NUR 471 EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE | COMPLETE NURSING EXAM REVIEW
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026/2027
Community health - correct answer ✔✔__________ is the identification of needs and the protection and
improvement of collective health within a geographically defined area.
Public health - correct answer ✔✔___________ is the activities that society undertakes to assure the
conditions in which people can be healthy.
Public health nursing - correct answer ✔✔___________ is nursing that is community based and most
importantly is population focused.
Geographic
Common interest
Community of Solution - correct answer ✔✔What are the 3 types of communities?
City
Town
Neighborhood - correct answer ✔✔What are examples of geographic community consist of?
Church
Professional organization - correct answer ✔✔What are examples of common interest communities?
Health promotion
Disease prevention - correct answer ✔✔What are the 2 main components of community health
practice?
Health promotion - correct answer ✔✔______________ are all efforts that seek to move people closer
to optimal well being or higher levels of wellness.
Prevention of health problems - correct answer ✔✔______________ is anticipating and averting
problems or discovering them as early as possible to minimize potential disability and impairment.
3 - correct answer ✔✔How many levels make up the components of community health practice?
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary - correct answer ✔✔What are the three levels of Components of Community Health Practice?
Primary - correct answer ✔✔What level of Components of Community Health Practice is defined as
preventing illness or injury from occuring and education?
Secondary - correct answer ✔✔What level of Components of Community Health Practice is defined as
efforts to detect and treat existing disease; High risk populations and screenings?
, Tertiary - correct answer ✔✔What level of Components of Community Health Practice is defined as
reducing the extent and severity of a health problem to its lowest possible level to minimize disability
and restore or preserve function and prevents recurrence?
Patient or unit of care - correct answer ✔✔What is the population of focus for Community Health
Nursing?
Achieve greatest good for greatest number of people/population as whole
Actively reach out to all who might benefit from specific activity
Makes sure everyone who is/should be using services are aware of them - correct answer ✔✔What is
the primary obligation for Community Health Nursing?
Working with patient as equal partner
Collaborate with patients, clients, and community members
Create healthy environments - correct answer ✔✔What are the processes used in Community Health
Nursing?
Selected to create healthy environment, social, and economic conditions in which populations may
thrive - correct answer ✔✔What are the strategies used in Community Health Nursing?
Collaborate with other professionals, populations, organizations, and entities - correct answer ✔✔What
is the most effective way to promote/protect health?
Population is client or unit of care
Primary obligation to achieve greatest good for greatest number of people/population as whole
Processes used include working with the client as an equal partner
Primary prevention is priority
Strategies are selected to create healthy environment, social, and economic conditions to allow
populations to thrive
Obligation to actively reach out to all who might benefit from specific activity
Optimal use of available resources to assure best overall improvement in health population is a key
element
Collaboration with a variety of other professions, populations, organizations, and entities is the most
effective way to promote and protect health of people - correct answer ✔✔What are the 8
characteristics of Community Health Nursing?
Early home care (mid-1800's)
Direct nursing (mid 1800's-1900)
Public Health Nursing (1900-1970)
Community Health Nursing (1970-Present) - correct answer ✔✔What are the 4 stages of Community
Health Nursing Development?
Reduce suffering and promote healing - correct answer ✔✔What was the focus of Early Home Care
Nursing?
Effort to deal with the poor - correct answer ✔✔What was the Elizabethan Poor Law?
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026/2027
Community health - correct answer ✔✔__________ is the identification of needs and the protection and
improvement of collective health within a geographically defined area.
Public health - correct answer ✔✔___________ is the activities that society undertakes to assure the
conditions in which people can be healthy.
Public health nursing - correct answer ✔✔___________ is nursing that is community based and most
importantly is population focused.
Geographic
Common interest
Community of Solution - correct answer ✔✔What are the 3 types of communities?
City
Town
Neighborhood - correct answer ✔✔What are examples of geographic community consist of?
Church
Professional organization - correct answer ✔✔What are examples of common interest communities?
Health promotion
Disease prevention - correct answer ✔✔What are the 2 main components of community health
practice?
Health promotion - correct answer ✔✔______________ are all efforts that seek to move people closer
to optimal well being or higher levels of wellness.
Prevention of health problems - correct answer ✔✔______________ is anticipating and averting
problems or discovering them as early as possible to minimize potential disability and impairment.
3 - correct answer ✔✔How many levels make up the components of community health practice?
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary - correct answer ✔✔What are the three levels of Components of Community Health Practice?
Primary - correct answer ✔✔What level of Components of Community Health Practice is defined as
preventing illness or injury from occuring and education?
Secondary - correct answer ✔✔What level of Components of Community Health Practice is defined as
efforts to detect and treat existing disease; High risk populations and screenings?
, Tertiary - correct answer ✔✔What level of Components of Community Health Practice is defined as
reducing the extent and severity of a health problem to its lowest possible level to minimize disability
and restore or preserve function and prevents recurrence?
Patient or unit of care - correct answer ✔✔What is the population of focus for Community Health
Nursing?
Achieve greatest good for greatest number of people/population as whole
Actively reach out to all who might benefit from specific activity
Makes sure everyone who is/should be using services are aware of them - correct answer ✔✔What is
the primary obligation for Community Health Nursing?
Working with patient as equal partner
Collaborate with patients, clients, and community members
Create healthy environments - correct answer ✔✔What are the processes used in Community Health
Nursing?
Selected to create healthy environment, social, and economic conditions in which populations may
thrive - correct answer ✔✔What are the strategies used in Community Health Nursing?
Collaborate with other professionals, populations, organizations, and entities - correct answer ✔✔What
is the most effective way to promote/protect health?
Population is client or unit of care
Primary obligation to achieve greatest good for greatest number of people/population as whole
Processes used include working with the client as an equal partner
Primary prevention is priority
Strategies are selected to create healthy environment, social, and economic conditions to allow
populations to thrive
Obligation to actively reach out to all who might benefit from specific activity
Optimal use of available resources to assure best overall improvement in health population is a key
element
Collaboration with a variety of other professions, populations, organizations, and entities is the most
effective way to promote and protect health of people - correct answer ✔✔What are the 8
characteristics of Community Health Nursing?
Early home care (mid-1800's)
Direct nursing (mid 1800's-1900)
Public Health Nursing (1900-1970)
Community Health Nursing (1970-Present) - correct answer ✔✔What are the 4 stages of Community
Health Nursing Development?
Reduce suffering and promote healing - correct answer ✔✔What was the focus of Early Home Care
Nursing?
Effort to deal with the poor - correct answer ✔✔What was the Elizabethan Poor Law?
