COMMUNITY HEALTH
NURSING COMPREHENSIVE
REVIEW 2026–2027
Below is an original, exam-preparation resource designed for nursing students. The questions are newly
written and focus on application, clinical judgment, epidemiology, prevention levels, population health,
and community nursing practice.
Table of Contents
Population Health
Epidemiology
Disease Prevention
Prevention Levels
Health Promotion
Community Assessment
Vulnerable Populations
Environmental & Occupational Health
Communicable Diseases & Immunization
Disaster & Emergency Preparedness
Public-Health Education
Home Health Nursing
,School Nursing
Occupational Nursing
Community Resources
Cultural Considerations
Health Disparities
Screening
Epidemiological Measures
Public-Health Ethics
100 Practice Questions
Answer Key
Prevention-Level Comparison Chart
Epidemiology Formulas & Concepts
Disaster Nursing Checklist
25 High-Yield Concepts
,Part I — Comprehensive Review
1. Population Health
Population health focuses on the health outcomes of groups of people and the factors that influence
those outcomes.
Community/public-health nurses consider:
Disease patterns
Social determinants of health
Environmental conditions
Access to healthcare
Health behaviors
Income and education
Housing
Nutrition
Transportation
Culture
Community resources
Individual vs. Population Focus
Individual focus Population focus
One patient's blood pressure Hypertension prevalence
Individual education Community hypertension campaign
One wound Community injury patterns
One patient's medication adherence Population medication-access barriers
Key principle: Community health nursing moves beyond treating individuals to improving health
outcomes across populations.
2. Epidemiology
Epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of health-related conditions in
populations and the application of this knowledge to control health problems.
Epidemiologic questions
, Ask:
Who? Person
Where? Place
When? Time
What? Disease/condition
Why/how? Risk factors and causes
Descriptive epidemiology
Describes:
Person
Place
Time
Analytic epidemiology
Examines relationships between:
Exposure
Risk factors
Disease outcomes
3. Disease Prevention
Disease prevention attempts to reduce the occurrence, progression, or complications of disease.
Examples include:
Vaccination
Screening
Health education
Early treatment
Rehabilitation
4. Primary Prevention
Primary prevention occurs before disease develops.
Examples:
NURSING COMPREHENSIVE
REVIEW 2026–2027
Below is an original, exam-preparation resource designed for nursing students. The questions are newly
written and focus on application, clinical judgment, epidemiology, prevention levels, population health,
and community nursing practice.
Table of Contents
Population Health
Epidemiology
Disease Prevention
Prevention Levels
Health Promotion
Community Assessment
Vulnerable Populations
Environmental & Occupational Health
Communicable Diseases & Immunization
Disaster & Emergency Preparedness
Public-Health Education
Home Health Nursing
,School Nursing
Occupational Nursing
Community Resources
Cultural Considerations
Health Disparities
Screening
Epidemiological Measures
Public-Health Ethics
100 Practice Questions
Answer Key
Prevention-Level Comparison Chart
Epidemiology Formulas & Concepts
Disaster Nursing Checklist
25 High-Yield Concepts
,Part I — Comprehensive Review
1. Population Health
Population health focuses on the health outcomes of groups of people and the factors that influence
those outcomes.
Community/public-health nurses consider:
Disease patterns
Social determinants of health
Environmental conditions
Access to healthcare
Health behaviors
Income and education
Housing
Nutrition
Transportation
Culture
Community resources
Individual vs. Population Focus
Individual focus Population focus
One patient's blood pressure Hypertension prevalence
Individual education Community hypertension campaign
One wound Community injury patterns
One patient's medication adherence Population medication-access barriers
Key principle: Community health nursing moves beyond treating individuals to improving health
outcomes across populations.
2. Epidemiology
Epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of health-related conditions in
populations and the application of this knowledge to control health problems.
Epidemiologic questions
, Ask:
Who? Person
Where? Place
When? Time
What? Disease/condition
Why/how? Risk factors and causes
Descriptive epidemiology
Describes:
Person
Place
Time
Analytic epidemiology
Examines relationships between:
Exposure
Risk factors
Disease outcomes
3. Disease Prevention
Disease prevention attempts to reduce the occurrence, progression, or complications of disease.
Examples include:
Vaccination
Screening
Health education
Early treatment
Rehabilitation
4. Primary Prevention
Primary prevention occurs before disease develops.
Examples:
