NURS 440 – Community Health Nursing Exam 1 Study Guide – [ODU] –
Academic Year [2025/2026] – Core Concepts in Public and Community
Health
Community Health Nursing - correct answer ✔✔ A synthesis of nursing knowledge and practice
and the science and practice of public health, implemented via systematic use of the nursing
process and other processes, designed to promote health and prevent illness in population
groups.
Population Consciousness - correct answer ✔✔ An awareness of how information about
individual clients or families relates to the health status of the total population
Health Orientation - correct answer ✔✔ An emphasis on health promotion and maintenance
rather than the cure of disease or disability
Autonomy - correct answer ✔✔ •Independent judgment and action by the community health
nurse
• Active client participation in health decision making
Creativity - correct answer ✔✔ An ability to develop innovative solutions to community health
problems using available resources
Collaboration - correct answer ✔✔ Interaction and joint decision making with multiple health-
related and non-health-related disciplines to address the health needs of population groups
Caregiver - correct answer ✔✔ Uses the nursing process to provide direct nursing intervention
to individuals, families, or population groups
Educator - correct answer ✔✔ Facilitates learning for positive health behavior change
, Counselor - correct answer ✔✔ Teaches and assists clients in the use of the problem solving
process
Referral Resource - correct answer ✔✔ • Links clients to services to meet identified health
needs
•Examples:
Women's, Infants & Children Services (WIC)
Children's Insurance Program Services (CHIPS)
Legal Aid Services (legal issues)
San Antonio Food Bank (Food issues)
Role Model - correct answer ✔✔ Demonstrates desired health-related behaviors
Advocate - correct answer ✔✔ Speaks or acts on behalf of clients who cannot do so for
themselves
Primary Care Provider - correct answer ✔✔ Provides essential health services to promote
health, prevent illness, and deal with existing health problems
Case Manager - correct answer ✔✔ Coordinates and directs the selection and use of health care
services to meet client needs, maximize resource utilization, and minimize the expense of care
Coordinator/Care Manager - correct answer ✔✔ Organizes and integrates services to best meet
client needs in the most efficient manner possible
Collaborator - correct answer ✔✔ Engages in shared decision making regarding the nature of
health problems and potential solutions to them
Academic Year [2025/2026] – Core Concepts in Public and Community
Health
Community Health Nursing - correct answer ✔✔ A synthesis of nursing knowledge and practice
and the science and practice of public health, implemented via systematic use of the nursing
process and other processes, designed to promote health and prevent illness in population
groups.
Population Consciousness - correct answer ✔✔ An awareness of how information about
individual clients or families relates to the health status of the total population
Health Orientation - correct answer ✔✔ An emphasis on health promotion and maintenance
rather than the cure of disease or disability
Autonomy - correct answer ✔✔ •Independent judgment and action by the community health
nurse
• Active client participation in health decision making
Creativity - correct answer ✔✔ An ability to develop innovative solutions to community health
problems using available resources
Collaboration - correct answer ✔✔ Interaction and joint decision making with multiple health-
related and non-health-related disciplines to address the health needs of population groups
Caregiver - correct answer ✔✔ Uses the nursing process to provide direct nursing intervention
to individuals, families, or population groups
Educator - correct answer ✔✔ Facilitates learning for positive health behavior change
, Counselor - correct answer ✔✔ Teaches and assists clients in the use of the problem solving
process
Referral Resource - correct answer ✔✔ • Links clients to services to meet identified health
needs
•Examples:
Women's, Infants & Children Services (WIC)
Children's Insurance Program Services (CHIPS)
Legal Aid Services (legal issues)
San Antonio Food Bank (Food issues)
Role Model - correct answer ✔✔ Demonstrates desired health-related behaviors
Advocate - correct answer ✔✔ Speaks or acts on behalf of clients who cannot do so for
themselves
Primary Care Provider - correct answer ✔✔ Provides essential health services to promote
health, prevent illness, and deal with existing health problems
Case Manager - correct answer ✔✔ Coordinates and directs the selection and use of health care
services to meet client needs, maximize resource utilization, and minimize the expense of care
Coordinator/Care Manager - correct answer ✔✔ Organizes and integrates services to best meet
client needs in the most efficient manner possible
Collaborator - correct answer ✔✔ Engages in shared decision making regarding the nature of
health problems and potential solutions to them
