NMNC 1220 Combined Sets142
What is the primary difference between community and public health nursing?
a. Public health nurses work with at-risk populations to prevent disease and protect health,
whereas community health nurses' focus is on health promotion.
b. Community health nursing focuses on care provided at the primary prevention level, whereas
public health focuses on care provided at the tertiary prevention level.
c. Public Health nurses work for a recognized public unit and are legally responsible for ensuring
the public's health, whereas community health nurses work for community or faith-based
agencies that are not affiliated with any government or political unit.
d. Public health nursing focuses on assessment of population health needs and policy
development to reduce health risks to populations, whereas community health nursing focuses
on assuring that the population's health needs are met. - ANSWERSc
Which term best describes the concept of the health outcomes of a defined group of people
along with the distribution of health outcomes within that group?
a. Public health
b. Community health
c. Population health
d. Health equity - ANSWERSc
Which nursing intervention best illustrates a population health activity at the community level
of practice?
a. Revises the training requirements for school health aides
b. Presents a petition to Congress for healthcare coverage for migrant workers
c. Counsels an older adult about treatment of sexually transmitted infections
d. Works with a coalition to develop a teen crisis hotline - ANSWERSd
,Which factors are considered social determinants of health? (Select all that apply.)
a. Age
b. Income
c. Discrimination
d. Education
e. Sex
f. Family history of heart disease - ANSWERSb,c,d
Using Healthy People 2020 as a guide, which of the following would improve delivery of care to
a community? (Select all that apply.)
1. Community assessment
2. Implementation of public health policies
3. Home safety assessment
4. Increased access to care
5. Determining rates of specific illnesses - ANSWERS1,2,4,5
A community health nurse is working in a clinic with a focus on asthma and allergies. What is
the primary focus of the community health nurse in this clinic setting? (Select all that apply.)
1. Decrease the incidence of asthma attacks in the community
2. Increase patients' ability to self-manage their asthma
3. Treat acute asthma in the hospital
4. Provide asthma education programs for the teachers in the local schools
5. Provide scheduled immunizations to people who come to the clinic - ANSWERS1,2,4
,The nurse caring for a refugee community identifies that the children are undervaccinated and
the community is unaware of resources. The nurse assesses the community and determines
that there is a health clinic within a 5-mile radius. The nurse meets with the community leaders
and explains the need for immunizations, the location of the clinic, and the process of accessing
health care resources. Which of the following practices is the nurse providing? (Select all that
apply.)
1. Raising awareness about community resources for the children
2. Teaching the community about health promotion and illness prevention
3. Promoting autonomy in decision making about health practices
4. Improving the health care of the community's children
5. Participating in professional development activities to maintain nursing competency -
ANSWERS1,2,4
What factor results in vulnerable populations being more likely to develop health problems?
1. The ability to use available resources to find housing
2. Adequate transportation to the grocery store and community clinics
3. Availability of others to help provide care
4. Limited access to health care services - ANSWERS4
Many older homes in a neighborhood are undergoing a lot of restoration. Lead paint was used
to paint the homes when they were built. The community clinic in the neighborhood is initiating
a lead screening program. This activity is based on which social determinant of health? -
ANSWERSPhysical environment
A community health nurse conducts a community assessment focused on adolescent health
behaviors. The nurse determines that a large number of adolescents smoke. Designing a
smoking cessation program at the youth community center is an example of which nursing role?
, 1. Educator
2. Counselor
3. Collaborator
4. Case manager - ANSWERS2
A nurse in a community health clinic reviews screening results from students in a local high
school during the most recent academic year. The nurse discovers a 10% increase in the number
of positive tuberculosis (TB) skin tests when comparing these numbers to the previous year. The
nurse contacts the school nurse and the director of the health department. Together they begin
to expand their assessment to all students and employees of the school district. The community
nurse was acting in which nursing role(s)? (Select all that apply.)
1. Epidemiologist
2. Counselor
3. Collaborator
4. Case manager
5. Caregiver - ANSWERS1,3
A nursing student is giving a presentation to a group of other nursing students about the needs
of patients with mental illnesses in the community. Which statement by the student indicates
that the nursing professor needs to provide further teaching?
1. "Many patients with mental illness do not have a permanent home."
2. "Unemployment is a common problem experienced by people with a mental illness."
3. "The majority of patients with mental illnesses live in long-term care settings."
4. "Patients with mental illnesses are often at a higher risk for abuse and assault." - ANSWERS3
The nurse in a new community-based clinic is requested to complete a community assessment.
