FOUNDATIONS FOR POPULATION HEALTH IN COMMUNITY / PUBLIC HEALTH
NURSING 2026/2027 || VERIFIED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS || HIGH-YIELD
POPULATION & PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING REVIEW || COMMUNITY
ASSESSMENT, HEALTH PROMOTION, EPIDEMIOLOGY & PREVENTION ||
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE || EXAM-READY TEST BANK || GRADED A+
a nurse is considering applying for a position as a PHN. which would be a
reason this position would be appealing? - CORRECT ANSWER - its
autonomy and independence
Which of the following is the best brief definition of community? - CORRECT
ANSWER - A social group with common goals within a geographic area
1. Which of the following is the underlying science or area of study on which
public health is based? - CORRECT ANSWER - Epidemiology
The elizapbeth poor law of 1601 is similar to which current law? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Medicaid
2. A nurse is employed at the state department of public health. Which of the
following is a fundamental principle guiding his practice? - CORRECT
ANSWER - The interaction of the local-state-federal partnership is critical to
success.
A nurse is practicing in the community but also has the community as the
target of practice. Which of the following best describes the activities of this
nurse? - CORRECT ANSWER - Sharing assessment findings and health
goals with every community group that will listen
How did the Industrial Revolution result in previous caregiving approaches,
such as care by families, friends, and neighbors, becoming inadequate? -
, CORRECT ANSWER - Migration and urbanization resulted in increased
demand for care.
3. The public health administrator is in the process of hiring a new public
health nurse. Which of the following statements made by an applicant would
most likely result in the applicant not being hired? - CORRECT ANSWER - I
like to be the only person working on a project because individuals in teams
have their own ideas and plans and the resulting debate slows progress.
3. Persons often point out that smokers choose to light their cigarettes,
alcoholics lift the glass to their mouth, and drug addicts inject or ingest their
drugs. Which of the following statements best describes why nurses dont
simply focus on helping persons who engage in poor health behaviors to
behave appropriately? - CORRECT ANSWER - Society must offer healthy
choices, offer support, and practice helpful policies.
A colonist is working in the public health sector in early colonial America.
Which of the following activities would have likely been completed? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Collecting vital statistics and improving sanitation
4. Which of the following federal agencies is most influential in public health
activities? - CORRECT ANSWER - Department of Health and Human
Services
4. A nurse is focusing on the process dimension of a communitys health.
Which of the following interventions will the nurse most likely implement? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Implementing health promotion activities such as
education programs
NURSING 2026/2027 || VERIFIED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS || HIGH-YIELD
POPULATION & PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING REVIEW || COMMUNITY
ASSESSMENT, HEALTH PROMOTION, EPIDEMIOLOGY & PREVENTION ||
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE || EXAM-READY TEST BANK || GRADED A+
a nurse is considering applying for a position as a PHN. which would be a
reason this position would be appealing? - CORRECT ANSWER - its
autonomy and independence
Which of the following is the best brief definition of community? - CORRECT
ANSWER - A social group with common goals within a geographic area
1. Which of the following is the underlying science or area of study on which
public health is based? - CORRECT ANSWER - Epidemiology
The elizapbeth poor law of 1601 is similar to which current law? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Medicaid
2. A nurse is employed at the state department of public health. Which of the
following is a fundamental principle guiding his practice? - CORRECT
ANSWER - The interaction of the local-state-federal partnership is critical to
success.
A nurse is practicing in the community but also has the community as the
target of practice. Which of the following best describes the activities of this
nurse? - CORRECT ANSWER - Sharing assessment findings and health
goals with every community group that will listen
How did the Industrial Revolution result in previous caregiving approaches,
such as care by families, friends, and neighbors, becoming inadequate? -
, CORRECT ANSWER - Migration and urbanization resulted in increased
demand for care.
3. The public health administrator is in the process of hiring a new public
health nurse. Which of the following statements made by an applicant would
most likely result in the applicant not being hired? - CORRECT ANSWER - I
like to be the only person working on a project because individuals in teams
have their own ideas and plans and the resulting debate slows progress.
3. Persons often point out that smokers choose to light their cigarettes,
alcoholics lift the glass to their mouth, and drug addicts inject or ingest their
drugs. Which of the following statements best describes why nurses dont
simply focus on helping persons who engage in poor health behaviors to
behave appropriately? - CORRECT ANSWER - Society must offer healthy
choices, offer support, and practice helpful policies.
A colonist is working in the public health sector in early colonial America.
Which of the following activities would have likely been completed? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Collecting vital statistics and improving sanitation
4. Which of the following federal agencies is most influential in public health
activities? - CORRECT ANSWER - Department of Health and Human
Services
4. A nurse is focusing on the process dimension of a communitys health.
Which of the following interventions will the nurse most likely implement? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Implementing health promotion activities such as
education programs
