Population Health FINAL quiz bank || Questions
Answered with Absolute Accuracy.
A population is best defined as a: correct answers Collection of individuals who share at least
one common characteristic
Which individual would most likely experience a barrier when accessing health care? correct
answers A 30-year-old male who is unemployed
In evaluating a smoking cessation program, the gained or increased financial income, the
improvements in the community attributable to the program, or costs that would result if the
program was not given are examples of: correct answers cost-benefit analysis
Which of the trends in health issues in the United States between 1900 and 1955 is accurate?
correct answers There was a rise in chronic disease such as heart disease and cancer.
A nurse would like to propose legislation requiring all schools to employ a registered nurse. The
first step taken in the legislative process would be: correct answers Developing the policy option
into a bill
Making sure that essential community-oriented health services are available defines which of the
core public health functions? correct answers Assurance
Collecting data and monitoring the health status of the population defines which of the core
public health functions? correct answers Assessment
When a local health department provides a hypertension screening to all individuals, which
general category of health care functions is being used? correct answers direct services
A member of the military receives health care services through which department? correct
answers defense
Public health nurses are involved in health care reform because reform should: correct answers
Improve health care access and reduce health care costs.
Nurses can promote efficiency by: correct answers Using time wisely by delegating non-nursing
tasks to unlicensed care providers
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention accomplishes its mission by (select all that
apply): correct answers Implementing prevention strategies
Detecting and investigating health problems
Fostering safe and healthful environments
,Conducts critical science and provides health information that protects our nation against
expensive and dangerous health threats
Florence Nightingale's contributions to public health included: correct answers Using a
population-based approach that led to improved environmental conditions
It is important that nurses are involved in health policy because: correct answers Government
and policy have a large impact on nursing and health.
Which of the following statements is true with regard to a population focus in public health
nursing? correct answers Attention is given to the population or community as a whole,
regardless of whether they do or do not access the health care system.
The federal agency of the public health system that is most involved with the health and welfare
of United States citizens is the: correct answers Department of Health and Human Services
Medicare and Medicaid are: correct answers Two federal programs that provide insurance to
special groups
In the United States, the majority of health care dollars are spent on: correct answers hospital
care
Which of the following is an example of the mission of public health according to the Institute of
Medicine? correct answers Tracking avian flu outbreaks and doing surveillance in the United
States
The allocation of scarce resources within the health care sector and the focus on resource
allocation issues related to producing and distributing health care is called: correct answers
health economics
The proportion of persons with positive test results who actually have a disease, interpreted as
the probability that an individual with a positive test result has the disease, is the: correct answers
positive predictive value
Immunization for measles is an example of: correct answers primary prevention
John Snow is called the "father of epidemiology" because of his work with: correct answers
cholera
An example of primary prevention is: correct answers diet and exercise
When studying chronic disease, the multifactorial etiology of illness is considered. What does
this imply? correct answers Focus should be on the factors or combinations and levels of factors
contributing to disease.
Which is an example of an epidemic? correct answers adult obesity in the united states
, An example of secondary prevention is: correct answers mammogram
When a nurse examines birth and death certificates during an epidemiologic investigation, what
data category is being used? correct answers routinely collected data
Screening for hearing defects is an example of: correct answers secondary prevention
The most important predictor of overall mortality is: correct answers age
Vocational rehabilitation of a person with a neuromuscular disease is an example of: correct
answers tertiary prevention
A nurse is told that a screening test has high specificity. This means that the test: correct answers
Accurately identifies those without the trait
A study that uses information on current health status, personal characteristics, and potential risk
factors or exposures all at once is called: correct answers cross-sectional
The probability an event will occur within a specified period of time is called: correct answers
risk
An epidemiologist wanting to know what caused severe diarrhea and vomiting in several people
at a local banquet would be using: correct answers analytic epidemiology
As a result of an outbreak of influenza in a community, a nurse encourages members of the
community to receive the influenza vaccine. Which level of prevention is being used? correct
answers primary prevention
To understand the causes of health and disease, epidemiology studies: correct answers
populations
What action would the nurse take when triaging victims following a disaster? correct answers
Allocation of treatment based on the victim's potential for survival
When working in a disaster, which attribute would be most important for the nurse to possess?
correct answers flexibility
A nurse is working in a temporary shelter for victims following a natural disaster. Which
condition is the nurse most likely to encounter? correct answers stress
Following a disaster, what is the priority of the disaster response? correct answers reestablish
sanitary barriers and focus on basic needs
A riverfront community builds a retaining wall to divert flood water away from the town. This is
an example of: correct answers mitigation
Answered with Absolute Accuracy.
