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COMMUNITY HEALTH EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ ASSURED
SUCCESS
A nurse works hard to develop alliances among various community
organizations toward
improving health in the community. What are actions such as this called?
Building coalitions
After completing a master's degree, a nurse took a course in marketing.
Should the agency
reimburse the nurse's tuition costs?
Yes, the nurse could use such information in social marketing for the agency.
Which factor is most responsible for differences in an individual's health?
Individual's education and income
Which of the following are leading health indicator topics found in Healthy
People 2030?
(Select all that apply.)
a. Children and adolescent with obesity
b. Adults engaging in binge drinking of alcoholic beverages during the past 30
days
c. Adolescents with major depressive episodes who receive treatment
d. Household food insecurity and hunger
e. Cigarette smoking in adults
f. Infant deaths
All of the above
What historically have been public health nurses' most important priorities?
(Select all that
apply.)
a. Establishing school nursing to improve care of children
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b. Engaging in political activity to improve living conditions
c. Giving superb clinical bedside care in the home
d. Increasing funding to public health efforts
e. Teaching family members how to care for their family
f. Working with the community to confront health issues and poverty
b, f
Which of the following is an overarching goal of Healthy People 2030? (Select
all that apply.)
a. Eliminate health disparities, achieve health equity, and attain health literacy
to
improve the health and well-being of all.
b. Attain healthy, thriving lives, and well-being free of preventable disease,
disability, injury, and premature death.
c. Create social, physical, and economic environments that promote attaining
the full
potential for health and wellbeing for all.
d. Promote healthy development, healthy behaviors, and wellbeing across all
life
stages.
e. Engage leadership, key constituents, and the public across multiple sectors
to take
action and design policies that improve the health and well-being of all.
All of the above
Which statement best summarizes the importance of Lillian Wald's
achievements?
She demonstrated how to improve health in communities.
Which statement best describes the focus of macroscopic therapy "thinking
upstream"?
Modifying economic, political, and environmental factors
Which statement best describes a weakness of early nursing theories?
Most nursing theories focused on microscopic individual concerns.
Which is the primary purpose of nursing theory?
To improve nursing practice
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A client did not attend the clinic for required follow-up care after his extensive
surgery. Using
the Health Belief Model, which would be the most appropriate conclusion for
the nurse to
make when a client does not attend the clinic for required follow-up care after
his extensive
surgery?
The health care system is not meeting the client's perceived needs.
Which assumption makes Orem's theory difficult to implement?
That clients are able to control their environment
Which statement best describes the major assumption of the Health Belief
Model (HBM)?
The major determinant of preventive health behavior is avoiding disease.
Which assumption of the Health Belief Model (HBM) is problematic?
People have both free will and access to health resources.
A nurse is using Milio's framework for prevention to improve the health of
clients. Which
intervention would the nurse most likely implement?
Creating appropriate national health policies
Which advantage will the nurse experience when using Milio's approach to
care for a client?
It will encourage the assessment of the personal and societal resources of the
client.
Which health-related variable is examined by the critical theoretical
perspective?
Social inequalities
A nurse is using the critical theoretical perspective in daily nursing practice.
Which activity
would the nurse most likely complete?
Expose social values underlying the health care system.
A nurse is using Healthy People 2030 as a guide to improve the health and
well-being of the
community. Which strategy would the nurse most likely implement?
Address the root causes of health problems.
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Which is most closely associated with morbidity and mortality outcomes?
Insurance status
A nurse has accepted a new position in a public health department. Which
characteristic is
crucial to the nurse's success?
Listening and showing respect
A nurse is using a macroscopic approach when providing care. Which would
the nurse most
likely demonstrate?
Providing testimony to legislators concerning proposed legislation
A nurse is using Milio's framework to promote healthy eating choices among
members of the
community. Which intervention would the nurse most likely implement?
Promote legislation to increase taxation on unhealthy food choices.
A nurse has a broad, aggregate focus when providing care to clients. Which
statement best
describes how this approach will help improve client outcomes? (Select all
that apply.)
a. Ensures that collaborative efforts of many professionals will be used
b. Confirms the individual's responsibility for resolving the health problem
c. Empowers decision-making based on both individual and community goals,
needs,
and priorities
d. Enables the nurse to ask for assistance from other community
professionals
e. Encourages allocation of time for population-focused preventive efforts
f. Upholds professional nursing standards of care
c, e
A community health nurse is using the Health Belief Model (HBM) as a basis
for providing
client care. Which statement best describes the problems associated with
using the HBM?
(Select all that apply.)
a. It ignores the need to reduce health system barriers to action.
