, Origin: r Chapter r1- rPublic rHealth rNursing, r1
1. A rnurse ris rstriving rto rpractice rpatient-centered rcare rat ra rhospital. rWhich raction
rbestrexemplifies rproviding rpatient-centered rcare?
A) Having ra rclient rcomplete ra rself-reported rfunctional rstatus rindicator rand
rthenrreviewing rit rwith rthe rclient
B) Explaining rto ra rclient rthe rbenefits rof rcomputer-assisted rrobotic
rsurgicalrtechniques, rwhich rthe rhospital rrecently rimplemented
C) Recording ra rclient's rsigns rand rsymptoms rin ran relectronic rhealth rrecord
D) Performing rcontinuous rglucose rmonitoring rof ra rclient rwhile rthe rclient ris rin
rtherhospital
Ans: r A
Feedback:
Patient-centered rcare rconsiders rcultural rtraditions, rpersonal rpreferences, rvalues,
rfamilies, rand rlifestyles. rClients rbecome ractive rparticipants rin rtheir rown rcare, rand
rmonitoring rhealth rbecomes rthe rclient's rresponsibility. rTo rhelp rclients rand rtheir
rhealthcare rproviders rmake rbetter rdecisions, rthe rAgency rfor rHealthcare rResearch rand
rQuality r(AHRQ) rhas rdeveloped ra rseries rof rtools rthat rempower rclients rand rassist
rproviders rin rachieving rdesired routcomes, rincluding rclient-reported rfunctional rstatus
rindicators. rComputer-assisted rrobotic rsurgical rtechniques, relectronic rhealth rrecords,
randrcontinuous rglucose rmonitoring rin rthe rhospital rare rall rtechnological radvances rin
rhealthcare, rbut rthey rdo rnot rhelp rthe rclient rbecome ra rmore ractive rparticipant rin rhis ror
rherrcare, rand rthus rare rnot rgood rexamples rof rpatient-centered rcare.
Origin: r Chapter r1- rPublic rHealth rNursing, r2
2. A rnurse ris rcaring rfor ran rolder rclient rwho ris rstruggling rto rmanage rher rtype r2 rdiabetes
rmellitus. rThe rnurse rshould rrecognize rwhich rsocial rdeterminants rof rthis rclient's
rhealth?r(Select rall rthat rapply.)
A) Household rincome rof r$23,000 rper ryear
B) Reading rlevel rof ra rthird rgrader
C) Medication rineffective rdue rto rerror rin rprescription
D) Originally rfrom rSudan
E) No rfamily rin rthe
rarearAns: r A, rB, rD, rE
rFeedback:
The rsocial rconditions rin rwhich rpeople rlive, rtheir rincome, rsocial rstatus, reducation,
rliteracy, rhome rand rwork renvironment, rsupport rnetworks, rgender, rculture, rand
ravailability rof rhealth rservices rare rthe rsocial rdeterminants rof rhealth. rThese rconditions
rhave ran rimpact ron rthe rextent rto rwhich ra rperson ror rcommunity rpossesses rthe rphysical,
rsocial, rand rpersonal rresources rnecessary rto rattain rand rmaintain rhealth. rA rmedical
rerrorron rthe rpart rof rthe rclient's rprimary rcare rprovider ror rnurse rwould rnot rconstitute ra
rsocial rdeterminant rof rthe rclient's rhealth.
,3. A rnurse rsuccessfully rpersuades ran robese rclient rto rperform ra rweekly rweigh-in rat
rhomerusing ra rdigital rscale rand rrecord rthe rweight rin ra rlog. rThis rstrategy ris ran rexample
rof:
A) Telehealth
B) Health rinformation rtechnology
C) Personal rresponsibility rfor rhealth
D) Evidence-based
rnursingrAns: r C
Feedback:
Personal rresponsibility rfor rhealth rinvolves ractive rparticipation rin rone's rown rhealth
rthrough reducation rand rlifestyle rchanges. rIn rthis rcase, rthe rclient rmakes ra rpositive
rchangerin rlifestyle rby rmonitoring rbody rweight rweekly. rTelehealth ris rthe ruse rof
relectronic rinformation rand rtelecommunications rtechnologies rto rsupport rlong-distance
rclinical rhealthcare, rclient rand rprofessional rhealth-related reducation, rpublic rhealth, rand
rhealth radministration. rHealth rinformation rtechnology r(HIT) ris rdefined ras rthe
rcomprehensive rmanagement rof rhealth rinformation rand rits rexchange rbetween
rconsumers, rproviders, rgovernment, rand rinsurers rin ra rsecure rmanner. rEvidence-based
rnursing ris rthe rintegrationrof rthe rbest revidence ravailable rwith rclinical rexpertise rand rthe
rvalues rof rthe rclient rto rincrease rthe rquality rof rcare.
