Community and Public Health Nursing
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A community health nurse is planning an outreach program in a rural area. What is the first step
in the planning process?
A. Implement interventions
B. Conduct community assessment
C. Evaluate outcomes
D. Allocate resources
✔️✔️ B. Conduct community assessment
Which level of prevention focuses on early detection of disease?
A. Primary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
C. Tertiary prevention
D. Quaternary prevention
✔️✔️ B. Secondary prevention
A nurse teaching handwashing to prevent infections is practicing which level of prevention?
A. Primary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
C. Tertiary prevention
D. Rehabilitation
✔️✔️ A. Primary prevention
Which factor best describes a social determinant of health?
A. Blood pressure level
B. Access to clean water
C. Genetic mutation
D. Body mass index
✔️✔️ B. Access to clean water
What is the main goal of community health nursing?
A. Treat diseases
B. Promote population health
C. Prescribe medications
D. Perform surgeries
✔️✔️ B. Promote population health
Which activity represents tertiary prevention?
A. Immunization
B. Screening tests
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,C. Rehabilitation therapy
D. Health education
✔️✔️ C. Rehabilitation therapy
A nurse identifies increased cases of malaria in a village. What should be done first?
A. Treat patients
B. Notify authorities
C. Investigate the cause
D. Educate the public
✔️✔️ C. Investigate the cause
Which principle guides equitable distribution of healthcare resources?
A. Efficiency
B. Justice
C. Autonomy
D. Confidentiality
✔️✔️ B. Justice
What is the best method to assess community needs?
A. Guessing
B. Surveys and interviews
C. Ignoring complaints
D. Random selection
✔️✔️ B. Surveys and interviews
A nurse working in schools is practicing which type of nursing?
A. Occupational health
B. School health
C. Clinical nursing
D. Emergency nursing
✔️✔️ B. School health
Which indicator reflects community health status?
A. Individual diagnosis
B. Mortality rate
C. Personal opinion
D. Nurse’s schedule
✔️✔️ B. Mortality rate
What is the focus of public health?
A. Individual care
B. Disease treatment
C. Population well-being
D. Hospital management
✔️✔️ C. Population well-being
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, Which action demonstrates advocacy?
A. Ignoring patient needs
B. Speaking for vulnerable groups
C. Avoiding communication
D. Delaying care
✔️✔️ B. Speaking for vulnerable groups
A nurse educating about safe sex is promoting:
A. Secondary prevention
B. Tertiary prevention
C. Primary prevention
D. Diagnosis
✔️✔️ C. Primary prevention
Which concept refers to fairness in healthcare access?
A. Equity
B. Efficiency
C. Authority
D. Privacy
✔️✔️ A. Equity
What is a key role of a community health nurse?
A. Surgery
B. Health education
C. Laboratory testing
D. Radiology
✔️✔️ B. Health education
Which approach involves working with community members?
A. Top-down approach
B. Community participation
C. Isolation
D. Authority rule
✔️✔️ B. Community participation
What is the main purpose of surveillance in public health?
A. Punish individuals
B. Monitor disease trends
C. Increase costs
D. Limit access
✔️✔️ B. Monitor disease trends
Which factor increases risk of communicable diseases?
A. Clean environment
B. Overcrowding
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