POPULATION-BASED NURSING EXAM 2
QUESTION SET WITH RATIONALES AND
HEALTHCARE POLICY AND POPULATION
HEALTH MANAGEMENT REVIEW 2026
◉ Which are examples of downstream interventions in population-
based nursing?
Answer: Admitting a patient to a critical care unit and training a
patient's family member in CPR techniques
◉ Downstream interventions include which defining characteristic?
Answer: Individual-focused actions
◉ Which interventions are examples of macroscopic-focused
population-based nursing activities?
Answer: Updating a local flu surveillance program, promoting
mammogram screenings for women over 40, Spearheading the
development of a neighborhood walking trail, and lobbying state
agencies for funding for free inner-city health clinics
◉ What is the function of theory in population-based nursing
practice?
, Answer: Organize information and guide nursing practice, explain
relationships among population-based nursing interventions, and
provide a tested model for thinking about population-based nursing
interventions
◉ In which community-based nursing situation(s) might the
application of a microscopic-focused nursing theory be valuable?
Answer: Teaching an older adult about fall precautions in their home
and delegating hygiene care of a wheelchair-bound nursing home
resident to an aide
◉ Why is the use of macroscopic focus and macroscopic theories
useful in planning population-based nursing care?
Answer: Enables population-based nurses to focus on maximizing
positive health outcomes for a population
◉ Microscopic-focused theories
Answer: Place emphasis on factors affecting the health of an
individual rather than the health of a population
◉ Macroscopic-focused theories
Answer: Enable the planning of interventions to maximize positive
health outcomes for a population
QUESTION SET WITH RATIONALES AND
HEALTHCARE POLICY AND POPULATION
HEALTH MANAGEMENT REVIEW 2026
◉ Which are examples of downstream interventions in population-
based nursing?
Answer: Admitting a patient to a critical care unit and training a
patient's family member in CPR techniques
◉ Downstream interventions include which defining characteristic?
Answer: Individual-focused actions
◉ Which interventions are examples of macroscopic-focused
population-based nursing activities?
Answer: Updating a local flu surveillance program, promoting
mammogram screenings for women over 40, Spearheading the
development of a neighborhood walking trail, and lobbying state
agencies for funding for free inner-city health clinics
◉ What is the function of theory in population-based nursing
practice?
, Answer: Organize information and guide nursing practice, explain
relationships among population-based nursing interventions, and
provide a tested model for thinking about population-based nursing
interventions
◉ In which community-based nursing situation(s) might the
application of a microscopic-focused nursing theory be valuable?
Answer: Teaching an older adult about fall precautions in their home
and delegating hygiene care of a wheelchair-bound nursing home
resident to an aide
◉ Why is the use of macroscopic focus and macroscopic theories
useful in planning population-based nursing care?
Answer: Enables population-based nurses to focus on maximizing
positive health outcomes for a population
◉ Microscopic-focused theories
Answer: Place emphasis on factors affecting the health of an
individual rather than the health of a population
◉ Macroscopic-focused theories
Answer: Enable the planning of interventions to maximize positive
health outcomes for a population
