Question 1

Public health impacts many aspects of the country, including which of the following? Select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

1. Public health impacts economics.
2. Public health impacts families.
3. Public health impacts employment.
4. Public health impacts social relationships.
5. Public health impacts politics.

Question 2

What is the difference in how a nurse addresses the problem of health literacy in the community as compared with acute care?

Accepted Answer

1. Basic health literacy principles are the same but the assessment, specific problems, and strategies would be different and have a long-term impact.
2. The community is made up of individuals and groups and both need to be considered.
3. All of the healthcare team need to be involved in meeting community needs.
4. The individual is important and must be considered in the community but so much group or population focused needs.

Question 3

What is a major setting in public/community health services?

Accepted Answer

1. The hospital is acute care.
2. The clinic is the major type of healthcare setting in public/community health.
3. School health is part of public/community health, but not the major setting.
4. School health is part of public/community health, but not the major setting.

Question 4

As director of nursing for a city health department you are challenged with providing staff education. What would be a major difference for you compared to a hospital staff education program?

Accepted Answer

1. Staff in community health are not necessarily less interested in their own education.
2. There is less budget and few if any onsite staff educators in public/community health.
3. Schools of nursing have required public/community health clinical and assign students to these services.
4. This is correct so not a major difference.

Question 5

The National Prevention Strategy (NPS) focuses on which of the following elements? Select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

1. Healthy and safe community environments is one of the NPS elements.
2. Treatment of disease is not prevention of disease.
3. The NPS focuses on empowered people in the community.
4. Elimination of disparities is one of the NPS elements.
5. Clinical and community preventive services is one of the NPS elements.

Quiz 7: Publiccommunity Health: Expansion and Need for Leadership

Public health impacts many aspects of the country, including which of the following? Select all that apply.

What is the difference in how a nurse addresses the problem of health literacy in the community as compared with acute care?

What is a major setting in public/community health services?

As director of nursing for a city health department you are challenged with providing staff education. What would be a major difference for you compared to a hospital staff education program?

The National Prevention Strategy (NPS) focuses on which of the following elements? Select all that apply.