Exam 1: Introduction to Community Health
Nursing Questions With All Correct Answers
What is community health nursing? Correct answer-Disease oriented system vs. health oriented
system
Market Justice vs. social justice
Personal behaviors and collective behaviors
individual health and population health
Health Definition Correct answer-Individual or group
Realize aspirations and satisfy needs
change or cope with the environment
Community Definition Correct answer-Group or collection of individuals (people)
Interacting in social units (place)
Sharing common interests, characteristics, values, and goals (social interactions/common
characteristics, interests, or goals)
-geopolitical
-phenomenological
Population Definition Correct answer-Group of people
common personal or environmental characteristics
Aggregates Definition Correct answer-Subgroups or sub-populations
Some common characteristics or concerns
Determinants of Health and indicators Correct answer-Determinants of health: biology and
genetics, individual behaviors, social environment, physical environment, health services
Statistics: life expectancy, mortality, morbidity
Public health and community health Correct answer-Public Health Defined: science and art of
preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health and efficiency through organized
community (public) effort
Public Health Core Functions: assessment, policy development, assurance
Community Health: extends public health to include private efforts (AHA, red cross)
Health Promotion Correct answer-Levels of prevention- lots of focus on this in community health-
ATI exams, NCLEX, course exams
Healthy People 2020 Correct answer-National Prevention Initiative
4th version
42 topic areas
New and updated objectives
Nursing Correct answer-Public health- technical nursing, interpersonal, analytical and
organizational skills applied in concert with other persons engaged in health care applied to
problems of health as they affect the community
Community health- used inter-connectedly with public health nursing in this class/textbook
Community-based nursing- application of nursing process in caring for individuals, families and
groups where they live work or go to school as they move through the health care system
Nursing Questions With All Correct Answers
What is community health nursing? Correct answer-Disease oriented system vs. health oriented
system
Market Justice vs. social justice
Personal behaviors and collective behaviors
individual health and population health
Health Definition Correct answer-Individual or group
Realize aspirations and satisfy needs
change or cope with the environment
Community Definition Correct answer-Group or collection of individuals (people)
Interacting in social units (place)
Sharing common interests, characteristics, values, and goals (social interactions/common
characteristics, interests, or goals)
-geopolitical
-phenomenological
Population Definition Correct answer-Group of people
common personal or environmental characteristics
Aggregates Definition Correct answer-Subgroups or sub-populations
Some common characteristics or concerns
Determinants of Health and indicators Correct answer-Determinants of health: biology and
genetics, individual behaviors, social environment, physical environment, health services
Statistics: life expectancy, mortality, morbidity
Public health and community health Correct answer-Public Health Defined: science and art of
preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health and efficiency through organized
community (public) effort
Public Health Core Functions: assessment, policy development, assurance
Community Health: extends public health to include private efforts (AHA, red cross)
Health Promotion Correct answer-Levels of prevention- lots of focus on this in community health-
ATI exams, NCLEX, course exams
Healthy People 2020 Correct answer-National Prevention Initiative
4th version
42 topic areas
New and updated objectives
Nursing Correct answer-Public health- technical nursing, interpersonal, analytical and
organizational skills applied in concert with other persons engaged in health care applied to
problems of health as they affect the community
Community health- used inter-connectedly with public health nursing in this class/textbook
Community-based nursing- application of nursing process in caring for individuals, families and
groups where they live work or go to school as they move through the health care system
