Test Bank – DeMarco & Healey-Walsh – Community and Public Health Nursing:
Evidence for Practice 4th Edition All 1-25 Chapters Covered With Questions And
Verified Solutions With Rationales And Case Study.
, TABLE OF CONTENT
Part One: The Context of Community and Public Health Nursing
Chapter 1 Foundations of Public Health Nursing
Chapter 2 Public Health Systems
Chapter 3 Health Policy, Politics, and Reform
Chapter 4 Global Health
Part Two: Evidence-Based Practice and Population Health
Chapter 5 Frameworks for Health Promotion, Disease Prevention, and Risk
Reduction
Chapter 6 Epidemiology: The Science of Prevention
Chapter 7 Describing Health Conditions: Understanding and Using Rates
Chapter 8 Gathering Evidence for Public Health Practice
Part Three: Implementing Nursing Practice in Community Settings
Chapter 9 Planning for Community Change
Chapter 10 Cultural Awareness, Sensitivity, and Respect
Chapter 11 Community Assessment
Chapter 12 Care Management, Case Management, and Home Healthcare
Chapter 13 Family Assessment
Part Four: Challenges in Community and Public Health Nursing
Chapter 14 Risk of Infectious and Communicable Diseases
Chapter 15 Emerging Infectious Diseases
Chapter 16 Violence and Abuse
Chapter 17 Substance use Disorder
Chapter 18 Health Inequities in Populations
Chapter 19 Environmental Health
Chapter 20 Community Preparedness: Disaster and Terrorism
Part Five: Specialty Practice
Chapter 21 Community Mental Health
Chapter 22 School Health
Chapter 23 Innovative Community Engagement Practice to Advance Population
Health
,Chapter 24 Palliative and End-of-Life Care
Chapter 25 Occupational Health Nursing
Chapter 1: Foundations of Public Health Nursing
Multiple-Choice Questions (21)
1. Public health nursing primarily focuses on:
A. Individual patient care only
B. Populations and communities
C. Hospital-based care
D. Emergency trauma care
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Public health nursing emphasizes population health, prevention, and
community well-being rather than only individual care.
2. The core goal of public health is to:
A. Treat diseases
B. Prevent disease and promote health
C. Focus on genetic disorders only
D. Provide inpatient care
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Public health focuses on prevention, health promotion, and improving quality
of life at the community level.
3. One of the primary roles of a public health nurse (PHN) is:
A. Conducting research only
B. Educating communities about health
C. Prescribing medications
D. Performing surgeries
, Correct Answer: B
Rationale: PHNs educate, advocate, and promote healthy behaviors in communities.
4. The difference between public health nursing and community nursing is:
A. Public health nursing focuses on population health; community nursing may include
individual care
B. Community nursing only works in hospitals
C. Public health nursing treats diseases only
D. There is no difference
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Public health nursing emphasizes population-level interventions and
prevention strategies.
5. Epidemiology is important to PHN because it:
A. Measures hospital profits
B. Studies disease patterns to guide prevention and intervention
C. Replaces nursing assessments
D. Focuses solely on medications
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Epidemiology helps PHNs understand disease trends and plan preventive
strategies.
6. Social determinants of health include all EXCEPT:
A. Income and education
B. Access to healthcare
C. Genetics only
D. Environment and neighborhood
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Genetics is a biological factor; social determinants include external factors
affecting health.
7. Which intervention is an example of primary prevention?
A. Administering flu vaccines
B. Treating a diabetic patient’s hyperglycemia
Evidence for Practice 4th Edition All 1-25 Chapters Covered With Questions And
Verified Solutions With Rationales And Case Study.
, TABLE OF CONTENT
Part One: The Context of Community and Public Health Nursing
Chapter 1 Foundations of Public Health Nursing
Chapter 2 Public Health Systems
Chapter 3 Health Policy, Politics, and Reform
Chapter 4 Global Health
Part Two: Evidence-Based Practice and Population Health
Chapter 5 Frameworks for Health Promotion, Disease Prevention, and Risk
Reduction
Chapter 6 Epidemiology: The Science of Prevention
Chapter 7 Describing Health Conditions: Understanding and Using Rates
Chapter 8 Gathering Evidence for Public Health Practice
Part Three: Implementing Nursing Practice in Community Settings
Chapter 9 Planning for Community Change
Chapter 10 Cultural Awareness, Sensitivity, and Respect
Chapter 11 Community Assessment
Chapter 12 Care Management, Case Management, and Home Healthcare
Chapter 13 Family Assessment
Part Four: Challenges in Community and Public Health Nursing
Chapter 14 Risk of Infectious and Communicable Diseases
Chapter 15 Emerging Infectious Diseases
Chapter 16 Violence and Abuse
Chapter 17 Substance use Disorder
Chapter 18 Health Inequities in Populations
Chapter 19 Environmental Health
Chapter 20 Community Preparedness: Disaster and Terrorism
Part Five: Specialty Practice
Chapter 21 Community Mental Health
Chapter 22 School Health
Chapter 23 Innovative Community Engagement Practice to Advance Population
Health
,Chapter 24 Palliative and End-of-Life Care
Chapter 25 Occupational Health Nursing
Chapter 1: Foundations of Public Health Nursing
Multiple-Choice Questions (21)
1. Public health nursing primarily focuses on:
A. Individual patient care only
B. Populations and communities
C. Hospital-based care
D. Emergency trauma care
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Public health nursing emphasizes population health, prevention, and
community well-being rather than only individual care.
2. The core goal of public health is to:
A. Treat diseases
B. Prevent disease and promote health
C. Focus on genetic disorders only
D. Provide inpatient care
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Public health focuses on prevention, health promotion, and improving quality
of life at the community level.
3. One of the primary roles of a public health nurse (PHN) is:
A. Conducting research only
B. Educating communities about health
C. Prescribing medications
D. Performing surgeries
, Correct Answer: B
Rationale: PHNs educate, advocate, and promote healthy behaviors in communities.
4. The difference between public health nursing and community nursing is:
A. Public health nursing focuses on population health; community nursing may include
individual care
B. Community nursing only works in hospitals
C. Public health nursing treats diseases only
D. There is no difference
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Public health nursing emphasizes population-level interventions and
prevention strategies.
5. Epidemiology is important to PHN because it:
A. Measures hospital profits
B. Studies disease patterns to guide prevention and intervention
C. Replaces nursing assessments
D. Focuses solely on medications
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Epidemiology helps PHNs understand disease trends and plan preventive
strategies.
6. Social determinants of health include all EXCEPT:
A. Income and education
B. Access to healthcare
C. Genetics only
D. Environment and neighborhood
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Genetics is a biological factor; social determinants include external factors
affecting health.
7. Which intervention is an example of primary prevention?
A. Administering flu vaccines
B. Treating a diabetic patient’s hyperglycemia
