FOUNDATIONS FOR POPULATION
HEALTH IN COMMUNITY PUBLIC HEALTH
NURSING SIXTH EDITION REVIEW SHEET
CHAPTERS ONE TO THIRTY TWO 2026
QUESTIONS ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥A community is concerned about the threat of bioterrorism. Which of
the following best describes the basis for this concern?
a. Bioterrorism has the potential to dissolve community-based programs.
b. This threat could cause the health care system to collapse.
c. The threat may divert funds from other public safety health care
programs.
d. Fear of bioterrorism will increase the need for shelters.
Answer: c. The threat may divert funds from other public safety health
care programs.
⩥Which statement describes the consequence of the successful
implementation of the
Affordable Care Act?
a. Americans will pay closer attention to their health status.
,b. Most of the population will be covered by health insurance.
c. Public health departments will need to increase the number of nursing
positions. d. The prevalence of obesity will decrease..
Answer: b. Most of the population will be covered by health insurance.
⩥The public health nurse (PHN) must participate in the essential
services of public health.
What is one of the essential services of public health nursing?
a. Monitoring health status by completing a community assessment
b. Diagnosing and investigating health problems in the world
c. Informing, educating, and empowering people about health issues
d. Working in law enforcement to regulate health and ensure safety.
Answer: c. Informing, educating, and empowering people about health
issues
⩥A public health department is using the mission of public health as
described by the Institute of Medicine when planning its health
programming. Which of the following activities will
most likely be implemented?
a. Tracking avian flu outbreaks and doing surveillance in the United
States
b. Providing a flu shot for an elderly person at the health department
, c. Keeping track of alternative therapies in use in the United States
d. Keeping snake anti-venom at the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention in Atlanta.
Answer: a. Tracking avian flu outbreaks and doing surveillance in the
United States
⩥A public health department makes sure that the essential community-
oriented health services are available in the following core public health
functions is being implemented?
a. Policy development
b. Assessment
c. Assurance
d. Scientific knowledge-based care.
Answer: c. Assurance
⩥What is the purpose of public health core functions?
a. Clarifying the role of the government in fulfilling the mission of
public health
b. Ensuring the safety of populations in receiving quality health care
c. Providing community-based individualized care to every person in the
United States
HEALTH IN COMMUNITY PUBLIC HEALTH
NURSING SIXTH EDITION REVIEW SHEET
CHAPTERS ONE TO THIRTY TWO 2026
QUESTIONS ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥A community is concerned about the threat of bioterrorism. Which of
the following best describes the basis for this concern?
a. Bioterrorism has the potential to dissolve community-based programs.
b. This threat could cause the health care system to collapse.
c. The threat may divert funds from other public safety health care
programs.
d. Fear of bioterrorism will increase the need for shelters.
Answer: c. The threat may divert funds from other public safety health
care programs.
⩥Which statement describes the consequence of the successful
implementation of the
Affordable Care Act?
a. Americans will pay closer attention to their health status.
,b. Most of the population will be covered by health insurance.
c. Public health departments will need to increase the number of nursing
positions. d. The prevalence of obesity will decrease..
Answer: b. Most of the population will be covered by health insurance.
⩥The public health nurse (PHN) must participate in the essential
services of public health.
What is one of the essential services of public health nursing?
a. Monitoring health status by completing a community assessment
b. Diagnosing and investigating health problems in the world
c. Informing, educating, and empowering people about health issues
d. Working in law enforcement to regulate health and ensure safety.
Answer: c. Informing, educating, and empowering people about health
issues
⩥A public health department is using the mission of public health as
described by the Institute of Medicine when planning its health
programming. Which of the following activities will
most likely be implemented?
a. Tracking avian flu outbreaks and doing surveillance in the United
States
b. Providing a flu shot for an elderly person at the health department
, c. Keeping track of alternative therapies in use in the United States
d. Keeping snake anti-venom at the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention in Atlanta.
Answer: a. Tracking avian flu outbreaks and doing surveillance in the
United States
⩥A public health department makes sure that the essential community-
oriented health services are available in the following core public health
functions is being implemented?
a. Policy development
b. Assessment
c. Assurance
d. Scientific knowledge-based care.
Answer: c. Assurance
⩥What is the purpose of public health core functions?
a. Clarifying the role of the government in fulfilling the mission of
public health
b. Ensuring the safety of populations in receiving quality health care
c. Providing community-based individualized care to every person in the
United States
