TEST BANK For Foundations for Population Health in
Community/Public Health Nursing, 6th Edition By
Stanhope
Which country spends the most on healthcare? - ANSWER:United States
Why has life expectancy not increased despite large amounts of spending on
healthcare? - ANSWER:The United States spends less on social services than other
countries
What is public health? - ANSWER:A broad field of practice that is the backbone of the
infrastructure supporting the health of a community
What is population health? - ANSWER:A set of strategies to describe, analyze, and
mobilize efforts to improve health in populations
What is public health nursing? - ANSWER:Community-based, population-focused
practice in a variety of settings to improve the health of populations
What is the emphasis on with public health nursing? - ANSWER:Reaching
vulnerable/undeserved populations that experience the highest burden of disease
How is public health nursing different than population health? - ANSWER:Population
health only looks at the big picture (never the individual); public health nursing looks
both at the big and small picture (from populations down to the individual)
Which does the United States spend more on: hospital/medical services or public
health activities? - ANSWER:Hospital/medical services
What are the three public health core functions? - ANSWER:Assessment
Policy Development
Assurance
What is assessment (core function 1)? - ANSWER:Collecting data on a population
Monitoring the population's health status
Making the health information available
What is policy development (core function 2)? - ANSWER:Developing policies that
support the health of the population
Use of the scientific knowledge base in making decisions about policy
What is assurance (core function 3)? - ANSWER:Ensuring that essential community-
oriented health services are available
Providing essential personal health services for those who would otherwise not
receive them
, Ensuring a competent public health/personal health care workforce is available
What is the foundation of the Health Services Pyramid? - ANSWER:Population-based
health care services
What does the Health Services Pyramid focus on? - ANSWER:Disease prevention
Health promotion/protection
Primary, secondary, tertiary healthcare
Why is the Health Services Pyramid important? - ANSWER:Each level of healthcare
service relies on effective contribution of the services below it (e.g. can't have
effective tertiary care without effective secondary care)
What are the 10 essential public health services? - ANSWER:1. Monitor health status
to identify and solve community health problems
2. Diagnose and investigate health problems and hazards in the community
3. Inform, educate, and empower people about health issues
4. Mobilize community partnerships to identify and solve health problems
5. Develop policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts
6. Enforce laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety
7. Link people to needed personal health services, and ensure the provision of health
care that Is otherwise unavailable
8. Ensure a competent public health and personal health care workforce
9. Evaluate effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of personal and population-based
health services
10. Research for new insights and innovative solutions to health problems
Why is the Quad Council important? - ANSWER:It lists the skills public health nurses
need for each public health core competency
What are the three Quad Council tiers for public health nurses? - ANSWER:Entry
level nurse without management responsibilities
Staff nurse with management responsibilities
Leader/senior management level public health nurse
What are the core competencies of public health nurses? -
ANSWER:Analytic/assessment
Policy development/program planning
Communication
Cultural competency
Community dimensions of practice
Basic public health services
Financial planning and management
Leadership and systems thinking
What is an example of analytic/assessment PH competency? - ANSWER:Identifying
problems in the population, not just in the individual
Community/Public Health Nursing, 6th Edition By
Stanhope
Which country spends the most on healthcare? - ANSWER:United States
Why has life expectancy not increased despite large amounts of spending on
healthcare? - ANSWER:The United States spends less on social services than other
countries
What is public health? - ANSWER:A broad field of practice that is the backbone of the
infrastructure supporting the health of a community
What is population health? - ANSWER:A set of strategies to describe, analyze, and
mobilize efforts to improve health in populations
What is public health nursing? - ANSWER:Community-based, population-focused
practice in a variety of settings to improve the health of populations
What is the emphasis on with public health nursing? - ANSWER:Reaching
vulnerable/undeserved populations that experience the highest burden of disease
How is public health nursing different than population health? - ANSWER:Population
health only looks at the big picture (never the individual); public health nursing looks
both at the big and small picture (from populations down to the individual)
Which does the United States spend more on: hospital/medical services or public
health activities? - ANSWER:Hospital/medical services
What are the three public health core functions? - ANSWER:Assessment
Policy Development
Assurance
What is assessment (core function 1)? - ANSWER:Collecting data on a population
Monitoring the population's health status
Making the health information available
What is policy development (core function 2)? - ANSWER:Developing policies that
support the health of the population
Use of the scientific knowledge base in making decisions about policy
What is assurance (core function 3)? - ANSWER:Ensuring that essential community-
oriented health services are available
Providing essential personal health services for those who would otherwise not
receive them
, Ensuring a competent public health/personal health care workforce is available
What is the foundation of the Health Services Pyramid? - ANSWER:Population-based
health care services
What does the Health Services Pyramid focus on? - ANSWER:Disease prevention
Health promotion/protection
Primary, secondary, tertiary healthcare
Why is the Health Services Pyramid important? - ANSWER:Each level of healthcare
service relies on effective contribution of the services below it (e.g. can't have
effective tertiary care without effective secondary care)
What are the 10 essential public health services? - ANSWER:1. Monitor health status
to identify and solve community health problems
2. Diagnose and investigate health problems and hazards in the community
3. Inform, educate, and empower people about health issues
4. Mobilize community partnerships to identify and solve health problems
5. Develop policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts
6. Enforce laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety
7. Link people to needed personal health services, and ensure the provision of health
care that Is otherwise unavailable
8. Ensure a competent public health and personal health care workforce
9. Evaluate effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of personal and population-based
health services
10. Research for new insights and innovative solutions to health problems
Why is the Quad Council important? - ANSWER:It lists the skills public health nurses
need for each public health core competency
What are the three Quad Council tiers for public health nurses? - ANSWER:Entry
level nurse without management responsibilities
Staff nurse with management responsibilities
Leader/senior management level public health nurse
What are the core competencies of public health nurses? -
ANSWER:Analytic/assessment
Policy development/program planning
Communication
Cultural competency
Community dimensions of practice
Basic public health services
Financial planning and management
Leadership and systems thinking
What is an example of analytic/assessment PH competency? - ANSWER:Identifying
problems in the population, not just in the individual
