COMMUNITY EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS (TOP SOLUTIONS) ALREADY GRADED A/BEST
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What focus can a community health nurse take to move beyond the direct care of individuals and
families?
a. population focus
b. geographical focus
c. primary prevention
d. community subpopulation - CORRECT ANSWER>>> a. population focus
The community health nurse can take a population-focused approach to move beyond direct care to
individuals and families. This approach is concerned with many distinct and overlapping community
subpopulations, with the end goal of promoting healthy communities. Geographical focus refers to a
physical area, not a population. Primary prevention is the prevention of problems before they occur and
is included in the three levels of prevention. Focusing on community subpopulations is considered part
of a population focus.
Which statements reflect the Intervention Wheel? select all
a. each level of practice contributes to improving the health of the population
b. some elements of the intervention wheel are more important than others
c. one major public health intervention is defined with multiple levels of practice
d. the model is based only on surveillance, disease investigation, outreach, and screenings - CORRECT
ANSWER>>> a. each level of practice contributes to improving the health of the population
d. the model is based only on surveillance, disease investigation, outreach, and screenings
Each intervention and level of practice of the Intervention Wheel contributes to improving population
health. Three levels of practice—community, systems, and individual/family—are reflected in the
Intervention Wheel. The Intervention Wheel defines 17 public health interventions and multiple levels
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,of practice. The model is based on other concepts in addition to surveillance, disease investigation,
outreach, and screenings. All elements of the wheel are of equal importance.
which statements are true of the Intervention Wheel? select all
a. it is population based
b. it has three levels of practice
c. it is systems and family based
d. it is dissected into levels of practice
e. it identifies 15 public health interventions - CORRECT ANSWER>>> a. it is population based b. it has
three levels of practice
d. it is dissected into levels of practice
The Intervention Wheel is population based and has three levels of practice. It also is dissected into
levels of practice. The Intervention Wheel identifies 17, not 15, public health interventions. It is
population based; it is not systems or family based.
the intervention wheel bases its framework on which assumptions? select all
a. public health nursing practice focuses on populations
b. public health nursing practice emphasizes disease prevention
c. public health nursing practice considers the determinants of health
d. public health nursing practice emphasizes pharmacologic treatment
e. public health nursing practice uses the nursing process at certain levels of practice - CORRECT
ANSWER>>> a. public health nursing practice focuses on populations
b. public health nursing practice emphasizes disease prevention
c. public health nursing practice considers the determinants of health
The Intervention Wheel is based on 10 assumptions, including that public health nursing practice
focuses on populations, that it emphasizes disease prevention, and that it considers the determinants of
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,health. The Intervention Wheel does not assume that public health nursing practice emphasizes
pharmacologic treatment or that it uses the nursing process at certain levels of practice. Rather, it uses
the process at all levels of practice.
which statement is true regarding community health nursing and community-based nursing?
a. all services in community health nursing are direct
b. services in community-based nursing are largely indirect
c. the primary patient in community health nursing is the community
d. the primary patients in community health nursing are individuals and the family unit - CORRECT
ANSWER>>> c. the primary patient in community health nursing is the community
The primary patient in community health nursing is the community. Services in community health
nursing can be either direct or indirect, and services in community-based nursing are largely direct. The
primary patient in community health nursing is the community, not individuals and families.
A nurse is asked to develop a quality improvement project that correlates to an objective of Mental
Health Status Improvement of Healthy People 2020. Which project topics would be appropriate? select
all
a. researching the effect of integrative medicine on anxiety
b. improving support for patients struggling with eating disorders
c. reducing post-discharge suicide rates among individuals with severe mental illness
d. fostering partnership between a hospital and a local school to develop programming for children with
autism
e. decreasing the number of re-admissions within 30 days for patients experiencing major depressive
episodes - CORRECT ANSWER>>> b. improving support for patients struggling with eating disorders
c. reducing post-discharge suicide rates among individuals with severe mental illness
e. decreasing the number of re-admissions within 30 days for patients experiencing major depressive
episodes
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, The objectives of Healthy People 2020 are aimed at eating disorders, suicide, adolescent suicide
attempts, and major depressive episodes. Developing a support program for patients struggling with
eating disorders, reducing post-discharge suicide rates among individuals with severe mental illness, and
decreasing the number of readmissions within 30 days for patients experiencing major depressive
episodes would be appropriate goals of a quality improvement project that correlates with the
objectives of Healthy People 2020. Neither anxiety nor autism are specifically named in the objectives
for mental health status improvement in Healthy People 2020.
which services reflect the leading health indicators identified by Healthy People 2020 as major public
health concerns? select all
a. prenatal care
b. cancer research
c. genetic therapy
d. city bus service
e. gun violence prevention
f. routine dental cleaning - CORRECT ANSWER>>> a. prenatal care d. city bus service e. gun violence
prevention
f. routine dental cleaning
Gun violence prevention reflects the leading health indicator of injury and violence. City bus service
directly reflects the health indicator of access to health services. Prenatal care is imperative to the
health indicator of maternal, infant, and child health. Routine dental cleaning reflects the indicator of
oral health. Although cancer research and genetic therapy are important, they are not reflected in the
12 leading health indicator topics; rather, they address chronic illness and treatment.