Origin: r Chapter r1- rPublic rHealth rNursing, r4
4. A rnurse rperforms ra rvariety rof rtasks ras rpart rof rthe rnurse's rposition rat ra rhospital.
rWhichrtask rbest rexemplifies rpublic rhealth?
A) Reading rcurrent rnursing rjournals rand rintegrating rthe rlatest rresearch rinto
rdailyrpractice
B) Instructing ra rclient ron rhow rto rbest rcare rfor ra rsuture rsite rat rhome
C) Participating rin ra rvideoconference rcall rwith ra rclient rwho rlives rin ra rremote rarea
D) Facilitating ra rcommunity-wide rsmoking rcessation rprogram rone rmonth rout rof
rtheryear
Ans: r D
Feedback:
Public rhealth ris rwhat rsociety rdoes rcollectively rto rensure rthe rconditions rexist rin rwhich
rpeople rcan rbe rhealthy. rA rcommunity-wide rsmoking rcessation rprogram ris ra rgreat
rexample rof ra rpublic rhealth rintervention, rin rthat rit rinvolves rthe rcollective reffort rof
rsocietyrto rimprove rthe rhealth rof rits rmembers. rReading rand r applying rthe r latest rnursing
rresearch ris ran rexample rof revidence-based rnursing. rInstructing ra rclient ron rhow rto rbest
rcare rfor ra rsuture rsite rat rhome ris ran rexample rof rpersonal rresponsibility rfor rhealth, rbut rit ris
rnot rfocused ron rthe rhealth rof rthe rgreater rcommunity. rParticipating rin ra rvideoconference
rcall rwith ra rclient rwho rlives rin ra rremote rarea ris ran rexample rof rpatient-centered rcare rand
rof ran reffective rimplementation rof rtechnology, rbut rit ris rnot rparticularly rrelated rto rpublic
rhealth.
, Origin: r Chapter r1- rPublic rHealth rNursing, r5
5. Public rhealth rnursing ris rdistinguished rfrom rother rspecialties rby radherence rto
reightrprinciples. rWhich ris rone rof rthe reight rdomains rof rpublic rhealth rnursing
rpractice?
A) Analytic rassessment rskills
B) Investigation rof rdisease
C) Referral rand rfollow-up
D) Case
rmanagementrAns: r A
Feedback:
The reight rdomains rof rpublic rhealth rnursing rpractice rare ras rfollows: rAnalytic rassessment
rskills, rpolicy rdevelopment rand rprogram rplanning rskills, rcommunication rskills, rcultural
rcompetency rskills, rcommunity rdimensions rof rpractice rskills, rpublic rhealth rscience
rskills,rfinancial rplanning rand rmanagement rskills, rand rleadership rand rsystems rthinking
rskills.
Investigation rof rdisease, rreferral rand rfollow-up, rand rcase rmanagement rare rall
rpublicrhealth rnursing rinterventions rbut rare rnot rdomains rof rpublic rhealth rnursing
rpractice.
Origin: r Chapter r1- rPublic rHealth rNursing, r6
6. Public rhealth rnursing ris rdistinguished rfrom rother rspecialties rby radherence rto
reightrprinciples. rWhich ris rone rof rthe reight rdomains rof rpublic rhealth rnursing
rpractice?
A) Policyrdevelopment rand rindividual rplanning rskills
B) Individual rdimensions rof rpractice rskills
C) Financial rplanning rand rmanagement rskills
D) Leadership rand rindividual rcritical rthinking
rskillsrAns: r C
Feedback:
The reight rdomains rof rpublic rhealth rnursing rpractice rare ras rfollows: rAnalytic rassessment
rskills, rpolicy rdevelopment rand rprogram rplanning rskills, rcommunication rskills, rcultural
rcompetency rskills, rcommunity rdimensions rof rpractice rskills, rpublic rhealth rscience
rskills,rfinancial rplanning rand rmanagement rskills, rand rleadership rand rsystems rthinking
rskills.
