COMMUNITY HEALTH ALL FINALS ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Epidemiologic data can be useful in the planning phase of the community
assessment process because they
A. help discover the patterns of health and illness distribution in a population.
B. help construct benchmarks to gauge achievement of program objectives.
C. identify the aggregate at risk.
D. explain the nature of the health problem. - ✔✔B. help construct benchmarks to
gauge achievement of program objectives
✔✔The steps in the community assessment process for community health nurses are
(Select all that apply.)
A. writing a community diagnosis.
B. evaluating the outcomes.
C. collecting assessment data.
D. identifying the cause of the problem.
E. planning community interventions. - ✔✔A. writing a community diagnosis.
B. evaluating the outcomes.
C. collecting assessment data.
E. planning community interventions.
✔✔A community health nurse is working as a school health nurse. She conducted a
community assessment and determined that the focus of programs and health
education should address the problem of childhood obesity. In planning, it is important
for the nurse to allow time for individual nursing assessment and education for children
who are overweight or obese, and to plan classroom education programs. The nurse is
demonstrating an understanding of which important community health nursing concept?
A. Health planning
B.Aggregate health care
C. Community as client
D. Use of the nursing process - ✔✔C. Community as client
,✔✔What legislation resulted in increased consumer involvement in the U.S. health care
system and a review of the allocation of health care resources?
A. Partnership for Health Program
B. Hill-Burton Act
C. Regional Medical Services Programs
D. National Health Planning and Resources Development Act - ✔✔D. National Health
Planning and Resources Development Act
✔✔A community health nurse is using the Health Planning Model to improve a client's
health. The nurse prepares for unexpected problems or complications in the client's
care. This attention to unexpected problems takes place during which step?
A. Assessment
B. Planning
C. Intervention
D. Evaluation - ✔✔C. Intervention
✔✔Before participating in health care planning, a community health nurse must
understand the concept of
A. community as client.
B. individual as client.
C. family as client.
D. environment as client. - ✔✔A. community as client.
✔✔The community health nurse understands that a client's health can be negatively or
positively affected by his or her suprasystem. Which correctly describes a client's
suprasystem? The suprasystem includes
A. only health-related resources, such as primary care providers and insurance sources.
B. only non-health-related resources, such as use of public transportation.
C. all resources available for use by the client, including health-related and non-health-
related resources.
D. all official (governmental) agencies used by the client or family, such as the health
department or social services. - ✔✔C. all resources available for use by the client,
including health-related and non-health-related resources.
✔✔Systems theory provides a framework that includes interventions that are possible at
the three levels of prevention. The level of prevention that includes early diagnosis is
A. primary prevention.
B. secondary prevention.
C. tertiary prevention.
D. supralevel prevention. - ✔✔B. secondary prevention.
✔✔Public service announcements, dissemination of pamphlets, and focus groups are
examples of measures that can be used by the community health nurse. These are also
known as
A. levels of intervention.
, B. nursing assessment.
C. evaluation methods.
D. nursing interventions - ✔✔D. nursing interventions
✔✔Which of following factors is not necessary to consider when determining priorities
for health problem interventions?
A. The aggregate's preferences
B. The number of individuals affected by the health problem
C. The nurse's preferences
D. The availability resources - ✔✔C. The nurse's preferences
✔✔The rationale behind the Affordable Care Act was to
A. put individuals, families, and small business owners in control of their health care.
B. increase federal aid to states for hospital facilities.
C. improve the quality of care in rural areas and introduce systematic statewide health
care planning.
D. force the implementation of health maintenance organizations. - ✔✔A. put
individuals, families, and small business owners in control of their health care.
✔✔The Affordable Care Act of 2010 included several elements that involve health
planning. These elements include (Select all that apply.)
A. Reducing premium costs for millions of working families and small businesses
B. Capping out-of-pocket expenses
C. Prohibiting denial of coverage because of a preexisting condition
D. Covering the cost of preventive care
E. Establishing regional cooperative arrangements among medical schools, research
institutions, and hospitals to improve the health manpower and facilities available to the
communities. - ✔✔A. Reducing premium costs for millions of working families and small
businesses
B. Capping out-of-pocket expenses
C. Prohibiting denial of coverage because of a preexisting condition
D. Covering the cost of preventive care
✔✔Which actions are core public health functions? Select all that apply.
a. Assuring community residents that health services are equally accessible
b. Providing personal health services for all community residents
c. Assessing the health status of a community
d. Investigating health hazards within a community
e. Promoting the development of health policy - ✔✔a. Assuring community residents
that health services are equally accessible
c. Assessing the health status of a community
d. Investigating health hazards within a community
e. Promoting the development of health policy
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Epidemiologic data can be useful in the planning phase of the community
assessment process because they
A. help discover the patterns of health and illness distribution in a population.
B. help construct benchmarks to gauge achievement of program objectives.
C. identify the aggregate at risk.
D. explain the nature of the health problem. - ✔✔B. help construct benchmarks to
gauge achievement of program objectives
✔✔The steps in the community assessment process for community health nurses are
(Select all that apply.)
