NUR 471 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE | COMPLETE NURSING FINAL EXAM REVIEW
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026/2027
Community health - ANS ✔✔___________ is the identification of needs and the protection and
improvement of collective health within a geographically defined area.
Public health - ANS ✔✔_________ is the activities that society undertake to assure the conditions in
which people can be healthy.
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary - ANS ✔✔What are the three levels of prevention in Community Health?
Primary - ANS ✔✔___________ is the level of prevention that keeps the injury or illness from occuring.
Secondary - ANS ✔✔___________ is the level of prevention focused on efforts to detect and treat
existing conditions.
Tertiary - ANS ✔✔___________ is the level of prevention that focuses on reducing the extent and
severity of a health problem to its lowest possible level to minimize disability and restore or preserve
function.
1. Population is client or unit of care
2. Primary obligation to achieve greatest good for greatest number of people
3. Works with client as equal partner
4. Primary prevention is priority
5. Strategies selected to create healthy environmental, social, and economic conditions in which
populations may thrive
6. Obligation to actively reach out to all who may benefit from a specific activity
7. Optimal use of available resources to assure best overall improvement in health
8. Collaborate with variety of other professions, populations, organizations, and entities to promote and
protect health of people - ANS ✔✔What are the 8 characteristics of Community Health Nursing?
Assessment
Assurance
Advocacy/Policy development - ANS ✔✔What are the 3 core public health functions basic to community
health nursing?
I: Investigate potential sources
P: Present work
R: Residence
E: Environmental concerns
P: Past work
A: Activities/hobbies/health practices
R: Referrals and resources
E: Educate - ANS ✔✔What does the mnemonic I-PREPARE stand for?
, Education - ANS ✔✔What is an example of Primary Prevention?
Screening - ANS ✔✔What is an example of secondary prevention?
Treatment - ANS ✔✔What is an example of tertiary prevention?
Message
Sender
Receiver
Encoder
Channel
Decoding
Feedback loop - ANS ✔✔What are the 7 basic parts of the communication process?
Selective perception
Language barrier
Filtering information
Emotional influence
Language of Nursing - ANS ✔✔What are the 5 barriers to effective communication?
Selective perception - ANS ✔✔__________ is a communication barrier defined as interpretation through
own perception.
Language barrier - ANS ✔✔________ is a communication barrier defined as interpreting the meaning of
the words differently.
Filtering information - ANS ✔✔________ is a communication barrier defined as manipulation of
information by the sender to influence the receiver's response.
Emotional influence - ANS ✔✔________ is a communication barrier defined as how a person feels at the
time a message is sent or received influences its meaning.
Language of nursing - ANS ✔✔________ is a communication barrier defined as the unique vocabulary of
nursing that may not be understood by clients, family, or community.
Partnership developed with agreement about the purpose of the relationship - ANS ✔✔What is the
value to contracting for the patient and public health nurse?
Service type/frequency reasonable and necessary
Client homebound
Plan of care on Medicare forms
Client in need of skilled service
Service intermittent and part-time
60 days of care - ANS ✔✔What is the Medicare standards for home health nursing programs?
1. Prognosis <6 months
2. Sign up for comfort focused hospice benefit
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026/2027
Community health - ANS ✔✔___________ is the identification of needs and the protection and
improvement of collective health within a geographically defined area.
Public health - ANS ✔✔_________ is the activities that society undertake to assure the conditions in
which people can be healthy.
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary - ANS ✔✔What are the three levels of prevention in Community Health?
Primary - ANS ✔✔___________ is the level of prevention that keeps the injury or illness from occuring.
Secondary - ANS ✔✔___________ is the level of prevention focused on efforts to detect and treat
existing conditions.
Tertiary - ANS ✔✔___________ is the level of prevention that focuses on reducing the extent and
severity of a health problem to its lowest possible level to minimize disability and restore or preserve
function.
1. Population is client or unit of care
2. Primary obligation to achieve greatest good for greatest number of people
3. Works with client as equal partner
4. Primary prevention is priority
5. Strategies selected to create healthy environmental, social, and economic conditions in which
populations may thrive
6. Obligation to actively reach out to all who may benefit from a specific activity
7. Optimal use of available resources to assure best overall improvement in health
8. Collaborate with variety of other professions, populations, organizations, and entities to promote and
protect health of people - ANS ✔✔What are the 8 characteristics of Community Health Nursing?
Assessment
Assurance
Advocacy/Policy development - ANS ✔✔What are the 3 core public health functions basic to community
health nursing?
I: Investigate potential sources
P: Present work
R: Residence
E: Environmental concerns
P: Past work
A: Activities/hobbies/health practices
R: Referrals and resources
E: Educate - ANS ✔✔What does the mnemonic I-PREPARE stand for?
, Education - ANS ✔✔What is an example of Primary Prevention?
Screening - ANS ✔✔What is an example of secondary prevention?
Treatment - ANS ✔✔What is an example of tertiary prevention?
Message
Sender
Receiver
Encoder
Channel
Decoding
Feedback loop - ANS ✔✔What are the 7 basic parts of the communication process?
Selective perception
Language barrier
Filtering information
Emotional influence
Language of Nursing - ANS ✔✔What are the 5 barriers to effective communication?
Selective perception - ANS ✔✔__________ is a communication barrier defined as interpretation through
own perception.
Language barrier - ANS ✔✔________ is a communication barrier defined as interpreting the meaning of
the words differently.
Filtering information - ANS ✔✔________ is a communication barrier defined as manipulation of
information by the sender to influence the receiver's response.
Emotional influence - ANS ✔✔________ is a communication barrier defined as how a person feels at the
time a message is sent or received influences its meaning.
Language of nursing - ANS ✔✔________ is a communication barrier defined as the unique vocabulary of
nursing that may not be understood by clients, family, or community.
Partnership developed with agreement about the purpose of the relationship - ANS ✔✔What is the
value to contracting for the patient and public health nurse?
Service type/frequency reasonable and necessary
Client homebound
Plan of care on Medicare forms
Client in need of skilled service
Service intermittent and part-time
60 days of care - ANS ✔✔What is the Medicare standards for home health nursing programs?
1. Prognosis <6 months
2. Sign up for comfort focused hospice benefit
