NUR 206 Community Nursing Concepts
Review– Exam 2
Questions & Answers| Latest| Fortis
,Table of Contents
Questions 1–14: Foundations of Population-Focused & Public Health Nursing
Questions 15–26: Health Promotion Models & Behavior Change
Questions 27–38: Vulnerable Populations – General Concepts
Questions 39–56: Specific Vulnerable Groups
Questions 57–70: Communicable Disease Prevention & Control
Questions 71–85: Chronic Disease Prevention & Environmental/Occupational Health
Questions 86–100: Program Planning, Policy & Applied Scenarios
, Foundations of Population-Focused & Public Health Nursing
Q1. What is the primary focus that distinguishes public/community health
nursing from acute care nursing?
Answer: The population or aggregate as the client, rather than a single
individual patient.
Rationale: Community health nursing applies a population-focused lens,
considering the health of groups and communities in addition to individuals
within them.
Q2. What are the three core public health functions defined by the
Institute of Medicine (now National Academy of Medicine)?
Answer: Assessment, policy development, and assurance.
Rationale: These three functions form the foundational framework describing
the overall role of public health systems in protecting community health.
Q3. What does the term 'aggregate' refer to in community health nursing?
Answer: A collection of individuals who share one or more common
characteristics, such as age, geographic location, or health condition.
Rationale: Aggregates are the population subgroups that community health
nurses often target for assessment and intervention, such as 'pregnant teens'
or 'elderly residents of a specific neighborhood.'
Q4. What is the difference between 'health promotion' and 'disease
prevention'?
Answer: Health promotion focuses on enhancing well-being and quality
of life regardless of disease risk, while disease prevention focuses
specifically on avoiding or minimizing the impact of illness.
Rationale: Though related and often overlapping, health promotion is broader
and proactive, while prevention is more specifically targeted at reducing
disease occurrence or progression.
Q5. What are the three levels of prevention used in community health
nursing practice?
Answer: Primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention.
Review– Exam 2
Questions & Answers| Latest| Fortis
,Table of Contents
Questions 1–14: Foundations of Population-Focused & Public Health Nursing
Questions 15–26: Health Promotion Models & Behavior Change
Questions 27–38: Vulnerable Populations – General Concepts
Questions 39–56: Specific Vulnerable Groups
Questions 57–70: Communicable Disease Prevention & Control
Questions 71–85: Chronic Disease Prevention & Environmental/Occupational Health
Questions 86–100: Program Planning, Policy & Applied Scenarios
, Foundations of Population-Focused & Public Health Nursing
Q1. What is the primary focus that distinguishes public/community health
nursing from acute care nursing?
Answer: The population or aggregate as the client, rather than a single
individual patient.
Rationale: Community health nursing applies a population-focused lens,
considering the health of groups and communities in addition to individuals
within them.
Q2. What are the three core public health functions defined by the
Institute of Medicine (now National Academy of Medicine)?
Answer: Assessment, policy development, and assurance.
Rationale: These three functions form the foundational framework describing
the overall role of public health systems in protecting community health.
Q3. What does the term 'aggregate' refer to in community health nursing?
Answer: A collection of individuals who share one or more common
characteristics, such as age, geographic location, or health condition.
Rationale: Aggregates are the population subgroups that community health
nurses often target for assessment and intervention, such as 'pregnant teens'
or 'elderly residents of a specific neighborhood.'
Q4. What is the difference between 'health promotion' and 'disease
prevention'?
Answer: Health promotion focuses on enhancing well-being and quality
of life regardless of disease risk, while disease prevention focuses
specifically on avoiding or minimizing the impact of illness.
Rationale: Though related and often overlapping, health promotion is broader
and proactive, while prevention is more specifically targeted at reducing
disease occurrence or progression.
Q5. What are the three levels of prevention used in community health
nursing practice?
Answer: Primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention.
