C228 Final Exam and All Correct
Answers 2025-2026 Updated.
Mary Breckinridge established the Frontier Nursing Service (FNS) in 1925. One of Breckinridge's
primary contributions to health care in the United States was: - Answer introduction of the
first nurse-midwives.
In 1902 Lillian Wald introduced the concept of school nursing to address the problem of student
absenteeism by: - Answer providing and obtaining medical treatment for absent students.
Community-oriented nursing in the twenty-first century has been influenced by historical events
and government initiatives that support the approach of: - Answer keeping the public
healthy.
In the United States, the current system of the local government's responsibility for providing
care for the disenfranchised emerged from: - Answer . Elizabethan Poor Law
The term "instructive district nursing" was coined in the nineteenth century to describe the
relationship of nursing to: - Answer . health education.
In 1886 in Boston, two women, to improve their chances of gaining financial support for their
cause, coined the term "instructive district nursing" to emphasize the relationship of nursing to
health education. Other nurses established settlement houses and neighborhood centers, which
became hubs for health care and social welfare programs. Home health and visiting nursing
evolved at a later time.
The public health nurse deals with the examination of a community setting to determine the
community's health status. Which of the following activities should be considered in the
assessment phase? Select all that apply: - Answer Collecting, analyzing, and disseminating
information
Evaluating the social, economic, and environmental characteristics of the population
Questioning the availability of health services to the community
The core public health function of assessment includes the following:
Engaging in activities that involve the collection, analysis, and dissemination of information on
both the health and health-relevant aspects of a community or specific population
Questioning, for example, whether the health services of the community are available to the
population and are adequate to address needs
Monitoring the health status of the community or population and the services provided over
time
, Evaluating the social, economic, environmental, and lifestyle characteristics and practices of a
population as well as the health services and capability available within the community to
support good health for the population
In a federally funded preschool program such as Head Start, nursing services that include
conducting developmental-level screening for cognitive and psychomotor development of
individual children would most likely be considered community-oriented nursing care when: -
Answer individual results are compared with established standards for children of the same
age group.
Within federally funded programs for preschool children, from a community-oriented nursing
care perspective, nursing services could be provided to individual children by conducting
developmental-level screening tests to evaluate each child's level of cognitive and psychomotor
development in comparison with established standards for children of the same age. This is
population-focused service. A community-based nurse may deliver illness care or direct services
to individual children. A public health nurse may assess the program's ability to achieve the
overall goal of making its population of children healthier by evaluating the characteristics of
the facility, program, and environment for their effectiveness in achieving the goal.
In a community clinic that screens and treats individuals for cardiovascular disorders, the nurse
practicing public health/population-focused nursing would most likely ascertain: - Answer .
the prevalence rate of cardiovascular disorders among various groups.
A public health nurse in a community clinic engaged in population-focused practice would ask
the following questions:
What is the prevalence rate of the diagnosis or condition among various age, race, and gender
groups?
Which subpopulations have the highest rates of untreated diagnosis or condition?
What programs could reduce the problem of untreated diagnosis/condition and decrease the
risk for further morbidity and mortality?
A school nurse teaches three middle school students with asthma conditions techniques to
minimize their incidence of bronchial spasms. This is an application of: - Answer community-
based nursing.
The goal of community-based nursing (CBN) is to manage acute or chronic conditions while
promoting self-care among individuals and families. In CBN the nursing care is family centered,
which means that the nurse works to improve the competencies of families to enable them to
take better care of themselves. The nurse pays particular attention to the uniqueness of each
family and works to plan the most useful interventions. Nurses practicing in the community and
many staff public health nurses focus on providing direct care services, including health
education, to persons or families outside of institutional settings, either in the home or in a
clinic.
Answers 2025-2026 Updated.
Mary Breckinridge established the Frontier Nursing Service (FNS) in 1925. One of Breckinridge's
primary contributions to health care in the United States was: - Answer introduction of the
first nurse-midwives.
In 1902 Lillian Wald introduced the concept of school nursing to address the problem of student
absenteeism by: - Answer providing and obtaining medical treatment for absent students.
Community-oriented nursing in the twenty-first century has been influenced by historical events
and government initiatives that support the approach of: - Answer keeping the public
healthy.
In the United States, the current system of the local government's responsibility for providing
care for the disenfranchised emerged from: - Answer . Elizabethan Poor Law
The term "instructive district nursing" was coined in the nineteenth century to describe the
relationship of nursing to: - Answer . health education.
In 1886 in Boston, two women, to improve their chances of gaining financial support for their
cause, coined the term "instructive district nursing" to emphasize the relationship of nursing to
health education. Other nurses established settlement houses and neighborhood centers, which
became hubs for health care and social welfare programs. Home health and visiting nursing
evolved at a later time.
The public health nurse deals with the examination of a community setting to determine the
community's health status. Which of the following activities should be considered in the
assessment phase? Select all that apply: - Answer Collecting, analyzing, and disseminating
information
Evaluating the social, economic, and environmental characteristics of the population
Questioning the availability of health services to the community
The core public health function of assessment includes the following:
Engaging in activities that involve the collection, analysis, and dissemination of information on
both the health and health-relevant aspects of a community or specific population
Questioning, for example, whether the health services of the community are available to the
population and are adequate to address needs
Monitoring the health status of the community or population and the services provided over
time
, Evaluating the social, economic, environmental, and lifestyle characteristics and practices of a
population as well as the health services and capability available within the community to
support good health for the population
In a federally funded preschool program such as Head Start, nursing services that include
conducting developmental-level screening for cognitive and psychomotor development of
individual children would most likely be considered community-oriented nursing care when: -
Answer individual results are compared with established standards for children of the same
age group.
Within federally funded programs for preschool children, from a community-oriented nursing
care perspective, nursing services could be provided to individual children by conducting
developmental-level screening tests to evaluate each child's level of cognitive and psychomotor
development in comparison with established standards for children of the same age. This is
population-focused service. A community-based nurse may deliver illness care or direct services
to individual children. A public health nurse may assess the program's ability to achieve the
overall goal of making its population of children healthier by evaluating the characteristics of
the facility, program, and environment for their effectiveness in achieving the goal.
In a community clinic that screens and treats individuals for cardiovascular disorders, the nurse
practicing public health/population-focused nursing would most likely ascertain: - Answer .
the prevalence rate of cardiovascular disorders among various groups.
A public health nurse in a community clinic engaged in population-focused practice would ask
the following questions:
What is the prevalence rate of the diagnosis or condition among various age, race, and gender
groups?
Which subpopulations have the highest rates of untreated diagnosis or condition?
What programs could reduce the problem of untreated diagnosis/condition and decrease the
risk for further morbidity and mortality?
A school nurse teaches three middle school students with asthma conditions techniques to
minimize their incidence of bronchial spasms. This is an application of: - Answer community-
based nursing.
The goal of community-based nursing (CBN) is to manage acute or chronic conditions while
promoting self-care among individuals and families. In CBN the nursing care is family centered,
which means that the nurse works to improve the competencies of families to enable them to
take better care of themselves. The nurse pays particular attention to the uniqueness of each
family and works to plan the most useful interventions. Nurses practicing in the community and
many staff public health nurses focus on providing direct care services, including health
education, to persons or families outside of institutional settings, either in the home or in a
clinic.
