Community Nursing Chapter one: Q&A 2024

10. Collecting data and monitoring the health status of the population defines which of the core public health functions? - correct answer--a. Assessment 11. The nurse who compares the rate of teenage pregnancy in various areas of the city is practicing the public health core function of: - correct answer--b. Assessment 12. Public health nurses who develop and implement local public health policies through partnerships with agencies, organizations, and consumers within the community are using which core public health function? - correct answer--d. Policy development 13. Providing for the availability of essential personal health services for people who would otherwise not receive health care defines which public health core function? - correct answer--c. Assurance 14. The nurse manager who makes sure that the staff members who work in a local clinic are competent is demonstrating the public health core function of: - correct answer--a. Assurance 15. The public health nurse analyzes data related to the number and type of United States Environmental Protection agency air quality standards that a community failed to meet. This data is an example of using which community health profile indicator? - correct answer--c. Health risk factor 16. Which is an example of the primary goal of public health? - correct answer--c. Conducting an infant car seat safety check 17. The public health workforce should demonstrate competency in which of the following competency categories? - correct answer--a. Financial planning and management 18. Public health nursing is a specialty because: - correct answer--a. It has a distinct focus and scope of practice. 19. The necessary basic preparation for public health nursing is a(n) _____ in nursing. - correct answer--b. Baccalaureate degree 20. Public health practitioners prepared at the graduate level should be able to: - correct answer--b. Assess and intervene successfully at the aggregate level 21. A public health nurse provides a clinic for HIV-positive citizens in the community. This is an example of: - correct answer--c. Tertiary prevention