According to the Institute of Medicine (IOM), what is the definition of public health?
a. public health is what communities use to determine the medical and clinical needs of the people
b. public health is the state of health, wellness, and illness within a certain region and population of
people
c. public health is the measure of how many people within a community are living without any diseases
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ANSWERS (TOP SOLUTIONS) ALREADY GRADED A/BEST
PAPER
What focus can a community health nurse take to move beyond the direct care of individuals and
families?
a. population focus
b. geographical focus
c. primary prevention
d. community subpopulation - CORRECT ANSWER>>> a. population focus
The community health nurse can take a population-focused approach to move beyond direct care to
individuals and families. This approach is concerned with many distinct and overlapping community
subpopulations, with the end goal of promoting healthy communities. Geographical focus refers to a
physical area, not a population. Primary prevention is the prevention of problems before they occur and
is included in the three levels of prevention. Focusing on community subpopulations is considered part
of a population focus.
Which statements reflect the Intervention Wheel? select all
a. each level of practice contributes to improving the health of the population
b. some elements of the intervention wheel are more important than others
c. one major public health intervention is defined with multiple levels of practice
d. the model is based only on surveillance, disease investigation, outreach, and screenings - CORRECT
ANSWER>>> a. each level of practice contributes to improving the health of the population
d. the model is based only on surveillance, disease investigation, outreach, and screenings
Each intervention and level of practice of the Intervention Wheel contributes to improving population
health. Three levels of practice—community, systems, and individual/family—are reflected in the
Intervention Wheel. The Intervention Wheel defines 17 public health interventions and multiple levels
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,of practice. The model is based on other concepts in addition to surveillance, disease investigation,
outreach, and screenings. All elements of the wheel are of equal importance.
which statements are true of the Intervention Wheel? select all
a. it is population based
b. it has three levels of practice
c. it is systems and family based
d. it is dissected into levels of practice
e. it identifies 15 public health interventions - CORRECT ANSWER>>> a. it is population based b. it has
three levels of practice
d. it is dissected into levels of practice
The Intervention Wheel is population based and has three levels of practice. It also is dissected into
levels of practice. The Intervention Wheel identifies 17, not 15, public health interventions. It is
population based; it is not systems or family based.
the intervention wheel bases its framework on which assumptions? select all
a. public health nursing practice focuses on populations
b. public health nursing practice emphasizes disease prevention
c. public health nursing practice considers the determinants of health
d. public health nursing practice emphasizes pharmacologic treatment
e. public health nursing practice uses the nursing process at certain levels of practice - CORRECT
ANSWER>>> a. public health nursing practice focuses on populations
b. public health nursing practice emphasizes disease prevention
c. public health nursing practice considers the determinants of health
The Intervention Wheel is based on 10 assumptions, including that public health nursing practice
focuses on populations, that it emphasizes disease prevention, and that it considers the determinants of
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,health. The Intervention Wheel does not assume that public health nursing practice emphasizes
pharmacologic treatment or that it uses the nursing process at certain levels of practice. Rather, it uses
the process at all levels of practice.
which statement is true regarding community health nursing and community-based nursing?
a. all services in community health nursing are direct
b. services in community-based nursing are largely indirect
c. the primary patient in community health nursing is the community
d. the primary patients in community health nursing are individuals and the family unit - CORRECT
ANSWER>>> c. the primary patient in community health nursing is the community
The primary patient in community health nursing is the community. Services in community health
nursing can be either direct or indirect, and services in community-based nursing are largely direct. The
primary patient in community health nursing is the community, not individuals and families.
A nurse is asked to develop a quality improvement project that correlates to an objective of Mental
Health Status Improvement of Healthy People 2020. Which project topics would be appropriate? select
all
a. researching the effect of integrative medicine on anxiety
b. improving support for patients struggling with eating disorders
c. reducing post-discharge suicide rates among individuals with severe mental illness
d. fostering partnership between a hospital and a local school to develop programming for children with
autism
e. decreasing the number of re-admissions within 30 days for patients experiencing major depressive
episodes - CORRECT ANSWER>>> b. improving support for patients struggling with eating disorders
c. reducing post-discharge suicide rates among individuals with severe mental illness
e. decreasing the number of re-admissions within 30 days for patients experiencing major depressive
episodes
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, The objectives of Healthy People 2020 are aimed at eating disorders, suicide, adolescent suicide
attempts, and major depressive episodes. Developing a support program for patients struggling with
eating disorders, reducing post-discharge suicide rates among individuals with severe mental illness, and
decreasing the number of readmissions within 30 days for patients experiencing major depressive
episodes would be appropriate goals of a quality improvement project that correlates with the
objectives of Healthy People 2020. Neither anxiety nor autism are specifically named in the objectives
for mental health status improvement in Healthy People 2020.
which services reflect the leading health indicators identified by Healthy People 2020 as major public
health concerns? select all
a. prenatal care
b. cancer research
c. genetic therapy
d. city bus service
e. gun violence prevention
f. routine dental cleaning - CORRECT ANSWER>>> a. prenatal care d. city bus service e. gun violence
prevention
f. routine dental cleaning
Gun violence prevention reflects the leading health indicator of injury and violence. City bus service
directly reflects the health indicator of access to health services. Prenatal care is imperative to the
health indicator of maternal, infant, and child health. Routine dental cleaning reflects the indicator of
oral health. Although cancer research and genetic therapy are important, they are not reflected in the
12 leading health indicator topics; rather, they address chronic illness and treatment.
According to the Institute of Medicine (IOM), what is the definition of public health?
a. public health is what communities use to determine the medical and clinical needs of the people
b. public health is the state of health, wellness, and illness within a certain region and population of
people
c. public health is the measure of how many people within a community are living without any diseases
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