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regarding their daily case load, service load and activities. Thus, the data can be obtained continuously and for a long
period.

PURPOSES OF WRITING REPORTS

 To show the kind and quantity of service rendered over to a specific period.
 To show the progress in reaching goals.
 As an aid in studying health conditions.
 As an aid in planning.
 To interpret the services to the public and to other interested agencies.
In addition to the statistical reports, the nurse should write a narrative report every month which provides as opportunity t o
present problems for administrative considerations. Maintaining records is time consuming, but they are of definite
importance today in the community health practice in solving its health problems.

CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING (20 minutes)

You will answer and rationalize this by yourself. This will be recorded as your quiz. One (1) point will be given to correct
answer and another one (1) point for the correct ratio. Superimpositions or erasures in you answer/ratio is not allowed.
You are given 20 minutes for this activity:

Multiple Choice

1. Which of the following personnel do not have the “right to know” medical information?
A. The facility’s Performance Improvement Director who is not a healthcare person and has no direct contact with clients.
B. A nursing student who is caring for a client under the supervision of the nursing instructor.
C. The facility’s Safety Officer who is not a healthcare person and who has no direct contact with clients
D.A department supervisor with no direct or indirect care duties
ANSWER: ________ D
RATIO:__________________________________________________________________________________________
A department supervisor with no direct or indirect care duties does not have the "right to know" medical information; all of
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the others have the "right to know" medical information because they provide direct or indirect care to clients.
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2.The nurse is talking with the family of an 18 months-old newly diagnosed with retinoblastoma. A priority in
communicating with the parents is for recording and reporting to the respective health professional
A. Discuss the need for genetic counseling
B. Inform them that combined therapy is seldom effective
C. Prepare for the child's permanent disfigurement
D. Suggest that total blindness may follow surgery
ANSWER: ________ A
RATIO:__________________________________________________________________________________________
Genetic counseling and genetic testing should be provided to all patientswith retinoblastoma. A germline mutation is present in
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15% of patients with unilateralretinoblastoma and 100% of patients with bilateral retinoblastoma. Individuals withhereditary
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retinoblastoma have an elevated risk of extraocular malignancy.

3.The patient records obtained by the nurse should be reported to the concerned health agency to protects clients in
terms of their rights to what? Select all that apply.
A. Privacy and to have their medical information confidential unless the client formally approves the sharing of this
information with others such as family members.
B. Make healthcare decisions and to have these decisions protected and communicated to others when they are no
longer competent to do so.
C. Be fully informed about all treatments in term of their benefits, risks and alternatives to them so the c lient can make a
knowledgeable and informed decision about whether or not to agree to having it.
D. Make decisions about who their health care provider is without any coercion or undue influence of others including
healthcare providers.
ANSWER: ________
A, C
RATIO:__________________________________________________________________________________________
A patient has the right to have his or her medical records treated as confidential and read only by people with a need to know.
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Information about a patient will be released only with permission from the patient or as required by law.
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4. The community health nurse monitor clients registered in long-term regimens, such as the Multi-Drug Therapy, which
component will be most useful?
A. Tally report
B. Output report
C. Target/client list
D. Individual health record
ANSWER: ________ C
RATIO:__________________________________________________________________________________________
The MDT Client List is a record of clients enrolled in MDT and other relevant data, such as dates when clients collected
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their monthly supply of drugs.
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5. Which of the following is the mission of the Department of Health?

A. Health for all Filipinos
B. Ensure the accessibility of recording and reporting the result of health care delivery system.
C. Improve the general health status of the population
D. Health in the hands of the Filipino people by the year 2020
ANSWER: ________ B
RATIO:__________________________________________________________________________________________
MISSION: To provide an enabling environment for a people-centered, resilient and equitable health system compliant
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with standards through multi-sectoral collaboration and people empowerment. _______
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6. RA 7160 mandates devolution of basic services from the national government to local government units. Which of the
following is the major goal of devolution?
A. To strengthen local government units
B. To allow greater autonomy to local government units.
C. To empower the people and promote their self-reliance
D. To make basic services more accessible to the people
ANSWER: ________ C
RATIO:__________________________________________________________________________________________
To empower the people and promote their self-reliance. People empowerment is the basic motivation behind devolution of
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basic services to LGU's.
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7. As an epidemiologist, the nurse is responsible for reporting cases or notifiable diseases. What law mandates reporting
cases of notifiable diseases?
A. R.A 11332
B. RA.3753
C. RA 1054
D. RA 1082
ANSWER: ________ B
RATIO:__________________________________________________________________________________________
Act 3573, the Law on Reporting of Communicable Diseases, enacted in 1929, mandated the reporting of diseases listed
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in the law to the nearest health station.
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8. Which type of family-nurse contact will provide you with the best opportunity to observe family dynamics during the
collection of family information for data purposes?
A. Clinic consultation
B. Group conferences
C. Home visit
D. Written communication
ANSWER: ________ C
RATIO:__________________________________________________________________________________________
Dynamics of family relationships can best be observed in the family’s natural environment, which is the home.
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9. Which of the following is an epidemiologic function of the nurse during an epidemic?

A Conducting assessment of suspected cases to detect the communicable diseases

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B. Monitoring the condition of the cases affected by the communicable disease
C. Participating in the investigation to determine the source of epidemic
D. Teaching the community on preventive measures against the disease
ANSWER: ________ C
RATIO:__________________________________________________________________________________________
Epidemiology is the study of patterns of occurrence and distribution of disease in the community, as well as the factors
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that affect disease patterns. The purpose of an epidemiologic investigation is to identify the source of an epidemic, i.e.,
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what brought about the epidemic.

10. The Field Health Services and information System (FHSIS) is the recording and reporting system in public health)
care in the Philippines. The monthly field health service activity report is a form used in which of the components of the
FHSIS?
A. Tally report
B. Output report
C. Target/client list
D. Individual health record
ANSWER: ________ A
RATIO:__________________________________________________________________________________________
A tally report is prepared monthly or quarterly by the RHU personnel and transmitted to the Provincial Health Office.
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RATIONALIZATION ACTIVITY (THIS WILL BE DONE DURING THE FACE-TO-FACE INTERACTION)

The instructor will now rationalize the answers to the students. You can now ask questions and debate among yourselves.
Write the correct answer and correct/additional ratio in the space provided.

1. ANSWER: ________
RATIO:_______________________________________________________________________________________
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2. ANSWER: ________
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3. ANSWER: ________
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4. ANSWER: ________
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5. ANSWER: ________
RATIO:_______________________________________________________________________________________
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6. ANSWER: ________
RATIO:_______________________________________________________________________________________
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7. ANSWER: ________
RATIO:_______________________________________________________________________________________
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