N170 COMMUNITY HEALTH EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH
ACCURATE ANSWERS
A 22-year-old college student explains to the nurse at the health clinic that she
drinks 4 to 5 beers when she goes out with friends on Saturday nights. Otherwise,
she rarely drinks during the week because of her classes, studying, and part-time
job. This would be considered:
A. Age/circumstance-appropriate behavior
B. Alcoholism
C. Binge drinking
D. Excessive drinking correct answer C. Binge drinking
Binge drinking is defined as drinking 5 or more drinks on a single occasion for men
and 4 or more for women.
A client brings her child to the clinic for immunizations prior to the child beginning
school. This action is an example of which type of disease prevention?
A. Initial prevention
B. Primary prevention
C. Secondary prevention
D. Tertiary prevention correct answer B. Primary prevention
Primary prevention activities prevent a problem before it occurs; an immunization
is given to prevent a disease before it occurs.
,A community health nurse in the assessment phase of the nursing process
conducted research to identify the distribution pattern of breast cancer within a
population and the associated risk factors. This is called:
A. Statistical analysis
B. Needs assessment
C. Census collection
D. Epidemiology correct answer D. Epidemiology
Epidemiology involves the analysis of data to discover the patterns of health and
illness distribution in a population. It also involves conducting research to explain
the nature of health problems and identify aggregates at increased risk.
A community health nurse may work in a collaborative role with which program
that provides nutritious foods, nutrition education, and referral to almost 9
million American pregnant and nursing women and infants and small children?
A. Head Start
B. School-based health services
C. Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
D. National Health Service Corps (NHSC) correct answer C. Women, Infants, and
Children (WIC)
WIC is a federally funded program that provides highly nutritious foods, nutrition
education and counseling, and referral to millions of low-income pregnant and
breast-feeding mothers and their infants and small children.
, A risk factor refers to a(n):
A. Associated cause and effect of disease
B. Exposure that is associated with a disease
C. Lifestyle factor that results in harm
D. Scientifically known cause of disease or injury correct answer B. Exposure that
is associated with a disease
A risk factor is an exposure that is associated with incidence of a disease.
A school nurse performs all of the following activities. Which one demonstrates
primary prevention?
A. Establishing an after-school group for latch-key children
B. Providing toothbrushes and toothbrushing education
C. Obtaining grant funding to test for serum lead levels
D. Vision and hearing screening correct answer B. Providing toothbrushes and
toothbrushing education
The only option above that represents primary prevention is to encourage and
promote heath habits, such as toothbrushing. The other options are secondary or
tertiary prevention activities.
A smoking cessation class stresses increased lung function, money saved that is
not spent on cigarettes, and smelling clean and fresh as benefits to quitting
smoking. These support which of the following concepts?
ACCURATE ANSWERS
A 22-year-old college student explains to the nurse at the health clinic that she
drinks 4 to 5 beers when she goes out with friends on Saturday nights. Otherwise,
she rarely drinks during the week because of her classes, studying, and part-time
job. This would be considered:
A. Age/circumstance-appropriate behavior
B. Alcoholism
C. Binge drinking
D. Excessive drinking correct answer C. Binge drinking
Binge drinking is defined as drinking 5 or more drinks on a single occasion for men
and 4 or more for women.
A client brings her child to the clinic for immunizations prior to the child beginning
school. This action is an example of which type of disease prevention?
A. Initial prevention
B. Primary prevention
C. Secondary prevention
D. Tertiary prevention correct answer B. Primary prevention
Primary prevention activities prevent a problem before it occurs; an immunization
is given to prevent a disease before it occurs.
,A community health nurse in the assessment phase of the nursing process
conducted research to identify the distribution pattern of breast cancer within a
population and the associated risk factors. This is called:
A. Statistical analysis
B. Needs assessment
C. Census collection
D. Epidemiology correct answer D. Epidemiology
Epidemiology involves the analysis of data to discover the patterns of health and
illness distribution in a population. It also involves conducting research to explain
the nature of health problems and identify aggregates at increased risk.
A community health nurse may work in a collaborative role with which program
that provides nutritious foods, nutrition education, and referral to almost 9
million American pregnant and nursing women and infants and small children?
A. Head Start
B. School-based health services
C. Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
D. National Health Service Corps (NHSC) correct answer C. Women, Infants, and
Children (WIC)
WIC is a federally funded program that provides highly nutritious foods, nutrition
education and counseling, and referral to millions of low-income pregnant and
breast-feeding mothers and their infants and small children.
, A risk factor refers to a(n):
A. Associated cause and effect of disease
B. Exposure that is associated with a disease
C. Lifestyle factor that results in harm
D. Scientifically known cause of disease or injury correct answer B. Exposure that
is associated with a disease
A risk factor is an exposure that is associated with incidence of a disease.
A school nurse performs all of the following activities. Which one demonstrates
primary prevention?
A. Establishing an after-school group for latch-key children
B. Providing toothbrushes and toothbrushing education
C. Obtaining grant funding to test for serum lead levels
D. Vision and hearing screening correct answer B. Providing toothbrushes and
toothbrushing education
The only option above that represents primary prevention is to encourage and
promote heath habits, such as toothbrushing. The other options are secondary or
tertiary prevention activities.
A smoking cessation class stresses increased lung function, money saved that is
not spent on cigarettes, and smelling clean and fresh as benefits to quitting
smoking. These support which of the following concepts?
