NSG 505 END TERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS!!
What is the primary obligation of a public health nurse?
To achieve the greatest good for the greatest number of people
What is the focus of a public health nurse in terms of prevention?
Primary prevention
What is the role of a public health nurse in collaborating with clients?
To collaborate with the client as an equal partner
What is the emphasis of a public health nurse in selecting strategies?
Selecting strategies that create healthy environmental, social, and economic conditions
What is the responsibility of a public health nurse in reaching out to potential
beneficiaries?
Obligated to actively identify and reach out to all who might benefit from a service
What is necessary for a public health nurse to assure the best overall improvement in
population health?
Optimal use of available resources and creation of new evidence-based strategies
How does a public health nurse promote and protect the health of the people effectively?
By collaborating with other professions, populations, organizations, and stakeholders
What is a key characteristic of the client in public health nursing?
The client is more than one person
community
a group of people in a defined geographic area who share a common culture, values, and norms
and are arranged in a social structure according to relationships the community has developed
over time
,geopolitical/geographic community
defined by a physical area
common interest/phenomenlogical community
defined by shared interests and goals
community of solution
defined by a problem or issue of importance
primordial prevention
aims to reduce the risk of disease through changes in the social and environmental conditions
that promote disease
primordial prevention examples
access to easy exercise, health schools lunches, etc.
primary prevention
intervention implemented before there is evidence of a disease or injury
primary prevention example
vaccinations, education, risk reduction
secondary prevention
intervention implemented after a disease has begun but before it is symptomatic to reduce effects
secondary prevention examples
screening
tertiary prevention
intervention implemented after a disease or injury is established to reduce complications of
established disease
tertiary prevention examples
, treatment, rehabilitation, management
quaternary prevention
aims to prevent medical overuse and protect patients from interventions that might cause more
harm than good
social-ecological model
displays the idea that there is a complex interplay between an individual and their environment to
understand health and behavior
social ecological model pillars
individual, interpersonal, institutional, community, policy
SEM individual
knowledge, attitudes, skills
SEM interpersonal
friends, family, social networks
SEM institutional
organizations, schools, workplace
SEM community
cities, neighborhoods, resources, and norms
SEM policy
federal, state, and local legislation
core public health function and essential services CORE
equity
core public health functions: assessment
CORRECT ANSWERS!!
What is the primary obligation of a public health nurse?
To achieve the greatest good for the greatest number of people
What is the focus of a public health nurse in terms of prevention?
Primary prevention
What is the role of a public health nurse in collaborating with clients?
To collaborate with the client as an equal partner
What is the emphasis of a public health nurse in selecting strategies?
Selecting strategies that create healthy environmental, social, and economic conditions
What is the responsibility of a public health nurse in reaching out to potential
beneficiaries?
Obligated to actively identify and reach out to all who might benefit from a service
What is necessary for a public health nurse to assure the best overall improvement in
population health?
Optimal use of available resources and creation of new evidence-based strategies
How does a public health nurse promote and protect the health of the people effectively?
By collaborating with other professions, populations, organizations, and stakeholders
What is a key characteristic of the client in public health nursing?
The client is more than one person
community
a group of people in a defined geographic area who share a common culture, values, and norms
and are arranged in a social structure according to relationships the community has developed
over time
,geopolitical/geographic community
defined by a physical area
common interest/phenomenlogical community
defined by shared interests and goals
community of solution
defined by a problem or issue of importance
primordial prevention
aims to reduce the risk of disease through changes in the social and environmental conditions
that promote disease
primordial prevention examples
access to easy exercise, health schools lunches, etc.
primary prevention
intervention implemented before there is evidence of a disease or injury
primary prevention example
vaccinations, education, risk reduction
secondary prevention
intervention implemented after a disease has begun but before it is symptomatic to reduce effects
secondary prevention examples
screening
tertiary prevention
intervention implemented after a disease or injury is established to reduce complications of
established disease
tertiary prevention examples
, treatment, rehabilitation, management
quaternary prevention
aims to prevent medical overuse and protect patients from interventions that might cause more
harm than good
social-ecological model
displays the idea that there is a complex interplay between an individual and their environment to
understand health and behavior
social ecological model pillars
individual, interpersonal, institutional, community, policy
SEM individual
knowledge, attitudes, skills
SEM interpersonal
friends, family, social networks
SEM institutional
organizations, schools, workplace
SEM community
cities, neighborhoods, resources, and norms
SEM policy
federal, state, and local legislation
core public health function and essential services CORE
equity
core public health functions: assessment
