NURS 401 FOUNDATIONS OF PUBLIC
HEALTH NURSING MIDTERM PRACTICE
EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) PLUS
RATIONALES 2025 MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY
1. Which of the following best defines the primary goal of public health
nursing?
a) Provide individualized treatment to patients
b) Promote and protect the health of populations
c) Manage healthcare facilities
d) Administer medications to individuals
b) Promote and protect the health of populations
This is the core focus of public health nursing, emphasizing community-
wide health promotion and disease prevention rather than individual
treatment.
, 2. What is the first step in the public health nursing process?
a) Planning interventions
b) Evaluation
c) Assessment
d) Implementation
c) Assessment
Assessment involves systematically collecting data about the health status
and needs of a population, which guides all subsequent steps.
3. Which level of prevention involves activities aimed at early detection
of disease?
a) Primary prevention
b) Secondary prevention
c) Tertiary prevention
d) Quaternary prevention
b) Secondary prevention
Secondary prevention focuses on screening and early intervention to halt
or slow disease progression.
4. A public health nurse is planning an educational program on smoking
cessation. Which approach best aligns with health promotion?
a) Telling clients to stop smoking immediately
b) Providing information about the risks of smoking and resources for
quitting
, c) Prescribing nicotine replacement therapy
d) Reporting smokers to health authorities
b) Providing information about the risks of smoking and resources for
quitting
Health promotion involves empowering individuals with knowledge and
resources to make healthy choices.
5. Which of the following is a social determinant of health?
a) Age
b) Blood pressure
c) Access to clean water
d) Genetic predisposition
c) Access to clean water
Social determinants are environmental, economic, and social conditions
influencing health outcomes, such as access to safe water, housing, and
education.
6. What is the best definition of epidemiology?
a) The study of individual patient symptoms
b) The study of the distribution and determinants of health-related
states in populations
c) The treatment of infectious diseases
d) The management of healthcare organizations
, b) The study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states
in populations
Epidemiology focuses on patterns, causes, and effects of health and
disease in groups of people.
7. Which public health nursing intervention is an example of tertiary
prevention?
a) Administering vaccines
b) Conducting blood pressure screenings
c) Providing rehabilitation for stroke survivors
d) Educating about healthy diet
c) Providing rehabilitation for stroke survivors
Tertiary prevention aims to reduce disability and improve quality of life
after disease onset.
8. What does the acronym “HP 2030” stand for?
a) Health Promotion 2030
b) Healthy People 2030
c) Health Planning 2030
d) Health Prevention 2030
b) Healthy People 2030
Healthy People 2030 is a U.S. initiative that sets national health objectives
for improving the population’s health by 2030.
HEALTH NURSING MIDTERM PRACTICE
EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) PLUS
RATIONALES 2025 MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY
1. Which of the following best defines the primary goal of public health
nursing?
a) Provide individualized treatment to patients
b) Promote and protect the health of populations
c) Manage healthcare facilities
d) Administer medications to individuals
b) Promote and protect the health of populations
This is the core focus of public health nursing, emphasizing community-
wide health promotion and disease prevention rather than individual
treatment.
, 2. What is the first step in the public health nursing process?
a) Planning interventions
b) Evaluation
c) Assessment
d) Implementation
c) Assessment
Assessment involves systematically collecting data about the health status
and needs of a population, which guides all subsequent steps.
3. Which level of prevention involves activities aimed at early detection
of disease?
a) Primary prevention
b) Secondary prevention
c) Tertiary prevention
d) Quaternary prevention
b) Secondary prevention
Secondary prevention focuses on screening and early intervention to halt
or slow disease progression.
4. A public health nurse is planning an educational program on smoking
cessation. Which approach best aligns with health promotion?
a) Telling clients to stop smoking immediately
b) Providing information about the risks of smoking and resources for
quitting
, c) Prescribing nicotine replacement therapy
d) Reporting smokers to health authorities
b) Providing information about the risks of smoking and resources for
quitting
Health promotion involves empowering individuals with knowledge and
resources to make healthy choices.
5. Which of the following is a social determinant of health?
a) Age
b) Blood pressure
c) Access to clean water
d) Genetic predisposition
c) Access to clean water
Social determinants are environmental, economic, and social conditions
influencing health outcomes, such as access to safe water, housing, and
education.
6. What is the best definition of epidemiology?
a) The study of individual patient symptoms
b) The study of the distribution and determinants of health-related
states in populations
c) The treatment of infectious diseases
d) The management of healthcare organizations
, b) The study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states
in populations
Epidemiology focuses on patterns, causes, and effects of health and
disease in groups of people.
7. Which public health nursing intervention is an example of tertiary
prevention?
a) Administering vaccines
b) Conducting blood pressure screenings
c) Providing rehabilitation for stroke survivors
d) Educating about healthy diet
c) Providing rehabilitation for stroke survivors
Tertiary prevention aims to reduce disability and improve quality of life
after disease onset.
8. What does the acronym “HP 2030” stand for?
a) Health Promotion 2030
b) Healthy People 2030
c) Health Planning 2030
d) Health Prevention 2030
b) Healthy People 2030
Healthy People 2030 is a U.S. initiative that sets national health objectives
for improving the population’s health by 2030.
