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EXAM 1 PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING QUESTIONS NEWEST
2026 EXAM LATEST VERSION SOLVED QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS VERIFIED 100 %
Lina Rogers became the first school nurse. Early school nursing focused on:
1.Investigating causes of absenteeism such as malnourishment and lack of
shoes or clothing
2.Teaching school as well as being a nurse
3.Starting the first school of public health
4.Providing medical treatment to enable children to return to school
ANS:1
Early school nursing focused on investigating causes of absenteeism, not providing
medical treatment. That was the responsibility of physicians.
The National Organization for Public Health Nursing was formed in 1912.
Lillian Wald was its first president. The mission was to improve the
educational and services standards of the public health nurse and promote
public understanding. Which of the following is a contribution of this
organization?
1.Requiring that public health nurses have a baccalaureate degree in nursing
2.Standardization of public health nursing education
3.Development of nursing cooperatives
4.Opening of the Henry Street Settlement
ANS:2
The National Organization for Public Health Nursing sought to standardize public
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health nursing. The Henry Street Settlement was already in existence. The
baccalaureate degree in nursing was not developed yet.
In the late 1800s, local health departments were formed in urban areas for what
purpose?
1.To target environmental hazards associated with crowded living conditions
and dirty streets and to regulate public baths, slaughterhouses, and pigsties
2.To facilitate interdisciplinary efforts and promote the "practical application of
nursing"
3.To provide immunizations to all citizens
4.To provide public health education for nurses who had finished basic
"training school" education
ANS:1
Local health departments were formed to handle environmental issues in cities.
The Frontier Nursing Service was established by Mary Breckinridge to emulate
systems of care used in the Highlands of Scotland. Her biggest contribution
was:
1.Establishment of the Henry Street Settlement
2.Development of health programs geared toward improving the health care of
the rural and often inaccessible populations
3.Blazing a nursing trail through the Rockies, providing nursing care to miners
and their families
4.Teaching birth control measures to large numbers of women in the South
ANS:2
Mary Breckenridge developed health programs geared toward improving the health
care of the rural and often inaccessible populations in the Appalachian regions of
southern Kentucky. Lillian Wald established the Henry Street Settlement.
Which of the following is true about African American nurses in public health?
1.Segregation existed until the 1960s, which made certificate and graduate
education more difficult to obtain.
2.Cities were the major areas where they practiced
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3. They often belonged to the Frontier Nursing Service.
4.They were recruited heavily as military nurses.
ANS:1
The other statements listed are false.
A nursing student during World War II would likely join which group?
1.The Public Health Service of New York City
2.The Marine Nurse Corps
3.The Frontier Nursing Service
4.The Cadet Nurse Corps
ANS:4
The Bolton Act of 1943 established the Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II,
which increased enrollment in schools of nursing at undergraduate and graduate
levels.
Between 1900 and 1955, the leading causes of mortality were pneumonia,
tuberculosis, and diarrhea/enteritis. By mid-century, nurses faced new
challenges as the leading causes of death became:
1. Heart disease, cancer, and cerebrovascular disease
2. Influenza
3. Tropical diseases from increased travel abroad
4. Diseases from overcrowded conditions in large cities
ANS: 1
Chronic illness care, long-term illness and disability, and disease prevention became
the new challenges for nurses.
Ruth Freeman was a leading public health educator, administrator, consultant,
author, and leader of the National Health Organization of the twentieth century.
Which of the following characterize her philosophy of nursing?
1. Nursing should move from acute care to community-based care.
2. Nurse practitioners should control public health.
3. Nursing is about caring for people, and is also intellectually challenging and
offers many professional opportunities.
4. All nurses should seek graduate education to increase their credibility.
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ANS: 3
Ruth Freeman felt that nursing was about caring for people and was also
intellectually challenging and offered many professional opportunities. She did not
specifically espouse the other statements.
The Elizabeth Poor Law of 1601 is similar to which of the following current
laws?
1. Welfare
2. Food Stamps
3. Medicaid
4. Medicare
ANS: 3
The Poor Law guaranteed medical care for poor, blind, and "lame" individuals,
similar to Medicaid.
An intervention by the United States federal government to protect the health
of its citizens was the establishment of the Marine Hospital Service, presently
known as the Public Health Service. Its purpose was to:
1. Set policy on quarantine legislation for immigrants
2. Establish hospital-based programs to care for the sick at home
3. Establish and promote environmental interventions such as adequate
housing and sanitation for urban cities
4. Provide health care for merchant seamen to protect seacoast ports and
cities from epidemics
ANS: 4
Providing health care to seamen was an early effort by the federal government to
improve public health. Its purpose was to secure its maritime trade and seacoast
cities.
