Deck 45: Public Health Nursing at the Local, State, and National Levels

Question 1

According to the intervention model, the three levels of public health nursing practice are:

A) Assessment, assurance, policy development
B) Education, outreach, referral
C) Systems, community, individual/family
D) Accountability, training, leadership

Answer 1

Systems, community, individual/family

Question 2

Providing information about safe-sex practices is an example of which of the following levels of prevention?

A) Primary prevention
B) Secondary prevention
C) Tertiary prevention
D) Assessment

Answer 2

Primary prevention

Question 3

The goal of the local public health department is to:

A) Monitor communicable diseases
B) Safeguard the public's health and improve the health status of communities
C) Offer clinic services for those who do not have insurance
D) Enforce environmental codes and laws

Answer 3

Safeguard the public's health and improve the health status of communities

Question 4

A public health nurse assists a client in identifying the services needed the most at the least cost. This public health function is as a/an:

A) Role model
B) Primary caregiver
C) Outreach worker
D) Case manager

Question 5

Public health nurses are often involved in secondary prevention activities. An example of this would be:

A) Screening children for lead poisoning
B) Working with communities on emergency preparedness plans
C) Developing social networking interventions to modify community norms
D) Educating patients with strokes at rehab centers to help optimize their functioning

Question 6

The authority of the local health department is delegated by:

A) The federal government
B) The state
C) Local authorities
D) Regional governing boards

Question 7

Healthy People 2010 lists communicable disease as an area of focus including:

A) The need for healthy people in the year 2010
B) Getting a complete sexual history including high-risk behaviors
C) Allowing the states to regulate communicable disease prevention by 2010
D) Vaccine-preventable diseases and emerging antimicrobial resistance

Question 8

The American Public Health Association Public Health Nursing Section states that the educational preparation of public health nurses should be at least a/an:

A) Associate degree
B) Baccalaureate degree
C) Master's degree
D) Certification

Question 9

Which of the following has the potential to weaken existing important public health programs?

A) The shift in funding to support bioterrorism response efforts
B) The anthrax outbreaks
C) The number of citizens with the Human Deficiency Virus
D) The lack of public health nurses

Question 10

The public health nurse who aims to change behaviors such as poor hand washing skills and unsafe sex practices is acting in the role of:

A) Case manager
B) Advocate
C) Educator
D) Role model

Question 11

Federal public health agencies develop regulations that implement policies formulated by Congress, provide significant amounts of funding to state agencies, and survey the nation's health status. Which of the following are federal agencies? Select all that apply.

A) The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
B) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
C) The Health Resources and Services Administration
D) The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
E) None of the above

Question 12

Uninsured individuals seek services on a sliding payment scale from such sources as public hospital clinics or from a variety of free clinics. What role do public health nurses play related to this? Public health nurses:

A) Provide lifestyle changes for this vulnerable population
B) Advocate for federal policy for this group
C) Serve these populations by acting as a bridge between providing health services and keeping the needs of this population on the political agenda
D) Provide direct care in times of acute illness for this group

Question 13

Which of the following activities is tertiary prevention?

A) Providing immunizations
B) Conducting lead screening activities for children
C) Case management services that link patients with chronic illness to health care and community support services
D) Identifying and treating patients in a TB clinic

Question 14

A public health nurse discusses with a client which services are appropriate to meet her needs. The public health function is as a/an:

A) Case manager
B) Advocate
C) Counselor
D) Role model

Question 15

There are eight principles that distinguish public health nursing from other nursing specialties included in the Scope and Standards of Public Health Nursing Practice. Which of the following are included in these principles? Select all that apply.

A) The client or "unit of care" is the population.
B) Primary prevention is the priority in selecting appropriate activities.
C) Acute care should always be the primary concern of public health nurses.
D) Government agencies mandate requirements for public health.

Question 16

The public health nurse focuses on:

A) Home visiting
B) Direct care
C) Health
D) Illness prevention

Question 17

Public health programs are frequently implemented by the development of partnerships and coalitions with other providers, agencies, and groups in the location being served. The principles of partnership include which of the following?

A) Partnerships are easily formed among nurses working in public health in many states.
B) Partnerships use their own roles to accomplish tasks.
C) Partnerships are built up on identified strengths and assets including areas that need improvement.
D) Partnerships are loose associations among people.

Question 18

A nurse providing services for uninsured women is acting in the role of:

A) Role model
B) Primary caregiver
C) Outreach worker
D) Case manager