Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
public health -
correct answer ✅the science and art of preventing disease,
prolonging life, and promoting health through organized
community efforts; improved standard of living, environment,
water supply, housing, nutrition & vaccines
achievements of PH -
correct answer ✅vaccines, smoking as a hazard, water supply,
decrease coronary heart & stroke deaths, control of infectious
diseases, safer workplaces, family planning, safer/healthier foods,
fluoridation of drinking water
community-based nursing -
correct answer ✅minor, acute and chronic care that is
comprehensive and coordinated where people work, live, or attend
school; illness care provided outside the acute care setting *does
not represent the specialty area of PHN or CHN*
8 tenets of PHN -
correct answer ✅1) population based assessment, policy
development & assurance processes are systematic &
comprehensive
, Public Health Nursing & global health
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
2) all processes must include partnering with representatives of the
people
3) primary prevention - priority
4) intervention strategies are selected to create healthy
environmental, social & economic conditions in which people thrive
5) PHN has an obligation to reach out to all who might benefit from
an intervention
6) dominant concern & obligation is for the greater good of all
people or the population as a whole
7) stewardship & allocation of available resources supports the
maximum population health benefit gained
8) the health of the people is most effectively promoted &
protected through collaboration with members of other professions
& organizations
Principle & Domains of PHN Practice -
correct answer ✅Analytic assessment skills
Policy development & program planning skills
Communication skills
Cultural competency skills