Nursing 460 Exam 1 Study Set with
Questions and Answers
Which of the following is most responsible for differences in an individual's health?
A. Quality of the community health agency and hospital in the community
B. Number of physicians and other health care providers in the community
C. Individual's education and income
D. Culture of the majority of the community's citizens ✅C. individual's Education and
income
Which variable has a major influence on a community's health?
A. Quality of the public safety officers (police officers, firefighters, etc.)
B. The number and credentials of public health officials in the community
C. Behavior choices made by persons in the community
D. Number of health care providers and hospitals in the community ✅C. Behavior
choices made by persons in the community
In general, how do public health efforts differ from medical efforts in improving the
health of our citizens?
A. Medical care providers focus only on individuals, whereas public health care
providers focus only on aggregates.
B. Medical care providers autonomously choose appropriate interventions, whereas
public health care providers must engage in whatever actions legislation requires.
C. Medical care providers are self-employed or agency employed, whereas public
health care providers are employed by and paid through the government.
D. Medical care providers focus on disease diagnosis and management, whereas public
health care providers focus on health promotion and disease prevention. ✅D. Medical
care providers focus on disease diagnosis and management .......
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?
A. Emphasis on other lifestyle choices, such as not smoking and minimal use of alcohol
or drugs, is also needed.
B. Public policy emphasizes personal responsibility but ignores social and
environmental changes needed for well-being.
C. All of us must work together to make unhealthy behaviors socially unacceptable.
D. 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. ✅B ?????
, A nurse who works on the surgical unit at the local hospital was asked by the home
health unit to make a home visit to a patient who had been discharged the previous day
and to give follow-up care (for overload pay). What kind of nursing would this nurse be
doing?
A. Community-based nursing
B. Acute care hospital nursing
C. Public health nursing
D. Community health nursing ✅A. Community-based nursing
Which primary prevention would the school nurse choose to address the school's
number of unwed pregnancies?
A. Convince the school board to allow sex education classes to include birth control
measures
B. Establish a class where all the unwed moms-to-be can learn infant care
C. Employ the moms-to-be as 1-hour-a-day employees in the school day care center for
children born to school students
D. Create a class on parenting for both the moms-to-be and the dads-to-be ✅A.
Convince the school board to allow sex education classes to include birth control
measures.
Why are high-risk and vulnerable subpopulations identified by public health nurses
before deciding on appropriate interventions?
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. ✅B. Populations are not
homogeneous, and resources are limited.
It has been estimated that individual behaviors and environmental factors are
responsible for what percentage of all premature deaths in the United States?
A. 40%
B. 20%
C. 70%
D. 50% ✅D. 50%
Disease prevention activities protect people from disease and the effects of disease. An
example of primary disease prevention is:
A. identifying and testing individuals exposed to someone with tuberculosis.
B. checking the skin of farm workers for signs of skin cancer.
C. teaching people with diabetes how to prevent complications.
Questions and Answers
Which of the following is most responsible for differences in an individual's health?
A. Quality of the community health agency and hospital in the community
B. Number of physicians and other health care providers in the community
C. Individual's education and income
D. Culture of the majority of the community's citizens ✅C. individual's Education and
income
Which variable has a major influence on a community's health?
A. Quality of the public safety officers (police officers, firefighters, etc.)
B. The number and credentials of public health officials in the community
C. Behavior choices made by persons in the community
D. Number of health care providers and hospitals in the community ✅C. Behavior
choices made by persons in the community
In general, how do public health efforts differ from medical efforts in improving the
health of our citizens?
A. Medical care providers focus only on individuals, whereas public health care
providers focus only on aggregates.
B. Medical care providers autonomously choose appropriate interventions, whereas
public health care providers must engage in whatever actions legislation requires.
C. Medical care providers are self-employed or agency employed, whereas public
health care providers are employed by and paid through the government.
D. Medical care providers focus on disease diagnosis and management, whereas public
health care providers focus on health promotion and disease prevention. ✅D. Medical
care providers focus on disease diagnosis and management .......
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?
A. Emphasis on other lifestyle choices, such as not smoking and minimal use of alcohol
or drugs, is also needed.
B. Public policy emphasizes personal responsibility but ignores social and
environmental changes needed for well-being.
C. All of us must work together to make unhealthy behaviors socially unacceptable.
D. 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. ✅B ?????
, A nurse who works on the surgical unit at the local hospital was asked by the home
health unit to make a home visit to a patient who had been discharged the previous day
and to give follow-up care (for overload pay). What kind of nursing would this nurse be
doing?
A. Community-based nursing
B. Acute care hospital nursing
C. Public health nursing
D. Community health nursing ✅A. Community-based nursing
Which primary prevention would the school nurse choose to address the school's
number of unwed pregnancies?
A. Convince the school board to allow sex education classes to include birth control
measures
B. Establish a class where all the unwed moms-to-be can learn infant care
C. Employ the moms-to-be as 1-hour-a-day employees in the school day care center for
children born to school students
D. Create a class on parenting for both the moms-to-be and the dads-to-be ✅A.
Convince the school board to allow sex education classes to include birth control
measures.
Why are high-risk and vulnerable subpopulations identified by public health nurses
before deciding on appropriate interventions?
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. ✅B. Populations are not
homogeneous, and resources are limited.
It has been estimated that individual behaviors and environmental factors are
responsible for what percentage of all premature deaths in the United States?
A. 40%
B. 20%
C. 70%
D. 50% ✅D. 50%
Disease prevention activities protect people from disease and the effects of disease. An
example of primary disease prevention is:
A. identifying and testing individuals exposed to someone with tuberculosis.
B. checking the skin of farm workers for signs of skin cancer.
C. teaching people with diabetes how to prevent complications.
