Community and Public Health Nursing Exam 1
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Question 1.
community health nursing is
Correct Answer: community focused
Question 2.
a group of people sharing common interests, needs, resources, and environment
Correct Answer: community ex: USC Upstate nursing students
Question 3.
public health nursing is
Correct Answer: populations focused
Question 4.
______ nursing combines nursing and public health theory and is more hands-on
Correct Answer: community health nursing
Question 5.
a collection of people who share one or more personal or environmental characteristics
Correct Answer: population (all of the students at USC Upstate)
Question 6.
______ nursing is more research focused, with three core functions: assessment, policy
development, and assurance
Correct Answer: public health nursing
Question 7.
what are the three core functions of public health nursing?
Correct Answer: assessment, policy development, assurance
Question 8.
public health assessment
Correct Answer: to identify the needs of the population
,Question 9.
public health policy development
Correct Answer: using data collected to develop policies to meet the needs of the
population
Question 10.
public health assurance
Correct Answer: ensuring the availability of population-oriented health services
Question 11.
who is the founder of modern-day nursing that linked the environment and health and
emphasized preventative care?
Correct Answer: florence nightingale
Question 12.
who is the founder of public health or community nursing who stressed health teaching in
disease prevention?
Correct Answer: lillian wald
Question 13.
who founded the frontier nursing service and looked at factors of maternal and infant
mortality?
Correct Answer: mary breckinridge
Question 14.
what is primary prevention?
Correct Answer: preventing and protecting from disease
Question 15.
examples of primary prevention
Correct Answer: immunizations, health education, seatbelts/helmets/car seats,
wellness exams, etc.
Question 16.
what is secondary prevention?
Correct Answer: screenings for early detection and treatment of disease
, Question 17.
examples of secondary prevention
Correct Answer: BP screenings, HBA1C screenings, pap smears, etc.
Question 18.
what is tertiary prevention?
Correct Answer: treat identified problems to prevent long-term issues
Question 19.
examples of tertiary prevention
Correct Answer: rehabilitation programs, pressure ulcer prevention, measures to
prevent pneumonia, etc.
Question 20.
what are the three foundations of community health nursing?
Correct Answer: determinants of health, health indicators, and nurses
Question 21.
client or environmental factors that influence the client's health; these look different for each
client
Correct Answer: determinants of health
Question 22.
describes the health status of a community and serves as the targets for the improvement of
a community's health
Correct Answer: health indicators
Question 23.
examples of health indicators
Correct Answer: mortality rates, disease prevalence, levels of physical activity,
obesity, tobacco or other substance use
Question 24.
what are the major changes in healthcare within the 21st century?
Correct Answer: development of patient/client centered care, increased use of
technology, and increased personal responsibility for health
comprehensive Questions and Answers with 100%
Correct Answers | Latest Version
Question 1.
community health nursing is
Correct Answer: community focused
Question 2.
a group of people sharing common interests, needs, resources, and environment
Correct Answer: community ex: USC Upstate nursing students
Question 3.
public health nursing is
Correct Answer: populations focused
Question 4.
______ nursing combines nursing and public health theory and is more hands-on
Correct Answer: community health nursing
Question 5.
a collection of people who share one or more personal or environmental characteristics
Correct Answer: population (all of the students at USC Upstate)
Question 6.
______ nursing is more research focused, with three core functions: assessment, policy
development, and assurance
Correct Answer: public health nursing
Question 7.
what are the three core functions of public health nursing?
Correct Answer: assessment, policy development, assurance
Question 8.
public health assessment
Correct Answer: to identify the needs of the population
,Question 9.
public health policy development
Correct Answer: using data collected to develop policies to meet the needs of the
population
Question 10.
public health assurance
Correct Answer: ensuring the availability of population-oriented health services
Question 11.
who is the founder of modern-day nursing that linked the environment and health and
emphasized preventative care?
Correct Answer: florence nightingale
Question 12.
who is the founder of public health or community nursing who stressed health teaching in
disease prevention?
Correct Answer: lillian wald
Question 13.
who founded the frontier nursing service and looked at factors of maternal and infant
mortality?
Correct Answer: mary breckinridge
Question 14.
what is primary prevention?
Correct Answer: preventing and protecting from disease
Question 15.
examples of primary prevention
Correct Answer: immunizations, health education, seatbelts/helmets/car seats,
wellness exams, etc.
Question 16.
what is secondary prevention?
Correct Answer: screenings for early detection and treatment of disease
, Question 17.
examples of secondary prevention
Correct Answer: BP screenings, HBA1C screenings, pap smears, etc.
Question 18.
what is tertiary prevention?
Correct Answer: treat identified problems to prevent long-term issues
Question 19.
examples of tertiary prevention
Correct Answer: rehabilitation programs, pressure ulcer prevention, measures to
prevent pneumonia, etc.
Question 20.
what are the three foundations of community health nursing?
Correct Answer: determinants of health, health indicators, and nurses
Question 21.
client or environmental factors that influence the client's health; these look different for each
client
Correct Answer: determinants of health
Question 22.
describes the health status of a community and serves as the targets for the improvement of
a community's health
Correct Answer: health indicators
Question 23.
examples of health indicators
Correct Answer: mortality rates, disease prevalence, levels of physical activity,
obesity, tobacco or other substance use
Question 24.
what are the major changes in healthcare within the 21st century?
Correct Answer: development of patient/client centered care, increased use of
technology, and increased personal responsibility for health
