Deck 14: Community Health Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation

Question 1

Why is it important for a nurse to engage with community partners while working on a community family violence prevention program?

A) Reduces program planning and implementation costs
B) Reflects the priorities of the public health department
C) Ensures the success of the program
D) Helps to build community commitment to the program

Answer 1

Helps to build community commitment to the program

Question 2

A community group is using the program logic model to plan a new community wide system of bike and walking trails.What is true about the program logic model?

A) Shows how to document different facets of a program after evaluation
B) Provides a diagram of what the program is supposed to do,with whom,and why
C) Helpful when started from the top as it does not require specific target groups
D) Yields a diagram that provides rigid guidelines on the expected impacts of the program

Answer 2

Provides a diagram of what the program is supposed to do,with whom,and why

Question 3

Describe why the Multiple Intervention Program (MIP)framework was updated in the late 1990s.

Answer 3

The MIP framework was updated because of observation and reflections of practitioners and from research.Managers identified the challenges of trying to plan and evaluate multiple intervention programs.Research findings were shedding light on a related set of issues,as some multiple intervention projects were successful and some were not.

Question 4

What does program evaluation primarily look at?

A) Methods to initiate change
B) What works and what else needs to be done
C) How best to meet the community's needs
D) What can be achieved through standards of practice

Question 5

Describe why the Multiple Intervention Program (MIP)framework was developed initially in the late 1980s.

Question 6

What is included in the multiple intervention program framework?

A) Implement strategies suggested in the literature
B) Describe ecological determinants of the problem
C) Select the most economical strategy
D) Optimize interventions

Question 7

A nurse is using qualitative research strategies as part of the planning process.What question will be answered using this research approach?

A) Who
B) Why
C) When
D) How much less likely

Question 8

What type of qualitative strategy is used to elicit and validate collective testimonies?

A) Community meetings
B) Key informant interviews
C) Questionnaires
D) Focus groups

Question 9

A nurse uses a SWOT analysis as part of the planning process.What information will this provide the nurse?

A) Sources of information
B) Timetable
C) Opportunities
D) Working plan

Question 10

Which comment is true about program planning?

A) The process is linear.
B) Steps can be repeated.
C) The first step is to identify a problem.
D) Evaluation is the final step.

Question 11

A nurse is using the program logic model to develop a program to reduce adolescent sexually transmitted infections (STIs).What is an example of an activity in the CAT (Component,Activity,Target)stage?

A) Focus on 15- to 18-year-old females
B) Placing condom machines in washrooms
C) Determining risk behaviours
D) Reducing STIs

Question 12

Callie is a new nurse who wants to analyze quantitative data about her community.What will be her first step?

A) Conduct a focus group
B) Develop a survey
C) Examine existing health status reports
D) Estimate program cost

Question 13

A nurse is identifying priority interventions as part of community planning.What is a subjective criterion the nurse might use?

A) Size of the problem
B) Cost of the program
C) Consequences of the problem
D) Political will to address the problem

Question 14

What is an ongoing dynamic process that supports further refinement of program activities and helps to identify gaps or flaws in the original program design?

A) Evaluation
B) Planning
C) Assessment
D) Implementation

Question 15

Jas is a nurse in a large multicultural health department.What framework is she likely to use in planning programs?

A) A framework that is separate from the program values and principles
B) A specific planning framework for government-funded programs
C) Her own individual planning framework
D) A planning framework is optional

Question 16

Helga,a nurse manager,is involved in developing long-term strategic plans for her organization.What tool is she likely to be using?

A) Key informant interviews
B) SWOT analysis
C) Community assessment
D) Program logic model

Question 17

David is planning,monitoring,and evaluating a community program on farm safety.He uses a tool to depict the timing and sequence of activities to ensure success of the program.What tool is David using?

A) Program evaluation tool kit
B) Gantt chart
C) Program logic model
D) SWOT

Question 18

A group of nurses are using a program logic model to plan a new multicultural liaison program.What would be the most appropriate short-term outcome for the program?

A) Increasing awareness in the community of multicultural resources
B) Building the knowledge of health care workers on how to work with multicultural groups
C) Building the knowledge of health care workers on how to access the liaison program
D) Increasing appropriate use of the health care system for multicultural groups

Question 19

A nurse is involved in planning a health promotion program in a community.What occurs after the program is designed and implemented?

A) Conducting a situational analysis
B) Monitoring the program
C) Identifying the issues of concern
D) Selecting the best alternatives

Question 20

What will ensure that program monitoring and evaluation are more likely to be successful?

A) Uses a predetermined approach that focuses on a final report
B) Is designed to be participatory from the beginning
C) Utilizes conventional approaches
D) Has external measures of success using quantitative processes

Question 21

A nurse is planning a wellness centre and wants to ensure that her planning process is transparent.What does the nurse need to do?

A) Ensure that all voices are heard in the process and reflected in the final outcomes
B) Make sure identified needs and wants are operationalized into the proposed interventions
C) Ensure that the process for selecting priorities is made apparent to those not directly involved in the process
D) See that all suggestions and inputs are incorporated into the planning process

Question 22

A nurse is evaluating a bike safety program for school-age children.What would be an example of a spin-off?

A) Parents wearing helmets when biking
B) More children wearing helmets when biking
C) Reduction in head injuries in school-age children
D) Change in attitudes of children regarding use of helmets

Question 23

What type of reporting format is used to assemble quantitative data findings from research studies with a common objective?

A) Questionnaires
B) Surveys
C) Systematic reviews
D) Epidemiological studies