COMMUNITY HEALTH COMPREHENSIVE
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Why was there a decline in the care of the sick from the late 1600s to the mid 1800s? -
Answer-decline in religious orders
What caused the horrible reputation of nursing in the early times? - Answer-the low
social status of women
What was the action of the Elizabethan Poor Law of 1601? - Answer-guaranteed
assistance for the poor, blind and lame
Who was the nursing icon that worked during the Crimean war to improve outcomes for
women and war victims by changing/controlling the environment in which the patient
care was given? - Answer-Florence Nightingale
What did Florence Nightingale often stress as the ultimate goal in many of her writings
and recorded conversations? - Answer-the ultimate goal is to give first-rate nursing care
for all the sick at home
What was the main agenda in the "health at home" project pioneered by Florence
Nightingale and Frederick Verney? - Answer-endorsed that prevention was better than
cure
type of nursing that focused on teaching proper hygiene to the sick - Answer-district
nursing
Who was the NYC based nurse that believed that poor people should have access to
holistic health care and that employee absenteeism could be reduced by adequate
nursing care and education? - Answer-Lillian Wald
Organization that applied nursing care and education to hire the first school nurses and
convinced Mete Life insurance that nursing intervention could reduce death rates -
Answer-Henry Street Settlement
Who was the nurse that was passionate about helping the neglected children of rural
America, established the Frontier Nursing Service, and introduced nurse-midwifery to
the US? - Answer-Mary Breckinridge
Organization that established medical, surgical, and dental clinics throughout rural
America and still exists today - Answer-Frontier Nursing Services
What governmental department has a significant interest in public health nursing and
disaster management? - Answer-Office of Homeland Security
, a specific course of action to be followed by a government or institution to obtain a
desired end - Answer-policy
the art of influencing others to accept a specific course of action - Answer-politics
the ability to influence or persuade an individual holding a governmental office to exert
the power of that office to affect a desired change - Answer-political power
policy that constitutes the governing framework for providing health services on a local,
state, national, or even international level - Answer-health policy
What are the 4 stages of health policy? - Answer-formulation, adoption, implementation,
evaluation
The stage of health policy in which the goals, problems, and potential solutions are
identified - Answer-formulation
The stage of health policy in which there is an authorized selection and specifications of
means to achieve goals, resolve problems, or both - Answer-adoption
The stage of health policy in which the policy is put to use - Answer-implementation
The stage of health policy in which there is a comparison of policy outcomes or effects
with intended or desired effects - Answer-evaluation
policy that is issued by national state or local governments - Answer-public policy
What is the first step in health policy development? - Answer-formulation
What document allows the federal government to intervene in the healthcare of US
citizens? - Answer-the Preamble of the US Constitution
What are the functions of the government in relation to health care? - Answer-direct
services, financing, information, policy setting, public protection
What level of government provides services such as: public health, public education,
drinking water, sewage disposal, police protection, and solid waste management? -
Answer-Local
What level of government sets most policies and laws related to nursing practice and
regulates nursing liscensure? - Answer-State
How does the executive branch of the federal government affect health care policy? -
Answer-administrative agencies (FDA, US Department of Health and Human Services,
Department of Labor)
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Why was there a decline in the care of the sick from the late 1600s to the mid 1800s? -
Answer-decline in religious orders
What caused the horrible reputation of nursing in the early times? - Answer-the low
social status of women
What was the action of the Elizabethan Poor Law of 1601? - Answer-guaranteed
assistance for the poor, blind and lame
Who was the nursing icon that worked during the Crimean war to improve outcomes for
women and war victims by changing/controlling the environment in which the patient
care was given? - Answer-Florence Nightingale
What did Florence Nightingale often stress as the ultimate goal in many of her writings
and recorded conversations? - Answer-the ultimate goal is to give first-rate nursing care
for all the sick at home
What was the main agenda in the "health at home" project pioneered by Florence
Nightingale and Frederick Verney? - Answer-endorsed that prevention was better than
cure
type of nursing that focused on teaching proper hygiene to the sick - Answer-district
nursing
Who was the NYC based nurse that believed that poor people should have access to
holistic health care and that employee absenteeism could be reduced by adequate
nursing care and education? - Answer-Lillian Wald
Organization that applied nursing care and education to hire the first school nurses and
convinced Mete Life insurance that nursing intervention could reduce death rates -
Answer-Henry Street Settlement
Who was the nurse that was passionate about helping the neglected children of rural
America, established the Frontier Nursing Service, and introduced nurse-midwifery to
the US? - Answer-Mary Breckinridge
Organization that established medical, surgical, and dental clinics throughout rural
America and still exists today - Answer-Frontier Nursing Services
What governmental department has a significant interest in public health nursing and
disaster management? - Answer-Office of Homeland Security
, a specific course of action to be followed by a government or institution to obtain a
desired end - Answer-policy
the art of influencing others to accept a specific course of action - Answer-politics
the ability to influence or persuade an individual holding a governmental office to exert
the power of that office to affect a desired change - Answer-political power
policy that constitutes the governing framework for providing health services on a local,
state, national, or even international level - Answer-health policy
What are the 4 stages of health policy? - Answer-formulation, adoption, implementation,
evaluation
The stage of health policy in which the goals, problems, and potential solutions are
identified - Answer-formulation
The stage of health policy in which there is an authorized selection and specifications of
means to achieve goals, resolve problems, or both - Answer-adoption
The stage of health policy in which the policy is put to use - Answer-implementation
The stage of health policy in which there is a comparison of policy outcomes or effects
with intended or desired effects - Answer-evaluation
policy that is issued by national state or local governments - Answer-public policy
What is the first step in health policy development? - Answer-formulation
What document allows the federal government to intervene in the healthcare of US
citizens? - Answer-the Preamble of the US Constitution
What are the functions of the government in relation to health care? - Answer-direct
services, financing, information, policy setting, public protection
What level of government provides services such as: public health, public education,
drinking water, sewage disposal, police protection, and solid waste management? -
Answer-Local
What level of government sets most policies and laws related to nursing practice and
regulates nursing liscensure? - Answer-State
How does the executive branch of the federal government affect health care policy? -
Answer-administrative agencies (FDA, US Department of Health and Human Services,
Department of Labor)
