Question 1

A nurse works hard to develop alliances among various community organizations toward improving health in the community. What are actions such as this called?

Accepted Answer

A)  Building coalitions 
B)  Collaboration 
C)  Communication 
D)  Community cooperation 
A)  Building coalitions 
B)  Collaboration 
C)  Communication 
D)  Community cooperation A

Question 2

What would be the proper term for the action of the school health nurse arranging for all the students in the elementary school to receive H1N1 immunizations?

Accepted Answer

A)  Health education 
B)  Secondary prevention 
C)  Specific protection 
D)  Tertiary prevention 
A)  Health education 
B)  Secondary prevention 
C)  Specific protection 
D)  Tertiary prevention C

Question 3

What responsibility does the American Nurses Association (ANA) Code of Ethics require of the nurse beyond giving excellent care to patients?

Accepted Answer

A)  Accept longer work schedules to ensure that professional care is always available to clients 
B)  Recognize the need for experienced nurses to mentor new graduates to help increase and expand the number of professionals available 
C)  Support health legislation to improve accessibility and cost of health care 
D)  Volunteer to work overtime as needed to ensure maximum quality of care 
A)  Accept longer work schedules to ensure that professional care is always available to clients 
B)  Recognize the need for experienced nurses to mentor new graduates to help increase and expand the number of professionals available 
C)  Support health legislation to improve accessibility and cost of health care 
D)  Volunteer to work overtime as needed to ensure maximum quality of care C

Question 4

As in Healthy People 2010, what are the two primary goals of Healthy People 2020? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A)  Eliminate health disparities 
B)  Expand health promotion activities in every community 
C)  Improve funding, including diverting funds from other priorities to health care 
D)  Improve health outcomes measures to be more consistent with other developed nations' outcomes 
E)  Increase quality and years of healthy life
F) Reduce mortality and morbidity figures nationwide 
A)  Eliminate health disparities 
B)  Expand health promotion activities in every community 
C)  Improve funding, including diverting funds from other priorities to health care 
D)  Improve health outcomes measures to be more consistent with other developed nations' outcomes 
E)  Increase quality and years of healthy life
F) Reduce mortality and morbidity figures nationwide

Question 5

A new public health nurse carefully assessed all the local mortality and morbidity data in preparation for making appropriate planning suggestions at a meeting next week. What other action is crucial before the nurse can feel prepared?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ask other nursing staff their perceptions of the community's needs 
B)  Assess the nurse's own assets, strengths, and ability to contribute 
C)  Meet members of the community to determine their culture and values 
D)  Review discussions and decisions from previous meetings 
A)  Ask other nursing staff their perceptions of the community's needs 
B)  Assess the nurse's own assets, strengths, and ability to contribute 
C)  Meet members of the community to determine their culture and values 
D)  Review discussions and decisions from previous meetings

Question 6

Which task will be most helpful in meeting the public health agency's goals?

Accepted Answer

A)  Complete staff evaluations in preparation for individual meetings to plan their agency and individual goals for the next year 
B)  Actively participate in community agencies' collaborative action plan to meet the community's health goals for the year 
C)  Meet with the college of nursing faculty to finalize student objectives and schedules for the next semester 
D)  Teach a free course in healthful living for community residents 
A)  Complete staff evaluations in preparation for individual meetings to plan their agency and individual goals for the next year 
B)  Actively participate in community agencies' collaborative action plan to meet the community's health goals for the year 
C)  Meet with the college of nursing faculty to finalize student objectives and schedules for the next semester 
D)  Teach a free course in healthful living for community residents

Question 7

After completing a master's degree, a nurse took a course in marketing. Should the agency reimburse the nurse's tuition costs?

Accepted Answer

A)  No, courses taken for personal enjoyment are not eligible. 
B)  No, courses taken outside the professional's responsibilities are not eligible. 
C)  Yes, the nurse is demonstrating professional commitment by continuing education. 
D)  Yes, the nurse could use such information in social marketing for the agency. 
A)  No, courses taken for personal enjoyment are not eligible. 
B)  No, courses taken outside the professional's responsibilities are not eligible. 
C)  Yes, the nurse is demonstrating professional commitment by continuing education. 
D)  Yes, the nurse could use such information in social marketing for the agency.

Question 8

Which task is most crucial for the community health nurse to do well?

