NUR 450 COMMUNITY/PUBLIC HEALTH
NURSING FINAL AND HESI PREP PRACTICE
120 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
a. community-based nursing.
The nurse practicing as a community-based nurse is more likely to give direct care
to people than are nurses who practice from a community-oriented framework. -
CORRECT ANSWER A nurse in a clinic that provides direct care services to clients
with tuberculosis would be classified as practicing:
a. community-based nursing.
b. community-oriented nursing.
c. institutional nursing.
d. public health nursing.
b. community-based nursing.
In community-based nursing, the nurse focuses on "illness care" of individuals and
families across the life span. - CORRECT ANSWER Jennifer is a nurse in a family
medicine clinic. Today she is assessing Jose, a 4-year-old who is being seen for an
earache. The type of nursing Jennifer practices is:
a. community-oriented nursing.
b. community-based nursing.
,c. public health nursing.
d. tertiary health nursing.
a. 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. - CORRECT
ANSWER A school nurse teaches three middle school students with asthma
conditions techniques to minimize their incidence of bronchial spasms. This is an
application of:
a. community-based nursing.
b. community-oriented nursing.
c. institutional nursing.
d. public health nursing.
c. Collecting, analyzing, and disseminating information.
d. Evaluating the social, economic, and environmental characteristics of the
population.
e. Questioning the availability of health services to the community - CORRECT
ANSWER 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.
a. Assisting communities to implement and evaluate plans and projects.
,b. Building constituencies to work with the community.
c. Collecting, analyzing, and disseminating information.
d. Evaluating the social, economic, and environmental characteristics of the
population.
e. Questioning the availability of health services to the community
a. 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. - CORRECT ANSWER 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:
a. individual results are compared with established standards for children of the
same age group.
b. program characteristics are assessed for their effectiveness in making the
school population healthier.
c. referral is provided for a child identified with delayed psychomotor
development.
d. treatment is initiated for a child with an identified learning disability.
, b. populations with the highest rate of diabetes.
The primary focus that has differentiated public health nursing from other
specialties has been the emphasis on the population rather than on individuals or
families. - CORRECT ANSWER Public health nursing is a specialty with a distinct
focus and scope of practice and requires a special knowledge base different from
other specialty areas of nursing. A public health nurse would first be interested in:
a. drug treatments for diabetes.
b. populations with the highest rate of diabetes.
c. educational materials for individuals with diabetes.
d. new technology for diabetic care.
a. assurance.
The public health core function of assurance focuses on the responsibility of
public health agencies to be sure that activities are appropriately carried out to
meet public health goals and plans. - CORRECT ANSWER A state agency has
received multiple complaints regarding the availability of elder transportation
services to a specific county senior center. The state agency assigns a public health
nurse to work with the community to evaluate its program for elder
transportation services to publicly sponsored elder care programs. The public
health core function applied is:
a. assurance.
b. policy development.
c. primary prevention.
NURSING FINAL AND HESI PREP PRACTICE
120 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
a. community-based nursing.
The nurse practicing as a community-based nurse is more likely to give direct care
to people than are nurses who practice from a community-oriented framework. -
CORRECT ANSWER A nurse in a clinic that provides direct care services to clients
with tuberculosis would be classified as practicing:
a. community-based nursing.
b. community-oriented nursing.
c. institutional nursing.
d. public health nursing.
b. community-based nursing.
In community-based nursing, the nurse focuses on "illness care" of individuals and
families across the life span. - CORRECT ANSWER Jennifer is a nurse in a family
medicine clinic. Today she is assessing Jose, a 4-year-old who is being seen for an
earache. The type of nursing Jennifer practices is:
a. community-oriented nursing.
b. community-based nursing.
,c. public health nursing.
d. tertiary health nursing.
a. 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. - CORRECT
ANSWER A school nurse teaches three middle school students with asthma
conditions techniques to minimize their incidence of bronchial spasms. This is an
application of:
a. community-based nursing.
b. community-oriented nursing.
c. institutional nursing.
d. public health nursing.
c. Collecting, analyzing, and disseminating information.
d. Evaluating the social, economic, and environmental characteristics of the
population.
e. Questioning the availability of health services to the community - CORRECT
ANSWER 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.
a. Assisting communities to implement and evaluate plans and projects.
,b. Building constituencies to work with the community.
c. Collecting, analyzing, and disseminating information.
d. Evaluating the social, economic, and environmental characteristics of the
population.
e. Questioning the availability of health services to the community
a. 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. - CORRECT ANSWER 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:
a. individual results are compared with established standards for children of the
same age group.
b. program characteristics are assessed for their effectiveness in making the
school population healthier.
c. referral is provided for a child identified with delayed psychomotor
development.
d. treatment is initiated for a child with an identified learning disability.
, b. populations with the highest rate of diabetes.
The primary focus that has differentiated public health nursing from other
specialties has been the emphasis on the population rather than on individuals or
families. - CORRECT ANSWER Public health nursing is a specialty with a distinct
focus and scope of practice and requires a special knowledge base different from
other specialty areas of nursing. A public health nurse would first be interested in:
a. drug treatments for diabetes.
b. populations with the highest rate of diabetes.
c. educational materials for individuals with diabetes.
d. new technology for diabetic care.
a. assurance.
The public health core function of assurance focuses on the responsibility of
public health agencies to be sure that activities are appropriately carried out to
meet public health goals and plans. - CORRECT ANSWER A state agency has
received multiple complaints regarding the availability of elder transportation
services to a specific county senior center. The state agency assigns a public health
nurse to work with the community to evaluate its program for elder
transportation services to publicly sponsored elder care programs. The public
health core function applied is:
a. assurance.
b. policy development.
c. primary prevention.
