NUR 333 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The US National Electrical Code requires grounded 3-prong outlets in new home construction. This is an
example of what kind of strategy in promoting healthy living environments?
a. Urban design
b. Regulatory requirement
c. Best practice recommendation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅b. Regulatory requirement
In the US, which community is most vulnerable to pollutant and environmental toxin exposure?
a. Industrial workers
b. People living in southern states
c. An economically disadvantaged community
d. Middle-aged working adults - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅c. An economically disadvantaged community
A recent study on new bike lanes installed in New York City. shows that investment in bike lanes costs an
average of $1300 per quality-adjusted life year gained. Which social determinant of health is the focus
of this intervention?
a. Urban design
b. Neighborhood/Built environment
c. Economic stability
d. Social/Community context - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅b. Neighborhood/Built environment
What change in population health was recognized in the Black Report?
a. A newly recognized gap in health status between social classes
b. A growing gap in health status between social classes
c. A decreasing gap in health status between social classes
d. No relationship between health status and social classes - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅b. A growing gap in
health status between social classes
The gradient in health refers to __________.
a. The major disparities in health between the rich and the poor
, b. The graded association between income and health where each next higher level of income is
associated with positive change in health status
c. Differences in health outcomes related to a gradual reduction in resources - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅b.
The graded association between income and health where each next higher level of income is associated
with positive change in health status
What epidemiological model describes a public health approach to understanding violence?
a. Agent-Host-Environment Paradigm
b. The Ecological Model
c. The World Health Organization
d. The Health Belief Model - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a. Agent-Host-Environment Paradigm
Which is a community level risk factor for violence?
a. Substance use
b. 65% unemployment level
c. Marital discord
d. Friends that engage in violence - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅b. 65% unemployment level
A nurse moves from Atlanta, GA to West Jordan, UT. Atlanta has a Gini Coefficient of .58 and West
Jordan has a Gini Coefficient of .34. How should the nurse interpret that information?
a. Atlanta has a higher poverty threshold than West Jordan
b. West Jordan has a higher poverty. threshold than Atlanta
c. Atlanta has greater income inequality than West Jordan
d. West Jordan has greater income inequality than Atlanta - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅c. Atlanta has
greater income inequality than West Jordan
Which is a broad measure of socioeconomic deprivation experienced in a geographic area or
neighborhood?
a. Gini index
b. MOOP
c. Area Deprivation Index
The US National Electrical Code requires grounded 3-prong outlets in new home construction. This is an
example of what kind of strategy in promoting healthy living environments?
a. Urban design
b. Regulatory requirement
c. Best practice recommendation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅b. Regulatory requirement
In the US, which community is most vulnerable to pollutant and environmental toxin exposure?
a. Industrial workers
b. People living in southern states
c. An economically disadvantaged community
d. Middle-aged working adults - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅c. An economically disadvantaged community
A recent study on new bike lanes installed in New York City. shows that investment in bike lanes costs an
average of $1300 per quality-adjusted life year gained. Which social determinant of health is the focus
of this intervention?
a. Urban design
b. Neighborhood/Built environment
c. Economic stability
d. Social/Community context - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅b. Neighborhood/Built environment
What change in population health was recognized in the Black Report?
a. A newly recognized gap in health status between social classes
b. A growing gap in health status between social classes
c. A decreasing gap in health status between social classes
d. No relationship between health status and social classes - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅b. A growing gap in
health status between social classes
The gradient in health refers to __________.
a. The major disparities in health between the rich and the poor
, b. The graded association between income and health where each next higher level of income is
associated with positive change in health status
c. Differences in health outcomes related to a gradual reduction in resources - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅b.
The graded association between income and health where each next higher level of income is associated
with positive change in health status
What epidemiological model describes a public health approach to understanding violence?
a. Agent-Host-Environment Paradigm
b. The Ecological Model
c. The World Health Organization
d. The Health Belief Model - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a. Agent-Host-Environment Paradigm
Which is a community level risk factor for violence?
a. Substance use
b. 65% unemployment level
c. Marital discord
d. Friends that engage in violence - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅b. 65% unemployment level
A nurse moves from Atlanta, GA to West Jordan, UT. Atlanta has a Gini Coefficient of .58 and West
Jordan has a Gini Coefficient of .34. How should the nurse interpret that information?
a. Atlanta has a higher poverty threshold than West Jordan
b. West Jordan has a higher poverty. threshold than Atlanta
c. Atlanta has greater income inequality than West Jordan
d. West Jordan has greater income inequality than Atlanta - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅c. Atlanta has
greater income inequality than West Jordan
Which is a broad measure of socioeconomic deprivation experienced in a geographic area or
neighborhood?
a. Gini index
b. MOOP
c. Area Deprivation Index
