FOUNDATIONS FOR POPULATION HEALTH IN COMMUNITY
PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING 5TH EDITION STANHOPE REVIEW
QUESTION SET WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
◉ A community health nurse collects data about the number and proportion of persons aged 25 or
older with less than a high school education. Which of the following best describes this data?
a. Sociodemographic characteristics
b. Health status data
c. Health risk factors
d. Health care resource consumption information
Answer: A
The number and proportion of people is a sociodemographic characteristic. Health status includes
birth and death rates. Health risk factors discuss proportions of populations who have particular
,health conditions or health risks. Health care resource consumption refers to spending on health care
per capita.
◉ The PHN analyzes data related to the number and type of United States Environmental Protection
Agency air quality standards that a community failed to meet. This data is an example of using which
community health profile indicator?
a. Sociodemographic characteristics
b. Health status
c. Health risk factor
d. Functional status
Answer: C
Health risk factors discuss proportions of populations who have particular health conditions or health
risks; breathing air of poor quality is a risk to health. The number and proportion of people is a
sociodemographic characteristic. Health status includes birth and death rates. Functional status refers
to reports of good health status by members of the population.
, ◉ A nurse is implementing quality performance standards in a public health department. Which of the
following best describes the importance of this action?
a. Quality performance standards are used to guide improvement in the public health system.
b. Quality performance standards rigidly control public health.
c. Quality performance standards guide administrators to monitor public health at the national level.
d. Quality performance standards can be used as hiring guidelines for nurses.
Answer: A
These standards were developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 1998. They set
the bar for the level of performance that is necessary to deliver essential public health services (PHSs).
These standards were developed around the 10 essential PHSs. They focus on the overall public health
system rather than on single organizations and describe an optimal
level of performance. They are intended to support a process of quality improvement. State and local
communities can assess their performance using certain available tools. They are not meant to control
public health or be used for hiring guidelines.
PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING 5TH EDITION STANHOPE REVIEW
QUESTION SET WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
◉ A community health nurse collects data about the number and proportion of persons aged 25 or
older with less than a high school education. Which of the following best describes this data?
a. Sociodemographic characteristics
b. Health status data
c. Health risk factors
d. Health care resource consumption information
Answer: A
The number and proportion of people is a sociodemographic characteristic. Health status includes
birth and death rates. Health risk factors discuss proportions of populations who have particular
,health conditions or health risks. Health care resource consumption refers to spending on health care
per capita.
◉ The PHN analyzes data related to the number and type of United States Environmental Protection
Agency air quality standards that a community failed to meet. This data is an example of using which
community health profile indicator?
a. Sociodemographic characteristics
b. Health status
c. Health risk factor
d. Functional status
Answer: C
Health risk factors discuss proportions of populations who have particular health conditions or health
risks; breathing air of poor quality is a risk to health. The number and proportion of people is a
sociodemographic characteristic. Health status includes birth and death rates. Functional status refers
to reports of good health status by members of the population.
, ◉ A nurse is implementing quality performance standards in a public health department. Which of the
following best describes the importance of this action?
a. Quality performance standards are used to guide improvement in the public health system.
b. Quality performance standards rigidly control public health.
c. Quality performance standards guide administrators to monitor public health at the national level.
d. Quality performance standards can be used as hiring guidelines for nurses.
Answer: A
These standards were developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 1998. They set
the bar for the level of performance that is necessary to deliver essential public health services (PHSs).
These standards were developed around the 10 essential PHSs. They focus on the overall public health
system rather than on single organizations and describe an optimal
level of performance. They are intended to support a process of quality improvement. State and local
communities can assess their performance using certain available tools. They are not meant to control
public health or be used for hiring guidelines.
