NURS 450 COMMUNITY HEALTH EXAM 1_222
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
philosophy that guides family-centered illness care - CORRECT ANSWER which of
the following best describes community-based nursing?
having the goal of health promotion and disease prevention - CORRECT ANSWER
which of the following best describes community-oriented nursing?
promotion of quality of life - CORRECT ANSWER which of the following is the
primary focus of public health nursing?
sanitation and other public health activities - CORRECT ANSWER which of the
following is responsible for the dramatic increase in life expectancy during the
20th century?
promote healthy lifestyle behavior choices among the community members -
CORRECT ANSWER A nurse is developing a plan to decrease the number of
premature deaths in the community. which of the following interventions would
most likely be implemented by the nurse?
the health of individuals cannot be separated from the health of the community -
CORRECT ANSWER which of the following is a basic assumption of public health
efforts?
working with community groups to create policies to improve the environment -
CORRECT ANSWER which of the following actions would most likely be performed
by a public health nurse?
,the nurse who spend the day attending meetings of various health agencies -
CORRECT ANSWER which of the following public health nurses most clearly fulfills
the responsibilities of this role?
a group of persons who share one or more characteristics - CORRECT ANSWER
which of the following best defines aggregate?
"which groups are at greatest risk for problems?" - CORRECT ANSWER a registered
nurse was just employed as a public health nurse. which questions would be most
relevant for the nurse to ask?
assurance - CORRECT ANSWER making sure that essential community-oriented
health services are available defines which of the core public health functions?
help the women engage in political action - CORRECT ANSWER when talking to a
women’s group at the senior citizens center, the nurse reminded them that the
only way the center would be able to afford to provide transportation services for
them would be for them to continue to write letters to their local city council
representatives requesting funding for such a service. What was the nurse trying
to accomplish through this action?
to work WITH the groups, not FOR the groups - CORRECT ANSWER the public
health nurse has a clear vision of what needs to be done and where to begin to
improve the health of the community. Why would the nurse spend time meeting
with community groups to discuss the most important task to address first?
,the needs of the aggregate rather than a few individuals - CORRECT ANSWER The
nurse often has to make resource allocation decisions. which of the following best
describes the criteria the nurse should use in such cases?
assessing the effectiveness of the large high school health clinic - CORRECT
ANSWER which of the following actions best represents public health nursing?
to assess the needs of the homeless who live there - CORRECT ANSWER two
nurses plan to walk under a huge downtown bridge where various homeless
persons live. Why would the nurses of to such an unsafe area?
its autonomy and independence - CORRECT ANSWER a nurse is considering
applying for a position as a public health nurse. which of the following would be a
reason this position would be appealing?
Medicaid - CORRECT ANSWER the Elizabeth Poor Law of 1601 is similar to which
current law?
migration and urbanization resulted in increased demand for care - CORRECT
ANSWER how did the Industrial Revolution result in previous caregiving
approaches, such as care by families, friends, and neighbors, becoming
inadequate?
collecting vital statistics and improving sanitation - CORRECT ANSWER a colonist is
working in the public health sector in early colonial America. which of the
following activities would have likely been completed?
, they were afraid of infectious diseases such as yellow fever - CORRECT ANSWER
why did American citizens become interested in establishing government-
controlled boards of health?
providing health care for merchant seamen - CORRECT ANSWER a nurse was
employed by the Marine Hospital Service in 1800. which of the following
interventions would the nurse most likely have completed?
guidelines for modern public health organizations were eventually developed -
CORRECT ANSWER what was the outcome of the Shattuck Report?
Lillian wild - CORRECT ANSWER which of the following nurses is famous for
creating public health nursing in the United States?
investigating caused of absenteeism - CORRECT ANSWER which of the following
would have been the focus of a school nurse in the early 20th century?
standardizing public health nursing education - CORRECT ANSWER a nurse is
reviewing the original work of the National Organization for Public Health Nursing.
which of the following accomplishments of today was started within this
organization?
nurses were educated in diploma schools, which focused on hospital nursing -
CORRECT ANSWER why were nurses so unprepared for public health nursing in
the early 20th century?
