TEST BANK FOR PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING
POPULATION CENTERED EALTH CARE IN THE
COMMUNITY 10TH EDITION BY MARCIA
STANHOPE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) Q&A 2027 |INSTANT
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1. What is the primary focus of public health nursing?
A. Caring for hospitalized individuals
B. Providing only disease treatment
C. Improving the health of populations
D. Performing surgical procedures
Correct answer: C. Improving the health of populations
Rationale: Public health nursing focuses on promoting and
protecting the health of populations through prevention,
education, surveillance, and community-based interventions.
2. Which level of prevention aims to prevent disease before it
occurs?
A. Primary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
,C. Tertiary prevention
D. Rehabilitation
Correct answer: A. Primary prevention
Rationale: Primary prevention reduces the risk of disease or
injury before a condition develops.
3. Which activity is an example of secondary prevention?
A. Immunization
B. Smoking prevention education
C. Screening for cervical cancer
D. Rehabilitation after a stroke
Correct answer: C. Screening for cervical cancer
Rationale: Secondary prevention emphasizes early detection
and treatment through screening and case finding.
4. Which activity best represents tertiary prevention?
A. Childhood immunization
B. Blood pressure screening
C. Rehabilitation after spinal cord injury
D. Nutrition education
Correct answer: C. Rehabilitation after spinal cord injury
Rationale: Tertiary prevention limits disability and promotes
optimal functioning after disease or injury has occurred.
,5. What is the central concept of population-focused nursing?
A. The individual patient is always the only concern
B. The health of groups and communities is emphasized
C. Acute care is the primary responsibility
D. Hospital care is preferred over community care
Correct answer: B. The health of groups and communities is
emphasized
Rationale: Population-focused nursing considers the health
needs, risks, resources, and outcomes of groups rather than
focusing exclusively on individuals.
6. Which factor is considered a social determinant of health?
A. Blood type
B. Housing stability
C. Eye color
D. Genetic code only
Correct answer: B. Housing stability
Rationale: Housing, income, education, employment,
transportation, and social conditions can strongly influence
health outcomes.
, 7. A nurse conducts an assessment of disease patterns in a
community. Which discipline is primarily involved?
A. Epidemiology
B. Pharmacology
C. Pathology
D. Anatomy
Correct answer: A. Epidemiology
Rationale: Epidemiology examines the distribution and
determinants of health-related events within populations.
8. What does incidence measure?
A. All existing cases of a disease
B. New cases occurring during a specified period
C. Deaths from all causes
D. The number of hospital beds
Correct answer: B. New cases occurring during a specified
period
Rationale: Incidence measures newly occurring cases within a
population during a defined time period.
9. What does prevalence measure?
A. Only new cases
B. Existing cases in a population
POPULATION CENTERED EALTH CARE IN THE
COMMUNITY 10TH EDITION BY MARCIA
STANHOPE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) Q&A 2027 |INSTANT
DOWNLOAD PDF
1. What is the primary focus of public health nursing?
A. Caring for hospitalized individuals
B. Providing only disease treatment
C. Improving the health of populations
D. Performing surgical procedures
Correct answer: C. Improving the health of populations
Rationale: Public health nursing focuses on promoting and
protecting the health of populations through prevention,
education, surveillance, and community-based interventions.
2. Which level of prevention aims to prevent disease before it
occurs?
A. Primary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
,C. Tertiary prevention
D. Rehabilitation
Correct answer: A. Primary prevention
Rationale: Primary prevention reduces the risk of disease or
injury before a condition develops.
3. Which activity is an example of secondary prevention?
A. Immunization
B. Smoking prevention education
C. Screening for cervical cancer
D. Rehabilitation after a stroke
Correct answer: C. Screening for cervical cancer
Rationale: Secondary prevention emphasizes early detection
and treatment through screening and case finding.
4. Which activity best represents tertiary prevention?
A. Childhood immunization
B. Blood pressure screening
C. Rehabilitation after spinal cord injury
D. Nutrition education
Correct answer: C. Rehabilitation after spinal cord injury
Rationale: Tertiary prevention limits disability and promotes
optimal functioning after disease or injury has occurred.
,5. What is the central concept of population-focused nursing?
A. The individual patient is always the only concern
B. The health of groups and communities is emphasized
C. Acute care is the primary responsibility
D. Hospital care is preferred over community care
Correct answer: B. The health of groups and communities is
emphasized
Rationale: Population-focused nursing considers the health
needs, risks, resources, and outcomes of groups rather than
focusing exclusively on individuals.
6. Which factor is considered a social determinant of health?
A. Blood type
B. Housing stability
C. Eye color
D. Genetic code only
Correct answer: B. Housing stability
Rationale: Housing, income, education, employment,
transportation, and social conditions can strongly influence
health outcomes.
, 7. A nurse conducts an assessment of disease patterns in a
community. Which discipline is primarily involved?
A. Epidemiology
B. Pharmacology
C. Pathology
D. Anatomy
Correct answer: A. Epidemiology
Rationale: Epidemiology examines the distribution and
determinants of health-related events within populations.
8. What does incidence measure?
A. All existing cases of a disease
B. New cases occurring during a specified period
C. Deaths from all causes
D. The number of hospital beds
Correct answer: B. New cases occurring during a specified
period
Rationale: Incidence measures newly occurring cases within a
population during a defined time period.
9. What does prevalence measure?
A. Only new cases
B. Existing cases in a population
