Community & Public Health Nursing -
exam 1 2025 Questions and Answers
Vulnerable population groups are those that, in comparison with the population as
a whole, have which of the following characteristics? - ANSWER-Greater
likelihood of exposure to risk factors
To provide effective care and advocacy for individuals, families and populations
living in poverty, nurses must first: - ANSWER-Examine their personal beliefs,
values, and experiences
Which of the following best represents the concept of homelessness as crisis
poverty? - ANSWER-B. Recently unemployed man evicted from his apartment
An undocumented migrant farm worker, who can speak some English, has been
diagnosed with TB. The local health department, using a Spanish translator,
initiates tx by dispensing the first month's supply of medication and educates the
client on the need to continue tx for 6-12m. A major challenge that client may face
to ongoing tx for TB is: - ANSWER-Fragmented services
A group of migrant farmworkers has arrived in a community. The local public
health nurse realizes that an important step before scheduling clinic services is to:
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,A. Consult the public health staff regarding their scheduling preferences
B. Learn about the farmworkers' concept of time and their work schedule to
determine when and how services can best be scheduled
C. Review written materials about the farmworkers' culture of origin
D. Visit the farmworker camp and tell the camp leaders when clinic services will be
available. - ANSWER-B. Learn about the farmworkers' concept of time and their
work schedule to determine when and how services can best be scheduled
A nurse is implementing a population-focused model of home care delivery. Which
of the following actions would most likely be taken by the nurse?
A. use an assessment protocol when conducting visits
B. Collaborate with other disciplines
C. Provide care for a specific population
D. Apply high-intensity interventions - ANSWER-A. use an assessment protocol
when conducting visits
A nurse is coordinating care to ensure a comfortable and peaceful death. Which of
the following factors should be an important consideration for the nurse?
A. The unique stress dying patients often experience
B. Cultural values, expectations, and preferences of the family
C. The communication style of each family member
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,D. The abilities of the nurse and health care team - ANSWER-B. Cultural values,
expectations, and preferences of the family
A nurse has referred a home care client to hospice care. Which of the following
best explains the rationale for this referral?
A. To provide comfort and peace at a difficult time
B. To reduce the cost of care for the terminally ill
C. To keep clients at home until the end of life
D. To provide care for terminally ill clients expected to live longer than 6 months -
ANSWER-A. To provide comfort and peace at a difficult time
The nurse provides direct care services to a stroke victim to avoid complications.
Which of the following levels of prevention is being implemented
A. primary intervention
B. secondary intervention
C. tertiary intervention
D. assessment - ANSWER-C. tertiary intervention
PHNs are challenged to respond to public health-related trends of the twenty-first
century, which include:
A. racial, ethnic, and economic health disparities; rise of drug-resistant pathogens;
unequal access to health care; violence
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, B. violence; availability of health care for all; and increasing life expectancy
C. health disparities, access issues, and adequate mental health program funding
D. rise of drug-resistant organisms, increased life-expectancy, societal violence, and
more effective disease survelliance - ANSWER-A. racial, ethnic, and economic
health disparities; rise of drug-resistant pathogens; unequal access to health care;
violence
State public health agency responsibilities include:
A. conducting community health assessments
B. enforcing public health codes
C. monitoring health status
D. Providing expertise that facilitates EBP - ANSWER-C. monitoring health status
What is the goal of local public health departments?
A. monitor communicable diseases
B. improve health status of communities
C. To offer services for the uninsured
D. enforce environmental codes and laws - ANSWER-B. improve health status of
communities
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exam 1 2025 Questions and Answers
Vulnerable population groups are those that, in comparison with the population as
a whole, have which of the following characteristics? - ANSWER-Greater
likelihood of exposure to risk factors
To provide effective care and advocacy for individuals, families and populations
living in poverty, nurses must first: - ANSWER-Examine their personal beliefs,
values, and experiences
Which of the following best represents the concept of homelessness as crisis
poverty? - ANSWER-B. Recently unemployed man evicted from his apartment
An undocumented migrant farm worker, who can speak some English, has been
diagnosed with TB. The local health department, using a Spanish translator,
initiates tx by dispensing the first month's supply of medication and educates the
client on the need to continue tx for 6-12m. A major challenge that client may face
to ongoing tx for TB is: - ANSWER-Fragmented services
A group of migrant farmworkers has arrived in a community. The local public
health nurse realizes that an important step before scheduling clinic services is to:
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,A. Consult the public health staff regarding their scheduling preferences
B. Learn about the farmworkers' concept of time and their work schedule to
determine when and how services can best be scheduled
C. Review written materials about the farmworkers' culture of origin
D. Visit the farmworker camp and tell the camp leaders when clinic services will be
available. - ANSWER-B. Learn about the farmworkers' concept of time and their
work schedule to determine when and how services can best be scheduled
A nurse is implementing a population-focused model of home care delivery. Which
of the following actions would most likely be taken by the nurse?
A. use an assessment protocol when conducting visits
B. Collaborate with other disciplines
C. Provide care for a specific population
D. Apply high-intensity interventions - ANSWER-A. use an assessment protocol
when conducting visits
A nurse is coordinating care to ensure a comfortable and peaceful death. Which of
the following factors should be an important consideration for the nurse?
A. The unique stress dying patients often experience
B. Cultural values, expectations, and preferences of the family
C. The communication style of each family member
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,D. The abilities of the nurse and health care team - ANSWER-B. Cultural values,
expectations, and preferences of the family
A nurse has referred a home care client to hospice care. Which of the following
best explains the rationale for this referral?
A. To provide comfort and peace at a difficult time
B. To reduce the cost of care for the terminally ill
C. To keep clients at home until the end of life
D. To provide care for terminally ill clients expected to live longer than 6 months -
ANSWER-A. To provide comfort and peace at a difficult time
The nurse provides direct care services to a stroke victim to avoid complications.
Which of the following levels of prevention is being implemented
A. primary intervention
B. secondary intervention
C. tertiary intervention
D. assessment - ANSWER-C. tertiary intervention
PHNs are challenged to respond to public health-related trends of the twenty-first
century, which include:
A. racial, ethnic, and economic health disparities; rise of drug-resistant pathogens;
unequal access to health care; violence
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, B. violence; availability of health care for all; and increasing life expectancy
C. health disparities, access issues, and adequate mental health program funding
D. rise of drug-resistant organisms, increased life-expectancy, societal violence, and
more effective disease survelliance - ANSWER-A. racial, ethnic, and economic
health disparities; rise of drug-resistant pathogens; unequal access to health care;
violence
State public health agency responsibilities include:
A. conducting community health assessments
B. enforcing public health codes
C. monitoring health status
D. Providing expertise that facilitates EBP - ANSWER-C. monitoring health status
What is the goal of local public health departments?
A. monitor communicable diseases
B. improve health status of communities
C. To offer services for the uninsured
D. enforce environmental codes and laws - ANSWER-B. improve health status of
communities
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