# Foundations for Population Health in
Community/Public Health Nursing — Stanhope &
Lancaster, 6th Edition
## RN to BSN Test Bank | Population-Focused
Nursing
## Part 1 of 5 — Unit 1: Perspectives in Health Care
Delivery and Nursing (Chapters 1–6) — Questions 1–
45
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### Chapter 1: Community and Population Health: Past, Present, and Future — Questions 1–8
**Q1.** Community health nursing is best defined as:
A. Nursing care provided only in hospitals
B. Nursing practice focused on the health of populations and communities
C. Individual clinical care
D. Care provided only in clinics
**Correct Answer: B**
**Rationale:** Community health nursing is a population-focused practice that combines
nursing, public health, and social sciences to promote health and prevent disease in communities. It
is not limited to hospitals, individual care, or clinics.
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,**Q2.** Which is a historical figure associated with the founding of public health nursing in the
United States?
A. Florence Nightingale
B. Lillian Wald
C. Clara Barton
D. Dorothea Dix
**Correct Answer: B**
**Rationale:** Lillian Wald founded the Henry Street Settlement in New York City, establishing
public health nursing in the United States. Florence Nightingale founded modern nursing in England.
Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross. Dorothea Dix advocated for mental health reform.
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**Q3.** Which is a primary goal of public health nursing?
A. Treating acute illness in hospitals
B. Promoting health and preventing disease in populations
C. Providing only emergency care
D. Managing chronic illness in clinics
**Correct Answer: B**
**Rationale:** Public health nursing aims to promote health and prevent disease in
populations. Treating acute illness, providing only emergency care, and managing chronic illness in
clinics are narrower focuses.
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**Q4.** Which is a core function of public health?
,A. Assessment, policy development, and assurance
B. Individual treatment only
C. Hospital administration
D. Provider education
**Correct Answer: A**
**Rationale:** The core functions of public health are assessment, policy development, and
assurance. Individual treatment only, hospital administration, and provider education are not core
functions.
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**Q5.** Which is a level of prevention in public health?
A. Primary, secondary, and tertiary
B. Acute, chronic, and terminal
C. Mild, moderate, and severe
D. Local, state, and federal
**Correct Answer: A**
**Rationale:** The three levels of prevention are primary, secondary, and tertiary. The other
options are not levels of prevention.
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**Q6.** Which is an example of primary prevention?
A. Immunization
, B. Screening for hypertension
C. Cardiac rehabilitation
D. Managing diabetes
**Correct Answer: A**
**Rationale:** Primary prevention prevents disease before it occurs, such as immunization.
Screening is secondary prevention. Rehabilitation and chronic disease management are tertiary
prevention.
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**Q7.** Which is an example of secondary prevention?
A. Immunization
B. Screening for breast cancer
C. Rehabilitation after stroke
D. Health education
**Correct Answer: B**
**Rationale:** Screening for breast cancer detects disease early, which is secondary prevention.
Immunization and health education are primary prevention. Rehabilitation is tertiary prevention.
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**Q8.** Which is an example of tertiary prevention?
A. Immunization
B. Screening for diabetes
C. Cardiac rehabilitation after a heart attack
Community/Public Health Nursing — Stanhope &
Lancaster, 6th Edition
## RN to BSN Test Bank | Population-Focused
Nursing
## Part 1 of 5 — Unit 1: Perspectives in Health Care
Delivery and Nursing (Chapters 1–6) — Questions 1–
45
---
### Chapter 1: Community and Population Health: Past, Present, and Future — Questions 1–8
**Q1.** Community health nursing is best defined as:
A. Nursing care provided only in hospitals
B. Nursing practice focused on the health of populations and communities
C. Individual clinical care
D. Care provided only in clinics
**Correct Answer: B**
**Rationale:** Community health nursing is a population-focused practice that combines
nursing, public health, and social sciences to promote health and prevent disease in communities. It
is not limited to hospitals, individual care, or clinics.
---
,**Q2.** Which is a historical figure associated with the founding of public health nursing in the
United States?
A. Florence Nightingale
B. Lillian Wald
C. Clara Barton
D. Dorothea Dix
**Correct Answer: B**
**Rationale:** Lillian Wald founded the Henry Street Settlement in New York City, establishing
public health nursing in the United States. Florence Nightingale founded modern nursing in England.
Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross. Dorothea Dix advocated for mental health reform.
---
**Q3.** Which is a primary goal of public health nursing?
A. Treating acute illness in hospitals
B. Promoting health and preventing disease in populations
C. Providing only emergency care
D. Managing chronic illness in clinics
**Correct Answer: B**
**Rationale:** Public health nursing aims to promote health and prevent disease in
populations. Treating acute illness, providing only emergency care, and managing chronic illness in
clinics are narrower focuses.
---
**Q4.** Which is a core function of public health?
,A. Assessment, policy development, and assurance
B. Individual treatment only
C. Hospital administration
D. Provider education
**Correct Answer: A**
**Rationale:** The core functions of public health are assessment, policy development, and
assurance. Individual treatment only, hospital administration, and provider education are not core
functions.
---
**Q5.** Which is a level of prevention in public health?
A. Primary, secondary, and tertiary
B. Acute, chronic, and terminal
C. Mild, moderate, and severe
D. Local, state, and federal
**Correct Answer: A**
**Rationale:** The three levels of prevention are primary, secondary, and tertiary. The other
options are not levels of prevention.
---
**Q6.** Which is an example of primary prevention?
A. Immunization
, B. Screening for hypertension
C. Cardiac rehabilitation
D. Managing diabetes
**Correct Answer: A**
**Rationale:** Primary prevention prevents disease before it occurs, such as immunization.
Screening is secondary prevention. Rehabilitation and chronic disease management are tertiary
prevention.
---
**Q7.** Which is an example of secondary prevention?
A. Immunization
B. Screening for breast cancer
C. Rehabilitation after stroke
D. Health education
**Correct Answer: B**
**Rationale:** Screening for breast cancer detects disease early, which is secondary prevention.
Immunization and health education are primary prevention. Rehabilitation is tertiary prevention.
---
**Q8.** Which is an example of tertiary prevention?
A. Immunization
B. Screening for diabetes
C. Cardiac rehabilitation after a heart attack
