NURS 404 EXAM 1 PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Which of the following describes the consequence of the successful implementation of
the Affordable Care Act?
a. Americans will pay closer attention to their health status
b. Majority of the population will be covered by insurance
c. Public health departments will need to increase the number of nursing positions
d. The prevalence of obesity will decrease - Answers - b. The majority of the population
will be covered by insurance
One of the primary focuses of improving the health of the American people in the
twenty-first century is to address:
a. bioterrorism and global health threats
b. delivery of individual care and hygiene
c. the need for increased hospital and acute care
d. chronic disease and disability management - Answers - a. bioterrorism and global
health threats
A community is concerned about the threat of bioterrorism. Which of the following best
describes the basis for this concern?
a. bioterrorism has the potential to dissolve community-based programs
b. this threat could cause the health care system to collapse
c. the threat of bioterrorism may divert funds from other public safety health care
programs
d. Fear of bioterrorism will increase the need for shelters - Answers - c. the threat of
bioterrorism may divert funds from other public safety health care programs
The public health nurse (PHN) must participate in the essential services of public health.
Which of the following most accurately describes one of the essential services of public
health?
a. monitoring health status by completing a community assessment
b. diagnosing and investigating health problems in the world
c. informing, educating, and empowering people about health issues
d. working in law enforcement to regulate health and ensure safety - Answers - c.
informing, educating, and empowering people about health issues
A public health department is using the mission of public health as described by the
Institute of Medicine when planning its health programming. Which of the following
activities will most likely be implemented?
a. Tracking avain flu outbreaks and doing surveillance in the US
b. providing a flu shot for an elderly person at the health department
c. Keeping track of alternative therapies in the US
,d. Keeping snake antivenom at the CDC in Atlanta - Answers - a. Tracking avain flu
outbreaks and doing surveillance in the US
*A public health department makes sure that the essential community-oriented health
services are available in the community. Which of the following core public health
functions is being implemented?
a. policy development
b. assessment
c. assurance
d. scientific knowledge-based care - Answers - c. assurance
The purpose of public health core functions is to:
a. clarify the role of the government in the fulfilling the mission of PH
b. ensure the safety of populations in receiving quality of health care
c. provide community-based individualized care to every person in the US
d. Unite public and private providers of care in a comprehensive approach to providing
health care. - Answers - a. clarify the role of the government in the fulfilling the mission
of PH
Which of the following statements about public health is accurate?
a. Prevention of early deaths can be more effectively accomplished by medical
treatment than by public health approaches.
b. Expenditures and resources for public health have increased in recent years.
c. Historically, gains in the health of populations have been related largely to changes in
safety, sanitation, and personal behavior.
d. Reform of the medical insurance system is the single change needed to improve the
health of Americans. - Answers - c. Historically, gains in the health of populations have
been related largely to changes in safety, sanitation, and personal behavior.
*A PHN collects data and monitors the health status of the population. Which of the
following core public health functions is being implemented?
a. Assessment
b. Prevention
c. Assurance
d. policy development - Answers - a. Assessment
*The PHN compares the rate of teenage pregnancy in various areas of the city. Which
of the core functions of public health is being implemented?
a. assurance
b. assessment
c. prevention
d. policy development - Answers - b. assessment
*A PHN develops and implements local public health policies through partnerships with
agencies, organizations, and consumers within the community. Which of the following
core public health functions is being used?
, a. assessment
b. prevention
c. assurance
d. policy development - Answers - d. policy development
A nurse provides for the availability of essential personal health services for people who
would
otherwise not receive health care. Which of the public health core functions is being
used?
a. assessment
b. prevention
c. assurance
d. policy development - Answers - c. assurance
The nurse manager makes sure that the staff members who work in a local clinic are
competent in their job responsibilities. Which of the public health core functions is being
demonstrated?
a. assurance
b. assessment
c. prevention
d. policy development - Answers - a. assurance
A nurse performs activities to meet the primary goals of public health. Which of the
following is the nurse most likely to complete?
a. ensuring that a newly diagnosed 40 yr old hypertensive man takes his medication
b. finding home care for a 70 year old client recuperating from a hip replacement
c. conducting an infant care seat safety check
d. contacting a local hospice about a new admission - Answers - c. conducting an infant
care seat safety check
A community health nurse collects data about the number and proportion of persons
aged 25 or older with less than a high school education. Which of the following best
describes this data?
a. sociodemographic characteristics
b. health status data
c. health risk factors
d. health care resource consumption information - Answers - a. sociodemographic
characteristics
The PHN analyzes data related to the number and type of United States Environmental
Protection Agency air quality standards that a community failed to meet. This data is an
example of using which community health profile indicator?
