CHN POST TEST

1. Aling maria, an owner of a food stand should be educated that utensils should be scrapped from
all food particles and disinfected by doing which of the following?
a. Immersion for at least 30 seconds in clean hot water (770C)
b. Immersion for at least 1 minute in lukewarm water containing 55-100 ppm of chlorine.
c. Autoclaving of utensils for 1 hour.
d. Wiping the utensils with ethyl alcohol

2. The DOH has published the implementing rules and regulations of Chapter III of PD 856 to define
sanitation requirements for the operation of food establishments. The inspection and evaluation
of the compliance of food establishments to the set standards of PD 856 is the duty of:
a. Public Health Nurse
b. Rural Health Physician
c. Sanitation Inspector
d. City Medical Center

3. Nurse Jordan is investigating about the high incidence rate of diarrhea in Barangay Malamig,
Mandaluyong City to verify the certification of potability of the existing water sources of the
households, she should get in touch with the office of the :
a. Private laboratories
b. National office of drinking water
c. Secretary of Health or Local health authority
d. Water works system

4. Households with complete basic sanitation refers to those that satisfy the presence of the
following except:
a. Access to safe water
b. Availability of sanitary toilet
c. Satisfactory system of garbage disposal
d. Availability of first aid kit

5. A sanitary permit is:

a. A written certification, using the prescribed form, and issued by the municipal health officer
to a person after passing the required physical and medical examinations and immunizations
b. A written certification of the city or municipal health officer or sanitary engineer that the
establishment complies with the existing minimum sanitation requirements
c. A written certification, using the prescribed form, and issued by the department of health to
a person after passing the required physical and medical examinations and immunizations.
d. A written certification of the department of health or sanitary engineer that the
establishment complies with the existing minimum sanitation requirements
6. According to the health manpower development and training services, the Philippines has an
oversupply of graduates of nursing but tend to flock in urban areas rather than rural areas. To
reverse this trend, the DOH spearheaded RN HEALS program which stands for:
a. Registered Nurses Health, Environmental and Legal Services
b. Registered Nurses Hired for Employment and Legitimate Service
c. Registered Nurses Health Enhancement and Local Service
d. Registered Nurses Health Enhancement and Labor Empowerment

7. The legal basis of Primary Health Care in the Philippines is

a. PD 856
b. PD 1519
c. LOI 949
d. PD 6111

8. The principal and unique strategy of the PHC is:

a. Empowerment of the people
b. Teamwork among health personnel
c. Holistic health care delivery
d. Socialization of health care

9. Which of the following is in line with the principles of Primary health care?
a. Doctors make all the decisions in a community health program
b. Free clinics are held in the population
c. Mild dehydration cases are managed with intravenous fluids
d. A barangay health council is established to plan, implement, and evaluate
community program.

10. Primary health care as the recommended strategy to bring health to the greatest
number of people include the following principles, except:
a. Develop capabilities of self-reliance
b. Change what exists for new tested programs
c. Work with people where they are
d. Utilize what is available

11. The following are the key principles of PHC except:

a. Multisectoral approach
b. Community participation
c. State-of-the-art Technology
d. Equitable distribution of health resources
12. A pregnant woman who had prenatal check-ups in the BHS or rural health unit (RHU)
has been identified as high risk. She would be referred to the appropriate hospital for
childbirth. This is an example of:
a. Intrasectoral Linkages
b. Proper referral
c. Intersectoral Linkages
d. Accessibility

13. Registered nurses deployed to unserved, economically depressed municipalities for 1

year to address the inadequate nursing workforce in rural communities and health
facilities is in line with what key principle of PHC?
a. Multisectoral approach
b. Availability
c. Equitable distribution of health resources
d. Community participation

14. The traditional and alternative medicine is otherwise known as:

a. PD 996
b. EO 51
c. RA 8423
d. EO 92

15. In preparing medicinal plants, decoction is best done by:

a. Boiling the recommended part of the plant material in water for 20 minutes
b. Soaking the plant in hot water, much like in making tea for 10-15 minutes
c. Directly applying recommended plant material on the part affected, usually used on
bruises, wounds, or rashes
d. Mixing the plant material with food

16. Ulasimag bato is recommended for people who have:

a. Gouty arthritis
b. Typhoid fever
c. Dysmenorrhea
d. Urolithiasis

17. Mrs. Legaspi is a 29-year-old pregnant woman who sought consultation to the barangay
health worker (BHW) at around 7 PM with complaints of abdominal contraction. The
BHW then assisted her to the nearby lying-in center where she eventually gave birth.
What principle of primary health care is being described in the scenario?
a. Community participation
b. Self-reliance
 c. Affordability
d. Accessibility

18. Health education involves:

a. Process of translating knowledge into action
b. Giving lectures about health
c. Telling people what to do
d. Issuing rules and regulations to stop a bad habit

19. Vaccines that are recommended to be administered at birth based on the expanded
program in immunization are:
a. BCG and MMR vaccine
b. BCG and hepatitis B vaccine
c. Rotavirus and anti-measles vaccine
d. BCG only.

20. The ratio of public health nurse to community population is:

a. 1 : 500
b. 1 : 10,000
c. 1 : 15,000
d. 1 : 20,000
21. Nurse archie is performing