,NR 441 Community Health Nursing – Global Exam
Prep — Comprehensive Review + Practice MCQs —
Chamberlain College of Nursing 2025/2026
1. A community health nurse is explaining the difference between community health nursing and public health
nursing to a group of nursing students. Which statement by a student indicates correct understanding?
A. “Community health nursing focuses only on individuals, while public health nursing focuses on populations.”
B. “Public health nursing is a broader field that includes community health nursing.”
C. “Community health nursing and public health nursing are identical concepts.”
D. “Public health nursing focuses exclusively on infectious disease control.”
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Public health nursing is the broader field encompassing health promotion, disease prevention, and
population-level interventions. Community health nursing is a subset of public health nursing that applies
nursing processes to communities, aggregates, and populations. Option A is incorrect because community
health nursing also addresses populations, not just individuals.
2. A nurse is reviewing the core functions of public health. Which function focuses on ensuring the availability
of necessary health services throughout the community?
A. Assessment
B. Policy development
C. Assurance
D. Surveillance
Correct Answer: C
,Rationale: The three core functions of public health are assessment, policy development, and assurance.
Assurance specifically focuses on making sure necessary health services are available and accessible to the
community, including maintaining public health infrastructure and responding to emergencies.
3. A community health nurse is describing the global health framework to nursing students. Which of the
following is least likely to be included as one of the three “Ps” of this framework?
A. Population
B. Provider
C. Procedure
D. Physician
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The global health framework includes three “Ps”: Population, Provider, and Procedure. “Physician” is
a type of provider, not one of the three overarching framework components.
4. Which statement best describes the primary goal of global health nursing?
A. Providing hospital-based care in foreign countries
B. Treating individual illnesses after they occur
C. Improving health outcomes through prevention, education, and equity
D. Replacing local healthcare providers in developing nations
Correct Answer: C
, Rationale: Global health nursing focuses on improving population health through prevention, health
promotion, disease control, and reducing healthcare disparities while supporting local healthcare systems. It is
not about providing hospital-based care abroad, treating only individual illnesses, or replacing local providers.
5. Which of the following best defines a population in community health nursing?
A. A collection of people who interact with one another and whose common interests form a sense of unity
B. A group of people having common personal or environmental characteristics
C. Subgroups or subpopulations that have some common characteristics or concerns
D. All of the people in a defined geopolitical community
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: A population is defined as a group of people having common personal or environmental
characteristics. An aggregate refers to subgroups or subpopulations with common characteristics or concerns.
A community is a collection of people who interact with one another and whose common interests form a
sense of unity.
6. A community health nurse is assessing a rural population in a developing country. Which factor is most
important to evaluate when determining the community’s overall health status?
A. Number of hospitals available
B. Average income of healthcare workers
C. Social determinants of health affecting the population
D. Number of specialty physicians practicing in the area
Prep — Comprehensive Review + Practice MCQs —
Chamberlain College of Nursing 2025/2026
1. A community health nurse is explaining the difference between community health nursing and public health
nursing to a group of nursing students. Which statement by a student indicates correct understanding?
A. “Community health nursing focuses only on individuals, while public health nursing focuses on populations.”
B. “Public health nursing is a broader field that includes community health nursing.”
C. “Community health nursing and public health nursing are identical concepts.”
D. “Public health nursing focuses exclusively on infectious disease control.”
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Public health nursing is the broader field encompassing health promotion, disease prevention, and
population-level interventions. Community health nursing is a subset of public health nursing that applies
nursing processes to communities, aggregates, and populations. Option A is incorrect because community
health nursing also addresses populations, not just individuals.
2. A nurse is reviewing the core functions of public health. Which function focuses on ensuring the availability
of necessary health services throughout the community?
A. Assessment
B. Policy development
C. Assurance
D. Surveillance
Correct Answer: C
,Rationale: The three core functions of public health are assessment, policy development, and assurance.
Assurance specifically focuses on making sure necessary health services are available and accessible to the
community, including maintaining public health infrastructure and responding to emergencies.
3. A community health nurse is describing the global health framework to nursing students. Which of the
following is least likely to be included as one of the three “Ps” of this framework?
A. Population
B. Provider
C. Procedure
D. Physician
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The global health framework includes three “Ps”: Population, Provider, and Procedure. “Physician” is
a type of provider, not one of the three overarching framework components.
4. Which statement best describes the primary goal of global health nursing?
A. Providing hospital-based care in foreign countries
B. Treating individual illnesses after they occur
C. Improving health outcomes through prevention, education, and equity
D. Replacing local healthcare providers in developing nations
Correct Answer: C
, Rationale: Global health nursing focuses on improving population health through prevention, health
promotion, disease control, and reducing healthcare disparities while supporting local healthcare systems. It is
not about providing hospital-based care abroad, treating only individual illnesses, or replacing local providers.
5. Which of the following best defines a population in community health nursing?
A. A collection of people who interact with one another and whose common interests form a sense of unity
B. A group of people having common personal or environmental characteristics
C. Subgroups or subpopulations that have some common characteristics or concerns
D. All of the people in a defined geopolitical community
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: A population is defined as a group of people having common personal or environmental
characteristics. An aggregate refers to subgroups or subpopulations with common characteristics or concerns.
A community is a collection of people who interact with one another and whose common interests form a
sense of unity.
6. A community health nurse is assessing a rural population in a developing country. Which factor is most
important to evaluate when determining the community’s overall health status?
A. Number of hospitals available
B. Average income of healthcare workers
C. Social determinants of health affecting the population
D. Number of specialty physicians practicing in the area
