This type of nursing care focuses of illness care and individuals and families. You manage
acute and chronic illness in a community. Family centered illness care.
For example: A nurse visits an elderly person at home to help with medication. -
ANSWERSCommunity-based nursing
This type of nursing care's main focus is to preserve, protect, promote, or maintain health in
populations and communities. It is health care to promote quality of life. More broad,
population health is another term. They focus on health promotion, health education, disease
prevention, and coordination of health care for members of the community to the benefit of
the entire community. An example would be a school nurse educating high school students
about safe sex practices. - ANSWERSCommunity-oriented nursing
Which example best describes the public health core function of policy development?
A. Creating a school based clinic in a school within an impoverished neighborhood.
B. Investigation of motor vehicle accidents among the teenage population in a county.
C. Monitoring the incidence of back injuries at a packaging company.
D. Creation of a coalition to work towards educating the community about seatbelt use. -
ANSWERSD (Policy development includes informing, educating, empowering, mobilizing
community partnership, and developing policies to support individual and community health
efforts.)
,An occupational health nurse noticed that the employees are at risk for hearing loss due to
loud machinery and alarms. The nurse decides to provide hearing screenings to the
employees. What public health intervention does this best describe?
A. Coalition building
B. Care Coordination
C. Health teaching
D. Case-finding - ANSWERSD
What is the best example of data to collect about a community's Functional Health Pattern of
Values and Beliefs?
A. Asthma and Diabetes are the common health conditions in the community.
B. Community resources for families such as low cost insurance is available for use.
C. The community frequently used Chamomile tea versus medication for upset stomach.
D. Community parks have bike paths and exercise stations for public use. - ANSWERSC
Which of the following prevention activities would be considered primary prevention? Select
all that apply.
a. Treatment of drug addiction by encouraging 12-Step group participation
b. Monthly breast self exams to be completed at home
c. Wearing ear plugs when working around airplanes
d. Teaching kindergarteners the importance of eating fruits and vegetable
e. Education on a medication management system for cardiac patients - ANSWERSC D
Which of the following would be considered a component of the Health Belief Model?
a. disbelief
, b. humor
c. termination
d. cues to action - ANSWERSD
What example best describes the public health core function of assessment?
a. Investigating the incidence of nutritional deficiencies of school-aged children in Maricopa
county.
b. Creating a law that limits the amount of soda available at public schools in a county.
c. Researching to find healthy alternatives for junk food offered by a public school's cafeteria.
d. Partnering with the Fresh Express Bus to improve access to low-cost fresh vegetables and
fruits for school-aged children in a county. - ANSWERSA (Assessment includes monitoring
health, diagnosing, and investigating.)
What example best describes the public health core function of policy development? Select
all that apply.
a. Investigating the incidence of nutritional deficiencies of school-aged children in Maricopa
county.
b. Creating a law that limits the amount of soda available at public schools in a county.
c. Researching to find healthy alternatives for junk food offered by a public school's cafeteria.
d. Partnering with the Fresh Express Bus to improve access to low-cost fresh vegetables and
fruits for school-aged children in a county. - ANSWERSB D (Policy development includes
informing, educating, empowering, mobilizing community partnership, and developing
policies to support individual and community health efforts.)
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