COMMUNITY HEALTH EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ ASSURED
SUCCESS
A nurse works hard to develop alliances among various community
organizations toward
improving health in the community. What are actions such as this called?
Building coalitions
After completing a master's degree, a nurse took a course in marketing.
Should the agency
reimburse the nurse's tuition costs?
Yes, the nurse could use such information in social marketing for the agency.
Which factor is most responsible for differences in an individual's health?
Individual's education and income
Which of the following are leading health indicator topics found in Healthy
People 2030?
(Select all that apply.)
a. Children and adolescent with obesity
b. Adults engaging in binge drinking of alcoholic beverages during the past 30
days
c. Adolescents with major depressive episodes who receive treatment
d. Household food insecurity and hunger
e. Cigarette smoking in adults
f. Infant deaths
All of the above
What historically have been public health nurses' most important priorities?
(Select all that
apply.)
a. Establishing school nursing to improve care of children
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b. Engaging in political activity to improve living conditions
c. Giving superb clinical bedside care in the home
d. Increasing funding to public health efforts
e. Teaching family members how to care for their family
f. Working with the community to confront health issues and poverty
b, f
Which of the following is an overarching goal of Healthy People 2030? (Select
all that apply.)
a. Eliminate health disparities, achieve health equity, and attain health literacy
to
improve the health and well-being of all.
b. Attain healthy, thriving lives, and well-being free of preventable disease,
disability, injury, and premature death.
c. Create social, physical, and economic environments that promote attaining
the full
potential for health and wellbeing for all.
d. Promote healthy development, healthy behaviors, and wellbeing across all
life
stages.
e. Engage leadership, key constituents, and the public across multiple sectors
to take
action and design policies that improve the health and well-being of all.
All of the above
Which statement best summarizes the importance of Lillian Wald's
achievements?
She demonstrated how to improve health in communities.
Which statement best describes the focus of macroscopic therapy "thinking
upstream"?
Modifying economic, political, and environmental factors
Which statement best describes a weakness of early nursing theories?
Most nursing theories focused on microscopic individual concerns.
Which is the primary purpose of nursing theory?
To improve nursing practice
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A client did not attend the clinic for required follow-up care after his extensive
surgery. Using
the Health Belief Model, which would be the most appropriate conclusion for
the nurse to
make when a client does not attend the clinic for required follow-up care after
his extensive
surgery?
The health care system is not meeting the client's perceived needs.
Which assumption makes Orem's theory difficult to implement?
That clients are able to control their environment
Which statement best describes the major assumption of the Health Belief
Model (HBM)?
The major determinant of preventive health behavior is avoiding disease.
Which assumption of the Health Belief Model (HBM) is problematic?
People have both free will and access to health resources.
A nurse is using Milio's framework for prevention to improve the health of
clients. Which
intervention would the nurse most likely implement?
Creating appropriate national health policies
Which advantage will the nurse experience when using Milio's approach to
care for a client?
It will encourage the assessment of the personal and societal resources of the
client.
Which health-related variable is examined by the critical theoretical
perspective?
Social inequalities
A nurse is using the critical theoretical perspective in daily nursing practice.
Which activity
would the nurse most likely complete?
Expose social values underlying the health care system.
A nurse is using Healthy People 2030 as a guide to improve the health and
well-being of the
community. Which strategy would the nurse most likely implement?
Address the root causes of health problems.
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Which is most closely associated with morbidity and mortality outcomes?
Insurance status
A nurse has accepted a new position in a public health department. Which
characteristic is
crucial to the nurse's success?
Listening and showing respect
A nurse is using a macroscopic approach when providing care. Which would
the nurse most
likely demonstrate?
Providing testimony to legislators concerning proposed legislation
A nurse is using Milio's framework to promote healthy eating choices among
members of the
community. Which intervention would the nurse most likely implement?
Promote legislation to increase taxation on unhealthy food choices.
A nurse has a broad, aggregate focus when providing care to clients. Which
statement best
describes how this approach will help improve client outcomes? (Select all
that apply.)
a. Ensures that collaborative efforts of many professionals will be used
b. Confirms the individual's responsibility for resolving the health problem
c. Empowers decision-making based on both individual and community goals,
needs,
and priorities
d. Enables the nurse to ask for assistance from other community
professionals
e. Encourages allocation of time for population-focused preventive efforts
f. Upholds professional nursing standards of care
c, e
A community health nurse is using the Health Belief Model (HBM) as a basis
for providing
client care. Which statement best describes the problems associated with
using the HBM?
(Select all that apply.)
a. It ignores the need to reduce health system barriers to action.
