FINAL Flashcards
A nurse is told that a screening test has high specificity. Which of the following is the best interpretation of this information?

a. The test provides precise and consistent readings.
b. The test accurately identifies those with the condition or trait.
c. The test accurately identifies those without the trait.
d. The test has a high level of false positives.
c. The test accurately identifies those without the trait.
The proportion of persons with positive test results who actually have disease, interpreted as the probability that an individual with a positive test results has the disease is the:
a. sensitivity
b. specificity
c. positive predictive value
d. negative predictive value
c. positive predictive value
Multilateral organizations:
a. receive funding from multiple sources
b. control the spread of disease
c. feed the people of the world
d. use nurses as their main source of information
a. receiving funding from multiple sources
A nurse plans to contact a multilateral organization. Which of the following would the nurse most likely contact?
a. United Nations (UN)
b. United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
c. Project Hope
d. Catholic Relief Services
a. United Nations (UN)
rationale: multilateral organizations receives funding from multiple governments and nongovernmental sources
A nurse is working in a lesser-developed country and is caring for the women in the local community. Which of the following would be an important consideration for the nurse?
a. They are at risk for a vitamin D deficiency.
b. They are likely to have one child.
c. They are at risk for death during pregnancy and childbirth.
d. They are viewed as the leader of the family unit.
c. They are at risk for death during pregnancy and childbirth.
Which of the following do the Millennium Development Goals address? (select all that apply)
a. Reduction of child mortality
b. Eradication of communicable diseases
c. Promotion of gender equality and empowerment of women
d. Achievement of universal health care access
e. Promotion of specialty practice by physicians
a. Reduction of child mortality
c. Promotion of gender equality and empowerment of women
(primary prevention)
