NUR 412 EPI QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2025/2026
Which of the following are characteristics commonly found in blue zones? (Select all that apply.)
- Answers A sense of purpose
Regular physical activity
Right tribe
Mindful eating
Which of the following statements about chronic physical health conditions is FALSE? -
Answers Reporting of chronic physical health problems is mandatory
Which of the following chronic illnesses results in the greatest mortality in the U.S.? - Answers
heart disease
The community health nurse is conducting screening for hearing defects at a local health fair.
This is an example of: - Answers Secondary prevention
Which of the following examples of essential public health services falls within the core function
of assessment? - Answers A population health nurse makes home health visits to investigate
toxic exposures from a nearby park
Fluoridation of water would be an example of a population-level: - Answers Primary prevention
strategy
A population health nurse is working to distribute clean syringes to drug abusing sex workers.
This is an example of which of the following? - Answers Primary prevention
Which of the following is true regarding communities of common interest? - Answers It is a
group of people that have common interests that bind them together
Which of the following is a characteristic of community health nursing? - Answers It is grounded
in social justice
A nurse teaches the importance of folic acid to a group of pregnant women. This is considered
which level of preventive care? - Answers Primary prevention
City ordinances that designate indoor smoking as illegal are an example of which core function
of public health? - Answers Policy development
A population health nurse has made a personal goal of working to educate pregnant women
about having healthy pregnancies and proper care of newborns. This example aligns most
appropriately with which of the goals of Healthy People 2020? - Answers Promote quality of life,
healthy development and health behaviors across all life stages.
, When speaking at a forum on community health, the public health nurse expresses concern over
chronic disease because: (Select all that apply.) - Answers Chronic disease morbidity is on the
rise
Some chronic disease is appearing at younger ages
Approximately half of the population has at least one chronic condition
Many individuals with chronic illness have more than one chronic condition
Chronic illnesses are very costly for the community
Which of the following examples represents the core function of assessment? - Answers
Reporting a new case of cancer to the national cancer registry
Which of the following is NOT a core function of public health? - Answers Health promotion
A population health nurse has identified an increase incidence in cases of myocardial infarction
in her community in the last year. He/she is working on an initiative to improve the population's
access to primary care clinics so that services like screenings for hypertension and
hyperlipidemia can be more easily procured. The essence of this initiative falls under which core
function of public health? - Answers Assurance
one of the fundamental premises underlying the study of epidemiology is... - Answers disease
and illness patterns can be measured
A new screening test is developed to identify early stage pancreatic cancer. Unfortunately, the
condition is still considered incurable. What are potential consequences of this new test?
(Select all that apply.) - Answers prevalence will increase
incidence will increase
A population health nurse wants to determine the cause of a rare neurological disorder. Which
study design would be most appropriate? - Answers Case-control study
Using your knowledge of the natural history of a condition, at which stage of the condition
would you target primary prevention efforts? - Answers Susceptibility stage
John Snow's observations of the distribution of cholera cases during the 1854 cholera outbreak
supported which of the following theories? - Answers Germ theory
Which of the following occurrences could result in an increased incidence of disease? - Answers
Defunding of a hand-washing campaign directed at hospital-based healthcare providers
Which of the following conditions is considered endemic to the United States? - Answers
Influenza
Which of the following are characteristics commonly found in blue zones? (Select all that apply.)
- Answers A sense of purpose
Regular physical activity
Right tribe
Mindful eating
Which of the following statements about chronic physical health conditions is FALSE? -
Answers Reporting of chronic physical health problems is mandatory
Which of the following chronic illnesses results in the greatest mortality in the U.S.? - Answers
heart disease
The community health nurse is conducting screening for hearing defects at a local health fair.
This is an example of: - Answers Secondary prevention
Which of the following examples of essential public health services falls within the core function
of assessment? - Answers A population health nurse makes home health visits to investigate
toxic exposures from a nearby park
Fluoridation of water would be an example of a population-level: - Answers Primary prevention
strategy
A population health nurse is working to distribute clean syringes to drug abusing sex workers.
This is an example of which of the following? - Answers Primary prevention
Which of the following is true regarding communities of common interest? - Answers It is a
group of people that have common interests that bind them together
Which of the following is a characteristic of community health nursing? - Answers It is grounded
in social justice
A nurse teaches the importance of folic acid to a group of pregnant women. This is considered
which level of preventive care? - Answers Primary prevention
City ordinances that designate indoor smoking as illegal are an example of which core function
of public health? - Answers Policy development
A population health nurse has made a personal goal of working to educate pregnant women
about having healthy pregnancies and proper care of newborns. This example aligns most
appropriately with which of the goals of Healthy People 2020? - Answers Promote quality of life,
healthy development and health behaviors across all life stages.
, When speaking at a forum on community health, the public health nurse expresses concern over
chronic disease because: (Select all that apply.) - Answers Chronic disease morbidity is on the
rise
Some chronic disease is appearing at younger ages
Approximately half of the population has at least one chronic condition
Many individuals with chronic illness have more than one chronic condition
Chronic illnesses are very costly for the community
Which of the following examples represents the core function of assessment? - Answers
Reporting a new case of cancer to the national cancer registry
Which of the following is NOT a core function of public health? - Answers Health promotion
A population health nurse has identified an increase incidence in cases of myocardial infarction
in her community in the last year. He/she is working on an initiative to improve the population's
access to primary care clinics so that services like screenings for hypertension and
hyperlipidemia can be more easily procured. The essence of this initiative falls under which core
function of public health? - Answers Assurance
one of the fundamental premises underlying the study of epidemiology is... - Answers disease
and illness patterns can be measured
A new screening test is developed to identify early stage pancreatic cancer. Unfortunately, the
condition is still considered incurable. What are potential consequences of this new test?
(Select all that apply.) - Answers prevalence will increase
incidence will increase
A population health nurse wants to determine the cause of a rare neurological disorder. Which
study design would be most appropriate? - Answers Case-control study
Using your knowledge of the natural history of a condition, at which stage of the condition
would you target primary prevention efforts? - Answers Susceptibility stage
John Snow's observations of the distribution of cholera cases during the 1854 cholera outbreak
supported which of the following theories? - Answers Germ theory
Which of the following occurrences could result in an increased incidence of disease? - Answers
Defunding of a hand-washing campaign directed at hospital-based healthcare providers
Which of the following conditions is considered endemic to the United States? - Answers
Influenza