A population is best defined as a: correct answers Collection of individuals who share at least
one common characteristic
Which individual would most likely experience a barrier when accessing health care? correct
answers A 30-year-old male who is unemployed
In evaluating a smoking cessation program, the gained or increased financial income, the
improvements in the community attributable to the program, or costs that would result if the
program was not given are examples of: correct answers cost-benefit analysis
Which of the trends in health issues in the United States between 1900 and 1955 is accurate?
correct answers There was a rise in chronic disease such as heart disease and cancer.
A nurse would like to propose legislation requiring all schools to employ a registered nurse. The
first step taken in the legislative process would be: correct answers Developing the policy option
into a bill
Making sure that essential community-oriented health services are available defines which of the
core public health functions? correct answers Assurance
Collecting data and monitoring the health status of the population defines which of the core
public health functions? correct answers Assessment
When a local health department provides a hypertension screening to all individuals, which
general category of health care functions is being used? correct answers direct services
A member of the military receives health care services through which department? correct
answers defense
Public health nurses are involved in health care reform because reform should: correct answers
Improve health care access and reduce health care costs.
Nurses can promote efficiency by: correct answers Using time wisely by delegating non-nursing
tasks to unlicensed care providers
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention accomplishes its mission by (select all that
apply): correct answers Implementing prevention strategies
Detecting and investigating health problems
Fostering safe and healthful environments
,Conducts critical science and provides health information that protects our nation against
expensive and dangerous health threats
Florence Nightingale's contributions to public health included: correct answers Using a
population-based approach that led to improved environmental conditions
It is important that nurses are involved in health policy because: correct answers Government
and policy have a large impact on nursing and health.
Which of the following statements is true with regard to a population focus in public health
nursing? correct answers Attention is given to the population or community as a whole,
regardless of whether they do or do not access the health care system.
The federal agency of the public health system that is most involved with the health and welfare
of United States citizens is the: correct answers Department of Health and Human Services
Medicare and Medicaid are: correct answers Two federal programs that provide insurance to
special groups
In the United States, the majority of health care dollars are spent on: correct answers hospital
care
Which of the following is an example of the mission of public health according to the Institute of
Medicine? correct answers Tracking avian flu outbreaks and doing surveillance in the United
States
The allocation of scarce resources within the health care sector and the focus on resource
allocation issues related to producing and distributing health care is called: correct answers
health economics
The proportion of persons with positive test results who actually have a disease, interpreted as
the probability that an individual with a positive test result has the disease, is the: correct answers
positive predictive value
Immunization for measles is an example of: correct answers primary prevention
John Snow is called the "father of epidemiology" because of his work with: correct answers
cholera
An example of primary prevention is: correct answers diet and exercise
When studying chronic disease, the multifactorial etiology of illness is considered. What does
this imply? correct answers Focus should be on the factors or combinations and levels of factors
contributing to disease.
Which is an example of an epidemic? correct answers adult obesity in the united states
, An example of secondary prevention is: correct answers mammogram
When a nurse examines birth and death certificates during an epidemiologic investigation, what
data category is being used? correct answers routinely collected data
Screening for hearing defects is an example of: correct answers secondary prevention
The most important predictor of overall mortality is: correct answers age
Vocational rehabilitation of a person with a neuromuscular disease is an example of: correct
answers tertiary prevention
A nurse is told that a screening test has high specificity. This means that the test: correct answers
Accurately identifies those without the trait
A study that uses information on current health status, personal characteristics, and potential risk
factors or exposures all at once is called: correct answers cross-sectional
The probability an event will occur within a specified period of time is called: correct answers
risk
An epidemiologist wanting to know what caused severe diarrhea and vomiting in several people
at a local banquet would be using: correct answers analytic epidemiology
As a result of an outbreak of influenza in a community, a nurse encourages members of the
community to receive the influenza vaccine. Which level of prevention is being used? correct
answers primary prevention
To understand the causes of health and disease, epidemiology studies: correct answers
populations
What action would the nurse take when triaging victims following a disaster? correct answers
Allocation of treatment based on the victim's potential for survival
When working in a disaster, which attribute would be most important for the nurse to possess?
correct answers flexibility
A nurse is working in a temporary shelter for victims following a natural disaster. Which
condition is the nurse most likely to encounter? correct answers stress
Following a disaster, what is the priority of the disaster response? correct answers reestablish
sanitary barriers and focus on basic needs
A riverfront community builds a retaining wall to divert flood water away from the town. This is
an example of: correct answers mitigation
