NR 442 EXAM 1 COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING | LATEST
03/29/2026
VERSION 2026/2027 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
NR 442 Exam 1 Community Health Nursing | Latest version 2026/2027
Questions and Answers, Exams of Nursing
Community
- a group of people who share something in common and interact with one another, who may exhibit
a commitment with one another and may share a geographic boundary
- PRIMARY FOCUS OF COMMUNITY HEALTH
Public Health Intervention Wheel: Levels of Practice
- Community
- Individual
- System
System/group Level of Practice Example
community health nurse working with the state health department and federal vaccine program to
coordinate a response to an outbreak of measles in a migrant population.
Community/Population Level of Practice Example
public health nurses working with area high schools to give each student a profile of his or her health
to promote nutritional and physical activity lifestyle changes to improve the student's health.
Individual Level of Practice Example
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nurse receives a referral to care for an individual with a diagnosed mental illness who would require
regular monitoring of his medication compliance to prevent rehospitalization
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, NR 442 EXAM 1 COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING | LATEST
03/29/2026
VERSION 2026/2027 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Core Functions of Public Health
- assessment
- policy development
- assurance of availability
Primary Prevention
- prevention of problem before it occurs
- immunization
Secondary Prevention
- early detection and intervention
- screening for an STD
- for diseases that can be controlled
Tertiary Prevention
- correction and prevention of deterioration of a disease state
- teaching insulin administration at home
What is the main focus of Public Health?
PREVENTION
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What is the main focus of Medicine?
2
03/29/2026
VERSION 2026/2027 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
NR 442 Exam 1 Community Health Nursing | Latest version 2026/2027
Questions and Answers, Exams of Nursing
Community
- a group of people who share something in common and interact with one another, who may exhibit
a commitment with one another and may share a geographic boundary
- PRIMARY FOCUS OF COMMUNITY HEALTH
Public Health Intervention Wheel: Levels of Practice
- Community
- Individual
- System
System/group Level of Practice Example
community health nurse working with the state health department and federal vaccine program to
coordinate a response to an outbreak of measles in a migrant population.
Community/Population Level of Practice Example
public health nurses working with area high schools to give each student a profile of his or her health
to promote nutritional and physical activity lifestyle changes to improve the student's health.
Individual Level of Practice Example
3/29/2026
nurse receives a referral to care for an individual with a diagnosed mental illness who would require
regular monitoring of his medication compliance to prevent rehospitalization
1
, NR 442 EXAM 1 COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING | LATEST
03/29/2026
VERSION 2026/2027 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Core Functions of Public Health
- assessment
- policy development
- assurance of availability
Primary Prevention
- prevention of problem before it occurs
- immunization
Secondary Prevention
- early detection and intervention
- screening for an STD
- for diseases that can be controlled
Tertiary Prevention
- correction and prevention of deterioration of a disease state
- teaching insulin administration at home
What is the main focus of Public Health?
PREVENTION
3/29/2026
What is the main focus of Medicine?
2
