COMP 444 EXAM TEST WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
Which of the following best describes community-based
nursing?
a. A practice in which care is provided for individuals and
families
b. Providing care with a focus on the group's needs
c. Giving care with a focus on the aggregate's needs
d. A va...
Which of the following best describes community-based
nursing?
a. A practice in which care is provided for individuals and
families
b. Providing care with a focus on the group's needs
c. Giving care with a focus on the aggregate's needs
d. A value system in which all clients receive optimal car -
CORRECT ANSWER-a. A practice in which care is provided for
individuals and families
Which of the following best describes community-oriented
nursing?
a. Focusing on the provision of care to individuals and families
b. Providing care to manage acute or chronic conditions
c. Giving direct care to ill individuals within their family setting
d. Having the goal of health promotion and disease prevention -
CORRECT ANSWER-d. Having the goal of health promotion
and disease prevention
Which of the following is the primary focus of public health
nursing?
,a. Families and groups
b. Illness-oriented care
c. Individuals within the family unit
d. Health care of communities and populations - CORRECT
ANSWER-d. Health care of communities and populations
Which of the following is responsible for the dramatic increase
in life expectancy during the 20th century?
a. Technology increases in the field of medical laboratory
research
b. Advances in surgical techniques and procedures
c. Sanitation and other population-based prevention programs
d. Use of antibiotics to fight infections - CORRECT ANSWER-c.
Sanitation and other population-based prevention programs
A nurse is developing a plan to decrease the number of
premature deaths in the community. Which of the following
interventions would most likely be implemented by the nurse?
a. Increase the community's knowledge about hospice care.
b. Promote healthy lifestyle behavior choices among the
community members.
c. Encourage employers to have wellness centers at each
industrial site.
d. Ensure timely and effective medical intervention and
treatment for community members. - CORRECT ANSWER-b.
Promote healthy lifestyle behavior choices among the
community members.
Which of the following is a basic assumption of public health
efforts?
a. Health disparities among any groups are morally and legally
wrong.
b. Health care is the most important priority in government
planning and funding.
,c. The health of individuals cannot be separated from the health
of the community.
d. The government is responsible for lengthening the life span
of Americans. - CORRECT ANSWER-c. The health of
individuals cannot be separated from the health of the
community.
Which of the following actions would most likely be performed
by a public health nurse?
a. Asking community leaders what interventions should be
chosen
b. Assessing the community and deciding on appropriate
interventions
c. Using data from the main health care institutions in the
community to determine needed health services
d. Working with community groups to create policies to improve
the environment - CORRECT ANSWER-d. Working with
community groups to create policies to improve the
environment
Which of the following public health nurses most clearly fulfills
the responsibilities of this role?
a. The nurse who met with several groups to discuss
community recreation issues
b. The nurse who spent the day attending meetings of various
health agencies
c. The nurse who talked to several people about their particular
health concerns
d. The nurse who watched the city council meeting on local
cable television - CORRECT ANSWER-b. The nurse who spent
the day attending meetings of various health agencies
Which of the following best defines aggregate?
a. A large group of persons
, b. A collection of individuals and families
c. A collection of people who share one or more characteristics
d. Another name for demographic group - CORRECT
ANSWER-c. A collection of people who share one or more
characteristics
A registered nurse was just employed as a public health nurse.
Which question would be the most relevant for the nurse to
ask?
a. "Which groups are at the greatest risk for problems?"
b. "Which patients should I see first as I begin my day?"
c. "With which physicians will I be most closely collaborating?"
d. "With which nursing assistants will I partner the most?" -
CORRECT ANSWER-a. "Which groups are at the greatest risk
for problems?"
Making sure that essential community-oriented health services
are available defines which of the core public health functions?
a. Policy development
b. Assessment
c. Assurance
d. Scientific knowledge-based care - CORRECT ANSWER-c.
Assurance
When talking to a women's group at the senior citizens' center,
the nurse reminded them that the only way the center would be
able to afford to provide transportation services for them would
be for them to continue to write letters to their local city council
representatives requesting funding for such a service. What
was the nurse trying to accomplish through this action?
a. Ensure that the women did not expect the nurse to solve
their problem.
b. Demonstrate that the nurse understood the women's
concerns and needs.
c. Express empathy, support, and concern.
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