EXAM 1 NSG 444 2026 COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ Primary Prevention. Answer: Before they have a disease or illness
◉ Examples of primary prevention. Answer: Vaccines, teaching &
education, prenatal classes
◉ Secondary Prevention. Answer: Any type of screening
◉ Examples of secondary prevention. Answer: drawing labs,
drawing lipid panels, getting a mammogram, testicular exams, self-
breast exams
◉ Tertiary prevention. Answer: Already have the illness, trying to
limit further harm to the patient
◉ Examples of tertiary prevention. Answer: Occupational therapy
after a stroke, speech therapy after a stroke, etc.
◉ Community based Nursing. Answer: - Setting specific
- A community nurse can work anywhere, but usually based out of a
specific area
, - Emphasis on acute AND chronic care
- Commonly seen in schools, camps, prisons, home health, etc.
◉ What is the advantage of using the public health wheel?. Answer:
It's population based
- You can look at individual, community, and systems
◉ What is the mission of public health?. Answer: Social Justice
◉ What are the public health core functions?. Answer: - Assessment
- Policy Development (ANA code of ethics, Joint commission, Nurse's
association)
- Assurance
◉ Prevention vs care (prevention). Answer: Spending money on
prevention of diseases- improves the quality of healthcare overall
◉ Prevention vs cure (cure). Answer: Spends money for cure- does
not improve health of a population
◉ Endemic. Answer: Diseases that are always present in a
population
Ex; cold, flu, pneumonia
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ Primary Prevention. Answer: Before they have a disease or illness
◉ Examples of primary prevention. Answer: Vaccines, teaching &
education, prenatal classes
◉ Secondary Prevention. Answer: Any type of screening
◉ Examples of secondary prevention. Answer: drawing labs,
drawing lipid panels, getting a mammogram, testicular exams, self-
breast exams
◉ Tertiary prevention. Answer: Already have the illness, trying to
limit further harm to the patient
◉ Examples of tertiary prevention. Answer: Occupational therapy
after a stroke, speech therapy after a stroke, etc.
◉ Community based Nursing. Answer: - Setting specific
- A community nurse can work anywhere, but usually based out of a
specific area
, - Emphasis on acute AND chronic care
- Commonly seen in schools, camps, prisons, home health, etc.
◉ What is the advantage of using the public health wheel?. Answer:
It's population based
- You can look at individual, community, and systems
◉ What is the mission of public health?. Answer: Social Justice
◉ What are the public health core functions?. Answer: - Assessment
- Policy Development (ANA code of ethics, Joint commission, Nurse's
association)
- Assurance
◉ Prevention vs care (prevention). Answer: Spending money on
prevention of diseases- improves the quality of healthcare overall
◉ Prevention vs cure (cure). Answer: Spends money for cure- does
not improve health of a population
◉ Endemic. Answer: Diseases that are always present in a
population
Ex; cold, flu, pneumonia
