WGU OA COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING
D450 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWER
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS LATEST
UPDATE
1. What is the primary distinction between community-based and community-oriented nursing?
A) Community-based nursing focuses on individuals, while community-oriented nursing focuses on
populations.
B) Community-based nursing requires an advanced degree, while community-oriented does not.
C) Community-oriented nursing provides direct clinical care, while community-based nursing does not.
D) They are identical terms and can be used interchangeably.
Answer: A
2. A community health nurse is analyzing data on birth rateI8
?
A) Health assets
B) Sociocultural factors
C) Demographic data
D) Vital statistics
Answer: D
3. The core public health function of "Assurance" is best described as:
A) Monitoring health status to identify community health problems.
B) Enforcing laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety.
C) Ensuring the provision of services to those in need, either directly or through partnership.
D) Diagnosing and investigating health problems and hazards in the community.
Answer: C
4. During a community assessment, the nurse identifies a high prevalence of childhood asthma in a
neighborhood adjacent to a major highway. The nurse is making a connection between health and
, which determinant?
A) Behavioral choices
B) Social environment
C) Physical environment
D) Health services
Answer: C
5. Which level of prevention is a community health nurse implementing when providing influenza
vaccination clinics for all adults in a town?
A) Primary prevention
B) Secondary prevention
C) Tertiary prevention
D) Quaternary prevention
Answer: A
6. The nurse is working with a coalition to develop a program aimed at reducing rates of type 2
diabetes in a specific cultural group. This is an example of nursing focused on a:
A) Community of identity
B) Aggregate
C) Population of interest
D) All of the above
Answer: D
7. A parish nurse is developing a support group for caregivers of elderly spouses. This intervention is
best categorized as which level of care?
A) Primary
B) Secondary
C) Tertiary
D) Restorative
Answer: C (It aims to support and prevent decline in an existing chronic situation)
8. In the Epidemiological Triangle model, a community health nurse investigating a salmonella
outbreak would consider the contaminated food as the:
A) Host
B) Agent
C) Environment
D) Vector
Answer: B
9. Which of the following best exemplifies a community health nurse acting in the role of
"collaborator"?
A) Administering vaccines in a school.
B) Compiling a report on local opioid overdose trends.
D450 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWER
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS LATEST
UPDATE
1. What is the primary distinction between community-based and community-oriented nursing?
A) Community-based nursing focuses on individuals, while community-oriented nursing focuses on
populations.
B) Community-based nursing requires an advanced degree, while community-oriented does not.
C) Community-oriented nursing provides direct clinical care, while community-based nursing does not.
D) They are identical terms and can be used interchangeably.
Answer: A
2. A community health nurse is analyzing data on birth rateI8
?
A) Health assets
B) Sociocultural factors
C) Demographic data
D) Vital statistics
Answer: D
3. The core public health function of "Assurance" is best described as:
A) Monitoring health status to identify community health problems.
B) Enforcing laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety.
C) Ensuring the provision of services to those in need, either directly or through partnership.
D) Diagnosing and investigating health problems and hazards in the community.
Answer: C
4. During a community assessment, the nurse identifies a high prevalence of childhood asthma in a
neighborhood adjacent to a major highway. The nurse is making a connection between health and
, which determinant?
A) Behavioral choices
B) Social environment
C) Physical environment
D) Health services
Answer: C
5. Which level of prevention is a community health nurse implementing when providing influenza
vaccination clinics for all adults in a town?
A) Primary prevention
B) Secondary prevention
C) Tertiary prevention
D) Quaternary prevention
Answer: A
6. The nurse is working with a coalition to develop a program aimed at reducing rates of type 2
diabetes in a specific cultural group. This is an example of nursing focused on a:
A) Community of identity
B) Aggregate
C) Population of interest
D) All of the above
Answer: D
7. A parish nurse is developing a support group for caregivers of elderly spouses. This intervention is
best categorized as which level of care?
A) Primary
B) Secondary
C) Tertiary
D) Restorative
Answer: C (It aims to support and prevent decline in an existing chronic situation)
8. In the Epidemiological Triangle model, a community health nurse investigating a salmonella
outbreak would consider the contaminated food as the:
A) Host
B) Agent
C) Environment
D) Vector
Answer: B
9. Which of the following best exemplifies a community health nurse acting in the role of
"collaborator"?
A) Administering vaccines in a school.
B) Compiling a report on local opioid overdose trends.
