COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING EXAM
1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
2026/2027
What are the four core functions of public health? - ANS Assessment
Policy development
Assurance
Define Assessment - ANS Activities that involve collecting, analyzing, and disseminating
information on bother the health status and health-related aspects of a community or specific
population
Ongoing monitoring the health status and the health services population
Define policy development - ANS Seeks to build organizations or relationships that will help
bring about change in public policy
Define assurance - ANS The responsibility of health agencies to make sure activities has been
carried out to meet public health goals and plans
Make sure the needed services are available
Assessing the quality of the care services
Define public health - ANS Protecting and promoting health
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, Preventing disease and disability
How did the IOM define public health in their 1988 report? - ANS It is what we do as a
society, collectively, to assure the conditions in which people can be healthy
Name three of the core competencies of the public health workforce -
ANS Analytic/assessment
Policy development/program planning
Communication
Cultural competency
Community dimensions of practice
Basic public health sciences
Financial planning and management
Leadership and system thinking
What are the three tiers of each core competency? - ANS Tier 1, tier 2 and tier 3
Describe a tier 1 employee - ANS Entry level public health professional
No management responsibilities
A nurse has just entered the public health workforce
She does not manage anything
What tier would this nurse fall into? - ANS Tier 1
Describe a tier 2 employee - ANS This public health professional holds a management or
supervisor position/responsibilities
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1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
2026/2027
What are the four core functions of public health? - ANS Assessment
Policy development
Assurance
Define Assessment - ANS Activities that involve collecting, analyzing, and disseminating
information on bother the health status and health-related aspects of a community or specific
population
Ongoing monitoring the health status and the health services population
Define policy development - ANS Seeks to build organizations or relationships that will help
bring about change in public policy
Define assurance - ANS The responsibility of health agencies to make sure activities has been
carried out to meet public health goals and plans
Make sure the needed services are available
Assessing the quality of the care services
Define public health - ANS Protecting and promoting health
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, Preventing disease and disability
How did the IOM define public health in their 1988 report? - ANS It is what we do as a
society, collectively, to assure the conditions in which people can be healthy
Name three of the core competencies of the public health workforce -
ANS Analytic/assessment
Policy development/program planning
Communication
Cultural competency
Community dimensions of practice
Basic public health sciences
Financial planning and management
Leadership and system thinking
What are the three tiers of each core competency? - ANS Tier 1, tier 2 and tier 3
Describe a tier 1 employee - ANS Entry level public health professional
No management responsibilities
A nurse has just entered the public health workforce
She does not manage anything
What tier would this nurse fall into? - ANS Tier 1
Describe a tier 2 employee - ANS This public health professional holds a management or
supervisor position/responsibilities
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