1. Which is an accurate statement about nursing roles in population-based
health care?
Nursing roles in population-based health care are varied and multifaceted.
Population-based nursing interventions are implemented at the individual-
focused level.
Nursing roles at the systems-level of population-based health care are
limited due to the scope of nursing licensure.
Nursing roles in some intervention categories such as surveillance and
disease investigation do not exist because these interventions are managed
by epidemiologists.
Nursing roles in population-based health care are varied and multifaceted.
2. Match the public health intervention category to the example of nursing
intervention.
Monitoring health trends in a rural community
Offering blood pressure checks at a county fair
Collecting data about a disease outbreak in a small town
Locating populations at risk for violence and distributing information
,Monitoring health trends in a rural community---Surveillance
Offering blood pressure checks at a county fair---Screening
Collecting data about a disease outbreak in a small town---Disease and other
health event investigation
Locating populations at risk for violence and distributing information---
Outreach
3. Which intervention corresponds to the highlighted area of the Intervention
Wheel?
Mobilizing local older adult volunteers to form an older adults outdoor
walking club
Hosting a mental health awareness discussion at an older adult center coffee
hour event
Partnering with law enforcement to establish ordinances prohibiting sale of
cigarettes to underage youth
Working one-on-one on a regular basis with a blind homeless person to
connect with local agencies for basic needs and care
Hosting a mental health awareness discussion at an older adult center coffee
hour event
4. Match the public health intervention category to the basic description of
the category.
, Optimizes self-care and the capacity of systems to provide services
Assists individuals or groups to identify and access necessary resources
Consists of tasks assigned to or by nurses in population-based care
Optimizes self-care and the capacity of systems to provide services---Case
management
Assists individuals or groups to identify and access necessary resources---
Referral and follow-up
Consists of tasks assigned to or by nurses in population-based care---
Delegated functions
5. Which intervention corresponds to the highlighted area of the Intervention
Wheel?
Administering standard childhood vaccinations to a toddler under a
provider’s prescription order
Providing information and problem-solving for a workplace with rapidly rising
workplace-offered health care insurance rates
Locating and checking in with a vulnerable homeless teen with mental health
problems to determine whether the prescribed medication was obtained
Coordinating the services of clinic providers, a WIC nutritionist, and a family
health aide to provide ongoing support and teaching to a young mother
overfeeding her infant