Community HEALTH Test QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS| A GRADED
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The nurse working in the community is aware that there are different models for studying the epidemiology of a health condition in a population. One model of investigation of the interrelationships and characteristics of disease is the epidemiologic triangle. This model analyzes wh...
Community Test
The nurse working in the community is aware that there are different models for studying the
epidemiology of a health condition in a population. One model of investigation of the interrelationships
and characteristics of disease is the epidemiologic triangle. This model analyzes what three elements?
Correct Answer: Agent, host, and environment
When chronic disease became a more important cause of death in developed countries, different
epidemiologic models were developed to study the many factors involved in the development of these
health conditions. Which of the following is an example of such a model? Correct Answer: Web of
causation
In the 1850s, a researcher studied a cholera epidemic among people living in different sections of
London. The researcher who used epidemiologic methods to study the epidemic and used rates as an
epidemiologic tool was: Correct Answer: John Snow.
A community health nurse participating in planning programs for the coming year considers incidence
rates to better understand the needs of the community. Which statement below is the most accurate
explanation of incidence rates? Correct Answer: New cases of a disease or condition in a community
over a period of time are included in incidence rates.
An epidemic is occurring in a public health nurse's community, and the nurse is working with the
epidemiologist and other health professionals seeking to identify the causative agent. What phrase best
describes such efforts? Correct Answer: Analytic epidemiology
A community nurse is reviewing health statistics to gain a better understanding of a population's health
needs. Crude rates are available for several health occurrences. What statement accurately describes
crude rates? Correct Answer: In calculating a crude rate, the average population size may be used as
denominator.
The percentage of deaths resulting from a specific cause provides the nurse with information about
areas in which public health programs might make significant contributions in reducing deaths. Select
the statistic often used for this purpose. Correct Answer: Proportionate mortality rate
The health literature accessed by the community health nurse often addresses the probability of an
adverse event. What term refers to the likelihood that healthy people exposed to a specific factor will
experience a specific health condition? Correct Answer: Risk
Through epidemiologic investigations, effective prevention measures are often identified. When the
nurse is engaged in providing prevention for the community before disease has developed, the
prevention activities meet the definition for what level of prevention? Correct Answer: Primary
The public health nurse is working with a specific population and is preparing to participate in a
descriptive epidemiology study. Which of the statements apply to descriptive epidemiology? (Select all
,that apply.) Correct Answer: Descriptive epidemiology seeks to answer questions about the amount of
disease in a given population.
Descriptive epidemiology seeks to answer questions about the distribution of disease in a given
population.
One dimension of a community, which looks at personal characteristics and risks of a group, is called:
Correct Answer: aggregate of people.
Which of the following groups is an example of a community of solution? A group: Correct Answer:
concerned with reducing teenage suicides.
Which of the following sources of information about a community's health would give the community
health nurse information about births, deaths, and marriages and aid in providing indicators of
population growth or reduction? Correct Answer: Vital statistics
A community health nurse in the assessment phase of the nursing process conducted research to
identify the distribution pattern of breast cancer within a population and the associated risk factors. This
is called: Correct Answer: epidemiology.
One of the first steps in community assessment may involve the community health nurse driving or
walking through an area and making observations about such things as environmental layout and
location of agencies, hospitals, industries, and so forth. This is called a(n): Correct Answer: windshield
survey.
Which of the following methods of gathering data is most effective for remote and vulnerable segments
of a community and for those communities with underdeveloped opinions? Correct Answer: Focus
groups
When writing a community diagnosis, the community health nurse notes that the "among" phrase:
Correct Answer: specifies the aggregate that will benefit from the nurse's plan.
Identify the etiologic or causal statement component of the following community diagnosis: "There is an
increased risk for undetected testicular cancer among young men related to insufficient knowledge
about the disease and the methods for preventing and detecting it at an early stage as demonstrated by
high rates of late initiation of treatment." Correct Answer: Insufficient knowledge about the disease and
methods of prevention
Epidemiologic data can be useful in the planning phase of the community assessment process because
they: Correct Answer: help construct benchmarks to gauge achievement of program objectives.
The steps in the community assessment process for community health nurses are: (Select all that apply.)
Correct Answer: writing a community diagnosis.
evaluating the outcomes.
collecting assessment data
planning community interventions.
A community health nurse working as a school health nurse conducted a community assessment and
determined that the focus of programs and health education for the academic year should address the
, problem of childhood obesity. In planning, it is important for the nurse to allow time for individual
nursing assessment and education for children who are overweight or obese and to plan classroom
education programs. The nurse is demonstrating an understanding of which important community
health nursing concept? Correct Answer: Community as client
What legislation resulted in increased consumer involvement in the U.S. health care system and a
review of the allocation of health care resources? Correct Answer: National Health Planning and
Resources Development Act
A community health nurse is using the health planning model to improve a client's health. The nurse
prepares for unexpected problems or complications in the client's care. This attention to unexpected
problems takes place during which step? Correct Answer: Intervention
Before participating in health care planning, a community health nurse must understand the concept of:
Correct Answer: community as client.
The community health nurse understands that a client's health can be negatively or positively affected
by his or her suprasystem. Which of the following correctly describes a client's suprasystem? The
suprasystem includes: Correct Answer: all resources available for use by the client, including health-
related and non-health-related resources.
Systems theory provides a framework that includes interventions that are possible at the three levels of
prevention. The level of prevention that includes early diagnosis is: Correct Answer: secondary
prevention.
Public service announcements, dissemination of pamphlets, and focus groups are examples of measures
that can be used by the community health nurse. These are also known as: Correct Answer: nursing
interventions.
Which of following factors is NOT necessary to consider when determining priorities for health problem
interventions? Correct Answer: The nurse's preferences
The rationale behind the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is to: Correct Answer: put
individuals, families, and small business owners in control of their health care.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 includes several elements that involve health
planning. These elements include: (Select all that apply.) Correct Answer: creation of an innovation
center within the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
provisions of monies for funding community health centers, school-based clinics, and the National
Health Service Corps to improve access to care.
creation of task forces on preventive services and community preventive services to develop, update,
and disseminate evidence-based recommendations on health care delivery.
establishment of an independent payment advisory board to make proposals to reduce the growth in
Medicare spending.
Assisting the family of a special needs child through the complex health care system is an example of
what type of case management? Correct Answer: Client-centered case management
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