NURS 4150 Exam 1 Questions and Answers Latest Update 2025 (Already Passed)
Community Health - Answers To improve health within a community by deploying strategies that aim to
prevent disease and reduce health disparities
public health - Answers A science that focuses on the health of communities and their people
Community Health Nursing - Answers -Synthesizes information from both public health theory and
nursing theory
*Goals*:
- promote, preserve, and maintain the health of populations through the delivery of personal health
services to individuals, families, and groups- improve the health of the community as a whole by
improving the health status of the individuals, families, and groups who reside in the community
Public Health Nursing - Answers Subject of community health nursing; Although it also synthesizes
nursing and public health theories, its focus is on health promotion and health preservation at the
population level; Goal: the prevention of disease and disability and the promotion and protection of the
community as a whole
Health Promotion - Answers All efforts that seek to move people closer to optimal well-being or higher
levels of wellness
Disease Prevention - Answers Anticipating and averting problems or discovering them as early as
possible to minimize potential disability and impairment; 3 levels: primary, secondary, tertiary
What is the Healthy People initiative - Answers Identifies public health priorities to help individuals,
organizations, and communities across the US improve health and wellbeing
Healthy People 2030 - Answers Initiative's 5th iteration; Builds on knowledge gained over the first 4
decades; Goal: To promote, strengthen, and evaluate the Nation's efforts to improve the health and
wellbeing of all individuals
What is community - Answers Collection of people who interact with one another and whose common
interests or characteristics form the basis for a sense of unity or belonging; Types: geographic, common
interest, solution
types of community: geographic, common interest, community of solution - Answers -geographic: city,
town, neighborhood
-common interest: Church, professional organization, people with mastectomies
-community of solution: Group of people who come together to solve a problem that affects all of them
, what is a population - Answers All people occupying an area or all who share one or more
characteristics; In contrast to a community, this is made up of people who do not necessarily interact
with one another and do not necessarily share a sense of belonging to that group; Ex. Clemson
Undergraduate students
what is an aggregate - Answers Mass or grouping of individuals considered as a whole; Loosely
associated with one another; Ex. Clemson undergraduate nursing students
Types of prevention: primary, secondary, tertiary - Answers primary: keep illness or injury from occuring
secondary: detect and treat existing disease
tertiary: reduce extent and severity of a health problem to its lowest level
Clinician role - Answers Role is "Care Provider"; Focus on holism, health promotion, and prevention
while using expanded skills
education role - Answers Role is "Health teacher"; Plan for community-wide impact
Advocate role - Answers Role is calling attention to inadequate, inaccessible, or unjust care; By doing
this, C/PHNs can facilitate change; Pleader of the client's cause or act on behalf of the client; Support the
client's self-determination and independence; Make the system responsive and relevant to the client's
needs; They must be assertive, take risks, communicate and negotiate well, and identify/obtain
resources for the client
Role of manager - Answers Role is administrative direction of goals: plan, organize, lead, control, and
evaluate; Participative approach with community; The nurse helps achieve clients' goals by assessing
their needs, planning/organizing to meet those needs, directing and leading to achieve results, and
controlling and evaluating the progress to ensure that goals are met
role of collaborator - Answers Role is working jointly with others; Multidisciplinary collegiality and
leadership
role of leadership - Answers role is action as a change agent
role of researcher - Answers Role is systematic investigation, collection, and analysis of data for solving
problems; Seeking evidence-based solutions to addressing needs in community settings
Essential Management Skills - Answers human skills, conceptual skills, technical skills
List the 10 Essentials of Public Health - Answers 1. Monitor health status to identify and solve
community health problems
2. Diagnose and investigate health problems and health hazards in the community
3. Inform, educate, and empower people about health issues