Nurses who provided care to people in their homes and provided that care to
several people at a time were called:
1. Private duty nurses
2. Visiting nurses
EXAM 1 PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING QUESTIONS NEWEST
2026 EXAM LATEST VERSION SOLVED QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS VERIFIED 100 %
Lina Rogers became the first school nurse. Early school nursing focused on:
1.Investigating causes of absenteeism such as malnourishment and lack of
shoes or clothing
2.Teaching school as well as being a nurse
3.Starting the first school of public health
4.Providing medical treatment to enable children to return to school
ANS:1
Early school nursing focused on investigating causes of absenteeism, not providing
medical treatment. That was the responsibility of physicians.
The National Organization for Public Health Nursing was formed in 1912.
Lillian Wald was its first president. The mission was to improve the
educational and services standards of the public health nurse and promote
public understanding. Which of the following is a contribution of this
organization?
1.Requiring that public health nurses have a baccalaureate degree in nursing
2.Standardization of public health nursing education
3.Development of nursing cooperatives
4.Opening of the Henry Street Settlement
ANS:2
The National Organization for Public Health Nursing sought to standardize public
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health nursing. The Henry Street Settlement was already in existence. The
baccalaureate degree in nursing was not developed yet.
In the late 1800s, local health departments were formed in urban areas for what
purpose?
1.To target environmental hazards associated with crowded living conditions
and dirty streets and to regulate public baths, slaughterhouses, and pigsties
2.To facilitate interdisciplinary efforts and promote the "practical application of
nursing"
3.To provide immunizations to all citizens
4.To provide public health education for nurses who had finished basic
"training school" education
ANS:1
Local health departments were formed to handle environmental issues in cities.
The Frontier Nursing Service was established by Mary Breckinridge to emulate
systems of care used in the Highlands of Scotland. Her biggest contribution
was:
1.Establishment of the Henry Street Settlement
2.Development of health programs geared toward improving the health care of
the rural and often inaccessible populations
3.Blazing a nursing trail through the Rockies, providing nursing care to miners
and their families
4.Teaching birth control measures to large numbers of women in the South
ANS:2
Mary Breckenridge developed health programs geared toward improving the health
care of the rural and often inaccessible populations in the Appalachian regions of
southern Kentucky. Lillian Wald established the Henry Street Settlement.
Which of the following is true about African American nurses in public health?
1.Segregation existed until the 1960s, which made certificate and graduate
education more difficult to obtain.
2.Cities were the major areas where they practiced
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3. They often belonged to the Frontier Nursing Service.
4.They were recruited heavily as military nurses.
ANS:1
The other statements listed are false.
A nursing student during World War II would likely join which group?
1.The Public Health Service of New York City
2.The Marine Nurse Corps
3.The Frontier Nursing Service
4.The Cadet Nurse Corps
ANS:4
The Bolton Act of 1943 established the Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II,
which increased enrollment in schools of nursing at undergraduate and graduate
levels.
Between 1900 and 1955, the leading causes of mortality were pneumonia,
tuberculosis, and diarrhea/enteritis. By mid-century, nurses faced new
challenges as the leading causes of death became:
1. Heart disease, cancer, and cerebrovascular disease
2. Influenza
3. Tropical diseases from increased travel abroad
4. Diseases from overcrowded conditions in large cities
ANS: 1
Chronic illness care, long-term illness and disability, and disease prevention became
the new challenges for nurses.
Ruth Freeman was a leading public health educator, administrator, consultant,
author, and leader of the National Health Organization of the twentieth century.
Which of the following characterize her philosophy of nursing?
1. Nursing should move from acute care to community-based care.
2. Nurse practitioners should control public health.
3. Nursing is about caring for people, and is also intellectually challenging and
offers many professional opportunities.
4. All nurses should seek graduate education to increase their credibility.
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ANS: 3
Ruth Freeman felt that nursing was about caring for people and was also
intellectually challenging and offered many professional opportunities. She did not
specifically espouse the other statements.
The Elizabeth Poor Law of 1601 is similar to which of the following current
laws?
1. Welfare
2. Food Stamps
3. Medicaid
4. Medicare
ANS: 3
The Poor Law guaranteed medical care for poor, blind, and "lame" individuals,
similar to Medicaid.
An intervention by the United States federal government to protect the health
of its citizens was the establishment of the Marine Hospital Service, presently
known as the Public Health Service. Its purpose was to:
1. Set policy on quarantine legislation for immigrants
2. Establish hospital-based programs to care for the sick at home
3. Establish and promote environmental interventions such as adequate
housing and sanitation for urban cities
4. Provide health care for merchant seamen to protect seacoast ports and
cities from epidemics
ANS: 4
Providing health care to seamen was an early effort by the federal government to
improve public health. Its purpose was to secure its maritime trade and seacoast
cities.
Nurses who provided care to people in their homes and provided that care to
several people at a time were called:
1. Private duty nurses
2. Visiting nurses
