NUR 471 Midterm UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Population Health - CORRECT ANSWER - The health outcomes of a group of
individuals, including the distribution of such outcomes within the group
Approach to health that aims to improve the health outcomes of an entire human population
Consists of 3 components
1. Health outcomes
2. Patterns of health determinants
3. Policies and interventions
Describe the history and evolution of Community/Population health nursing - CORRECT
ANSWER - Community health nursing development—> 4 stages:
Early home care (before mid 1800s)
-The focus of this care was to reduce suffering and promote healing
District nursing (mid-1800s to 1900)
-The aim of the district nurse is to give first-rate nursing to the sick or poor at the home
Public health nursing (1900 to 1970)
-Focus expanded to health and welfare of the general public
-Specialized programs
-Lilliam Wald→ first to use the term public health nursing
Community health nursing (1970 to present)
-Margaret Sanger
--The Comstock Act of 1973
, --Birth control information
--First birth control clinic in America
-National League of Nursing Education
--The first collegiate public health nursing program
-Visiting Nurses Association
-Frontier Nursing Service
Describe the community assessment - CORRECT ANSWER - Regular collection,
analysis, and sharing of information about health conditions, risks, and resources in a community
Make sure to be taking in racial and health considerations
Define health indicators - CORRECT ANSWER - -A way of measuring specified health
characteristics in a given population
Leading indicators include:
Access to health care, clinical preventive services, environmental quality, injury and violence,
maternal/infant/child health, mental health, physical activity and obesity, oral health,
reproductive and sexual health, social determinants, substance and tobacco use, responsible
sexual behavior
Which statement would best describe the difference between public health nursing and
community health nursing? - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Public health nursing is focused
on the private aspects of health, and community health nursing is focused on the public aspects
of health.
B. Community health practice refers to a focus on specific, designated communities and is part
of the larger public health efforts.
C. Public health nursing and community health nursing relate to the very same types of services
and perspectives.
D. Both public health and community health nursing are practiced exclusively within institutions.
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Population Health - CORRECT ANSWER - The health outcomes of a group of
individuals, including the distribution of such outcomes within the group
Approach to health that aims to improve the health outcomes of an entire human population
Consists of 3 components
1. Health outcomes
2. Patterns of health determinants
3. Policies and interventions
Describe the history and evolution of Community/Population health nursing - CORRECT
ANSWER - Community health nursing development—> 4 stages:
Early home care (before mid 1800s)
-The focus of this care was to reduce suffering and promote healing
District nursing (mid-1800s to 1900)
-The aim of the district nurse is to give first-rate nursing to the sick or poor at the home
Public health nursing (1900 to 1970)
-Focus expanded to health and welfare of the general public
-Specialized programs
-Lilliam Wald→ first to use the term public health nursing
Community health nursing (1970 to present)
-Margaret Sanger
--The Comstock Act of 1973
, --Birth control information
--First birth control clinic in America
-National League of Nursing Education
--The first collegiate public health nursing program
-Visiting Nurses Association
-Frontier Nursing Service
Describe the community assessment - CORRECT ANSWER - Regular collection,
analysis, and sharing of information about health conditions, risks, and resources in a community
Make sure to be taking in racial and health considerations
Define health indicators - CORRECT ANSWER - -A way of measuring specified health
characteristics in a given population
Leading indicators include:
Access to health care, clinical preventive services, environmental quality, injury and violence,
maternal/infant/child health, mental health, physical activity and obesity, oral health,
reproductive and sexual health, social determinants, substance and tobacco use, responsible
sexual behavior
Which statement would best describe the difference between public health nursing and
community health nursing? - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Public health nursing is focused
on the private aspects of health, and community health nursing is focused on the public aspects
of health.
B. Community health practice refers to a focus on specific, designated communities and is part
of the larger public health efforts.
C. Public health nursing and community health nursing relate to the very same types of services
and perspectives.
D. Both public health and community health nursing are practiced exclusively within institutions.
