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PUBLIC HEALTH TEST BANK QUESTIONS NEWEST 2026
EXAM QUESTIONS LATEST VERSION SOLVED
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS VERIFIED 100 %
1. In the past, population-centered nurses have been called:
a.
district nurses.
b.
almshouse nurses.
c.
soldier nurses.
d.
sisters.
a.
district nurses.
A nurse is working in a public health nursing setting. Which of the following
best describes why this specialty is appealing to nurses?
a.
Interactions with wealthy contributors to secure funding
b.
Autonomy and independence of practice
c.
Ability to locate the source of diseases and cure patients
d.
Opportunities to meet a variety of people
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b.
Autonomy and independence of practice
3. Current threats to health in the United States that community health nurses
are faced include:
a.
diphtheria, cholera, and hepatitis.
b.
HIV, H1N1 influenza, and bioterrorism.
c.
avian flu, tuberculosis (TB), and radiation.
d.
polluted water and air.
b. HIV, H1N1 influenza, and bioterrorism.
4. A nurse is working to reform a program that was based on the Elizabethan
Poor Law of 1601. Which of the following programs is the nurse most likely
working on?
a.
Welfare
b.
Food Stamps
c.
Medicaid
d.
Medicare
c.
Medicaid
In early colonial North America, a colonist worked in the public health sector.
Which of the following would have most likely been the focus?
a.
Establishing schools of nursing
b.
Developing vaccines to administer to large numbers of people
c.
Collecting vital statistics and improving sanitation
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d.
Developing public housing and almshouses
c.
Collecting vital statistics and improving sanitation
. A nurse was employed by the Marine Hospital Service. Which of the following
tasks would have most likely been the responsibility of the nurse?
a.
Setting policy on quarantine legislation for immigrants
b.
Establishing hospital-based programs to care for the sick at home
c.
Identifying and improving environmental conditions
d.
Providing health care for merchant seamen
d.
Providing health care for merchant seamen
7. Florence Nightingale's contributions to public health included:
a.
caring for the sick, poor, and neglected in institutions and at home.
b.
using a population-based approach that led to improved environmental
conditions.
c.
writing the Elizabethan Poor Law to guarantee medical care for all.
d.
founding of the district nursing association to provide health care to needy
people.
b.
using a population-based approach that led to improved environmental conditions.
8. Lillian Wald's major contribution to public health nursing was:
a.
founding the American Nurses Association.
b.
developing the New York Training Hospital for Nurses.
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c.
creating the Public Health Service.
d.
establishing the Henry Street Settlement.
d.
establishing the Henry Street Settlement.
A nurse is providing public health education based on the teachings of Lillian
Wald. Which of the following topics will the nurse most likely discuss?
a.
Taking and recording blood pressures accurately
b.
Safe and sanitary baby and child care
c.
Environmental pollutants and their effects on lung disease
d.
Time management: balancing factory work and the home
b.
Safe and sanitary baby and child care
10. Nurses who provided care to people in their homes and provided that care
to several people at a time were called _____ nurses.
a.
private duty
b.
visiting
c.
public health
d.
community health
b.
visiting
Neighborhood centers that provided health care, education, and social welfare
programs were called:
a.
settlement houses.
PUBLIC HEALTH TEST BANK QUESTIONS NEWEST 2026
EXAM QUESTIONS LATEST VERSION SOLVED
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS VERIFIED 100 %
1. In the past, population-centered nurses have been called:
a.
district nurses.
b.
almshouse nurses.
c.
soldier nurses.
d.
sisters.
a.
district nurses.
A nurse is working in a public health nursing setting. Which of the following
best describes why this specialty is appealing to nurses?
a.
Interactions with wealthy contributors to secure funding
b.
Autonomy and independence of practice
c.
Ability to locate the source of diseases and cure patients
d.
Opportunities to meet a variety of people
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b.
Autonomy and independence of practice
3. Current threats to health in the United States that community health nurses
are faced include:
a.
diphtheria, cholera, and hepatitis.
b.
HIV, H1N1 influenza, and bioterrorism.
c.
avian flu, tuberculosis (TB), and radiation.
d.
polluted water and air.
b. HIV, H1N1 influenza, and bioterrorism.
4. A nurse is working to reform a program that was based on the Elizabethan
Poor Law of 1601. Which of the following programs is the nurse most likely
working on?
a.
Welfare
b.
Food Stamps
c.
Medicaid
d.
Medicare
c.
Medicaid
In early colonial North America, a colonist worked in the public health sector.
Which of the following would have most likely been the focus?
a.
Establishing schools of nursing
b.
Developing vaccines to administer to large numbers of people
c.
Collecting vital statistics and improving sanitation
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d.
Developing public housing and almshouses
c.
Collecting vital statistics and improving sanitation
. A nurse was employed by the Marine Hospital Service. Which of the following
tasks would have most likely been the responsibility of the nurse?
a.
Setting policy on quarantine legislation for immigrants
b.
Establishing hospital-based programs to care for the sick at home
c.
Identifying and improving environmental conditions
d.
Providing health care for merchant seamen
d.
Providing health care for merchant seamen
7. Florence Nightingale's contributions to public health included:
a.
caring for the sick, poor, and neglected in institutions and at home.
b.
using a population-based approach that led to improved environmental
conditions.
c.
writing the Elizabethan Poor Law to guarantee medical care for all.
d.
founding of the district nursing association to provide health care to needy
people.
b.
using a population-based approach that led to improved environmental conditions.
8. Lillian Wald's major contribution to public health nursing was:
a.
founding the American Nurses Association.
b.
developing the New York Training Hospital for Nurses.
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c.
creating the Public Health Service.
d.
establishing the Henry Street Settlement.
d.
establishing the Henry Street Settlement.
A nurse is providing public health education based on the teachings of Lillian
Wald. Which of the following topics will the nurse most likely discuss?
a.
Taking and recording blood pressures accurately
b.
Safe and sanitary baby and child care
c.
Environmental pollutants and their effects on lung disease
d.
Time management: balancing factory work and the home
b.
Safe and sanitary baby and child care
10. Nurses who provided care to people in their homes and provided that care
to several people at a time were called _____ nurses.
a.
private duty
b.
visiting
c.
public health
d.
community health
b.
visiting
Neighborhood centers that provided health care, education, and social welfare
programs were called:
a.
settlement houses.