A. writing a community diagnosis.
B. evaluating the outcomes.
C. collecting assessment data.
D. identifying the cause of the problem.
E. planning community interventions. - ✔✔A. writing a community diagnosis.
B. evaluating the outcomes.
C. collecting assessment data.
E. planning community interventions.
✔✔A community health nurse is working as a school health nurse. She conducted a
community assessment and determined that the focus of programs and health
education should address the problem of childhood obesity. In planning, it is important
for the nurse to allow time for individual nursing assessment and education for children
who are overweight or obese, and to plan classroom education programs. The nurse is
demonstrating an understanding of which important community health nursing concept?
A. Health planning
B.Aggregate health care
C. Community as client
D. Use of the nursing process - ✔✔C. Community as client
,✔✔What legislation resulted in increased consumer involvement in the U.S. health care
system and a review of the allocation of health care resources?
A. Partnership for Health Program
B. Hill-Burton Act
C. Regional Medical Services Programs
D. National Health Planning and Resources Development Act - ✔✔D. National Health
Planning and Resources Development Act
✔✔A community health nurse is using the Health Planning Model to improve a client's
health. The nurse prepares for unexpected problems or complications in the client's
care. This attention to unexpected problems takes place during which step?
A. Assessment
B. Planning
C. Intervention
D. Evaluation - ✔✔C. Intervention
✔✔Before participating in health care planning, a community health nurse must
understand the concept of
A. community as client.
B. individual as client.
C. family as client.
D. environment as client. - ✔✔A. community as client.
✔✔The community health nurse understands that a client's health can be negatively or
positively affected by his or her suprasystem. Which correctly describes a client's
suprasystem? The suprasystem includes
A. only health-related resources, such as primary care providers and insurance sources.
B. only non-health-related resources, such as use of public transportation.
C. all resources available for use by the client, including health-related and non-health-
related resources.
D. all official (governmental) agencies used by the client or family, such as the health
department or social services. - ✔✔C. all resources available for use by the client,
including health-related and non-health-related resources.
✔✔Systems theory provides a framework that includes interventions that are possible at
the three levels of prevention. The level of prevention that includes early diagnosis is
A. primary prevention.
B. secondary prevention.
C. tertiary prevention.
D. supralevel prevention. - ✔✔B. secondary prevention.
✔✔Public service announcements, dissemination of pamphlets, and focus groups are
examples of measures that can be used by the community health nurse. These are also
known as
A. levels of intervention.
, B. nursing assessment.
C. evaluation methods.
D. nursing interventions - ✔✔D. nursing interventions
✔✔Which of following factors is not necessary to consider when determining priorities
for health problem interventions?
A. The aggregate's preferences
B. The number of individuals affected by the health problem
C. The nurse's preferences
D. The availability resources - ✔✔C. The nurse's preferences
✔✔The rationale behind the Affordable Care Act was to
A. put individuals, families, and small business owners in control of their health care.
B. increase federal aid to states for hospital facilities.
C. improve the quality of care in rural areas and introduce systematic statewide health
care planning.
D. force the implementation of health maintenance organizations. - ✔✔A. put
individuals, families, and small business owners in control of their health care.
✔✔The Affordable Care Act of 2010 included several elements that involve health
planning. These elements include (Select all that apply.)
A. Reducing premium costs for millions of working families and small businesses
B. Capping out-of-pocket expenses
C. Prohibiting denial of coverage because of a preexisting condition
D. Covering the cost of preventive care
E. Establishing regional cooperative arrangements among medical schools, research
institutions, and hospitals to improve the health manpower and facilities available to the
communities. - ✔✔A. Reducing premium costs for millions of working families and small
businesses
B. Capping out-of-pocket expenses
C. Prohibiting denial of coverage because of a preexisting condition
D. Covering the cost of preventive care
✔✔Which actions are core public health functions? Select all that apply.
a. Assuring community residents that health services are equally accessible
b. Providing personal health services for all community residents
c. Assessing the health status of a community
d. Investigating health hazards within a community
e. Promoting the development of health policy - ✔✔a. Assuring community residents
that health services are equally accessible
c. Assessing the health status of a community
d. Investigating health hazards within a community
e. Promoting the development of health policy
