NUR 452 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
A nurse is practicing community-oriented nursing. Which of the following activities best
represents this role?
a. Providing direct care to individuals in a community clinic
b. Teaching a community class on heart disease prevention
c. Administering vaccines in a pediatric office
d. Assisting a hospitalized patient with discharge planning - Answers - Answer: b.
Teaching a community class on heart disease prevention
Which of the following is an example of upstream thinking in community health?
a. Providing antibiotics to a child with strep throat
b. Implementing a handwashing campaign in elementary schools
c. Treating patients in the emergency room for influenza
d. Administering insulin to a patient with diabetes - Answers - Answer: b. Implementing
a handwashing campaign in elementary schools
Which is a key focus of community-oriented nursing?
a. Managing acute and chronic conditions in individuals
b. Addressing the health needs of an entire population
c. Providing bedside care in hospitals
d. Coordinating home health services for discharged patients - Answers - Answer: b.
Addressing the health needs of an entire population
A nurse conducting community health screenings is focusing on which level of
prevention?
a. Primary
b. Secondary
c. Tertiary
d. Quaternary - Answers - Answer: b. Secondary
Which intervention is an example of community-based nursing?
a. Organizing a city-wide hand hygiene campaign
b. Providing direct care to patients at a community clinic
c. Partnering with policymakers to improve healthcare laws
d. Conducting research on social determinants of health - Answers - Answer: b.
Providing direct care to patients at a community clinic
Which of the following represents the assurance function of public health?
a. Identifying a community's need for an immunization program
b. Analyzing data on community obesity rates
c. Developing policies to reduce air pollution
d. Ensuring access to primary care services - Answers - Answer: d. Ensuring access to
primary care services
, A nurse collecting data on local water contamination is performing which public health
function?
a. Assessment
b. Policy development
c. Assurance
d. Advocacy - Answers - Answer: a. Assessment
Which of the following is an example of upstream thinking in community health?
a. Providing dialysis for patients with end-stage kidney disease
b. Conducting community education on the benefits of exercise
c. Administering medication to lower blood pressure
d. Providing wound care for diabetic ulcers - Answers - Answer: b. Conducting
community education on the benefits of exercise
Which scenario illustrates a downstream approach to health care?
a. Promoting policies that reduce food deserts in urban areas
b. Offering nutrition counseling in elementary schools
c. Treating a patient in the emergency department after a stroke
d. Implementing a city-wide smoking cessation program - Answers - Answer: c.
Treating a patient in the emergency department after a stroke
Which statement by a nurse demonstrates an understanding of community-based
nursing?
a. "My focus is on providing direct care to individuals in the community."
b. "I develop policies to improve the health of the entire population."
c. "My role involves working with legislators to improve community health laws."
d. "I assess trends in population health to guide interventions." - Answers - Answer: a.
"My focus is on providing direct care to individuals in the community."
A nurse working in a school setting providing first aid and health education is practicing
which type of nursing?
a. Community-oriented nursing
b. Community-based nursing
c. Public health nursing
d. Population-focused nursing - Answers - Answer: b. Community-based nursing
Which of the following settings is most appropriate for a community-oriented nurse?
a. Home health visit for a post-surgical patient
b. Emergency department triage
c. Developing a fall prevention program for older adults in a city
d. Assisting with patient discharge in a rehabilitation center - Answers - Answer: c.
Developing a fall prevention program for older adults in a city
A nurse designing interventions to address social determinants of health is engaging in
which type of thinking?
a. Upstream
A nurse is practicing community-oriented nursing. Which of the following activities best
represents this role?
a. Providing direct care to individuals in a community clinic
b. Teaching a community class on heart disease prevention
c. Administering vaccines in a pediatric office
d. Assisting a hospitalized patient with discharge planning - Answers - Answer: b.
Teaching a community class on heart disease prevention
Which of the following is an example of upstream thinking in community health?
a. Providing antibiotics to a child with strep throat
b. Implementing a handwashing campaign in elementary schools
c. Treating patients in the emergency room for influenza
d. Administering insulin to a patient with diabetes - Answers - Answer: b. Implementing
a handwashing campaign in elementary schools
Which is a key focus of community-oriented nursing?
a. Managing acute and chronic conditions in individuals
b. Addressing the health needs of an entire population
c. Providing bedside care in hospitals
d. Coordinating home health services for discharged patients - Answers - Answer: b.
Addressing the health needs of an entire population
A nurse conducting community health screenings is focusing on which level of
prevention?
a. Primary
b. Secondary
c. Tertiary
d. Quaternary - Answers - Answer: b. Secondary
Which intervention is an example of community-based nursing?
a. Organizing a city-wide hand hygiene campaign
b. Providing direct care to patients at a community clinic
c. Partnering with policymakers to improve healthcare laws
d. Conducting research on social determinants of health - Answers - Answer: b.
Providing direct care to patients at a community clinic
Which of the following represents the assurance function of public health?
a. Identifying a community's need for an immunization program
b. Analyzing data on community obesity rates
c. Developing policies to reduce air pollution
d. Ensuring access to primary care services - Answers - Answer: d. Ensuring access to
primary care services
, A nurse collecting data on local water contamination is performing which public health
function?
a. Assessment
b. Policy development
c. Assurance
d. Advocacy - Answers - Answer: a. Assessment
Which of the following is an example of upstream thinking in community health?
a. Providing dialysis for patients with end-stage kidney disease
b. Conducting community education on the benefits of exercise
c. Administering medication to lower blood pressure
d. Providing wound care for diabetic ulcers - Answers - Answer: b. Conducting
community education on the benefits of exercise
Which scenario illustrates a downstream approach to health care?
a. Promoting policies that reduce food deserts in urban areas
b. Offering nutrition counseling in elementary schools
c. Treating a patient in the emergency department after a stroke
d. Implementing a city-wide smoking cessation program - Answers - Answer: c.
Treating a patient in the emergency department after a stroke
Which statement by a nurse demonstrates an understanding of community-based
nursing?
a. "My focus is on providing direct care to individuals in the community."
b. "I develop policies to improve the health of the entire population."
c. "My role involves working with legislators to improve community health laws."
d. "I assess trends in population health to guide interventions." - Answers - Answer: a.
"My focus is on providing direct care to individuals in the community."
A nurse working in a school setting providing first aid and health education is practicing
which type of nursing?
a. Community-oriented nursing
b. Community-based nursing
c. Public health nursing
d. Population-focused nursing - Answers - Answer: b. Community-based nursing
Which of the following settings is most appropriate for a community-oriented nurse?
a. Home health visit for a post-surgical patient
b. Emergency department triage
c. Developing a fall prevention program for older adults in a city
d. Assisting with patient discharge in a rehabilitation center - Answers - Answer: c.
Developing a fall prevention program for older adults in a city
A nurse designing interventions to address social determinants of health is engaging in
which type of thinking?
a. Upstream
