NUR 452 Exam 1 Questions With Complete Solutions
-identify community needs
-clarify problems
-identify strengths and resources Correct Answer Community
assessment
A community health nurse contacts a public school's principal to
speak with them about a new regulation that has just passed
about limiting the amount of junk food available in their vending
machines. Which of the following public health interventions
does this situation represent?
a. Case-finding
b. Collaboration
c. Policy enforcement
d. Advocacy Correct Answer C (Policy enforcement: Compels
others to comply with the laws, rules, regulations, ordinances
and policies created in conjunction with policy development.)
A community health nurse contacts a school health nurse to ask
about recent cases they have seen regarding measles. The nurse
also visits a local clinic to see how many cases of measles in
children they have seen as well. Which of the following public
health interventions does this situation represent?
a. Health teaching
b. Outreach
c. Disease investigation
d. Policy development Correct Answer C
,A community health nurse contacts parents of children who do
not have their measles vaccine up to date. Which of the
following public health interventions does this situation
represent?
a. Outreach
b. Screening
c. Case management
d. Coalition building Correct Answer a
A community health nurse is working with a local politician to
develop a law to limit the amount of junk food available in
vending machines at a public school in Maricopa county. Which
of the following nursing roles does this situation represent?
a. Caregiver
b. Policy developer
c. Social engineer
d. Educator Correct Answer B
A community health nurse sees that there have been a noticeable
number of reported cases of measles in the county they reside in.
Which of the following public health interventions does this
situation represent?
a. Case-finding
b. Surveillance
c. Collaboration
d. Outreach Correct Answer B
,A community health nurse working at an adult daycare for
geriatric clients notifies community members to stay indoors
during a high pollution advisory. Which conditions would put
the geriatric client at an increased risk for an acute health
complication? Select all that apply.
A. Osteoarthritis
B. Basal cell carcinoma
C. Asthma
D. Chronic bronchitis
E. Hyperthyroidism Correct Answer c, d
A community health nurse works with the local health
department to test all at-risk children for measles. Which of the
following public health interventions does this situation
represent?
a. Outreach
b. Advocacy
c. Health teaching
d. Screening Correct Answer d
A community-health nurse assists in creating a community
group that would assume responsibility for developing a plan to
respond to a possible pandemic in the future. The nurse invites
people to attend a meeting, presenting information on pandemics
that the CDC provided at a recent conference. Which of the
following public health interventions does this situation
represent?
a. Coalition building
b. Case-finding
, c. Policy enforcement
d. Social marketing Correct Answer a
A community-health nurse contacts the health department to
discuss providing a school nurse access to vaccines to be given
at a public school where many parents of the children attending
there cannot afford healthcare. Which of the following public
health interventions does this situation represent?
a. Advocacy
b. Delegation
c. Surveillance
d. Coalition building Correct Answer A
A community-health nurse works to get a commercial aired on
the local news about breast cancer screening. Which of the
following public health interventions does this situation
represent?
a. Counseling
b. Social marketing
c. Advocacy
d. Outreach Correct Answer B (Social marketing: Utilizes
commercial marketing principles and technologies for programs
designed to influence the knowledge, attitudes, values, beliefs,
behaviors, and practices of the population-of- interest.)
A community-oriented nurse has identified obesity as a problem
in the middle school. The next step in a population-focused
practice is to make information available about the health of the
-identify community needs
-clarify problems
-identify strengths and resources Correct Answer Community
assessment
A community health nurse contacts a public school's principal to
speak with them about a new regulation that has just passed
about limiting the amount of junk food available in their vending
machines. Which of the following public health interventions
does this situation represent?
a. Case-finding
b. Collaboration
c. Policy enforcement
d. Advocacy Correct Answer C (Policy enforcement: Compels
others to comply with the laws, rules, regulations, ordinances
and policies created in conjunction with policy development.)
A community health nurse contacts a school health nurse to ask
about recent cases they have seen regarding measles. The nurse
also visits a local clinic to see how many cases of measles in
children they have seen as well. Which of the following public
health interventions does this situation represent?
a. Health teaching
b. Outreach
c. Disease investigation
d. Policy development Correct Answer C
,A community health nurse contacts parents of children who do
not have their measles vaccine up to date. Which of the
following public health interventions does this situation
represent?
a. Outreach
b. Screening
c. Case management
d. Coalition building Correct Answer a
A community health nurse is working with a local politician to
develop a law to limit the amount of junk food available in
vending machines at a public school in Maricopa county. Which
of the following nursing roles does this situation represent?
a. Caregiver
b. Policy developer
c. Social engineer
d. Educator Correct Answer B
A community health nurse sees that there have been a noticeable
number of reported cases of measles in the county they reside in.
Which of the following public health interventions does this
situation represent?
a. Case-finding
b. Surveillance
c. Collaboration
d. Outreach Correct Answer B
,A community health nurse working at an adult daycare for
geriatric clients notifies community members to stay indoors
during a high pollution advisory. Which conditions would put
the geriatric client at an increased risk for an acute health
complication? Select all that apply.
A. Osteoarthritis
B. Basal cell carcinoma
C. Asthma
D. Chronic bronchitis
E. Hyperthyroidism Correct Answer c, d
A community health nurse works with the local health
department to test all at-risk children for measles. Which of the
following public health interventions does this situation
represent?
a. Outreach
b. Advocacy
c. Health teaching
d. Screening Correct Answer d
A community-health nurse assists in creating a community
group that would assume responsibility for developing a plan to
respond to a possible pandemic in the future. The nurse invites
people to attend a meeting, presenting information on pandemics
that the CDC provided at a recent conference. Which of the
following public health interventions does this situation
represent?
a. Coalition building
b. Case-finding
, c. Policy enforcement
d. Social marketing Correct Answer a
A community-health nurse contacts the health department to
discuss providing a school nurse access to vaccines to be given
at a public school where many parents of the children attending
there cannot afford healthcare. Which of the following public
health interventions does this situation represent?
a. Advocacy
b. Delegation
c. Surveillance
d. Coalition building Correct Answer A
A community-health nurse works to get a commercial aired on
the local news about breast cancer screening. Which of the
following public health interventions does this situation
represent?
a. Counseling
b. Social marketing
c. Advocacy
d. Outreach Correct Answer B (Social marketing: Utilizes
commercial marketing principles and technologies for programs
designed to influence the knowledge, attitudes, values, beliefs,
behaviors, and practices of the population-of- interest.)
A community-oriented nurse has identified obesity as a problem
in the middle school. The next step in a population-focused
practice is to make information available about the health of the
