NUR 4638 Population Health Exam
1 Study Guide Review Questions
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS 2025-
2026
In 1988, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) published a
report on the future of public health and its mission
that defined public health as:
a. what public-private partnerships do to treat
vulnerable populations.
b. what the government does to ensure that vital
programs are in place.
c. what the U.S. Public Health Service does to
prevent disease, promote health, and deliver
services.
d. what society does collectively to ensure the
conditions in which people can be healthy. -
CORRECT ANSWERS-D
,A registered nurse is seeking a position as a public
health nurse. In reviewing the job description, the
nurse would expect to find a description of a position
that focused on functions such as:
a. monitoring pregnant teenagers for symptoms of
complications of pregnancy.
b. offering free hypertension screening and
treatment referral at local health fairs to low-income,
uninsured, community members.
c. partnering with local seasonal farmworkers to
design a program aimed at preventing illness and
injury, and advocating for this population with local
political and community leaders.
d. preventing injury among a population of elderly
residents in an assisted living facility and treating
residents' chronic illnesses. - CORRECT
ANSWERS-C
A public health nurse leader is encountering barriers
when trying to shift the public health agency's efforts
to a population-focused practice. The reasons peers
are not supportive of the proposed shift to a
population focus are most likely related to:
a. agency colleagues' push for nurses to focus on
population initiatives.
b. costs associated with staff training and revision of
documents.
, c. lack of support from the agency's funding sources.
d. opinions that nursing should focus on the
provision of direct client care and services. -
CORRECT ANSWERS-D
The role and goals of the community health nursing
practice can best be described as:
a. community-based interventions aimed at
promoting, preserving, and maintaining the health of
populations residing in institutional facilities such as
nursing homes.
b. education of nurses and other staff working in
community-based and community-oriented settings
to improve the overall effectiveness of their
programs to meet client needs.
c. population-level strategies aimed at promoting,
preserving, and maintaining the health of
populations through the delivery of personal health
care services to individuals, families, and groups in
an effort to improve the health of the community as a
whole.
d. activities targeted at improving the health status of
clients served by community-based health service
agencies such as hospice and home health
agencies. - CORRECT ANSWERS-C
A community-oriented nurse has identified obesity
as a problem in the middle school. The next step in
1 Study Guide Review Questions
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS 2025-
2026
In 1988, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) published a
report on the future of public health and its mission
that defined public health as:
a. what public-private partnerships do to treat
vulnerable populations.
b. what the government does to ensure that vital
programs are in place.
c. what the U.S. Public Health Service does to
prevent disease, promote health, and deliver
services.
d. what society does collectively to ensure the
conditions in which people can be healthy. -
CORRECT ANSWERS-D
,A registered nurse is seeking a position as a public
health nurse. In reviewing the job description, the
nurse would expect to find a description of a position
that focused on functions such as:
a. monitoring pregnant teenagers for symptoms of
complications of pregnancy.
b. offering free hypertension screening and
treatment referral at local health fairs to low-income,
uninsured, community members.
c. partnering with local seasonal farmworkers to
design a program aimed at preventing illness and
injury, and advocating for this population with local
political and community leaders.
d. preventing injury among a population of elderly
residents in an assisted living facility and treating
residents' chronic illnesses. - CORRECT
ANSWERS-C
A public health nurse leader is encountering barriers
when trying to shift the public health agency's efforts
to a population-focused practice. The reasons peers
are not supportive of the proposed shift to a
population focus are most likely related to:
a. agency colleagues' push for nurses to focus on
population initiatives.
b. costs associated with staff training and revision of
documents.
, c. lack of support from the agency's funding sources.
d. opinions that nursing should focus on the
provision of direct client care and services. -
CORRECT ANSWERS-D
The role and goals of the community health nursing
practice can best be described as:
a. community-based interventions aimed at
promoting, preserving, and maintaining the health of
populations residing in institutional facilities such as
nursing homes.
b. education of nurses and other staff working in
community-based and community-oriented settings
to improve the overall effectiveness of their
programs to meet client needs.
c. population-level strategies aimed at promoting,
preserving, and maintaining the health of
populations through the delivery of personal health
care services to individuals, families, and groups in
an effort to improve the health of the community as a
whole.
d. activities targeted at improving the health status of
clients served by community-based health service
agencies such as hospice and home health
agencies. - CORRECT ANSWERS-C
A community-oriented nurse has identified obesity
as a problem in the middle school. The next step in
