NURS 322 MIDTERM EXAM 2025 TEST COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (DETAILED &
ELABORATED) 100% SOLVED
population aggregate - CORRECT ANSWERS-A collection of people who share
one or more personal or environmental characteristics and are loosely
associated with one another.
Ex. All individuals in broome county who have Type I diabetes
community - CORRECT ANSWERS-A collection of people who interact with
one another and whose common interests form a basis for a sense of unity or
belonging.
Ex. People who go to a support group for Type I Diabetes at UHS on the first
Tuesday of every month
community-based nursing - CORRECT ANSWERS-A setting specific practice
whereby care is provided for "sick" individuals and families. Not a specialty. The
emphasis of practice is acute and chronic care and the provision of
comprehensive, coordinated, and continuous services.
Settings: school, occupational health, faith communities, primary care, home
care.
*Focus primarily on secondary and tertiary prevention*
community-oriented nursing - CORRECT ANSWERS-A specialty that includes
Public Health Nursing.
Commonly referred to as public health nursing. More recently coined
community health nursing by the American Association of Public Health (APHA).
,The emphasis is the health of the community and population for the purposes of
*preventing disease and disability and promoting, protecting, and maintaining
"health" to create conditions in which people can be healthy.*
*The individual is seen as part of the larger social system*
Settings: usually found in government or official agencies, such as county health
department
*Focus is primarily on primary and secondary prevention*
community assessment wheel - CORRECT ANSWERS-Assessment of
subsystems of the community that include recreation, physical environment,
education, safety & transportation, politics & government, health & social
services, communication, and economics
The CORE includes ethnicity, demographics, history, and values & beliefs
community-as-partner model - CORRECT ANSWERS-An assessment guide
model that illustrates how communities change and grow best by full
involvement and self-empowerment. It presents the community assessment
wheel with people in the center and eight subsystems that affect and are
affected by people surrounding them.
CORE is exposed to stressors that may affect the population. Lines of resistance
are seen as protection from stressors.
The role of the nurse is to analyze the core, stressors, and lines of resistance and
diagnose, plan, and intervene (primary, secondary, or tertiary prevention).
public health - CORRECT ANSWERS-A scientific discipline that includes the
study of epidemiology, statistics, and assessment - including attention to
behavioral, cultural, and economic factors - as well as program planning and
policy development.
,public health nursing - CORRECT ANSWERS-A nursing specialty that has the
goal of promoting and preserving health of populations.
The focus of practice is the community as a whole and the effect of the
community's health status (including resources) on the health of individuals,
families, and groups.
Care is provided within the context of preventing disease and disability and
promoting and protecting the health of the community as a whole.
D - CORRECT ANSWERS-Which of the following is NOT goal of public health?
A) Prevent epidemics and the spread of disease
B) Protect against environmental hazards
C) Prevent injuries
D) Treat chronic illnesses
E) Promote and encourage healthy behaviors
F) Ensure access to health services
G) Respond to disasters
assessment, policy development, assurance - CORRECT ANSWERS-What are
the core functions of public health?
assessment - CORRECT ANSWERS-Core function of public health that involves
systematic data collection on the population; monitor the population's health
status to identify existing or potential health problems.
policy development - CORRECT ANSWERS-Core function of public health that
informs, educates, and empowers people regarding health issues. Develop and
support local, state, national and international legislation that support and
, promote the health and well-being of the population; use a scientific knowledge
base to make policy decisions; mobilize partnerships
assurance - CORRECT ANSWERS-Core function of public health that makes
sure that essential community oriented health services are available. Enforce
laws & regulations that protect health and ensure safety; link health services
with people.
world health organization (WHO) - CORRECT ANSWERS-Health arm of the
United Nations.
No legal standing, not an enforcement agency.
Advise, direct, suggest to member nations on health related matters.
Overall goal is to improve the health of the people of the world.
US department of health and human services (USDHHS) - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Executive branch.
Mission to enhance and protect health and well-being of Americans.
Provides services and fosters advances in medicine, public health, and social
services.
Directs health policy.
Creates federal laws (commonly called "acts")
centers for disease control and prevention (CDC) - CORRECT ANSWERS-
Mission to promote health and quality of life by preventing and controlling
disease, injury, and disability.
Vision: "Healthy People in a Healthy World-Through Prevention."
