PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING 2026 COMPLETE
COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING
EXAM PREPARATION NOTES
◉ What is assessment in public health?
Answer: Systematic data collection, analysis, and monitoring of
health problems and needs in a population.
◉ What is policy development in public health?
Answer: Using scientific knowledge to develop comprehensive
public health policies.
◉ What is assurance in public health?
Answer: Assuring constituents that public health agencies provide
the services necessary to achieve agreed-upon goals.
◉ What are the 10 essential services of public health?
Answer: 1. Assess and monitor population health status. 2.
Investigate and address health problems. 3. Communicate effectively
about health. 4. Strengthen communities and partnerships. 5. Create
and implement health policies. 6. Utilize legal actions to protect
health. 7. Assure equitable access to services. 8. Build a skilled public
, health workforce. 9. Improve public health functions through
evaluation. 10. Maintain strong organizational infrastructure.
◉ What is a community?
Answer: A group of individuals living within the same geographical
area or sharing a common denominator.
◉ What is a population?
Answer: A collection of individuals who share one or more personal
or environmental factors.
◉ What is community-based care?
Answer: Managing acute or chronic conditions among individual
clients and families.
◉ What is community-oriented care?
Answer: Focus on the community as a whole.
◉ What makes public health nursing a specialty?
Answer: The client or unit of care is the population, with a focus on
achieving the greatest good for the greatest number.
◉ What are the 8 principles of public health nursing?
COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING
EXAM PREPARATION NOTES
◉ What is assessment in public health?
Answer: Systematic data collection, analysis, and monitoring of
health problems and needs in a population.
◉ What is policy development in public health?
Answer: Using scientific knowledge to develop comprehensive
public health policies.
◉ What is assurance in public health?
Answer: Assuring constituents that public health agencies provide
the services necessary to achieve agreed-upon goals.
◉ What are the 10 essential services of public health?
Answer: 1. Assess and monitor population health status. 2.
Investigate and address health problems. 3. Communicate effectively
about health. 4. Strengthen communities and partnerships. 5. Create
and implement health policies. 6. Utilize legal actions to protect
health. 7. Assure equitable access to services. 8. Build a skilled public
, health workforce. 9. Improve public health functions through
evaluation. 10. Maintain strong organizational infrastructure.
◉ What is a community?
Answer: A group of individuals living within the same geographical
area or sharing a common denominator.
◉ What is a population?
Answer: A collection of individuals who share one or more personal
or environmental factors.
◉ What is community-based care?
Answer: Managing acute or chronic conditions among individual
clients and families.
◉ What is community-oriented care?
Answer: Focus on the community as a whole.
◉ What makes public health nursing a specialty?
Answer: The client or unit of care is the population, with a focus on
achieving the greatest good for the greatest number.
◉ What are the 8 principles of public health nursing?
