N432 Exam 1 questions with 100%
correct answers
What is population health? - correct answer ✔✔ the health outcomes of a group of individuals,
including the distribution of such outcomes
What influences population health? - correct answer ✔✔ social, economic, and physical
environments, personal health practices, coping skills, early childhood development, human
biology, and human services
How is population-focused practice different than individual-focused practice? - correct answer
✔✔ focus on aggregates (population or sub-population) and communities rather than
individuals
levels of prevention
different decision making
Community health nursing is an example of individual-focused practice
What are the levels of prevention? - correct answer ✔✔ Primary - disease prevention esp in
those who are predisposed for well populations (immunizations, health program for youth)
Secondary - early detection and treatment after a problem begins but before s/s appear
(screening)
Tertiary - limits further negative effects of problem, restores individuals to optimal level of
functioning (therapy for active TB, diabetes clinic)
Population health in the health services pyramid - correct answer ✔✔ Provide foundation for
other services to build from - importance of a strong base
, Public health principles: vision and mission - correct answer ✔✔ Healthy people in healthy
communities
Promote physical and mental health and prevent disease, injury, and disability
Core functions of public health - correct answer ✔✔ Assessment (Data collection and
monitoring of health status)
Policy development (creating policies to improve community health)
Assurance (ensuring necessary services are provided)
10 essential public health services flow from the 3 core functions; All foster equity
Core Functions of PH nursing: assessment - correct answer ✔✔ Participate in and provide
leadership for: community assessment (needs, health status, risks), look at trends in health
determinants, identify priority health needs, determine adequacy of existing community
resources, engage in policy-development efforts
Core functions of PH nursing: policy development - correct answer ✔✔ Serves as both a core
function and a core intervention strategy
Seeks to build constituencies (support) for change in public policy
Examples of policy development for public health - correct answer ✔✔ Healthy People 2030,
national effort to control communicable disease, antismoking ordinances, seatbelt laws
Core functions of PH nursing: assurance - correct answer ✔✔ Ensure that activities meet public
health goals and plans
Develop partnerships between public and private agencies
Promote knowledge and behavior that support and improve public health
correct answers
What is population health? - correct answer ✔✔ the health outcomes of a group of individuals,
including the distribution of such outcomes
What influences population health? - correct answer ✔✔ social, economic, and physical
environments, personal health practices, coping skills, early childhood development, human
biology, and human services
How is population-focused practice different than individual-focused practice? - correct answer
✔✔ focus on aggregates (population or sub-population) and communities rather than
individuals
levels of prevention
different decision making
Community health nursing is an example of individual-focused practice
What are the levels of prevention? - correct answer ✔✔ Primary - disease prevention esp in
those who are predisposed for well populations (immunizations, health program for youth)
Secondary - early detection and treatment after a problem begins but before s/s appear
(screening)
Tertiary - limits further negative effects of problem, restores individuals to optimal level of
functioning (therapy for active TB, diabetes clinic)
Population health in the health services pyramid - correct answer ✔✔ Provide foundation for
other services to build from - importance of a strong base
, Public health principles: vision and mission - correct answer ✔✔ Healthy people in healthy
communities
Promote physical and mental health and prevent disease, injury, and disability
Core functions of public health - correct answer ✔✔ Assessment (Data collection and
monitoring of health status)
Policy development (creating policies to improve community health)
Assurance (ensuring necessary services are provided)
10 essential public health services flow from the 3 core functions; All foster equity
Core Functions of PH nursing: assessment - correct answer ✔✔ Participate in and provide
leadership for: community assessment (needs, health status, risks), look at trends in health
determinants, identify priority health needs, determine adequacy of existing community
resources, engage in policy-development efforts
Core functions of PH nursing: policy development - correct answer ✔✔ Serves as both a core
function and a core intervention strategy
Seeks to build constituencies (support) for change in public policy
Examples of policy development for public health - correct answer ✔✔ Healthy People 2030,
national effort to control communicable disease, antismoking ordinances, seatbelt laws
Core functions of PH nursing: assurance - correct answer ✔✔ Ensure that activities meet public
health goals and plans
Develop partnerships between public and private agencies
Promote knowledge and behavior that support and improve public health
