NR 442 community Exam Questions with Verified Answers
(Correct Update)
Question 1: public health goal
Answer: preserve health of the community and surrounding populations by focusing on health
promotion and health maintenance of individuals, families, and groups within the community.
Question 2: Community
Answer: A group of or collection of individuals interacting in social units and sharing common interests,
characteristics, values and goals.
- PRIMARY FOCUS OF COMMUNITY HEALTH
Question 3: System/group Level of Practice Example
Answer: community health nurse working with the state health department and federal vaccine program
to coordinate a response to an outbreak of measles in a migrant population.
Question 4: Community/Population Level of Practice Example
Answer: public health nurses working with area high schools to give each student a profile of his or her
health to promote nutritional and physical activity lifestyle changes to improve the student's health.
Question 5: Individual Level of Practice Example
Answer: nurse receives a referral to care for an individual with a diagnosed mental illness who would
require regular monitoring of his medication compliance to prevent rehospitalization
Question 6: Core Functions of Public Health
Answer: - assessment
- policy development
- assurance of availability
Question 7: Primary Prevention
Answer: - prevention of problem before it occurs
- immunization
Question 8: Secondary Prevention
Answer: - early detection and intervention
- screening for an STD
- for diseases that can be controlled
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,Question 9: Tertiary Prevention
Answer: - correction and prevention of deterioration of a disease state
- teaching insulin administration at home
Question 10: What is the main focus of Public Health?
Answer: PREVENTION
Question 11: What has the greatest influence on Community Health?
Answer: behavioral choices
Question 12: What are the 3 elements of the Epidemiology Triangle?
Answer: - agent - host - environment
Question 13: Epidemiology Triangle
Answer: - depends on the extent of the host's exposure to an agent, the strength or virulence of the agent,
and the host's genetic or immunological susceptibility.
- also depends on the environmental conditions existing at the time of exposure
Question 14: Incidence Rate
Answer: describe the occurrence of new cases of a disease or condition in a community over a period of
time relative to the size of the population at risk for that disease or condition during that same time
period. ex) detecting short term chances in acute diseases like the flu
Question 15: Prevalence Rate
Answer: the number of all cases of a specific disease or condition in a population at a given point in time
relative to the population at the same point in time. Increase of incidence rate increase prevalence rate.
Question 16: Endemic
Answer: Diseases that are always present in a population (e.g., colds and pneumonia)
Question 17: Epidemic
Answer: Diseases that are not always present in a population but flare up on occasion
(e.g., diphtheria and measles)
Question 18: Pandemic
Answer: The existence of disease in a large proportion of the population: a global epidemic (e.g., human
immunodeficiency virus, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, and annual outbreaks of influenza type
A)
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, Question 19: Chronic vs Acute (prevalence)
Answer: chronic always has a higher prevalence than acute disease
Question 20: Passive Immunity
Answer: - natural contact with antibody
- hep a --) immunoglobin
- through blood or plasma
Question 21: EXAMPLE: Infant born with temporary antibodies to measles. Temporary or
through colostrum
Answer: and breast milk
Question 22: Active-natural Immunity
Answer: - Natural contact and infection with the antigen
- acquiring measles
Question 23: Leading Cause of Preventable Death
Answer: - smoking
- alcohol
- lifestyle choices
Question 24: Herd Immunity
Answer: those not immune to an infectious agent are protected if a certain proportion of the population
has been vaccinated or is otherwise immune
Question 25: ANA - Code of Ethics
Answer: promotes social reform by focusing on health policy and legislation to positively affect
accessibility, quality, and cost of health care.
Question 26: Social Justice
Answer: - Mission of Public Health
- entitles all people to basic necessities such as adequate income and health protection and accepts
collective burdens to make it possible.
Question 27: Demographic Data
Answer: - Age, gender, race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, education level
- found in a census
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(Correct Update)
Question 1: public health goal
Answer: preserve health of the community and surrounding populations by focusing on health
promotion and health maintenance of individuals, families, and groups within the community.
Question 2: Community
Answer: A group of or collection of individuals interacting in social units and sharing common interests,
characteristics, values and goals.
- PRIMARY FOCUS OF COMMUNITY HEALTH
Question 3: System/group Level of Practice Example
Answer: community health nurse working with the state health department and federal vaccine program
to coordinate a response to an outbreak of measles in a migrant population.
Question 4: Community/Population Level of Practice Example
Answer: public health nurses working with area high schools to give each student a profile of his or her
health to promote nutritional and physical activity lifestyle changes to improve the student's health.
Question 5: Individual Level of Practice Example
Answer: nurse receives a referral to care for an individual with a diagnosed mental illness who would
require regular monitoring of his medication compliance to prevent rehospitalization
Question 6: Core Functions of Public Health
Answer: - assessment
- policy development
- assurance of availability
Question 7: Primary Prevention
Answer: - prevention of problem before it occurs
- immunization
Question 8: Secondary Prevention
Answer: - early detection and intervention
- screening for an STD
- for diseases that can be controlled
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,Question 9: Tertiary Prevention
Answer: - correction and prevention of deterioration of a disease state
- teaching insulin administration at home
Question 10: What is the main focus of Public Health?
Answer: PREVENTION
Question 11: What has the greatest influence on Community Health?
Answer: behavioral choices
Question 12: What are the 3 elements of the Epidemiology Triangle?
Answer: - agent - host - environment
Question 13: Epidemiology Triangle
Answer: - depends on the extent of the host's exposure to an agent, the strength or virulence of the agent,
and the host's genetic or immunological susceptibility.
- also depends on the environmental conditions existing at the time of exposure
Question 14: Incidence Rate
Answer: describe the occurrence of new cases of a disease or condition in a community over a period of
time relative to the size of the population at risk for that disease or condition during that same time
period. ex) detecting short term chances in acute diseases like the flu
Question 15: Prevalence Rate
Answer: the number of all cases of a specific disease or condition in a population at a given point in time
relative to the population at the same point in time. Increase of incidence rate increase prevalence rate.
Question 16: Endemic
Answer: Diseases that are always present in a population (e.g., colds and pneumonia)
Question 17: Epidemic
Answer: Diseases that are not always present in a population but flare up on occasion
(e.g., diphtheria and measles)
Question 18: Pandemic
Answer: The existence of disease in a large proportion of the population: a global epidemic (e.g., human
immunodeficiency virus, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, and annual outbreaks of influenza type
A)
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, Question 19: Chronic vs Acute (prevalence)
Answer: chronic always has a higher prevalence than acute disease
Question 20: Passive Immunity
Answer: - natural contact with antibody
- hep a --) immunoglobin
- through blood or plasma
Question 21: EXAMPLE: Infant born with temporary antibodies to measles. Temporary or
through colostrum
Answer: and breast milk
Question 22: Active-natural Immunity
Answer: - Natural contact and infection with the antigen
- acquiring measles
Question 23: Leading Cause of Preventable Death
Answer: - smoking
- alcohol
- lifestyle choices
Question 24: Herd Immunity
Answer: those not immune to an infectious agent are protected if a certain proportion of the population
has been vaccinated or is otherwise immune
Question 25: ANA - Code of Ethics
Answer: promotes social reform by focusing on health policy and legislation to positively affect
accessibility, quality, and cost of health care.
Question 26: Social Justice
Answer: - Mission of Public Health
- entitles all people to basic necessities such as adequate income and health protection and accepts
collective burdens to make it possible.
Question 27: Demographic Data
Answer: - Age, gender, race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, education level
- found in a census
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