NSG 3130 Exam 1 – Community & Health
Promotion Nursing, Galen College Of
Nursing, 2025–2026 | Verified Exam
Questions With Detailed Answers
Introduction:
This document contains verified NSG 3130 Exam 1 questions
with correct, detailed answers covering foundational concepts
in community and health promotion nursing. Topics include
prevention levels, health promotion models, delegation and
documentation standards, cultural competence, health
disparities, and patient adherence, aligned with Galen College
of Nursing exam content. The material is suitable for focused
exam preparation and concept review.
Exam Questions and Answers:
1. Older adults: Lifestyle/medical concerns-Answer:- -Falls.
-Depression/suicide.
-Oral health.
,-Smoking cessation/ daily activity to improve balance and
strength.
2. Risk factor reduction-Answer:- -Step-by-step
improvement of individual health factors. These combined im-
provements lower the likelihood of developing a disease.
-If the client has risk factors for the development of a disease,
they are at increased risk of developing the disease within the
next 10 years.
-This does not mean you will not get the disease - rather that
you are trying to control factors that increase risk.
-For example: you may still develop lung cancer even if you
stopped smoking.
-Educating patients about risk allows the opportunity for them
to reduce risks through lifestyle and other modifications For
example, a patient with obesity and high blood pressure can
reduce the risk of CVD/stroke/heart attack by slow increase in
activity and weight loss.
3. Primary prevention-Answer:- -The goal is to modify risk
factors to avoid the onset of disease and prevent pathologic
processing from occurring.
-Health education: diet, exercise, using seatbelts, wearing
helmets.
-Immunizations.
-Risk assessments for specific disease.
, -Family planning services.
4. Secondary Prevention-Answer:- -Goal is early detection
and diagnosis of health problems before patients exhibi
symptoms of disease. Screening tests may be used to assess for
latent disease in vulnerable populations.
-Screening: mammograms, PPD skin tests, fecal occult blood.
-Encouraging regular medical and dental checkups.
-Teaching self-examination for breast and testicular cancer.
-Prompt intervention to alleviate health problems.
5. Tertiary Prevention-Answer:- -Restoration or rehab with
the goal to restore the individual to an optimal level of
functioning.
-Teaching a client who has diabetes to identify and prevent
complications.
-Referring a client who has a colostomy to a support group.
-Referring a client with a spinal cord injury to a rehabilitation
center.
6. Holistic Health-Answer:- -Synergistic relationships
between the body and environment. Healing therapies are used
-Incorporates spirituality, emotional security, nutritional
status, sleep patterns, energy level.
-The body knows how to heal itself when given the proper
support.
Promotion Nursing, Galen College Of
Nursing, 2025–2026 | Verified Exam
Questions With Detailed Answers
Introduction:
This document contains verified NSG 3130 Exam 1 questions
with correct, detailed answers covering foundational concepts
in community and health promotion nursing. Topics include
prevention levels, health promotion models, delegation and
documentation standards, cultural competence, health
disparities, and patient adherence, aligned with Galen College
of Nursing exam content. The material is suitable for focused
exam preparation and concept review.
Exam Questions and Answers:
1. Older adults: Lifestyle/medical concerns-Answer:- -Falls.
-Depression/suicide.
-Oral health.
,-Smoking cessation/ daily activity to improve balance and
strength.
2. Risk factor reduction-Answer:- -Step-by-step
improvement of individual health factors. These combined im-
provements lower the likelihood of developing a disease.
-If the client has risk factors for the development of a disease,
they are at increased risk of developing the disease within the
next 10 years.
-This does not mean you will not get the disease - rather that
you are trying to control factors that increase risk.
-For example: you may still develop lung cancer even if you
stopped smoking.
-Educating patients about risk allows the opportunity for them
to reduce risks through lifestyle and other modifications For
example, a patient with obesity and high blood pressure can
reduce the risk of CVD/stroke/heart attack by slow increase in
activity and weight loss.
3. Primary prevention-Answer:- -The goal is to modify risk
factors to avoid the onset of disease and prevent pathologic
processing from occurring.
-Health education: diet, exercise, using seatbelts, wearing
helmets.
-Immunizations.
-Risk assessments for specific disease.
, -Family planning services.
4. Secondary Prevention-Answer:- -Goal is early detection
and diagnosis of health problems before patients exhibi
symptoms of disease. Screening tests may be used to assess for
latent disease in vulnerable populations.
-Screening: mammograms, PPD skin tests, fecal occult blood.
-Encouraging regular medical and dental checkups.
-Teaching self-examination for breast and testicular cancer.
-Prompt intervention to alleviate health problems.
5. Tertiary Prevention-Answer:- -Restoration or rehab with
the goal to restore the individual to an optimal level of
functioning.
-Teaching a client who has diabetes to identify and prevent
complications.
-Referring a client who has a colostomy to a support group.
-Referring a client with a spinal cord injury to a rehabilitation
center.
6. Holistic Health-Answer:- -Synergistic relationships
between the body and environment. Healing therapies are used
-Incorporates spirituality, emotional security, nutritional
status, sleep patterns, energy level.
-The body knows how to heal itself when given the proper
support.
