Community Health Nursing Exam 1 UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
2) A foodborne illness has struck residents of the reservation twice in the past year during
large festivals. The public health nurse understands that secondary prevention would be to:
A) Educate the people preparing the food about safe food preparation practices
B) Ensure the cooks properly store and handle food at the next festival.
C) Monitor the quality of food being served at the festivals.
D) Promote the health of the residents affected by the outbreak - CORRECT
ANSWER C. Monitor the quality of food being served at the festivals.
Definition of health - CORRECT ANSWER State of complete physical, mental, and
social well-being; Remember, the community you are working with may not define health in
the same way that you define health
Factors that define a community - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Geographic boundary
2. common interests
3. people who interact with each other
4. social units
5. civic parameters
,6. Common beliefs/goals
What is detrimental to health? - CORRECT ANSWER * Lack of health care access
* Economic conditions
* Social and environmental and cultural practices
* Disease
* Death
* Disability
Which topics should be targeted to encourage overall health? (Leading health indicators) -
CORRECT ANSWER * Nutrition, physical health, and obesity
* Oral health
* Reproductive and sexual health
* Social determinants
* Substance abuse
* Tobacco
* Access to health care
,* Preventative services
* Environmental quality
* Injury and violence
* Maternal, infant and child health
* Mental health
Healthy People 2020 focuses on... * - CORRECT ANSWER Leading health indicators
Healthy People 2030 - CORRECT ANSWER goals will be focused on reducing health
problems based on current trends; added importance of policy
Purposes of community health - CORRECT ANSWER preventing disease, prolonging
life, and promoting health and efficiency through organized community effort
Function of public health assessment - CORRECT ANSWER Regular collection,
analysis, and information sharing about health conditions, risks, and resources in a
community; resources available is a huge impact to whether plans will work
Function of public health policy development - CORRECT ANSWER Information
taken from assessment to develop local and state health policies and to direct resources
toward those policies; views from personal, community, and state-level can be very different,
impacting how money/budget spending is allocated
Function of public health assurance - CORRECT ANSWER Focuses on the availability
of necessary health services throughout the community; tobacco use/substance abuse: are
there available resources such as screenings/ support groups/etc
, Role of the community health nurse in policy development - CORRECT
ANSWER Use of the nursing process (ADPIE) to determine necessary policy changes
for the betterment of the community. Nurses have a voice
Primary prevention - CORRECT ANSWER Prevention of problems before they occur.
General health promotion and specific prevention.
Examples: vaccinations, adequate nutrition
Secondary prevention - CORRECT ANSWER Early detection and intervention
(screenings for STDs, cancer, hypertension). Implemented after problem has begun but
before S&S appear. Targets risk factors (i.e. early mammograms with familial history of
breast cancer)
Tertiary prevention - CORRECT ANSWER Disease process is in full effect, prevention
focuses on managing this disease and preventing deterioration as much as possible. (i.e.
teaching insulin admin at home for diabetic patients, physical therapy, support groups for
grieving parents)
What is public health nursing? * - CORRECT ANSWER a. Synthesis of public health
and nursing practice; The practice of promoting and protecting the health of populations
using knowledge from nursing, social, and public sciences; Application of nursing process in
caring for individuals where they live, work or got to school or as they move through the
health care system
b. Prevention, Promotion, Protection
c. Collaborative- information gathering through multiple resources; requires significant
communication skill set
d. Practice is based on research and theory; More than just individuals, can apply nursing
process to entire communities
Nightingale's role in public health - CORRECT ANSWER public health principles,
statistics, gathered large amounts of data
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
2) A foodborne illness has struck residents of the reservation twice in the past year during
large festivals. The public health nurse understands that secondary prevention would be to:
A) Educate the people preparing the food about safe food preparation practices
B) Ensure the cooks properly store and handle food at the next festival.
C) Monitor the quality of food being served at the festivals.
D) Promote the health of the residents affected by the outbreak - CORRECT
ANSWER C. Monitor the quality of food being served at the festivals.
Definition of health - CORRECT ANSWER State of complete physical, mental, and
social well-being; Remember, the community you are working with may not define health in
the same way that you define health
Factors that define a community - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Geographic boundary
2. common interests
3. people who interact with each other
4. social units
5. civic parameters
,6. Common beliefs/goals
What is detrimental to health? - CORRECT ANSWER * Lack of health care access
* Economic conditions
* Social and environmental and cultural practices
* Disease
* Death
* Disability
Which topics should be targeted to encourage overall health? (Leading health indicators) -
CORRECT ANSWER * Nutrition, physical health, and obesity
* Oral health
* Reproductive and sexual health
* Social determinants
* Substance abuse
* Tobacco
* Access to health care
,* Preventative services
* Environmental quality
* Injury and violence
* Maternal, infant and child health
* Mental health
Healthy People 2020 focuses on... * - CORRECT ANSWER Leading health indicators
Healthy People 2030 - CORRECT ANSWER goals will be focused on reducing health
problems based on current trends; added importance of policy
Purposes of community health - CORRECT ANSWER preventing disease, prolonging
life, and promoting health and efficiency through organized community effort
Function of public health assessment - CORRECT ANSWER Regular collection,
analysis, and information sharing about health conditions, risks, and resources in a
community; resources available is a huge impact to whether plans will work
Function of public health policy development - CORRECT ANSWER Information
taken from assessment to develop local and state health policies and to direct resources
toward those policies; views from personal, community, and state-level can be very different,
impacting how money/budget spending is allocated
Function of public health assurance - CORRECT ANSWER Focuses on the availability
of necessary health services throughout the community; tobacco use/substance abuse: are
there available resources such as screenings/ support groups/etc
, Role of the community health nurse in policy development - CORRECT
ANSWER Use of the nursing process (ADPIE) to determine necessary policy changes
for the betterment of the community. Nurses have a voice
Primary prevention - CORRECT ANSWER Prevention of problems before they occur.
General health promotion and specific prevention.
Examples: vaccinations, adequate nutrition
Secondary prevention - CORRECT ANSWER Early detection and intervention
(screenings for STDs, cancer, hypertension). Implemented after problem has begun but
before S&S appear. Targets risk factors (i.e. early mammograms with familial history of
breast cancer)
Tertiary prevention - CORRECT ANSWER Disease process is in full effect, prevention
focuses on managing this disease and preventing deterioration as much as possible. (i.e.
teaching insulin admin at home for diabetic patients, physical therapy, support groups for
grieving parents)
What is public health nursing? * - CORRECT ANSWER a. Synthesis of public health
and nursing practice; The practice of promoting and protecting the health of populations
using knowledge from nursing, social, and public sciences; Application of nursing process in
caring for individuals where they live, work or got to school or as they move through the
health care system
b. Prevention, Promotion, Protection
c. Collaborative- information gathering through multiple resources; requires significant
communication skill set
d. Practice is based on research and theory; More than just individuals, can apply nursing
process to entire communities
Nightingale's role in public health - CORRECT ANSWER public health principles,
statistics, gathered large amounts of data
