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PUBLIC HEALTH & EPIDEMIOLOGY NURSING
EXAM POPULATION-BASED CARE 2026-27
LATEST VERSION
QUESTIONS 1–20: FOUNDATIONS OF PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING
1. The primary focus of public health nursing is:
A. Populations and communities
B. Individual patient care only
C. Hospital-based care exclusively
D. Research without intervention
Answer: A
Rationale: Public health nursing emphasizes population-based
prevention, health promotion, and interventions.
2. Core functions of public health include:
A. Assessment, policy development, assurance
B. Diagnosis, medication, surgery
C. Bedside care only
D. Research without application
Answer: A
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3. Epidemiology is defined as:
A. Study of disease distribution and determinants in
populations
B. Study of individual genetics
C. Hospital infection control only
D. Nutrition counseling
Answer: A
4. Primary prevention focuses on:
A. Preventing disease before it occurs
B. Early detection of disease
C. Treatment of disease
D. Rehabilitation
Answer: A
5. Secondary prevention focuses on:
A. Early detection and treatment to reduce severity
B. Preventing disease before it occurs
C. Rehabilitation
D. Community education only
Answer: A
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6. Tertiary prevention focuses on:
A. Reducing complications and improving quality of life for
those with established disease
B. Disease prevention only
C. Screening only
D. Immunization only
Answer: A
7. Public health nursing practice is guided by:
A. Population health data, community assessment, health
policies
B. Only hospital protocols
C. Individual preferences exclusively
D. Observation without planning
Answer: A
8. The ecological model emphasizes:
A. Interaction of individual, community, and environmental
factors
B. Genetics only
C. Hospital interventions exclusively
D. Individual behavior only
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Answer: A
9. Health promotion involves:
A. Enabling individuals and communities to increase control
over health
B. Only treatment
C. Observation only
D. Research only
Answer: A
10. Community health assessment includes:
A. Identifying health needs, resources, strengths, and risks
B. Only disease prevalence
C. Observation only
D. Individual patient records only
Answer: A
11. Public health surveillance is important for:
A. Monitoring trends in disease, identifying outbreaks, guiding
interventions
B. Observation only
PUBLIC HEALTH & EPIDEMIOLOGY NURSING
EXAM POPULATION-BASED CARE 2026-27
LATEST VERSION
QUESTIONS 1–20: FOUNDATIONS OF PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING
1. The primary focus of public health nursing is:
A. Populations and communities
B. Individual patient care only
C. Hospital-based care exclusively
D. Research without intervention
Answer: A
Rationale: Public health nursing emphasizes population-based
prevention, health promotion, and interventions.
2. Core functions of public health include:
A. Assessment, policy development, assurance
B. Diagnosis, medication, surgery
C. Bedside care only
D. Research without application
Answer: A
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3. Epidemiology is defined as:
A. Study of disease distribution and determinants in
populations
B. Study of individual genetics
C. Hospital infection control only
D. Nutrition counseling
Answer: A
4. Primary prevention focuses on:
A. Preventing disease before it occurs
B. Early detection of disease
C. Treatment of disease
D. Rehabilitation
Answer: A
5. Secondary prevention focuses on:
A. Early detection and treatment to reduce severity
B. Preventing disease before it occurs
C. Rehabilitation
D. Community education only
Answer: A
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6. Tertiary prevention focuses on:
A. Reducing complications and improving quality of life for
those with established disease
B. Disease prevention only
C. Screening only
D. Immunization only
Answer: A
7. Public health nursing practice is guided by:
A. Population health data, community assessment, health
policies
B. Only hospital protocols
C. Individual preferences exclusively
D. Observation without planning
Answer: A
8. The ecological model emphasizes:
A. Interaction of individual, community, and environmental
factors
B. Genetics only
C. Hospital interventions exclusively
D. Individual behavior only
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Answer: A
9. Health promotion involves:
A. Enabling individuals and communities to increase control
over health
B. Only treatment
C. Observation only
D. Research only
Answer: A
10. Community health assessment includes:
A. Identifying health needs, resources, strengths, and risks
B. Only disease prevalence
C. Observation only
D. Individual patient records only
Answer: A
11. Public health surveillance is important for:
A. Monitoring trends in disease, identifying outbreaks, guiding
interventions
B. Observation only
