POPULATION HEALTH EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Jennifer is a nurse in a family medicine clinic. Today she is assessing Jose, a 4-year-old
who is being seen for an earache. The type of nursing Jennifer practices is:
community-oriented nursing.
community-based nursing. Correct
public health nursing.
tertiary health nursing. - Answers - community based
A community-oriented nurse has identified obesity as a problem in the middle school.
The next step in a population-focused practice is to make information available about
the health of the middle school students. This describes the public health core function
of:
assessment. Correct
assurance.
policy development.
research. - Answers - assessment
A newly hired public health nurse is familiarizing himself with the levels of disaster
management. Which of the following actions is a component of disaster prevention?
a. Outlining specific roles of community agencies
b. Prioritizing care of individuals
c. Providing stress counseling
d. Identifying community vulnerabilities - Answers - d
2. A community is experiencing the Honeymoon phase following a disaster. Which of
the following is most likely to occur in the community?
a. First responders work tirelessly to save others
b. Survivors share their stories
c. Medical personnel experience exhaustion
d. Community organizations rebuild the community - Answers - b
3. True or False: The timing of a disaster does not influence the types of injuries that will
occur.
a. True
b. False - Answers - b
Consumers and providers of healthcare have a vested interest in the quality of the
healthcare system because quality healthcare:
a. Decreases safety
b. Increases safety, reduces cost, increases patient confidence
c. Always causes an increase in cost
, d. Decreases confidence in the care provided - Answers - b
. A nurse advises a client with osteoporosis to have three servings of milk or dairy
products daily. Which of the following levels of prevention is being used by the nurse?
a. Primary prevention
b. Secondary prevention
c. Tertiary prevention
d. Treatment, but not prevention - Answers - c
Several small communities have applied for grant funding from the state department of
health to help decrease their teenage pregnancy rate. Which of the following
communities should the nurse suggest receive funding first?
a. Community A - with 23 single teenage pregnancies in a city of 500
b. Community B - with 45 single teenage pregnancies in a city of 1000
c. Community C - with 90 single teenage pregnancies in a city of 2000
d. Community D - with 90 single teenage pregnancies in a city of 1500 - Answers - d
What is the relationship between ethics and a community health nursing practice?
a. Ethics and actual nursing practice are not related.
b. Knowing ethics allows nurses to recognize the source of most all problems.
c. Ethics is constantly involved in nurses' clinical decision.
d. Although ethics is important, political and legal responsibilities are more important. -
Answers - c
How can nurses know whether they have been effective in assessing the community
and planning and implementing appropriate interventions?
a. Ask community leaders for their opinion of the interventions.
b. Examine the morbidity and mortality rate of the community.
c. Reassess the community to determine whether obvious needs have been met.
d. Systematically survey community residents regarding their perception. - Answers - b
Which of the following is the first and most crucial step in the ethical decision-making
process?
a. Assess the context or environment in which the decision must be made.
b. Consider the various ethical principles or theories.
c. Identify the ethical concerns.
d. Make a decision and act on it. - Answers - c
A nurse wants to find information about environmental threats that are present in the
community. Which of the following would be the best source of data for the nurse?
a. CINAHL
b. National Library of Medicine
c. State health department
d. Closest local library - Answers - b
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Jennifer is a nurse in a family medicine clinic. Today she is assessing Jose, a 4-year-old
who is being seen for an earache. The type of nursing Jennifer practices is:
community-oriented nursing.
community-based nursing. Correct
public health nursing.
tertiary health nursing. - Answers - community based
A community-oriented nurse has identified obesity as a problem in the middle school.
The next step in a population-focused practice is to make information available about
the health of the middle school students. This describes the public health core function
of:
assessment. Correct
assurance.
policy development.
research. - Answers - assessment
A newly hired public health nurse is familiarizing himself with the levels of disaster
management. Which of the following actions is a component of disaster prevention?
a. Outlining specific roles of community agencies
b. Prioritizing care of individuals
c. Providing stress counseling
d. Identifying community vulnerabilities - Answers - d
2. A community is experiencing the Honeymoon phase following a disaster. Which of
the following is most likely to occur in the community?
a. First responders work tirelessly to save others
b. Survivors share their stories
c. Medical personnel experience exhaustion
d. Community organizations rebuild the community - Answers - b
3. True or False: The timing of a disaster does not influence the types of injuries that will
occur.
a. True
b. False - Answers - b
Consumers and providers of healthcare have a vested interest in the quality of the
healthcare system because quality healthcare:
a. Decreases safety
b. Increases safety, reduces cost, increases patient confidence
c. Always causes an increase in cost
, d. Decreases confidence in the care provided - Answers - b
. A nurse advises a client with osteoporosis to have three servings of milk or dairy
products daily. Which of the following levels of prevention is being used by the nurse?
a. Primary prevention
b. Secondary prevention
c. Tertiary prevention
d. Treatment, but not prevention - Answers - c
Several small communities have applied for grant funding from the state department of
health to help decrease their teenage pregnancy rate. Which of the following
communities should the nurse suggest receive funding first?
a. Community A - with 23 single teenage pregnancies in a city of 500
b. Community B - with 45 single teenage pregnancies in a city of 1000
c. Community C - with 90 single teenage pregnancies in a city of 2000
d. Community D - with 90 single teenage pregnancies in a city of 1500 - Answers - d
What is the relationship between ethics and a community health nursing practice?
a. Ethics and actual nursing practice are not related.
b. Knowing ethics allows nurses to recognize the source of most all problems.
c. Ethics is constantly involved in nurses' clinical decision.
d. Although ethics is important, political and legal responsibilities are more important. -
Answers - c
How can nurses know whether they have been effective in assessing the community
and planning and implementing appropriate interventions?
a. Ask community leaders for their opinion of the interventions.
b. Examine the morbidity and mortality rate of the community.
c. Reassess the community to determine whether obvious needs have been met.
d. Systematically survey community residents regarding their perception. - Answers - b
Which of the following is the first and most crucial step in the ethical decision-making
process?
a. Assess the context or environment in which the decision must be made.
b. Consider the various ethical principles or theories.
c. Identify the ethical concerns.
d. Make a decision and act on it. - Answers - c
A nurse wants to find information about environmental threats that are present in the
community. Which of the following would be the best source of data for the nurse?
a. CINAHL
b. National Library of Medicine
c. State health department
d. Closest local library - Answers - b
