NUR 452 FINAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Who is the patient in community oriented nursing? - Answers - The population or
community
Who is the patient in community based nursing? - Answers - Families or individuals
What is an example of a community oriented intervention? - Answers - Any type of
class that is available to the community
What is the purpose of the core function of assessment? - Answers - Monitor health
status to identify community health problems
What is the purpose of the core function of assurance? - Answers - To enforce laws
and regulations that protect health and assure safety
What do occupational health nurses do? - Answers - Promote health and wellness so
people are productive
Surveillance vs. Disease & Health Investigation - Answers - surveillance is broad
disease investigation in specific
What's the first step in legislative action for a nurse? - Answers - Collaborate with a
legislator
Health Promotion vs. Disease Prevention - Answers - Health promotion aims to
enhance general physical and mental wellbeing, disease prevention is about a specific
topic/disease
Who can a health promotion assessment target? - Answers - Individual, family, and
community
Primary level of prevention - Answers - promotes health and prevention of disease
Secondary level of prevention - Answers - Any screening (increase the probability of
an early diagnosis)
Tertiary level of prevention - Answers - Rehab - aimed at limiting further disability
Sensitivity vs. Specificity - Answers - sensitivity - how well a test identifies those with a
condition
specificity - how well a test identifies those without a condition
, What is the purpose of a community assessment? - Answers - To identify community
needs, strengths and resources, and to clarify problems
Formative vs. Summative Evaluation - Answers - Formative - conducted throughout
Summative - done at the end
What's important when making objectives for a plan of care? - Answers - Make sure
they're measurable
What are the two biggest learner-related barriers to learning? - Answers - Low literacy
Lack of motivation
What reading level should material be at? - Answers - 5th grade and below
How can you tell someone's health literacy level? - Answers - Assessment tool using
questions about nutritional info
How do groups influence learning? - Answers - Behaviors are positively or negatively
influenced by groups we belong to
What is the leading cause of death for ages 1-44? - Answers - Unintentional Injury
What is incidence rate? - Answers - the number of new cases of the disease within a
specific time frame
What is prevalence rate? - Answers - the number of all cases of a specific disease or
condition in a population at a given point in time
What is the nurse's role within epidemiology? - Answers - Report cases as necessary
Surveillance vs. Outbreak Investigation - Answers - Surveillance - ongoing systematic
collection of data
Outbreak Investigation - investigation after an unusual event or increase in disease
incidence
Endemic - Answers - disease or condition regularly found among particular people or
in a certain area
epidemic - Answers - a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a
community at a particular time - outbreak
Pandemic - Answers - worldwide epidemic
Who is the patient in community oriented nursing? - Answers - The population or
community
Who is the patient in community based nursing? - Answers - Families or individuals
What is an example of a community oriented intervention? - Answers - Any type of
class that is available to the community
What is the purpose of the core function of assessment? - Answers - Monitor health
status to identify community health problems
What is the purpose of the core function of assurance? - Answers - To enforce laws
and regulations that protect health and assure safety
What do occupational health nurses do? - Answers - Promote health and wellness so
people are productive
Surveillance vs. Disease & Health Investigation - Answers - surveillance is broad
disease investigation in specific
What's the first step in legislative action for a nurse? - Answers - Collaborate with a
legislator
Health Promotion vs. Disease Prevention - Answers - Health promotion aims to
enhance general physical and mental wellbeing, disease prevention is about a specific
topic/disease
Who can a health promotion assessment target? - Answers - Individual, family, and
community
Primary level of prevention - Answers - promotes health and prevention of disease
Secondary level of prevention - Answers - Any screening (increase the probability of
an early diagnosis)
Tertiary level of prevention - Answers - Rehab - aimed at limiting further disability
Sensitivity vs. Specificity - Answers - sensitivity - how well a test identifies those with a
condition
specificity - how well a test identifies those without a condition
, What is the purpose of a community assessment? - Answers - To identify community
needs, strengths and resources, and to clarify problems
Formative vs. Summative Evaluation - Answers - Formative - conducted throughout
Summative - done at the end
What's important when making objectives for a plan of care? - Answers - Make sure
they're measurable
What are the two biggest learner-related barriers to learning? - Answers - Low literacy
Lack of motivation
What reading level should material be at? - Answers - 5th grade and below
How can you tell someone's health literacy level? - Answers - Assessment tool using
questions about nutritional info
How do groups influence learning? - Answers - Behaviors are positively or negatively
influenced by groups we belong to
What is the leading cause of death for ages 1-44? - Answers - Unintentional Injury
What is incidence rate? - Answers - the number of new cases of the disease within a
specific time frame
What is prevalence rate? - Answers - the number of all cases of a specific disease or
condition in a population at a given point in time
What is the nurse's role within epidemiology? - Answers - Report cases as necessary
Surveillance vs. Outbreak Investigation - Answers - Surveillance - ongoing systematic
collection of data
Outbreak Investigation - investigation after an unusual event or increase in disease
incidence
Endemic - Answers - disease or condition regularly found among particular people or
in a certain area
epidemic - Answers - a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a
community at a particular time - outbreak
Pandemic - Answers - worldwide epidemic
