NFDN 2006 Midterm / Comprehensive Study Guide –
Expert Strategies, Review of Key Quizzes, and
Practice Questions for Guaranteed Success / Newest
2025/2026.
Community - (ANSWER)generally defined as a specific population of people, or a
place where people live and work. Determined by geographic boundaries and/or
common values and interests.
Canada Health Act Principles - (ANSWER)universality, accessibility,
comprehensiveness of services, portability, public administration
community health nursing - (ANSWER)Umbrella term to define nursing
specialities and applies to all nurses who work in and with community in a variety
of areas. Emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention. Promotes and
protects health of individuals, families, groups, communities, populations.
Community Health nurse - (ANSWER)
Population - (ANSWER)a collection of people who share one or more personal or
environmental characteristics
Aggregates - (ANSWER)subpopulation, groups within a population.
Population Health - (ANSWER)determining the health of a population using as
measurements of health the determinants and health status indicators
, Health status indicator - (ANSWER)well being, life expectancy, incidence and
prevalence rate, mortality rate, burden of illness
Levels of disease prevention - (ANSWER)Primary prevention, secondary
prevention, Tertiary prevention
Primary prevention (disease) - (ANSWER)seeks to prevent disease from begining
Secondary Prevention (disease) - (ANSWER)seeks to detect disease early in its
progression in order to make early diagnosis and begin treatment
Tertiary Prevention (disease) - (ANSWER)begins once a disease has become
obvious; aims to interrupt the course of the disease
Downstream thinking - (ANSWER)Taking a microscopic individual curative focus.
Considering individual health concerns and treatments but does not consider the
sociopolitical, economic and environmental variables
Upstream Thinking - (ANSWER)Macroscopic "big picture" population health
approach, primary prevention perspective, considers all determinants of health.
How can this be prevented?
Collaboration - (ANSWER)the commitment of 2 or more parties who set goals to
address identified client health concerns
Expert Strategies, Review of Key Quizzes, and
Practice Questions for Guaranteed Success / Newest
2025/2026.
Community - (ANSWER)generally defined as a specific population of people, or a
place where people live and work. Determined by geographic boundaries and/or
common values and interests.
Canada Health Act Principles - (ANSWER)universality, accessibility,
comprehensiveness of services, portability, public administration
community health nursing - (ANSWER)Umbrella term to define nursing
specialities and applies to all nurses who work in and with community in a variety
of areas. Emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention. Promotes and
protects health of individuals, families, groups, communities, populations.
Community Health nurse - (ANSWER)
Population - (ANSWER)a collection of people who share one or more personal or
environmental characteristics
Aggregates - (ANSWER)subpopulation, groups within a population.
Population Health - (ANSWER)determining the health of a population using as
measurements of health the determinants and health status indicators
, Health status indicator - (ANSWER)well being, life expectancy, incidence and
prevalence rate, mortality rate, burden of illness
Levels of disease prevention - (ANSWER)Primary prevention, secondary
prevention, Tertiary prevention
Primary prevention (disease) - (ANSWER)seeks to prevent disease from begining
Secondary Prevention (disease) - (ANSWER)seeks to detect disease early in its
progression in order to make early diagnosis and begin treatment
Tertiary Prevention (disease) - (ANSWER)begins once a disease has become
obvious; aims to interrupt the course of the disease
Downstream thinking - (ANSWER)Taking a microscopic individual curative focus.
Considering individual health concerns and treatments but does not consider the
sociopolitical, economic and environmental variables
Upstream Thinking - (ANSWER)Macroscopic "big picture" population health
approach, primary prevention perspective, considers all determinants of health.
How can this be prevented?
Collaboration - (ANSWER)the commitment of 2 or more parties who set goals to
address identified client health concerns
