NURS 2000 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
What is the purpose of theory? - Correct Answers -describe, explain, and predict
phenomena
What is population health level? - Correct Answers -looks at how something effects and
contributes to a population of people (anti-smoking campaigns, flue shot, etc)
Describe the Behavioural approach to health promotion. - Correct Answers -- focusses
on the actions and behaviours of the individual and how different social determinants
and behaviours impact their health and health promotion
- socio-economic status is seen to have a large impact on health promotion and overall
health of individuals
- FOCUSSES ON THE INDIVIDUAL AND THEIR ABILITY TO CHANGE
What is the Dalhgren- Whitehead Model? - Correct Answers -- looks of the layers of
influence on health and describes that in order to make a change to health you must
include all of these levels
- looks at relationships between individuals, their environments (including the SDH) and
health
What does health policy usually focus on in reference to finding health inequities? -
Correct Answers -- Economics (trying to look at policy to support food security, who is
having troubles with it and how can we look at the economics and societal pieces to
make inequities less so people can buy healthy food)
- Social Politics (guidelines, policies, etc. That affect living conditions conductive to
human welfare
- Politics
What five things usually influence public policy? - Correct Answers -- political parties
(get members elected)
- interest groups (pressure legislators to pass laws)
- lobbyists (pressure and inform members of Congress and other elected officials)
- media (provide info and watch over the government)
- public opinion (influence elected leaders)
, What are the things we need to look at when developing a healthy public policy? -
Correct Answers -- looking at who the policy is aimed at, who are trying to influence,
who are we trying to protect
- what the outcomes are that we are looking at, what the policy can and cannot
do/cover, what is the mandate we are trying to meet
- how are you going to carry out this policy, how is this going to work into a procedure or
program
What are the 8 steps to policy development? - Correct Answers -1) describe the
problem
2) assess readiness for policy development
3) develop goals, objectives and policy options
4) identify decision makers and influencers
5) build support for the policy
6) draft and revise the policy
7) implement the policy
8) evaluate and monitor the policy
What is public health advocacy? - Correct Answers -Intended to reduce death or
disability in groups of people (public health focuses on health of a population, advocacy
helps go toward that goal)
- the application of information and resources to affect systemic changes that shapes
the way people in the community live
- includes creating and maintaining effective coalitions/groups of people in like mind to
work towards a common goal
- strategic use of media
- application of info and resources
What is the Population Health Promotion Model? - Correct Answers -- a broad model
explaining the connections between health and different aspects of individuals
environments (the cube model and the lower levels) to help create a health promotion
plan
- goes from bottom of the pyramid to the top in planning
- starting from bottom; looks at your own values and assumptions (bottom), research,
learning and evaluation of the topic (second), then shows the process of evidence-
based decision making based on what you learned about the topic (third), looks at the
social determinants of health to see what will be most important (middle section), then
finally looks at who the target audience will be (top)
What is the Health Care Provider and Community System Transformation? - Correct
Answers -- helps focus on power relations and oppression
- looks at the injustices of the community and responds
- encourages the switch from the individual as the patient to the community as a whole
being the impacted patient
- nurses are resources to the community and policy makers
ANSWERS
What is the purpose of theory? - Correct Answers -describe, explain, and predict
phenomena
What is population health level? - Correct Answers -looks at how something effects and
contributes to a population of people (anti-smoking campaigns, flue shot, etc)
Describe the Behavioural approach to health promotion. - Correct Answers -- focusses
on the actions and behaviours of the individual and how different social determinants
and behaviours impact their health and health promotion
- socio-economic status is seen to have a large impact on health promotion and overall
health of individuals
- FOCUSSES ON THE INDIVIDUAL AND THEIR ABILITY TO CHANGE
What is the Dalhgren- Whitehead Model? - Correct Answers -- looks of the layers of
influence on health and describes that in order to make a change to health you must
include all of these levels
- looks at relationships between individuals, their environments (including the SDH) and
health
What does health policy usually focus on in reference to finding health inequities? -
Correct Answers -- Economics (trying to look at policy to support food security, who is
having troubles with it and how can we look at the economics and societal pieces to
make inequities less so people can buy healthy food)
- Social Politics (guidelines, policies, etc. That affect living conditions conductive to
human welfare
- Politics
What five things usually influence public policy? - Correct Answers -- political parties
(get members elected)
- interest groups (pressure legislators to pass laws)
- lobbyists (pressure and inform members of Congress and other elected officials)
- media (provide info and watch over the government)
- public opinion (influence elected leaders)
, What are the things we need to look at when developing a healthy public policy? -
Correct Answers -- looking at who the policy is aimed at, who are trying to influence,
who are we trying to protect
- what the outcomes are that we are looking at, what the policy can and cannot
do/cover, what is the mandate we are trying to meet
- how are you going to carry out this policy, how is this going to work into a procedure or
program
What are the 8 steps to policy development? - Correct Answers -1) describe the
problem
2) assess readiness for policy development
3) develop goals, objectives and policy options
4) identify decision makers and influencers
5) build support for the policy
6) draft and revise the policy
7) implement the policy
8) evaluate and monitor the policy
What is public health advocacy? - Correct Answers -Intended to reduce death or
disability in groups of people (public health focuses on health of a population, advocacy
helps go toward that goal)
- the application of information and resources to affect systemic changes that shapes
the way people in the community live
- includes creating and maintaining effective coalitions/groups of people in like mind to
work towards a common goal
- strategic use of media
- application of info and resources
What is the Population Health Promotion Model? - Correct Answers -- a broad model
explaining the connections between health and different aspects of individuals
environments (the cube model and the lower levels) to help create a health promotion
plan
- goes from bottom of the pyramid to the top in planning
- starting from bottom; looks at your own values and assumptions (bottom), research,
learning and evaluation of the topic (second), then shows the process of evidence-
based decision making based on what you learned about the topic (third), looks at the
social determinants of health to see what will be most important (middle section), then
finally looks at who the target audience will be (top)
What is the Health Care Provider and Community System Transformation? - Correct
Answers -- helps focus on power relations and oppression
- looks at the injustices of the community and responds
- encourages the switch from the individual as the patient to the community as a whole
being the impacted patient
- nurses are resources to the community and policy makers
