NUR 412 Epi Questions and all
complete answers fully resolved to
correct answers
A sense of purpose
Regular physical activity
Right tribe
Mindful eating - answer ✔✔-Which of the following are characteristics commonly found in blue
zones? (Select all that apply.)
Reporting of chronic physical health problems is mandatory - answer ✔✔-Which of the
following statements about chronic physical health conditions is FALSE?
heart disease - answer ✔✔-Which of the following chronic illnesses results in the greatest
mortality in the U.S.?
Secondary prevention - answer ✔✔-The community health nurse is conducting screening for
hearing defects at a local health fair. This is an example of:
A population health nurse makes home health visits to investigate toxic exposures from a
nearby park - answer ✔✔-Which of the following examples of essential public health services
falls within the core function of assessment?
,Primary prevention strategy - answer ✔✔-Fluoridation of water would be an example of a
population-level:
Primary prevention - answer ✔✔-A population health nurse is working to distribute clean
syringes to drug abusing sex workers. This is an example of which of the following?
It is a group of people that have common interests that bind them together - answer ✔✔-Which
of the following is true regarding communities of common interest?
It is grounded in social justice - answer ✔✔-Which of the following is a characteristic of
community health nursing?
Primary prevention - answer ✔✔-A nurse teaches the importance of folic acid to a group of
pregnant women. This is considered which level of preventive care?
Policy development - answer ✔✔-City ordinances that designate indoor smoking as illegal are
an example of which core function of public health?
Promote quality of life, healthy development and health behaviors across all life stages. -
answer ✔✔-A population health nurse has made a personal goal of working to educate
pregnant women about having healthy pregnancies and proper care of newborns. This example
aligns most appropriately with which of the goals of Healthy People 2020?
Chronic disease morbidity is on the rise
Some chronic disease is appearing at younger ages
Approximately half of the population has at least one chronic condition
Many individuals with chronic illness have more than one chronic condition
Chronic illnesses are very costly for the community - answer ✔✔-When speaking at a forum on
community health, the public health nurse expresses concern over chronic disease because:
(Select all that apply.)
, Reporting a new case of cancer to the national cancer registry - answer ✔✔-Which of the
following examples represents the core function of assessment?
Health promotion - answer ✔✔-Which of the following is NOT a core function of public health?
Assurance - answer ✔✔-A population health nurse has identified an increase incidence in cases
of myocardial infarction in her community in the last year. He/she is working on an initiative to
improve the population's access to primary care clinics so that services like screenings for
hypertension and hyperlipidemia can be more easily procured. The essence of this initiative falls
under which core function of public health?
disease and illness patterns can be measured - answer ✔✔-one of the fundamental premises
underlying the study of epidemiology is...
prevalence will increase
incidence will increase - answer ✔✔-A new screening test is developed to identify early stage
pancreatic cancer. Unfortunately, the condition is still considered incurable. What are potential
consequences of this new test? (Select all that apply.)
Case-control study - answer ✔✔-A population health nurse wants to determine the cause of a
rare neurological disorder. Which study design would be most appropriate?
Susceptibility stage - answer ✔✔-Using your knowledge of the natural history of a condition, at
which stage of the condition would you target primary prevention efforts?
Germ theory - answer ✔✔-John Snow's observations of the distribution of cholera cases during
the 1854 cholera outbreak supported which of the following theories?
complete answers fully resolved to
correct answers
A sense of purpose
Regular physical activity
Right tribe
Mindful eating - answer ✔✔-Which of the following are characteristics commonly found in blue
zones? (Select all that apply.)
Reporting of chronic physical health problems is mandatory - answer ✔✔-Which of the
following statements about chronic physical health conditions is FALSE?
heart disease - answer ✔✔-Which of the following chronic illnesses results in the greatest
mortality in the U.S.?
Secondary prevention - answer ✔✔-The community health nurse is conducting screening for
hearing defects at a local health fair. This is an example of:
A population health nurse makes home health visits to investigate toxic exposures from a
nearby park - answer ✔✔-Which of the following examples of essential public health services
falls within the core function of assessment?
,Primary prevention strategy - answer ✔✔-Fluoridation of water would be an example of a
population-level:
Primary prevention - answer ✔✔-A population health nurse is working to distribute clean
syringes to drug abusing sex workers. This is an example of which of the following?
It is a group of people that have common interests that bind them together - answer ✔✔-Which
of the following is true regarding communities of common interest?
It is grounded in social justice - answer ✔✔-Which of the following is a characteristic of
community health nursing?
Primary prevention - answer ✔✔-A nurse teaches the importance of folic acid to a group of
pregnant women. This is considered which level of preventive care?
Policy development - answer ✔✔-City ordinances that designate indoor smoking as illegal are
an example of which core function of public health?
Promote quality of life, healthy development and health behaviors across all life stages. -
answer ✔✔-A population health nurse has made a personal goal of working to educate
pregnant women about having healthy pregnancies and proper care of newborns. This example
aligns most appropriately with which of the goals of Healthy People 2020?
Chronic disease morbidity is on the rise
Some chronic disease is appearing at younger ages
Approximately half of the population has at least one chronic condition
Many individuals with chronic illness have more than one chronic condition
Chronic illnesses are very costly for the community - answer ✔✔-When speaking at a forum on
community health, the public health nurse expresses concern over chronic disease because:
(Select all that apply.)
, Reporting a new case of cancer to the national cancer registry - answer ✔✔-Which of the
following examples represents the core function of assessment?
Health promotion - answer ✔✔-Which of the following is NOT a core function of public health?
Assurance - answer ✔✔-A population health nurse has identified an increase incidence in cases
of myocardial infarction in her community in the last year. He/she is working on an initiative to
improve the population's access to primary care clinics so that services like screenings for
hypertension and hyperlipidemia can be more easily procured. The essence of this initiative falls
under which core function of public health?
disease and illness patterns can be measured - answer ✔✔-one of the fundamental premises
underlying the study of epidemiology is...
prevalence will increase
incidence will increase - answer ✔✔-A new screening test is developed to identify early stage
pancreatic cancer. Unfortunately, the condition is still considered incurable. What are potential
consequences of this new test? (Select all that apply.)
Case-control study - answer ✔✔-A population health nurse wants to determine the cause of a
rare neurological disorder. Which study design would be most appropriate?
Susceptibility stage - answer ✔✔-Using your knowledge of the natural history of a condition, at
which stage of the condition would you target primary prevention efforts?
Germ theory - answer ✔✔-John Snow's observations of the distribution of cholera cases during
the 1854 cholera outbreak supported which of the following theories?
