Community Health Exam 1|64
Questions and answers
A nurse developing a program ons moking cessation for adolescents in local
high schools. This is an example of:
A. Primary level care
B. Secondary level care
C. Community-oriented nursing
D. Community-based care - -C. Community-oriented nursing
- A BSN nurse is considered to be which of the following?
A. Certified as a community health nurse
B. A generalist in community/public health nursing
C. Licensed as a community/public health nurse
D. A specialist in community/public health nursing - -B. A generalist in
community/public health nursing
- When resources are distributed to provide the greatest good for the
greatest number with the least amount of harm, it is called:
A. Utilitarian Justice
B. Egalitarian Justice
C. Environmental Justice
D. Social Justice - -A. Utilitarian Justice
- Teaching a group of new parents how to choose the correct car-safety seat
for their infants is an example of:
A. Secondary level prevention
B. Tertiary level prevention
C. Targeted level prevention
D. Primary level prevention - -D. Primary level prevention
- In a clinic that screens and treats cardiovascular disorders, the nurse
practicing public health population-focused care would most likely ascertain:
A. The prevelance rate of cardiovascular disease among various groups
B. Provide direct care to clients seen at the clinic
C. Individual dietary interventions
D. A specific clinical diagnosis for each client - -A. the prevelance rate of
cardiovascular disease among various groups
- Eliminating health disparities is one of the 4 main goals of:
A. Healthy people 2020
B. Managed care organizations
C. The CDC
D. The U.S. Health Department - -A. Healthy people 2020
, - The CPHN must often make resource allocation decisions. Which of the
following best describes the criteria the nurse should use in such cases?
A. The preferences of wealthy leaders in the community
B. The needs of the aggregate rather than a few individuals
C. The cheapest and most economical approach
D. The approach most likely to attract publicity - -B. The needs of the
aggregate rather than a few individuals
- Which of the following nursing pioneers founded teh Henry Street
Settlement, and coined the term Public Health Nurse?
A. Mary Breckinridge
B. Florence Nightingale
C. Lillian Wald
D. Clara Barton - -C. Lillian Wald
- Florence Nightingale helped bring about community health nursing and
improve the health of populations by doing all of the following EXCEPT:
A. Creating the Germ Theory
B. Founding the first secular nursing school
C. Focusing on all soldiers and their environment
D. Being the first nurse epidemiologist - -A. Creating the Germ Theory
- All of the following are unique goals of community/public health nursing
EXCEPT:
A. A healthy environment in which people can thrive
B. Advocacy for equitable distribution of health care
C. A standard of living that supports health for all populations
D. An exclusive focus on tertiary level care - -D. An exclusive focus on
tertiary level care
- The first step before engaging in a community assessment is to:
A. Define the community and determine its boundaries
B. Interview key informants in the community
C. Enlist the support of community leaders
D. Collect data from primary and secondary sources - -A. Define the
community and determine its boundaries
- Barring lfie threatening, the most important factor in prioritizing health
planning needs is:
A. The nurse's expertise in addressing the problem
B. The need for additional resources
C. Degree to which local politicians believe the problem is serious
D. The degree of community concern - -D. The degree of community concern
- A health plan for a community is most likely to be acceptable if:
Questions and answers
A nurse developing a program ons moking cessation for adolescents in local
high schools. This is an example of:
A. Primary level care
B. Secondary level care
C. Community-oriented nursing
D. Community-based care - -C. Community-oriented nursing
- A BSN nurse is considered to be which of the following?
A. Certified as a community health nurse
B. A generalist in community/public health nursing
C. Licensed as a community/public health nurse
D. A specialist in community/public health nursing - -B. A generalist in
community/public health nursing
- When resources are distributed to provide the greatest good for the
greatest number with the least amount of harm, it is called:
A. Utilitarian Justice
B. Egalitarian Justice
C. Environmental Justice
D. Social Justice - -A. Utilitarian Justice
- Teaching a group of new parents how to choose the correct car-safety seat
for their infants is an example of:
A. Secondary level prevention
B. Tertiary level prevention
C. Targeted level prevention
D. Primary level prevention - -D. Primary level prevention
- In a clinic that screens and treats cardiovascular disorders, the nurse
practicing public health population-focused care would most likely ascertain:
A. The prevelance rate of cardiovascular disease among various groups
B. Provide direct care to clients seen at the clinic
C. Individual dietary interventions
D. A specific clinical diagnosis for each client - -A. the prevelance rate of
cardiovascular disease among various groups
- Eliminating health disparities is one of the 4 main goals of:
A. Healthy people 2020
B. Managed care organizations
C. The CDC
D. The U.S. Health Department - -A. Healthy people 2020
, - The CPHN must often make resource allocation decisions. Which of the
following best describes the criteria the nurse should use in such cases?
A. The preferences of wealthy leaders in the community
B. The needs of the aggregate rather than a few individuals
C. The cheapest and most economical approach
D. The approach most likely to attract publicity - -B. The needs of the
aggregate rather than a few individuals
- Which of the following nursing pioneers founded teh Henry Street
Settlement, and coined the term Public Health Nurse?
A. Mary Breckinridge
B. Florence Nightingale
C. Lillian Wald
D. Clara Barton - -C. Lillian Wald
- Florence Nightingale helped bring about community health nursing and
improve the health of populations by doing all of the following EXCEPT:
A. Creating the Germ Theory
B. Founding the first secular nursing school
C. Focusing on all soldiers and their environment
D. Being the first nurse epidemiologist - -A. Creating the Germ Theory
- All of the following are unique goals of community/public health nursing
EXCEPT:
A. A healthy environment in which people can thrive
B. Advocacy for equitable distribution of health care
C. A standard of living that supports health for all populations
D. An exclusive focus on tertiary level care - -D. An exclusive focus on
tertiary level care
- The first step before engaging in a community assessment is to:
A. Define the community and determine its boundaries
B. Interview key informants in the community
C. Enlist the support of community leaders
D. Collect data from primary and secondary sources - -A. Define the
community and determine its boundaries
- Barring lfie threatening, the most important factor in prioritizing health
planning needs is:
A. The nurse's expertise in addressing the problem
B. The need for additional resources
C. Degree to which local politicians believe the problem is serious
D. The degree of community concern - -D. The degree of community concern
- A health plan for a community is most likely to be acceptable if:
