APPLIED POPULATION HEALTH AND
EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION 2026
PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
FULL SOLUTION VIEW
●● c.
Answer: A nurse advises a client with cardiovascular disease to reduce
the amount of sodium in their diet to daily. Which of the following levels
of prevention is being used by the nurse? (paige)
a. Primary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
c. Tertiary prevention
d. Treatment, but not prevention
●● c.
Answer: The community health nurse asks a client "Have you ever been
exposed to any radiation or chemical liquids, dust, mists, or fumes?" The
nurse is conducting an: (paige)
a. Environmental advocacy activity
,b. Environmental compliance activity
C. Environmental health assessment
d. Environmental risk communication
●● Non-point sources.
Answer: A major category related to air pollution; includes vehicles,
water (i.e. cars, trucks, buses, toxic algae bloom)
●● Endemic.
Answer: Occurrence of a disease within an area is in excess of expected
levels
●● Epidemiologic triangle.
Answer: A model that helps to explain complex relationships among
host, agent and environment.
●● Morbidity.
Answer: How often a disease (that is generally fatal) occurs in a specific
area or period of time; Can include attack rate (proportion of persons
exposed who develop disease.
●● Prevalence.
Answer: Measure of an existing disease in a population at a particular
time.
,●● Consumer Confidence Report.
Answer: Also known as Right to Know reports; report that discloses
results of drinking water testing to consumers.
●● Pandemic.
Answer: Epidemic spread of the problem over several countries or
continents
●● FEMA.
Answer: National comprehensive government organization responsible
for disaster management
●● epidemic.
Answer: Number of new cases or events in a population at risk during a
specified time.
●● Suspected case.
Answer: signs and symptoms a person is exhibiting are consistent with a
particular disease
●● Mortality.
Answer: Death rate of a disease in a population during a specific time
, ●● incidence.
Answer: Persistent (usual) presence of a disease with low to moderate
numbers of cases
●● Confirmed case.
Answer: Laboratory confirmed clinical specimen that meets the
diagnostic criteria of a specific disease / disorder
●● ARC / MRC.
Answer: Aids in disaster response on a local or national level. Volunteers
from all areas of licensed and unlicensed personnel can be involved.
●● i. Outdoor air quality
ii. Surface and ground water quality
iii. Toxic substances and hazardous wastes
iv. Homes and communities
v. Infrastructure and surveillance
vi. Global environmental health.
Answer: What are the 6 themes of focus for Environmental Health?
●● The WHO defines environment, as "all the physical, chemical, and
biological factors external to a person, and all the related behaviors."
EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION 2026
PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
FULL SOLUTION VIEW
●● c.
Answer: A nurse advises a client with cardiovascular disease to reduce
the amount of sodium in their diet to daily. Which of the following levels
of prevention is being used by the nurse? (paige)
a. Primary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
c. Tertiary prevention
d. Treatment, but not prevention
●● c.
Answer: The community health nurse asks a client "Have you ever been
exposed to any radiation or chemical liquids, dust, mists, or fumes?" The
nurse is conducting an: (paige)
a. Environmental advocacy activity
,b. Environmental compliance activity
C. Environmental health assessment
d. Environmental risk communication
●● Non-point sources.
Answer: A major category related to air pollution; includes vehicles,
water (i.e. cars, trucks, buses, toxic algae bloom)
●● Endemic.
Answer: Occurrence of a disease within an area is in excess of expected
levels
●● Epidemiologic triangle.
Answer: A model that helps to explain complex relationships among
host, agent and environment.
●● Morbidity.
Answer: How often a disease (that is generally fatal) occurs in a specific
area or period of time; Can include attack rate (proportion of persons
exposed who develop disease.
●● Prevalence.
Answer: Measure of an existing disease in a population at a particular
time.
,●● Consumer Confidence Report.
Answer: Also known as Right to Know reports; report that discloses
results of drinking water testing to consumers.
●● Pandemic.
Answer: Epidemic spread of the problem over several countries or
continents
●● FEMA.
Answer: National comprehensive government organization responsible
for disaster management
●● epidemic.
Answer: Number of new cases or events in a population at risk during a
specified time.
●● Suspected case.
Answer: signs and symptoms a person is exhibiting are consistent with a
particular disease
●● Mortality.
Answer: Death rate of a disease in a population during a specific time
, ●● incidence.
Answer: Persistent (usual) presence of a disease with low to moderate
numbers of cases
●● Confirmed case.
Answer: Laboratory confirmed clinical specimen that meets the
diagnostic criteria of a specific disease / disorder
●● ARC / MRC.
Answer: Aids in disaster response on a local or national level. Volunteers
from all areas of licensed and unlicensed personnel can be involved.
●● i. Outdoor air quality
ii. Surface and ground water quality
iii. Toxic substances and hazardous wastes
iv. Homes and communities
v. Infrastructure and surveillance
vi. Global environmental health.
Answer: What are the 6 themes of focus for Environmental Health?
●● The WHO defines environment, as "all the physical, chemical, and
biological factors external to a person, and all the related behaviors."
