NUR411
Actions to protect against disease and disability are:
Primary Prevention
Secondary Prevention
Tertiary Prevention
Both A & B - answerPrimary Prevention
Activities that strive to identify and detect disease in its earliest stages or try to prevent
the spread of communicable diseases are:
Health promotion
Primary prevention
Secondary prevention
Tertiary prevention - answerSecondary Prevention
Activities that attempt to prevent disease-related complications are considered:
Health promotion
Primary prevention
Secondary prevention
Tertiary prevention - answerTertiary prevention
An instructor is teaching a group of students about the history of public health nursing.
The instructor recognizes the teaching is successful when the students identify which
individual to use the term "public health nursing" first?
,Margaret Sanger
Lina Rogers
Lillian Wald
Jessie Sleet - answerLillian Wald
The community health nurse is discussing the roles assumed by community health
nurses with a student nurse. Which statement made by the student nurse demonstrates
the correct interpretation of which role must be assumed in every situation?
"A community health nurse assumes the role of researcher in each situation."
"A community health nurse assumes the role of manager in each situation."
"A community health nurse assumes the role of leader in each situation."
"A community health nurse assumes the role of clinician in each situation.' - answerA
community health nurse assumes the role of manager in each situation
Which statement made by a student would the nurse educator recognize as evidence
that a student understands the health continuum?
Illness refers to a state of being relatively unhealthy.
Treatment of acute conditions reflects the current focus of health care.
The distinction between health and illness is well demarcated.
The term health is limited to reflect an individual's state. - answerIllness refers to the
state of being relatively unhealthy
A prospective nursing student is interested in working in community health nursing after
graduation. Which level of education would be most appropriate for this student to
complete?
Diploma program
,Associate degree
Baccalaureate degree
Master's degree - answerBaccalaureate Degree
When employing a population-oriented focus, which would the community health nurse
do?
Assess the groups' relationships looking for a common need.
Promote the groups' dependency for improving health.
Consider the members individually for similarities.
Focus on the geographical area of the population. - answerAssess the groups
relationships looking for a common need
After teaching a group of nursing students about the similarities and differences
between public health and community health, which statement by a nursing student
would best describe the similarities and differences between public health and
community health?
"Community health nursing is defined as nursing care that is provided in a community
setting, rather than an institutional setting."
"Public health nursing is defined as nursing care that is provided in an institutional
setting."
"Community health nursing can shape the quality of community health services and
improve the health of the general public."
"Public health nursing is focused on the health of individuals." - answerCommunity
health nursing can shape the quality of community health services and can improve the
health of the general public
Which activities would be associated with a community health nurse?
, Participating in a health clinic office party.
Providing emergency care in an acute care facility
Examining infants in a city well-baby clinic
Caring for elderly stroke victims in the hospital. - answerExamining infants in a city well-
baby clinic
The term health can be described in many different ways. How the community health
nurse would interpret health?
The potential to lead a productive life
The absence of disease
A holistic state of well-being
An environment free of toxins - answerA holistic state of well-being
A community health nurse is preparing a presentation for a group of nursing students
about community health nursing. Which description about community health nursing
would the nurse most likely include in the presentation?
Encouraging clients to reach out to the nurse
Engaging in tertiary prevention as the priority
Working with the client as an equal partner
Focusing on addressing continuous needs - answerWorking with the client as an equal
partner
Which statement about the community health nurse's selection and practice of each role
is true?
Actions to protect against disease and disability are:
Primary Prevention
Secondary Prevention
Tertiary Prevention
Both A & B - answerPrimary Prevention
Activities that strive to identify and detect disease in its earliest stages or try to prevent
the spread of communicable diseases are:
Health promotion
Primary prevention
Secondary prevention
Tertiary prevention - answerSecondary Prevention
Activities that attempt to prevent disease-related complications are considered:
Health promotion
Primary prevention
Secondary prevention
Tertiary prevention - answerTertiary prevention
An instructor is teaching a group of students about the history of public health nursing.
The instructor recognizes the teaching is successful when the students identify which
individual to use the term "public health nursing" first?
,Margaret Sanger
Lina Rogers
Lillian Wald
Jessie Sleet - answerLillian Wald
The community health nurse is discussing the roles assumed by community health
nurses with a student nurse. Which statement made by the student nurse demonstrates
the correct interpretation of which role must be assumed in every situation?
"A community health nurse assumes the role of researcher in each situation."
"A community health nurse assumes the role of manager in each situation."
"A community health nurse assumes the role of leader in each situation."
"A community health nurse assumes the role of clinician in each situation.' - answerA
community health nurse assumes the role of manager in each situation
Which statement made by a student would the nurse educator recognize as evidence
that a student understands the health continuum?
Illness refers to a state of being relatively unhealthy.
Treatment of acute conditions reflects the current focus of health care.
The distinction between health and illness is well demarcated.
The term health is limited to reflect an individual's state. - answerIllness refers to the
state of being relatively unhealthy
A prospective nursing student is interested in working in community health nursing after
graduation. Which level of education would be most appropriate for this student to
complete?
Diploma program
,Associate degree
Baccalaureate degree
Master's degree - answerBaccalaureate Degree
When employing a population-oriented focus, which would the community health nurse
do?
Assess the groups' relationships looking for a common need.
Promote the groups' dependency for improving health.
Consider the members individually for similarities.
Focus on the geographical area of the population. - answerAssess the groups
relationships looking for a common need
After teaching a group of nursing students about the similarities and differences
between public health and community health, which statement by a nursing student
would best describe the similarities and differences between public health and
community health?
"Community health nursing is defined as nursing care that is provided in a community
setting, rather than an institutional setting."
"Public health nursing is defined as nursing care that is provided in an institutional
setting."
"Community health nursing can shape the quality of community health services and
improve the health of the general public."
"Public health nursing is focused on the health of individuals." - answerCommunity
health nursing can shape the quality of community health services and can improve the
health of the general public
Which activities would be associated with a community health nurse?
, Participating in a health clinic office party.
Providing emergency care in an acute care facility
Examining infants in a city well-baby clinic
Caring for elderly stroke victims in the hospital. - answerExamining infants in a city well-
baby clinic
The term health can be described in many different ways. How the community health
nurse would interpret health?
The potential to lead a productive life
The absence of disease
A holistic state of well-being
An environment free of toxins - answerA holistic state of well-being
A community health nurse is preparing a presentation for a group of nursing students
about community health nursing. Which description about community health nursing
would the nurse most likely include in the presentation?
Encouraging clients to reach out to the nurse
Engaging in tertiary prevention as the priority
Working with the client as an equal partner
Focusing on addressing continuous needs - answerWorking with the client as an equal
partner
Which statement about the community health nurse's selection and practice of each role
is true?
