WGUl D450l Objectivel Assessment–l
Communityl Healthl andl Population-
Focusedl Nursingl Guidel (Latestl 2026/l
2027l Update)l |l 100%l Verifiedl Questionsl
&l Answersl |l Gradel A
Q:l Populationl ofl interest
Answer:
al populationl thatl isl essentiallyl healthyl butl thatl couldl improvel factorsl thatl promotel orl
protectl health.
ex:l 6thl gradel classl withl limitedl exercise
Q:l Populationl atl risk
Answer:
al populationl withl al commonl identifiedl riskl factorl orl risk-exposurel thatl posesl al threatl
tol health.
ex:l obesel students
Q:l Whatl arel thel factorsl thatl influencel healthl status
Answer:
income,l education,l employment,l sociall support,l biology,l genetics,l physicall environment,l
housing,l transportation,l personall healthl practices
Q:l Whatl isl thel goall ofl preventativel health?
Answer:
,intervenel atl thel earliestl stagel inl thel naturall historyl ofl al diseasel tol preventl
complications,l limitl disabilityl andl avoidl irreversiblel changesl inl healthl status
Q:l Whatl isl primaryl prevention?
Answer:
Preventionl thatl precedesl thel developmentl ofl diseasel andl includesl educationl aboutl healthl
promotionl activities,l immunizations,l wearingl protectivel devicesl tol preventl injury
Q:l Whatl isl secondaryl prevention?
Answer:
focusesl onl identifyingl thel diseasel early,l whenl itl isl ASxl orl mildl andl implementingl
measuresl thatl canl haltl ofl slowl diseasel progression.l Canl bel usedl forl alll atl riskl
individuals
ex:l screeningsl tol pickl upl onl cancerl early,l whenl therel isl al greaterl chancel forl curel orl
control.l Educationl ofl atl riskl populationsl isl included
Q:l Whatl isl tertiaryl prevention?
Answer:
Rehabilitativel therapiesl andl monitoringl ofl healthl tol preventl complicationsl orl furtherl
illness,l injury,l orl disability.l Treatment,l care,l rehab.
ex:l ambulatel strokel patient,l obesel withl exercisel program
Q:l Whatl levell ofl preventionl isl educationl provided?
Answer:
Educationl canl occurl atl alll threel levelsl dependingl onl thel reasonl forl thel education.
Primaryl levell -l educatingl al populationl justl forl thel sakel ofl providingl education
,Secondaryl levell -l educatingl al populationl whol hasl anl identifiedl risk
Tertiaryl levell -l educatingl al populationl whol hasl thel problem
Thel levell ofl preventionl ofl thel interventionl hasl tol bel thel samel forl thel entirel
population/aggregate.
Sol thel interventionl isl categorizedl intol onel levell ofl preventionl forl thel group.
EXAMPLE:l teachingl al kindergartenl classl aboutl handwashingl duringl influenzal season,l
andl al fewl ofl thel kidsl havel alreadyl hadl influenza.
Thel interventionl isl notl secondaryl forl thosel whol arel "atl risk"l andl thenl tertiaryl forl
thosel whol havel alreadyl beenl sick.l Rather,l thel interventionl (teachingl aboutl handwashing)l
wouldl bel secondaryl asl thel majorityl ofl thel populationl isl consideredl tol bel atl risk.
Q:l Whatl isl community-focusedl practice?
Answer:
Changesl inl communityl norms,l attitudes,l awareness,l practices,l behaviors
-Buildl walkingl trailsl inl al community
Q:l Whatl isl systems-focusedl practice?
Answer:
Organizations,l policies,l laws,l powerl structuresl withinl al community
-cityl givesl moneyl forl walkingl trails
Q:l Whatl isl individuall focusedl practice?
Answer:
Changingl attitudes,l knowledge,l beliefs,l behaviorsl ofl groups,l individualsl andl families
-familiesl usel thel walkingl trail
Q:l Whatl isl Florencesl contributionl tol publicl health?
, Answer:
Crimeanl War
-improvel soldier'sl healthl usingl populationl basedl approach
-environmentl andl nursingl care
principlesl ofl nursingl
-healthl ofl thel unityl isl thel healthl ofl community
-differentiatedl 'sickl nursing;l forl healthl nursing
-properl nutrition,l rest,l sanitization,l hygiene
Q:l Williaml Rathbone
Answer:
-foundedl 1stl districtl nursingl associationl inl liverpool
-Rathbonel andl Nightingalel recommendedl stepsl tol providel nursingl inl home
Q:l Johnl Snowl (1854)
Answer:
-1stl epidemiologist
-linkedl choleral ratesl tol waterl pumps
Q:l Lillianl Waldl andl Maryl Brewster
Answer:
Henryl Streetl settlementl andl Visitingl nurses
-Lillianl Waldl knownl asl thel firstl publicl healthl nursel inl thel Unitedl States
-gavel carel tol poorl atl homel ratherl thanl privatel nursingl forl wealthy
Q:l Maryl Breckenridge
Answer:
frontierl Nursingl Service
Communityl Healthl andl Population-
Focusedl Nursingl Guidel (Latestl 2026/l
2027l Update)l |l 100%l Verifiedl Questionsl
&l Answersl |l Gradel A
Q:l Populationl ofl interest
Answer:
al populationl thatl isl essentiallyl healthyl butl thatl couldl improvel factorsl thatl promotel orl
protectl health.
