N170 Community Health Exam 1
Questions With Verified Answers
According to the American Nurses Association's (ANA) Code of Ethics (2001),
community health nurses must align themselves with public health programs
that promote and preserve the health of populations by influencing:
A. Socioeconomic issues
B. Psychosocial issues
C. Sociocultural issues
D. Developmental issues - ANSWER C. Sociocultural issues
Community health nurses must align themselves with public health programs
that promote and preserve the health of populations by influencing sociocultural
issues such as human rights, homelessness, violence, and stigma of illness.
An activity that illustrates "social health" within a group in a community would
be a:
A. Neighborhood block party
B. Food bank in a local church
C. Community yard sale
D. School fundraiser for the school band - ANSWER B. Food bank in a local
church
Social health is a positive interaction among groups with an emphasis on health
promotion and illness prevention. The correct choice is a food bank in a local
church, because a food program alleviates problems with hunger and nutrition
that affects health. The other options do not relate to health.
It has been estimated that individual behaviors and environmental factors are
responsible for what percentage of all premature deaths in the United States?
A. 20%
B. 40%
C. 60%
D. 70% - ANSWER D. 70%
According to USDHHS (in 2000), 70% of all premature deaths in the United
States are a result of individual behaviors and environmental factors.
, Indicators of __________ illustrate the health status of a community and may be
useful in analyzing health patterns over time, comparing communities from
different geographic regions or comparing different aggregates within a
community. - ANSWER Morbidity and mortality
Lillian Wald and her associates were successful in addressing health and
disease in the immigrant community by:
A. Supporting political activities to improve social and environmental conditions
of immigrant families
B. Administering bedside nursing care to immigrants and their families
C. Teaching the immigrant family members to provide health care in the home
D. Obtaining and administering medications to the immigrants and their family
members - ANSWER A. Supporting political activities to improve social and
environmental conditions of immigrant families
Public health efforts focus on prevention and promotion of population health.
The local level of the health care system provides direct services to community
members through community and personal health services. An example of a
health service that targets the larger community, rather than individuals, is:
A. Providing well-infant care
B. Seeking STD treatment
C. Condemning or repairing unsafe housing
D. Encouraging family planning - ANSWER C. Condemning or repairing unsafe
housing
A client brings her child to the clinic for immunizations prior to the child
beginning school. This action is an example of which type of disease prevention?
A. Initial prevention
B. Primary prevention
C. Secondary prevention
D. Tertiary prevention - ANSWER B. Primary prevention
Primary prevention activities prevent a problem before it occurs; an
immunization is given to prevent a disease before it occurs.
One of the broad goals of the proposed objectives for Healthy People 2020 is:
A. Achieve access to preventive services of all Americans
B. Increase quality and years of healthy life
C. Reduce health disparities among Americans
D. Increase independence of older Americans - ANSWER B. Increase quality and
years of healthy life
Questions With Verified Answers
According to the American Nurses Association's (ANA) Code of Ethics (2001),
community health nurses must align themselves with public health programs
that promote and preserve the health of populations by influencing:
A. Socioeconomic issues
B. Psychosocial issues
C. Sociocultural issues
D. Developmental issues - ANSWER C. Sociocultural issues
Community health nurses must align themselves with public health programs
that promote and preserve the health of populations by influencing sociocultural
issues such as human rights, homelessness, violence, and stigma of illness.
An activity that illustrates "social health" within a group in a community would
be a:
A. Neighborhood block party
B. Food bank in a local church
C. Community yard sale
D. School fundraiser for the school band - ANSWER B. Food bank in a local
church
Social health is a positive interaction among groups with an emphasis on health
promotion and illness prevention. The correct choice is a food bank in a local
church, because a food program alleviates problems with hunger and nutrition
that affects health. The other options do not relate to health.
It has been estimated that individual behaviors and environmental factors are
responsible for what percentage of all premature deaths in the United States?
A. 20%
B. 40%
C. 60%
D. 70% - ANSWER D. 70%
According to USDHHS (in 2000), 70% of all premature deaths in the United
States are a result of individual behaviors and environmental factors.
, Indicators of __________ illustrate the health status of a community and may be
useful in analyzing health patterns over time, comparing communities from
different geographic regions or comparing different aggregates within a
community. - ANSWER Morbidity and mortality
Lillian Wald and her associates were successful in addressing health and
disease in the immigrant community by:
A. Supporting political activities to improve social and environmental conditions
of immigrant families
B. Administering bedside nursing care to immigrants and their families
C. Teaching the immigrant family members to provide health care in the home
D. Obtaining and administering medications to the immigrants and their family
members - ANSWER A. Supporting political activities to improve social and
environmental conditions of immigrant families
Public health efforts focus on prevention and promotion of population health.
The local level of the health care system provides direct services to community
members through community and personal health services. An example of a
health service that targets the larger community, rather than individuals, is:
A. Providing well-infant care
B. Seeking STD treatment
C. Condemning or repairing unsafe housing
D. Encouraging family planning - ANSWER C. Condemning or repairing unsafe
housing
A client brings her child to the clinic for immunizations prior to the child
beginning school. This action is an example of which type of disease prevention?
A. Initial prevention
B. Primary prevention
C. Secondary prevention
D. Tertiary prevention - ANSWER B. Primary prevention
Primary prevention activities prevent a problem before it occurs; an
immunization is given to prevent a disease before it occurs.
One of the broad goals of the proposed objectives for Healthy People 2020 is:
A. Achieve access to preventive services of all Americans
B. Increase quality and years of healthy life
C. Reduce health disparities among Americans
D. Increase independence of older Americans - ANSWER B. Increase quality and
years of healthy life
