NUR 441 PUBLIC HEALTH EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Through windshield surveys, town hall meetings, and asset mapping, a public health
nurse has discovered that the residents of Rio Frio community lack access to health
care services. The underlined part of this sentence describes which of the following
core functions of public health? - answer- Assessment
________________ applied the principles of population-based care to improve
soldiers' health during the Crimean War. - answer- Florence Nightingale
Which of the following events occurred during the Early Home Care period? -
answer- John Snow traced the source of a Cholera outbreak
Fill in the blank: ______________ is defined as a "collection of people who interact
with one another and whose common interests or characteristics from the basis for a
sense of unity or belonging." - answer- Community
Community can be further categorized by all the following except: - answer-
Community Health
Fill in the blank: Acute care nursing is about __________________. - answer- Caring
for patients during the illness end of the health continuum
A public health nurse is working with social scientists from a university by providing
input on why there is a steep increase in teenage suicide rates.
- This nurse is acting in which role? - answer- Researcher
Match the following examples with the appropriate terminology:
a) People living in NYC
b) High school students living in NYC - answer- Population: People living in NYC
Aggregate: High school students living in NYC
A public health nurse is effectively collaborating and working with several community
organizations to reduce rapid repeated pregnancy among teenage mothers. Which
of the following Quad Council's competencies for public health nursing does this
describe? - answer- Community dimensions of practice skills
Which of the following is considered primary prevention (select all that apply) -
answer- Providing immunizations to older adults
Educate 3-year-old children about hand hygiene
Fill in the blank: _____________ is about observing the community of interest by car
or on foot to learn about the environment that community members live in. It is
considered a great way to learn about the community and is often used as a tool of
initial community assessment - answer- Windshield Survey
, Which of the following correctly describes quantitative secondary data? - answer- I
used data available through the CDC's website about diabetes rates among
adolescents
Under the dimension of community as a client, _______refers to the ability of a
community to function effectively - answer- Process
Which of the following is the correct population nursing diagnosis? - answer-
Motorcycle riders in Florida at risk for injuries related to the repeal of the universal
helmet law as evidenced by more than 40% increase in motorcycle crash-related
hospitalizations following the law's repeal (National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, 2012)
A group of nursing students teach school-age children about a proper handwashing
technique. Please match the type of evaluation with specific evaluation questions:
a) What percentage of children demonstrated the proper handwashing technique at
the end of the intervention?
b) Did all the children receive the intervention with a planned timeframe? - answer-
Outcome (summative): What percentage of children demonstrated the proper
handwashing technique at the end of the intervention?
Process (formative): Did all the children receive the intervention with a planned
timeframe?
Choose the best answer to fill in the blank. ___________ is the logical decision-
making process used to design an orderly, detailed series of actions for
accomplishing specific goals and objectives - answer- Planning
You are a public health nurse at a county health department prenatal care clinic. You
are working with pregnant women to increase breastfeeding rates by providing
breastfeeding teaching sessions. Which one of the following is the best SMART
objective? - answer- 60% of women demonstrate a correct breastfeeding technique
using a baby doll by the end of the teaching sessions
Which one of the following is a behavioral determinant of health? - answer- Exercise
habits
Which component of population nursing diagnosis is missing from the following
diagnosis? Fetuses of pregnant women living in Miami-Dade County related to
infestation of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus (types of mosquitos) as evidenced
by 69 pregnant women infected with Zika virus in the state of Florida (Florida
Department of Health, 2016) and reported local spread of Zika virus in the areas of
Wynwood and South Miami Beach (CDC, 2016) - answer- Risk the population is
facing
Which of the following is NOT a component of the logic model? - answer- Goals
Fill in the blank with the best answer: One Tiny Reason to Quit is an example of
successful ______________ campaign aimed to reduce infant mortality rate through
smoking cessation. It promotes calls to a free, evidence-based, smoking cessation
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Through windshield surveys, town hall meetings, and asset mapping, a public health
nurse has discovered that the residents of Rio Frio community lack access to health
care services. The underlined part of this sentence describes which of the following
core functions of public health? - answer- Assessment
________________ applied the principles of population-based care to improve
soldiers' health during the Crimean War. - answer- Florence Nightingale
Which of the following events occurred during the Early Home Care period? -
answer- John Snow traced the source of a Cholera outbreak
Fill in the blank: ______________ is defined as a "collection of people who interact
with one another and whose common interests or characteristics from the basis for a
sense of unity or belonging." - answer- Community
Community can be further categorized by all the following except: - answer-
Community Health
Fill in the blank: Acute care nursing is about __________________. - answer- Caring
for patients during the illness end of the health continuum
A public health nurse is working with social scientists from a university by providing
input on why there is a steep increase in teenage suicide rates.
- This nurse is acting in which role? - answer- Researcher
Match the following examples with the appropriate terminology:
a) People living in NYC
b) High school students living in NYC - answer- Population: People living in NYC
Aggregate: High school students living in NYC
A public health nurse is effectively collaborating and working with several community
organizations to reduce rapid repeated pregnancy among teenage mothers. Which
of the following Quad Council's competencies for public health nursing does this
describe? - answer- Community dimensions of practice skills
Which of the following is considered primary prevention (select all that apply) -
answer- Providing immunizations to older adults
Educate 3-year-old children about hand hygiene
Fill in the blank: _____________ is about observing the community of interest by car
or on foot to learn about the environment that community members live in. It is
considered a great way to learn about the community and is often used as a tool of
initial community assessment - answer- Windshield Survey
, Which of the following correctly describes quantitative secondary data? - answer- I
used data available through the CDC's website about diabetes rates among
adolescents
Under the dimension of community as a client, _______refers to the ability of a
community to function effectively - answer- Process
Which of the following is the correct population nursing diagnosis? - answer-
Motorcycle riders in Florida at risk for injuries related to the repeal of the universal
helmet law as evidenced by more than 40% increase in motorcycle crash-related
hospitalizations following the law's repeal (National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, 2012)
A group of nursing students teach school-age children about a proper handwashing
technique. Please match the type of evaluation with specific evaluation questions:
a) What percentage of children demonstrated the proper handwashing technique at
the end of the intervention?
b) Did all the children receive the intervention with a planned timeframe? - answer-
Outcome (summative): What percentage of children demonstrated the proper
handwashing technique at the end of the intervention?
Process (formative): Did all the children receive the intervention with a planned
timeframe?
Choose the best answer to fill in the blank. ___________ is the logical decision-
making process used to design an orderly, detailed series of actions for
accomplishing specific goals and objectives - answer- Planning
You are a public health nurse at a county health department prenatal care clinic. You
are working with pregnant women to increase breastfeeding rates by providing
breastfeeding teaching sessions. Which one of the following is the best SMART
objective? - answer- 60% of women demonstrate a correct breastfeeding technique
using a baby doll by the end of the teaching sessions
Which one of the following is a behavioral determinant of health? - answer- Exercise
habits
Which component of population nursing diagnosis is missing from the following
diagnosis? Fetuses of pregnant women living in Miami-Dade County related to
infestation of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus (types of mosquitos) as evidenced
by 69 pregnant women infected with Zika virus in the state of Florida (Florida
Department of Health, 2016) and reported local spread of Zika virus in the areas of
Wynwood and South Miami Beach (CDC, 2016) - answer- Risk the population is
facing
Which of the following is NOT a component of the logic model? - answer- Goals
Fill in the blank with the best answer: One Tiny Reason to Quit is an example of
successful ______________ campaign aimed to reduce infant mortality rate through
smoking cessation. It promotes calls to a free, evidence-based, smoking cessation
