COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING EXAM 1
PREP QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
Public Health 3 components - ANS-assessment (needs)
assurance (resources)
policy (intervention)
PH is prevention and promotion of population health at the - ANS-federal and state level
A public service announcement is an example of - ANS-nursing intervention
Community health focuses on which type of issues - ANS-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 - ANS-people
place
interactions
commonalities
Population vs. Aggregate - ANS-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 - ANS-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 - ANS-life expectancy, infant mortality, age-adjusted death rates, and cancer incidence rates
Determinants of health - ANS-biology
behavior
, social environment
physical environment (what is experienced by the senses)
policies and interventions
Health Promotion - ANS-activities directed towards improving the well0being and reaching the best
health potential. Health education, groups, community outreaches
Health Protection - ANS-intent
First visiting nurse - ANS-Francis Root
The Henry Street Settlement was a model comprehensive health care center that provided many
services, including - ANS-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 - ANS-exposure
host and environment influence vulnerability
Stage 2 NPD - ANS-exposure
invasion of causative agent
Stage 3 NPD - ANS-pre-clinical stage
pathological changes
asymptomatic
Stage 4 NPD - ANS-Culmination
Disease and condition established
Who was involved in the Henry Street Settlement - ANS-Lilian Wald and Mary Brewster
Upstream thinking - ANS-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 - ANS-public determinants of
health
Nursing Theory improves community nursing by - ANS-guiding data collection
help interpret data
easier to diagnose problems
Upstream thinking is - ANS-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.
PREP QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
Public Health 3 components - ANS-assessment (needs)
assurance (resources)
policy (intervention)
PH is prevention and promotion of population health at the - ANS-federal and state level
A public service announcement is an example of - ANS-nursing intervention
Community health focuses on which type of issues - ANS-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 - ANS-people
place
interactions
commonalities
Population vs. Aggregate - ANS-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 - ANS-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 - ANS-life expectancy, infant mortality, age-adjusted death rates, and cancer incidence rates
Determinants of health - ANS-biology
behavior
, social environment
physical environment (what is experienced by the senses)
policies and interventions
Health Promotion - ANS-activities directed towards improving the well0being and reaching the best
health potential. Health education, groups, community outreaches
Health Protection - ANS-intent
First visiting nurse - ANS-Francis Root
The Henry Street Settlement was a model comprehensive health care center that provided many
services, including - ANS-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 - ANS-exposure
host and environment influence vulnerability
Stage 2 NPD - ANS-exposure
invasion of causative agent
Stage 3 NPD - ANS-pre-clinical stage
pathological changes
asymptomatic
Stage 4 NPD - ANS-Culmination
Disease and condition established
Who was involved in the Henry Street Settlement - ANS-Lilian Wald and Mary Brewster
Upstream thinking - ANS-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 - ANS-public determinants of
health
Nursing Theory improves community nursing by - ANS-guiding data collection
help interpret data
easier to diagnose problems
Upstream thinking is - ANS-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.
