NSG 440 POPULATION HEALTH EXAM 2 2026
GCU COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE SOLVED
QUESTION SET
◉ the 3 primary functions of a public health nurse are. Answer:
assessment, assurance and policy development
◉ assurance. Answer: making sure you can deliver what you promised
◉ assessment involves. Answer: the collection of data, analysis, and
dissemination of information
◉ an aggregate is a. Answer: collection of people who share one or more
personal or environmental characteristics
◉ an aggregate is not. Answer: community or family
◉ the evaluation phase involves. Answer: reviewing interventions to
determine whether they are effective in achieving their goals
◉ primary prevention. Answer: aims to prevent disease or injury before
it occurs
,◉ secondary prevention. Answer: aims to reduce the impact of a disease
or injury that has already occurred
◉ tertiary prevention. Answer: aims to prevent further consequences of a
chronic illness or disability and to support optimal functioning
◉ initially, school nurses had the task of. Answer: investigating
absenteeism
◉ healthy people 2020 has the goal of. Answer: preventing or delaying
the onset of major chronic illness, injuries, and infectious diseases
◉ Elizabeth Poor Laws. Answer: guaranteed medical care for the poor,
modern day = medicaid
◉ Breckenridge. Answer: founded frontier nursing service which was
the 1st community health program (maternal healthcare)
◉ rathbone established. Answer: 1st district nurse's association with
florence nightingale
◉ Shattuck Report provided. Answer: 1st recommendations for
establishing modern public health organization. guidelines for modern
public health organizations
, ◉ providing ____ and _____ on actions patients can take helps to
__________. Answer: education; recommendations; reduce disease risk
factors
◉ determinants of health include. Answer: modifiable and non-
modifiable behaviors
◉ Modifiable risk factors. Answer: -daily exercise
-med adherence
-proper nutrition
-taking vitamin supplements
-using seatbelts
-wearing helmets
◉ what is the primary, essential first step when working with the patient
and their family?. Answer: establishing rapport
◉ Communitarianism emphasizes. Answer: the connection between the
individual and the community
◉ deontology. Answer: uses rules to distinguish right from wrong??
adhering to moral rules or duty rather than the consequences (ensuring
individual rights and dignity are not sacrificed).
GCU COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE SOLVED
QUESTION SET
◉ the 3 primary functions of a public health nurse are. Answer:
assessment, assurance and policy development
◉ assurance. Answer: making sure you can deliver what you promised
◉ assessment involves. Answer: the collection of data, analysis, and
dissemination of information
◉ an aggregate is a. Answer: collection of people who share one or more
personal or environmental characteristics
◉ an aggregate is not. Answer: community or family
◉ the evaluation phase involves. Answer: reviewing interventions to
determine whether they are effective in achieving their goals
◉ primary prevention. Answer: aims to prevent disease or injury before
it occurs
,◉ secondary prevention. Answer: aims to reduce the impact of a disease
or injury that has already occurred
◉ tertiary prevention. Answer: aims to prevent further consequences of a
chronic illness or disability and to support optimal functioning
◉ initially, school nurses had the task of. Answer: investigating
absenteeism
◉ healthy people 2020 has the goal of. Answer: preventing or delaying
the onset of major chronic illness, injuries, and infectious diseases
◉ Elizabeth Poor Laws. Answer: guaranteed medical care for the poor,
modern day = medicaid
◉ Breckenridge. Answer: founded frontier nursing service which was
the 1st community health program (maternal healthcare)
◉ rathbone established. Answer: 1st district nurse's association with
florence nightingale
◉ Shattuck Report provided. Answer: 1st recommendations for
establishing modern public health organization. guidelines for modern
public health organizations
, ◉ providing ____ and _____ on actions patients can take helps to
__________. Answer: education; recommendations; reduce disease risk
factors
◉ determinants of health include. Answer: modifiable and non-
modifiable behaviors
◉ Modifiable risk factors. Answer: -daily exercise
-med adherence
-proper nutrition
-taking vitamin supplements
-using seatbelts
-wearing helmets
◉ what is the primary, essential first step when working with the patient
and their family?. Answer: establishing rapport
◉ Communitarianism emphasizes. Answer: the connection between the
individual and the community
◉ deontology. Answer: uses rules to distinguish right from wrong??
adhering to moral rules or duty rather than the consequences (ensuring
individual rights and dignity are not sacrificed).
