Community Health Final (2025) Actual
Exam Questions and Answers A+
Graded
Compare .and .contrast .the .role .of .the .nurse .in .the .hospital .vs.
.community/public .health .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-A .hospital .nurse .is .focused .on
.treatment .and .care .of .sick .and .on .restoring .the .individuals .balance .towards
.health.
A .community/public .health .nurse .is .focused .on .promoting .health, .also .maintain
.a .degree .of .balance .toward .health, .early .detection .of .disease, .and .also
.measuring .care .(restorative, .facilitation .and .rehabilitation.
Describe .the .3 .Public .Health .Core .Functions .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-•
.Assessment .involves .systematically .collecting .data .on .the .population,
.monitoring .the .population's .health .status, .and .making .information .available
.about .the .health .of .the .community.
• .Policy .development .refers .to .efforts .to .develop .policies .that .support .the
.health .of .the .population, .including .using .a .scientific .knowledge .base .to .make
.policy .decisions.
• .Assurance .is .making .sure .that .essential .community-oriented .health .services
.are .available. .These .services .might .include .providing .essential .personal .health
.services .for .those .who .would .otherwise .not .receive .them. .Assurance .also
.includes .making .sure .that .a .competent .public .health .and .personal .health .care
.workforce .is .available
Describe .10 .Essential .Services .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-1. .Monitor .health .status
.to .identify .community .health .problems .
2. .Diagnose .and .investigate .health .problems .and .health .hazards .in .the
.community
3. .Inform, .educate, .and .empower .people .about .health .issues
4. .Mobilize .community .partnerships .and .action .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 .assure .the .provision .of
.health .care .when .otherwise .unavailable
8. .Assure .competent .public .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
, What .is .the .Health .Belief .Model .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-Popular .individual .level
.health .promotion .model .that .has .six .components .used .to .assess .what
.motivates .a .person .to .do .something.
-Perceived .susceptibility: .the .person .must .recognize .that .they .may .be
.susceptible .to .the .disease
-Perceived .severity; .whether .the .person .deems .the .condition .to .be .severe
.enough .to .take .action .
-Perceived .benefits; .what .the .person .would .likely .gain .from .taking .the
.preventative .health .action
-Perceived .barriers; .obstacles .that .may .discourage .the .person .from .taking
.action .
-Cues .to .action; .enticements .that .may .prompt .the .person .to .take .action .
-Self .efficacy; .the .level .of .confidence .the .person .has .that .they .can .carry .out
.the .health .actions
List .major .public .and .private .agencies .that .are .integral .to .the .Public .Health .of
.the .United .States .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-Private .Agencies: .
-Primary .care, .the .first .level .of .the .private .health .care .system, .is .delivered .in .a
.variety .of .community .settings, .such .as .physicians' .offices, .urgent-care .centers,
.in-store .clinics, .community .health .centers, .and .community .nursing .centers.
**Medicare, .Medicaid, .HMO, .PPO
Public .Agencies: .
-US .Department .of .Health .and .Human .Services .(USDHHS) .which .entails .the .The
.US .Public .Health .Services .(PHS) .which .consists .of .Agency .for .Healthcare
.Research .and .Quality, .Agency .for .Toxic .Substances .and .Diseases .Registry,
.Centers .for .Disease .Control .and .Prevention, .Food .and .Drug .Administration,
.Health .Resources .and .Services .Administration, .Indian .Health .Service, .National
.Institutes .of .Health, .and .Substance .Abuse .and .Mental .Health .Services
.Administration. .The .PHS .also .has .a .Commissioned .Corps, .the .National .Health
.Services .Corp .(NHSC). .
-US .Department .of .Homeland .Security .(USDHS, .or .simply .DHS)
Compare .US .spending .on .treatment .of .disease .versus .spending .on .health
.promotion .and .disease .prevention .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-The .largest .share .of
.health .care .expenditures .goes .to .pay .for .hospital .care, .with .physician .services
.being .the .next .largest .item. .The .amount .of .money .that .has .gone .to .pay .for
.public .health .services .is .much .lower .than .that .for .the .other .categories .of
.expenditures. .Other .significant .drivers .of .the .increasingly .high .cost .of .health
.care .include .prescription .drugs, .technology, .and .chronic .and .degenerative
.diseases.
Identify .nursing .roles .and .functions .in .the .community, .such .as .schools .and
.public .health .departments .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-School .nurses: .
-Direct .caregivers, .educators, .counselors, .consultants, .and .case .managers.
-They .must .coordinate .the .health .care .of .many .students .in .their .schools .with
.the .health .care .that .the .children .receive .from .their .own .health .care .providers.
