NR 442 COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS EXAM PREP
◉ public health goal. Answer: preserve health of the community and
surrounding populations by focusing on health promotion and health
maintenance of individuals, families, and groups within the
community.
◉ Community. Answer: A group of or collection of individuals
interacting in social units and sharing common interests,
characteristics, values and goals.
- PRIMARY FOCUS OF COMMUNITY HEALTH
◉ System/group Level of Practice Example. Answer: community
health nurse working with the state health department and federal
vaccine program to coordinate a response to an outbreak of measles in
a migrant population.
◉ Community/Population Level of Practice Example. Answer: public
health nurses working with area high schools to give each student a
profile of his or her health to promote nutritional and physical activity
lifestyle changes to improve the student's health.
,◉ Individual Level of Practice Example. Answer: nurse receives a
referral to care for an individual with a diagnosed mental illness who
would require regular monitoring of his medication compliance to
prevent rehospitalization
◉ Core Functions of Public Health. Answer: - assessment
- policy development
- assurance of availability
◉ Primary Prevention. Answer: - prevention of problem before it
occurs
- immunization
◉ Secondary Prevention. Answer: - early detection and intervention
- screening for an STD
- for diseases that can be controlled
◉ Tertiary Prevention. Answer: - correction and prevention of
deterioration of a disease state
- teaching insulin administration at home
◉ What is the main focus of Public Health?. Answer: PREVENTION
◉ What has the greatest influence on Community Health?. Answer:
behavioral choices
, ◉ What are the 3 elements of the Epidemiology Triangle?. Answer: -
agent
- host
- environment
◉ Epidemiology Triangle. Answer: - depends on the extent of the
host's exposure to an agent, the strength or virulence of the agent, and
the host's genetic or immunological susceptibility.
- also depends on the environmental conditions existing at the time of
exposure
◉ Incidence Rate. Answer: describe the occurrence of new cases of a
disease or condition in a community over a period of time relative to
the size of the population at risk for that disease or condition during
that same time period. ex) detecting short term chances in acute
diseases like the flu
◉ Prevalence Rate. Answer: the number of all cases of a specific
disease or condition in a population at a given point in time relative to
the population at the same point in time. Increase of incidence rate
increase prevalence rate.
◉ Endemic. Answer: Diseases that are always present in a population
(e.g., colds and pneumonia)
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS EXAM PREP
◉ public health goal. Answer: preserve health of the community and
surrounding populations by focusing on health promotion and health
maintenance of individuals, families, and groups within the
community.
◉ Community. Answer: A group of or collection of individuals
interacting in social units and sharing common interests,
characteristics, values and goals.
- PRIMARY FOCUS OF COMMUNITY HEALTH
◉ System/group Level of Practice Example. Answer: community
health nurse working with the state health department and federal
vaccine program to coordinate a response to an outbreak of measles in
a migrant population.
◉ Community/Population Level of Practice Example. Answer: public
health nurses working with area high schools to give each student a
profile of his or her health to promote nutritional and physical activity
lifestyle changes to improve the student's health.
,◉ Individual Level of Practice Example. Answer: nurse receives a
referral to care for an individual with a diagnosed mental illness who
would require regular monitoring of his medication compliance to
prevent rehospitalization
◉ Core Functions of Public Health. Answer: - assessment
- policy development
- assurance of availability
◉ Primary Prevention. Answer: - prevention of problem before it
occurs
- immunization
◉ Secondary Prevention. Answer: - early detection and intervention
- screening for an STD
- for diseases that can be controlled
◉ Tertiary Prevention. Answer: - correction and prevention of
deterioration of a disease state
- teaching insulin administration at home
◉ What is the main focus of Public Health?. Answer: PREVENTION
◉ What has the greatest influence on Community Health?. Answer:
behavioral choices
, ◉ What are the 3 elements of the Epidemiology Triangle?. Answer: -
agent
- host
- environment
◉ Epidemiology Triangle. Answer: - depends on the extent of the
host's exposure to an agent, the strength or virulence of the agent, and
the host's genetic or immunological susceptibility.
- also depends on the environmental conditions existing at the time of
exposure
◉ Incidence Rate. Answer: describe the occurrence of new cases of a
disease or condition in a community over a period of time relative to
the size of the population at risk for that disease or condition during
that same time period. ex) detecting short term chances in acute
diseases like the flu
◉ Prevalence Rate. Answer: the number of all cases of a specific
disease or condition in a population at a given point in time relative to
the population at the same point in time. Increase of incidence rate
increase prevalence rate.
◉ Endemic. Answer: Diseases that are always present in a population
(e.g., colds and pneumonia)
