Deck 1: What Is Public Health and Public Health Nursing

Question 1

Which of the following interventions is an example of population-based care?

A) Advertising a teen smoke prevention program on television.
B) Performing a blood pressure at a yearly physical.
C) Administering epi-pen in a public school setting to a child.
D) Teaching a child how to wash their hands prior to eating.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The three core functions of public health include:

A) Assessment, interventions, and policy development
B) Assessment, policy development, and assurance
C) Assessment, interventions, and evaluation
D) Assessment, public outreach, an assurance

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Primary prevention focuses on:

A) Promoting and protecting health
B) Restoring function
C) Detecting disease in early stages
D) Stopping disease progression

Answer 3

A

Question 4

The comprehensive, nationwide health promotion and disease prevention agenda designed to serve as a roadmap for improving the health of all people in the United States is known as:

A) Institute of Medicine
B) Healthy People 2020
C) Declaration of Alma-Ata
D) Ten Essential Services of Public Health

Question 5

The primary goal of public health according to the Institute of Medicine (IOM) is to:

A) Work collectively to assure the conditions in which people can be healthy
B) Integrate holistic practice throughout the health care system
C) Enhance social justice in community settings
D) Ensure relationship based care throughout the health care system

Question 6

The four key elements in the systematic approach to health improvement include:

A) Assessment, health status, goals, and objectives
B) Goals, objectives, determinants of health, and health status
C) Health status, determinants of health, problem identification, and outcomes
D) Determinants of health, goals, objectives, health status, and outcomes

Question 7

A public health nurse organizes a community in the development of a blood pressure screening. This screening is considered:

A) Primary level prevention
B) Health promotion
C) Secondary level prevention
D) Tertiary level prevention

Question 8

A public health nurse has completed an assessment of a local community using The PHNAT Tool. The analysis of the "Determinants of Health" data reveals that many of the older adults are not "aging in place" and are migrating out of the community due to unaffordable housing. Which Determinant of Health presents this data for the public health nurse?

A) Physical environment
B) Access to quality health care
C) Policies and interventions
D) Social environment

Question 9

The systematic collection and analysis of data is considered which of the three core functions of public health?

A) Policy Development
B) Assurance
C) Assessment
D) Outcome Analysis

Question 10

All interventions in public health practice are implemented on three practice levels. These three practice levels include:

A) Individual/family, community, and system level.
B) Individual, family and population level.
C) Individual/family, community, and population level.
D) Individual/family, social, and community level