C. Cleanse the client’s vulva with soap and water
• D. Note the interval, duration and intensity of labor and contractions

Correct answer: D

Rationale: Assessment of the woman should be done first to determine whether she is having true labor and, if so, what stage of labor she is in.

4. Which vaccine is typically administered to newborns within the first 24 hours of birth?

• A. Hepatitis B
• B. BCG
• C. OPV
• D. Measles

Correct answer: A

Rationale: The correct answer is A, Hepatitis B. The Hepatitis B vaccine is usually administered to newborns within the first 24 hours of birth to provide protection against Hepatitis B infection. This early vaccination helps prevent transmission of the virus from infected mothers to their babies during childbirth, reducing the risk of chronic liver disease and liver cancer later in life.

5. In the year 1980, the World Health Organization declared the Philippines, along with some other countries in the Western Pacific Region, 'free' of which disease?

• A. Pneumonic plague
• B. Poliomyelitis
• C. Smallpox
• D. Anthrax

Correct answer: C

Rationale: The correct answer is C, Smallpox. The World Health Organization declared the Philippines, along with other countries in the Western Pacific Region, 'free' of Smallpox in 1980. The last documented case of Smallpox worldwide was in 1977 in Somalia, leading to the global eradication of the disease.

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