1. A rnurse ris rstriving rto rpractice rpatient-centered rcare rat ra rhospital. rWhich raction
rbestrexemplifies rproviding rpatient-centered rcare?
A) Having ra rclient rcomplete ra rself-reported rfunctional rstatus rindicator rand
rthenrreviewing rit rwith rthe rclient
B) Explaining rto ra rclient rthe rbenefits rof rcomputer-assisted rrobotic
rsurgicalrtechniques, rwhich rthe rhospital rrecently rimplemented
C) Recording ra rclient's rsigns rand rsymptoms rin ran relectronic rhealth rrecord
D) Performing rcontinuous rglucose rmonitoring rof ra rclient rwhile rthe rclient ris rin
rtherhospital
Ans: r A
Feedback:
Patient-centered rcare rconsiders rcultural rtraditions, rpersonal rpreferences, rvalues,
rfamilies, rand rlifestyles. rClients rbecome ractive rparticipants rin rtheir rown rcare, rand
rmonitoring rhealth rbecomes rthe rclient's rresponsibility. rTo rhelp rclients rand rtheir
rhealthcare rproviders rmake rbetter rdecisions, rthe rAgency rfor rHealthcare rResearch rand
rQuality r(AHRQ) rhas rdeveloped ra rseries rof rtools rthat rempower rclients rand rassist
rproviders rin rachieving rdesired routcomes, rincluding rclient-reported rfunctional rstatus
rindicators. rComputer-assisted rrobotic rsurgical rtechniques, relectronic rhealth rrecords,
randrcontinuous rglucose rmonitoring rin rthe rhospital rare rall rtechnological radvances rin
rhealthcare, rbut rthey rdo rnot rhelp rthe rclient rbecome ra rmore ractive rparticipant rin rhis ror
rherrcare, rand rthus rare rnot rgood rexamples rof rpatient-centered rcare.
Origin: r Chapter r1- rPublic rHealth rNursing, r2
2. A rnurse ris rcaring rfor ran rolder rclient rwho ris rstruggling rto rmanage rher rtype r2 rdiabetes
rmellitus. rThe rnurse rshould rrecognize rwhich rsocial rdeterminants rof rthis rclient's
rhealth?r(Select rall rthat rapply.)
A) Household rincome rof r$23,000 rper ryear
B) Reading rlevel rof ra rthird rgrader
C) Medication rineffective rdue rto rerror rin rprescription
D) Originally rfrom rSudan
E) No rfamily rin rthe
rarearAns: r A, rB, rD, rE
rFeedback:
The rsocial rconditions rin rwhich rpeople rlive, rtheir rincome, rsocial rstatus, reducation,
rliteracy, rhome rand rwork renvironment, rsupport rnetworks, rgender, rculture, rand
ravailability rof rhealth rservices rare rthe rsocial rdeterminants rof rhealth. rThese rconditions
rhave ran rimpact ron rthe rextent rto rwhich ra rperson ror rcommunity rpossesses rthe rphysical,
rsocial, rand rpersonal rresources rnecessary rto rattain rand rmaintain rhealth. rA rmedical
rerrorron rthe rpart rof rthe rclient's rprimary rcare rprovider ror rnurse rwould rnot rconstitute ra
rsocial rdeterminant rof rthe rclient's rhealth.
,3. A rnurse rsuccessfully rpersuades ran robese rclient rto rperform ra rweekly rweigh-in rat
rhomerusing ra rdigital rscale rand rrecord rthe rweight rin ra rlog. rThis rstrategy ris ran rexample
rof:
A) Telehealth
B) Health rinformation rtechnology
C) Personal rresponsibility rfor rhealth
D) Evidence-based
rnursingrAns: r C
Feedback:
Personal rresponsibility rfor rhealth rinvolves ractive rparticipation rin rone's rown rhealth
rthrough reducation rand rlifestyle rchanges. rIn rthis rcase, rthe rclient rmakes ra rpositive
rchangerin rlifestyle rby rmonitoring rbody rweight rweekly. rTelehealth ris rthe ruse rof
relectronic rinformation rand rtelecommunications rtechnologies rto rsupport rlong-distance
rclinical rhealthcare, rclient rand rprofessional rhealth-related reducation, rpublic rhealth, rand
rhealth radministration. rHealth rinformation rtechnology r(HIT) ris rdefined ras rthe
rcomprehensive rmanagement rof rhealth rinformation rand rits rexchange rbetween
rconsumers, rproviders, rgovernment, rand rinsurers rin ra rsecure rmanner. rEvidence-based
rnursing ris rthe rintegrationrof rthe rbest revidence ravailable rwith rclinical rexpertise rand rthe
rvalues rof rthe rclient rto rincrease rthe rquality rof rcare.
