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Jennifer is a nurse in a family medicine clinic. Today she is assessing Jose, a 4-year-old who is
being seen for an earache. The type of nursing Jennifer practices is:
A.) tertiary health nursing.
B.) community-based nursing.
C.) public health nursing.
D.) community-oriented nursing. - CORRECT ANSWER -B. community-based nursing.
In community-based nursing, the nurse focuses on the "illness care" of individuals and families.
The job is to manage acute and chronic health conditions in the community, and the practice is
family-centered illness care.
A community-oriented nurse has identified obesity as a problem in the middle school. The next
step in a population-focused practice is to make information available about the health of the
middle school students. This describes the public health core function of:
A.) assessment.
B.) research.
C.) policy development.
D.) assurance. - CORRECT ANSWER -A.) Assessment
The public health core functions:
,Assessment: Collecting data on population health, monitoring health status, and sharing
community health information.
Policy Development: Creating health-supportive policies based on scientific knowledge.
Assurance: Ensuring availability of essential community-oriented health services and a
competent healthcare workforce.
A state agency has received multiple complaints regarding the availability of elder transportation
services to a specific county senior center. The state agency assigns a public health nurse to work
with the community to evaluate its program for elder transportation services to publicly
sponsored elder care programs. The public health core function applied is:
A.) policy development.
B.) primary prevention.
C.) assurance.
D.) public transportation. - CORRECT ANSWER -C.) Assurance: This is assisting
communities to access necessary services.
Public Health Assurance:
- Ensure activities meet health goals
- Requires assessment, investigation, collaboration
- Policy development supports population health
- Primary prevention doesn't provide services
- Assist communities in accessing necessary services.
A nurse planning a smoking cessation clinic for adolescents in the local middle schools and high
schools is providing:
A.) community-oriented care.
, B.) tertiary care.
C.) secondary care.
D.) community-based care. - CORRECT ANSWER -A.) community oriented care:
Community-oriented nurses emphasize health protection, maintenance, and promotion and
disease prevention, as well as self-reliance among clients.
A smoking cessation clinic is an example of primary prevention, not secondary or tertiary.
Smoking cessation clinics can also be viewed as a form of primary prevention in a broader
context. Primary prevention aims to prevent the occurrence of a disease or condition before it
develops.
In the case of smoking cessation clinics, they play a role in preventing future health problems
that may arise from smoking.
Public health nursing is a specialty with a distinct focus and scope of practice and requires a
special knowledge base different from other specialty areas of nursing. A public health nurse
would first be interested in:
A.) populations with the highest rate of diabetes.
B.) new technology for diabetic care.
C.) drug treatments for diabetes.
D.) educational materials for individuals with diabetes. - CORRECT ANSWER -A.)
Populations with the highest rate of diabetes.
The primary focus that has made public health nursing different from other specialties has been
the emphasis on the population rather than on individuals or families.
The higher population would make the nurse want to investigate this and create a plan.
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Jennifer is a nurse in a family medicine clinic. Today she is assessing Jose, a 4-year-old who is
being seen for an earache. The type of nursing Jennifer practices is:
A.) tertiary health nursing.
B.) community-based nursing.
C.) public health nursing.
D.) community-oriented nursing. - CORRECT ANSWER -B. community-based nursing.
In community-based nursing, the nurse focuses on the "illness care" of individuals and families.
The job is to manage acute and chronic health conditions in the community, and the practice is
family-centered illness care.
A community-oriented nurse has identified obesity as a problem in the middle school. The next
step in a population-focused practice is to make information available about the health of the
middle school students. This describes the public health core function of:
A.) assessment.
B.) research.
C.) policy development.
D.) assurance. - CORRECT ANSWER -A.) Assessment
The public health core functions:
,Assessment: Collecting data on population health, monitoring health status, and sharing
community health information.
Policy Development: Creating health-supportive policies based on scientific knowledge.
Assurance: Ensuring availability of essential community-oriented health services and a
competent healthcare workforce.
A state agency has received multiple complaints regarding the availability of elder transportation
services to a specific county senior center. The state agency assigns a public health nurse to work
with the community to evaluate its program for elder transportation services to publicly
sponsored elder care programs. The public health core function applied is:
A.) policy development.
B.) primary prevention.
C.) assurance.
D.) public transportation. - CORRECT ANSWER -C.) Assurance: This is assisting
communities to access necessary services.
Public Health Assurance:
- Ensure activities meet health goals
- Requires assessment, investigation, collaboration
- Policy development supports population health
- Primary prevention doesn't provide services
- Assist communities in accessing necessary services.
A nurse planning a smoking cessation clinic for adolescents in the local middle schools and high
schools is providing:
A.) community-oriented care.
, B.) tertiary care.
C.) secondary care.
D.) community-based care. - CORRECT ANSWER -A.) community oriented care:
Community-oriented nurses emphasize health protection, maintenance, and promotion and
disease prevention, as well as self-reliance among clients.
A smoking cessation clinic is an example of primary prevention, not secondary or tertiary.
Smoking cessation clinics can also be viewed as a form of primary prevention in a broader
context. Primary prevention aims to prevent the occurrence of a disease or condition before it
develops.
In the case of smoking cessation clinics, they play a role in preventing future health problems
that may arise from smoking.
Public health nursing is a specialty with a distinct focus and scope of practice and requires a
special knowledge base different from other specialty areas of nursing. A public health nurse
would first be interested in:
A.) populations with the highest rate of diabetes.
B.) new technology for diabetic care.
C.) drug treatments for diabetes.
D.) educational materials for individuals with diabetes. - CORRECT ANSWER -A.)
Populations with the highest rate of diabetes.
The primary focus that has made public health nursing different from other specialties has been
the emphasis on the population rather than on individuals or families.
The higher population would make the nurse want to investigate this and create a plan.
