NRS 316 Exam 1 Review Questions
With Correct Answers
What are the 3 basic nursing practices? - ANSWER 1. Restorative
2. Supportive
3. Promotive
what are the 5 steps involve in the nursing process? - ANSWER 1. Assessment
and Analysis
2. Diagnosis
3. Planning
4. Implementation
5. Evaluation
What is the purpose of the Minnesota Intervention Wheel? - ANSWER It guides
actions of public health nurses/colleagues, is used to plan/evaluate practice,
and provides common language that names the work of public health
Community Organizing (CO) - ANSWER A process of building power by
connecting people with common concerns and mobilizing them to seek solutions
to problems; identifying people/structures that can make solutions possible; and
working with those targets to reach a resolution
True or False: Community organizing and coalition-building can occur on an
individual level - ANSWER False
Surveillance - ANSWER Monitors health events through ongoing and systematic
collection, analysis, and interpretation of health data for the purpose of
planning, implementing, and evaluating public health interventions
Outreach - ANSWER Locates at risk populations, provides information regarding
concerns, what can be done, and how to obtain services
Health Disparities - ANSWER preventable differences in the burden of disease,
injury, violence, or opportunities to achieve optimal health that are experienced
by socially disadvantaged populations
, Health Inequities - ANSWER Differences in health status or in the distribution of
health resources between populations
What are 3 common contributing factors of health disparities? - ANSWER 1.
Socioeconomic differences
2. Access (to health insurance, providers, transportation, ect..)
3. Differences in healthcare delivery (caused by language, cultural barriers,
client preferences, biological influences)
Social Determinants of Health - ANSWER The conditions in which people are
born, grow, live, work, and age, that effect a wide range of health, functioning,
and quality of life outcomes
Screening - ANSWER The examination of asymptomatic people in order to
classify people as likely, or unlikely to have the disease in question
Epidemiologists measure what in screenings? - ANSWER Accuracy and
Effectiveness
Examples of Social Determinants of Health - ANSWER 1.
Environment/Neighborhoods
2. Access to/Quality of Health and Healthcare
3. Access to/Quality Education
4. Economic Stability
5. Social and Community Context
Vulnerability - ANSWER The degree to which a population, individual, or
organization is more likely exposed to risk, or to have increased risk factors,
leadign to challenges in anticipating, coping, resisting, and recovering
Examples of Vulnerability - ANSWER 1. To be at greater risk of illness of
disability
2. To have less control over their health than the general public
3. State of defenselessness, fragility, or susceptibility to harm
Vulnerability Attributes - ANSWER 1. Impact of health outcomes
2. Determinants of health
3. Cumulative risk
What is the most prominent PACE? - ANSWER Unconditional love of a parent or
mentor
Attributes of empowerment - ANSWER 1. Autonomy and self-determination
perceptions
2. Self-efficacy
3. Social participation
With Correct Answers
What are the 3 basic nursing practices? - ANSWER 1. Restorative
2. Supportive
3. Promotive
what are the 5 steps involve in the nursing process? - ANSWER 1. Assessment
and Analysis
2. Diagnosis
3. Planning
4. Implementation
5. Evaluation
What is the purpose of the Minnesota Intervention Wheel? - ANSWER It guides
actions of public health nurses/colleagues, is used to plan/evaluate practice,
and provides common language that names the work of public health
Community Organizing (CO) - ANSWER A process of building power by
connecting people with common concerns and mobilizing them to seek solutions
to problems; identifying people/structures that can make solutions possible; and
working with those targets to reach a resolution
True or False: Community organizing and coalition-building can occur on an
individual level - ANSWER False
Surveillance - ANSWER Monitors health events through ongoing and systematic
collection, analysis, and interpretation of health data for the purpose of
planning, implementing, and evaluating public health interventions
Outreach - ANSWER Locates at risk populations, provides information regarding
concerns, what can be done, and how to obtain services
Health Disparities - ANSWER preventable differences in the burden of disease,
injury, violence, or opportunities to achieve optimal health that are experienced
by socially disadvantaged populations
, Health Inequities - ANSWER Differences in health status or in the distribution of
health resources between populations
What are 3 common contributing factors of health disparities? - ANSWER 1.
Socioeconomic differences
2. Access (to health insurance, providers, transportation, ect..)
3. Differences in healthcare delivery (caused by language, cultural barriers,
client preferences, biological influences)
Social Determinants of Health - ANSWER The conditions in which people are
born, grow, live, work, and age, that effect a wide range of health, functioning,
and quality of life outcomes
Screening - ANSWER The examination of asymptomatic people in order to
classify people as likely, or unlikely to have the disease in question
Epidemiologists measure what in screenings? - ANSWER Accuracy and
Effectiveness
Examples of Social Determinants of Health - ANSWER 1.
Environment/Neighborhoods
2. Access to/Quality of Health and Healthcare
3. Access to/Quality Education
4. Economic Stability
5. Social and Community Context
Vulnerability - ANSWER The degree to which a population, individual, or
organization is more likely exposed to risk, or to have increased risk factors,
leadign to challenges in anticipating, coping, resisting, and recovering
Examples of Vulnerability - ANSWER 1. To be at greater risk of illness of
disability
2. To have less control over their health than the general public
3. State of defenselessness, fragility, or susceptibility to harm
Vulnerability Attributes - ANSWER 1. Impact of health outcomes
2. Determinants of health
3. Cumulative risk
What is the most prominent PACE? - ANSWER Unconditional love of a parent or
mentor
Attributes of empowerment - ANSWER 1. Autonomy and self-determination
perceptions
2. Self-efficacy
3. Social participation
