NUFT 422 COMMUNITY EXAM 2 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Community health nurse role during assessment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅○ interacting/establishing
contracts with community partners
○ Witnessing the interaction between community programs/response of the client
○ Identifying future programs based on community/population needs
Community assessment begins with - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅defining the community to be studied
Types of community - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Geographic (geopolitical)
Demographic - sharing characteristics
Functional (phenomenologic) - sharing interests
+ communities of solution (not in ATI, from textbook) - formed to address common need
Components of the ecological model of community assessment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1. Individual
traits (age, gender, biological, mental, behavioral factors)
2. Social, family, and community relationships
3. Occupational/ home environments
4. Local, state, national, global forces, and trends
What is ecological model of community assessment used for? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅To examine
health determinants
For targeting interventions
Factors to be considered determining the health of a community - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1. Status-
epidemiological data (mortality/morbidity) client satisfaction, mental health, crime rates- consider
health indicator
2. Structure- presence of healthcare facilities, what are the services available to the community and
what is their pattern of use, demographic data-age, gender, income, education, marital status.
,3. Process- relationships, communication, commitment to participation in health by being proactive in
their health behaviors- diet exercise, sleep, stress reduction.
Components of a community assessment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1.) People
- Demographic
- Biological factors
- Social factors
- Cultural Factors
2.) Place or Environment
- Physical factors
- Environmental factors
3.) Social Systems
- Health, economic, education, religious, welfare, political, recreation, transportation, legal,
communication, resources
Demographic components of community assessment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅mobility, density, census
data
Biologocal factors components of community assessment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅health/ disease
status, genetics, race, age, gender, causes of death
Social factors components of community assessment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅occupation, activities,
marital status, education, income, crime rates, recreation, industry
Cultural factors components of community assessment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅language,
hierarchy/roles, religion/spirituality, values, customs, norms
Physical factors components of community assessment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅geography, terrains,
location of health services, housing, animal control
, Environmental factors components of community assessment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅geography,
climate, flora, fauna, toxic substances, vectors, pollutants
Examples of social systems (assessment component) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅○ Health systems/health
services
○ Economic systems
○ Education systems
○ Religious systems
○ Welfare systems/ Resources
○ Political systems/legal systems
○ Recreation systems
○ Transportation
○ Communication factors
Steps for community assessment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅
Primary methods for community assessment data collection - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1. Informant
interviews
2. Community forum
Secondary methods for community assessment data collection - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅○ Birth
statistics/census data/health records
○ Participant observation
○ Windshield survey- walk/ride through a community
○ Focus on groups/representative sample
○ Surveys
Strengths and limitations of community forum method - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Strengths:
1. Minimal cost
2. Community input
ANSWERS
Community health nurse role during assessment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅○ interacting/establishing
contracts with community partners
○ Witnessing the interaction between community programs/response of the client
○ Identifying future programs based on community/population needs
Community assessment begins with - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅defining the community to be studied
Types of community - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Geographic (geopolitical)
Demographic - sharing characteristics
Functional (phenomenologic) - sharing interests
+ communities of solution (not in ATI, from textbook) - formed to address common need
Components of the ecological model of community assessment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1. Individual
traits (age, gender, biological, mental, behavioral factors)
2. Social, family, and community relationships
3. Occupational/ home environments
4. Local, state, national, global forces, and trends
What is ecological model of community assessment used for? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅To examine
health determinants
For targeting interventions
Factors to be considered determining the health of a community - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1. Status-
epidemiological data (mortality/morbidity) client satisfaction, mental health, crime rates- consider
health indicator
2. Structure- presence of healthcare facilities, what are the services available to the community and
what is their pattern of use, demographic data-age, gender, income, education, marital status.
,3. Process- relationships, communication, commitment to participation in health by being proactive in
their health behaviors- diet exercise, sleep, stress reduction.
Components of a community assessment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1.) People
- Demographic
- Biological factors
- Social factors
- Cultural Factors
2.) Place or Environment
- Physical factors
- Environmental factors
3.) Social Systems
- Health, economic, education, religious, welfare, political, recreation, transportation, legal,
communication, resources
Demographic components of community assessment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅mobility, density, census
data
Biologocal factors components of community assessment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅health/ disease
status, genetics, race, age, gender, causes of death
Social factors components of community assessment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅occupation, activities,
marital status, education, income, crime rates, recreation, industry
Cultural factors components of community assessment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅language,
hierarchy/roles, religion/spirituality, values, customs, norms
Physical factors components of community assessment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅geography, terrains,
location of health services, housing, animal control
, Environmental factors components of community assessment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅geography,
climate, flora, fauna, toxic substances, vectors, pollutants
Examples of social systems (assessment component) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅○ Health systems/health
services
○ Economic systems
○ Education systems
○ Religious systems
○ Welfare systems/ Resources
○ Political systems/legal systems
○ Recreation systems
○ Transportation
○ Communication factors
Steps for community assessment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅
Primary methods for community assessment data collection - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1. Informant
interviews
2. Community forum
Secondary methods for community assessment data collection - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅○ Birth
statistics/census data/health records
○ Participant observation
○ Windshield survey- walk/ride through a community
○ Focus on groups/representative sample
○ Surveys
Strengths and limitations of community forum method - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Strengths:
1. Minimal cost
2. Community input