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (DETAILED &
ELABORATED) 100% SOLVED
population aggregate - CORRECT ANSWERS-A collection of people who share
one or more personal or environmental characteristics and are loosely
associated with one another.
Ex. All individuals in broome county who have Type I diabetes
community - CORRECT ANSWERS-A collection of people who interact with
one another and whose common interests form a basis for a sense of unity or
belonging.
Ex. People who go to a support group for Type I Diabetes at UHS on the first
Tuesday of every month
community-based nursing - CORRECT ANSWERS-A setting specific practice
whereby care is provided for "sick" individuals and families. Not a specialty. The
emphasis of practice is acute and chronic care and the provision of
comprehensive, coordinated, and continuous services.
Settings: school, occupational health, faith communities, primary care, home
care.
*Focus primarily on secondary and tertiary prevention*
community-oriented nursing - CORRECT ANSWERS-A specialty that includes
Public Health Nursing.
Commonly referred to as public health nursing. More recently coined
community health nursing by the American Association of Public Health (APHA).
,The emphasis is the health of the community and population for the purposes of
*preventing disease and disability and promoting, protecting, and maintaining
"health" to create conditions in which people can be healthy.*
*The individual is seen as part of the larger social system*
Settings: usually found in government or official agencies, such as county health
department
*Focus is primarily on primary and secondary prevention*
community assessment wheel - CORRECT ANSWERS-Assessment of
subsystems of the community that include recreation, physical environment,
education, safety & transportation, politics & government, health & social
services, communication, and economics
The CORE includes ethnicity, demographics, history, and values & beliefs
community-as-partner model - CORRECT ANSWERS-An assessment guide
model that illustrates how communities change and grow best by full
involvement and self-empowerment. It presents the community assessment
wheel with people in the center and eight subsystems that affect and are
affected by people surrounding them.
CORE is exposed to stressors that may affect the population. Lines of resistance
are seen as protection from stressors.
The role of the nurse is to analyze the core, stressors, and lines of resistance and
diagnose, plan, and intervene (primary, secondary, or tertiary prevention).
public health - CORRECT ANSWERS-A scientific discipline that includes the
study of epidemiology, statistics, and assessment - including attention to
behavioral, cultural, and economic factors - as well as program planning and
policy development.
,public health nursing - CORRECT ANSWERS-A nursing specialty that has the
goal of promoting and preserving health of populations.
The focus of practice is the community as a whole and the effect of the
community's health status (including resources) on the health of individuals,
families, and groups.
Care is provided within the context of preventing disease and disability and
promoting and protecting the health of the community as a whole.
D - CORRECT ANSWERS-Which of the following is NOT goal of public health?
A) Prevent epidemics and the spread of disease
B) Protect against environmental hazards
C) Prevent injuries
D) Treat chronic illnesses
E) Promote and encourage healthy behaviors
F) Ensure access to health services
G) Respond to disasters
assessment, policy development, assurance - CORRECT ANSWERS-What are
the core functions of public health?
assessment - CORRECT ANSWERS-Core function of public health that involves
systematic data collection on the population; monitor the population's health
status to identify existing or potential health problems.
policy development - CORRECT ANSWERS-Core function of public health that
informs, educates, and empowers people regarding health issues. Develop and
support local, state, national and international legislation that support and
, promote the health and well-being of the population; use a scientific knowledge
base to make policy decisions; mobilize partnerships
assurance - CORRECT ANSWERS-Core function of public health that makes
sure that essential community oriented health services are available. Enforce
laws & regulations that protect health and ensure safety; link health services
with people.
world health organization (WHO) - CORRECT ANSWERS-Health arm of the
United Nations.
No legal standing, not an enforcement agency.
Advise, direct, suggest to member nations on health related matters.
Overall goal is to improve the health of the people of the world.
US department of health and human services (USDHHS) - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Executive branch.
Mission to enhance and protect health and well-being of Americans.
Provides services and fosters advances in medicine, public health, and social
services.
Directs health policy.
Creates federal laws (commonly called "acts")
centers for disease control and prevention (CDC) - CORRECT ANSWERS-
Mission to promote health and quality of life by preventing and controlling
disease, injury, and disability.
Vision: "Healthy People in a Healthy World-Through Prevention."
