NUR 206 EXAM 2 - COMMUNITY
NURSING CONCEPTS. QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
1. A community health nurse is planning a program to reduce the incidence of obesity in
school-age children. Which level of prevention is being implemented?
A. Secondary Prevention
B. Tertiary Prevention
C. Primary Prevention
D. Quaternary Prevention
Answer: C
Conceptual Explanation: Primary prevention focuses on health promotion and disease
prevention before the occurrence of health problems. Planning a program to reduce
incidence is a primary prevention strategy.
2. When applying the epidemiological triad to a case of influenza, which factor represents the
‘environment’?
A. The Influenza virus
,B. The infectious dose of the virus
C. An elderly resident with COPD
D. A crowded daycare center
Answer: D
Conceptual Explanation: In the epidemiological triad, the environment refers to external
factors that allow for transmission, such as social settings like a crowded daycare.
3. A nurse performs blood pressure screenings at a local health fair. This activity is an
example of which level of prevention?
A. Primary Prevention
B. Tertiary Prevention
C. Secondary Prevention
D. Primordial Prevention
Answer: C
Conceptual Explanation: Secondary prevention involves early detection and intervention
to stop the progression of a disease, such as screening programs.
4. Which of the following statistics refers to the number of new cases of a specific disease
occurring within a population during a specified time frame?
A. Prevalence rate
B. Incidence rate
, C. Mortality rate
D. Attack rate
Answer: B
Conceptual Explanation: Incidence measures the number of new cases, whereas
prevalence measures all existing cases (new and old) in a population.
5. A community nurse is conducting a windshield survey. Which of the following data points is
most appropriate to collect during this assessment?
A. The history of the town through library archives
B. Interviews with local government officials
C. Analyzing vital statistics from the state health department
D. Observing the general condition of housing and presence of sidewalks
Answer: D
Conceptual Explanation: A windshield survey is an informal observation of the
community’s physical environment while driving or walking through the area.
6. A nurse is caring for a patient who has already been diagnosed with chronic heart failure
and is providing education on diet and medication adherence. This is an example of:
A. Primary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
C. Health promotion
NURSING CONCEPTS. QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
1. A community health nurse is planning a program to reduce the incidence of obesity in
school-age children. Which level of prevention is being implemented?
A. Secondary Prevention
B. Tertiary Prevention
C. Primary Prevention
D. Quaternary Prevention
Answer: C
Conceptual Explanation: Primary prevention focuses on health promotion and disease
prevention before the occurrence of health problems. Planning a program to reduce
incidence is a primary prevention strategy.
2. When applying the epidemiological triad to a case of influenza, which factor represents the
‘environment’?
A. The Influenza virus
,B. The infectious dose of the virus
C. An elderly resident with COPD
D. A crowded daycare center
Answer: D
Conceptual Explanation: In the epidemiological triad, the environment refers to external
factors that allow for transmission, such as social settings like a crowded daycare.
3. A nurse performs blood pressure screenings at a local health fair. This activity is an
example of which level of prevention?
A. Primary Prevention
B. Tertiary Prevention
C. Secondary Prevention
D. Primordial Prevention
Answer: C
Conceptual Explanation: Secondary prevention involves early detection and intervention
to stop the progression of a disease, such as screening programs.
4. Which of the following statistics refers to the number of new cases of a specific disease
occurring within a population during a specified time frame?
A. Prevalence rate
B. Incidence rate
, C. Mortality rate
D. Attack rate
Answer: B
Conceptual Explanation: Incidence measures the number of new cases, whereas
prevalence measures all existing cases (new and old) in a population.
5. A community nurse is conducting a windshield survey. Which of the following data points is
most appropriate to collect during this assessment?
A. The history of the town through library archives
B. Interviews with local government officials
C. Analyzing vital statistics from the state health department
D. Observing the general condition of housing and presence of sidewalks
Answer: D
Conceptual Explanation: A windshield survey is an informal observation of the
community’s physical environment while driving or walking through the area.
6. A nurse is caring for a patient who has already been diagnosed with chronic heart failure
and is providing education on diet and medication adherence. This is an example of:
A. Primary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
C. Health promotion
