NUR 206 COMMUNITY EXAM 3
2025
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Question 1
As a guest speaker for a group of community health nurses who are considering corrections
nursing as a career, a corrections nurse provides an overview of the history of corrections
nursing. Which of the following would the nurse describe as the historic view
of corrections nursing?
A) Health care to inmates occurred primarily as
emergency treatment.
B) Inmates were viewed as not deserving care
paid by public dollars.
C) The emphasis was on corrections, not
punishment.
D) Prisons provided safe havens from
communicable diseases.
Correct Answer
B) Inmates were viewed as not deserving care
paid by public dollars.
Question 2
Which of the following activities best reflects a public health nurse's role in the public health
function of assessment?
A) Prioritizing the issues of a community to
determine appropriate interventions
B) Evaluating for potential safety hazards in a
childcare center
C) Ensuring that children in a day care center are
properly immunized
D) Working with officials to develop a program
for solving a problem
Correct Answer
A) Prioritizing the issues of a community to determine appropriate interventions
Question 3
A nurse is considering a career in public health nursing. The nurse determines the need to
obtain which of the following for entry level practice?
A) Associate's degree in nursing
B) Bachelor's degree in nursing
C) Master's degree in nursing
D) Post-master's degree certification
Correct Answer
B) Bachelor's degree in nursing
, Question 4
When describing the differences between public health nursing and nursing in general,
which of the following would an instructor include as characteristic of public health nursing?
(SATA).
A) Acute care services
B) Focus on the greater good
C) Seek out of clients in need
D) Community commitment
E) Health restoration
Correct Answer
B) Focus on the greater good
C) Seek out of clients in need
D) Community commitment
Question 5
Which one of the following statements best illustrates the similarities and differences
between public health nursing and other types of nursing?
A) The priorities are the same for both public
health nursing and other types of nursing.
B) In hospital nursing, nurses must address the issues that come to them. Whereas in public
health nursing, it is necessary for the nurse to actively seek out and identify potential
problems and situations.
C) Nurses whose main practice is in the hospital
are required to collaborate more effectively than public health nurses.
D) Nurses who work in public health do not use the nursing process as a foundation for their
work.
Correct Answer
B) In hospital nursing, nurses must address the issues that come to them. Whereas in public
health nursing, it is necessary for the nurse to actively seek out and identify potential
problems and situations.
Question 6
After teaching a group of students about the federal agencies involved in public health, the
instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the students identify which
agency as the main organization that is involved in public health?
A) Environmental Protection Agency
B) Department of Homeland Security
C) Department of Agriculture
D) Department of Health and Human Services
Correct Answer
D) Department of Health and Human Services
Question 7
2025
For more info:
, NUR 206 Community Exam 3
Question 1
As a guest speaker for a group of community health nurses who are considering corrections
nursing as a career, a corrections nurse provides an overview of the history of corrections
nursing. Which of the following would the nurse describe as the historic view
of corrections nursing?
A) Health care to inmates occurred primarily as
emergency treatment.
B) Inmates were viewed as not deserving care
paid by public dollars.
C) The emphasis was on corrections, not
punishment.
D) Prisons provided safe havens from
communicable diseases.
Correct Answer
B) Inmates were viewed as not deserving care
paid by public dollars.
Question 2
Which of the following activities best reflects a public health nurse's role in the public health
function of assessment?
A) Prioritizing the issues of a community to
determine appropriate interventions
B) Evaluating for potential safety hazards in a
childcare center
C) Ensuring that children in a day care center are
properly immunized
D) Working with officials to develop a program
for solving a problem
Correct Answer
A) Prioritizing the issues of a community to determine appropriate interventions
Question 3
A nurse is considering a career in public health nursing. The nurse determines the need to
obtain which of the following for entry level practice?
A) Associate's degree in nursing
B) Bachelor's degree in nursing
C) Master's degree in nursing
D) Post-master's degree certification
Correct Answer
B) Bachelor's degree in nursing
, Question 4
When describing the differences between public health nursing and nursing in general,
which of the following would an instructor include as characteristic of public health nursing?
(SATA).
A) Acute care services
B) Focus on the greater good
C) Seek out of clients in need
D) Community commitment
E) Health restoration
Correct Answer
B) Focus on the greater good
C) Seek out of clients in need
D) Community commitment
Question 5
Which one of the following statements best illustrates the similarities and differences
between public health nursing and other types of nursing?
A) The priorities are the same for both public
health nursing and other types of nursing.
B) In hospital nursing, nurses must address the issues that come to them. Whereas in public
health nursing, it is necessary for the nurse to actively seek out and identify potential
problems and situations.
C) Nurses whose main practice is in the hospital
are required to collaborate more effectively than public health nurses.
D) Nurses who work in public health do not use the nursing process as a foundation for their
work.
Correct Answer
B) In hospital nursing, nurses must address the issues that come to them. Whereas in public
health nursing, it is necessary for the nurse to actively seek out and identify potential
problems and situations.
Question 6
After teaching a group of students about the federal agencies involved in public health, the
instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the students identify which
agency as the main organization that is involved in public health?
A) Environmental Protection Agency
B) Department of Homeland Security
C) Department of Agriculture
D) Department of Health and Human Services
Correct Answer
D) Department of Health and Human Services
Question 7
