COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING
COMPREHENSIVE TEST 2026 STUDY GUIDE
SOLVED QUESTIONS
◉ Enabling Factors. Answer: Resources/access/policies.
◉ Family Characteristics. Answer: Living together or nearby; having
an emotional bond; roles and tasks; affection and belonging; self-
defined.
◉ Family Life Cycle. Answer: Different stages in the family life cycle.
◉ Forming of a Partnership. Answer: When two people come
together to form a couple, deciding to build a life together.
◉ Childbearing. Answer: The couple has their first child and starts to
grow their family.
◉ Preschool-age Children. Answer: The children are very young,
usually under five years old, and need a lot of care and attention.
◉ School-age Children. Answer: The children start going to school,
which brings new routines and responsibilities for the family.
,◉ Teenage Children. Answer: The children are now teenagers,
dealing with adolescence, and the family dynamics change as they
seek more independence.
◉ Launching Children. Answer: The children are becoming adults
and moving out of the family home to start their own lives.
◉ Middle-aged Parents. Answer: The parents are now middle-aged
and might be adjusting to an 'empty nest' without their children
living at home.
◉ Aging Family Members. Answer: The parents are aging, and the
focus might shift to their health and well-being as they become
seniors.
◉ Primary Functions of Family. Answer: Caregiving, emotional
support, financial support.
◉ Safety for Home Visits. Answer: Let someone know where you are,
assess safety before entering, leave if unsafe.
◉ Impact of Family Health. Answer: Healthy families = healthier
individuals; Dysfunction = stress, poor outcomes.
,◉ Beliefs. Answer: Can shape someone's dietary habits, their health
beliefs, how proactive they are in managing their health.
◉ 5 Basic Principles Nurse Should Follow When Assessing Family
Health. Answer: Focus on whole family as a total unit; collect data
over time, using both numerical data and descriptive information.
◉ Evaluation After Family Interventions. Answer: Structure/Process,
Outcome, Self-Evaluation.
◉ Healthy People Goals for Families. Answer: Reduce barriers,
allergens in homes, intimate partner violence, hunger, and passive
smoke exposure.
◉ Healthy Community. Answer: A good healthy community has: no
preventable disease, low early death rates, health equity, good
environments.
◉ Community Assessment Types. Answer: Windshield Survey,
Problem-Oriented Assessment, Community-Subsystem Assessment,
Comprehensive Assessment, Community Assets Assessment.
◉ Methods to Assess Community Health. Answer: Surveys,
Epidemiologic Studies, GIS Analysis, Forums, Focus Groups.
, ◉ Sources of Data. Answer: Primary (direct collection), Secondary
(already collected), International, National, Local.
◉ Framework for Global Health. Answer: Care Patterns,
Demographic Transition, Epidemiologic Transition.
◉ Factors of Population Growth. Answer: Increased lifespan which
puts a strain on the government.
◉ Health for All. Answer: Ensure that everyone, no matter where
they live, has access to basic healthcare services.
◉ Health in All Policies initiative. Answer: Integrates health
considerations into policies and decisions across different sectors to
improve public health.
◉ Telehealth. Answer: Helps provide healthcare services remotely.
◉ Women's health focus. Answer: Focuses on the specific health
needs and challenges faced by women, including reproductive health
and access to healthcare.
COMPREHENSIVE TEST 2026 STUDY GUIDE
SOLVED QUESTIONS
◉ Enabling Factors. Answer: Resources/access/policies.
◉ Family Characteristics. Answer: Living together or nearby; having
an emotional bond; roles and tasks; affection and belonging; self-
defined.
◉ Family Life Cycle. Answer: Different stages in the family life cycle.
◉ Forming of a Partnership. Answer: When two people come
together to form a couple, deciding to build a life together.
◉ Childbearing. Answer: The couple has their first child and starts to
grow their family.
◉ Preschool-age Children. Answer: The children are very young,
usually under five years old, and need a lot of care and attention.
◉ School-age Children. Answer: The children start going to school,
which brings new routines and responsibilities for the family.
,◉ Teenage Children. Answer: The children are now teenagers,
dealing with adolescence, and the family dynamics change as they
seek more independence.
◉ Launching Children. Answer: The children are becoming adults
and moving out of the family home to start their own lives.
◉ Middle-aged Parents. Answer: The parents are now middle-aged
and might be adjusting to an 'empty nest' without their children
living at home.
◉ Aging Family Members. Answer: The parents are aging, and the
focus might shift to their health and well-being as they become
seniors.
◉ Primary Functions of Family. Answer: Caregiving, emotional
support, financial support.
◉ Safety for Home Visits. Answer: Let someone know where you are,
assess safety before entering, leave if unsafe.
◉ Impact of Family Health. Answer: Healthy families = healthier
individuals; Dysfunction = stress, poor outcomes.
,◉ Beliefs. Answer: Can shape someone's dietary habits, their health
beliefs, how proactive they are in managing their health.
◉ 5 Basic Principles Nurse Should Follow When Assessing Family
Health. Answer: Focus on whole family as a total unit; collect data
over time, using both numerical data and descriptive information.
◉ Evaluation After Family Interventions. Answer: Structure/Process,
Outcome, Self-Evaluation.
◉ Healthy People Goals for Families. Answer: Reduce barriers,
allergens in homes, intimate partner violence, hunger, and passive
smoke exposure.
◉ Healthy Community. Answer: A good healthy community has: no
preventable disease, low early death rates, health equity, good
environments.
◉ Community Assessment Types. Answer: Windshield Survey,
Problem-Oriented Assessment, Community-Subsystem Assessment,
Comprehensive Assessment, Community Assets Assessment.
◉ Methods to Assess Community Health. Answer: Surveys,
Epidemiologic Studies, GIS Analysis, Forums, Focus Groups.
, ◉ Sources of Data. Answer: Primary (direct collection), Secondary
(already collected), International, National, Local.
◉ Framework for Global Health. Answer: Care Patterns,
Demographic Transition, Epidemiologic Transition.
◉ Factors of Population Growth. Answer: Increased lifespan which
puts a strain on the government.
◉ Health for All. Answer: Ensure that everyone, no matter where
they live, has access to basic healthcare services.
◉ Health in All Policies initiative. Answer: Integrates health
considerations into policies and decisions across different sectors to
improve public health.
◉ Telehealth. Answer: Helps provide healthcare services remotely.
◉ Women's health focus. Answer: Focuses on the specific health
needs and challenges faced by women, including reproductive health
and access to healthcare.
