Public Health Foundations and
Population Health
Acute care services - ANSWER Not a competency category for the public health workforce
Americans will pay closer attention to their health status - ANSWER Consequence of
successful implementation of the Affordable Care Act
Assessing and intervening successfully at the aggregate level - ANSWER Activity a PHN
prepared at the graduate level should be able to complete
Assessment - ANSWER Core public health function addressed by a PHN collecting data and
monitoring health status
Assessment - ANSWER Core public health function addressed by a PHN comparing rates of
teenage pregnancy
Assessment - ANSWER Essential service of public health nursing
Assessment - ANSWER Not a core public health function
Assessment - ANSWER Not a core public health function
Assessment - ANSWER Not a core public health function
Associate degree - ANSWER Not the necessary basic preparation for public health nursing
Assurance - ANSWER Core public health function addressed by a nurse making sure
essential community-oriented health services are available
Assurance - ANSWER Core public health function addressed by a nurse making sure the
staff members are competent
Assurance - ANSWER Essential service of public health nursing
Assurance - ANSWER Not a core public health function
Assurance - ANSWER Not a core public health function
Assurance - ANSWER Not a core public health function
Baccalaureate degree - ANSWER Necessary basic preparation for public health nursing
Bioterrorism and global health threats - ANSWER Primary focus for improving health in the
21st century
Bioterrorism has the potential to dissolve community-based programs - ANSWER Basis for
concern about bioterrorism
Chronic disease and disability management - ANSWER Not the primary focus for improving
health in the 21st century
Clarifying the role of the government in fulfilling the mission of public health -
ANSWER Purpose of public health core functions
, Public Health Foundations and
Population Health
Conducting an infant car seat safety check - ANSWER Intervention implemented when
addressing the primary goals of public health
Contacting a local hospice to admit a terminally ill 60-year-old woman - ANSWER Not an
intervention implemented when addressing the primary goals of public health
Curriculum development - ANSWER Not a competency category for the public health
workforce
Delivery of individual care and hygiene - ANSWER Not the primary focus for improving
health in the 21st century
Diagnosing and investigating health problems in the world - ANSWER Not an essential
service of public health nursing
Diagnosing and treating disease while having earned prescriptive authority - ANSWER Not
an activity a PHN prepared at the graduate level should be able to complete
Doctor of Nursing Practice - ANSWER Not the necessary basic preparation for public health
nursing
Ensuring the safety of populations in receiving quality health care - ANSWER Not the
purpose of public health core functions
Expenditures and resources for public health have increased in recent years - ANSWER Not
an accurate statement about public health
Fear of bioterrorism will increase the need for shelters - ANSWER Basis for concern about
bioterrorism
Few nurses receive graduate-level preparation in the concepts and strategies of the disciplines basic
to public health - ANSWER Barrier to public health nursing
Financial planning and management - ANSWER Not a competency category for the public
health workforce
Finding home care for a 70-year-old client recuperating from a hip replacement -
ANSWER Not an intervention implemented when addressing the primary goals of public
health
Functional status - ANSWER Not the type of data used when analyzing the number and
type of United States Environmental Protection Agency air quality standards not met
Health care resource consumption information - ANSWER Not the type of data collected
about the number and proportion of persons with less than a high school education
Health education - ANSWER Not the type of prevention provided in a clinic-based service
for HIV-positive citizens
Health risk factor - ANSWER Type of data used when analyzing the number and type of
United States Environmental Protection Agency air quality standards not met
Population Health
Acute care services - ANSWER Not a competency category for the public health workforce
Americans will pay closer attention to their health status - ANSWER Consequence of
successful implementation of the Affordable Care Act
Assessing and intervening successfully at the aggregate level - ANSWER Activity a PHN
prepared at the graduate level should be able to complete
Assessment - ANSWER Core public health function addressed by a PHN collecting data and
monitoring health status
Assessment - ANSWER Core public health function addressed by a PHN comparing rates of
teenage pregnancy
Assessment - ANSWER Essential service of public health nursing
Assessment - ANSWER Not a core public health function
Assessment - ANSWER Not a core public health function
Assessment - ANSWER Not a core public health function
Associate degree - ANSWER Not the necessary basic preparation for public health nursing
Assurance - ANSWER Core public health function addressed by a nurse making sure
essential community-oriented health services are available
Assurance - ANSWER Core public health function addressed by a nurse making sure the
staff members are competent
Assurance - ANSWER Essential service of public health nursing
Assurance - ANSWER Not a core public health function
Assurance - ANSWER Not a core public health function
Assurance - ANSWER Not a core public health function
Baccalaureate degree - ANSWER Necessary basic preparation for public health nursing
Bioterrorism and global health threats - ANSWER Primary focus for improving health in the
21st century
Bioterrorism has the potential to dissolve community-based programs - ANSWER Basis for
concern about bioterrorism
Chronic disease and disability management - ANSWER Not the primary focus for improving
health in the 21st century
Clarifying the role of the government in fulfilling the mission of public health -
ANSWER Purpose of public health core functions
, Public Health Foundations and
Population Health
Conducting an infant car seat safety check - ANSWER Intervention implemented when
addressing the primary goals of public health
Contacting a local hospice to admit a terminally ill 60-year-old woman - ANSWER Not an
intervention implemented when addressing the primary goals of public health
Curriculum development - ANSWER Not a competency category for the public health
workforce
Delivery of individual care and hygiene - ANSWER Not the primary focus for improving
health in the 21st century
Diagnosing and investigating health problems in the world - ANSWER Not an essential
service of public health nursing
Diagnosing and treating disease while having earned prescriptive authority - ANSWER Not
an activity a PHN prepared at the graduate level should be able to complete
Doctor of Nursing Practice - ANSWER Not the necessary basic preparation for public health
nursing
Ensuring the safety of populations in receiving quality health care - ANSWER Not the
purpose of public health core functions
Expenditures and resources for public health have increased in recent years - ANSWER Not
an accurate statement about public health
Fear of bioterrorism will increase the need for shelters - ANSWER Basis for concern about
bioterrorism
Few nurses receive graduate-level preparation in the concepts and strategies of the disciplines basic
to public health - ANSWER Barrier to public health nursing
Financial planning and management - ANSWER Not a competency category for the public
health workforce
Finding home care for a 70-year-old client recuperating from a hip replacement -
ANSWER Not an intervention implemented when addressing the primary goals of public
health
Functional status - ANSWER Not the type of data used when analyzing the number and
type of United States Environmental Protection Agency air quality standards not met
Health care resource consumption information - ANSWER Not the type of data collected
about the number and proportion of persons with less than a high school education
Health education - ANSWER Not the type of prevention provided in a clinic-based service
for HIV-positive citizens
Health risk factor - ANSWER Type of data used when analyzing the number and type of
United States Environmental Protection Agency air quality standards not met
