NURS 451 Community Test 1 (fall 2026) | Radford
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Q1: Defines health as a state of complete physical, mental and
social well-being, not merely the absence of disease
,significant in that it emphasizes a holistic approach to well
being
A: WHO definition of health
Q2: Invented the smallpox vaccine, derived from cowpox, and this
led to the eventual eradiation of smallpox
A: Edward Jenner
Q3: Regulates the safety and efficacy of pharmaceuticals and
medical devices developed by the private sector
A: FDA
Q4: Created insurance marketplaces and expanded Medicaid,
reducing the number of uninsured individuals and increasing
access to affordable prevetative and primary care
A: Affordable care act (ACA)
Q5: Describes 17 public health interventions to improve health
outcomes at individual, community and systems levels
A: Minnesota Interventions Wheel
Q6: Person responsible for setting up the Henry Street Settlement
A: Lillian Wald
Q7: Established the Frontier Nursing Service, and carried out
midwifery care in rural areas of Kentucky, often visiting
patients on horseback
A: Mary Breckenridge
Q8: Funded by payroll taxes paid into federally monitored trust
funds
A: Medicare
Q9: Leads to the concentraion of people of color in
neighborhoods with failing infrastructure, exposure to
,environmental hazards and limited access to resources,
resulting in poorer health outcomes
A: Structural racism
Q10: Ensures that information is communicated in a way that clients
can understand, enabling them to make informed decisions
about their care and improving health outcomes
A: importance of assessing a client's health literacy in nursing communication
Q11: She improved battlefield and hospital care, emphasized
environmental health and established nursing as a public
health-focused profession
A: Florence Nightingale
Q12: Founding mission was to assist at risk children after WWII
regardless of their country's role in the war, focuses on
childrens' rights, health, education and emergency relief
worldwide, in over 160 countries
A: UNICEF
Q13: Provides health insurance for military members, their families
and veterans and is overseen by the DOD
A: TRICARE
Q14: an area with limited access to affordable and healthy food
options
A: food desert
Q15: an abundance of unhealthy food options compared to healthy
ones
A: food swamp
Q16: Provides a framework for ethical decision-making, outlines
professional conduct and guides nurses in addressing
complex ethical dilemmas in practice
A: ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses
Q17: A public health nurse can analyze community data on
incomce levels, access to grocery stores, and health
outcomes and assume risks of a population
A: how public health nurses identify populations at risk of food insecurity
, Q18: Reduces costs by minimizing/preventing travel, enabling early
intervention, decreasing hospital readmissions, can streamline
care delivery - especially for chronic conditions
A: Telehealth
Q19: Prevents the onset of disease, reduces healthcare costs
associated with treatment, and improves public health by
minimizing outbreaks of communicable diseases
A: primary prevention (ex. vaccination)
Q20: Limits individuals' ability to understand medical instructions,
manage treatments and make informed decisions, leading to
increased complications
A: poor health literacy
Q21: A nurse stops a medication due to harmful side effects in a
client
A: nonmaleficence
Q22: Coined the term "birth control", opened the first birth control
clinic, and played a pivotal role in developing contraceptive
methods
A: Margaret Sanger
Q23: Mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and
mental illness on communities by providing prevention,
treatment and recovery support services
A: SAMHSA
Q24: Provides essential health services such as inpatient and
outpatient care, lab tests, and transportation, ensuring access
to care for low-income individuals and families.
A: Medicaid
Q25: Contribute to healthy outcomes by providing preventative
screenings, addressing vision and hearing issues, managing
chronic conditions like asthma, reducing bullying and
supporting mental health which improves academic
performance
A: school nurse
University | UPDATED Questions with 100% Verified
Answers
Q1: Defines health as a state of complete physical, mental and
social well-being, not merely the absence of disease
,significant in that it emphasizes a holistic approach to well
being
A: WHO definition of health
Q2: Invented the smallpox vaccine, derived from cowpox, and this
led to the eventual eradiation of smallpox
A: Edward Jenner
Q3: Regulates the safety and efficacy of pharmaceuticals and
medical devices developed by the private sector
A: FDA
Q4: Created insurance marketplaces and expanded Medicaid,
reducing the number of uninsured individuals and increasing
access to affordable prevetative and primary care
A: Affordable care act (ACA)
Q5: Describes 17 public health interventions to improve health
outcomes at individual, community and systems levels
A: Minnesota Interventions Wheel
Q6: Person responsible for setting up the Henry Street Settlement
A: Lillian Wald
Q7: Established the Frontier Nursing Service, and carried out
midwifery care in rural areas of Kentucky, often visiting
patients on horseback
A: Mary Breckenridge
Q8: Funded by payroll taxes paid into federally monitored trust
funds
A: Medicare
Q9: Leads to the concentraion of people of color in
neighborhoods with failing infrastructure, exposure to
,environmental hazards and limited access to resources,
resulting in poorer health outcomes
A: Structural racism
Q10: Ensures that information is communicated in a way that clients
can understand, enabling them to make informed decisions
about their care and improving health outcomes
A: importance of assessing a client's health literacy in nursing communication
Q11: She improved battlefield and hospital care, emphasized
environmental health and established nursing as a public
health-focused profession
A: Florence Nightingale
Q12: Founding mission was to assist at risk children after WWII
regardless of their country's role in the war, focuses on
childrens' rights, health, education and emergency relief
worldwide, in over 160 countries
A: UNICEF
Q13: Provides health insurance for military members, their families
and veterans and is overseen by the DOD
A: TRICARE
Q14: an area with limited access to affordable and healthy food
options
A: food desert
Q15: an abundance of unhealthy food options compared to healthy
ones
A: food swamp
Q16: Provides a framework for ethical decision-making, outlines
professional conduct and guides nurses in addressing
complex ethical dilemmas in practice
A: ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses
Q17: A public health nurse can analyze community data on
incomce levels, access to grocery stores, and health
outcomes and assume risks of a population
A: how public health nurses identify populations at risk of food insecurity
, Q18: Reduces costs by minimizing/preventing travel, enabling early
intervention, decreasing hospital readmissions, can streamline
care delivery - especially for chronic conditions
A: Telehealth
Q19: Prevents the onset of disease, reduces healthcare costs
associated with treatment, and improves public health by
minimizing outbreaks of communicable diseases
A: primary prevention (ex. vaccination)
Q20: Limits individuals' ability to understand medical instructions,
manage treatments and make informed decisions, leading to
increased complications
A: poor health literacy
Q21: A nurse stops a medication due to harmful side effects in a
client
A: nonmaleficence
Q22: Coined the term "birth control", opened the first birth control
clinic, and played a pivotal role in developing contraceptive
methods
A: Margaret Sanger
Q23: Mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and
mental illness on communities by providing prevention,
treatment and recovery support services
A: SAMHSA
Q24: Provides essential health services such as inpatient and
outpatient care, lab tests, and transportation, ensuring access
to care for low-income individuals and families.
A: Medicaid
Q25: Contribute to healthy outcomes by providing preventative
screenings, addressing vision and hearing issues, managing
chronic conditions like asthma, reducing bullying and
supporting mental health which improves academic
performance
A: school nurse