Accepted Answer

A)  Review the most recent morbidity and mortality data 
B)  Create a new clinic to better meet local health needs 
C)  Evaluate the results of the recent screening program 
D)  Give testimony regarding proposed state health legislation 
A)  Review the most recent morbidity and mortality data 
B)  Create a new clinic to better meet local health needs 
C)  Evaluate the results of the recent screening program 
D)  Give testimony regarding proposed state health legislation

Question 9

What conclusion can be drawn from examining where nurses are employed?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is a trend toward consolidation of health care into large central medical centers. 
B)  There is an increased emphasis on community-based health care. 
C)  There is an obvious need to decrease health care costs by cutting positions. 
D)  Managed care organizations (MCOs) are employing nurses to improve customer relations. 
A)  There is a trend toward consolidation of health care into large central medical centers. 
B)  There is an increased emphasis on community-based health care. 
C)  There is an obvious need to decrease health care costs by cutting positions. 
D)  Managed care organizations (MCOs) are employing nurses to improve customer relations.

Question 10

Which of the following best describes the primary reason that Americans are concerned about health care?

Accepted Answer

A)  Politicians are discussing how to improve health care. 
B)  The media has provided mixed messages about the health care system. 
C)  Our national health care costs keep increasing. 
D)  The new health care system offers free services to Americans. 
A)  Politicians are discussing how to improve health care. 
B)  The media has provided mixed messages about the health care system. 
C)  Our national health care costs keep increasing. 
D)  The new health care system offers free services to Americans.

Question 11

What is the community health nursing definition of health?

Accepted Answer

A)  Health is a person's goal-directed purposeful process toward well-being or wholeness. 
B)  Health is an individual's physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. 
C)  Health is the mutual adaptation between a person and his or her environment in meeting daily existence. 
D)  Health is families and aggregates choosing actions to ensure safety and well-being. 
A)  Health is a person's goal-directed purposeful process toward well-being or wholeness. 
B)  Health is an individual's physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. 
C)  Health is the mutual adaptation between a person and his or her environment in meeting daily existence. 
D)  Health is families and aggregates choosing actions to ensure safety and well-being.

Question 12

A nurse has begun to lobby with politicians for changes to the health care system. Why is this involvement important?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nurses, as central characters in several popular TV series, are currently very visible in American media. 
B)  Nurses are primarily responsible for managing the various units in our health care system. 
C)  Nurses are the largest group of health care providers. 
D)  Nurses are the only group that is employed both inside and outside of hospitals. 
A)  Nurses, as central characters in several popular TV series, are currently very visible in American media. 
B)  Nurses are primarily responsible for managing the various units in our health care system. 
C)  Nurses are the largest group of health care providers. 
D)  Nurses are the only group that is employed both inside and outside of hospitals.

Question 13

What is the primary problem seen in Healthy People 2020's emphasis on choosing healthy lifestyle behaviors, such as daily exercise or healthy food choices?

Accepted Answer

A)  Emphasis on other lifestyle choices, such as not smoking and minimal use of alcohol or drugs, is also needed. 
B)  All of us must work together to make unhealthy behaviors socially unacceptable. 
C)  It costs more to make healthy choices, such as buying and eating fresh fruits and vegetables as opposed to quick and cheap fast-food choices. 
D)  Public policy emphasizes personal responsibility but ignores social and environmental changes needed for well-being. 
A)  Emphasis on other lifestyle choices, such as not smoking and minimal use of alcohol or drugs, is also needed. 
B)  All of us must work together to make unhealthy behaviors socially unacceptable. 
C)  It costs more to make healthy choices, such as buying and eating fresh fruits and vegetables as opposed to quick and cheap fast-food choices. 
D)  Public policy emphasizes personal responsibility but ignores social and environmental changes needed for well-being.

Question 14

Why would a public health nurse want to know about morbidity and mortality statistics on the local, state, and national level?

Accepted Answer

A)  To be able to share current trends in health problems with the community 
B)  To be able to observe the community's statistics over time and compare the community with other communities 
C)  To justify local budgets and the need for increased income from citizens 
D)  To publicize current health issues and suggest appropriate actions to citizens 
A)  To be able to share current trends in health problems with the community 
B)  To be able to observe the community's statistics over time and compare the community with other communities 
C)  To justify local budgets and the need for increased income from citizens 
D)  To publicize current health issues and suggest appropriate actions to citizens

Question 15

Which variable has a major influence on a community's health?

Accepted Answer

A)  Behavior choices made by persons in the community 
B)  Number of health care providers and hospitals in the community 
C)  Quality of the public safety officers (police officers, firefighters, etc.) 
D)  The number and credentials of public health officials in the community 
A)  Behavior choices made by persons in the community 
B)  Number of health care providers and hospitals in the community 
C)  Quality of the public safety officers (police officers, firefighters, etc.) 
D)  The number and credentials of public health officials in the community

Question 16

What historically have been public health nurses' two most important priorities? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A)  Establishing school nursing to improve care of children 
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 
A)  Establishing school nursing to improve care of children 
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

Question 17

Why are high-risk and vulnerable subpopulations identified by public health nurses before deciding on appropriate interventions?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is easiest to make improvements among these groups. 
B)  Populations are not homogeneous, and resources are limited. 
C)  Such groups are most vocal about their needs and wants. 
D)  These groups are often recipients of special funding. 
A)  It is easiest to make improvements among these groups. 
B)  Populations are not homogeneous, and resources are limited. 
C)  Such groups are most vocal about their needs and wants. 
D)  These groups are often recipients of special funding.

