COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING PRACTICE
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SOLVED
STUDY GUIDE
◉ Define the meaning of public health according to the IOM.
Answer: What we, as a society do collectively to assure the conditions
in which people can be healthy
◉ Define public health nursing according to the ANA. Answer: Public
health nursing is the practice of promoting and protecting the health
of populations using knowledge from nursing, social, and public
health sciences. The practice is population-focused with the goals of
promoting health and preventing disease and disability for all people
through the creation of conditions in which people can be healthy.
Although practicing in a variety of public and private organizations,
all public health nurses focus on one or more populations. A
population may be defined as those living in a specific geographic
area (e.g., neighborhood, community, city, or county) or those in a
particular group (e.g., racial, ethnic, age, disease) who experience a
disproportionate burden of poor health outcomes.
◉ Identify the eight principles of public health nursing. Answer: •The
client or "unit of care" is the population
•The primary obligation is to achieve the greatest good for the greatest
number of people or the population as a whole
•The processes used by public health nurses include working with the
client(s) as an equal partner
•Primary prevention is the priority in selecting appropriate activities
, •Selecting strategies that create healthy environmental, social, and
economic conditions in which populations may thrive is the focus.
•There is an obligation to actively reach out to all who might benefit
from a specific activity or service
•Optimal use of available resources to assure the best overall
improvement in the health of the population is a key element of the
practice
•Collaboration with a variety of other professions, organizations, and
entities is the most effective way to promote and protect the health of
the people
◉ Describe what is needed to create a healthy society according to the
IOM? Answer: •Partnerships
•Collaboration
•Strengthening the public health infrastructure
•Building our nation's public health workforce
•Enhancing our understanding of what we mean when we speak of
community and population
•Embracing our awareness of changing demographics
◉ Describe the 3 core functions of public health. Answer:
•ASSESSMENT
•POLICY DEVELOPMENT & PLANNING
•ASSURANCE
◉ Individual Exemplar of Responses Example Answer: Child car seat
safety
Target the child,
•using developmentally appropriate play strategies
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SOLVED
STUDY GUIDE
◉ Define the meaning of public health according to the IOM.
Answer: What we, as a society do collectively to assure the conditions
in which people can be healthy
◉ Define public health nursing according to the ANA. Answer: Public
health nursing is the practice of promoting and protecting the health
of populations using knowledge from nursing, social, and public
health sciences. The practice is population-focused with the goals of
promoting health and preventing disease and disability for all people
through the creation of conditions in which people can be healthy.
Although practicing in a variety of public and private organizations,
all public health nurses focus on one or more populations. A
population may be defined as those living in a specific geographic
area (e.g., neighborhood, community, city, or county) or those in a
particular group (e.g., racial, ethnic, age, disease) who experience a
disproportionate burden of poor health outcomes.
◉ Identify the eight principles of public health nursing. Answer: •The
client or "unit of care" is the population
•The primary obligation is to achieve the greatest good for the greatest
number of people or the population as a whole
•The processes used by public health nurses include working with the
client(s) as an equal partner
•Primary prevention is the priority in selecting appropriate activities
, •Selecting strategies that create healthy environmental, social, and
economic conditions in which populations may thrive is the focus.
•There is an obligation to actively reach out to all who might benefit
from a specific activity or service
•Optimal use of available resources to assure the best overall
improvement in the health of the population is a key element of the
practice
•Collaboration with a variety of other professions, organizations, and
entities is the most effective way to promote and protect the health of
the people
◉ Describe what is needed to create a healthy society according to the
IOM? Answer: •Partnerships
•Collaboration
•Strengthening the public health infrastructure
•Building our nation's public health workforce
•Enhancing our understanding of what we mean when we speak of
community and population
•Embracing our awareness of changing demographics
◉ Describe the 3 core functions of public health. Answer:
•ASSESSMENT
•POLICY DEVELOPMENT & PLANNING
•ASSURANCE
◉ Individual Exemplar of Responses Example Answer: Child car seat
safety
Target the child,
•using developmentally appropriate play strategies
