UAB NUR 315 - Quiz #2 UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
population - CORRECT ANSWER - A collection of individuals who have one or more
personal or environmental characteristics in common
sub-population - CORRECT ANSWER - within the larger populations
public health - CORRECT ANSWER - intervention that benefits entire community (ex.
Fluoridated water in U.S.) OR what we, as a society do collectively to assure the conditions in
which people can be healthy
population-focused health care - CORRECT ANSWER - public health intervention
targeted toward specific group within community (ex. Dental screenings for children UAB
Smiles for Alabama Initiative)
core functions of public health - CORRECT ANSWER - 1) assessment (collecting data on
the population, monitoring the population health status, and making information available about
health to the community), 2) policy development (the need to provide leadership in developing
policies that support the health of the population), 3) assurance (the role of public health in
ensuring that essential community-oriented health services are available ALSO making sure that
a competent public health and personal health care workforce is available
Epidemiology - CORRECT ANSWER - the study of the occurrence and distribution of
health-related states or events in specified populations, including the study of the determinates
influencing such states, and the application of this knowledge to control health problems
Florence Nightingale - CORRECT ANSWER - Founder of nursing AND epidemiologist
Deaths during the Crimean War - CORRECT ANSWER - Mostly from preventable
diseases
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
population - CORRECT ANSWER - A collection of individuals who have one or more
personal or environmental characteristics in common
sub-population - CORRECT ANSWER - within the larger populations
public health - CORRECT ANSWER - intervention that benefits entire community (ex.
Fluoridated water in U.S.) OR what we, as a society do collectively to assure the conditions in
which people can be healthy
population-focused health care - CORRECT ANSWER - public health intervention
targeted toward specific group within community (ex. Dental screenings for children UAB
Smiles for Alabama Initiative)
core functions of public health - CORRECT ANSWER - 1) assessment (collecting data on
the population, monitoring the population health status, and making information available about
health to the community), 2) policy development (the need to provide leadership in developing
policies that support the health of the population), 3) assurance (the role of public health in
ensuring that essential community-oriented health services are available ALSO making sure that
a competent public health and personal health care workforce is available
Epidemiology - CORRECT ANSWER - the study of the occurrence and distribution of
health-related states or events in specified populations, including the study of the determinates
influencing such states, and the application of this knowledge to control health problems
Florence Nightingale - CORRECT ANSWER - Founder of nursing AND epidemiologist
Deaths during the Crimean War - CORRECT ANSWER - Mostly from preventable
diseases
