TEST :
MCQS
1. 17. A statistical source for population age
distributions, dependency ratios, and
socioeconomic characteristics is:
a. census b. morbidity data c vital statistics d
service utilization data
2. Saira is your co-worker as a community health
nurse. Which of the following is the general duty
of saira?
A providing nursing care to community
b. communicates with the health team
c. co-ordinates with the municipal health officiers
d.establish rapport twith clients
3. 11. Public health auxillary personnel
are ....................
a. Food inspector b.sanitation inspector c.malaria
inspector d.all
4. Rubella is known as ..............
a. germen measles
b.whooping cough
c. measles
d. tetaus
5.........................schemes towards improving
water supply and drainage of country
a.Pakistan Maternal Health Services
b. Pakistan National Development
c.Pakistan Sanitation Control Projects
6................ is the first country to organize public
health administration.
a. England b. USA c.China d.India
7. HIV is prevalence among age .................. years
a.25-30
b.25-35
c.18-24
d.38-46
8. .......................of gender disparity in primary and
secondary education preferably by 2005.
A. Implementation c.Reduction
b.Elimination d. Introduction
Fill in the Blanks
1. ............. centers provide healthcare to
women of reproductive age including safe
mother hood, infertility, and family planning
2. ................association mainly functions for
the safe motherhood and children welfare
3.................are the small units with limited
health personnel , and provides treatment to
door patients for minor aliments
4. The population of Pakistan according to
1981 censes is ...........................
5. Each minister of Provisional health
department has its
under.......................assisted by technically
qualified director of health services.
6. RHC and BHUs are to provides
comprehensive curative as well as ............
services.
7................ assurance and security is available
to limited and fortunate group of population.
8. only .................... of children are being
educated in primarily schools.
The epidemic of ............. invaded England in
1831 year.
9. The report of the plague commission in
1904 recommends the strengthening
of .........................services.
10. According to Bhore committee report
submitted in 1946
the ........................sanitation was at its lowest
level in the country.
11. Serum containing antibodies is
called ................
9.Principles of PHC:
a. socially acceptable to all
b. universally accessible
c. affordable
d. all
10. It is planned to serve an area of 5-10 sq miles
and serves 5000 – 10,000 people.
a. BHU b. RHU c. Tehsil hospital
11. In this method, an area is allotted to
responsible and educated persons to collect the
numbers according to information required.
a. enumeration b. Censes c. community
assessment d. vital statistics
12. Which of the following would be the best way
to determine the health of a community?
a. Ask a realtor which neighborhoods have the
most expensive houses
B. Ask the police department which
neighborhoods have the lowest crime rates
c. Ask people living in the neighborhood if they are
happy with where they live
13. Which of the following would be the best
definition of a community?
A. People with open boundaries living in a
particular area
B. People gathered together to solve a particular
problem
C. People with a sense of belonging or common
identity
D. People with at least one common demographic
characteristic
19. coming year considers incidence rates to
better understand the needs of the
community. Which statement below is the
most accurate explanation of incidence rates?
A) New cases of a disease or condition in a
community over a period of time are included
14. What is the first step in beginning a
community assessment?
A. Choosing persons who live in the
community and may share their insights
B. Creating a budget of both time and money
to devote to assessment
C. Defining the community and determining its
boundaries or parameters
D. Outlining the data needed and determining
where they might be found
15. Which demographic factors of a
community are important for the nurse to
consider when assessing a community?
A. Census tract data can be used to determine
needed agency staffing.
B. Density of housing is associated with
contagious infections.
C. Ethnicity determines how health is defined
and protected.
D. Income determines what community
services can be financed.
16. Which of the following is an example of
the the relationship between demographic
factors and health needs?
a. Religion may suggest beliefs concerning use
of contraception, health care, and food
choices.
b.Being the majority population group, young
adult men help determine which service
agencies are most needed.
c. Low educational level is associated with
more health promotion behavior
17. Isolation of a child with measles belongs to
what level of prevention?
A. Primary
B. Secondary
C. Intermediate
in incidence rates.
B) The number of all cases of a specific disease
or condition in a population at a given point in
time relative to the population at the same
point in time is included in incidence rates.
C) Incidence rate refers to the number of new
cases of a disease in those exposed to the
disease.
D) The term incidence rate refers to the
percentage of deaths in a specific period of
time from a specific cause.
20. A community nurse is reviewing health
statistics to gain a better understanding of a
population's health needs. Crude rates are
available for several health occurrences. What
statement accurately describes crude rates?
D. Tertiary
18. You are the PHN in the city health center.
A client underwent screening for AIDS using
ELISA. His result was positive. What is the best
course of action that you may take?
A. Get a thorough history of the client,
focusing on the practice of high risk behavior
B. Ask the client to be accompanied by a
significant person before revealing the result.
C. Refer the client to the physician since he is
the best person to reveal the result to the
client

A) In calculating a crude rate, the numerator is

the size of the population at risk.
B) In calculating a crude rate, the average
population size may be used as denominator.
C) The denominator in a crude rate represents
the population at risk for the event.
D) Crude rates are used frequently because
they avoid bias in interpretation.