FOUNDATIONS FOR POPULATION HEALTH IN
COMMUNITY PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING
ACTUAL EXAM 2026
◉ collaboration. Answer: the action of working with someone to
produce or create something
◉ community*. Answer: Collection of people who interact with one
another and whose common interests or characteristics form the
basis for a sense of unity or belonging
EX-Citizens of a town Group of farmers Prison community Tiny
village in Appalachia Members of Mothers Against Drunk Driving
(MADD) Professional nurses
◉ community health* + 2 main components. Answer: identification
of needs and the protection and improvement of collective health
within a geographically defined area"
◉ 3 types of community
geographic
common interest
community of solution. Answer: Geographic—city, town,
neighborhood
,Common interest—church, professional organization, people with
mastectomies
Community of solution—group of people who come together to
solve a problem that affects all of them
◉ community health nursing* + 8 characteristics. Answer:
Population is client or unit of care.
Primary obligation to achieve greatest good for greatest number of
people or population as a whole.
Processes used include working with the client as an equal partner.
Primary prevention is the priority.
Strategies are selected to create healthy environmental, social, and
economic conditions in which populations may thrive
There is an obligation to actively reach out to all who might benefit
from a specific activity.
Optimal use of available resources to assure best overall
improvement in health of population is a key element.
Collaboration with a variety of other professions, populations,
organizations, and entities is the most effective way to promote and
protect the health of people.
4 stages
Early Home Care (before mid-1800s)
, District Nursing (mid-1800s to 1900)
Public Health Nursing (1900 to 1970)
Community Health Nursing (1970 to present)
◉ continuous needs. Answer: part of the developmental needs of
people Ex- assistance with toddler proofing, coping with death,
emancipation and managing retirement
◉ episodic needs. Answer: illness/ injury not expected in a typical
life
◉ genomics
epigenetics. Answer: study of whole genomes, including genes and
their functions
environments effect on gene expression passed from one generation
to the next
◉ geographic community. Answer: a community defined by its
geographic boundaries; example: city, town, neighborhood
◉ global health. Answer: health problems, issues, and concerns that
transcend national boundaries
COMMUNITY PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING
ACTUAL EXAM 2026
◉ collaboration. Answer: the action of working with someone to
produce or create something
◉ community*. Answer: Collection of people who interact with one
another and whose common interests or characteristics form the
basis for a sense of unity or belonging
EX-Citizens of a town Group of farmers Prison community Tiny
village in Appalachia Members of Mothers Against Drunk Driving
(MADD) Professional nurses
◉ community health* + 2 main components. Answer: identification
of needs and the protection and improvement of collective health
within a geographically defined area"
◉ 3 types of community
geographic
common interest
community of solution. Answer: Geographic—city, town,
neighborhood
,Common interest—church, professional organization, people with
mastectomies
Community of solution—group of people who come together to
solve a problem that affects all of them
◉ community health nursing* + 8 characteristics. Answer:
Population is client or unit of care.
Primary obligation to achieve greatest good for greatest number of
people or population as a whole.
Processes used include working with the client as an equal partner.
Primary prevention is the priority.
Strategies are selected to create healthy environmental, social, and
economic conditions in which populations may thrive
There is an obligation to actively reach out to all who might benefit
from a specific activity.
Optimal use of available resources to assure best overall
improvement in health of population is a key element.
Collaboration with a variety of other professions, populations,
organizations, and entities is the most effective way to promote and
protect the health of people.
4 stages
Early Home Care (before mid-1800s)
, District Nursing (mid-1800s to 1900)
Public Health Nursing (1900 to 1970)
Community Health Nursing (1970 to present)
◉ continuous needs. Answer: part of the developmental needs of
people Ex- assistance with toddler proofing, coping with death,
emancipation and managing retirement
◉ episodic needs. Answer: illness/ injury not expected in a typical
life
◉ genomics
epigenetics. Answer: study of whole genomes, including genes and
their functions
environments effect on gene expression passed from one generation
to the next
◉ geographic community. Answer: a community defined by its
geographic boundaries; example: city, town, neighborhood
◉ global health. Answer: health problems, issues, and concerns that
transcend national boundaries
