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NUR 206 Community Exam 3 Questions
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As a guest speaker for a group of community health nurses who are
considering corrections nursing as a career, a corrections nurse
provides an overview of the history of corrections nursing. Which of the
following would the nurse describe as the historic view
of corrections nursing?
A) Health care to inmates occurred primarily as
emergency treatment.
B) Inmates were viewed as not deserving care
paid by public dollars.
C) The emphasis was on corrections, not
punishment.
D) Prisons provided safe havens from
communicable diseases.
Ans: B) Inmates were viewed as not deserving care
paid by public dollars.
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Which of the following activities best reflects a public health nurse's
role in the public health function of assessment?
A) Prioritizing the issues of a community to
determine appropriate interventions
B) Evaluating for potential safety hazards in a
childcare center
C) Ensuring that children in a day care center are
properly immunized
D) Working with officials to develop a program
for solving a problem
Ans: A) Prioritizing the issues of a community to determine
appropriate interventions
A nurse is considering a career in public health nursing. The nurse
determines the need to obtain which of the following for entry level
practice?
A) Associate's degree in nursing
B) Bachelor's degree in nursing
C) Master's degree in nursing
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D) Post-master's degree certification
Ans: B) Bachelor's degree in nursing
When describing the differences between public health nursing and
nursing in general, which of the following would an instructor include
as characteristic of public health nursing? (SATA).
A) Acute care services
B) Focus on the greater good
C) Seek out of clients in need
D) Community commitment
E) Health restoration
Ans: B) Focus on the greater good
C) Seek out of clients in need
D) Community commitment
Which one of the following statements best illustrates the similarities
and differences between public health nursing and other types of
nursing?
A) The priorities are the same for both public
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health nursing and other types of nursing.
B) In hospital nursing, nurses must address the issues that come to
them. Whereas in public health nursing, it is necessary for the nurse to
actively seek out and identify potential problems and situations.
C) Nurses whose main practice is in the hospital
are required to collaborate more effectively than public health nurses.
D) Nurses who work in public health do not use the nursing process as a
foundation for their work.
Ans: B) In hospital nursing, nurses must address the issues that
come to them. Whereas in public health nursing, it is necessary
for the nurse to actively seek out and identify potential
problems and situations.
After teaching a group of students about the federal agencies involved
in public health, the instructor determines that the teaching was
successful when the students identify which agency as the main
organization that is involved in public health?
A) Environmental Protection Agency
B) Department of Homeland Security
C) Department of Agriculture
D) Department of Health and Human Services
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NUR 206 Community Exam 3 Questions
and Correct Answers/ Latest Update /
Already Graded
As a guest speaker for a group of community health nurses who are
considering corrections nursing as a career, a corrections nurse
provides an overview of the history of corrections nursing. Which of the
following would the nurse describe as the historic view
of corrections nursing?
A) Health care to inmates occurred primarily as
emergency treatment.
B) Inmates were viewed as not deserving care
paid by public dollars.
C) The emphasis was on corrections, not
punishment.
D) Prisons provided safe havens from
communicable diseases.
Ans: B) Inmates were viewed as not deserving care
paid by public dollars.
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Which of the following activities best reflects a public health nurse's
role in the public health function of assessment?
A) Prioritizing the issues of a community to
determine appropriate interventions
B) Evaluating for potential safety hazards in a
childcare center
C) Ensuring that children in a day care center are
properly immunized
D) Working with officials to develop a program
for solving a problem
Ans: A) Prioritizing the issues of a community to determine
appropriate interventions
A nurse is considering a career in public health nursing. The nurse
determines the need to obtain which of the following for entry level
practice?
A) Associate's degree in nursing
B) Bachelor's degree in nursing
C) Master's degree in nursing
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D) Post-master's degree certification
Ans: B) Bachelor's degree in nursing
When describing the differences between public health nursing and
nursing in general, which of the following would an instructor include
as characteristic of public health nursing? (SATA).
A) Acute care services
B) Focus on the greater good
C) Seek out of clients in need
D) Community commitment
E) Health restoration
Ans: B) Focus on the greater good
C) Seek out of clients in need
D) Community commitment
Which one of the following statements best illustrates the similarities
and differences between public health nursing and other types of
nursing?
A) The priorities are the same for both public
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health nursing and other types of nursing.
B) In hospital nursing, nurses must address the issues that come to
them. Whereas in public health nursing, it is necessary for the nurse to
actively seek out and identify potential problems and situations.
C) Nurses whose main practice is in the hospital
are required to collaborate more effectively than public health nurses.
D) Nurses who work in public health do not use the nursing process as a
foundation for their work.
Ans: B) In hospital nursing, nurses must address the issues that
come to them. Whereas in public health nursing, it is necessary
for the nurse to actively seek out and identify potential
problems and situations.
After teaching a group of students about the federal agencies involved
in public health, the instructor determines that the teaching was
successful when the students identify which agency as the main
organization that is involved in public health?
A) Environmental Protection Agency
B) Department of Homeland Security
C) Department of Agriculture
D) Department of Health and Human Services
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