a. sociodemographic characteristics
b. health status
c. health risk factors
d. functional status - Answers - c. health risk factor
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Which of the following describes the consequence of the successful implementation of
the Affordable Care Act?
a. Americans will pay closer attention to their health status
b. Majority of the population will be covered by insurance
c. Public health departments will need to increase the number of nursing positions
d. The prevalence of obesity will decrease - Answers - b. The majority of the population
will be covered by insurance
One of the primary focuses of improving the health of the American people in the
twenty-first century is to address:
a. bioterrorism and global health threats
b. delivery of individual care and hygiene
c. the need for increased hospital and acute care
d. chronic disease and disability management - Answers - a. bioterrorism and global
health threats
A community is concerned about the threat of bioterrorism. Which of the following best
describes the basis for this concern?
a. bioterrorism has the potential to dissolve community-based programs
b. this threat could cause the health care system to collapse
c. the threat of bioterrorism may divert funds from other public safety health care
programs
d. Fear of bioterrorism will increase the need for shelters - Answers - c. the threat of
bioterrorism may divert funds from other public safety health care programs
The public health nurse (PHN) must participate in the essential services of public health.
Which of the following most accurately describes one of the essential services of public
health?
a. monitoring health status by completing a community assessment
b. diagnosing and investigating health problems in the world
c. informing, educating, and empowering people about health issues
d. working in law enforcement to regulate health and ensure safety - Answers - c.
informing, educating, and empowering people about health issues
A public health department is using the mission of public health as described by the
Institute of Medicine when planning its health programming. Which of the following
activities will most likely be implemented?
a. Tracking avain flu outbreaks and doing surveillance in the US
b. providing a flu shot for an elderly person at the health department
c. Keeping track of alternative therapies in the US
,d. Keeping snake antivenom at the CDC in Atlanta - Answers - a. Tracking avain flu
outbreaks and doing surveillance in the US
*A public health department makes sure that the essential community-oriented health
services are available in the community. Which of the following core public health
functions is being implemented?
a. policy development
b. assessment
c. assurance
d. scientific knowledge-based care - Answers - c. assurance
The purpose of public health core functions is to:
a. clarify the role of the government in the fulfilling the mission of PH
b. ensure the safety of populations in receiving quality of health care
c. provide community-based individualized care to every person in the US
d. Unite public and private providers of care in a comprehensive approach to providing
health care. - Answers - a. clarify the role of the government in the fulfilling the mission
of PH
Which of the following statements about public health is accurate?
a. Prevention of early deaths can be more effectively accomplished by medical
treatment than by public health approaches.
b. Expenditures and resources for public health have increased in recent years.
c. Historically, gains in the health of populations have been related largely to changes in
safety, sanitation, and personal behavior.
d. Reform of the medical insurance system is the single change needed to improve the
health of Americans. - Answers - c. Historically, gains in the health of populations have
been related largely to changes in safety, sanitation, and personal behavior.
*A PHN collects data and monitors the health status of the population. Which of the
following core public health functions is being implemented?
a. Assessment
b. Prevention
c. Assurance
d. policy development - Answers - a. Assessment
*The PHN compares the rate of teenage pregnancy in various areas of the city. Which
of the core functions of public health is being implemented?
a. assurance
b. assessment
c. prevention
d. policy development - Answers - b. assessment
*A PHN develops and implements local public health policies through partnerships with
agencies, organizations, and consumers within the community. Which of the following
core public health functions is being used?
, a. assessment
b. prevention
c. assurance
d. policy development - Answers - d. policy development
A nurse provides for the availability of essential personal health services for people who
would
otherwise not receive health care. Which of the public health core functions is being
used?
a. assessment
b. prevention
c. assurance
d. policy development - Answers - c. assurance
The nurse manager makes sure that the staff members who work in a local clinic are
competent in their job responsibilities. Which of the public health core functions is being
demonstrated?
a. assurance
b. assessment
c. prevention
d. policy development - Answers - a. assurance
A nurse performs activities to meet the primary goals of public health. Which of the
following is the nurse most likely to complete?
a. ensuring that a newly diagnosed 40 yr old hypertensive man takes his medication
b. finding home care for a 70 year old client recuperating from a hip replacement
c. conducting an infant care seat safety check
d. contacting a local hospice about a new admission - Answers - c. conducting an infant
care seat safety check
A community health nurse collects data about the number and proportion of persons
aged 25 or older with less than a high school education. Which of the following best
describes this data?
a. sociodemographic characteristics
b. health status data
c. health risk factors
d. health care resource consumption information - Answers - a. sociodemographic
characteristics
The PHN analyzes data related to the number and type of United States Environmental
Protection Agency air quality standards that a community failed to meet. This data is an
example of using which community health profile indicator?
a. sociodemographic characteristics
b. health status
c. health risk factors
d. functional status - Answers - c. health risk factor
