Foundations Population Health in
Community/Public Health Nursing, 6th Edition
(Latest Version 2024/2025)Q & A Grade A+
Which public health nurse 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
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
c. A collection of people who share one or more characteristics
Which question asked by a novice nurse would be the most reflective of an understanding
of the role of a public health nurse?
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?"
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
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.
d. Help the women engage in political action.
d. Help the women engage in political action.
The public health nurse has a clear vision of what needs to be done and where to begin to
improve the health of the community. Why would the nurse spend time meeting with
community groups to discuss the most important task to be addressed first?
a. To increase the group's self-esteem
b. To maintain communication links with the groups
c. To make the groups feel good about their contribution
d. To work with the groups, not for the groups
d. To work with the groups, not for the groups
The nurse often has to make resource allocation decisions. Which of the following best
describes the criterion the nurse should use in such cases?
a. The specific moral or ethical principle related to the situation
b. The cheapest, most economical approach
c. The most rational probable outcome
d. The needs of the aggregate rather than a few individual
d. The needs of the aggregate rather than a few individual
,Which of the following actions best represents public health nursing?
a. Assessing the effectiveness of the high school health clinic
b. Caring for clients in their home following their outpatient surgeries
c. Providing care to children and their families at the school clinic
d. Administering follow-up care for pediatric clients at an outpatient clinic
a. Assessing the effectiveness of the high school health clinic
wo nurses plan to walk under a huge downtown bridge where various homeless persons
live. Why would the nurses go to such an unsafe area?
a. To assess the needs of the homeless who live there
b. To demonstrate their courage and commitment
c. To distribute some of their own surplus clothes to those who can use them
d. To share with various churches and other charities what is needed
a. To assess the needs of the homeless who live there
Which of the following variables have led to a stronger commitment to population-
focused services? (Select all that apply.)
a. Economic turmoil and demand for high-technology care
b. Emergence of new or drug-resistant infectious diseases
c. Emphasis on overall health care needs rather than only on acute care treatment
d. Threat of bioterrorism
b. Emergence of new or drug-resistant infectious diseases
c. Emphasis on overall health care needs rather than only on acute care treatment
d. Threat of bioterrorism
Which of the following actions demonstrate effective public health nursing practice in the
community? (Select all that apply.)
a. Epidemiologic investigations examine the environment for health hazards.
b. New services are organized where particular vulnerable populations live.
c. Partnerships are established with community coalitions.
d. Staff members at the public health agency continue to increase in number.
e. Staffing walk in clinics for low income families
, a. Epidemiologic investigations examine the environment for health hazards.
b. New services are organized where particular vulnerable populations live.
c. Partnerships are established with community coalitions.
Why are nurses increasingly providing care in clients' homes rather than in hospitals?
(Select all that apply.)
a. Home care is less expensive.
b. It is much more efficient to give care in the home.
c. Nurses prefer to give home care with individual attention.
d. People prefer to receive care in their homes rather than in hospitals
a. Home care is less expensive.
d. People prefer to receive care in their homes rather than in hospitals
A nurse is considering applying for a position as a public health nurse. Which of the
following would be a reason this position would be appealing?
a. Its autonomy and independence
b. Its focus on acute care and immediately visible outcomes
c. Its collaboration with other health care professionals
d. Its flexibility and higher wages
a. Its autonomy and independence
The Elizabethan Poor Law of 1601 is similar to which current law?
a. Welfare
b. Food stamps
c. Medicaid
d. Medicare
c. Medicaid
How did the Industrial Revolution result in previous caregiving approaches, such as care
by families, friends, and neighbors, becoming inadequate?
a. Economic and political wars resulted in frequent death and injuries.
b. Incredible plagues consistently and constantly swept the European continent.
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