COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING
FINAL STUDY GUIDE 2026 SOLVED ITEMS
PREMIUM REVIEW
◉ Which of the following is the best brief definition of community?
Answer: A social group with common goals within a geographic area
◉ 1. Which of the following is the underlying science or area of
study on which public health is based? Answer: Epidemiology
◉ The elizapbeth poor law of 1601 is similar to which current law?
Answer: Medicaid
◉ 2. A nurse is employed at the state department of public health.
Which of the following is a fundamental principle guiding his
practice? Answer: The interaction of the local-state-federal
partnership is critical to success.
◉ A nurse is practicing in the community but also has the
community as the target of practice. Which of the following best
describes the activities of this nurse? Answer: Sharing assessment
findings and health goals with every community group that will
listen
, ◉ How did the Industrial Revolution result in previous caregiving
approaches, such as care by families, friends, and neighbors,
becoming inadequate? Answer: Migration and urbanization resulted
in increased demand for care.
◉ 3. The public health administrator is in the process of hiring a
new public health nurse. Which of the following statements made by
an applicant would most likely result in the applicant not being
hired? Answer: I like to be the only person working on a project
because individuals in teams have their own ideas and plans and the
resulting debate slows progress.
◉ 3. Persons often point out that smokers choose to light their
cigarettes, alcoholics lift the glass to their mouth, and drug addicts
inject or ingest their drugs. Which of the following statements best
describes why nurses dont simply focus on helping persons who
engage in poor health behaviors to behave appropriately? Answer:
Society must offer healthy choices, offer support, and practice
helpful policies.
◉ A colonist is working in the public health sector in early colonial
America. Which of the following activities would have likely been
completed? Answer: Collecting vital statistics and improving
sanitation
FINAL STUDY GUIDE 2026 SOLVED ITEMS
PREMIUM REVIEW
◉ Which of the following is the best brief definition of community?
Answer: A social group with common goals within a geographic area
◉ 1. Which of the following is the underlying science or area of
study on which public health is based? Answer: Epidemiology
◉ The elizapbeth poor law of 1601 is similar to which current law?
Answer: Medicaid
◉ 2. A nurse is employed at the state department of public health.
Which of the following is a fundamental principle guiding his
practice? Answer: The interaction of the local-state-federal
partnership is critical to success.
◉ A nurse is practicing in the community but also has the
community as the target of practice. Which of the following best
describes the activities of this nurse? Answer: Sharing assessment
findings and health goals with every community group that will
listen
, ◉ How did the Industrial Revolution result in previous caregiving
approaches, such as care by families, friends, and neighbors,
becoming inadequate? Answer: Migration and urbanization resulted
in increased demand for care.
◉ 3. The public health administrator is in the process of hiring a
new public health nurse. Which of the following statements made by
an applicant would most likely result in the applicant not being
hired? Answer: I like to be the only person working on a project
because individuals in teams have their own ideas and plans and the
resulting debate slows progress.
◉ 3. Persons often point out that smokers choose to light their
cigarettes, alcoholics lift the glass to their mouth, and drug addicts
inject or ingest their drugs. Which of the following statements best
describes why nurses dont simply focus on helping persons who
engage in poor health behaviors to behave appropriately? Answer:
Society must offer healthy choices, offer support, and practice
helpful policies.
◉ A colonist is working in the public health sector in early colonial
America. Which of the following activities would have likely been
completed? Answer: Collecting vital statistics and improving
sanitation
