Community Health Nursing Exam (correct answers)
Public Health 3 components correct answers assessment (needs)
assurance (resources)
policy (intervention)
PH is prevention and promotion of population health at the correct answers federal and
state level
A public service announcement is an example of correct answers nursing intervention
Community health focuses on which type of issues correct answers sociocultural issues
example: food bank at local church (serves health and social needs at the community
level and is privately funded)
Four important aspects of community correct answers people
place
interactions
commonalities
Population vs. Aggregate correct answers Population- group of people with common
personal or environmental characteristics
ALL elders in a community
Aggregate- subgroup of people within a population
PREGNANT teenagers within a school district
Goals of Healthy People 2020 correct answers Focus on achieving health among
community
20% smoking
50% premature death
What are leading health indicators that help keep track of progress towards meeting
Healthy People 2020 goals correct answers life expectancy, infant mortality, age-
adjusted death rates, and cancer incidence rates
Determinants of health correct answers biology
behavior
social environment
physical environment (what is experienced by the senses)
policies and interventions
Health Promotion correct answers activities directed towards improving the well0being
and reaching the best health potential. Health education, groups, community outreaches
, Health Protection correct answers intent
First visiting nurse correct answers Francis Root
The Henry Street Settlement was a model comprehensive health care center that
provided many services, including correct answers home visits to mothers and children,
support services for immigrants, the first school health and industrial health programs,
and many other services
Stage 1 NPD correct answers exposure
host and environment influence vulnerability
Stage 2 NPD correct answers exposure
invasion of causative agent
Stage 3 NPD correct answers pre-clinical stage
pathological changes
asymptomatic
Stage 4 NPD correct answers Culmination
Disease and condition established
Who was involved in the Henry Street Settlement correct answers Lilian Wald and Mary
Brewster
Upstream thinking correct answers actions focus on modifying economic, political, and
environmental factors which are precursors to poor health
Political and economic interventions are the most effective way to address correct
answers public determinants of health
Nursing Theory improves community nursing by correct answers guiding data collection
help interpret data
easier to diagnose problems
Upstream thinking is correct answers A conceptual model to assist the nurse in
community health planning.
Helps to focus the time, energy, and programmatic resources available to community
health nursing clients.
Focuses the nurse on long-term, "bigger picture" issues related to community health
practice, such as social justice or power.
Public Health 3 components correct answers assessment (needs)
assurance (resources)
policy (intervention)
PH is prevention and promotion of population health at the correct answers federal and
state level
A public service announcement is an example of correct answers nursing intervention
Community health focuses on which type of issues correct answers sociocultural issues
example: food bank at local church (serves health and social needs at the community
level and is privately funded)
Four important aspects of community correct answers people
place
interactions
commonalities
Population vs. Aggregate correct answers Population- group of people with common
personal or environmental characteristics
ALL elders in a community
Aggregate- subgroup of people within a population
PREGNANT teenagers within a school district
Goals of Healthy People 2020 correct answers Focus on achieving health among
community
20% smoking
50% premature death
What are leading health indicators that help keep track of progress towards meeting
Healthy People 2020 goals correct answers life expectancy, infant mortality, age-
adjusted death rates, and cancer incidence rates
Determinants of health correct answers biology
behavior
social environment
physical environment (what is experienced by the senses)
policies and interventions
Health Promotion correct answers activities directed towards improving the well0being
and reaching the best health potential. Health education, groups, community outreaches
, Health Protection correct answers intent
First visiting nurse correct answers Francis Root
The Henry Street Settlement was a model comprehensive health care center that
provided many services, including correct answers home visits to mothers and children,
support services for immigrants, the first school health and industrial health programs,
and many other services
Stage 1 NPD correct answers exposure
host and environment influence vulnerability
Stage 2 NPD correct answers exposure
invasion of causative agent
Stage 3 NPD correct answers pre-clinical stage
pathological changes
asymptomatic
Stage 4 NPD correct answers Culmination
Disease and condition established
Who was involved in the Henry Street Settlement correct answers Lilian Wald and Mary
Brewster
Upstream thinking correct answers actions focus on modifying economic, political, and
environmental factors which are precursors to poor health
Political and economic interventions are the most effective way to address correct
answers public determinants of health
Nursing Theory improves community nursing by correct answers guiding data collection
help interpret data
easier to diagnose problems
Upstream thinking is correct answers A conceptual model to assist the nurse in
community health planning.
Helps to focus the time, energy, and programmatic resources available to community
health nursing clients.
Focuses the nurse on long-term, "bigger picture" issues related to community health
practice, such as social justice or power.
