NUR 452 Exam 1 Study Questions with
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This type of nursing care focuses of illness care and individuals and families.
You manage acute and chronic illness in a community. Family centered
illness care.
For example: A nurse visits an elderly person at home to help with
medication.
Community-based nursing
This type of nursing care's main focus is to preserve, protect, promote, or
maintain health in populations and communities. It is health care to promote
quality of life. More broad, population health is another term. They focus on
health promotion, health education, disease prevention, and coordination of
health care for members of the community to the benefit of the entire
community. An example would be a school nurse educating high school
students about safe sex practices.
Community-oriented nursing
Which example best describes the public health core function of policy
development?
A. Creating a school based clinic in a school within an impoverished
neighborhood.
B. Investigation of motor vehicle accidents among the teenage population in
a county.
C. Monitoring the incidence of back injuries at a packaging company.
D. Creation of a coalition to work towards educating the community about
seatbelt use.
D (Policy development includes informing, educating, empowering,
mobilizing community partnership, and developing policies to support
individual and community health efforts.)
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An occupational health nurse noticed that the employees are at risk for
hearing loss due to loud machinery and alarms. The nurse decides to provide
hearing screenings to the employees. What public health intervention does
this best describe?
A. Coalition building
B. Care Coordination
C. Health teaching
D. Case-finding
D
What is the best example of data to collect about a community's Functional
Health Pattern of Values and Beliefs?
A. Asthma and Diabetes are the common health conditions in the community.
B. Community resources for families such as low cost insurance is available
for use.
C. The community frequently used Chamomile tea versus medication for
upset stomach.
D. Community parks have bike paths and exercise stations for public use.
C
Which of the following prevention activities would be considered primary
prevention? Select all that apply.
a. Treatment of drug addiction by encouraging 12-Step group participation
b. Monthly breast self exams to be completed at home
c. Wearing ear plugs when working around airplanes
d. Teaching kindergarteners the importance of eating fruits and vegetable
e. Education on a medication management system for cardiac patients
CD
Which of the following would be considered a component of the Health
Belief Model?
a. disbelief
b. humor
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c. termination
d. cues to action
D
What example best describes the public health core function of assessment?
a. Investigating the incidence of nutritional deficiencies of school-aged
children in Maricopa county.
b. Creating a law that limits the amount of soda available at public schools in
a county.
c. Researching to find healthy alternatives for junk food offered by a public
school's cafeteria.
d. Partnering with the Fresh Express Bus to improve access to low-cost fresh
vegetables and fruits for school-aged children in a county.
A (Assessment includes monitoring health, diagnosing, and investigating.)
What example best describes the public health core function of policy
development? Select all that apply.
a. Investigating the incidence of nutritional deficiencies of school-aged
children in Maricopa county.
b. Creating a law that limits the amount of soda available at public schools in
a county.
c. Researching to find healthy alternatives for junk food offered by a public
school's cafeteria.
d. Partnering with the Fresh Express Bus to improve access to low-cost fresh
vegetables and fruits for school-aged children in a county.
B D (Policy development includes informing, educating, empowering,
mobilizing community partnership, and developing policies to support
individual and community health efforts.)
What example best describes the public health core function of assurance?
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