Order the steps for completing this assessment.
What is the primary difference between community and public health nursing?
a. Public health nurses work with at-risk populations to prevent disease and protect health,
whereas community health nurses' focus is on health promotion.
b. Community health nursing focuses on care provided at the primary prevention level, whereas
public health focuses on care provided at the tertiary prevention level.
c. Public Health nurses work for a recognized public unit and are legally responsible for ensuring
the public's health, whereas community health nurses work for community or faith-based
agencies that are not affiliated with any government or political unit.
d. Public health nursing focuses on assessment of population health needs and policy
development to reduce health risks to populations, whereas community health nursing focuses
on assuring that the population's health needs are met. - ANSWERSc
Which term best describes the concept of the health outcomes of a defined group of people
along with the distribution of health outcomes within that group?
a. Public health
b. Community health
c. Population health
d. Health equity - ANSWERSc
Which nursing intervention best illustrates a population health activity at the community level
of practice?
a. Revises the training requirements for school health aides
b. Presents a petition to Congress for healthcare coverage for migrant workers
c. Counsels an older adult about treatment of sexually transmitted infections
d. Works with a coalition to develop a teen crisis hotline - ANSWERSd
,Which factors are considered social determinants of health? (Select all that apply.)
a. Age
b. Income
c. Discrimination
d. Education
e. Sex
f. Family history of heart disease - ANSWERSb,c,d
Using Healthy People 2020 as a guide, which of the following would improve delivery of care to
a community? (Select all that apply.)
1. Community assessment
2. Implementation of public health policies
3. Home safety assessment
4. Increased access to care
5. Determining rates of specific illnesses - ANSWERS1,2,4,5
A community health nurse is working in a clinic with a focus on asthma and allergies. What is
the primary focus of the community health nurse in this clinic setting? (Select all that apply.)
1. Decrease the incidence of asthma attacks in the community
2. Increase patients' ability to self-manage their asthma
3. Treat acute asthma in the hospital
4. Provide asthma education programs for the teachers in the local schools
5. Provide scheduled immunizations to people who come to the clinic - ANSWERS1,2,4
,The nurse caring for a refugee community identifies that the children are undervaccinated and
the community is unaware of resources. The nurse assesses the community and determines
that there is a health clinic within a 5-mile radius. The nurse meets with the community leaders
and explains the need for immunizations, the location of the clinic, and the process of accessing
health care resources. Which of the following practices is the nurse providing? (Select all that
apply.)
1. Raising awareness about community resources for the children
2. Teaching the community about health promotion and illness prevention
3. Promoting autonomy in decision making about health practices
4. Improving the health care of the community's children
5. Participating in professional development activities to maintain nursing competency -
ANSWERS1,2,4
What factor results in vulnerable populations being more likely to develop health problems?
1. The ability to use available resources to find housing
2. Adequate transportation to the grocery store and community clinics
3. Availability of others to help provide care
4. Limited access to health care services - ANSWERS4
Many older homes in a neighborhood are undergoing a lot of restoration. Lead paint was used
to paint the homes when they were built. The community clinic in the neighborhood is initiating
a lead screening program. This activity is based on which social determinant of health? -
ANSWERSPhysical environment
A community health nurse conducts a community assessment focused on adolescent health
behaviors. The nurse determines that a large number of adolescents smoke. Designing a
smoking cessation program at the youth community center is an example of which nursing role?
, 1. Educator
2. Counselor
3. Collaborator
4. Case manager - ANSWERS2
A nurse in a community health clinic reviews screening results from students in a local high
school during the most recent academic year. The nurse discovers a 10% increase in the number
of positive tuberculosis (TB) skin tests when comparing these numbers to the previous year. The
nurse contacts the school nurse and the director of the health department. Together they begin
to expand their assessment to all students and employees of the school district. The community
nurse was acting in which nursing role(s)? (Select all that apply.)
1. Epidemiologist
2. Counselor
3. Collaborator
4. Case manager
5. Caregiver - ANSWERS1,3
A nursing student is giving a presentation to a group of other nursing students about the needs
of patients with mental illnesses in the community. Which statement by the student indicates
that the nursing professor needs to provide further teaching?
1. "Many patients with mental illness do not have a permanent home."
2. "Unemployment is a common problem experienced by people with a mental illness."
3. "The majority of patients with mental illnesses live in long-term care settings."
4. "Patients with mental illnesses are often at a higher risk for abuse and assault." - ANSWERS3
The nurse in a new community-based clinic is requested to complete a community assessment.
Order the steps for completing this assessment.
