NUR 403 Exam 1 Actual Questions and
Answers 2026
public health -
correct answer ✅science and art of preventing disease, prolonging
life, and promoting health through organized efforts and informed
choices of society, organizations, communities, and individuals
public health distinguished from other specialties -
correct answer ✅-focus on populations/communities or groups
w/I populations
-goal is to promote health and prevent disease of populations
(upstream approach)
-outcome is healthy communities/populations
public health 3 core functions and services -
correct answer ✅1. assessment: monitor health, diagnose and
investigate
2. policy development: inform, educate, empower, mobilize
community partnerships, develop policies
3. Assurance: enforce laws, link to/provide care, assure competent
workforce, evaluate
upstream thinking -
correct answer ✅focus is NOT to treat disease after it occurs
, NUR 403 Exam 1 Actual Questions and
Answers 2026
-it is to critically analyze why disease occurs and use the knowledge
to prevent disease
-modifying economic , political, and environmental factors to
support better health outcomes "downstream"
levels of prevention -
correct answer ✅1. primary=prevention of problems before they
occur, health promotion (immunizations)
2. secondary=early detection and intervention (screenings)
3. tertiary=correction of disease state, limit disabilities (shelters
after tornado)
healthy people 2020 and goals -
correct answer ✅national health promotion and disease
prevention initiative
-goals: high quality longer lives, high equity and eliminate
disparities, create social and physical envts that promote good
health, and promote quality of life and healthy behaviors
health -
correct answer ✅-medical model: absence of disease and
presence of high levels of function
Answers 2026
public health -
correct answer ✅science and art of preventing disease, prolonging
life, and promoting health through organized efforts and informed
choices of society, organizations, communities, and individuals
public health distinguished from other specialties -
correct answer ✅-focus on populations/communities or groups
w/I populations
-goal is to promote health and prevent disease of populations
(upstream approach)
-outcome is healthy communities/populations
public health 3 core functions and services -
correct answer ✅1. assessment: monitor health, diagnose and
investigate
2. policy development: inform, educate, empower, mobilize
community partnerships, develop policies
3. Assurance: enforce laws, link to/provide care, assure competent
workforce, evaluate
upstream thinking -
correct answer ✅focus is NOT to treat disease after it occurs
, NUR 403 Exam 1 Actual Questions and
Answers 2026
-it is to critically analyze why disease occurs and use the knowledge
to prevent disease
-modifying economic , political, and environmental factors to
support better health outcomes "downstream"
levels of prevention -
correct answer ✅1. primary=prevention of problems before they
occur, health promotion (immunizations)
2. secondary=early detection and intervention (screenings)
3. tertiary=correction of disease state, limit disabilities (shelters
after tornado)
healthy people 2020 and goals -
correct answer ✅national health promotion and disease
prevention initiative
-goals: high quality longer lives, high equity and eliminate
disparities, create social and physical envts that promote good
health, and promote quality of life and healthy behaviors
health -
correct answer ✅-medical model: absence of disease and
presence of high levels of function