-Ensure .that .children .get .the .health .care .they .need, .including .emergency .care
.in .the .school
Exam Questions and Answers A+
Graded
Compare .and .contrast .the .role .of .the .nurse .in .the .hospital .vs.
.community/public .health .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-A .hospital .nurse .is .focused .on
.treatment .and .care .of .sick .and .on .restoring .the .individuals .balance .towards
.health.
A .community/public .health .nurse .is .focused .on .promoting .health, .also .maintain
.a .degree .of .balance .toward .health, .early .detection .of .disease, .and .also
.measuring .care .(restorative, .facilitation .and .rehabilitation.
Describe .the .3 .Public .Health .Core .Functions .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-•
.Assessment .involves .systematically .collecting .data .on .the .population,
.monitoring .the .population's .health .status, .and .making .information .available
.about .the .health .of .the .community.
• .Policy .development .refers .to .efforts .to .develop .policies .that .support .the
.health .of .the .population, .including .using .a .scientific .knowledge .base .to .make
.policy .decisions.
• .Assurance .is .making .sure .that .essential .community-oriented .health .services
.are .available. .These .services .might .include .providing .essential .personal .health
.services .for .those .who .would .otherwise .not .receive .them. .Assurance .also
.includes .making .sure .that .a .competent .public .health .and .personal .health .care
.workforce .is .available
Describe .10 .Essential .Services .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-1. .Monitor .health .status
.to .identify .community .health .problems .
2. .Diagnose .and .investigate .health .problems .and .health .hazards .in .the
.community
3. .Inform, .educate, .and .empower .people .about .health .issues
4. .Mobilize .community .partnerships .and .action .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 .assure .the .provision .of
.health .care .when .otherwise .unavailable
8. .Assure .competent .public .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
, What .is .the .Health .Belief .Model .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-Popular .individual .level
.health .promotion .model .that .has .six .components .used .to .assess .what
.motivates .a .person .to .do .something.
-Perceived .susceptibility: .the .person .must .recognize .that .they .may .be
.susceptible .to .the .disease
-Perceived .severity; .whether .the .person .deems .the .condition .to .be .severe
.enough .to .take .action .
-Perceived .benefits; .what .the .person .would .likely .gain .from .taking .the
.preventative .health .action
-Perceived .barriers; .obstacles .that .may .discourage .the .person .from .taking
.action .
-Cues .to .action; .enticements .that .may .prompt .the .person .to .take .action .
-Self .efficacy; .the .level .of .confidence .the .person .has .that .they .can .carry .out
.the .health .actions
List .major .public .and .private .agencies .that .are .integral .to .the .Public .Health .of
.the .United .States .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-Private .Agencies: .
-Primary .care, .the .first .level .of .the .private .health .care .system, .is .delivered .in .a
.variety .of .community .settings, .such .as .physicians' .offices, .urgent-care .centers,
.in-store .clinics, .community .health .centers, .and .community .nursing .centers.
**Medicare, .Medicaid, .HMO, .PPO
Public .Agencies: .
-US .Department .of .Health .and .Human .Services .(USDHHS) .which .entails .the .The
.US .Public .Health .Services .(PHS) .which .consists .of .Agency .for .Healthcare
.Research .and .Quality, .Agency .for .Toxic .Substances .and .Diseases .Registry,
.Centers .for .Disease .Control .and .Prevention, .Food .and .Drug .Administration,
.Health .Resources .and .Services .Administration, .Indian .Health .Service, .National
.Institutes .of .Health, .and .Substance .Abuse .and .Mental .Health .Services
.Administration. .The .PHS .also .has .a .Commissioned .Corps, .the .National .Health
.Services .Corp .(NHSC). .
-US .Department .of .Homeland .Security .(USDHS, .or .simply .DHS)
Compare .US .spending .on .treatment .of .disease .versus .spending .on .health
.promotion .and .disease .prevention .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-The .largest .share .of
.health .care .expenditures .goes .to .pay .for .hospital .care, .with .physician .services
.being .the .next .largest .item. .The .amount .of .money .that .has .gone .to .pay .for
.public .health .services .is .much .lower .than .that .for .the .other .categories .of
.expenditures. .Other .significant .drivers .of .the .increasingly .high .cost .of .health
.care .include .prescription .drugs, .technology, .and .chronic .and .degenerative
.diseases.
Identify .nursing .roles .and .functions .in .the .community, .such .as .schools .and
.public .health .departments .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-School .nurses: .
-Direct .caregivers, .educators, .counselors, .consultants, .and .case .managers.
-They .must .coordinate .the .health .care .of .many .students .in .their .schools .with
.the .health .care .that .the .children .receive .from .their .own .health .care .providers.
-Ensure .that .children .get .the .health .care .they .need, .including .emergency .care
.in .the .school
