NUR 4150 Community Final Exam Study Guide Complete

1. Which of the following statements is true with regard to a population focus in public health nursing? -Attention is given to the population or community as a whole, regardless of whether those within the population do or do not access the health care system. 2. Which of the following questions should a nurse who has a public health focus ask of the County Health Department? All that Apply -What subpopulations are at greatest risk in our community? -What do our citizens think are the most important health needs at this time? -What partnerships with other agencies have we already established? 3. The method of community data collection that involves: conversation with selected community members and observing the environment discovering where community services are known as: -Windshield survey 4. Neighborhood centers that provided health care and social welfare programs in the early 1900’s were called -Settlement houses 5. A nurse is planning a population-focused program. The program focuses on addressing the quality of life while decreasing potential health care costs. Which one of the following nursing actions should accomplish this goal? -Teaching high school boys about sexually transmitted infections and proper condom application. 6. A community-oriented nurse has the goal of promoting the quality of life in the community. Which of the following are examples of community-oriented nursing? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY -Health education on smoking cessation at the health center -Mini health fairs at a local housing project -Developmental screening at the preschool 7. A nurse educator is explaining the definition of community health nursing to a group of nursing students. It would be appropriate for the educator to explain that community health nursing is -Promoting and protecting the health of populations using knowledge from nursing, social and public health sciences. 8. A community health nurse (CHN) determines that a large number of school-aged children are not immunized and decides to research why. Which core public health function is the nurse is demonstrating? -Population assessment 9. In 1850 the Shattuck report in Massachusetts represented a major innovation in public health. Which of the following recommendations were included in the report that includes the use of public health nurses? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY -Establishment of state health departments and local health boards in every town. -Promotion of environmental sanitation and collection of vital statistics. -Steps to decrease preventable disease and control smoking and alcohol use. 10. Which of the following current programs most resembles the Elizabeth Poor Law of 1601? -Medicaid 11. Conducting a class at a public health clinic on breast self examination to a group of 75 women is an example of which of the following terms? -Efficiency 12. The Broward County health Department has opened the health kiosk in an adult day care center. The county provides free transportation to any elder in the county that wishes to access the health center services. The public health core function applied is -Assurance 13. The nurse is interested in decreasing the incidence of strokes in African Americans. An example of secondary prevention is -Blood pressure screening 14. The nurse is interested in decreasing the incidence of hypertension in Fort Lauderdale. Which of the following would be a primary prevention strategy? -Diet and exercise 15. Which of the following steps would occur first when starting an educational program -Gain the learner attention 16. When a public health nurse uses evidence-based interventions to evaluate effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of population-based services in the community, the nurse is addressing the core public health function of -Assurance 17. A nurse has assessed infant malnutrition in a community. A community wide effort institutes outreach programs for at-risk infants. One year later a 25% decrease is seen in infant malnutrition. This activity is known as: -Evaluation 18. Although the definitions of EBP in the literature vary widely, their common thread across all healthcare disciplines is -Application of the