NURS 403 Exam 1 Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
primary prevention -
correct answer ✅· using general and specific measures in a
population to promote health and prevent the development of
disease (incidence) and using specific measures to prevent diseases
in those who are predisposed to developing a particular condition
secondary prevention -
correct answer ✅stopping the progress of disease by early
detection and treatment, thus reducing prevalence and chronicity
tertiary prevention -
correct answer ✅stopping deterioration in a patient, a relapse, or
disability and dependency by anticipatory nursing and medical care
assessment -
correct answer ✅refers to systematically collecting data on the
population, monitoring the population's health status, and making
information available about the health of the community
policy development -
correct answer ✅refers to the need to provide leadership in
developing policies that support the health of the population,
,NURS 403 Exam 1 Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
including the use of the scientific knowledge base in making
decisions about policy
assurance -
correct answer ✅refers to the role of public health in ensuring that
essential community-oriented health services are available, which
may include providing essential personal health services for those
who would otherwise not receive them. Assurance also refers to
making sure that a competent public health and personal health
care workforce is available. Fielding made the case that assurance
also should mean that public health officials should be involved in
developing and monitoring the quality of services provided
subpopulations -
correct answer ✅· high risk groups within the larger population
(ex. high risk infants under the age of 1 year, unmarried pregnant
adolescents, or individuals exposed to a particular event like a
chemical spill)
social determinants of health -
correct answer ✅· these factors that influence an individual's
health and well-being
,NURS 403 Exam 1 Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
population or aggregate -
correct answer ✅collection of individuals who have one or more
personal or environmental characteristics in common
What are the five levels of the health services pyramid? -
correct answer ✅· Population-based health care services
· Clinical preventive services
· Primary health care
· Secondary health care
· Tertiary health care
True or False: The greater the effectiveness of the lower tiers of the
health services pyramid the greater is the capability of higher tiers
to contribute efficiently to health improvement. -
correct answer ✅TRUE
What are the five characteristics that distinguish public health
nursing as a specialty? -
correct answer ✅· Population focused
· Community oriented
· Health and preventive focus
, NURS 403 Exam 1 Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
· Interventions are made at the community or population level
· Concern for the health of all members of the
population/community, particularly vulnerable subpopulations
What are the 8 principles of public health nursing? -
correct answer ✅1. client/"unit of care" is the population
2. primary obligation is to achieve the greatest good for the
greatest number of people or the population as a whole
3. processes used by public health nurses include working with the
clients as an equal partner
4. primary prevention is the priority in selecting appropriate
activities
5. selecting strategies that create healthy environmental, social,
and economic conditions in which populations may thrive is the
focus
6. there is an obligation to actively reach out to all who might
benefit from a specific activity or service
7. optimal use of available resources to assure the best overall
improvement in the health of the population is a key element of
the practice
Answers (Grade A+)
primary prevention -
correct answer ✅· using general and specific measures in a
population to promote health and prevent the development of
disease (incidence) and using specific measures to prevent diseases
in those who are predisposed to developing a particular condition
secondary prevention -
correct answer ✅stopping the progress of disease by early
detection and treatment, thus reducing prevalence and chronicity
tertiary prevention -
correct answer ✅stopping deterioration in a patient, a relapse, or
disability and dependency by anticipatory nursing and medical care
assessment -
correct answer ✅refers to systematically collecting data on the
population, monitoring the population's health status, and making
information available about the health of the community
policy development -
correct answer ✅refers to the need to provide leadership in
developing policies that support the health of the population,
,NURS 403 Exam 1 Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
including the use of the scientific knowledge base in making
decisions about policy
assurance -
correct answer ✅refers to the role of public health in ensuring that
essential community-oriented health services are available, which
may include providing essential personal health services for those
who would otherwise not receive them. Assurance also refers to
making sure that a competent public health and personal health
care workforce is available. Fielding made the case that assurance
also should mean that public health officials should be involved in
developing and monitoring the quality of services provided
subpopulations -
correct answer ✅· high risk groups within the larger population
(ex. high risk infants under the age of 1 year, unmarried pregnant
adolescents, or individuals exposed to a particular event like a
chemical spill)
social determinants of health -
correct answer ✅· these factors that influence an individual's
health and well-being
,NURS 403 Exam 1 Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
population or aggregate -
correct answer ✅collection of individuals who have one or more
personal or environmental characteristics in common
What are the five levels of the health services pyramid? -
correct answer ✅· Population-based health care services
· Clinical preventive services
· Primary health care
· Secondary health care
· Tertiary health care
True or False: The greater the effectiveness of the lower tiers of the
health services pyramid the greater is the capability of higher tiers
to contribute efficiently to health improvement. -
correct answer ✅TRUE
What are the five characteristics that distinguish public health
nursing as a specialty? -
correct answer ✅· Population focused
· Community oriented
· Health and preventive focus
, NURS 403 Exam 1 Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
· Interventions are made at the community or population level
· Concern for the health of all members of the
population/community, particularly vulnerable subpopulations
What are the 8 principles of public health nursing? -
correct answer ✅1. client/"unit of care" is the population
2. primary obligation is to achieve the greatest good for the
greatest number of people or the population as a whole
3. processes used by public health nurses include working with the
clients as an equal partner
4. primary prevention is the priority in selecting appropriate
activities
5. selecting strategies that create healthy environmental, social,
and economic conditions in which populations may thrive is the
focus
6. there is an obligation to actively reach out to all who might
benefit from a specific activity or service
7. optimal use of available resources to assure the best overall
improvement in the health of the population is a key element of
the practice
