COMMUNITY HEALTH FINAL EXAM
STUDY SET QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Health promotion programs are an example of:
a. A health care clinic
b. Quaternary prevention
c. Tertiary prevention
d. Secondary prevention
e. Primary prevention - Answer-e
Secondary prevention focuses on people who no longer have stable housing. It is
helpful to categorize their needs by listing all but which of the following?
a. Housing needs
b. Health care
c. Employment needs
d. Religious freedom - Answer-d
Public health nurses working in the community lobbying for changes in legislation that
can prevent homelessness is considered:
a. Primary prevention
b. Community avocation
c. Tertiary prevention
d. Secondary prevention
e. Political advocacy - Answer-a
Providing blood pressure screenings, blood tests, STI/STD tests, etc. is part of which
intervention?
a. Primary
b. Secondary
c. Tertiary
D. Both primary and secondary - Answer-b
What type of strategy models of nurse recruitment, incorporating more global health
content into nursing curricula, supporting appropriate technology distance-learning
initiatives, and supporting legislation for global health research?
a. Ethical
b. Theoretical
c. Global
d. Community - Answer-a
A female client who has been sexually active for 5 years is diagnosed with gonorrhea.
The client is upset and asks the nurse, "What can I do to keep from getting another
, infection in the future?" Which statement by the client indicates that the teaching by the
nurse was effective?
a. "I'll douche after each time I have sex."
b. "Having sex is a thing of the past for me."
c. "My partner has to use a condom all the time."
d. "I'll be using a spermicidal cream from now on." - Answer-c
A nurse states that she has been reading about an epidemic that has been occurring in
the world. Which of the following is she most likely referring to?
a. "Bird" flu in China
b. Adult obesity in the United States
c. An isolated case of smallpox in Africa
d. The nursing shortage in the United States - Answer-b
A nurse is investigating a serious epidemic of influenza. Which of the following best
describes the amount of cases that are being examined?
a. 50 cases
b. 100 cases
c. 500 cases
d. Unable to determine - Answer-d
Community health nurses must continue to collect data about the policy that has been
implemented in a community agency. In what step of the nursing process does the
community health nurse continue to collect data?
a. Assessment
b. Diagnosis
c. Evaluation
d. Implementation - Answer-c
Which is one step a community health nurse can take to stay informed on current
issues?
a. Identify government representatives about issues.
b. Provide nursing expertise as policies are being designed.
c. Be an advocate by speaking out for those who cannot speak for themselves.
d. Read the local newspaper with attention to local community issues. - Answer-d
Which is true of descriptive epidemiology?
a. It focuses on the distribution of frequencies and patterns of health events with groups
in a population.
b. It is the study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events in
specified populations and the application of this study to improve health.
c. It is people with a common characteristic, such as gender, age, and place of
residence.
STUDY SET QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Health promotion programs are an example of:
a. A health care clinic
b. Quaternary prevention
c. Tertiary prevention
d. Secondary prevention
e. Primary prevention - Answer-e
Secondary prevention focuses on people who no longer have stable housing. It is
helpful to categorize their needs by listing all but which of the following?
a. Housing needs
b. Health care
c. Employment needs
d. Religious freedom - Answer-d
Public health nurses working in the community lobbying for changes in legislation that
can prevent homelessness is considered:
a. Primary prevention
b. Community avocation
c. Tertiary prevention
d. Secondary prevention
e. Political advocacy - Answer-a
Providing blood pressure screenings, blood tests, STI/STD tests, etc. is part of which
intervention?
a. Primary
b. Secondary
c. Tertiary
D. Both primary and secondary - Answer-b
What type of strategy models of nurse recruitment, incorporating more global health
content into nursing curricula, supporting appropriate technology distance-learning
initiatives, and supporting legislation for global health research?
a. Ethical
b. Theoretical
c. Global
d. Community - Answer-a
A female client who has been sexually active for 5 years is diagnosed with gonorrhea.
The client is upset and asks the nurse, "What can I do to keep from getting another
, infection in the future?" Which statement by the client indicates that the teaching by the
nurse was effective?
a. "I'll douche after each time I have sex."
b. "Having sex is a thing of the past for me."
c. "My partner has to use a condom all the time."
d. "I'll be using a spermicidal cream from now on." - Answer-c
A nurse states that she has been reading about an epidemic that has been occurring in
the world. Which of the following is she most likely referring to?
a. "Bird" flu in China
b. Adult obesity in the United States
c. An isolated case of smallpox in Africa
d. The nursing shortage in the United States - Answer-b
A nurse is investigating a serious epidemic of influenza. Which of the following best
describes the amount of cases that are being examined?
a. 50 cases
b. 100 cases
c. 500 cases
d. Unable to determine - Answer-d
Community health nurses must continue to collect data about the policy that has been
implemented in a community agency. In what step of the nursing process does the
community health nurse continue to collect data?
a. Assessment
b. Diagnosis
c. Evaluation
d. Implementation - Answer-c
Which is one step a community health nurse can take to stay informed on current
issues?
a. Identify government representatives about issues.
b. Provide nursing expertise as policies are being designed.
c. Be an advocate by speaking out for those who cannot speak for themselves.
d. Read the local newspaper with attention to local community issues. - Answer-d
Which is true of descriptive epidemiology?
a. It focuses on the distribution of frequencies and patterns of health events with groups
in a population.
b. It is the study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events in
specified populations and the application of this study to improve health.
c. It is people with a common characteristic, such as gender, age, and place of
residence.
