NURS 3420 - EXAM 1 UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
Umbrella term combining community health nursing, population health
nursing, and public health nursing; nursing care aimed at improving the
health of groups rather than just individuals
Answer:
Community/Population Health Nursing (C/PHN)
Question:
The BROADEST scope — focuses on protecting/improving health of the ENTIRE
public through data-driven, evidence-based strategies like public health
campaigns and policy; example: anti-smoking campaigns nationwide
Answer:
Public Health Nursing
Question:
Focuses on a specific, defined population/group sharing a risk factor or
characteristic; goal is overall improvement in quality of life for that group;
approach is data-driven, focus is on outcomes
Answer:
Population Health Nursing
Question:
Focuses on health promotion within a specific GEO- GRAPHIC area; always
tied to the family unit and a defined community
Answer:
Community Health Nursing
Question:
Community = geographic area focus; Population = specific
shared-characteristic group focus; Public Health = entire public, broadest
scope, policy-driven
Answer:
Community vs. Population vs. Public Health (Key Difference)
Question:
A group of individuals who share common interests OR a geographic location;
almost always geographic when discussing community health
Answer:
Community
Question:
Refers to ALL people occupying an area or sharing one or more
characteristics; different from community because you can target a specific
subgroup for intervention (e.g., senior adults in a county)
Answer:
Population
, Question:
A very specific mass grouping of distinct people considered as a whole, loosely
associated, usually sharing one common characteristic; both communities and
populations contain aggregates
Answer:
Aggregate
Question:
Community defined by a shared location; used to draw a circle around an area
to gather data about diseases/certain conditions in that population
Answer:
Geographic Community
Question:
All members are trying to meet the SAME common goal (not tied to location)
Answer:
Community of Common Inter-est
Question:
A community formed around figuring out what the problem actually is
Answer:
Community of Solution
Question:
Acute care = focuses on "what's wrong with the patient" in the moment;
Community health = looks at the whole person/problem, lack of resources, and
how to fix root causes, not just compliance in the moment
Answer:
Acute Care Nursing vs. Community Health Nursing
Question:
Focuses on the LARGER social issues/root causes (e.g., advocating for
government-funded health insurance, affordable housing) —
prevention-focused, "stop it before it starts"
Answer:
Upstream Thinking
Question:
Focuses on CURRENT problems with a narrow focus — treating the issue after
it has already happened (like a bandaid over the underlying problem)
Answer:
Downstream Thinking
Question:
Upstream = prevents problems before they start by addressing root
causes/policy; Downstream = reacts to and treats problems that already exist
Answer:
Upstream vs. Downstream (Key Difference)
Question:
Trend of relying on pharmaceuticals/a "magic pill" instead of preventative
lifestyle changes; takes focus away from prevention
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
Umbrella term combining community health nursing, population health
nursing, and public health nursing; nursing care aimed at improving the
health of groups rather than just individuals
Answer:
Community/Population Health Nursing (C/PHN)
Question:
The BROADEST scope — focuses on protecting/improving health of the ENTIRE
public through data-driven, evidence-based strategies like public health
campaigns and policy; example: anti-smoking campaigns nationwide
Answer:
Public Health Nursing
Question:
Focuses on a specific, defined population/group sharing a risk factor or
characteristic; goal is overall improvement in quality of life for that group;
approach is data-driven, focus is on outcomes
Answer:
Population Health Nursing
Question:
Focuses on health promotion within a specific GEO- GRAPHIC area; always
tied to the family unit and a defined community
Answer:
Community Health Nursing
Question:
Community = geographic area focus; Population = specific
shared-characteristic group focus; Public Health = entire public, broadest
scope, policy-driven
Answer:
Community vs. Population vs. Public Health (Key Difference)
Question:
A group of individuals who share common interests OR a geographic location;
almost always geographic when discussing community health
Answer:
Community
Question:
Refers to ALL people occupying an area or sharing one or more
characteristics; different from community because you can target a specific
subgroup for intervention (e.g., senior adults in a county)
Answer:
Population
, Question:
A very specific mass grouping of distinct people considered as a whole, loosely
associated, usually sharing one common characteristic; both communities and
populations contain aggregates
Answer:
Aggregate
Question:
Community defined by a shared location; used to draw a circle around an area
to gather data about diseases/certain conditions in that population
Answer:
Geographic Community
Question:
All members are trying to meet the SAME common goal (not tied to location)
Answer:
Community of Common Inter-est
Question:
A community formed around figuring out what the problem actually is
Answer:
Community of Solution
Question:
Acute care = focuses on "what's wrong with the patient" in the moment;
Community health = looks at the whole person/problem, lack of resources, and
how to fix root causes, not just compliance in the moment
Answer:
Acute Care Nursing vs. Community Health Nursing
Question:
Focuses on the LARGER social issues/root causes (e.g., advocating for
government-funded health insurance, affordable housing) —
prevention-focused, "stop it before it starts"
Answer:
Upstream Thinking
Question:
Focuses on CURRENT problems with a narrow focus — treating the issue after
it has already happened (like a bandaid over the underlying problem)
Answer:
Downstream Thinking
Question:
Upstream = prevents problems before they start by addressing root
causes/policy; Downstream = reacts to and treats problems that already exist
Answer:
Upstream vs. Downstream (Key Difference)
Question:
Trend of relying on pharmaceuticals/a "magic pill" instead of preventative
lifestyle changes; takes focus away from prevention
