NUR206 / NUR 206 – Community Nursing
Concepts | Guide with Questions and Verified
Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A – Fortis
NUR206 Community Nursing Concepts: 100-Question Exam Study
Guide
1. What is the primary focus of community health nursing?
A) Providing direct care to individuals in their homes
B) Managing chronic diseases for a specific patient population
C) Promoting and preserving the health of populations and
communities
D) Treating acute illnesses in community-based clinics
2. The core function of public health that involves monitoring health
status to identify community health problems is:
A) Assurance
B) Policy Development
C) Assessment
D) Diagnosis
3. A community health nurse is analyzing data on birth rates, mortality
rates, and morbidity rates. This nurse is utilizing:
A) Epidemiology
B) Biostatistics
C) Environmental health
D) Sociology
,4. Which of the following is the best example of primary prevention?
A) Performing a mammogram for early detection of breast cancer
B) Administering a pneumococcal vaccine to a healthy older adult
C) Teaching a patient with diabetes how to manage their blood sugar
D) Providing physical therapy after a stroke
5. A nurse is providing bedside care to a homebound patient. This is
an example of:
A) Community-based nursing
B) Community-oriented nursing
C) Public health nursing
D) Community-focused nursing
6. The concept of "community as partner" emphasizes:
A) The nurse as the expert who directs community action
B) A collaborative relationship between the nurse and the community
C) The community's responsibility to fund nursing services
D) The nurse working independently to solve community problems
7. Which level of prevention is a community health nurse
implementing when running a smoking cessation program?
A) Primary Prevention
B) Secondary Prevention
C) Tertiary Prevention
D) Quaternary Prevention
8. A determinant of health that includes a person's beliefs, traditions,
and prejudices is classified as:
A) Biology and Genetics
, B) Social Environment
C) Physical Environment
D) Individual Behavior
9. The goal of the Healthy People 2030 initiative is to:
A) Eliminate all health disparities in the United States.
B) Increase the quality and years of healthy life and eliminate health
disparities.
C) Provide universal healthcare coverage for all U.S. citizens.
D) Focus solely on the treatment of chronic diseases.
10. A community health nurse is advocating for a policy to create
more sidewalks and parks in a neighborhood. This addresses the
determinant of health known as:
A) Health Services
B) Physical Environment
C) Social Environment
D) Individual Behavior
11. Epidemiology is defined as the study of the:
A) Economic impact of disease on a community
B) Distribution and determinants of health-related states in populations
C) Genetic factors that contribute to illness
D) Clinical treatment of infectious diseases
12. The number of new cases of a disease in a population during a
specific time period is the:
A) Prevalence Rate
B) Incidence Rate
Concepts | Guide with Questions and Verified
Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A – Fortis
NUR206 Community Nursing Concepts: 100-Question Exam Study
Guide
1. What is the primary focus of community health nursing?
A) Providing direct care to individuals in their homes
B) Managing chronic diseases for a specific patient population
C) Promoting and preserving the health of populations and
communities
D) Treating acute illnesses in community-based clinics
2. The core function of public health that involves monitoring health
status to identify community health problems is:
A) Assurance
B) Policy Development
C) Assessment
D) Diagnosis
3. A community health nurse is analyzing data on birth rates, mortality
rates, and morbidity rates. This nurse is utilizing:
A) Epidemiology
B) Biostatistics
C) Environmental health
D) Sociology
,4. Which of the following is the best example of primary prevention?
A) Performing a mammogram for early detection of breast cancer
B) Administering a pneumococcal vaccine to a healthy older adult
C) Teaching a patient with diabetes how to manage their blood sugar
D) Providing physical therapy after a stroke
5. A nurse is providing bedside care to a homebound patient. This is
an example of:
A) Community-based nursing
B) Community-oriented nursing
C) Public health nursing
D) Community-focused nursing
6. The concept of "community as partner" emphasizes:
A) The nurse as the expert who directs community action
B) A collaborative relationship between the nurse and the community
C) The community's responsibility to fund nursing services
D) The nurse working independently to solve community problems
7. Which level of prevention is a community health nurse
implementing when running a smoking cessation program?
A) Primary Prevention
B) Secondary Prevention
C) Tertiary Prevention
D) Quaternary Prevention
8. A determinant of health that includes a person's beliefs, traditions,
and prejudices is classified as:
A) Biology and Genetics
, B) Social Environment
C) Physical Environment
D) Individual Behavior
9. The goal of the Healthy People 2030 initiative is to:
A) Eliminate all health disparities in the United States.
B) Increase the quality and years of healthy life and eliminate health
disparities.
C) Provide universal healthcare coverage for all U.S. citizens.
D) Focus solely on the treatment of chronic diseases.
10. A community health nurse is advocating for a policy to create
more sidewalks and parks in a neighborhood. This addresses the
determinant of health known as:
A) Health Services
B) Physical Environment
C) Social Environment
D) Individual Behavior
11. Epidemiology is defined as the study of the:
A) Economic impact of disease on a community
B) Distribution and determinants of health-related states in populations
C) Genetic factors that contribute to illness
D) Clinical treatment of infectious diseases
12. The number of new cases of a disease in a population during a
specific time period is the:
A) Prevalence Rate
B) Incidence Rate
