COMMUNITY PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING EXAM
2026 EXAM Q&A STUDY GUIDE
◉ Healthy People 2020 is divided into how many topic areas?
Answer: 42
◉ Community health nursing practice is c__________ and is based in
research and t_________. Answer: collaborative
theory
◉ The goal of population focused nursing is to promote healthy
_____________
Community and public health nurses focus on specific
subpopulations, population focused is concerned with many
overlapping subpopulations Answer: communities
◉ What was initially proposed in the late 1990s by nurses from the
Minnesota Dept of Health; to describe the breadth and scope of
public health nursing practice Answer: The Public Health
Intervention Wheel
◉ Public Health Intervention:
,describes and monitors health events through ongoing and
systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of health data for
the purpose of planning, implementing, and evaluating public health
interventions Answer: Surveillance
◉ Public Health Intervention:
Systematically gathers and analyzes data regarding threats to the
health of populations, ascertains the source of the threat, identified
cases and others at risk, and determines control measures Answer:
Disease and health event investigation
◉ Public Health Intervention:
Locates populations of interest or at risk and provides info about the
nature of the concern, what can be done about it, and how services
can be obtained Answer: Outreach
◉ Public Health Intervention:
Identified individuals with unrecognized health risk factors or
asymptomatic disease conditions Answer: Screening
,◉ Public Health Intervention:
locates individuals and families with identified risk factors and
connects them with resources Answer: Case finding
◉ Public Health Intervention:
Assists individuals, families, groups, etc to identify and access
necessary resources to prevent or resolves problems or concerns
Answer: Referral and follow-up
◉ Public Health Intervention:
Optimizes self care capabilities of individuals and families and the
capacity of systems and communities to coordinate and provide
services Answer: Case mgmt
◉ Public Health Intervention:
Carries out direct care tasks under authority of a health care
practitioner as allowed by law Answer: Delegated functions
, ◉ It must be recognized that populations are not _______________;
therefore it is necessary to address the needs of special
subpopulations within populations Answer: homogenous (alike)
◉ _____ ______ and _________________ subpopulations must be identified
early in the care delivery cycle Answer: high risk and vulnerable
◉ __________ of services often become high cost users; therefore it is
essential to develop _____________ strategies Answer: nonusers
outreach
◉ _______ and _____ of all healthcare services are linked together
across the health care continuum. Answer: Quality
cost
◉ Jennifer is a community health nurse in a large metropolitan area.
According to the American Nurses Association's Code of Ethics
(2001), community health nurses must align themselves with public
health programs that promote and preserve the health of
populations by influencing:
socioeconomic issues.
psychosocial issues.
2026 EXAM Q&A STUDY GUIDE
◉ Healthy People 2020 is divided into how many topic areas?
Answer: 42
◉ Community health nursing practice is c__________ and is based in
research and t_________. Answer: collaborative
theory
◉ The goal of population focused nursing is to promote healthy
_____________
Community and public health nurses focus on specific
subpopulations, population focused is concerned with many
overlapping subpopulations Answer: communities
◉ What was initially proposed in the late 1990s by nurses from the
Minnesota Dept of Health; to describe the breadth and scope of
public health nursing practice Answer: The Public Health
Intervention Wheel
◉ Public Health Intervention:
,describes and monitors health events through ongoing and
systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of health data for
the purpose of planning, implementing, and evaluating public health
interventions Answer: Surveillance
◉ Public Health Intervention:
Systematically gathers and analyzes data regarding threats to the
health of populations, ascertains the source of the threat, identified
cases and others at risk, and determines control measures Answer:
Disease and health event investigation
◉ Public Health Intervention:
Locates populations of interest or at risk and provides info about the
nature of the concern, what can be done about it, and how services
can be obtained Answer: Outreach
◉ Public Health Intervention:
Identified individuals with unrecognized health risk factors or
asymptomatic disease conditions Answer: Screening
,◉ Public Health Intervention:
locates individuals and families with identified risk factors and
connects them with resources Answer: Case finding
◉ Public Health Intervention:
Assists individuals, families, groups, etc to identify and access
necessary resources to prevent or resolves problems or concerns
Answer: Referral and follow-up
◉ Public Health Intervention:
Optimizes self care capabilities of individuals and families and the
capacity of systems and communities to coordinate and provide
services Answer: Case mgmt
◉ Public Health Intervention:
Carries out direct care tasks under authority of a health care
practitioner as allowed by law Answer: Delegated functions
, ◉ It must be recognized that populations are not _______________;
therefore it is necessary to address the needs of special
subpopulations within populations Answer: homogenous (alike)
◉ _____ ______ and _________________ subpopulations must be identified
early in the care delivery cycle Answer: high risk and vulnerable
◉ __________ of services often become high cost users; therefore it is
essential to develop _____________ strategies Answer: nonusers
outreach
◉ _______ and _____ of all healthcare services are linked together
across the health care continuum. Answer: Quality
cost
◉ Jennifer is a community health nurse in a large metropolitan area.
According to the American Nurses Association's Code of Ethics
(2001), community health nurses must align themselves with public
health programs that promote and preserve the health of
populations by influencing:
socioeconomic issues.
psychosocial issues.
