NUR 452 EXAM 1 PRACTICE QUESTIONS
Which example best describes the public healh core function of policy development?
A. Creating a school-based clinic in a school within an impoverished neighborhood.
B. Investigation motor vehicle accidents among the teenage population in a county.
C. Monitoring the incidence of back injuries at a packaging company.
D. Creation of a coalition to work towards educating the community about seatbelt use. -
Answers - D. Creation of a coalition to work towards educating the community about
seatbelt use.
What activity describes a community-oriented nurse intervention as opposed to
community-based, when providing care for a community?
A. Referring a teenager to a clinic in the community for asthma care
B. Teaching about a weight loss program to obese individuals
C. Providing a health fair booth for all ages about how to not start smoking
D. Writing a letter to a legislator about drug rehabilitation programs for families -
Answers - C. Providing a health fair booth for all ages about how to not start smoking
Rationale: "C" is better because it actually reaches clients, as opposed to a letter to a
legislator for a program that may not happen.
Teach hand washing practices to preschoolers - Answers - Primary prevention
Answer the following as:
A. Primary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
C. Tertiary prevention
Offer free testing services for people who are concerned about HIV infection - Answers
- Secondary prevention
Answer the following as:
A. Primary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
C. Tertiary prevention
Conduct a surveillance survey of hazardous waste materials - Answers - Secondary
prevention
Answer the following as:
A. Primary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
C. Tertiary prevention
, Make a home visit to follow up on a discahrged infant who has spina bifida - Answers -
Tertiary prevention
Answer the following as:
A. Primary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
C. Tertiary prevention
Conduct a health education class on smoking at a high school - Answers - Primary
prevention
Answer the following as:
A. Primary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
C. Tertiary prevention
The use of condems - Answers - Primary prevention
Answer the following as:
A. Primary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
C. Tertiary prevention
Sending a person with a broken arm to the ED - Answers - Tertiary prevention
Answer the following as:
A. Primary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
C. Tertiary prevention
Health Fair - Answers - Primary prevention
Answer the following as:
A. Primary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
C. Tertiary prevention
TB testing in prisions - Answers - Secondary prevention
An occupational health nurse noticed that the employees are at risk for hearing loss due
to loud machinery and alarms. The nurse decides to provide hearing screenings to the
employees. What public health intervention does this best describe?
A. Coalition building
B. Care Coordination
C. Health teaching
Which example best describes the public healh core function of policy development?
A. Creating a school-based clinic in a school within an impoverished neighborhood.
B. Investigation motor vehicle accidents among the teenage population in a county.
C. Monitoring the incidence of back injuries at a packaging company.
D. Creation of a coalition to work towards educating the community about seatbelt use. -
Answers - D. Creation of a coalition to work towards educating the community about
seatbelt use.
What activity describes a community-oriented nurse intervention as opposed to
community-based, when providing care for a community?
A. Referring a teenager to a clinic in the community for asthma care
B. Teaching about a weight loss program to obese individuals
C. Providing a health fair booth for all ages about how to not start smoking
D. Writing a letter to a legislator about drug rehabilitation programs for families -
Answers - C. Providing a health fair booth for all ages about how to not start smoking
Rationale: "C" is better because it actually reaches clients, as opposed to a letter to a
legislator for a program that may not happen.
Teach hand washing practices to preschoolers - Answers - Primary prevention
Answer the following as:
A. Primary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
C. Tertiary prevention
Offer free testing services for people who are concerned about HIV infection - Answers
- Secondary prevention
Answer the following as:
A. Primary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
C. Tertiary prevention
Conduct a surveillance survey of hazardous waste materials - Answers - Secondary
prevention
Answer the following as:
A. Primary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
C. Tertiary prevention
, Make a home visit to follow up on a discahrged infant who has spina bifida - Answers -
Tertiary prevention
Answer the following as:
A. Primary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
C. Tertiary prevention
Conduct a health education class on smoking at a high school - Answers - Primary
prevention
Answer the following as:
A. Primary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
C. Tertiary prevention
The use of condems - Answers - Primary prevention
Answer the following as:
A. Primary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
C. Tertiary prevention
Sending a person with a broken arm to the ED - Answers - Tertiary prevention
Answer the following as:
A. Primary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
C. Tertiary prevention
Health Fair - Answers - Primary prevention
Answer the following as:
A. Primary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
C. Tertiary prevention
TB testing in prisions - Answers - Secondary prevention
An occupational health nurse noticed that the employees are at risk for hearing loss due
to loud machinery and alarms. The nurse decides to provide hearing screenings to the
employees. What public health intervention does this best describe?
A. Coalition building
B. Care Coordination
C. Health teaching