Origin: r Chapter r1- rPublic rHealth rNursing, r4
4. A rnurse rperforms ra rvariety rof rtasks ras rpart rof rthe rnurse's rposition rat ra rhospital.
rWhichrtask rbest rexemplifies rpublic rhealth?
A) Reading rcurrent rnursing rjournals rand rintegrating rthe rlatest rresearch rinto
rdailyrpractice
B) Instructing ra rclient ron rhow rto rbest rcare rfor ra rsuture rsite rat rhome
C) Participating rin ra rvideoconference rcall rwith ra rclient rwho rlives rin ra rremote rarea
D) Facilitating ra rcommunity-wide rsmoking rcessation rprogram rone rmonth rout rof
rtheryear
Ans: r D
Feedback:
Public rhealth ris rwhat rsociety rdoes rcollectively rto rensure rthe rconditions rexist rin rwhich
rpeople rcan rbe rhealthy. rA rcommunity-wide rsmoking rcessation rprogram ris ra rgreat
rexample rof ra rpublic rhealth rintervention, rin rthat rit rinvolves rthe rcollective reffort rof
rsocietyrto rimprove rthe rhealth rof rits rmembers. rReading rand r applying rthe r latest rnursing
rresearch ris ran rexample rof revidence-based rnursing. rInstructing ra rclient ron rhow rto rbest
rcare rfor ra rsuture rsite rat rhome ris ran rexample rof rpersonal rresponsibility rfor rhealth, rbut rit ris
rnot rfocused ron rthe rhealth rof rthe rgreater rcommunity. rParticipating rin ra rvideoconference
rcall rwith ra rclient rwho rlives rin ra rremote rarea ris ran rexample rof rpatient-centered rcare rand
rof ran reffective rimplementation rof rtechnology, rbut rit ris rnot rparticularly rrelated rto rpublic
rhealth.
, Origin: r Chapter r1- rPublic rHealth rNursing, r5
5. Public rhealth rnursing ris rdistinguished rfrom rother rspecialties rby radherence rto
reightrprinciples. rWhich ris rone rof rthe reight rdomains rof rpublic rhealth rnursing
rpractice?
A) Analytic rassessment rskills
B) Investigation rof rdisease
C) Referral rand rfollow-up
D) Case
rmanagementrAns: r A
Feedback:
The reight rdomains rof rpublic rhealth rnursing rpractice rare ras rfollows: rAnalytic rassessment
rskills, rpolicy rdevelopment rand rprogram rplanning rskills, rcommunication rskills, rcultural
rcompetency rskills, rcommunity rdimensions rof rpractice rskills, rpublic rhealth rscience
rskills,rfinancial rplanning rand rmanagement rskills, rand rleadership rand rsystems rthinking
rskills.
Investigation rof rdisease, rreferral rand rfollow-up, rand rcase rmanagement rare rall
rpublicrhealth rnursing rinterventions rbut rare rnot rdomains rof rpublic rhealth rnursing
rpractice.
Origin: r Chapter r1- rPublic rHealth rNursing, r6
6. Public rhealth rnursing ris rdistinguished rfrom rother rspecialties rby radherence rto
reightrprinciples. rWhich ris rone rof rthe reight rdomains rof rpublic rhealth rnursing
rpractice?
A) Policyrdevelopment rand rindividual rplanning rskills
B) Individual rdimensions rof rpractice rskills
C) Financial rplanning rand rmanagement rskills
D) Leadership rand rindividual rcritical rthinking
rskillsrAns: r C
Feedback:
The reight rdomains rof rpublic rhealth rnursing rpractice rare ras rfollows: rAnalytic rassessment
rskills, rpolicy rdevelopment rand rprogram rplanning rskills, rcommunication rskills, rcultural
rcompetency rskills, rcommunity rdimensions rof rpractice rskills, rpublic rhealth rscience
rskills,rfinancial rplanning rand rmanagement rskills, rand rleadership rand rsystems rthinking
rskills.
