NUR 4638 Population Health Exam 1 Study Guide
Questions With Answers
In 1988, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) published a report on the future of
public health and its mission that defined public health as:
a. what public-private partnerships do to treat vulnerable populations.
b. what the government does to ensure that vital programs are in place.
c. what the U.S. Public Health Service does to prevent disease, promote
health, and deliver services.
d. what society does collectively to ensure the conditions in which people can
be healthy. - ANSWER D
A registered nurse is seeking a position as a public health nurse. In reviewing
the job description, the nurse would expect to find a description of a position
that focused on functions such as:
a. monitoring pregnant teenagers for symptoms of complications of
pregnancy.
b. offering free hypertension screening and treatment referral at local health
fairs to low-income, uninsured, community members.
c. partnering with local seasonal farmworkers to design a program aimed at
preventing illness and injury, and advocating for this population with local
political and community leaders.
d. preventing injury among a population of elderly residents in an assisted
,living facility and treating residents' chronic illnesses. - ANSWER C
A public health nurse leader is encountering barriers when trying to shift the
public health agency's efforts to a population-focused practice. The reasons
peers are not supportive of the proposed shift to a population focus are most
likely related to:
a. agency colleagues' push for nurses to focus on population initiatives.
b. costs associated with staff training and revision of documents.
c. lack of support from the agency's funding sources.
d. opinions that nursing should focus on the provision of direct client care
and services. - ANSWER D
The role and goals of the community health nursing practice can best be
described as:
a. community-based interventions aimed at promoting, preserving, and
maintaining the health of populations residing in institutional facilities such
as nursing homes.
b. education of nurses and other staff working in community-based and
community-oriented settings to improve the overall effectiveness of their
programs to meet client needs.
c. population-level strategies aimed at promoting, preserving, and
maintaining the health of populations through the delivery of personal
health care services to individuals, families, and groups in an effort to
, improve the health of the community as a whole.
d. activities targeted at improving the health status of clients served by
community-based health service agencies such as hospice and home health
agencies. - ANSWER C
A community-oriented nurse has identified obesity as a problem in the
middle school. The next step in a population-focused practice is to make
information available about the health of the middle school students. This
describes the core public health function of:
a. assessment.
b. assurance.
c. policy development.
d. research. - ANSWER A
The state public health agency has received multiple complaints regarding
the availability of elder transportation services to a specific county senior
center. The state agency assigns a public health nurse to work with the
community to evaluate its program for elder transportation services to
publicly sponsored eldercare programs. The public health core function
applied is:
a. assurance.
b. policy development.
c. primary prevention.
Questions With Answers
In 1988, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) published a report on the future of
public health and its mission that defined public health as:
a. what public-private partnerships do to treat vulnerable populations.
b. what the government does to ensure that vital programs are in place.
c. what the U.S. Public Health Service does to prevent disease, promote
health, and deliver services.
d. what society does collectively to ensure the conditions in which people can
be healthy. - ANSWER D
A registered nurse is seeking a position as a public health nurse. In reviewing
the job description, the nurse would expect to find a description of a position
that focused on functions such as:
a. monitoring pregnant teenagers for symptoms of complications of
pregnancy.
b. offering free hypertension screening and treatment referral at local health
fairs to low-income, uninsured, community members.
c. partnering with local seasonal farmworkers to design a program aimed at
preventing illness and injury, and advocating for this population with local
political and community leaders.
d. preventing injury among a population of elderly residents in an assisted
,living facility and treating residents' chronic illnesses. - ANSWER C
A public health nurse leader is encountering barriers when trying to shift the
public health agency's efforts to a population-focused practice. The reasons
peers are not supportive of the proposed shift to a population focus are most
likely related to:
a. agency colleagues' push for nurses to focus on population initiatives.
b. costs associated with staff training and revision of documents.
c. lack of support from the agency's funding sources.
d. opinions that nursing should focus on the provision of direct client care
and services. - ANSWER D
The role and goals of the community health nursing practice can best be
described as:
a. community-based interventions aimed at promoting, preserving, and
maintaining the health of populations residing in institutional facilities such
as nursing homes.
b. education of nurses and other staff working in community-based and
community-oriented settings to improve the overall effectiveness of their
programs to meet client needs.
c. population-level strategies aimed at promoting, preserving, and
maintaining the health of populations through the delivery of personal
health care services to individuals, families, and groups in an effort to
, improve the health of the community as a whole.
d. activities targeted at improving the health status of clients served by
community-based health service agencies such as hospice and home health
agencies. - ANSWER C
A community-oriented nurse has identified obesity as a problem in the
middle school. The next step in a population-focused practice is to make
information available about the health of the middle school students. This
describes the core public health function of:
a. assessment.
b. assurance.
c. policy development.
d. research. - ANSWER A
The state public health agency has received multiple complaints regarding
the availability of elder transportation services to a specific county senior
center. The state agency assigns a public health nurse to work with the
community to evaluate its program for elder transportation services to
publicly sponsored eldercare programs. The public health core function
applied is:
a. assurance.
b. policy development.
c. primary prevention.
