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NUR 518 EXAM 1 PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Public health - Correct-answer-The science/art of preventing disease, prolonging
life and promoting physical health and efficiency through organized community
efforts to ensure a community standard of living adequate for health
maintenance.
Key characteristics of public health nursing - Correct-answer-Resolving health
inequalities and addressing the determinants of health
community health - Correct-answer-An extension of public health that includes
organized health efforts (school groups, etc.) at the community level through both
government and private efforts.
focus of community and public health - Correct-answer-Health promotion and
disease prevention with an interdisciplinary effort
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primary prevention - Correct-answer-Promoting health, protecting against health
threats in the community. Prevention of illnesses/injury before they begin.
which level of prevention focuses on those with NO DISEASE? - Correct-answer-
Primary preventionDetecting/treating problems in their early stage to half the
progress. Screening for illness/injury before they worsen.
Goals and examples of primary prevention - Correct-answer--reduce number of
cases
-education, immunization
secondary prevention - Correct-answer-Detecting/treating problems in their early
stage to half the progress. Screening for illness/injury before they worsen.
Which level of prevention focuses on those with ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASE? -
Correct-answer-secondary prevention
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goals and examples of secondary prevention - Correct-answer--Reduce # of
severe cases
-Low-dose aspirin, accomodations to prevent re-injury, mammogram, TB test
tertiary prevention - Correct-answer-Preventing existing problems from getting
worse. Treatment of illness to delay exacerbation. Maximize quality of life.
which prevention focuses on those in the CLINICAL COURSE? - Correct-answer-
tertiary prevention
risk reduction - Correct-answer-a proactive process in which individuals
participate in behaviors that enable them to react to actual or potential threats to
their health
risk communication - Correct-answer-the process of informing the public
regarding threats
affected by perceptions, process, and actions
NUR 518 EXAM 1 PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Public health - Correct-answer-The science/art of preventing disease, prolonging
life and promoting physical health and efficiency through organized community
efforts to ensure a community standard of living adequate for health
maintenance.
Key characteristics of public health nursing - Correct-answer-Resolving health
inequalities and addressing the determinants of health
community health - Correct-answer-An extension of public health that includes
organized health efforts (school groups, etc.) at the community level through both
government and private efforts.
focus of community and public health - Correct-answer-Health promotion and
disease prevention with an interdisciplinary effort
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primary prevention - Correct-answer-Promoting health, protecting against health
threats in the community. Prevention of illnesses/injury before they begin.
which level of prevention focuses on those with NO DISEASE? - Correct-answer-
Primary preventionDetecting/treating problems in their early stage to half the
progress. Screening for illness/injury before they worsen.
Goals and examples of primary prevention - Correct-answer--reduce number of
cases
-education, immunization
secondary prevention - Correct-answer-Detecting/treating problems in their early
stage to half the progress. Screening for illness/injury before they worsen.
Which level of prevention focuses on those with ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASE? -
Correct-answer-secondary prevention
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goals and examples of secondary prevention - Correct-answer--Reduce # of
severe cases
-Low-dose aspirin, accomodations to prevent re-injury, mammogram, TB test
tertiary prevention - Correct-answer-Preventing existing problems from getting
worse. Treatment of illness to delay exacerbation. Maximize quality of life.
which prevention focuses on those in the CLINICAL COURSE? - Correct-answer-
tertiary prevention
risk reduction - Correct-answer-a proactive process in which individuals
participate in behaviors that enable them to react to actual or potential threats to
their health
risk communication - Correct-answer-the process of informing the public
regarding threats
affected by perceptions, process, and actions
