NSG 440 Exam 2 Questions (130) Epidemiology Community Assessment STI Prevention

This document contains approximately 130 exam-style questions and verified answers for NSG 440 Exam 2, focusing on epidemiology, community assessment, and public health program planning. It covers essential topics such as primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention, incidence vs prevalence, epidemiological triangle components (host, agent, environment), and communicable disease control including STIs and HIV. The structured question-and-answer format supports active recall and helps students efficiently prepare for exams and real-world public health applications. The material provides a comprehensive and in-depth understanding of community health assessment and intervention strategies, including data collection methods (primary vs secondary sources, windshield surveys, interviews), program management (assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation), and evaluation types (formative vs summative). It also explores key epidemiological concepts such as endemic, epidemic, and pandemic patterns, risk factors, vectors, and disease transmission. For example, early sections (pages 1–3) emphasize community assessment techniques and prevention strategies, while later sections expand into epidemiology, surveillance systems, infectious disease processes, and program evaluation methods. This resource aligns closely with community and public health nursing curricula and reflects the depth of content found in textbooks such as Public Health Nursing: Population-Centered Health Care in the Community by Stanhope and Lancaster. It is particularly useful for students enrolled in NSG 440 at Chamberlain University, as well as similar public health, epidemiology, or community nursing courses at other institutions. It is ideal for nursing students, RN-to-BSN students, and healthcare learners preparing for exams, community health clinicals, or certification assessments. The structured format also makes it highly compatible with flashcard-based study tools such as Anki, enabling efficient memorization and high-yield revision. Keywords: epidemiology, community assessment, incidence, prevalence, epidemiological triangle, primary prevention, secondary prevention, tertiary prevention, communicable diseases, STI prevention, HIV, public health surveillance, program evaluation, formative evaluation, summative evaluation, risk factors, vectors, population health, chamberlain nursing, anki nursing