NFDN 2006 Midterm / Comprehensive Study Guide –
Expert Strategies, Review of Key Quizzes, and
Practice Questions for Guaranteed Success / Newest
2025/2026.
Community - ...(ANSWERS)....generally defined as a specific population of
people, or a place where people live and work. Determined by geographic
boundaries and/or common values and interests.
Canada Health Act Principles - ...(ANSWERS)....universality, accessibility,
comprehensiveness of services, portability, public administration
community health nursing - ...(ANSWERS)....Umbrella term to define nursing
specialities and applies to all nurses who work in and with community in a variety
of areas. Emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention. Promotes and
protects health of individuals, families, groups, communities, populations.
Community Health nurse - ...(ANSWERS)....
Population - ...(ANSWERS)....a collection of people who share one or more
personal or environmental characteristics
Aggregates - ...(ANSWERS)....subpopulation, groups within a population.
Population Health - ...(ANSWERS)....determining the health of a population using
as measurements of health the determinants and health status indicators
, Health status indicator - ...(ANSWERS)....well being, life expectancy, incidence
and prevalence rate, mortality rate, burden of illness
Levels of disease prevention - ...(ANSWERS)....Primary prevention, secondary
prevention, Tertiary prevention
Primary prevention (disease) - ...(ANSWERS)....seeks to prevent disease from
begining
Secondary Prevention (disease) - ...(ANSWERS)....seeks to detect disease early in
its progression in order to make early diagnosis and begin treatment
Tertiary Prevention (disease) - ...(ANSWERS)....begins once a disease has become
obvious; aims to interrupt the course of the disease
Downstream thinking - ...(ANSWERS)....Taking a microscopic individual curative
focus. Considering individual health concerns and treatments but does not
consider the sociopolitical, economic and environmental variables
Upstream Thinking - ...(ANSWERS)....Macroscopic "big picture" population health
approach, primary prevention perspective, considers all determinants of health.
How can this be prevented?
Expert Strategies, Review of Key Quizzes, and
Practice Questions for Guaranteed Success / Newest
2025/2026.
Community - ...(ANSWERS)....generally defined as a specific population of
people, or a place where people live and work. Determined by geographic
boundaries and/or common values and interests.
Canada Health Act Principles - ...(ANSWERS)....universality, accessibility,
comprehensiveness of services, portability, public administration
community health nursing - ...(ANSWERS)....Umbrella term to define nursing
specialities and applies to all nurses who work in and with community in a variety
of areas. Emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention. Promotes and
protects health of individuals, families, groups, communities, populations.
Community Health nurse - ...(ANSWERS)....
Population - ...(ANSWERS)....a collection of people who share one or more
personal or environmental characteristics
Aggregates - ...(ANSWERS)....subpopulation, groups within a population.
Population Health - ...(ANSWERS)....determining the health of a population using
as measurements of health the determinants and health status indicators
, Health status indicator - ...(ANSWERS)....well being, life expectancy, incidence
and prevalence rate, mortality rate, burden of illness
Levels of disease prevention - ...(ANSWERS)....Primary prevention, secondary
prevention, Tertiary prevention
Primary prevention (disease) - ...(ANSWERS)....seeks to prevent disease from
begining
Secondary Prevention (disease) - ...(ANSWERS)....seeks to detect disease early in
its progression in order to make early diagnosis and begin treatment
Tertiary Prevention (disease) - ...(ANSWERS)....begins once a disease has become
obvious; aims to interrupt the course of the disease
Downstream thinking - ...(ANSWERS)....Taking a microscopic individual curative
focus. Considering individual health concerns and treatments but does not
consider the sociopolitical, economic and environmental variables
Upstream Thinking - ...(ANSWERS)....Macroscopic "big picture" population health
approach, primary prevention perspective, considers all determinants of health.
How can this be prevented?
