Community Health Nursing Exam 1 UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
What are the four core functions of public health? - CORRECT ANSWER Assessment
Policy development
Assurance
Define Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER Activities that involve collecting,
analyzing, and disseminating information on bother the health status and health-related
aspects of a community or specific population
Ongoing monitoring the health status and the health services population
Define policy development - CORRECT ANSWER Seeks to build organizations or
relationships that will help bring about change in public policy
Define assurance - CORRECT ANSWER The responsibility of health agencies to
make sure activities has been carried out to meet public health goals and plans
Make sure the needed services are available
Assessing the quality of the care services
Define public health - CORRECT ANSWER Protecting and promoting health
Preventing disease and disability
How did the IOM define public health in their 1988 report? - CORRECT ANSWER It
is what we do as a society, collectively, to assure the conditions in which people can be
healthy
Name three of the core competencies of the public health workforce - CORRECT
ANSWER Analytic/assessment
Policy development/program planning
Communication
, Cultural competency
Community dimensions of practice
Basic public health sciences
Financial planning and management
Leadership and system thinking
What are the three tiers of each core competency? - CORRECT ANSWER Tier 1, tier 2
and tier 3
Describe a tier 1 employee - CORRECT ANSWER Entry level public health
professional
No management responsibilities
A nurse has just entered the public health workforce
She does not manage anything
What tier would this nurse fall into? - CORRECT ANSWER Tier 1
Describe a tier 2 employee - CORRECT ANSWER This public health professional
holds a management or supervisor position/responsibilities
Describe a tier 3 employee - CORRECT ANSWER This public health professional is a
senior manager or leader in public health organizations
A nurse has been a leader at a public health organization
This nurse is also a senior manager
What tier would this nurse fall into? - CORRECT ANSWER Tier 3
Within the health services pyramid, which level is most important to public health? -
CORRECT ANSWER Primary Health Care; level three
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
What are the four core functions of public health? - CORRECT ANSWER Assessment
Policy development
Assurance
Define Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER Activities that involve collecting,
analyzing, and disseminating information on bother the health status and health-related
aspects of a community or specific population
Ongoing monitoring the health status and the health services population
Define policy development - CORRECT ANSWER Seeks to build organizations or
relationships that will help bring about change in public policy
Define assurance - CORRECT ANSWER The responsibility of health agencies to
make sure activities has been carried out to meet public health goals and plans
Make sure the needed services are available
Assessing the quality of the care services
Define public health - CORRECT ANSWER Protecting and promoting health
Preventing disease and disability
How did the IOM define public health in their 1988 report? - CORRECT ANSWER It
is what we do as a society, collectively, to assure the conditions in which people can be
healthy
Name three of the core competencies of the public health workforce - CORRECT
ANSWER Analytic/assessment
Policy development/program planning
Communication
, Cultural competency
Community dimensions of practice
Basic public health sciences
Financial planning and management
Leadership and system thinking
What are the three tiers of each core competency? - CORRECT ANSWER Tier 1, tier 2
and tier 3
Describe a tier 1 employee - CORRECT ANSWER Entry level public health
professional
No management responsibilities
A nurse has just entered the public health workforce
She does not manage anything
What tier would this nurse fall into? - CORRECT ANSWER Tier 1
Describe a tier 2 employee - CORRECT ANSWER This public health professional
holds a management or supervisor position/responsibilities
Describe a tier 3 employee - CORRECT ANSWER This public health professional is a
senior manager or leader in public health organizations
A nurse has been a leader at a public health organization
This nurse is also a senior manager
What tier would this nurse fall into? - CORRECT ANSWER Tier 3
Within the health services pyramid, which level is most important to public health? -
CORRECT ANSWER Primary Health Care; level three
