WGU D450 COMMUNITY HEALTH QUIZZES
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
b. Case management - CORRECT ANSWER A nurse is coordinating a plan to bring
vaccinations in a cost-effective way to a rural community that currently lacks
access to them. Which type of intervention is the nurse implementing in this
community?
a. Screening
b. Case management
c. Outreach
d. Surveillance
a. Social conditions in which people live and work - CORRECT ANSWER
Demographic characteristics indicate that people in developed countries are living
longer, healthier lives, yet tremendous health and social disparities exist. Which
factor best represents these social determinants of health?
a. Social conditions in which people live and work
b. Context of preventing disease and disability and promoting and protecting the
health of the entire community
c. Comprehensive management of health information and its secure exchange
between consumers, providers, government and quality entities, and insurers
d. What society does collectively to ensure the conditions exist in which people
can be healthy
,b. Prescription medications - CORRECT ANSWER A couple nursing students are
preparing a class project which will explore the statistics of the cost of healthcare
in the United States. Which expenditure should these students point out is the
fastest growing?
a. Outpatient treatment and surgery
b. Prescription medications
c. Healthcare technology
d. Hospital care
b. Modification - CORRECT ANSWER A hospital board has completed a 6-month
trial of a new policy concerning cell phone usage in the facility, as well as ongoing
evaluation by individual board members. Which stage of policy making is the
board employing if it is now expanding the locations of areas where cell phones
may be used?
a. Implementation
b. Modification
c. Adoption
d. Assessment
c. United States - CORRECT ANSWER A nurse is preparing a poster for a health fair
depicting the cost of healthcare around the world. Which country should the
nurse prioritize as the one who spends the most?
a. Japan
,b. Canada
c. United States
d. England
d. Gather and analyze relevant information - CORRECT ANSWER The nurse is
working through an ethical dilemma using a decision-making process developed
by the Ohio Nurses Association. Which step should the nurse prioritize after
determining an ethical dilemma exists?
a. Determine options on the basis of consideration of benefits and risks
b. Clarify personal values and moral position
c. Make a responsible decision about actions or recommendations
d. Gather and analyze relevant information
a. Setting an agenda - CORRECT ANSWER The nurse meets with a group of fellow
nurses. They discuss the number of children who have died in hot cars and how
likely they are to gain support from their state legislators to address the problem.
Which step of the policy-making process are these nurses prioritizing at this time?
a. Setting an agenda
b. Formulation
c. Adoption
d. Assessment
, b. Distribution of and education on the daily use of insecticide-treated bed nets -
CORRECT ANSWER The community health nurse works in a low-income country.
The nurse's primary concern is to decrease the incidence of malaria. Which
intervention should the nurse pursue?
a. Sanitized drinking water
b. Distribution of and education on the daily use of insecticide-treated bed nets
c. Education regarding contraception use
d. Fuel alternatives to burning wood and dung
d. Air pollution - CORRECT ANSWER The nurse is trying to analyze the various
factors within the community. Which risk factor should the nurse point out that is
associated with overall health?
a. Traumatic injury
b. Down syndrome
c. Allergy
d. Air pollution
c. High fertility and high mortality, resulting in slow population growth - CORRECT
ANSWER The nurse works to identify epidemiologic transitions in the community.
Which example would the nurse interpret as a demographic transition?
a. Progressive declines in mortality, as epidemics become less frequent
b. Further declines in mortality, increasing life expectancy, and predominance of
noncommunicable diseases
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
b. Case management - CORRECT ANSWER A nurse is coordinating a plan to bring
vaccinations in a cost-effective way to a rural community that currently lacks
access to them. Which type of intervention is the nurse implementing in this
community?
a. Screening
b. Case management
c. Outreach
d. Surveillance
a. Social conditions in which people live and work - CORRECT ANSWER
Demographic characteristics indicate that people in developed countries are living
longer, healthier lives, yet tremendous health and social disparities exist. Which
factor best represents these social determinants of health?
a. Social conditions in which people live and work
b. Context of preventing disease and disability and promoting and protecting the
health of the entire community
c. Comprehensive management of health information and its secure exchange
between consumers, providers, government and quality entities, and insurers
d. What society does collectively to ensure the conditions exist in which people
can be healthy
,b. Prescription medications - CORRECT ANSWER A couple nursing students are
preparing a class project which will explore the statistics of the cost of healthcare
in the United States. Which expenditure should these students point out is the
fastest growing?
a. Outpatient treatment and surgery
b. Prescription medications
c. Healthcare technology
d. Hospital care
b. Modification - CORRECT ANSWER A hospital board has completed a 6-month
trial of a new policy concerning cell phone usage in the facility, as well as ongoing
evaluation by individual board members. Which stage of policy making is the
board employing if it is now expanding the locations of areas where cell phones
may be used?
a. Implementation
b. Modification
c. Adoption
d. Assessment
c. United States - CORRECT ANSWER A nurse is preparing a poster for a health fair
depicting the cost of healthcare around the world. Which country should the
nurse prioritize as the one who spends the most?
a. Japan
,b. Canada
c. United States
d. England
d. Gather and analyze relevant information - CORRECT ANSWER The nurse is
working through an ethical dilemma using a decision-making process developed
by the Ohio Nurses Association. Which step should the nurse prioritize after
determining an ethical dilemma exists?
a. Determine options on the basis of consideration of benefits and risks
b. Clarify personal values and moral position
c. Make a responsible decision about actions or recommendations
d. Gather and analyze relevant information
a. Setting an agenda - CORRECT ANSWER The nurse meets with a group of fellow
nurses. They discuss the number of children who have died in hot cars and how
likely they are to gain support from their state legislators to address the problem.
Which step of the policy-making process are these nurses prioritizing at this time?
a. Setting an agenda
b. Formulation
c. Adoption
d. Assessment
, b. Distribution of and education on the daily use of insecticide-treated bed nets -
CORRECT ANSWER The community health nurse works in a low-income country.
The nurse's primary concern is to decrease the incidence of malaria. Which
intervention should the nurse pursue?
a. Sanitized drinking water
b. Distribution of and education on the daily use of insecticide-treated bed nets
c. Education regarding contraception use
d. Fuel alternatives to burning wood and dung
d. Air pollution - CORRECT ANSWER The nurse is trying to analyze the various
factors within the community. Which risk factor should the nurse point out that is
associated with overall health?
a. Traumatic injury
b. Down syndrome
c. Allergy
d. Air pollution
c. High fertility and high mortality, resulting in slow population growth - CORRECT
ANSWER The nurse works to identify epidemiologic transitions in the community.
Which example would the nurse interpret as a demographic transition?
a. Progressive declines in mortality, as epidemics become less frequent
b. Further declines in mortality, increasing life expectancy, and predominance of
noncommunicable diseases