Question 18

A community health nurse is overwhelmed with all that needs to be done in one day. Which task could most easily be postponed?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reviewing the most recent hospital patient data collected by the local college of nursing 
B)  Deciding which of several possible new clinic options would be most effective in better meeting the needs of the local community 
C)  Evaluating the results of the most recent community-wide screening program before planning for the next community health program 
D)  Giving testimony to the state legislature on a new health and safety bill 
A)  Reviewing the most recent hospital patient data collected by the local college of nursing 
B)  Deciding which of several possible new clinic options would be most effective in better meeting the needs of the local community 
C)  Evaluating the results of the most recent community-wide screening program before planning for the next community health program 
D)  Giving testimony to the state legislature on a new health and safety bill

Question 19

What is the health issue causing the most concern in the United States today?

Accepted Answer

A)  Diabetes epidemic 
B)  Increase in cardiac disease 
C)  Increase in obesity 
D)  Rise in cancer rates 
A)  Diabetes epidemic 
B)  Increase in cardiac disease 
C)  Increase in obesity 
D)  Rise in cancer rates

Question 20

What factors are most responsible for the increasing length of life of Americans over the past 100 years?

Accepted Answer

A)  Better nutrition and family planning options 
B)  Education concerning the need to reduce salt and fat in the diet 
C)  Improved medical care, including exciting new technologies 
D)  More efficient cancer screenings and early intervention 
A)  Better nutrition and family planning options 
B)  Education concerning the need to reduce salt and fat in the diet 
C)  Improved medical care, including exciting new technologies 
D)  More efficient cancer screenings and early intervention

Exam 1: Health: A Community View

A nurse works hard to develop alliances among various community organizations toward improving health in the community. What are actions such as this called?

What would be the proper term for the action of the school health nurse arranging for all the students in the elementary school to receive H1N1 immunizations?

What responsibility does the American Nurses Association (ANA) Code of Ethics require of the nurse beyond giving excellent care to patients?

As in Healthy People 2010, what are the two primary goals of Healthy People 2020? (Select all that apply.)

A new public health nurse carefully assessed all the local mortality and morbidity data in preparation for making appropriate planning suggestions at a meeting next week. What other action is crucial before the nurse can feel prepared?

Which task will be most helpful in meeting the public health agency's goals?

After completing a master's degree, a nurse took a course in marketing. Should the agency reimburse the nurse's tuition costs?

Which task is most crucial for the community health nurse to do well?

What conclusion can be drawn from examining where nurses are employed?

Which of the following best describes the primary reason that Americans are concerned about health care?

What is the community health nursing definition of health?

A nurse has begun to lobby with politicians for changes to the health care system. Why is this involvement important?

What is the primary problem seen in Healthy People 2020's emphasis on choosing healthy lifestyle behaviors, such as daily exercise or healthy food choices?

Why would a public health nurse want to know about morbidity and mortality statistics on the local, state, and national level?

Which variable has a major influence on a community's health?

What historically have been public health nurses' two most important priorities? (Select all that apply.)

Why are high-risk and vulnerable subpopulations identified by public health nurses before deciding on appropriate interventions?

A community health nurse is overwhelmed with all that needs to be done in one day. Which task could most easily be postponed?

What is the health issue causing the most concern in the United States today?

What factors are most responsible for the increasing length of life of Americans over the past 100 years?

Historical Factors: Community Health Nursing in Context

Thinking Upstream: Nursing Theories and Population-Focused Nursing Practice

Health Promotion and Risk Reduction

Epidemiology

Community Assessment

Community Health Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation

Community Health Education

Case Management

Policy, Politics, Legislation, and Community Health Nursing

The Health Care System

Economics of Health Care

Cultural Diversity and Community Health Nursing

Environmental Health

Health in the Global Community

Child and Adolescent Health

Women’s Health

Men’s Health

Senior Health

Family Health

Populations Affected by Disabilities

Homeless Populations

Rural and Migrant Health

Populations Affected by Mental Illness

Communicable Disease

Substance Abuse

Violence

Natural and Man-Made Disasters

School Health

Occupational Health

Forensic and Correctional Nursing

Faith Community Nursing

Home Health and Hospice

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