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1. What was the first name of the Philippines which was titled after King Philip II of Spain?

a. Los Felipinas

b. Las Filepinas

c. Las Felipinas

d. Los Filipinas

ANSWER: LETTER C

RATIONALE: The Spanish explorer Ruy Lopez de Villalobos first named the Philippines Las Felipinas after

Prince Philip who later then turned King Philip II of Spain.

2. The ethnic groups of the Northern Philippines include: (SATA)

a. Kankana-ey

b. Kalinga

c. Ifugao

d. Lumad

ANSWER: LETTERS A, B, and C

RATIONALE: The ethnic groups of the Northern Philippines ranged from various Igorot tribes that include:

Bontoc, Ibaloi, Isneg, Ifugao, Kalinga, Kankana-ey, and Tinguian

3. As the Philippines is a republic type of government, which among these are its three branches?

a. Executive, Legislative, Narrative

b. Narrative, Legislative, Judicial

c. Consecutive, Executive, Narrative

d. Judicial, Executive, Legislative

ANSWER: LETTER D

RATIONALE: The Philippines is a republic type of government with a presidential form of government

wherein power is equally divided among its three branches: Executive, Legislative, and Judicial.

4. It is a type of insurance coverage that typically pays for medical, surgical, prescription drug, and

sometimes dental expenses.

a. Health Insurance

b. Educational Insurance

c. Travel Insurance

ANSWER: LETTER A
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RATIONALE: Health is a state of a person’s mental or physical condition, so medical, surgical, drug and

dental are under health. With health insurance, it will help to cover the medical expenses of a person.

5. It is usually provided by the government through national healthcare systems and everyone has access to

the public service.

a. Public Health Care

b. Private Health Care

ANSWER: LETTER A

RATIONALE: A public service is a service intended to serve the people in community which is usually funded

by the government.

6. In the Philippines, what is the ratio of nurse-patient in the government institution?

a. 1:60

b. 1:12

c. 1:20

ANSWER: LETTER A

RATIONALE: In the government institution, the ratio is 1:60. It didn’t meet the DOH’s ideal ratio because a lot

of Filipino nurse chooses to work overseas (OFWs).

7. What are the enhanced 4’s strategy of the Dengue Prevention and Control Program?

a. Search and destroy. Seek early consultation. Self-protection and isolation measures. Say yes to fogging

during outbreaks only

b. Search and destroy. Seek early consultation. Self-protection measures. Say yes to fogging during

outbreaks only

c. Search and destroy. Seek yearly consultation. Self-protection measures. Say yes to fogging during outbreaks

only

d. Search and destroy. Seek early consultation. Self-protection. Say yes to fogging

ANSWER: LETTER B

RATIONALE: Dengue patients do not require isolation. A person who manifests signs and symptoms of

dengue should seek immediate and early consultation. Fogging is done during outbreaks only.

8. The Blood donation program is also known as the?

a. National Blood Services Act of 1994

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b. National Bloodletting Program of 1993

c. National Blood Service Program of 1993

d. Blood Service Rendering Act of 1994

ANSWER: LETTER A

RATIONALE: The program was enacted in the year 1994, and is entitled National Blood Service Act under the

Republic Act 7719.

9. A health program that is an essential public health strategy that enables the early detection and

management of several congenital disorders, which if left untreated, may lead to mental retardation

and/or death.

a. Newborn Early Detection Program.

b. Infants and Children Screening Program.

c. Newborn Screening Program

d. Mandatory Newborn Screening Services

ANSWER: C

RATIONALE: Republic act No 9288, an act promulgating a comprehensive policy and a national system for

ensuring NEWBORN SCREENING. Newborn screening is used just after birth to identify genetic disorders

that can be treated early in life.

10. It is a key component of IT which consist of peripheral devices that work with the computers such as

keyboard, external disk drive, and router.

a. Network

b. Informatics Knowledge

c. Computer Hardware

ANSWER: LETTER C

RATIONALE: Computer Hardware is a physical equipment which consist peripheral devices that work with the

computers such as keyboard, external disk drive, and router.

11. It is a core competency which contains the use of telecommunication devices.

a. Human Resources

b. Computer Skill
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c. Informatics Knowledge

ANSWER: LETTER B

RATIONALE: Computer Skill competencies contain computerized searches, and retrieving patient

demographics data, the use of telecommunication devices, the documentation of patient care, and etc.

12. A type of computer software which coordinates communication between the computers link in a

network.

a. System Software

b. Application Software

c. Network Software

ANSWER: LETTER C

RATIONALE: Network software is a type of computer software function as a telecommunication between

computer linked in a network.

13. What is the local unit of the public sector agency?

a. DOH

b. LGU

c. Hospitals

ANSWER: LETTER B

RATIONALE: DOH is the national unit of the public sector and hospital is an example of a private sector agency.

14. What year did the UP- Manila College of Medicine offer the (major in medical informatics) and College of Arts

and Sciences (major in bioinformatics)?

a. 2005

b. 2008

b. 2009

ANSWER: LETTER A

RATIONALE: The year 2008 was the year when the Commission on Higher Education Memorandum 5 Series of 2008

defined Nursing Informatics course in the undergraduate curriculum while the year 2009 was revision of this

memorandum into CHED Memorandum Order 14 Series of 2009.

15. Which of the following is not an issue or challenges in the health care delivery system?
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a. Active participation in the developing nursing informatics

b. Education problems

c. Re - Nationalization of hospital

ANSWER: LETTER C

RATIONALE: A & B are both issues and challenges that the nursing informatics in the Philippines are facing now since

in terms of NI Philippines is still in the infancy stage wherein they are having a hard time coping especially the hospitals

where in fact they should be first in line.