Public Health Exam QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
A nurse is planning a teaching session at a community center about preventing suicide. Which group
does the nurse recognize as at most risk for suicide?
A. Older adult males age 75-90
B. School-age children age 6-12
C. Adolescent females age 12-20
D. Middle-age adults age 25-44 - correct answer a. Older adult males age 75-90
About 36.1% risk per 100,000 clients
Adolescent female clients are not the highest risk; after the age of 55, this risk increases
A ph nurse is resonsible for several local community activities. Which of the following actions is
tertiary preventions?
A. Teaching stress-reduction techniques to parents of children who have developmental delays
B. Advocating for the expansion of mental health rehabilitation facilities with community leaders
C. Performing screenings for depression for older adult clients
D. Coordinating a drive-through clinic for influenza immunizations - correct answer b.
Advocating for the expansion of mental health rehabilitation facilities with community leaders
"the nurse is implementing tertiary prevention when advocating for the expansion of mental health
rehabilitation facilities with community leaders. These services will assist with limiting negative
outcomes related to a mental health diagnosis."
Stress-reduction techniques are primary prevention measures
Screenings for depression is considered secondary prevention
, Drivethru clinic for influenza immunizations = primary prevention
A nurse manager at a clinic for homeless individuals notes that many clients have a hx of mental
illness and substance use disorder. The nurse could classify these clients as having
A. Codependency
B. Bipolar disorder
C. Comorbidities
D. Somatization disorder - correct answer c. Comorbidities
Comorbidities are the presence of multiple diseases or health conditions in an individual at a given
time. This phenomenon is also called a concomitant disorder, or dual-diagnoses.
Codependency is when there are two maladaptive or compulsive behaviors learned by family
members to survive (especially when in an emotional/stressful setting).
Bipolar disorder is a mood disorder characterized by occurrence of mania alternative with depressive
episodes.
Somatization disorder is a psych condition; it manifests as a physical complaint and internal psych
conflicts are unconsciously expressed as physical manifestations.
A ph nurse is caring for an older adult client with chronic airflow limitation disease & is also a former
cigarette smoker. The client's med list includes ipratropium bromide and albuterol inhalers, and she
has a new prescription for home oxygen to use as needed, primary prevention for this client should
include:
A. Periodic pulmonary function tests
B. Review of appropriate use of o2 in the home
C. Yearly mammography exams
D. Annual influenza immunizations - correct answer d. Annual influenza immunizations
CORRECT ANSWERS
A nurse is planning a teaching session at a community center about preventing suicide. Which group
does the nurse recognize as at most risk for suicide?
A. Older adult males age 75-90
B. School-age children age 6-12
C. Adolescent females age 12-20
D. Middle-age adults age 25-44 - correct answer a. Older adult males age 75-90
About 36.1% risk per 100,000 clients
Adolescent female clients are not the highest risk; after the age of 55, this risk increases
A ph nurse is resonsible for several local community activities. Which of the following actions is
tertiary preventions?
A. Teaching stress-reduction techniques to parents of children who have developmental delays
B. Advocating for the expansion of mental health rehabilitation facilities with community leaders
C. Performing screenings for depression for older adult clients
D. Coordinating a drive-through clinic for influenza immunizations - correct answer b.
Advocating for the expansion of mental health rehabilitation facilities with community leaders
"the nurse is implementing tertiary prevention when advocating for the expansion of mental health
rehabilitation facilities with community leaders. These services will assist with limiting negative
outcomes related to a mental health diagnosis."
Stress-reduction techniques are primary prevention measures
Screenings for depression is considered secondary prevention
, Drivethru clinic for influenza immunizations = primary prevention
A nurse manager at a clinic for homeless individuals notes that many clients have a hx of mental
illness and substance use disorder. The nurse could classify these clients as having
A. Codependency
B. Bipolar disorder
C. Comorbidities
D. Somatization disorder - correct answer c. Comorbidities
Comorbidities are the presence of multiple diseases or health conditions in an individual at a given
time. This phenomenon is also called a concomitant disorder, or dual-diagnoses.
Codependency is when there are two maladaptive or compulsive behaviors learned by family
members to survive (especially when in an emotional/stressful setting).
Bipolar disorder is a mood disorder characterized by occurrence of mania alternative with depressive
episodes.
Somatization disorder is a psych condition; it manifests as a physical complaint and internal psych
conflicts are unconsciously expressed as physical manifestations.
A ph nurse is caring for an older adult client with chronic airflow limitation disease & is also a former
cigarette smoker. The client's med list includes ipratropium bromide and albuterol inhalers, and she
has a new prescription for home oxygen to use as needed, primary prevention for this client should
include:
A. Periodic pulmonary function tests
B. Review of appropriate use of o2 in the home
C. Yearly mammography exams
D. Annual influenza immunizations - correct answer d. Annual influenza immunizations
