Public / Community Health and Nursing Practice:
Caring for Populations
Christine L. SavagePhD, RN, FAAN
2nd Edition
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
Unit I. Basis for Public Health Nursing Knowledge and Skills
1 Public Health and Nursing Practice
2 Optimizing Population Health
3 Epidemiology and Nursing Practice
4 Introduction to Community Assessment
5 Health Program Planning
6 Environmental Health
Unit II. Community Health Across Populations: Public Health Issues
7 Health Disparities and Vulnerable Populations
8 Communicable Diseases
9 Noncommunicable Diseases
10 Mental Health
11 Substance Use and the Health of Communities
12 Injury and Violence
Unit III. Public Health Planning
13 Health Planning for Local Public Health Departments
14 Health Planning for Acute Care Settings
15 Health Planning for Primary Care Settings
16 Health Planning with Rural and Urban Communities
17 Health Planning for Maternal-Infant and Child Health Settings
18 Health Planning for School Settings
19 Health Planning for Older Adults
20 Health Planning for Occupational and Environmental Health
21 Health Planning, Public Health Policy, and Finance
22 Health Planning for Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Management
,Test Bank: Public/Community Health and Nursing Practice: Caring for
Populations, 2nd Edition (Savage, 2020)
CHAPTER 1: Public and Community Health Nursing
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is the primary focus of public/community health nursing?
A) Individual patient care in hospital settings
B) The health of populations and communities
C) Surgical interventions for chronic diseases
D) Pharmaceutical management of acute illnesses
Answer: B
Rationale: Public/community health nursing focuses on promoting and protecting the health of
populations and communities rather than focusing solely on individual patient care.
2. Which of the following best describes the goal of public health nursing?
A) To provide one-on-one bedside nursing care
B) To prevent disease and promote health at the population level
C) To manage hospital admissions and discharges
D) To specialize in surgical nursing care
Answer: B
Rationale: The overarching goal of public health nursing is prevention of disease and promotion of
health for entire populations.
3. Which historical figure is considered the founder of modern public health nursing?
A) Florence Nightingale
B) Clara Barton
C) Lillian Wald
, D) Mary Breckinridge
Answer: C
Rationale: Lillian Wald is credited as the founder of public health nursing, establishing the Henry Street
Settlement in New York City in 1893.
4. The core functions of public health include all of the following EXCEPT:
A) Assessment
B) Policy development
C) Assurance
D) Diagnosis and treatment of individual patients
Answer: D
Rationale: The three core functions of public health are assessment, policy development, and assurance.
Individual diagnosis and treatment is a clinical function, not a core public health function.
5. Which of the following best describes population-focused nursing practice?
A) Caring for patients in a hospital ward
B) Interventions directed at entire populations to promote health
C) Providing home care to individual patients
D) Administering medications in a clinic setting
Answer: B
Rationale: Population-focused practice directs interventions toward entire populations rather than
individuals to achieve improved health outcomes.
6. The Quad Council of Public Health Nursing Organizations identifies competencies for public health
nursing in which of the following domains?
A) Analytical/assessment skills, policy development, communication, and cultural competency
B) Medication administration, surgical preparation, and patient discharge
Caring for Populations
Christine L. SavagePhD, RN, FAAN
2nd Edition
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
Unit I. Basis for Public Health Nursing Knowledge and Skills
1 Public Health and Nursing Practice
2 Optimizing Population Health
3 Epidemiology and Nursing Practice
4 Introduction to Community Assessment
5 Health Program Planning
6 Environmental Health
Unit II. Community Health Across Populations: Public Health Issues
7 Health Disparities and Vulnerable Populations
8 Communicable Diseases
9 Noncommunicable Diseases
10 Mental Health
11 Substance Use and the Health of Communities
12 Injury and Violence
Unit III. Public Health Planning
13 Health Planning for Local Public Health Departments
14 Health Planning for Acute Care Settings
15 Health Planning for Primary Care Settings
16 Health Planning with Rural and Urban Communities
17 Health Planning for Maternal-Infant and Child Health Settings
18 Health Planning for School Settings
19 Health Planning for Older Adults
20 Health Planning for Occupational and Environmental Health
21 Health Planning, Public Health Policy, and Finance
22 Health Planning for Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Management
,Test Bank: Public/Community Health and Nursing Practice: Caring for
Populations, 2nd Edition (Savage, 2020)
CHAPTER 1: Public and Community Health Nursing
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is the primary focus of public/community health nursing?
A) Individual patient care in hospital settings
B) The health of populations and communities
C) Surgical interventions for chronic diseases
D) Pharmaceutical management of acute illnesses
Answer: B
Rationale: Public/community health nursing focuses on promoting and protecting the health of
populations and communities rather than focusing solely on individual patient care.
2. Which of the following best describes the goal of public health nursing?
A) To provide one-on-one bedside nursing care
B) To prevent disease and promote health at the population level
C) To manage hospital admissions and discharges
D) To specialize in surgical nursing care
Answer: B
Rationale: The overarching goal of public health nursing is prevention of disease and promotion of
health for entire populations.
3. Which historical figure is considered the founder of modern public health nursing?
A) Florence Nightingale
B) Clara Barton
C) Lillian Wald
, D) Mary Breckinridge
Answer: C
Rationale: Lillian Wald is credited as the founder of public health nursing, establishing the Henry Street
Settlement in New York City in 1893.
4. The core functions of public health include all of the following EXCEPT:
A) Assessment
B) Policy development
C) Assurance
D) Diagnosis and treatment of individual patients
Answer: D
Rationale: The three core functions of public health are assessment, policy development, and assurance.
Individual diagnosis and treatment is a clinical function, not a core public health function.
5. Which of the following best describes population-focused nursing practice?
A) Caring for patients in a hospital ward
B) Interventions directed at entire populations to promote health
C) Providing home care to individual patients
D) Administering medications in a clinic setting
Answer: B
Rationale: Population-focused practice directs interventions toward entire populations rather than
individuals to achieve improved health outcomes.
6. The Quad Council of Public Health Nursing Organizations identifies competencies for public health
nursing in which of the following domains?
A) Analytical/assessment skills, policy development, communication, and cultural competency
B) Medication administration, surgical preparation, and patient discharge