ex:l 6thl gradel classl withl limitedl exercise
Q:l Populationl atl risk
Answer:
al populationl withl al commonl identifiedl riskl factorl orl risk-exposurel thatl posesl al threatl
tol health.
ex:l obesel students
Q:l Whatl arel thel factorsl thatl influencel healthl status
Answer:
income,l education,l employment,l sociall support,l biology,l genetics,l physicall environment,l
housing,l transportation,l personall healthl practices
Q:l Whatl isl thel goall ofl preventativel health?
Answer:
,intervenel atl thel earliestl stagel inl thel naturall historyl ofl al diseasel tol preventl
complications,l limitl disabilityl andl avoidl irreversiblel changesl inl healthl status
Q:l Whatl isl primaryl prevention?
Answer:
Preventionl thatl precedesl thel developmentl ofl diseasel andl includesl educationl aboutl healthl
promotionl activities,l immunizations,l wearingl protectivel devicesl tol preventl injury
Q:l Whatl isl secondaryl prevention?
Answer:
focusesl onl identifyingl thel diseasel early,l whenl itl isl ASxl orl mildl andl implementingl
measuresl thatl canl haltl ofl slowl diseasel progression.l Canl bel usedl forl alll atl riskl
individuals
ex:l screeningsl tol pickl upl onl cancerl early,l whenl therel isl al greaterl chancel forl curel orl
control.l Educationl ofl atl riskl populationsl isl included
Q:l Whatl isl tertiaryl prevention?
Answer:
Rehabilitativel therapiesl andl monitoringl ofl healthl tol preventl complicationsl orl furtherl
illness,l injury,l orl disability.l Treatment,l care,l rehab.
ex:l ambulatel strokel patient,l obesel withl exercisel program
Q:l Whatl levell ofl preventionl isl educationl provided?
Answer:
Educationl canl occurl atl alll threel levelsl dependingl onl thel reasonl forl thel education.
Primaryl levell -l educatingl al populationl justl forl thel sakel ofl providingl education
,Secondaryl levell -l educatingl al populationl whol hasl anl identifiedl risk
Tertiaryl levell -l educatingl al populationl whol hasl thel problem
Thel levell ofl preventionl ofl thel interventionl hasl tol bel thel samel forl thel entirel
population/aggregate.
Sol thel interventionl isl categorizedl intol onel levell ofl preventionl forl thel group.
EXAMPLE:l teachingl al kindergartenl classl aboutl handwashingl duringl influenzal season,l
andl al fewl ofl thel kidsl havel alreadyl hadl influenza.
Thel interventionl isl notl secondaryl forl thosel whol arel "atl risk"l andl thenl tertiaryl forl
thosel whol havel alreadyl beenl sick.l Rather,l thel interventionl (teachingl aboutl handwashing)l
wouldl bel secondaryl asl thel majorityl ofl thel populationl isl consideredl tol bel atl risk.
Q:l Whatl isl community-focusedl practice?
Answer:
Changesl inl communityl norms,l attitudes,l awareness,l practices,l behaviors
-Buildl walkingl trailsl inl al community
Q:l Whatl isl systems-focusedl practice?
Answer:
Organizations,l policies,l laws,l powerl structuresl withinl al community
-cityl givesl moneyl forl walkingl trails
Q:l Whatl isl individuall focusedl practice?
Answer:
Changingl attitudes,l knowledge,l beliefs,l behaviorsl ofl groups,l individualsl andl families
-familiesl usel thel walkingl trail
Q:l Whatl isl Florencesl contributionl tol publicl health?
, Answer:
Crimeanl War
-improvel soldier'sl healthl usingl populationl basedl approach
-environmentl andl nursingl care
principlesl ofl nursingl
-healthl ofl thel unityl isl thel healthl ofl community
-differentiatedl 'sickl nursing;l forl healthl nursing
-properl nutrition,l rest,l sanitization,l hygiene
Q:l Williaml Rathbone
Answer:
-foundedl 1stl districtl nursingl associationl inl liverpool
-Rathbonel andl Nightingalel recommendedl stepsl tol providel nursingl inl home
Q:l Johnl Snowl (1854)
Answer:
-1stl epidemiologist
-linkedl choleral ratesl tol waterl pumps
Q:l Lillianl Waldl andl Maryl Brewster
Answer:
Henryl Streetl settlementl andl Visitingl nurses
-Lillianl Waldl knownl asl thel firstl publicl healthl nursel inl thel Unitedl States
-gavel carel tol poorl atl homel ratherl thanl privatel nursingl forl wealthy
Q:l Maryl Breckenridge
Answer:
frontierl Nursingl Service
