TEST BANK COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HESALTH
NURSING EVIDENCE FOR 3RD EDITION DEMARCO
WALSH QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) Q&A 2026|INSTANT
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1. Which of the following best describes community health
nursing?
A. Hospital-based curative care only
B. Care focused only on critically ill patients
C. Nursing practice aimed at promoting and protecting
population health
D. Nursing limited to maternal and child health programs
Rationale: Community health nursing focuses on populations,
prevention, and health promotion across all age groups and
settings.
Correct Answer: C. Nursing practice aimed at promoting and
protecting population health
2. What is the primary goal of primary prevention?
A. Early diagnosis of disease
B. Rehabilitation after illness
,C. Preventing disease before it occurs
D. Managing complications of chronic illness
Rationale: Primary prevention aims to stop disease before it
starts through immunization, education, and lifestyle changes.
Correct Answer: C. Preventing disease before it occurs
3. Which of the following is an example of secondary
prevention?
A. Health education on smoking cessation
B. Screening for hypertension
C. Physiotherapy after stroke
D. Hospice care
Rationale: Secondary prevention involves early detection and
prompt treatment, such as screening tests.
Correct Answer: B. Screening for hypertension
4. Herd immunity refers to:
A. Individual immunity after infection
B. Resistance of animals to disease
C. Community protection when a large portion is immune
D. Immunity from antibiotics
Rationale: Herd immunity protects populations when enough
people are immune to stop disease spread.
,Correct Answer: C. Community protection when a large portion
is immune
5. Which level of prevention includes rehabilitation services?
A. Primary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
C. Tertiary prevention
D. Primordial prevention
Rationale: Tertiary prevention focuses on reducing
complications and restoring function after disease.
Correct Answer: C. Tertiary prevention
6. The epidemiological triad consists of:
A. Host, agent, environment
B. Nurse, patient, hospital
C. Prevention, treatment, rehabilitation
D. Diagnosis, prognosis, therapy
Rationale: Disease results from interaction between host,
agent, and environment.
Correct Answer: A. Host, agent, environment
7. Incidence rate measures:
, A. Total existing cases in a population
B. New cases over a period of time
C. Deaths from a disease
D. Severity of illness
Rationale: Incidence counts new cases, showing risk of
developing disease.
Correct Answer: B. New cases over a period of time
8. Prevalence refers to:
A. New cases only
B. Old cases only
C. All existing cases at a given time
D. Only infectious diseases
Rationale: Prevalence includes both new and existing cases in a
population.
Correct Answer: C. All existing cases at a given time
9. Which is a characteristic of a communicable disease?
A. Not transmitted between people
B. Caused by lifestyle only
C. Can spread from one host to another
D. Always genetic
NURSING EVIDENCE FOR 3RD EDITION DEMARCO
WALSH QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) Q&A 2026|INSTANT
DOWNLOAD PDF
1. Which of the following best describes community health
nursing?
A. Hospital-based curative care only
B. Care focused only on critically ill patients
C. Nursing practice aimed at promoting and protecting
population health
D. Nursing limited to maternal and child health programs
Rationale: Community health nursing focuses on populations,
prevention, and health promotion across all age groups and
settings.
Correct Answer: C. Nursing practice aimed at promoting and
protecting population health
2. What is the primary goal of primary prevention?
A. Early diagnosis of disease
B. Rehabilitation after illness
,C. Preventing disease before it occurs
D. Managing complications of chronic illness
Rationale: Primary prevention aims to stop disease before it
starts through immunization, education, and lifestyle changes.
Correct Answer: C. Preventing disease before it occurs
3. Which of the following is an example of secondary
prevention?
A. Health education on smoking cessation
B. Screening for hypertension
C. Physiotherapy after stroke
D. Hospice care
Rationale: Secondary prevention involves early detection and
prompt treatment, such as screening tests.
Correct Answer: B. Screening for hypertension
4. Herd immunity refers to:
A. Individual immunity after infection
B. Resistance of animals to disease
C. Community protection when a large portion is immune
D. Immunity from antibiotics
Rationale: Herd immunity protects populations when enough
people are immune to stop disease spread.
,Correct Answer: C. Community protection when a large portion
is immune
5. Which level of prevention includes rehabilitation services?
A. Primary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
C. Tertiary prevention
D. Primordial prevention
Rationale: Tertiary prevention focuses on reducing
complications and restoring function after disease.
Correct Answer: C. Tertiary prevention
6. The epidemiological triad consists of:
A. Host, agent, environment
B. Nurse, patient, hospital
C. Prevention, treatment, rehabilitation
D. Diagnosis, prognosis, therapy
Rationale: Disease results from interaction between host,
agent, and environment.
Correct Answer: A. Host, agent, environment
7. Incidence rate measures:
, A. Total existing cases in a population
B. New cases over a period of time
C. Deaths from a disease
D. Severity of illness
Rationale: Incidence counts new cases, showing risk of
developing disease.
Correct Answer: B. New cases over a period of time
8. Prevalence refers to:
A. New cases only
B. Old cases only
C. All existing cases at a given time
D. Only infectious diseases
Rationale: Prevalence includes both new and existing cases in a
population.
Correct Answer: C. All existing cases at a given time
9. Which is a characteristic of a communicable disease?
A. Not transmitted between people
B. Caused by lifestyle only
C. Can spread from one host to another
D. Always genetic
