NR 442 - Exam 1 UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Community - CORRECT ANSWER - - a group of people who share something in
common and interact with one another, who may exhibit a commitment with one another and
may share a geographic boundary
- PRIMARY FOCUS OF COMMUNITY HEALTH
Public Health Intervention Wheel: Levels of Practice - CORRECT ANSWER --
Community
- Individual
- System
System/group Level of Practice Example - CORRECT ANSWER - community health
nurse working with the state health department and federal vaccine program to coordinate a
response to an outbreak of measles in a migrant population.
Community/Population Level of Practice Example - CORRECT ANSWER - public health
nurses working with area high schools to give each student a profile of his or her health to
promote nutritional and physical activity lifestyle changes to improve the student's health.
Individual Level of Practice Example - CORRECT ANSWER - nurse receives a referral to
care for an individual with a diagnosed mental illness who would require regular monitoring of
his medication compliance to prevent rehospitalization
Core Functions of Public Health - CORRECT ANSWER - - assessment
- policy development
- assurance of availability
Primary Prevention - CORRECT ANSWER - - prevention of problem before it occurs
- immunization
, Secondary Prevention - CORRECT ANSWER - - early detection and intervention
- screening for an STD
- for diseases that can be controlled
Tertiary Prevention - CORRECT ANSWER - - correction and prevention of deterioration
of a disease state
- teaching insulin administration at home
What is the main focus of Public Health? - CORRECT ANSWER - PREVENTION
What is the main focus of Medicine? - CORRECT ANSWER - disease management and
diagnosis
Childhood Obesity - CORRECT ANSWER - - focus on a healthier lifestyle
- reduce the rate the childhood obesity
- education
What causes more than half of Premature Deaths? - CORRECT ANSWER - behavior and
environment reasons
What has the greatest influence on Community Health? - CORRECT ANSWER -
behavioral choices
What are the 3 elements of the Epidemiology Triangle? - CORRECT ANSWER - - agent
- host
- environment
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Community - CORRECT ANSWER - - a group of people who share something in
common and interact with one another, who may exhibit a commitment with one another and
may share a geographic boundary
- PRIMARY FOCUS OF COMMUNITY HEALTH
Public Health Intervention Wheel: Levels of Practice - CORRECT ANSWER --
Community
- Individual
- System
System/group Level of Practice Example - CORRECT ANSWER - community health
nurse working with the state health department and federal vaccine program to coordinate a
response to an outbreak of measles in a migrant population.
Community/Population Level of Practice Example - CORRECT ANSWER - public health
nurses working with area high schools to give each student a profile of his or her health to
promote nutritional and physical activity lifestyle changes to improve the student's health.
Individual Level of Practice Example - CORRECT ANSWER - nurse receives a referral to
care for an individual with a diagnosed mental illness who would require regular monitoring of
his medication compliance to prevent rehospitalization
Core Functions of Public Health - CORRECT ANSWER - - assessment
- policy development
- assurance of availability
Primary Prevention - CORRECT ANSWER - - prevention of problem before it occurs
- immunization
, Secondary Prevention - CORRECT ANSWER - - early detection and intervention
- screening for an STD
- for diseases that can be controlled
Tertiary Prevention - CORRECT ANSWER - - correction and prevention of deterioration
of a disease state
- teaching insulin administration at home
What is the main focus of Public Health? - CORRECT ANSWER - PREVENTION
What is the main focus of Medicine? - CORRECT ANSWER - disease management and
diagnosis
Childhood Obesity - CORRECT ANSWER - - focus on a healthier lifestyle
- reduce the rate the childhood obesity
- education
What causes more than half of Premature Deaths? - CORRECT ANSWER - behavior and
environment reasons
What has the greatest influence on Community Health? - CORRECT ANSWER -
behavioral choices
What are the 3 elements of the Epidemiology Triangle? - CORRECT ANSWER - - agent
- host
- environment