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
philosophy that guides family-centered illness care - CORRECT ANSWER which of
the following best describes community-based nursing?
having the goal of health promotion and disease prevention - CORRECT ANSWER
which of the following best describes community-oriented nursing?
promotion of quality of life - CORRECT ANSWER which of the following is the
primary focus of public health nursing?
sanitation and other public health activities - CORRECT ANSWER which of the
following is responsible for the dramatic increase in life expectancy during the
20th century?
promote healthy lifestyle behavior choices among the community members -
CORRECT ANSWER A nurse is developing a plan to decrease the number of
premature deaths in the community. which of the following interventions would
most likely be implemented by the nurse?
the health of individuals cannot be separated from the health of the community -
CORRECT ANSWER which of the following is a basic assumption of public health
efforts?
working with community groups to create policies to improve the environment -
CORRECT ANSWER which of the following actions would most likely be performed
by a public health nurse?
,the nurse who spend the day attending meetings of various health agencies -
CORRECT ANSWER which of the following public health nurses most clearly fulfills
the responsibilities of this role?
a group of persons who share one or more characteristics - CORRECT ANSWER
which of the following best defines aggregate?
"which groups are at greatest risk for problems?" - CORRECT ANSWER a registered
nurse was just employed as a public health nurse. which questions would be most
relevant for the nurse to ask?
assurance - CORRECT ANSWER making sure that essential community-oriented
health services are available defines which of the core public health functions?
help the women engage in political action - CORRECT ANSWER when talking to a
women’s group at the senior citizens center, the nurse reminded them that the
only way the center would be able to afford to provide transportation services for
them would be for them to continue to write letters to their local city council
representatives requesting funding for such a service. What was the nurse trying
to accomplish through this action?
to work WITH the groups, not FOR the groups - CORRECT ANSWER the public
health nurse has a clear vision of what needs to be done and where to begin to
improve the health of the community. Why would the nurse spend time meeting
with community groups to discuss the most important task to address first?
,the needs of the aggregate rather than a few individuals - CORRECT ANSWER The
nurse often has to make resource allocation decisions. which of the following best
describes the criteria the nurse should use in such cases?
assessing the effectiveness of the large high school health clinic - CORRECT
ANSWER which of the following actions best represents public health nursing?
to assess the needs of the homeless who live there - CORRECT ANSWER two
nurses plan to walk under a huge downtown bridge where various homeless
persons live. Why would the nurses of to such an unsafe area?
its autonomy and independence - CORRECT ANSWER a nurse is considering
applying for a position as a public health nurse. which of the following would be a
reason this position would be appealing?
Medicaid - CORRECT ANSWER the Elizabeth Poor Law of 1601 is similar to which
current law?
migration and urbanization resulted in increased demand for care - CORRECT
ANSWER how did the Industrial Revolution result in previous caregiving
approaches, such as care by families, friends, and neighbors, becoming
inadequate?
collecting vital statistics and improving sanitation - CORRECT ANSWER a colonist is
working in the public health sector in early colonial America. which of the
following activities would have likely been completed?
, they were afraid of infectious diseases such as yellow fever - CORRECT ANSWER
why did American citizens become interested in establishing government-
controlled boards of health?
providing health care for merchant seamen - CORRECT ANSWER a nurse was
employed by the Marine Hospital Service in 1800. which of the following
interventions would the nurse most likely have completed?
guidelines for modern public health organizations were eventually developed -
CORRECT ANSWER what was the outcome of the Shattuck Report?
Lillian wild - CORRECT ANSWER which of the following nurses is famous for
creating public health nursing in the United States?
investigating caused of absenteeism - CORRECT ANSWER which of the following
would have been the focus of a school nurse in the early 20th century?
standardizing public health nursing education - CORRECT ANSWER a nurse is
reviewing the original work of the National Organization for Public Health Nursing.
which of the following accomplishments of today was started within this
organization?
nurses were educated in diploma schools, which focused on hospital nursing -
CORRECT ANSWER why were nurses so unprepared for public health nursing in
the early 20th century?
