NURS 450 Final Exam 2026/2027 | Practice Questions and Answers,
Nursing Test Bank
Which of the following best describes community-based nursing? - Correct answer✅✅ A philosophy
that guides family-centered illness care
Which of the following best describes community-oriented nursing? - Correct answer✅✅ Having the
goal of health promotion and disease prevention
Which of the following is the primary focus of public health nursing? - Correct answer✅✅ Promotion
of quality of life
Which of the following is responsible for the dramatic increase in life expectancy during the 20th
century? - Correct answer✅✅ Sanitation and other public health activities
A nurse is developing a plan to decrease the number of premature deaths in the community. Which of
the following interventions would most likely be implemented by the nurse? - Correct answer✅✅
Promote healthy lifestyle behavior choices among the community members
Which of the following is a basic assumption of public health efforts? - Correct answer✅✅ The health
of individuals cannot be separated form the health of the community
Which of the following actions would most likely be performed by a public health nurse? - Correct
answer✅✅ Working with community groups to create policies to improve the environment
Which of the following public health nurses most clearly fulfills the responsibilities of the this role? -
Correct answer✅✅ The nurse who spent the day attending meetings of carious health agencies
Which of the following best defines aggregate? - Correct answer✅✅ A group of persons who share
one or mote characteristics
, A registered nurse was just employed as a public health nurse. Which question would be the most
relevant for the nurse to ask? - Correct answer✅✅ "Which groups are at the greatest risk for
problems?"
Making sure that essential community-oriented health services are available defines which of the core
public health functions? - Correct answer✅✅ Assurance
When talking to a women's group at the senior citizens' center, the nurse reminded them that the only
way the center would be able to afford to provide transportation services for them would be to continue
to write letters to their local city council representatives requesting funding for such a service. What was
the nurse trying to accomplish through this action? - Correct answer✅✅ Help the women engage in
political action
The public health nurse has a clear vision of what needs to be done and where it begin to improve the
health of the community. Why would the nurse spend time meeting with community groups to discuss
the most important task to be addresses first? - Correct answer✅✅ To work with the groups, not for
the groups
The nurse often has to make resource allocation decisions. Which of the following best describes the
criterion the nurse should use in such cases? - Correct answer✅✅ The needs of the aggregate rather
than a few individuals
Which of the following actions best represents public health nursing? - Correct answer✅✅ Assessing
the effectiveness of the large high school health clinic
Two nurses plan to walk under a huge downtown bridge where various homeless persons live. Why
would the nurses go to such an unsafe area? - Correct answer✅✅ To assess the needs of the homeless
who live there
A nurse is considering applying for a position as a public health nurse. Which of the following would be a
reason this position would be appealing? - Correct answer✅✅ Autonomy and independence
The Elizabeth Poor Law of 1601 is similar to which current law? - Correct answer✅✅ Medicaid
Nursing Test Bank
Which of the following best describes community-based nursing? - Correct answer✅✅ A philosophy
that guides family-centered illness care
Which of the following best describes community-oriented nursing? - Correct answer✅✅ Having the
goal of health promotion and disease prevention
Which of the following is the primary focus of public health nursing? - Correct answer✅✅ Promotion
of quality of life
Which of the following is responsible for the dramatic increase in life expectancy during the 20th
century? - Correct answer✅✅ Sanitation and other public health activities
A nurse is developing a plan to decrease the number of premature deaths in the community. Which of
the following interventions would most likely be implemented by the nurse? - Correct answer✅✅
Promote healthy lifestyle behavior choices among the community members
Which of the following is a basic assumption of public health efforts? - Correct answer✅✅ The health
of individuals cannot be separated form the health of the community
Which of the following actions would most likely be performed by a public health nurse? - Correct
answer✅✅ Working with community groups to create policies to improve the environment
Which of the following public health nurses most clearly fulfills the responsibilities of the this role? -
Correct answer✅✅ The nurse who spent the day attending meetings of carious health agencies
Which of the following best defines aggregate? - Correct answer✅✅ A group of persons who share
one or mote characteristics
, A registered nurse was just employed as a public health nurse. Which question would be the most
relevant for the nurse to ask? - Correct answer✅✅ "Which groups are at the greatest risk for
problems?"
Making sure that essential community-oriented health services are available defines which of the core
public health functions? - Correct answer✅✅ Assurance
When talking to a women's group at the senior citizens' center, the nurse reminded them that the only
way the center would be able to afford to provide transportation services for them would be to continue
to write letters to their local city council representatives requesting funding for such a service. What was
the nurse trying to accomplish through this action? - Correct answer✅✅ Help the women engage in
political action
The public health nurse has a clear vision of what needs to be done and where it begin to improve the
health of the community. Why would the nurse spend time meeting with community groups to discuss
the most important task to be addresses first? - Correct answer✅✅ To work with the groups, not for
the groups
The nurse often has to make resource allocation decisions. Which of the following best describes the
criterion the nurse should use in such cases? - Correct answer✅✅ The needs of the aggregate rather
than a few individuals
Which of the following actions best represents public health nursing? - Correct answer✅✅ Assessing
the effectiveness of the large high school health clinic
Two nurses plan to walk under a huge downtown bridge where various homeless persons live. Why
would the nurses go to such an unsafe area? - Correct answer✅✅ To assess the needs of the homeless
who live there
A nurse is considering applying for a position as a public health nurse. Which of the following would be a
reason this position would be appealing? - Correct answer✅✅ Autonomy and independence
The Elizabeth Poor Law of 1601 is similar to which current law? - Correct answer✅✅ Medicaid
