GLOBAL HEALTH NURS 403 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Primary Prevention - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅using general and specific measures to prevent disease
incidence, espeically in pre-disposed populations
Secondary prevention - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅stopping disease progression through early detection
(reduce prevalence and chronicity)
tertiary prevention - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅stopping deterioration/relapse/disability/dependence
through anticipatory care
assessment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅systematically collecting data, monitoring status, making
information available
policy development - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅provide leadership in policies that support health, use
scientific knowledge as a base
assurance - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅ensuring that essential community health services are available
subpopulations - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅high risk group within a larger population
social determinants of health - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅factors that influence an individuals well being.
circumstances in which all people are born, grow, live, work, and age that shape health.
Can disproportionally affect ethnically or culturally diverse groups; these determinants are shaped by
money, power, education, and other resources
population or aggregate - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a collection of individuals who have one or more
personal or environmental characteristics in common
,what are the five levels of the health services pyramid - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅(bottom to top)
population based health care
clinical preventative services
primary health care
secondary health care
tertiary health care
T or F: the greater the effectiveness of the lower tiers of the health services pyramid, the greater is the
capability of the higher tiers to contribute efficiently to health improvement - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅true
what are the five characteristics that distinguish public health nursing as a specialty? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅1. population focused
2. community oriented
3. health/prevention focus
4. interventions at the community or population level
5. concern for health of all members, especially vulnerable populations
8 principles of public health nursing - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1. the client is the population
2. the goal is to achieve greatest good for greatest number of people
3. works with clients as an equal partner
4. primary prevention is the priority
5. creating a healthy environment is the focus
6. obligation to actively reach out
7. use resources for best overall improvement
8. collaboration is the most effective way
3 examples of primary prevention - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1. safe sex ed in schools
2. drunk driving training in drivers education
, 3. teach parents at the hospital about childhood accidents
3 examples of secondary prevention - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1. class for those with T2DM about
lifestyle changes
2. nutrition counseling for families on food stamps, free school lunch, etc.
3. screen for radiation disease in affected areas for referring to treatment
3 examples of tertiary prevention - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1. installing fall prevention devices in elderly
communities or centers.
2. accessibility for the deaf or blind
3. minimizing advertising for addictive substances.
Remember to review the remember this section in every chapter - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅
cultural competence - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅entails a combination of culturally congruent behaviors,
practice attitudes, and policies that allow nurses to use interpersonal communication, relationships
skills, and behavioral flexibility to work effectively in cultural situations.
why does cultural competence matter - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅it is one of the core competences in
public health nursing. it is mandated that nurses treat all patients with respect and equity
culture - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅set of beliefs, values, assumptions about life, widely held among a
group of people. transmitted across generations
race - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅biological variation within population groups based on physical markers
derived from genetic ancestry
ethnicity - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅shared feeling of peoplehood among a group of individuals and
relates to cultural factors such as nationality
Primary Prevention - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅using general and specific measures to prevent disease
incidence, espeically in pre-disposed populations
Secondary prevention - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅stopping disease progression through early detection
(reduce prevalence and chronicity)
tertiary prevention - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅stopping deterioration/relapse/disability/dependence
through anticipatory care
assessment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅systematically collecting data, monitoring status, making
information available
policy development - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅provide leadership in policies that support health, use
scientific knowledge as a base
assurance - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅ensuring that essential community health services are available
subpopulations - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅high risk group within a larger population
social determinants of health - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅factors that influence an individuals well being.
circumstances in which all people are born, grow, live, work, and age that shape health.
Can disproportionally affect ethnically or culturally diverse groups; these determinants are shaped by
money, power, education, and other resources
population or aggregate - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a collection of individuals who have one or more
personal or environmental characteristics in common
,what are the five levels of the health services pyramid - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅(bottom to top)
population based health care
clinical preventative services
primary health care
secondary health care
tertiary health care
T or F: the greater the effectiveness of the lower tiers of the health services pyramid, the greater is the
capability of the higher tiers to contribute efficiently to health improvement - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅true
what are the five characteristics that distinguish public health nursing as a specialty? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅1. population focused
2. community oriented
3. health/prevention focus
4. interventions at the community or population level
5. concern for health of all members, especially vulnerable populations
8 principles of public health nursing - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1. the client is the population
2. the goal is to achieve greatest good for greatest number of people
3. works with clients as an equal partner
4. primary prevention is the priority
5. creating a healthy environment is the focus
6. obligation to actively reach out
7. use resources for best overall improvement
8. collaboration is the most effective way
3 examples of primary prevention - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1. safe sex ed in schools
2. drunk driving training in drivers education
, 3. teach parents at the hospital about childhood accidents
3 examples of secondary prevention - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1. class for those with T2DM about
lifestyle changes
2. nutrition counseling for families on food stamps, free school lunch, etc.
3. screen for radiation disease in affected areas for referring to treatment
3 examples of tertiary prevention - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1. installing fall prevention devices in elderly
communities or centers.
2. accessibility for the deaf or blind
3. minimizing advertising for addictive substances.
Remember to review the remember this section in every chapter - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅
cultural competence - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅entails a combination of culturally congruent behaviors,
practice attitudes, and policies that allow nurses to use interpersonal communication, relationships
skills, and behavioral flexibility to work effectively in cultural situations.
why does cultural competence matter - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅it is one of the core competences in
public health nursing. it is mandated that nurses treat all patients with respect and equity
culture - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅set of beliefs, values, assumptions about life, widely held among a
group of people. transmitted across generations
race - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅biological variation within population groups based on physical markers
derived from genetic ancestry
ethnicity - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅shared feeling of peoplehood among a group of individuals and
relates to cultural factors such as nationality
