Community Health Nursing Exam 1 Review | Practice
Questions & Study Guide 2026/2027
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What are some possible causes for elderly leading to injury and
possible death ?
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(family rejection, homelessness,
to promote health and quality of life
substance abuse, risky behaviors,
by preventing and controlling
depression, suicide, and sexual
disease, injury, and disability
violence).
(Medication, scatter rugs, lack
no more than 3 standards drink a day
of grab bars, sidewalks, well-lit
or no more than 7 drinks per week
streets, ETOH or substance
(for men)
abuse)
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Term
Aging in America?
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- Large group of people
- May or may not interact with one another but share a common characteristic:
1. Age or gender
2. Ethnicity
3. HIV/AIDS or breast cancer (share same disease or disorder)
- Baby Boomers-population of adults born between 1944-1964.
- By 2050 the estimated number of persons over the age of 65 and older will
be 83.3 million and 60% of Americans over the age of 75.
- Decrease in the number of babies born each year.
aggressively planned, holistic comfort care, designed to relieve symptoms rather
than to bring about a cure
who enters the country w/o proper permission.
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Term
What are the primary communicate vaccines for the elderly
population?
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influenza, pneumonia, shingles,
measles, mumps, rubella, and polio.
and tuberculosis.
tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis, and varicella, measles, mumps, and
hepatitis b. rubella.
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Define health literacy?
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the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and
understand basic health information and services needed to make
appropriate health decisions
, the ability of a healthcare provider to communicate complex medical jargon clearly.
the genetic predisposition of an individual to develop certain diseases.
the financial cost of accessing healthcare services and insurance plans.
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what do upstreaming determinants include?
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social relations, neighborhoods
and communities, institutions, individual health insurance plans, co-
and social and economic pays, and deductibles
policies (going forward)
hospital infrastructure, medical genetic predispositions, personal
equipment, and pharmaceutical lifestyle choices, and individual
availability behaviors
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Questions & Study Guide 2026/2027
1 of 142
Term
What are some possible causes for elderly leading to injury and
possible death ?
Give this one a try later!
(family rejection, homelessness,
to promote health and quality of life
substance abuse, risky behaviors,
by preventing and controlling
depression, suicide, and sexual
disease, injury, and disability
violence).
(Medication, scatter rugs, lack
no more than 3 standards drink a day
of grab bars, sidewalks, well-lit
or no more than 7 drinks per week
streets, ETOH or substance
(for men)
abuse)
, Don't know?
2 of 142
Term
Aging in America?
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- Large group of people
- May or may not interact with one another but share a common characteristic:
1. Age or gender
2. Ethnicity
3. HIV/AIDS or breast cancer (share same disease or disorder)
- Baby Boomers-population of adults born between 1944-1964.
- By 2050 the estimated number of persons over the age of 65 and older will
be 83.3 million and 60% of Americans over the age of 75.
- Decrease in the number of babies born each year.
aggressively planned, holistic comfort care, designed to relieve symptoms rather
than to bring about a cure
who enters the country w/o proper permission.
Don't know?
, 3 of 142
Term
What are the primary communicate vaccines for the elderly
population?
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influenza, pneumonia, shingles,
measles, mumps, rubella, and polio.
and tuberculosis.
tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis, and varicella, measles, mumps, and
hepatitis b. rubella.
Don't know?
4 of 142
Term
Define health literacy?
Give this one a try later!
the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and
understand basic health information and services needed to make
appropriate health decisions
, the ability of a healthcare provider to communicate complex medical jargon clearly.
the genetic predisposition of an individual to develop certain diseases.
the financial cost of accessing healthcare services and insurance plans.
Don't know?
5 of 142
Term
what do upstreaming determinants include?
Give this one a try later!
social relations, neighborhoods
and communities, institutions, individual health insurance plans, co-
and social and economic pays, and deductibles
policies (going forward)
hospital infrastructure, medical genetic predispositions, personal
equipment, and pharmaceutical lifestyle choices, and individual
availability behaviors
Don't know?
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