NUR 4529 PUBLIC HEALTH EXAM 1
STUDY GUIDE
Exam 1 Study Guide:
Chapter 1:
1. What is the concept of community?
A collection of people who share important features of their
lives
2. How would you describe the concept of the health continuum?
Wellness is a relative concept, not an absolute, and illness is a
state of being relatively unhealthy.
Illness refers to a state of being relatively unhealthy
● Can you function in a normal society; does not always mean
"without illness"
3. Describe some primary prevention activities.
● Measures that are taken to keep illness or injury from occurring
● Giving childhood vaccines (Immunization programs
● Encouraging old people to install safety devices (hand rails)
● Teaching young adults healthy lifestyle behaviors (safe sex
practices) - creates good habits
4. A Community Health Nurse implements an immunization
program. What is the nurse’s primary job for this program?
● continuing implementation of services
5. Describe some activities performed by the community health
nurse.
Examining infants in a city well-baby clinic
Caring for elderly stroke victims in their homes
Carrying out epidemiologic research
, Participating in health policy analysis
Public health nursing practice focuses on population health through
continuous surveillance and assessment of the multiple
determinants of health with the intent to promote health and
wellness; prevent disease, disability, and premature death; and
improve neighborhood quality of life”
Examples:
● concern for homeless individuals sleeping in a park leads
to development of a program providing food and shelter
for this population.
● they collaborate to institute an HIV/AIDS education
curriculum in the local school system.
● assess the needs of elderly people in retirement homes to
ensure necessary services and provide health instruction
and support,
● utilize primary, secondary, and tertiary interventions that
are evidence-based and develop programs and services
that help achieve health for all
● Epidemiologist, biostatician, educator, doing clinics
Chapter 2:
6. Historical events from 1970 to present influence community health
nursing. What is the most important influence in how these nurses
operate?
The settings and the nurses delivering health care in the
community
7. Describe district nursing.
Teaching hygiene and cleanliness
Sponsored by religious organizations
Beginning of 20th century (early 1900’s)
STUDY GUIDE
Exam 1 Study Guide:
Chapter 1:
1. What is the concept of community?
A collection of people who share important features of their
lives
2. How would you describe the concept of the health continuum?
Wellness is a relative concept, not an absolute, and illness is a
state of being relatively unhealthy.
Illness refers to a state of being relatively unhealthy
● Can you function in a normal society; does not always mean
"without illness"
3. Describe some primary prevention activities.
● Measures that are taken to keep illness or injury from occurring
● Giving childhood vaccines (Immunization programs
● Encouraging old people to install safety devices (hand rails)
● Teaching young adults healthy lifestyle behaviors (safe sex
practices) - creates good habits
4. A Community Health Nurse implements an immunization
program. What is the nurse’s primary job for this program?
● continuing implementation of services
5. Describe some activities performed by the community health
nurse.
Examining infants in a city well-baby clinic
Caring for elderly stroke victims in their homes
Carrying out epidemiologic research
, Participating in health policy analysis
Public health nursing practice focuses on population health through
continuous surveillance and assessment of the multiple
determinants of health with the intent to promote health and
wellness; prevent disease, disability, and premature death; and
improve neighborhood quality of life”
Examples:
● concern for homeless individuals sleeping in a park leads
to development of a program providing food and shelter
for this population.
● they collaborate to institute an HIV/AIDS education
curriculum in the local school system.
● assess the needs of elderly people in retirement homes to
ensure necessary services and provide health instruction
and support,
● utilize primary, secondary, and tertiary interventions that
are evidence-based and develop programs and services
that help achieve health for all
● Epidemiologist, biostatician, educator, doing clinics
Chapter 2:
6. Historical events from 1970 to present influence community health
nursing. What is the most important influence in how these nurses
operate?
The settings and the nurses delivering health care in the
community
7. Describe district nursing.
Teaching hygiene and cleanliness
Sponsored by religious organizations
Beginning of 20th century (early 1900’s)
